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CityCouncil | 2020-07-14 | 4 | Latino people make up less than one-fifth of the population combined in Alameda yet make up more than half of the arrests: Nadia Rojas, Alameda. Stated racism is an important issue which needs to be addressed; cutting funding to the Police Department will not resolve racism; holding Police accountable and changing culture will help: Fion Lip, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated structural racism creates harmful and deadly outcomes to the Black community throughout multiple institutions; racism is killing Black Americans; expressed support for dismantling the Police; reforms cannot dismantle and institution: Alyssa Michaels, Alameda. Discussed his experience living in Alameda; expressed support for the resolution; stated racism is not an emergency, rather a chronic condition at the structure of society; expressed support for language giving an oversight committee authority; urged Council to research anti-bias training: Wes Swedlow, Alameda Renters Coalition. Discussed the resolution language; questioned the meaning of providing mental health to all; expressed support for providing education; questioned whether affordable child care is provided through a subsidy; stated language in Item 4 should be the core; urged language be added that displays costs: David Greene, Alameda. Expressed concern for the lack of notification to the public; stated the Charter indicates a meaningful identification in the agenda and should be called out; discussed the term reallocate versus cut in relation to the budget; stated mental health is an issue; expressed concern about the speed of the work: Colette Supica, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated Black and Brown folks have been consistently harmed by the Police; there is nothing to fear by making the community safer; people trained in mental health is a much safer use of City resources: Eve Gordon, Alameda. Expressed support for passing the resolution; urged Council to defund the Police, shift funds from policing to healthcare, housing and non-Police responses; discussed references to communities without sufficient policing having increased violence; stated increased safety in communities with reimagined Police services has occurred: Sofia Coffin, Alameda High School and Youth Activists of Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; urged Council to create or post a City-backed definition of what is being discussed in relation to defunding the Police; stated an understanding of the discussion is needed; community-based input is integral to what is being accomplished; a truth and reconciliation process needs to be implemented with ongoing training: Shalom Bruhn, Alameda. Stated that he feels safe living in Alameda and there is no systematic racism; there is evidence of racism; discussed his experience calling the Police: Tong Ouyang, Special Meeting Alameda City Council 4 July 14, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf |