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CityCouncil | 2020-07-14 | 5 | Alameda. Discussed "the talk" that she has with her children as a Woman of Color; stated "the talk" is related to ways to not aggravate the Police; expressed support for the resolution; discussed movies which address systematic racism: Melodye Montgomery, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution, for reallocating 42% of the Police budget to mental health, humanity, addressing racism, and building interactions between races: Vina Verman, Alameda. Stated racism is a public health crisis; discussed health implications and statistics which affect Black residents; there is unequal access to quality and affordable housing; the inequity is not separate from policing; interactions with Police erodes mental and physical health: Grover Wehman-Brown, Alameda. Stated the resolution does not acknowledge that many residents occupy Ohlone land; Ohlone people are still present; the resolution could benefit from local context and acknowledge Alameda's own history of institutionalized racism; discussed Article 26: Rasheed Shabazz, Alameda. Stated that he is not hearing about the victims of crimes; noted that he would like to see statistics of all crimes in Alameda be made available to the public; discussed code violations in relation to the Mali Watkins case: Roland Wing, Alameda. Stated that he has never experienced racism from the Police Department; safety and schools are the reasons to raise a family in Alameda; the City is on the bandwagon with other large cities in the country, which need defunding and more community programs; stated crimes are increasing and Police need more training, not defunding: Mo Hassen, Alameda. Discussed her experience as a resident of Alameda; expressed support for the resolution; stated that she does not experience "the talk" in the same manner as other Families of Color; urged Council to vote yes on the resolution: Meresa Connors-Walters, Alameda. Expressed support for the resolution; stated this is an opportunity to help atone for the long history of racism in Alameda: Julie Casey, Alameda Progressives. Discussed experience being arrested and with Police; stated systemic racism may be a public health crisis, but it should be measured with a baseline and objective metrics; urged Council not to pass the resolution without measures and transparency: Jeff Rester and Dawn Hale, Alameda. Stated that he has benefitted from White privilege; noted that he has been working to eliminate racist attitudes from his belief system; stated that he did not learn he was White as a child; it is important for White people not to take over the conversation; there Special Meeting Alameda City Council 5 July 14, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-14.pdf |