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CityCouncil | 2020-07-28 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE CONTINED JULY 14 AND 21, 2020 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY- - JULY 28, 2020- 5:00 - P.M. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:06 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom and Councilmember Daysog arrived at 5:36 p.m.] Absent: None. AGENDA ITEM (20-549) Resolution No. 15684, "Declaring Racism a Public Health Emergency, including Identifying and Approving Direction to Staff Regarding Initial and Ongoing Actions to Address the Crisis.' Adopted. Councilmember Oddie stated the discussion time for Council should be suspended. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the previous vote to suspend Council speaking time would apply to the current meeting discussion or whether a new motion would be required, to which the City Attorney responded another motion is not needed to suspend Council speaking time. Councilmember Vella provided proposed resolution language; stated the Wisconsin Public Health Association's resolution includes citations for WHEREAS, clauses; 44 municipalities have signed onto the resolution; the resolution has been structured to keep the WHEREAS, statements as well as provide citations originally included in the Wisconsin resolution; it is important to provide citations and credit the work being done; there is a thought of California leading the way in progressive issues; however, much work is being done in Wisconsin and the Midwest; the resolution includes information related to Alameda County and provides referenced statistics; the matter is a crisis locally and nationally; Council may now focus on the local jurisdiction and make a change; to allow for the community-led process to inform Council of the outcome rather than Council dictating the desired outcome, it is important to take out the underlying principals and goals under NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED," which were driving the original resolution; the language relates to promoting justice through Citywide practices and policies and allows focus on diversity, inclusion and the core services provided; looking at alternative service delivery, in relation to calls for vulnerable members of the community, will be guided by the community-led process; it is important to credit the process and work to be done; focus on anti-racism principals should be given to all aspects of the City; partnerships and alliances need to be built with other organizations; the language provided is based on original principals and attempts to Continued July 14 and 21, 2020 Special Meeting Alameda City Council 1 July 28, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-28.pdf |