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CityCouncil | 2020-10-20 | 7 | Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is a means for the Police Policies and Procedures Subcommittee to review and comment on the policies. The City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated there will be multiple presentations provided to the subcommittees in November; any policies may be reviewed by the subcommittees. Councilmember Oddie stated more discussion is needed related to use of force; requested clarification about the inclusion of chokeholds and pain compliance techniques within the policies. The Interim Police Chief stated there has been an Assembly Bill which bans the use of carotid and neck restraints, which have been removed from the policy and are not covered; there is a protection tactic to keep someone from swallowing harmful items. Lieutenant Foster stated the protection tactic causes momentary discomfort without resorting to strikes or other use of force tools; the tactics used have less risk of causing injury to suspects and are important techniques used at a lower level of force to accomplish the goal of control and compliance in arrests. Councilmember Vella stated Assembly Bill 392 was approved in the last year; there are a handful of policies which require further discussion and review; inquired whether some of the policy changes can be prioritized over the more administrative changes; expressed support for providing the prioritized policies to the subcommittees with a timeline; expressed concern about training implementation being due by January 1, 2021; stated tactics training needs to be reviewed by the chain of command to ensure compliance; there will be Northwest Region Training Center (NRTC) updates; inquired whether Alameda will be part of the NRTC update and whether the academy and tactics trainings will be updated. The Interim Police Chief responded trainees are sent to basic Police Academy, which must be in compliance. Councilmember Vella inquired how the City will address the issue of having policies which go beyond basic policy. The Interim Police Chief responded academy graduates come to the City for two weeks of in-house training prior to field work; staff will work through basic training and then extend training in-house. Councilmember Vella expressed concern about new trainees being factored into the updates; questioned whether the input provided might end up as the policy reality due to logistics in training; stated the use of force policy could benefit from a footnote or definition that the use of carotid holds is banned based off of State law; the questions received are due to ill-defined terms; cross-references will help; the pursuit of vehicles Regular Meeting Alameda City Council October 20, 2020 6 | CityCouncil/2020-10-20.pdf |