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CityCouncil | 2021-02-02 | 25 | returned by February 21st; an online survey is available at: www.alamedaca.gov/policesurvey. Councilmember Daysog expressed support for the Interim Police Chief; stated there have been increases in violent crimes; expressed support for having 88 sworn Officers; stated the temporary lull at 73 sworn Officers was supposed to be only until October 2020; any modifications contemplated should work and build off of institutions, protocols and procedures in place; if the City proceeds in modernizing the Police force from the current, stability will be provided to Officers. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated APD is in a divided community with a split Council; noted that she was not present when the Council decided to form a Subcommittee; stated the Subcommittee has not been a public process; this is the City Manager's Steering Committee, not Council's Steering Committee and subcommittees; expressed concern about the process not being public; stated the Council will have only heard from one group of people; comments and input provided from people outside the committees is as valuable due to the Subcommittees not having Brown Act noticed meetings; the public was not allowed to submit questions; outlined an armed home robbery and the minimum amount of Officers allowed on duty; stated that she will be looking to hear from law enforcement, not committee members; committee members are not members of trained law enforcement; noted that she does not want to wait until March to find out what will happen to APD; she does not want to be a victim of an armed home invasion; expressed support for having enough Officers to respond to calls in a timely manner; stated that she does not want to compromise responses to gun calls; expressed concern for Officer safety; stated people need to find a way to protect themselves as well as the community; that she needs to ensure that APD has the tools needed to provide responsible policing. Councilmember Knox White requested clarification about the home invasion response from APD. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated there have been incidents when response time from APD has been to the best of their ability; not having enough Officers to respond to calls in a timely manner is a problem. Councilmember Knox White stated that he would like to hear from the Interim Police Chief about response times and whether APD is waiting until the Steering Committee's report in March to make any needed changes; if any changes are needed to stop violent crime, APD should provide insight. The Interim Police Chief stated response times are looked at often; APD has prided itself for a long time on quick response times; there is risk of a longer response time due to reduced staffing; he has not heard specific complaints related to violent crime or priority one calls with a delay in response time; stated APD has had discussions internally to address the need should demand outweigh the ability to deliver service, especially for violent crimes; the more Officers on the street, the more response to Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 20 February 2, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-02-02.pdf |