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CityCouncil | 2021-03-16 | 27 | they found opportunities to support the training, Council is supportive; a specific number or requirements are not being approved; he is trying to find a way to honor the fact that Council all seem to think it is a good project; if the Communications and Legislative Affairs Manager is planning something and Know Your Rights fits in, she should know the Council thinks it is a good project. Councilmember Daysog second the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember Herrera spencer requested the motion be repeated. The City Clerk stated the motion is approval of the second recommendations from the Steering Committee report items: 1) 88 officers, 3) Code of Conduct, and 4) Crime Analyst position, with the addition of the Know Your Rights. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft added the motion includes how many Officers have been trained in the DA training. The City Manager inquired whether staff could have the ability to keep the Social Media active until next Monday to allow for a transition period. Councilmember Knox White responded while Council already approved that, it does not bother him. On the call for the question, the motion which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Councilmember Daysog stated that he would like the City Attorney's office involved with criminalization of poverty regarding prosecutorial matters, not on the enforcement side; he would like a staff report explaining whether it is logistically possible for the City Attorney's office to pursue the idea and how it might look; he understands if it is not possible since State or County Courts deal with the issue. The City Attorney inquired whether Councilmember Daysog is referring to non-moving vehicle violations, to which Councilmember Daysog responded that he would prefer to relate it to things intimately related to poverty, but he leaves it to the City Attorney; non- moving vehicle violations seem to be related. The City Attorney stated in an advisory capacity, the City Attorney's office can work with APD colleagues to address best ways not to have cases brought into the criminal justice system; similar to the County prosecutorial process; it is ethically problematic for the Council to give the City Prosecutor specific direction on whether or not to prosecute cases because Prosecutors represent the people, not the City; in an advisory role, the City Attorney could work with APD to address perhaps a class of cases that do not need tickets issued and maybe warnings could be given or some other process. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 27 March 16, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-03-16.pdf |