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CityCouncil | 2021-03-30 | 7 | the armored vehicle. Councilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she wants to come back to the paint and intimidation issue; she agrees with Councilmembers and members of the public who have concerns; inquired whether images of the vehicle can be displayed; stated the vehicle is smaller than some Alameda Fire Department (AFD) vehicles; inquired the reason the vehicle is painted the existing color, whether APD is agreeable to painting the vehicle and whether there are recommendations to addressing the issue of matching City vehicles. The City Clerk displayed photos of the vehicle. The Interim Police Chief responded the vehicle does not need to be green; stated the color is not important from a Department standpoint; he understands the concerns. Councilmember Daysog stated that he will provide another motion related to policy after a vote is taken on the current motion. On the call for the question, the motion failed by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: No; Vella: No; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 2. Noes: 3. Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of retaining the vehicle and temporarily keeping the current policy until staff can return with a recommendation looking at both the Alameda and Berkeley policy for Council to decide. Councilmember Daysog seconded the motion. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested the City Clerk re-read the motion. The City Clerk stated the motion is to approve retaining the vehicle and keeping the current policy until staff comes back looking at Alameda and Berkeley's policy to decide at that time whether the vehicle will be retained. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated when the matter returns, Council can focus on the policy; noted that she has not had a chance to hone in on the policy as much as she would like; Council can decide to reverse the decision and not retain the vehicle; stated that she would like to look at the policies; staff and other Councilmembers can look into other cities policies and propose alternates. Councilmember Daysog confirmed his second of the motion. Councilmember Knox White stated that he cannot support the motion; there has been enough unanimous Council direction for policies to come back that have been sitting out for up to 18 months; this is a recipe for never seeing the policy again; the matter has had nine months; he is not sure the reason the proposed policies were not presented with the matter; Continued March 16, 2021 Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 7 March 30, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-03-30.pdf |