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CityCouncil | 2021-05-04 | 4 | emissions. (21-288) Debra Mendoza, Alameda, stated community voices need to be heard; the most important thing to do is to think about the decision and action to be taken at the Saturday May 8th Special Council Meeting; discussed the death of Mario Gonzalez and Police service calls; urged Council to take immediate action and stop sending Police to non-emergency, non-crisis calls for homelessness, mental health and substance abuse. (21-289) Sophia DeWitt, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), expressed support for declaring May as Affordable Housing Month; stated EBHO has 12 virtual educational topic events which will be free to all members of the community and can be accessed at: www.ebho.org on the events page; EBHO is looking forward to working with the City of Alameda on affordable housing issues and policies, particularly the upcoming Housing Element and Zoning Code. (21-290) Alexia Arocha, Alameda, stated that she has called in countless times to demand action and accountability for Alameda Police; discussed previous calls for action; questioned where the action from Council will be since the final Committee recommendations have been submitted; expressed concern about important recommendations not being included in the final recommendations; stated people need to stop calling the Cops on Black and Brown folks; the Police need to stop responding to [non- emergency] calls; urged Council to meet the demands from Mario Gonzalez's family and the community. (21-291) Ramon Rodriguez, Turlock, discussed the deaths of Mario Gonzalez and Trevor Seever; questioned how many times the Police will kill; stated reforming Police will not do anything; the system of policing has been killing Black, Brown and vulnerable people for years; the form of oppression must end; urged Council to defund the Police and put more money into social and alternative services. (21-292) Vice Mayor Vella moved approval for extending the time by two additional minutes. Councilmember Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1. (21-293) Melodye Montgomery, Alameda, stated the recommendations from the Subcommittees are important and need to happen immediately; Council must take action sooner rather than later; Council must be immediately responsive to the community and do better. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar. Vice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 2 May 4, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-05-04.pdf |