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CityCouncil | 2022-01-04 | 9 | Councilmember Daysog stated there are 25 items on the work plan; three categories are very important: reforming Police, revamping traffic safety and increasing sworn Officers; some items relating to reforming Police are complete related to the mental health component; Council has done incredible work in reforming Police; Council should be proud of the substantial reform; discussed revamping traffic safety; stated not everything can come from engineering; enforcement is also vital; the Vision Zero plan goes a long way in providing a more robust traffic safety plan; part of traffic safety is sworn Officers, which is in progress; the City's target is 88 sworn Officers; one Officer is dedicated to traffic safety; prior years, upwards of 6 sworn Officers were dedicated to traffic safety; there is a lot for Council to claim victory on; he is not convinced that some of the listed items are appropriate to include, such as UBI and the business community issue; businesses not working well with certain segments of the community is an SSHRB matter; he believes the City already has an Oversight Board in the City Council; Council has responded in an incredible, rapid manner; expressed concern about having a Citizen's Oversight Board; stated that he is unsure the Board will be helpful; Council is the rightful Oversight Board; the remaining 16 items begin to get in the weeds and do not rise to the level of Police reform; Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) are controversial; however, should not be a Police reform matter; ALPRs are supplemental; he can support the motion; Council has done a lot of the heavy lifting related to reforming Police. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed information about mental health programs, including response call length; inquired how the program is going for Alameda. The Fire Chief responded the program launched December 16th; stated the Community Assessment Response and Engagement (CARE) team has responded to 32 calls for service; 10 of the calls for service utilized the on-call Alameda Family Services (AFS) licensed clinician; 16 calls have been referred for case management follow-up with AFS; of the 16 calls, 7 people are receiving services; the remaining clients have either not responded, declined services or are still in-process for intake; training is a part of the program; the first training has occurred; Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) have developed safety plans for clients during interaction; staff has reviewed possible options and other navigation for clients; one of the biggest successes for the program has been the ability to find appropriate resources; outlined a thank you note from one of the first calls for service; stated the program is working; there have been 5 calls that staff was unable to respond to; staff looks forward to continuing to collect data in order to provide a comprehensive report on the pilot program in the future. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she knows one of the calls was four hours in duration; the program collaboration is multi-level; expressed support for a portion of Alameda Hospital being used for a program similar to the White Bird Clinic that supports Crisis Assistance Helping Out- On-The Streets (CAHOOTS); the matter should be included in the Council priority setting workshop. Vice Mayor Vella stated Council has done a significant amount of work and has made significant progress; work still needs to be done; some of the items might be complete in terms of budget allocation, but are not fully complete and still need follow up or follow through; updates would be helpful; she understands concerns around the use of Al; Al is not a replacement for actual review; having a timeline about the Oversight Board item would be helpful when the item returns to Council; if the item is placed on the ballot, Council can work backward from the deadline; Council is looking for near and long-term solutions relative to oversight; reviewing hours of footage is a lot of work and would constitute a few full-time positions; she would like to better Regular Meeting Alameda City Council January 4, 2022 9 | CityCouncil/2022-01-04.pdf |