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CityCouncil | 2022-05-03 | 7 | opening meetings to the public; she has voted not to continue the current teleconference method; expressed support for following the approach in other cities; inquired the progress made on the City's efforts for a hybrid meeting model. The City Clerk responded staff has an agreement with a company to come in an integrate Zoom to the Council Chambers system; stated a project team has been assigned and a kick-off meeting is being scheduled soon; the estimated timeline is about six weeks from the kick-off meeting; noted the necessary equipment is likely in stock; however, other cities have experienced equipment delays due to supply chain shortages. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated there is another way to integrate Zoom and still have in-person meetings which does not require the six week delay. The City Clerk stated staff remains flexible and able to move on a dime; there is a patchwork workaround approach where the Council Chambers can be shot with the same web camera used by most staff at a wide angle. Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation. Vice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1. (22-300) Recommendation to Accept Transmittal of the Police Department Military Equipment Use Policy. The Police Captain gave a Power Point presentation. Councilmember Knox White stated the matter is an unfortunate missed opportunity for Council to have a discussion with the community about issues; the matter being placed on the Consent Calendar shows that the issue is being taken lighter than meant; expressed support for the matter returning to Council as a regular agenda items in order to have a presentation and public comment; stated the presentation could have addressed how most of the items are being used; while there are crowd control uses for some items, other tactical uses are also intended, which may be helpful in tricky situations; the discussion could center around how infrequently the items have been used; there is typically no desire to use the devices; expressed support for setting careful and thoughtful boundaries for use; if Council does not do anything to limit the use of the devices, the commitment to the community and subcommittees is not being met; stated that he is supportive of the policies as-written; he would like the matter to return to Council with a report centered on reporting requirements; frequent reporting requirements would help people understand what is happening with the equipment; aggregated reporting loses context; it would be beneficial to inform people that they will hear about item use, which could decrease concerns; the reporting will help the annual discussion and commits to checks and balances for the community; he trusts that the Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 3, 2022 3 | CityCouncil/2022-05-03.pdf |