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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-03-01 | 10 | Commissioner Reid made her last questions: 1) whether the Police Chief or the City Manager would implement the recommendations, 2) whether the authority to investigate complaints would require a Boardmember to take a Police oath; 3) whether the purpose of the Subcommittee is to conduct investigations, amplify complaints or both. Ms. Rakowski responded some of the Committee's recommendations are intentionally not fully fleshed out because it is the beginning of the process; issues are being identified that staff and the City Attorney will need to make further recommendations on; ultimately, the public would need to weigh in on a Charter commission; the Committee is flagging questions and concerns that need to be addressed for a well-functioning, thoughtful, clear and transparent process; answers cannot be provided at this early stage in the process. Commissioner Reid stated her questions are concluded and she is happy to submit her remaining questions and comments for the Committee's review. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry, Commissioner Shabazz stated he will make comments, rather than ask questions; he would like to hear public comment. Public Comment: Inquired the purpose of tonight's presentation since all of the reports have been published and presented to the City Council and Planning Board; stated that he was hoping the presentation would be focused on how everything relates to the OGC: Jay Garfinkle, Alameda. Stated Alameda Police should be allowed to hire who they need based on the current fiscal year budget; when staffing needs to be increased at a later time, it would be too late to select and train appropriate sworn and non-sworn people to meet the demand; Alameda has a lot of growing issues, including traffic, crime, and homelessness; it is going to be difficult to play catch-up when the hiring freeze is lifted: David Lee, Alameda. Stated that she was speaking on behalf of her elderly Korean-America mother; she would like to know how much outreach and research has gone into the experience of racism for Asian Americans, especially immigrants who were unable to take part in the survey due to the language barrier; there is a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asians: Sang Shim, Alameda. Stated that he experienced racism in Alameda; there needs to be a balance between the protections and fairness in situations, like George Floyd and the dancing in the street incident; he would like to participate in more discussion; he wants Alameda to become a better place to live and work: David Chu, Alameda Stated one of the items in the Code of Conduct is that an Alameda Police Officer should not be a member of an organization that is out of bounds; there are concerns about an affiliation between Police and the D.C. insurrectionists; the issue is defining membership Meeting of the Open Government Commission March 1, 2021 10 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-03-01.pdf |