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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-03-01 | 3 | Ms. Chilcott stated Commissioner Shabazz's list of questions was forwarded and received by the Steering and Subcommittee members prior to the meeting; if the answers cannot be provided tonight, the information will be provided to him at a later date. Commissioner Shabazz inquired how many people responded to the survey from the mailer and what were the demographics. The Transportation Planner responded 1,485 surveys were received; 70% of respondents own their home, 30% are renters; 43% are white; below 20% preferred not to answer; 10% are Asian, and everything else was below 10%; neighborhoods were dispersed regarding race and ethnicity; household income is: 5% under $40,000, 13% $40,000 to $80,000, 17% $75,000 to $100,000, and the remaining have higher income. Ms. Chilcott stated the survey was not just for Alameda residents; anyone who visits Alameda to visit friends or family, to work, or anyone who touches Alameda were encouraged to take the survey as well. Jolene Wright discussed the Block-by-Block Program; stated it was a program that ran in November and December of 2020 which had non-sworn officers or "Ambassadors" walk the blocks on Park and Webster Streets doing outreach in support of homeless members and businesses. Ms. Chilcott stated the group referred homeless members to services and was a way to take something out of the Police Department's purview and give it to a different group, who can support the efforts. Ms. Wright recommended Commissioner Shabazz to reach out to the apdreforms email for more information on the input received. Chair Tilos stated regarding the slide about defunding the Police, some of the current Police tasks go beyond racial reform; there are other ways to reallocate funds and have cost-savings; the Police are some of the most highly compensated employees of the City; suggested that the burden be taken off the Police Department by having employees, other than Police, monitor the tube closures and similar instances. Ms. Chilcott concurred with Chair Tilos; stated the Committee looked into Alameda Police Department (APD) calls; the research shows a lot of the calls did not have a racial component; there were calls unrelated to Police work, which the Committee is reviewing. Commissioner Reid thanked everyone for their work and for presenting to the public; stated that she read the draft recommendation and was impressed with everything the Committees have done. In response to Chair Tilos's inquiry regarding Commissioner questions, Commissioner LoPilato stated she does not have a suggestion for the order of operations and deferred Meeting of the Open Government Commission March 1, 2021 3 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-03-01.pdf |