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TransportationCommission | 2021-01-27 | 9 | Beth Kenny stated that one of the recommendations will be for the City to advocate to allow for automated speed enforcement. Police should focus on responding to crimes and not on abandoned vehicles. The number one way people interact with police is through traffic violations, and we want to reduce this interaction. We want to look at taking it out of the Police Department. Commissioner Kohlstrand stated that San Francisco has shifted to traffic control officers and not sworn officers. Chair Soules mentioned a number of equity studies in the Bay Area to spur economic justice reform. Commissioner Yuen stated that she appreciates all the work from the steering committee and community volunteers. She would like to see more information on the scale of the problem in Alameda such as what were the violations and who was involved to better understand the gravity of the problem related to traffic stops. She also would like to know the scale of the fines and fees such as costs and numbers. She encourages more studies on the matter, especially on how to use enforcement as a strategy. Cheryl Taylor responded that a crime analyst position could help better understand ticketing and traffic stops by demographics. An article was written by Rasheed Shabazz about the west end being over ticketed: https://m.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/towing-for-dollars-in- alameda/Content?oid=22699785&showFullText=true Jennifer Rakowski responded that larger cities are required to count ticketing by demographics, and Alameda will begin with citations moving forward. Data shows that minorities are more likely to have traffic stops in Alameda based on Census data such as Black community members are five to six times more likely to be stopped for traffic citations compared to White community members. Lynn Cunningham responded that automated technology will be more objective than a police officer. Public Comments for #6D Rasheed Shabazz stated that he appreciates that there is a Transportation Commission. He wants to have non-police methods of police enforcement such as creative artwork for traffic calming. He questions the use of technology because facial recognition is biased. He is grateful that the Alameda Police Department will report this data that has been available since 1998. He mentioned about a young child who was hit by Chipman School yet no speed humps were installed because of where it occurred. He related that he was towed and his white neighbor's car was not towed at the same parking spot. He wants to see fee forgiveness for people who are disproportionately impacted. Morgan Bellinger wants to echo Rasheed Shabazz about cameras and facial recognition. He states that free parking is inequitable since wealthier people park more cars on the street. Roads can be used by anyone including bus riders. A citywide parking permit program would be more equitable. Jim Strehlow stated that the laws only allow sworn officers to see license plate information to protect privacy. Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes - January 27, 2021 9 | TransportationCommission/2021-01-27.pdf |