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Consider Taking Dispositive Action to Support Proposition 36. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)
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COUNCIL REFERRAL FORM
The Council can take any of the following actions:
1) Take no action.
2) Refer the matter to staff to schedule as a future City Council agenda item. Concurrence that staff time will be devoted to the item does not signify approval.
3) Take dispositive action only on time sensitive legislative matters if sufficiently noticed such that the public and Council have been provided sufficient information by the published agenda, and no formal published notice of a public hearing is required.
Name of Councilmember(s) requesting referral: Trish Herrera Spencer
Date of submission to City Clerk (must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the Council meeting requested): August 13, 2024
Council Meeting date: September 3, 2024
Brief description of the subject to be printed on the agenda, sufficient to inform the City Council and public of the nature of the referral:
Request City Council take dispositive action to support Proposition 36, which will be on the November, 2024 ballot and is a bi-partisan measure to reform Proposition 47.
Supporters currently include: League of California Cities (of which Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft is a member), other cities and elected officials (e.g., Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont and Dublin and Councilmembers from across the State, including myself), business groups (e.g., Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce, California Small Business Association), trade associations (e.g., California Grocers Association and California Retailers Association), and public safety leaders [e.g., California District Attorneys Association, California Peace Officers Association, and California Police Chiefs Association (of which Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi belongs)]; and Alameda City Attorney, Yibin Shen. <https://voteyesprop36.com/>
Here's link to discussion of the proposition, including some of those in support and against:
<https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_36,_Drug_and_Theft_Crime_Penalties_and_Treatment-Mandated_Felonies_Initiative_(2024)>
The City Council approved a Strategic Plan on November 21, 2023, which established the following 5 priorities:
A. Enhance Community Safety & Services
B. Build Resilience to Climate Change & Water Level Rise
C. Invest in Transportation, Infrastructure, Economic Opportunities & Historic Resources
D. House All Alamedans & End Homelessness
E. Practice Fiscal Responsible, Equitable & Inclusive Governance
If applicable, briefly describe which Council priority the subject falls under and how it relates:
A. Enhance Community Safety. "Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act provides balanced solutions to ensure our communities are safe. The measure has qualified for the 2024 November General Election. This bi-partisan measure provides common sense, targeted reforms to Proposition 47 .." <https://voteyesprop36.com/>