File #: 2024-4621   
Type: Regular Agenda Item
Body: City Council
On agenda: 12/17/2024
Title: Adoption of Resolution Recognizing Trish Herrera Spencer's Four Years of Service on the Alameda City Council.
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Adoption of Resolution Recognizing Trish Herrera Spencer's Four Years of Service on the Alameda City Council.

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CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. _____

RECOGNIZING TRISH HERRERA SPENCER 'S FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE
ON THE ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL

WHEREAS, Trish Herrera Spencer grew up in South Gate, California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Western State University College of Law. Trish and her husband raised their four daughters in Alameda, and she is a long-time Alameda renter, proud U.S. Coast Guard Mom and proud grandmother; and

WHEREAS, Trish Herrera Spencer served on the Alameda City Council from 2020 to 2024, and as Mayor of Alameda from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first Hispanic Mayor and City Councilwoman in the City's history; and

WHEREAS, Trish also served as an Alameda Unified School District Board Member from 2008 to 2014, PTA Council President, PTA member, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Member, and Girl Scout Leader; and

WHEREAS, as a City Councilmember, Trish Herrera Spencer represented Alameda on the City of Alameda/East Bay Regional Parks District liaison committee and as Co-Chair of the Oakland Airport Noise Management Forum which was created to address community concerns regarding noise from Oakland International Airport; and

WHEREAS, City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer joined her Council colleagues in prioritizing public safety, supporting a fully staffed Alameda Police Department (APD), and providing APD with effective technology, including license plate readers (LPRs) mounted on police cars and fixed LPRs at the City's portals; and

WHEREAS, Trish also joined her Council colleagues who, in July 2021, voted unanimously to create the CARE Team (Community Assessment Response & Engagement), Alameda's well-regarded alternative crisis intervention program; and

WHEREAS, during her time as an elected City official, Trish Herrera Spencer staunchly support...

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