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Consider: 1) Adoption of Resolution Condemning the Increased Incidents of Bias, Prejudice, Discrimination, Violence and Anti-Semitism; and 2) Direct Staff to Provide a Status Update on Hate Crime Training and Possible Training of Community Members; and Direct the City Manager to Provide Periodic Reports to Council on Hate Crimes. (Vice Mayor Vella and Councilmember Oddie) [Not heard on September 5, 2017]
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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.
3) Take dispositive action 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 requesting referral: Vice Mayor Vella & Councilmember Oddie
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 18, 2017
Council Meeting date: September 5, 2017
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:
1. Adopt a Resolution Condemning the Increased Incidents of Bias, Prejudice, Discrimination, Violence and anti-Semitism (See Attached)
2. Many hate symbols, such as swastikas, are easily recognizable, but other symbols, insignia, and organization names used by neo-Nazis, white nationalists, white supremacists, and other hate groups are not so easily identifiable. Alameda Police Department (APD) Policy 338 (available on the City's Website) requires training on hate crime recognition and investigation. Council requests staff to update the Council on the status of this training and consider training community members (the Social Service Human Relations Board could be a resource here) on how to identify possible hate crimes, possibly using the training provide...
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