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Recommendation to Authorize the Mayor to Sign Letters of Support for State Legislation on
Police Reforms. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 17, 2020, the City Council adopted the #8cantwait campaign policy reforms as a step toward implementing
police reform policies. On June 29, 2020, the City Council convened a special meeting and established a steering committee that will return to the City Council by the end of July with a work plan to provide and help ensure safety and security for all Alameda residents.
At the same time, State lawmakers are considering Statewide
police reforms. While the City Council has already supported a number of these reforms at the City level, staff asks that the City Council consider authorizing the Mayor to sign support letters on the twelve bills described below that would strengthen
police policy reforms in California.
BACKGROUND
The City's annual Legislative Agenda was adopted on March 3, 2020, and does not include specific
police department reform initiatives. The Legislative Agenda does include support of the League of California Cities' strategic advocacy priority to support additional tools and resources to address critical community challenges such as homelessness, mental health, domestic violence, drug rehabilitation, human trafficking, and workforce development for ex-offender reentry. It also supports legislation that increases equity, improves the physical health, mental health, and well-being of Alameda residents, and promotes social equity.
The #8cantwait project by Campaign Zero endorsed by the City Council on June 17, 2020, includes the following
police reforms:
1. Ban Chokeholds and Strangleholds
2. Require De-Escalation
3. Require Verbal Warning Before Shooting
4. Exhaust All Other Means Before Shooting
5. Duty to Intervene and Stop Excessive Use of Force By Other Officers
6. Ban Shooting At Moving Vehicles
7. Require Use of Forc...
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