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Recommendation to: 1) Accept the City Manager's Report on Plans to Appoint a Steering Committee and; 2) Provide Further Feedback and Input on Staff's Work to Engage the Community in the Development of Options on the Future of Policing in the City of Alameda and Developing Work Plans to Address the Following Topics: A. Unbundling Services Currently Delivered by the Police Department; B. a Review of Police Department Policies and Practices; C. Police Department Accountability and Oversight; D. A Review of Laws that Criminalize Survival; and E. Systemic and Community Racism/Anti-Racism. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the City Council's June 29 Special Meeting, the City Council authorized Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmember Vella to work with staff to formulate a plan for a community-led process to address previously identified topics, including police department services, policies and practices, and oversight possibilities, as well as systemic/anti- racism and laws that criminalize survival. Since that time, the Subcommittee has met twice. Consistent with City Council and Subcommittee feedback on the topic of policing generally, the City Manager intends to appoint a Steering Committee with responsibility for determining and possible selection of the individual task force members for each topic area and developing a work plan. The Steering Committee and the topic task forces will be supported by the City Manager's Office.
BACKGROUND
The City Council provided specific direction to the City Manager regarding the Police Department's budget at the June 17 City Council meeting. On the following day, the City Council held a Special Meeting to discuss recent national and local events in the context of policing and systemic and systemic and community racism/anti-racism, and to provide direction regarding Former President Obama's Mayor's Pledge and the "8 Can't Wait" initiative. At the Ju...
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