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Minutes of the Special Meeting, the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission and the Regular City Council Meeting Held on April 20, 2021. (City Clerk)
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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -APRIL 20, 2021- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:06 p.m.
Roll Call - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
Public Comment read into record:
Zac Bowling, Alameda, expressed his opposition to selling the Alameda Theatre to a private entity; stated the City has invested tax payer money into refurbishing the theatre; urged the matter be brought to the public prior to Council consideration of sale.
Savanna Cheer, Alameda, urged Council not spend additional budget dollars on policing, including salaries and benefits; stated the Unbundling Subcommittee provided recommendations for Police spending; urged Council to table the negotiations until the community has been consulted; stated there needs to be a clear definition about how the Police engages with the public; urged Council to define how the Police engages with the public before defining terms of employment.
Erin Fraser, Alameda, suggested Council adopt approaches to negotiations with the Alameda Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA), Alameda Police Officers Association (APOA) and the Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA); outlined five approaches related to short terms, solving category one crimes, no piggyback provisions, demotion abilities, and Council recusals based on receiving funding.
Grover Wehman-Brown, Alameda, urged Council to remember the commitments voted on not to increase Alameda Police Department (APD) staffing levels as terms are negotiated; stated the recent revelations that APD staff used facial recognition software after Council direction not to, the use of force on Mr. Watkins, an...
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