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Recommendation to Accept an Update and Approve a Work Plan Addressing Efforts to Reimagine Police Services and Racial Equity. (City Manager 10021030/Police Department 10031100) [Continued from December 21, 2021]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City staff continue to make progress re-imagining policing in Alameda. Many of the items directed by the City Council have been completed since the March and May City Council meetings, including the creation of a new program to respond to calls for service that involve mental/behavioral health matters. Other items have been classified as ongoing or are scheduled to commence in the coming months. While there is still work to be done, staff is taking this opportunity to provide an update and to request the City Council's endorsement of a work plan for the remaining items.
BACKGROUND
On March 16, 2021, the City Council considered recommendations from the Community-led Steering Committee on Police Reform and Racial Equity. The City Council had a robust discussion and provided direction to the City Manager to follow-up on 22 action items that focus on the Alameda Police Department (PD) and other City of Alameda (City) programs and policies (see Exhibit 1). On May 8, 2021, the City Council convened to consider a referral on related matters, and provided eight additional action items for follow-up. In July the City Council focused their discussion on an alternative (not Police) response to calls for mental health crisis support. The majority of draft work plan topics were not discussed at that time.
Please see Exhibit 2 to review the July Staff Report, which included a draft Work Plan.
DISCUSSION
Staff has been working and progress has been made in the City's efforts to re-imagine Police services and address racial equity, but there is still work to be done. Table 1: Work Plan, summarizes the topic, status, and includes a brief explanation. Please note, where topics have s...
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