Community-led Steering Committee to release draft recommendations
Published on January 15, 2021
Community-led Steering Committee to release police reform and racial equity draft recommendations
After meeting regularly for six months, the volunteer Police Reform and Racial Equity Steering Committee will release draft recommendations for public review and feedback on Thursday, January 21, at www.alamedaca.gov/policing.
On Friday, January 22, at 6:30pm, the City will host a community forum with the Steering Committee, where members of the public will hear a presentation on the draft recommendations and have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. Click here for more information: www.alamedaca.gov/communityforum.
Members of the public can also participate in presentations on the draft recommendations at the following public meetings:
- January 27, 2021: Transportation Commission
- January 28, 2021: Social Service and Human Relations Board
- February 10, 2021: Commission on Persons with Disabilities
Meeting agendas and Zoom access information can be found here: https://www.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Agendas-Minutes-Announcements.
Following a month-long community engagement period, draft recommendations will be presented to the City Council on March 16, 2021.
BACKGROUND
In June 2020, the City Council approved a framework for a community-led process to address the future of policing, and systemic racism in Alameda. The City Manager appointed a four-member Steering Committee to take the lead in developing recommendations. The Steering Committee selected 60 members of the public to be on five subcommittees that set out to draft recommendations on the following topics:
- Unbundling services currently delivered by the Police Department
- A review of Police Department policies and practices
- Police Department accountability and oversight
- A review of laws that criminalize survival
- Systemic and community racism/anti-racism
More information about the process, the Steering Committee, and Subcommittee members can be found at www.alamedaca.gov/policing.