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Andrew Pereira encouraged City Council to begin committing funds to local human service organizations to provide housing for the homeless and address their needs. Varun lyer suggested Police Chief Swing include specific information about juvenile interactions with PPD in future Annual Police Reports to encourage civilian oversight. Varsha Madapoosi expressed support for the reallocation of the police budget towards crisis prevention and reduction strategies including mental health. She encouraged civilian oversight to increase transparency and accountability of the PPD. Saachi Bhayani expressed support for the reallocation of the police budget towards other protection for Pleasanton's schools. Lou Cooper expressed support for defunding PPD and reallocating resources towards mental health services and other law enforcement. She expressed concern that School Resource Officers target students of color and encouraged early mental health intervention for students in need. Barbara Comstock expressed her support of Community Listening Sessions, encouraged City Council to develop a survey to listen to the voices who are not being heard during the sessions especially Pleasanton's communities of color, and bias training for PPD Aaron Guerra encouraged City Council to pass legislation to remove service weapons from officers who are patrolling or responding to non-violent calls, suggested a freeze of the Police budget, the reallocation of funds to Human Services, and the establishment of a separate Mental Health Department. Julia Smith shared the stories of three (3) victims who were killed by PPD and expressed support for reallocating police funding towards mental health services that will help residents. Ward Kanowsky expressed concern the City Council meeting on July 14th was the first in 24 years to take a deep dive to review policies, procedures, and use of force practices in the PPD. He recommended an external review of the PPD with the scope being reviewed and approved by a Community Oversight Panel. Joe Dai expressed his support for the PPD and opposes defunding the police budget. Jeff Yang expressed his support for the PPD and opposes defunding the police budget. Carolyne Geng recapped her personal encounters with Student Resource Officers and encouraged the consideration of mental health professionals responding in-lieu of police officers as they better understand the crisis and help mitigate the stigma of mental illness. Rong Wu expressed her support for PPD, thanked them for their support in the peaceful protests, and for protecting the residents of Pleasanton. Steven Wang expressed support for PPD and expressed his opposition for defunding the department. He encouraged residents with mental health concerns to contact health care professionals to assist. Mayor Thorne called for a brief recess of the meeting at 7:26 p.m. and reconvened at 7:31 p.m. Wenli Tian expressed support for PPD, opposes defunding the police budget, and supports Student Resource Officers. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 July 21, 2020