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Sara expressed support for the PPD and strongly encouraged City Council to fully fund the police budget. Christina Nystrom Mantha encouraged City Council to answer questions residents have been asking of the PPD regarding policies, training, and equipment, expressed support for a mental health professional, and encourages change and reform. Dale Bowman expressed his support for the DARE program in schools, encouraged City Council to support other social programs to assist the youth of Pleasanton, and supports increasing the police budget. Mariana Zuniga expressed support for the reallocation of PPD funds towards mental and social services and encouraged police accountability and transparency Fabiel Zuniga encouraged reform within the PPD. Nancy Allen encouraged improvement with the PPD and encouraged more support for mental health, supports increased accountability and transparency, and encouraged a deeper dive with groups that may be underrepresented in the listening session. Amritha Ramalingam expressed support of reallocating funds from the PPD to fund mental health professionals and encouraged reform. Emily Lipkind expressed support for a policy that requires de-escalation be used in all possible situations and require review by a Civilian Review Board when de-escalation is not possible, encouraged marijuana use to be treated as a mental health crisis instead of a criminal action, encouraged the use of mental health experts when responding to a mental health crisis, and the use of a database to track all complaints filed against PPD. Richard Li suggested City Council require speakers submit their address to confirm they are residents before allowing them to address City Council, expressed his support for PPD, and encouraged additional training, staffing, technology, and equipment upgrades. Dylan Easton expressed opposition for defunding the PPD and encouraged additional training for police officers. Sean 0 Sullivan expressed concern regarding the militarized response to local protests, requested a justification of military equipment, and expressed support for civilian oversight. Keith Li expressed his support for PPD and opposes defunding the police budget. Mayor Thorne thanked all the speakers for their valuable input, feedback, and personal experiences. He reported the next steps include a comprehensive review of policies and procedures including use of force policies, training, and best practices on August 20th and a review of the implementation of 21st Century Policing Pillars on September 17th. He noted that the City and the Police Department are committed to continued transparency and open discourse towards providing the highest quality police services and encouraged residents to participate. ADJOURNMENT— The meeting adjourned at 9:41 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Diaz, City Clerk City Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 July 21, 2020