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public. He expressed concern regarding the public comment on victim forms and is confident Chief Swing will bring the item back to City Council for an update. He feels PPD already has an oversight committee in the City Council. He supports the formation of a CAB and looks forward to seeing PPD implement the recommendations brought forth on 21st Century Policing. He motioned to accept staff's recommendation to accept the Pleasanton Police Department's Advancing 21st Century Policing Status Update 2020 Report, to establish the Chief's Advisory Board to advise the Chief of Police on matters of public safety, and to require a twice per year community policing and department update to the City Council. Councilmember Brown expressed her desire to break up the motion as she feels these are two very separate items. She offered a second for accepting the staffs recommendation to accept the Pleasanton Police Department's Advancing 21st Century Policing Status Update 2020 Report. She would like to see the motion include having a more involved City Council in the oversight piece. Councilmember Pentin advised he intended to have a more involved City Council and noted City Council can increase the frequency of updates as it sees fit. Councilmember Brown clarified City Council has not weighed in on a single item in eight-years as a City Council oversight body. She clarified if she seconds the motion and City Council will be held accountable as the oversight to the Police Department then City Council must be the checks and balances over PPD. Councilmember Brown expressed support for PPD and wants the public to understand she supports City Council being the advisory board for the police department but noted it needs to be effective. In response to Mayor Thorne's inquiry, Councilmember Brown clarified Councilmember Pentin motioned to include updates from the Advisory Board and the Chief at least twice a year but noted nothing has been brought in front of City Council. Mayor Thorne noted the Police Department Annual Report is reviewed by City Council but agreed no incidents have ever come before City Council. Councilmember Brown noted if the City Council is looking for citizen oversight, she does not think it should be the public documents that are in the report and wants something more interactive. Councilmember Testa expressed strong support for the PPD and noted she would never support anything that puts officers at risk. She supports equipment to keep the officers safe in addition to training that benefits them and Pleasanton residents. She noted there has never been any indication from the City Council of defunding the police department. She noted concerns stem from three critical incidents in four years in Pleasanton and City Council should be diligent to ensure another fatality does not occur. Councilmember Testa commented there has never been any police oversight on the part of the City Council and expressed concern that Councilmember Pentin is only willing to discuss body cameras and tasers because of social pressure and his campaign. She commented the best model to avoid political maneuvering and maliciousness is the IPA because it is a law enforcement background agency that looks at things from a law enforcement perspective. She noted the CAB does not provide any opportunity to look at citizens' complaints. She advised she cannot support the motion and would have appreciated division of the motion so she could support the report. She requested staff review Recommendations 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 for correction and supports not approving the report until it has been reviewed. She believes the CAB does not meet the criteria of independent oversight. Councilmember Pentin recapped his motion for Councilmember Narum and noted it was to accept staff's recommendation. Councilmember Narum expressed support for the motion. She noted she did not hear any justification for a police commission or an IPA. She recommends looking at cities like Pleasanton, such as Walnut City Council Minutes Page 8 of 9 October 1, 2020