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CITY OF PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES August 20, 2020 This meeting was conducted in accordance with Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-25-20 COVID-19 pandemic protocols. Mayor Thorne called the teleconferenced special meeting of the City Council from various remote locations to order at the hour of 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Brown, Pentin, Testa, Narum, Mayor Thorne Absent: None CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALTERNATE MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICE DEPARTMENT USE OF FORCE POLICIES City Manager Nelson Fialho provided opening remarks and noted City Council adopted an Action Plan on July 14th to facilitate a Community Listening Session, develop a process to review existing police department policies and procedures, and to consider a process to develop future police policies. City Manager Fialho reported the listening session was held on July 21st and was informative. He advised feedback was received regarding mental health, crisis response, use of force, training and development, resources available to vulnerable populations in Pleasanton, along with the need for trust-building. City Manager Fialho explained the public meeting is in alignment with Step 2 of the plan which is to review existing policies, budget, and call volume. He noted there will be an early recommendation on new programming and services for the City's mental health crisis response efforts. He advised the second meeting will be in September and will review the status of the Police Department's implementation of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Chief David Swing provided an overview of the Pleasanton Police Department's (PPD) budget, key programs, alternative service models, and use of force policies. Chief Swing reported the current budget includes 118.5 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions, which include 83 peace officers and 35.5 professional support staffers, allowing them to provide safety services for 8,760 hours per year which translates to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. He advised it takes five officers or staffers to cover one position year-round and noted personnel accounts for 90% of PPD's budget. Chief Swing reported two School Resource Officers (SROs) are primarily assigned to Amador Valley and Foothill High Schools but also have responsibilities at Pleasanton Middle School and Village High School. He explained the SROs receive specialized training with a primary focus on relationship building and school safety and noted the programs expanded nationally after the Columbine incident. He advised this unit accounts for $420,211 in personnel and $55,222 in non-labor expenses. Chief Swing provided an overview of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program which is comprised of ten instructional sessions for 5th-grade students on topics including peer pressure, tobacco, alcohol and drug awareness, internet safety, and dealing with stress. He advised there are four additional drug awareness sessions for 8th graders. He explained Pleasanton has used the