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17. Approved the purchase of one animal control truck for the Police Department and three dump trucks for Operations Services and authorized the City Manager to execute Purchase Orders with national Auto Fleet in the amount of $141,996 and Interstate Truck Center in the amount of $348,000 MOTION: It was m/s by Testa/Narum to approve the Consent Calendar with the modification of "13-feet, 11-inches tall" instead of "11-inch tall" on the third item of Item 3. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None Mayor Brown read Resolution 21-1207 in support of equal treatment for Asian American and Pacific Islanders. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 18. Proclamation declaring April 18-24 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Councilmember Balch read the proclamation recognizing April 18-24 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Alameda County District Attorney's Office Crime Victim Witness Advocate Maninder Bains thanked the City Council for the proclamation, recognizing the efforts being made to assist crime victims, and looks forward to working with the City. 19. Public Comment Patti Joki, Alameda County Master Gardener Program, expressed gratitude for the City allowing them to use the Alviso Adobe Community Park as the plant staging and pickup site for their annual fundraiser. Gene Castillo advised he is the parent of a senior at Amador Valley High School and asked for the City's help in permitting parents to hold a Graduation Night event. In response to Mayor Brown's inquiries, City Manager Fialho clarified PUSD is not leading the event but rather a parent group. He clarified the term "de-tiering" refers to any potential changes from the current "Orange" Tier 3 to either the "Yellow" Tier 4 or the "Red" Tier 2 which would impact the permissible size of mass-gatherings. He advised they are working with parent groups from both high schools to accommodate a senior ball-style event. Evan Miller noted the recent Comcast WiFi outage and urged residents to focus their angst on ways to improve the local internet through other providers or municipal WiFi. City Manager Fialho reported the outage was the result of a private contractor doing work in a public right-of-way for Comcast. and approximately 400 accounts were impacted. He reported Comcast worked to patch the service by Friday evening with a permanent repair set for this week. He advised staff was worked with Comcast to notify customers of the planned outage Thursday or Friday when the line is being repaired. Carrie Oldes of the Meals on Wheels Program with Spectrum Community Services noted an upcoming online fundraiser through a virtual cooking event with a five-star chef. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 15 April 20, 2021