CCMIN 09072021 - Laserfiche WebLink

Mayor Brown expressed the City's heartfelt concern for Ms. Yao and her family and offered condolences for the passing of Mr. Kreycik. 14. Presentation of Proclamation declaring August 2021 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month Councilmember Arkin read a proclamation declaring August 21 as American Muslim Appreciation Awareness Month and presented it to Munir Safi and the Muslim Community Center of the East Bay. Mr. Safi thanked the City Council and reported American Muslims have lived and contributed to the community since the nation's founding. Despite uncertainties they continue to hold blood drives, voting drives, highway cleanups, thrice -weekly food distribution. The center has an open- door policy at Friday services, serves as a Red Cross Disaster site, hosts English as a Second Language classes, and holds interfaith events. Spojmie Nasiri noted she is an Afghan American and a Muslim American who has lived in Pleasanton for the last 12 years. She advised the center has been at the forefront of supporting refugees in many ways. 15. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda Olivia Sanwong stated she did not approve use of her name in the letter from Kevin Shenkman. She believes the Downtown Specific Plan was a flawed process and felt intimidated from participating in the public process. She believes a discussion regarding the Urban Water Management Plan is more important and expressed support for the recycled water program. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 16. Continued from August 17, 2021 — Receive bi-annual update regarding Police Department operations, services, and activities City Manager Nelson Fialho introduced the item. He reported after George Floyd's death in 2020, the City held a series of community workshops and provided the community an opportunity to express concerns. Those discussions resulted in direction from the City Council to pursue the establishment of the Police Chief's Community Advisory Board, the issue of School Resource Officers (SROs) on Pleasanton's campuses, the implementation of a Crisis Response Program, and Police Chief bi-annual updates to the City Council. Police Chief David Swing reported the Pleasanton Police Department (PPD) consists of two divisions, Operations and Investigations. The PPD consists of 83 sworn and 35 professional staff members that handled approximately 58,000 requests for service in 2020 and has maintained its emergency response time of the City Council goal of under four minutes at three minutes and 43 seconds. He reported the crime clearance rate is a little bit lower than the goal at 26% as compared to the goal of 30%. Chief Swing reported Community Policing and Community Engagement focuses on projects and quality of life. Key activities in crime prevention included moving to a virtual format to host multiple meetings, coordinating focused meetings including with Pleasanton's Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community, a movie night outreach program at Las Ventanas, and hotel manager meetings. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 16 September 7, 2021