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diligently with the homeless. Captain Schlehuber advised the calls for service related to the unhoused have been reduced due to the work of the alternate response program working in partnership with Alameda County and area non-profits. Captain Cox noted the PPD recently cleaned up a large encampment working with the California Department of Transportation along Interstates 580 and 680. In response to Councilmember Testa, Captain Cox confirmed in these encampment removal situations the PPD does not seize the unhoused' individual property. He clarified the PPD will help the unhoused figure out where their property should go. He advised the PPD has regularly offered to store the property for safekeeping. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Chief Swing clarified it is hard to clarify militarized equipment by the number of items. He advised the list of qualifying equipment listed in AB 481 is significant and includes things like the rifles every officer is issued. He explained the expansive list includes things many people may not consider military equipment. He clarified it is not equipment provided by the military itself but rather any military-style equipment. In response to Councilmember Testa, Chief Swing confirmed the PPD's armored vehicle will be included on the list when it is presented to City Council. He advised a mobile command vehicle is also on the list of what is considered military equipment. He confirmed the PPD does not have any drones. City Attorney Sodergren clarified the law requires the PPD to first deliver a draft policy about military equipment for the City Council to adopt accompanied by a full inventory list. He explained that once the policy is adopted, the City Council must review it annually. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Chief Swing clarified the crime trends chart in the report reflects incidents and not arrests. He noted violent crime is on an upward trend from 2020 but is flat with 2019's numbers. He advised when the PPD identifies a trend it is discussed at its weekly strategy meeting to identify a corrective process. He expressed sympathy to those impacted by catalytic converter thefts. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Chief Swing advised there is a record of which arrests go to the District Attorney (DA)'s office but noted this is not an automated system. He advised arrests in the field are made based upon probable cause while the DA has to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt. He explained it is therefore common for any DA to not file all of the cases they receive from local police. In response to Councilmember Narum, Chief Swing advised some of the potential new technology for the PPD identified by the board includes drones, situational awareness cameras, and license plate reading programs. He advised these were all grouped into the theme of crime-reduction technology for the priorities list. He reported none of the potential items have been budgeted for lack of a full evaluation and recommendation. In response to Councilmember Narum, Chief Swing confirmed the PPD received four times as many community compliments as community complaints in 2021. He noted these are only formal complaints and not smaller ones brought directly to the PPD. He advised, that even with these, the PPD overwhelmingly receives more compliments and thanks from the community than complaints. In response to Councilmember Narum, Chief Swing commended the work implementing the SRO program and advised there are no areas of concern at this time with the program. In response to Mayor Brown, Chief Swing advised he does not have data relative to tobacco retail licenses and the results of vaping prevention efforts. In response to Mayor Brown, Captain Cox noted most alarms happen to be false alarms due to poor maintenance and other reasons. He advised alarm owners are notified after a false alarm call and ultimately can be fined. He reported the problems are regularly corrected by the owners and an actual City Council Minutes Page 7 of 15 April 19,2022