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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Melissa Palmerin <palmerinmelissa@yahoo.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:10 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: items: 2013, 20D, 2213, 2513, 25E, 6013, 7513, 85A <br />My name is Melissa Palmerin . I live in ward 6 and I oppose items 2013, 20D, 2513, 25E, 6013, 7513, and <br />85A. <br />strongly oppose item 20B. This item reinforces the notion that the police dep� <br />reformed. The $22,950 should go to those who are certified mental health spec <br />This money should go to creating a department that will be first responders to <br />calls, instead of the police. Police officers should not be arresting people or di <br />situations with persons of disabilities, mental illness, or who suffer from substa <br />I also, have a few questions for this item. It seems that training has already occ <br />1, 2019, based on the document provided . Do we have any data showing how <br />15 months, the training has made for people imprisoned or accused of crimes i <br />facility or in contact with correctional staff, "safe" and "positive"? Has the city c <br />past allocated funds for mental health training? Last question is, what other tr; <br />provided to SAPID? <br />20D: For 20D, when googling the address provided it is a house. If the goal is to <br />Avenue, why is the city acquiring houses? It's hard to believe people will be wil <br />homes willingly without being forced by means of eminent domain or other tac <br />oppose displacing families from their houses, in the name of bike lines, traffic s <br />lights, and widening the street. <br />2213: June 16, 2020 this city council approved the purchase of 5 vehicles at the i <br />because SAPID asked for them. Yet, no evidence was provided showing that the <br />in fact needed. Now 2 months later, SAPID now wants to purchase a compact a <br />for $352,653. To further militarize a department, that can be seen in police del <br />nationally, as a way to suppress protestors rights to assemble should be condel <br />Ana. I strongly oppose item 22B. <br />t <br />