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<br />City Council 18 December 19, 2023 <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lopez left the meeting at 7:01 P.M. <br />Mayor Amezcua asked what the Police Department’s plan is to improve the current <br />situation and the number of police officers, and spoke in support of option 1. <br /> <br />Acting Police Chief Robert Rodriguez spoke regarding number of officers and the <br />Police Department’s role in addressing and assisting with the current situation. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua asked questions regarding emergency exits, amount of money <br />spent this year, process of booking a homeless person, and number of beds and <br />teams. <br /> <br />Manager Gominsky answered questions and provided clarification. <br /> <br />Councilmember Vazquez asked if CityNet is meeting the goals. <br /> <br />Manager Gominsky spoke regarding CityNet and the terms of the contract. <br /> <br />Councilmember Phan spoke regarding CityNet, requested alternatives to CityNet, <br />additional resources and potential in-house services, and spoke in support of a one- <br />year contract with CityNet. <br /> <br />Manager Gominsky spoke regarding the cost associated with bringing the services <br />in- house, and stated an approximate of $7.745 million dollars. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hernandez spoke regarding CityNet and the importance of the <br />contract and spoke in support of the contract. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bacerra expressed concern regarding the lack of services from <br />CityNet, spoke regarding CityNet statistics and addition of prosecutors in the City <br />Attorney’s Office, and requested an analysis within six months for comparable in- <br />house services. <br /> <br />Manager Gominsky spoke regarding CityNet data and statistics. <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Steven Mendoza spoke regarding costs for in-house <br />services provided by Homeless Liaison Services Manager Gominsky. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bacerra requested a thorough analysis be conducted and have <br />staff come back in six-months with the data. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua requested the data be presented in a three months’ timeframe and <br />asked for clarification regarding in-house services for prosecutors. <br /> <br />City Attorney Sonia Carvalho spoke regarding prosecutor services. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua requested prosecutor services be further looked into and questioned