Written Public Comments Received 7-26-2022 — Richmond City Council, July 26, 2022

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7/26/2022 4:00 PM Recommendation
from the
Community Police
Review
Commission
Randy Joseph rjoseph.cprc@gmai
l.com
When voting on
this issue, I only
voted yes with the
understanding that
the take back to
the council was to
continue to
negotiate with the
various police
unions to get a
contract done. If I
was presented with
what was written in
the agenda report
with the rst two
setences, I would
ave voted no and
this would have
not passed. Again,
my
recommendation is
to get a contract
done that benets
the community at
large. Money
should not be
wasted and just
given to the police
just because.

Against Appro
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Madalyn Law mmlaw10@hotmail
.com
It is imperative that
the City Council
vote to approve a
minimum of 165
For Appro
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the Police
Department.

Richmond will not
continue to survive
safely with the
number of ocers
currently working.

We have been
fortunate that we
have not had an
incident of an
active shooter in
our city. Right now
we are living on the
edge.

Our Ocers
are over worked.

We are not saving
money because of
the mandatory
overtime and many
of the auxillary
services tax payers
should be receiving
are not being
provided. As a
senior resident of
Richmond, the
expectation is if I
need assistance I
should not have to
wait.

An ocer
should be available
immediately.

Therefore, I am
asking the Council
to approve item Y.2
and save Richmond
from disaster.
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Ballot Measure
Madalyn Law mmlaw10@hotmail I am denitely in For Appro 7/27/22, 10:05 AM https://richmond.escribemeetings.com/Pages/ReportingPrintFriendly.aspx?reporting-reporttype=PublicComment https://richmond.escribemeetings.com/Pages/ReportingPrintFriendly.aspx?reporting-reporttype=PublicComment 3/10 Regarding
Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
.com favor of a Ballot
Measure being
placing on the
ballot to retore the
Polic Department
back to the stang
level of 165. It was
a mistake in the
rst place to
reduce/reallocate
funds to other
programs that
don't even exsist.

Developing a
Mental Health
Dept. takes years
and in the interium
the Police Dept. is
expected to
continue providing
mental health
services with a
reduced sta. I say
let the people
decide what is
best. Put it on the
ballot!!! You got my
vote!
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Meredith Benz I approve item Y.2 For Appro
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Ballot Measure
Regarding
Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
MeredithBenz I approve Item Y.3 For Appro
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Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Katrinka P Ruk [email protected]
et

COUNCIL OF
INDUSTRIES P.O.

BOX 70088, PT.

RICHMOND, CA
94807 (510)215-
9325 501(C)(6) FED
ID# 94-0672760
July 26, 2022
/email/ To: City
Clerk To: Mayor,
Vice Mayor, City
Council Public
Comment:Item #Y-
2 Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels (07/26 City
Council Meeting)
The following
comments are
being submitted on
behalf of the
Council of Business
& Industries. We
ask that the city re-
evaluate the
stang of our
current Richmond
Police Department
(RPD) and review
RPD’s analysis
which indicates
that a minimum
stang level of 165
sworn ocers, 20
more than the
current funded
level of 145, would
create a healthy
work force with
minimal overtime
For Appro
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few years, many of
our businesses
have reported an
increase in crimes
including break-ins
of oce buildings,
theft of equipment,
break-ins of
employees’ cars,
destruction of
landscaping, illegal
parking, dumping
on business sites
and right of ways,
etc. Unfortunately,
due to the strain
on our police
department, low
stang, and
elimination of the
investigative unit,
the Richmond
Police Department
have done their
best to follow-up
on crimes.

However,
businesses have
found that they are
being asked to use
the on-line
reporting system
which is not
conducive to
reporting of
business and
commercial theft,
and only provides
support in ling an
insurance claim,
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the crime incident
rates. The cost to
businesses,
especially small
businesses is not
just the loss of
equipment, impact
on employees,
deteriorating and
unsightly
surroundings, and
increased
insurance fees -a
drain on their
resources, but, the
fact that
businesses’
payment of taxes
and impact fees
are not providing
the public safety
support that these
fees are intended
for. Over the past
two scal years,
the city council has
cut sworn ocer
positions from 178
to 145. This has
been reduced to
117 as we have 18
out on leave, but
with
vacation/sick/berea
vement leave we
actually only have
99 active sworn
ocers to patrol
our city. There is
concern that an
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ocers are eligible
to retire by the end
of this year. To put
this in perspective,
Richmond funded
196 sworn ocers
when we had a
nationally
acclaimed
community
policing model. We
could approach 80
active sworn
ocers by
December. To
meet the City’s
patrol needs, RPD
had to eliminate,
reduce, or transfer
its investigative
units over the past
two years, while
also adopting
mandatory OT and
lifting their
mandatory OT cap
of 64 hours per pay
period to address
unforeseen
absences. To meet
the OT
requirements, the
following had to be
implemented: The
Criminal Violence
Reduction Team
(previously the
Gang Unit),
Intelligence Unit
and Narcotics Unit
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The Robbery and
Property Theft
Investigative Units
were combined
and ocers
reduced. The
Homicide Unit was
reduced. The
Regulatory Unit
was transferred to
Code Enforcement
but is not staed.

CSI is currently
understaed,
resulting in cross-
trained ocers
routinely being
pulled from patrol
duty to investigate
& process scenes.

The business
community is
concerned that the
current level of
stang is not
supporting the
needs of the
residents, the
community and the
businesses. We
believe that crimes
against businesses
are being
underreported as
the recourse to
report on line is
cumbersome and
the outcome is
only for insurance
purposes. Please
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report and
increase the
minimum stang
to support the
safety of our
community. With
regards, Katrinka
Ruk Executive
Director Cc: COI
Board, RCOC
President/CEO,
Board President
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Kaelen Van Cura kaelenrose@gmail.
com
We already spend
the lion's share of
Richmond's budget
on the police
department,
despite crime rates
going down. As the
community needs
change, so should
our policing.

Having a minimum
number of ocers
no matter what is
happening in
Richmond makes
no sense.

Against Appro
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Ballot Measure
Regarding
Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Kaelen Van Cura kaelenrose@gmail.
com
The community
should not be
voting on stang
measures in any
capacity. Our
elected
representatives
should not be
foisting their jobs
onto voters. We
Against Appro
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to determine
details like the
number of cops
needed depending
on the
circumstances of
the city; we don't
need to send a
ballot measure to
tie the city's hands
and budget to an
articial number of
minimum police.
7/26/2022 4:00 PM Ballot Measure
Regarding
Richmond Police
Department
Minimum Stang
Levels
Lawrence Kwoh I am in favor of
maintaining police
stang level to
165. Richmond
needs to attract
residents and
businesses to get
the tax dollars
needed to promote
services and
amenities for all of
Richmond. Police
stang is one
element to project
physical safety
needed for people
to want to move to
Richmond or
continue to stay
here.
- Appro
From: Cordell Hindler
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments- Open Forum
Date: Friday, July 22, 2022 3:34:50 PM
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Hello Mayor Butt, Council Members and Staff,
I have a couple of comments to go into the Record

1. for the September 20, Agenda, the Council should revisit reinstating the Standing Committees

2. for the September 27th meeting, the Council should consider Inviting Sabrina Landreth to provide a Report on How CO-VID 19 has Impacted Park Services
Sincerely
Cordell
From: KarenKidwell
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Subject: public comments agenda item #W.1.a
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 9:09:24 AM
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Dear Mr. Mayor and City Council members,
I am a Richmond resident who lives in a rental. Last week I sent an email writing in support of putting on the ballot an "initiative to adjust the maximum allowable rent increase on rent-controlled units to 60 percent of CPI or (3) percent (whichever is lower)." I explained how rent increases have been effecting tenants in the Senior"affordable" housing complex where I live, who are either being evicted or having to move due to ever increasing rents. And who are also having to make difficult choices with where they spend whatever they have left because of the high costs of food, gas, medicine and other increases due to inflation.

I would like to add that, if this is the effect that large rent increases are having on tenants in so called "affordable housing", I can't imagine how hard it would be for other tenants in Richmond to afford large increases in rents who don't qualify or aren't able to find affordable housing units. Many of these tenants, especially those who have minimum or low paying jobs or who are unemployed because of the pandemic, would have an even more difficult time to afford steep increases in rents. These are the very people who both tenants and landlords alike rely on to conduct their lives from day to day. These are the people who work in our stores, harvest the food we eat, who prepare and serve our food, who take care of landlords' yards, who clean some peoples' homes, who clean for businesses - including apartment complexes, who care for our children our elderly and disabled, who assist in hospitals and health clinics, etc.

Where is everyone supposed to live if only those who make large amounts of money can afford rents? Please prevent any more people from becoming homeless and find ways to house those who can't afford homes. I strongly support this measure, that while still allowing rent increases would put a cap on how much owners can raise rents in Richmond.

Thank you again for your consideration of this important matter.

Karen

1 From: Douglas E Williams <[email protected]>
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The City Council should direct Public Works to facilitate and work with a local neighborhood advisory group for outreach with the Consultant.

As stated in Coastland's report, Option 2 in particular requires the participation of Homeowners on the bay side of any new sewer alignment. Moreover, the location of pump stations, etc., also should include involvement of affected homeowners. The Point Richmond Neighborhood Council and/or homeowners at large would not be as aware and focused on the relevant issues.

Norman Hantzsche, an engineer with a local civil, environmental and water resource planning and design company and who lives on Ocean Ave, has offered to volunteer his time for an advisory group. I also volunteer my time for the advisory group, being an engineer and a homeowner on the Bay.

Doug
Douglas E. Williams
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1 From: Norman Hantzsche <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:24 PM
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Dear City Council,

I fully support the recommendation below submitted by Doug Williams, asking that the City Council ensure that a local neighborhood advisory group is formed and included as an essential part of the planning and outreach process for the Keller Beach Sewer Feasibility Study.

Sincerely,

Norman Hantzsche, PE
726 Ocean Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801
(510)236‐6114, ext. 214

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From: Douglas E Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:37 AM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] July 26, 2022 City Council Meeting public comments agenda item #W.9.d

The City Council should direct Public Works to facilitate and work with a local neighborhood advisory group for outreach with the Consultant.

Doug
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From: [email protected]
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments on agenda Y.1 and Y.2 items
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:18:46 AM
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We urge the City Council to vote YES on Y.1 and Y.2.

Robert C. Goshay and Lydia Goshay
Residents
From: Aline Andrade
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3"
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:35:25 PM
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Dear council members,
Please help to keep

our community safe by voting yes on Y2 and Y3.

Lately we have been living in a much more violent community, and crimes have escalated. These has been increasing at the same time that our police department has been defunded. So please help us all by giving funds back to our police department so we can have more offices working to keep us all safe.

Thank you!
Aline and Marcos Turqueti
From: Barbara Veirs
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 5:57:42 PM
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Please vote yes on either of these agenda items.

Too many bad actors out in our community.

We need more police.

From: Bhaskara Satya Phani varma
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:11:47 PM
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We request Richmond city council to vote yes on Y.2 and y.3 to retain the safety and integrity of Richmond.

Thanks,
Bhaskara
From: Cheri Araki
To: City Clerk Dept User
Cc: JP Cell
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3"
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:33:13 AM
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We live in Richmond Annex and just last week had our catalytic converter (cc) stolen. Our neighbor, one block away, also had her cc stolen the same day.

I understand this problem is epidemic and there are much more serious crimes occurring in our city.

Therefore, I wish to SUPPORT our Richmond police and URGE YES on Y.2 and Y.3 Sent from my iPhone
From: Christian Kramer
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:56:08 PM
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Dear Sir or Madam:

Please endorse and support the agenda items Y.2 and Y.3:

Item Y.2 asks the City Council to approve a minimum RPD staffing of 165 sworn officers.

Item Y.3 asks the City Council to place an advisory question on the November 2022 ballot to restore RPD staffing to 165 sworn officers.

Both of these items are of the highest importance to me as a resident of Richmond. Our police deserve this funding and support in order to adequately serve our community. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Chris Kramer
1201 Brickyard Way Apt. 301
Richmond, CA 94801
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Chris Kramer
Email: [email protected]
Cell: +1 203-837-7792

From: Christina Nypaver
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:05:22 PM
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Please vote yes to increase police staffing.

Thank you,
Christina Nypaver
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From: Cynthia Haden
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda Items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:15:16 AM
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We need to pass these two agenda items.

The International City/County Management Association Center for Public Safety recommendation is, at the low end, 1.8 officers per 1,000 residents. We should have around 198 officers based on a population of 110,000.

Not to fund more officers continues to put the lives of our officers and the residents of Richmond at risk. It is cruel and unusual to put such outrageous demands on our officers who work 18 hour shifts, sometimes days in a row. They are mentally and physically worn out. I have never seen morale so low. They do not have the respect of the Council majority who do not listen to the very people they claim to represent.

I urge you to act now and approve both agenda items before it’s too late.

Cynthia Haden
Richmond resident
From: Daniel Bort
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:55:29 AM
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I urge you to approve Item Y.2, but if you do not, I urge you to approve Item Y.3.
-Daniel Bort
435 Tremont Ave.

Richmond
From: David Thompson
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda Items Y.2 and Y.3 Approve Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:32:40 PM
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I fully support passage of Items Y.2 and Y.3 which

are on the Richmond City Council agenda

July 26, 2022.

It
is imperative that the City of Richmond have an adequate number of officers and are able to

compete for talented
officers.

David Thompson
1314 Sanderling Island
Richmond, CA 94801
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From: Debbie Cornwell
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: "Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3"
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:11:13 PM
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Greetings, City Council members,
I have lived in Point Richmond since 2013, and am a registered voter who believes strongly in supporting our community, through a well trained and staffed Police Dept. I urge you to vote "YES" on Y.2 and Y.3 !!!

Debbra Cornwell
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Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
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Please vote YES to Y.2 or Y.3”
Edgar Haal
Judy Okawa
941 32nd St
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Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:42:21 PM
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I could write something really long and pontificate on why I feel the way I do, but really, if you ask me if I approve of these agenda items, I can tell you in just two words:

yes and yes.

Thank you.

Ellen Seskin
510-910-8957

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Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:37:46 AM
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Dear City Council,
Please vote Yes to retain and recruit new sworn officers to our community.

Our current staffing is insufficient and
should not be neglected.

Thank you
Fiona Velez
From: Fredereek Dycus
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comment agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:08:09 PM
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Please vote Yes on Y.2 and Y.3
Thank you
Fred Dycus
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To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:43:53 PM
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I would like the city council to vote Yes on Y.2 and Y.3.

Our police officers are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, and investigating

criminal activities.

As property owners are taxes used to pay for things like local gove employees'

salaries, police,
and fire protection. Why are we paying taxes if we can't continue to have these services?

PLEASE VOTE yes

From: Gunther
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 & Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:10:57 PM
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Please vote YES to Y.2 or Y.3. We support an equitable police force who can police fairly, keep Richmond neighborhoods safe and be held accountable when issues arise. Richmond CAN be better than the wild wild west it is rapidly becoming, but only if city services are properly funded and staffed.

Gunther Rohrer
720 35th St, Richmond
From: harvey tai
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Re:Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3"
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:36:40 AM
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Dear Sirs/madam,
We strong ly urge our City Council to vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers; alleviate OT; improve morale; and promote the mental & physical well-being and safety of our officers and, therefore, our community Harvey Tai
Block Captain
The Neighbor watch Team in Anchor Cove

From: Susan Elwell
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:23:46 PM
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Vote yes to Y.2 and Y.3. We support an equitable police force James Michael Elwell
Virginia Susan Elwell
156 East Scenic
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Cc: Melvin Willis; Gayle McLaughlin; Demnlus Johnson; Eduardo Martinez; Claudia Jimenez; Tom Butt - external Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:25:37 AM
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Please vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers; alleviate OT; improve morale; and promote the mental & physical well-being and safety of our officers and, therefore, our community.
“I am proud that today we swore in Brooke Jenkins as San Francisco’s new District Attorney,” said Mayor Breed. “I hear from residents every day that they are frustrated with the state of accountability in our city and have real concerns about feeling safe, but they also don’t want us to move back on the progress we have made reforming our criminal justice system. I will do all that I can to work with our new District Attorney to ensure that we can restore faith in the system while staying true to the promises we have made.”
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Subject: URGENT: Ask Richmond City Council to Support Minimum Police Staffing & Public Safety!

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URGENT - COMMUNITY ACTION NEEDED AT
TOMORROW’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING!
Please Support Minimum Police Staffing
and Public Safety for All
Over the past two fiscal years, the City Council defunded the Richmond Police Department (RPD) and cut sworn officer
positions from 178 to 145.

As of July 20th, 2022, RPD has only 117 sworn officers on staff, with 18 out on leave.

This leaves the City of Richmond with only 99 active sworn officers, not accounting for unforeseen vacation/sick/bereavement leave.

There are an additional 19 sworn officers eligible for retirement by Dec 31, 2022. If those 19 officers retire, Richmond would drop from 99 to 80 active sworn officers.

To put this in perspective, Richmond funded 196 sworn officers when we had a nationally acclaimed community policing model.

We could approach 80 active sworn officers by December.

To meet the City’s patrol needs, RPD had to eliminate, reduce, or transfer its investigative units over the past two years, while also adopting mandatory overtime (OT) and
lifting their mandatory OT
cap of 64 hours per pay period to address unforeseen absences.

Changes in staffing (with OT) included:

The Criminal Violence Reduction Team (previously the Gang Unit), Intelligence Unit and Narcotics Unit were all eliminated.

The Robbery and Property Theft Investigative Units were combined and officers reduced.

The Homicide Unit was reduced.

The Regulatory Unit was transferred to Code Enforcement but is not staffed.

CSI is currently understaffed, resulting in cross-trained officers routinely being pulled from patrol duty to investigate & process scenes.

View Detailed City Council Report
To assess morale, retention, and recruitment concerns, the Richmond Police Officers Association conducted a survey of their members in March 2022. At the time their report was generated, 72% had responded; some key results are captured below.

This staffing & morale crisis is unsafe and
unsustainable!
To address this crisis, RPD’s analysis shows that a minimum staffing level of 165 sworn officers, 20 more than the current funded level of 145, would create a healthy work force with minimal OT.

RPD is competing against other cities vying for quality candidates from a historically low applicant pool.

Bay Area cities that sustain adequate or full staffing levels exhibit these attributes:

Their elected officials listen to the concerns of everyone in their community.

Their elected officials and city manager create a supportive atmosphere and publicly voice their desire to have a healthy and robust law enforcement staff. This culture attracts the best and brightest law enforcement personnel.

These values are articulated in their labor contract, including competitive salaries and hiring incentives.

Richmond doesn’t meet any of these criteria.

Tomorrow, July 26th, there are two city council agenda items addressing this public safety crisis.

Item Y.2 asks the City Council to approve a minimum RPD staffing of 165 sworn officers.

Item Y.3 asks the City Council to place an advisory question on the November 2022 ballot to restore RPD staffing to 165 sworn officers.

Please urge your City Council to vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers; alleviate OT; improve morale; and promote the mental & physical
well-being and safety of our officers and, therefore, our community.

Public comment may be submitted to the City Council by email and/or Zoom video conference as follows:

Via email to [email protected] by 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 26.

Email subject line must contain: "Public comments
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From: Jan Diamond, MD
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:39:06 AM
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I BEG all members fo the City Council to vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 We need to retain and recruit qualified police:

it is vital to feel and BE safe in our
community. Richmond cannot afford to lose more police officers or police officer positions.

Our police are not racist: they are here to help all members of our community. It is insane to depend

to have our police dept. depend on overtime
Our current police dept is already dangerously understaffed. Community policing has been destroyed. We need to staff the PD sufficienty to reinstate community policing.

PLease listen to your constituents, and do not allow further attrition or cuts to the police department, and please restore some of the cut that have been made. We need to be supportive of our local police department. Every survey of Richmond residents has shown the safety is one of the highest priorities: please respect that.

Sincerely
Jan

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From: Jason Horvath
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:27:27 AM
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City Council, please vote yes on these agenda items. I want public safety in Richmond to thrive.

Thank you.

From: Jennifer Devries
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda Item # Y2 or Y3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:22:45 AM
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To Richmond City Council,
My name is Jennifer Devries, and I'm emailing as both a concerned resident of Richmond and a county physician who serves the people of Richmond. I am in opposition of Agenda items Y2 and Y3.

The Richmond Police budget is already high as is; we do not need to be allocating further dollars towards increasing police staffing especially when the crime rate in Richmond is decreasing. I disagree with establishing a minimum staffing requirement. This does not allow for flexibility

with the changing

needs of our communities and will force the city to spend money on policing when it is not needed.

We, as a community, should be using our dollars towards the health and wellbeing of our community. We need to use this money to

invest in the care of our community such as with
youth employment, housing and services for our unhoused residents, and non-police mental health crisis response.

I urge you to vote against agenda items Y2 and Y3.

Jennifer Devries, MD, MPH
From: Kate Jennings
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:09:17 AM
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Please vote YES to items Y.2 and Y.3
Kate Jennings, 3216 Esmond Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
From: Kathleen Lorang
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda Items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:24:06 AM
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Defunding the police is not working. It has left the citizens of Richmond, regardless if they are a homeowner or renter, without enough police

force to safely manage the population.

Defunding the police is irresponsible and untenable and needs to stop.

I also wanted to share that someone attempted to break into my home, during the day, while I was physically in my house. No point in calling the police as nobody would come to investigate.

A neighbor on my block, who lives about 10 houses north of my home, was confronted by two women

who tried to steal her phone and assaulted her. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

The sideshows and endless number of cars speeding and doing burnouts and donuts in intersections is dangerous and needs to stop. There is not enough police force patrolling the streets to stop this dangerous behavior.

Richmond is falling apart and it's citizens do not feel protected. Stop defunding the police.

Kathleen Lorang
616 29th Street
Richmond, CA 94804
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Subject: Public Comments Agenda Items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:58:45 AM
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To City Council Members,
Please vote YES on Items Y. 2 and Y. 3. It is vital that we have enough police officers to keep the city of Richmond safe. What ridiculous thinking to believe that eliminating police in our, or any city, will improve that city in any way. Defunding the police must stop!

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Kathleen Waite
3541 May Road
Richmond, CA 94803
From: Kenneth Olivencia
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Please return Richmond police staffing to adequate levels Kenneth Olivencia
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:10 PM
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
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Petty and serious crime in Richmond are out of control. Catalytic converter theft, break‐ins, robbery and assault, drive‐ by shootings are multiplying. Areas of lawlessness now abound. Homicides are not investigated, or poorly investigated due to lack of resources.

As a resident, I am extremely concerned with the rapidly decreasing quality of life in our community, and the rising levels of stress, adding to the worry of the pandemic.

This is unacceptable, unsustainable and largely the result of a misguided political decision.

To remedy this woeful state of affairs, I urge the city council to restore law enforcement staff to its pre‐crisis levels. It's easy to start the ball rolling: vote yes on Y2 and Y3.

Lack of action on this will necessarily have political ramifications.

The citizenry will not abide by the current state of affairs.

Laurent Liscia, resident of Carriage Hills 94803

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To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: "Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3"
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 2:02:23 PM
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Dear City Officials
I am concerned that our basic needs are not being met due to lack of

funding for the
police force.

I recently called for assistance and was told that due to lack of staffing the police would not come out unless it was an active emergency.

What kind of support for the community is that?
Please make sure that we the people can have the assurance that when we call for help, it will be there
Sincerely
Ms Lela Loyce
From: Lily MacKenzie
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:43:04 AM
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Please vote yes on Y.2 or Y.3 to ensure Richmond residents and businesses have adequate police protection. The current state of affairs is not safe for anyone, including the current police officers.

Lily Iona MacKenzie, author of
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Freefall: A Divine Comedy,
The Ripening: A Canadian Girl Grows Up,
All This, & No More Kings
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Coming soon from Shanti Arts Press: Dreaming Myself into Old Age: One Woman’s Search for Meaning
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From: Linda Enas
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:40:49 PM
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Dear City Council,
I urge you to approve items Y.2 and Y.3. Richmond neighborhoods are in desperate need of full time neighborhood patrols and policing. Traffic crime, drugs, gun violence and property crimes are completely out of control.

Criminals drive at freeway speeds through neighborhoods, steal our mail, packages, cars, car parts and all manner of other property. Criminals know there are not enough police to enforce the law.

The city council’s experiments with alternatives to policing have been dismal failures, as demonstrated by the declining quality of life in Richmond. Please approve items Y.2 and Y.3.

Sincerely,
Linda Enas
From: Lorna Murdock
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comment agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:24:42 PM
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Dear City Council
I write to urge you to vote YES on Y.2 and Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers, alleviate OT, improve morale in our once-model-of-a-community-policing RPD, and promote the well-being and safety of our officers — and therefore our community.

We can’t continue at the staffing levels we’ve been reduced to.

Sincerely and urgently,
Lorna Murdock
Richmond Homeowner and Taxpayer
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+1-415-264-6384
From: Cristina Newton
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 3:55:48 AM
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City Council Members,
I am here urging you to vote YES on items Y.2 or Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers; alleviate OT; improve morale and promote the mental and physical well being and safety of our Officers and, therefore our Community!
Please do the right thing for our community by supporting our brave Officers! Kind regards,
Maria C Newton
From: DONNA NORSTAD
To: City Clerk Dept User
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:25:55 AM
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To whom it may concern:

Our business is in a disadvantaged part of Richmond (253 S 25th St.) and we encounter noise pollution, dumping, drug deals/use, abandoned vehicles, homeless encampments and other illegal activities on our street.

On the occasions that we've
called the police about non-life threatening activities, it takes a long time for them to respond, if they're able to respond at all.

When they do show up we've found them to
be courteous and helpful, but they also share that they're unable to adequately respond to quality of life issues due to staff shortages and defunding.

We are asking the City Council members to approve the following agenda items at their meeting tonight:

Item Y.2, to approve a minimum RPD staffing of 165 sworn officers.

Item Y.3, to place an advisory question on the November 2022 ballot to restore RPD staffing to 165 sworn officers.

As business owners who now pay taxes far higher than surrounding cities due to the implementation of Measure U, we bear a big part of the burden of keeping our city clean and safe. We ask the City Council to do their part by adding more sworn officers to assist in these efforts.

Sincerely,
Mark and Donna Norstad
821 31st St. (Residence)
From: Marla Miyashiro
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Subject: public comments agenda item #Y.2 and #Y.3 Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:55:47 PM
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Mayor Butt and City Council members:

As a longtime Richmond resident concerned not only about crime in the city but also about the well-being of our short-staffed police department, I strongly urge you to approve a minimum RPD staffing of 165 sworn officers and to adopt a resolution to place a measure regarding this minimum staffing level on the November ballot.

Thank you for your consideration of this important matter.

Sincerely,
Marla Miyashiro
May Valley
From: Melissa Glasson
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Yes to Y2 orY3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 6:58:02 AM
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Please vote YES to Y2 or Y3. We support an equitable police force.

Melissa Glasson
Marina Bay area
Richmond, CA
From: Mihaela Mocanu
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 3:31:41 PM
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Thank you
From: Nancy Burke
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:05:15 AM
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To Whom It May Concern,
I urge the City Council to vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 to help retain and recruit quality sworn officers; alleviate OT; improve morale; and promote the mental & physical well-being and safety of our officers and, therefore, our community.

I believe that reforming the police system is necessary, but whole hog defunding the department to the degree it has happened leaves our community unsafe.

We need the
police to be a safety net and the Richmond Police Department has not been one of the bad ones.

We
need community policing back!
Sincerely,
Nancy Burke
From: Peter Foller
To: City Clerk Dept User
Cc: Peter Foller
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:48:11 PM
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Re: Restoration of adequate funding for the Richmond Police Department (a comment from a Richmond taxpayer) Public safety must be a prime accountability of city government. Sworn officer headcount has dropped to levels inadequate to the challenges of policing our city and appears at risk of dropping further. Unfortunately, in the real world, a visible presence and predictable response of officers is necessary to the maintenance of the civil society. (As is a credible level of consequence once suspects are apprehended…) Look around. Rampant grafitti, illiegal dumping, break-ins, unsanitary encampments, and storefronts shuttered due to vandalism and loss, these are not just the predictable result of Richmond’s historic pursuit of policy unfriendly to business, but they are symptomatic of a loss of respect for the institutions necessary to our public safety. Are these to be allowed to worsen still?
“Pride and Purpose.” Please take a step toward restoring the meaning. Please vote to support the RPD’s recommendation of 165 sworn positions.
—PCF
From: Philip Rosenthal
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 1:22:34 PM
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We support fully funding the police and returning the force to a functional level of staffing.

We wish the city Council to institute both Y. 2 and Y.3

From: Rod Rodman
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3:

Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:59:42 AM
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City Council Members please vote yes on these two items Y.2 and Y.3! You have defunded the Police Force into oblivion via your “reimagining” agenda.

It’s totally clear that it is not working and it’s a total failure.

You have a sworn obligation and responsibility to keep the community safe and you are ignoring that.

Please turn this around and forget about your own or collective agendas.

The City is turning into a war zone…its time to think about Richmond’s safety first!!! Kind Regards
Rod Rodman
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From: Sandra Tarbet
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:09:50 AM
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From: Sandra Tarbet
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:04 PM
To: Gayle McLaughlin <[email protected]>; Butt, Tom <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; Demnlus Johnson <[email protected]>; Melvin Willis <[email protected]>
Subject: Measures Y.2 and Y.3

Dear City Council,

I ask you to please approve either Measures Y.2 or Y.3 regarding retaining and recruiting quality police officers.

As you know, Richmond had 196 sworn police officers when it was a nationally acclaimed community policing model under Chris Magnus.

As of July 20, 2022, there are only 117 officers on staff, with 18 out on leave.

This leaves us with 99 active sworn officers, half of what we used to have!!!! 19 sworn officers are eligible for retirement in December of 2022, thus leaving us with only 99 to 80 sworn officers.

The investigative units were reduced. The homicide units were reduced. The narcotics unit was even eliminated!

We need to alleviate overtime, improve morale, by promoting the physical and mental well- being of our officers you help our community.

Thank you

Sandra Tarbet

From: Sarah Baranes
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments Agenda item #Y2 and #Y3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:32:51 PM
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To the Elected Officials of the City,
I am a resident of Contra Costa County and am writing to oppose measures Y2 and Y3. I work in healthcare in county facilities--in jails, public access hospitals, and clinics, and I have had the chance to work with law enforcement officials who carry out their duties with respect, but I have also worked with some who use their authority for abuse.

Those who bring dignity to their work are the employees who have loyalty to the community; their trust must be earned with livable wages and a system that supports them in the work that they do while offering alternatives to services that often fall under their jurisdiction but for which they are not trained to complete.

Measure Y2 will dilute funding rather than reinvesting in the talent we already have. This money would be better spent raising the salaries of loyal community workers and investing in new initiatives such as the Community Crisis Response Program.

Thank You,
Sarah Baranes, MD
From: shirley butler
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:23:59 PM
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I would like to City of Council to vote YES on Y.2 or Y.3 to Our police officers in Richmond help to maintain public order and safety in our community.

City Council doesn't vote YES by December Richmond will be like Oakland where criminals can do as they please with no consequence whatsoever.

Our property taxes, pay for.

If we did not get those services, why are we paying taxes

local government employees' salaries
police, and fire protection.

Thank you,
From: Steve Bischoff
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comment - New Business - Items Y2 and Y3 Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:45:18 AM
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Richmond Vice-Mayor Martinez and City Council members Jimenez, Johnson, McLaughlin and Willis copy to Mayor Butt and Council member Bates and City Manager Curl I urge you to either adopt the proposed increase in the minimum Richmond police sworn officer staffing level to 165 or if you won’t do that, to adopt a resolution to submit an Advisory Question to the City electorate at the General Municipal election on November 8, 2022 as to whether they approve a restoration of Richmond police officer staffing to 165 sworn officers – answers to the Advisory Question would provide a check on whether the majority of voters agree with you or would prefer an increase in the

police staffing level. It is time to find out what the general public would like from the Police Department and hence the needed staffing. Having this question on the ballot would enable the largest feasible survey of the Richmond community on this issue and at a very low cost.

Thank you, Stephen Bischoff
Richmond resident of the May Valley since July 1999
From: GEORGE ITO
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Support for Richmond Police Officers
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:22:36 PM
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Dear Members of the Richmond City Council,
My family and I have been residents of Richmond since 1967 and have seen changes throughout those years with one of the changes being a lower count of criminal activities recently unlike some neighboring cities.

In order to continue the downward trend of crime in our city, it is very important that we maintain a well-qualified police force who are attracted to our city for employment because of the care given to the welfare of the members of the force.

These benefits
include an adequate police staff to care for all of Richmond's citizens, and an adequate and competitive salary schedule to attract the best-qualified applicants.

PLEASE VOTE FOR Y.2 OR Y.3.

THANK YOU!
Terry and George Ito
From: TOM RICHARDS
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda item Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:28:34 AM
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I am concerned about the increase in violent and non-violent crime in Richmond. There is more dangerous and reckless driving, more theft and burglary, more gang activity in the area than there was a when my family moved here 7 years ago.

There will be those who say that the police are not the answer to these problems. To them I would say that increased community policing is not the entire answer - but it has to be part of the answer if we are going to be safe living in Richmond.

Tom Richards
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From: Trianda Keramidas
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 & Y.3
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:10:02 PM
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Trianda Keramidas-Rohrer
720 35th

St, Richmond, CA 94805
From: Warren Houghton
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2 and Y.3
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:27:55 PM
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I live and work in Richmond. The pandemic is over. We all need to get back to normal. That includes enforcing laws. Not only murders and rapes, but moving violations, noise ordinaces, parking enforcement and other quality of life crimes. If you refuse to go back to making this an acceptable place to live, people and businesses will move out and you’ll lose a lot of tax revenue. Hire enough cops if you can still find anyone willing to do the job, and make sure they do their jobs.

Warren Houghton
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From: Carolyn Richardson
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:37:51 AM
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Voting YES to Y2 - Additional qualified officers are needed.

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From: Gloria Sandoval
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comment. Item Y-2
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 1:59:46 PM
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Please support Item Y-2 authorizing a minimum staffing of 165 officers for RPD. Protect the public safety!

Thank you

Gloria Sandoval

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From: Katrinka Ruk
To: City Clerk Dept User; Tom Butt - external; Eduardo Martinez; Nat Bates; claudia jimenez; Demnlus Johnson III; Melvin Willis; Gayle McLaughlin; Trina Jackson-Lincoln
Subject: Public Comment: #Y-2 Richmond Police Department Minimum Staffing Levels (7/26 council) Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:02:12 PM
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COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIES
P.O. BOX 70088, PT. RICHMOND, CA 94807
(510)215-9325
501(C)(6) FED ID# 94-0672760

July 26, 2022

/email/
To: City Clerk
To: Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council
Public Comment:Item #Y-2 Richmond Police Department Minimum Staffing Levels (07/26 City Council Meeting)
The following comments are being submitted on behalf of the Council of Business & Industries. We ask that the city re-evaluate the staffing of our current Richmond Police Department (RPD) and review RPD’s analysis which indicates that a minimum staffing level of 165 sworn officers, 20 more than the current funded level of 145, would create a healthy work force with minimal overtime (OT).

Over the last few years, many of our businesses have reported an increase in crimes including break-ins of office buildings, theft of equipment, break-ins of employees’ cars, destruction of landscaping, illegal parking, dumping on business sites and right of ways, etc. Unfortunately, due to the strain on our police department, low staffing, and elimination of the investigative unit, the Richmond Police Department have done their best to follow-up on crimes. However, businesses have found that they are being asked to use the on-line reporting system which is not conducive to reporting of business and commercial theft, and only provides support in filing an insurance claim, but not stopping the crime incident rates.

The cost to businesses, especially small businesses is not just the loss of equipment, impact on employees, deteriorating and unsightly surroundings, and increased insurance fees -a drain on their resources, but, the fact that businesses’ payment of taxes and impact fees are not providing the public safety support that these fees are intended for.

Over the past two fiscal years, the city council has cut sworn officer positions from 178 to 145. This has been reduced to 117 as we have 18 out on leave, but with vacation/sick/bereavement leave we actually only have 99 active sworn officers to
patrol our city. There is concern that an additional 19 officers are eligible to retire by the end of this year.

To put this in perspective, Richmond funded 196 sworn officers when we had a nationally acclaimed community policing model. We could approach 80 active sworn officers by December.

To meet the City’s patrol needs, RPD had to eliminate, reduce, or transfer its investigative units over the past two years, while also adopting mandatory OT and
lifting their mandatory OT cap of 64 hours per pay period to address unforeseen absences.

To meet the OT requirements, the following had to be implemented: The Criminal Violence Reduction Team (previously the Gang Unit), Intelligence Unit and Narcotics Unit were all eliminated. The Robbery and Property Theft Investigative Units were combined and officers reduced. The Homicide Unit was reduced. The Regulatory Unit was transferred to Code Enforcement but is not staffed. CSI is currently understaffed, resulting in cross-trained officers routinely being pulled from patrol duty to investigate & process scenes.

The business community is concerned that the current level of staffing is not supporting the needs of the residents, the community and the businesses. We believe that crimes against businesses are being underreported as the recourse to report on line is cumbersome and the outcome is only for insurance purposes. Please review the RPD report and increase the minimum staffing to support the safety of our community.

With regards,

Katrinka Ruk
Executive Director

Cc: COI Board, RCOC President/CEO, Board President
Katrinka Ruk
Executive Director
Council of Business & Industries
510)260-4820 cell
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From: shannon erby
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public comments agenda items Y.2
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:24:12 AM
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Dear Richmond City Council,
I am a Richmond resident and a voter. I am asking that you vote yes on Y.2 and approve a minimum of 165 sworn officers. Thank you.

In community,
Shannon Erby
Zip code: 94804
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From: Ellen Pechman
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Y.4 Rydin Road Encampment Sunsetting Program
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:50:35 PM
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To City Council Members:

I am writing to urge you to modify Item Y.4 to better prepare residents at the Rydin Road encampment as it closes.

The current proposed plan does not adequately
support Rydin Road residents as they seek to transition to safer and more reliable housing.

Specifically I recommend the City Manager to consider the following points in its planning:
--[if !supportLists]-->1. Before closing Rydin Road, contract with the Collaborising team to dedicate at least two full time staff to support the transition effort in cooperation with the City Manager’s office and coordinating regional agencies; Ensure that each current Rydin Road resident receives the Flexible Relocation Funds
that have been set aside in the City budget for their support; and Allocate additional "flex funds" to assist Rydin residents with transitional hotel vouchers, gas cards, storage, airline/train/bus tickets, rent, and rental deposits, etc.

Richmond residents rely on our Council members to fully support our most vulnerable residents in a safe, humane, responsive, and flexible manner.

Thank you.

Ellen Pechman
2108 Sand Dollar Drive
Richmond, CA 94804

From: Florence Davis
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Agenda item Y-4: sunsetting RydinnRd encampment Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:49:28 PM
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Dear City Council Nembers!
As a long-term Richmond resident I’d just like to encourage u to listen with empathy and compassion to the stories u hear from the Rydin Rd residents this evening!

Then pls ask urself
. .

is it right / humane to insist on sunsetting what seems to be their only legalized residential option?

Pls consider options that, not only “ sound good on paper, put can tangibly support each of the 26 residents to move-out and into suitable accommodations to meet their unique needs!

Thank you all for ur commitment to serve all our community, even those most vulnerable and dependent on the compassion of the rest of us!
Florence Davis
(510) 673-3194
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From: James Foster
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Y.4 Rydin Road Encampment Sunsetting Program
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:17:03 AM
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My name is James Foster a resident on Rydin rd. I have a new location. But i need assistance getting there . thank you

From: John Knox
To: City Clerk Dept User
Cc: Lea Murray
Subject: Agenda Item Y.4 Rydin Sunsetting Program
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:00:14 PM
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Hello,
It's inhumane and unrealistic to expect Rydin Rd residents to leave without financial assistance to help them succeed outside of Rydin Rd.

I'm a nomad.

My van is my home and woodworking calling card.

For me to travel onto Arizona, my van and trailer have to be in good mechanical condition.

I have kept #3 &#4 spots clear and clean for over a year. It's how I live.

I've already repaired the critical mechanical problems with my van/home.

My van passed SMOG in June.

Once I'm reimbursed for those documented expenses and once my DMV charges are paid, I can and will leave.

What has sustained me is my trade and Soc. Sec.

I suggest that the City put those Rydin residents whom the City wants to help out, into a trade education program so they can earn and become a useful Richmond citizen.

HCEB has treated me fairly.

SOS has provided critical street services also.

And I believe Collaborising has had the BIGGEST impact on the community of all the organizations.

Keep them please.

Thank You.
-John Knox
From: Lea Murray
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: public comments agenda item # Y.4 Rydin Road Encampment Sunsetting Program Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 3:59:38 AM
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Dear City Council,
I urge the City Council to amend option 3 of the City Manager's proposal of the Rydin Road Closure to fund Collaborising to do resident assessments to aid in the

transition away from
Rydin Road.

It is inhumane and unrealistic to expect unhoused people to leave Rydin Road without proper transition plans and without

financial assistance.

Closing

the Rydin
Road on August 31st while the council is on vacation is simply WRONG!

This plan will fail
and scatter residents throughout

Richmond streets.

In order to safely close Rydin Road we
need TIME (October

22nd closure), a PLAN (completion of assessments), and Funding (boots on the ground to do the work as well as financial assistance for folks to move on).

In solidarity,
Lea Murray, MPH, MA
Executive Director
Collaborising, Inc. 501 (c) (3)
www.collaborising.org
954-736-8343 cell
From: Marla Miyashiro
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: public comments agenda item #Y.4
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:04:08 AM
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Mayor Butt and City Council members:

The homeless encampment on Rydin Road has created numerous problems for businesses in the area as well as for visitors to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, one of the gems of Richmond. The amount of trash, including drug paraphernalia, has increased substantially, as has crime, threats, and the drain on city resources.

I urge you to mandate the sunset date of the encampment as Aug. 31, 2022, and to follow the related recommendations listed in the report from the city manager's office dated July 26, 2022.

Thank you for your consideration of this important matter.

Sincerely,
Marla Miyashiro
May Valley
From: Terry Dunn
To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comments Agenda item # Y.4 Rydin Road Encampment Sunsetting Program Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:58:14 PM
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While it is important for the Rydin Road Encampment to close, the people there need enough time and support to make a meaningful transition possible. The

plan needs to be more than
ending one problem while creating new problems.

The proposal in the agenda recommends August closure and an exclusive contract for HCEB.

More time and people are needed.

I encourage consideration of closure dates of at least September if not October. Also, the contract needs to include essential subcontract work performed by Collaborising

as described
in the third option in the presentation for the council meeting.

Thank you for your consideration. I plan to speak during public comment in Tuesday night's meeting.

Sincerely,
Terry Dunn
Volunteer, Faith in Action East Bay
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To: City Clerk Dept User
Subject: Public Comment Y.5
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:34:56 AM
Attachments: Thank You (2).pdf
R3F Update Graphic.pdf
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Please find attached a thank you for execution of Y.5 along with an update on our achievements.

Dear Mayor Butt, Vice Mayor Martinez, and Council Members Bates, Jimenez, Johnson, McLaughlin and Willis, The Richmond Rapid Response Fund (R3F) would like to express great appreciation for the $100,000 contribution that the City of Richmond has provided in support to procure the Strategic Planning and Governance Advisor for developing our organization to enhance our impact to residents. We look forward to collaborating with Dalberg Advisors and appreciate particularly that the contract includes local change- makers- Empathy in Action, along with dedicated funds for community residents. R3F looks forward to deeper community engagement in the near future as we hope to bring residents onto our steering committee and governance structure. Once again, we appreciate you supporting community impact.

Sincerely, The Richmond Rapid Response Fund

Jessica Travenia she/her |Director| Richmond Rapid Response Fund; (R3F) |

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West Contra Costa Public Education Fund
1400 Marina Way South,
Richmond CA, 94804
510.233.1464 ext.107 |
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Schedule a meeting with me!
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The Richmond Rapid Response Fund is a fiscally sponsored project of the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund.

We look forward to collaborating with Dalberg Advisors and appreciate particularly that the contract includes local change- makers- Empathy in Action, along with dedicated funds for community residents.

R3F looks forward to deeper community engagement in the near future as we hope to bring residents onto our steering committee and governance structure.

Once again, we appreciate you supporting community impact.

Sincerely,
The Richmond Rapid Response Fund

RICHMOND

RAPID RESPONSE
FUND
www.richmondrapidresponsefund.org
Jessica Travenia,
R3F Director
[email protected]

RICHMOND RAPID RESPONSE FUND

KEY UPDATES
May 2022 - Present

KEY UPDATES
We are currently moving our cash grant
program from one-time support into a
periodic and unconditional cash payment.

The fund provided one-time $500 grants to residents
who sought support, were referred through various
organizations in the coalition, and who were
experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.

R3F has provided $431,000 in direct
disbursements and $385,000 in
rental relief payments. R3F
disbursements have made an
enormous impact in families' lives;
addressing housing and economic
security.

Over 862 families were served
with direct cash grants, while 77
families were assisted with rent
relief.

We know that $500 will not get us to community
stabilization, but that an ongoing cash transfer could
help to change the narrative and engage the
community in a process to inform systems change.

NEXT STEPS:

Strategic Planning
Fundraise to support strategic policies.

What will R3F look like in 2023-2028?
Building capacity with HCC Interns
(June-August)
Establishing rent relief 2.0
Continue to administer funds while

transitioning to focus on GI and
support the rent relief partners to
establish a more permanent funding
source
Community engagement,
economic justice conversation,
and narrative change
Resident-led co-design on
governance and guaranteed income
design
From: Bruce Beyaert
To: Nat Bates; Tom Butt - external; Claudia Jimenez; Demnlus Johnson; Eduardo Martinez; Gayle McLaughlin; Melvin Willis; City Clerk Dept User
Cc: Shasa Curl; Lina Velasco; Bruce Brubaker
Subject: Public Comments Agenda Item Y.6 - Contract for Castro Encampment Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 2:21:31 PM
Attachments: RichBT LR123120.pdf
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Mayor Butt and City Councillors,
As shown on the attached map, the Castro Street encampment has straddled and blocked the spine San Francisco Bay Trail between Pennsylvania and Gertrude Avenues for more than a year. This means that Richmond residents from neighborhoods to the South ranging from the Iron Triangle and Atchison Village to Point Richmond haven’t been able to safely bicycle or walk the Bay Trail to reach Point Pinole Regional Shoreline or Atlas Road employment centers such as Amazon, Whole Foods and UPS. Conversely, North Richmond residents haven’t been able to safely bicycle or walk to Macdonald Avenue employment sites such as Kaiser Permanente and Social Security Administration or to The Plunge and Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline.

TRAC was delighted
by the City’s success in obtaining this $4.8 million grant to assist the City in providing services to support people living at the Castro Encampment onto paths to safe and stable housing and result in sustainable restoration of this Bay Trail segment. The agenda report states that “The project aims to move all encampment residents into stable housing by June 2023”. However, the contract Performance Schedule calls for placing only 15 - 35 residents through Housing Assistance during this period. Moreover, the proposed project management services contract extends another year to June 2024. Thus, contract terms do not call for housing all residents of the encampment by June 2023. Moreover, the contractor will have an economic incentive to perpetuate this homeless encampment and continue billing the City for services attempting to manage the situation.

The contract should be amended to deliver on the stated aim of moving all encampment residents into stable housing by June 2023.

Bruce
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Bruce Beyaert, TRAC

Chair
[email protected]
tel. 510-235-2835
http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/109/TRAC
Photos: https://sfbaytrailinrichmond.shutterfly.com/pictures/5 .

Richmond City CouncilJuly 26, 2022

Richmond City Council
July 26, 2022