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LGB TQ QUA LITY OF LIFE A D VISORY COM M ISSION RECOM M END A TION 20 20 0 60 8 -2C D at e Su b jec t Ju n e 8, 20 20 BLACK LIVES M ATTER: Urg en t St ep s t o Reform in g t h e Au st in Police D ep art m en t , Prot ect in g t h e Rig h t s of Peacefu l Prot est ors, an d D em ilit arizin g Pu b lic Safet y Rec om m en d at ion t o Cou n cil A. Commit to the Austin Justice Coalition’s Six Requests of Austin City Council 1. D em an d t h e resig n at ion s of t h e failed p u b lic safet y lead ersh ip : Ch ief Brian M an ley, h is Ch ief of St aff Troy Gay an d t h e civilian m an ag em en t lead Assist an t Cit y M an ag er Rey Arellan o. 2. D irect t h e cit y m an ag er t o d ecrease t h e APD b u d g et b y $10 0 m illion in t h e fiscal year t h at st art s on Oct ob er 1, 20 20 . 3. Pled g e t o con t in u e t o sig n ifican t ly d ecrease t h e p olice d ep art m en t ’s b u d g et in su b seq u en t years as Au st in b u ild s ou t rob u st an d w ell fu n d ed alt ern at ives t o p olicin g . 4 . Prot ect an d exp an d cu rren t in vest m en t s in non -p olice p u b lic h ealt h an d safet y st rat eg ies an d d irect assist an ce t o t h ose m ost in n eed d u e t o t h e p an d em ic. 5. Pu rsu e in vest m en t s in com m u n it y-led in it iat ives t o p reven t violen ce, in st ead of p olice. 6. D o everyt h in g in you r p ow er t o com p el APD an d all law en forcem en t ag en cies t o im m ed iat ely cease en act in g violen ce on com m u n it y m em b ers an d h old t h ose t h at h ave en g ag ed in violen ce accou n t ab le. B. Direct the City Manager to Immediately Revise APD’s Policies to Enact the #8CantWait 1. Ban ch ok eh old s an d st ran g lehold s 2. Req u ire d e- escalat ion 3. Req u ire w arn in g b efore sh oot in g 4 . Req u ire exh au st all alt ern at ives b efore sh oot in g 5. D u t y t o in t erven e 6. Ban sh oot in g at m ovin g veh icles 7. Req u ire u se of force con t in u u m 8. Req u ire com p reh en sive rep ort in g  C. Additional Recommendations 1. D eclare p olice b ru t alit y an d p olicin g d isp arit ies a p u b lic h ealt h crisis in Au st in . 2. Issu e a u n an im ou sly co-sp on sored p roclam at ion t h at Black Lives M at t er. 3. D irect t h e cit y m an ag er t o sen d 120 -d ays n ot ice of ren eg ot iat ion of t h e Ag reem en t Bet w een t h e Cit y of Au st in an d t h e Au st in Police Associat ion p er Art icle 21, Sect ion 3. Req u ire t h at t h e Au st in Police Associat ion ap p oin t a n eg ot iat ion t eam t h at reflect s t h e racial, g en d er, an d sexu al orien t at ion m ak eu p of t h e Au st in Police D ep art m en t . 4 . D irect t h e cit y m an ag er In ven t ory an d d est roy all m ilit ary eq u ip m en t ob t ain ed b y 5. Au st in Police D ep art m en t t h rou g h t h e 10 33 Prog ram . Im m ed iat ely st op u sin g t h e t erm “less let h al” t o d escrib e w eap on s an d am m u n it ion t h at h ave b een p roven t o b e let h al. Ru b b er b u llet s are st ill b u llet s. 6. D irect t h e cit y m an ag er t o creat e a Civil Rig h t s Office t o oversee all com p lain t s ab ou t civil rig h t s violat ion s in Au st in in clu d in g , b u t n ot lim it ed t o, lim it s on free sp eech , free assem b ly, p olice b ru t alit y, h ou sin g d iscrim in at ion , an d em p loym en t d iscrim in at ion . 7. Com m it t o t h e fou r act ion s of t h e M y Brot h er’s Keep er Allian ce t o in t rod u ce com m on - sen se lim it s on p olice u se of force. 8. D elay all n ew APD cad et classes u n t il t h e m ajor sh ort com in g s revealed b y form er p olice cad et s of t h e Au st in Police Acad em y an d it s t rain in g can b e ad d ressed . 9. M an d at e an alt ern at ive t o crim in alizat ion an d in carcerat ion of m in ors arrest ed d u rin g t h e p rot est s. Rat ion ale Black Lives M at t er. Black Tran s Lives M at t er. Black LGBTQIA+ Lives M at t er. Ch ief Brian M an ley, Ch ief of St aff Troy Gay, an d Assist an t Cit y M an ag er Rey Arellan o h ave a d e m o n s t ra t e d h is t o ry o f fa ilin g t o s e rve a n d p ro t e c t every m e m b e r o f t h e Au s t in c o m m u n it y. Ra c is m , a n t i-b la c k n e s s , a n d w h it e s u p re m a c y is d e e p ly e m b e d d e d in t h e c u lt u re o f Au s t in , m u c h a s w e lik e t o p rid e o u rs e lve s a s a w e lc o m in g a n d p ro g re s s ive c it y. [Ad d it io n a l ra t io n a le b e in g a d d e d b y Co m m is s io n e r Cu re t t e ] Vot e D at e of Ap p roval: Record of t h e vot e: Presen t : At t est : _____________________________________________ Kat h ryn Gon zales, Vice Ch air