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ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
March 9, 2021
The Policy and Services Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date
in virtual teleconference at 7:01 P.M.
Present: Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent:
Chair Kou announced that Agenda Item Number 3 will be heard before
Agenda Item Number 2.
Agenda Items
1. Update From the Santa Clara County Department of Behavioral Health
in Relation to the Santa Clara County Mental Health Emergency
Response Initiatives Including Psychiatric Emergency Response Team
(PERT), Mobile Community Response Team (MCRT), and the Community Mobile Response Program (CMRP).
MOTION: Council Member Stone moved, seconded by Chair Kou to
recommend the City Council direct Staff to express interest in participating
in Santa Clara County’s new Community Mobile Response (CMR) Program
and that this be communicated to both the Board of Supervisors and
Council.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER: “… advocating for a more northern location, and
that this be communicated…”
MOTION AS AMENDED: Council Member Stone moved, seconded by Chair
Kou to recommend the City Council direct Staff to express interest in
participating in Santa Clara County’s new Community Mobile Response
(CMR) Program, advocating for a more northern location, and that this be
communicated to both the Board of Supervisors and Council.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 3-0
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3. Information Update: Summary of Recent Race and Equity Work Since
November Including Update on Records Management System (RMS)
Contract for Police Data Collection.
NO ACTION TAKEN
2. Council Retreat Referral to Discuss Possible Edits, Changes, or Updates
to the City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook. (This item is
continued to a future date.)
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 P.M.