Criminal Trial Association and we are devastated by the attacks on our Asian Community and we stand in solidarity with supervisor mar and the appi advocates and victims of this violence. In looking ways to protect our asianamerican brothers and sisters, rather than a broken system, we must invest in communitybased solutions. We have relied too long on police and prosecution and prisons to protect us from racialized violence. These institutions are systematically bias, disproportionate and dehumanizing. These institutions have failed in the last 170 years to remedy the root causes of violence in our community. We need to increase police presence, to have bureaucracy or to push for more incarceration. We call to invest in our community and to prioritize support for Mental Health and treatment and Restorative Justice and responses to racialized violence. To bring all people together, including our black, indigenous, communities to promote unity. We cannot charge and punish our way out of
[ indistinguishable conversati [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. I would like to think our witnesses for joining us here today to discuss the 2020 census and the Census Bureaus ongoing work on that effort. A national roadmap for the next ten years this official count of the population directly impacts communities in michigan as well as all across the united states. It determines everything from representation in congress to the amount of federal funds each state receives for Critical Healthcare programs, infrastructure projects, schools and much more. An accurate 2020 census was especially challenging during the coronavirus pandemic as well as interference from thehe trump administration. It forced the bureau to delay the in person Data Collection by three months and delay Data Delivery by four months to ensure accuracy. The bureau requested an extension of deadlines to provide additional certainty and i thought for this legislation with the leadership unfortu
Alternatives to policing, one specific way that Many Community members are supporting that is through the compassionate Response Team cart program. We want to advocate fund to go to c. A. R. T program. Theres Police Commissioners elected leaders move away from the Police Response to social concerns. We like the Police Commission to identify big reduction to the Police Budget as part of this bigger conversation around addressing racism and over policing of black and brown communities. Thats it. Thats my Public Comment. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you, caller. Good evening, you have two minutes. Hello, im jean bridges. Im calling from wealth and disparities in the black community. We met with the department of Police Accountability last week related to the d. P. A. Report on killing of mario wood and the d. P. A. Correspondence with San Francisco police chief related to mario woods report. My comment and questions have to do with that. First question is has the Police Commissi
President cohen please take roll. [roll call] president cohen is in route. Vice president elias you have a quorum. Vice president elias welcome everyone to tonights meet. Please join me by placing your hand over your heart by saying the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Sergeant, call the item. First line item is general Public Comment. At this time, the public is now welcome to address the commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonights agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Police Commission. Under Police Commission rules and order, Neither Police nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public but may provide a brief response. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. Entering access code, 187 569 7880 press pound and pound three. You may submit Public Comment in either of the ways. Email the secretary of the Police Commission or written
Quorum. Vice president elias welcome everyone to tonights meet. Please join me by placing your hand over your heart by saying the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Sergeant, call the item. First line item is general Public Comment. At this time, the public is now welcome to address the commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonights agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Police Commission. Under Police Commission rules and order, Neither Police nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public but may provide a brief response. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. Entering access code, 187 569 7880 press pound and pound three. You may submit Public Comment in either of the ways. Email the secretary of the Police Commission or written comments maybe sent u. S. Postal service to the Public Safety building located at 1245 third street. We ha