Speaker 1: And three B, I mean, five B sorry is a proclamation declaring November 17th through 23rd as united against hate week.
Speaker 0: Right. So proclamation. Whereas the City of Alameda welcomes honors and respects the contributions of all residents of all races, national or ethnic origins, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or immigration status. And. Whereas, to combat the propagation of racist, xenophobic, sexist, homophobic Islam, Islamophobic and other bigoted views, cities from across the Bay Area and the State of California are participating in United Against Hate Week, a call for local civic action. And. Whereas, elected officials and community members play an important role in promoting a hate free environment and creating safe, flourishing communities. And. Whereas, by recognizing United Against Hate Week, the city of Alameda is taking an important step to bridge divisions and strengthen our community, enabling our residents to help create lasting change. And. Whereas, as a sanctuary city, the city of Alameda is committed to the values of dignity, inclusivity and respect for all. And. Whereas, education, compassion and cooperation are key to understanding and embracing differences between people. And. WHEREAS, Alameda is annual Unity Picnic, which was held this year on Saturday, November 2nd at Crab Cove from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., brings people together to celebrate our diversity and shared values, providing a safe space to join together as one island united in friendship with a shared meal and cultural entertainment. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I Maryland, as he Ashcraft, mayor of the city of Alameda, do hereby proclaim the week of November 17 through November 23 as united against hate week in the city of Alameda and encourage all residents to participate in community events that celebrate our diversity. Thank you, everyone. Okay. So then we move on to, um, item.
Speaker 1: For now. We have three speakers under all communications. There were some speakers just to clarify for the public that submitted under all communications and on the same topic as the Vision Zero. And since that'll be heard very next, we just went ahead and move them into that pile because there were some that had submitted it both ways . So we wanted them all to be heard together. Okay. There's just three under oral now. All right. It's Allan prior to Spencer and Keith Neely.
Speaker 0: Okay. So this is now oral communication where you can speak. There's 15 minutes set aside, 3 minutes per person to speak on an item, not on the agenda. Alan Prior, I think you first come on up.
Proclamation Declaring November 17 through November 23, 2019 as United Against Hate Week.  (City Manager 2110)