Work session agenda: briefings on police body cameras, Budget Amendment No. 3, $7.1 million in HUD CARES Act funds and electric scooter rules
October 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting (no physical anchor location)
The Council's October 13, 2020 work session, its monthly briefing-only meeting with no formal meeting or general comment, was scheduled to cover a proposed police body-worn camera ordinance, Budget Amendment No. 3, an update to the Consolidated Plan for about $7.1 million in HUD CARES Act funds and a follow-up on electric scooter rules. No minutes were available.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Updates on emergency proclamations (COVID-19, March earthquake, windstorm)
Discussed
Recurring Administration update on the local emergency declarations.
Item 2 · Presentation
Updates on relieving the condition of people experiencing homelessness
Discussed
Recurring updates and discussion on homelessness in neighborhoods across the city.
Item 3 · Presentation
Updates on racial equity and policing
Discussed
Recurring discussion of staff projects on racial equity and policing, including the new Commission on Racial Equity in Policing.
Item 4 · Public safety
Police officer body-worn cameras ordinance
Discussed
The Council was to discuss options for a first city ordinance on Police Department body-worn camera use. The department has its own policies and there have been executive orders on footage release, but no city ordinance standardizes direction. The agenda calls it part of a broader effort on accountability and equity; action was tentatively set for October 20.
Item 5 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2020-21
Discussed
Briefing on an amendment including airport projects, operating costs for the Racial Equity in Policing Commission and windstorm expenses, among other items. A hearing was set for October 20.
Item 7 · Budget
Update to the 2020-24 Consolidated Plan for HUD CARES Act funds
Discussed
Briefing on amending the city's 2020-24 Consolidated Plan and 2020-21 Annual Action Plan, as HUD requires, so the city can use about $7.1 million in CARES Act funding. The plan covers Community Development Block Grants, Emergency Solutions Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS.
- Grant$7.10 million
Item 8 · City code
Dockless shared mobility devices (electric scooters) ordinance, follow-up
Discussed
Follow-up on a proposed ordinance regulating electric scooters and other dockless shared devices, with possible changes to the Consolidated Fee Schedule. Scooter companies now operate under temporary agreements. The draft sent in March 2020 was updated for added safety features, insurance changes and language separating scooters from devices used by people with reduced or specialized mobility.
Item 9 · Presentation
Final status of Fiscal Year 2020 sustainability projects
Discussed
Written briefing on the final status of sustainability projects approved in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
What residents said
Police body camerasElectric scooter regulation