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p6.1.C. - Page 21 <br /> Mayor John D.Seybert 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br /> Vice Mayor Ian Bain Redwood City,California 94063 <br /> Telephone(650)780-7220 <br /> Council Members Redwood FAX(650)261-9102 <br /> Alicia C.Aguirre California���� www.redwoodcity.org <br /> Janet Borgens FoundedlW <br /> Jeffrey Gee <br /> Diane Howard <br /> Shelly Masur <br /> September 12, 2017 <br /> Honorable Leland Davis, III <br /> Judge of the Superior Court <br /> c/o Charlene Kresevich <br /> Hall of Justice <br /> 400 County Center, 2nd Floor <br /> Redwood City, CA 94063-1655 <br /> (Sent via email) <br /> RE: Grand Jury Report "English Is Not Our Only Language: Are Local Law <br /> Enforcement Agencies Providing Multilingual Access To Outreach <br /> Programs?" <br /> Dear Judge Davis: <br /> On behalf of the City Council of the City of Redwood City, I would like to thank you for <br /> the opportunity to respond to the Grand Jury Report released on June 29, 2017, entitled <br /> "English Is Not Our Only Language: Are Local Law Enforcement Agencies Providing <br /> Multilingual Access To Outreach Programs?" The following response to the Grand <br /> Jury Report was reviewed and approved by the City Council at its meeting on <br /> September 11, 2017. <br /> Pursuant to Penal Code § 933.05, the Grand Jury requested response from the City of <br /> Redwood City on Recommendations 1 . The Recommendation and the City's response <br /> are detailed as follows: <br /> (R1): All law enforcement agencies in San Mateo Count shall modify their <br /> websites by including multilingual translation capability to potentially increase <br /> access and participation in outreach programs by non-English speaking <br /> residents by December 31, 2017. <br /> Agree: The Redwood City Police Department implemented this recommendation <br /> in 2015 through the addition of a multilingual translation feature on its website. In <br /> addition, the Police Department also created a Spanish-language Facebook <br /> page in 2013 to facilitate outreach to members of our Spanish, speaking <br /> community. <br />