Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 5:09 p.m. · 9 items · 13 votes · 1 public comments
What happened
The council approved $67 million in bonds to finance the Crescent Park Apartments project unanimously. The tax-exempt and taxable bonds will fund construction of new multifamily rental housing.
A $257,600 contract for Point Molate beach park maintenance passed 6-3, with McLaughlin, Thurmond, and Viramontes voting no. Forster & Kroeger will handle landscaping, cleaning, and upkeep through June 2008.
The council increased a legal contract by $200,000 to defend the Barra lawsuit, bringing total spending to $275,000 for Shute Mihaly & Weinberger law firm. Only Bates voted against the additional funding.
A new police staffing standard of 3 officers per 1,000 residents in high-crime areas passed 7-2, with Butt and McLaughlin dissenting. The standard aims to provide consistent patrol coverage for about 25,000 residents in these neighborhoods.
The council authorized the Fire Chief to interview displaced Vallejo firefighters under state law AB 1929. The measure passed 5-2 with Butt and McLaughlin voting no, and Bates and Lopez abstaining.
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