Tuesday, May 21, 2024
22 agenda items recorded · 3 motion records · View official: Agenda
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Attendance
Claudia Jimenez(Present)
Soheila Bana(Present)
Melvin Willis(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Doria Robinson(Absent)
Cesar Zepeda(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
21 items
Meet privately with lawyers about 5 ongoing lawsuits against the city
Point Molate
Approve $150,000 increase for housing law firm through June 2025
Motion passed 6-0Housing & Homelessness
Hire employment law firm for workplace lawsuits through June 2027
Employment Legal Services
Increase law firm budget by $150,000 to defend injury lawsuits
Legal Services Contract
Support union workers seeking better pay and conditions at LifeLong Medical
Labor & City Workers
Authorize 20-firm on-call list for environmental and planning consulting through 2027
Environmental Justice
Set tax rate at 0.14% for city pension bond payments
Labor & City Workers
Approve upgraded emergency alert system contract with Everbridge for $76,113
Emergency Alert System
Buy $47,000 air monitoring equipment for 3 fire department emergency units
Environmental Justice
Give City Clerk automatic 5% salary raise after missing evaluation deadline
City Clerk Compensation
Add Cesar Chavez Day and Juneteenth as official paid city holidays
Labor & City Workers
Add 2 new city positions: Senior Planner and grant-funded Administrative Analyst
Labor & City Workers
Receive monthly crime statistics report from police chief
Police & Community Safety
Increase Wadsworth Glass contract by $50,000 for city building repairs
Building Maintenance Contract
Award $4.1 million contract to renovate Shields-Reid Park in North Richmond
Police & Community Safety
Add $25,419 to Santa Rita Road stabilization project for landslide damage
Police & Community Safety
Approve $104,099 contract increase to finish Cutting Boulevard bike path project
Police & Community Safety
Award $1.14 million contract to add street lighting on Yellow Brick Road
Police & Community Safety
Extend ban on new tobacco and vape shops until April 2025
Motion passed 6-0Environmental Justice
Update city fees including new developer impact charges
Developer Impact Fees
Direct city attorney to prepare ballot measure creating tax on oil refining
Motion passed 6-0Chevron & the Refinery
O.2.aCity Council Meeting Minutes