Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Presiding: Mayor Irma L. Anderson · Called to order: 7:40 p.m. · 7 items · 22 votes
What happened
A proposal to declare a state of emergency in high-crime neighborhoods and approve a gun violence action plan was rejected by the council. The measure failed 6-3, with McLaughlin, Griffin, Anderson, Penn, Rogers, and Butt voting no.
The council approved the 2005/2006 city budget and reviewed requests for Measure Q spending. The budget passed 8-1, with only McLaughlin voting against it.
The council approved 18 routine items on consent, including a $474,433 claim for county transportation funds for paratransit services and $84,592 for new mowers and trailers. Other notable purchases included $79,920 for an employee counseling contract with Managed Health Network and $13,904 for new radios.
Several items were continued to future meetings, including awarding a contract to Dutra Construction for inlet dredging work and discussing two rental tax measures for the November ballot.
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Attendance
Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $474K Resolution No. 88-05 authorizing fili... · $118K Amendment to agreement with Weiss Ass... · $85K Purchase of three new mowers and trai...