Discuss ways to thank people who helped bring Berkeley Lab to Richmond
$1,278,000
Resolution 6-12
In Plain English
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab recently chose Richmond for their second campus, a $1.3 million project. City council wants to brainstorm how to publicly recognize the individuals and organizations who helped secure this major economic development win for the city.
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Votes
Direct the city manager to work with the City Council to organize an appropriate recognition to honor everyone that was involved with the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab selecting Richmond as the location of their second campus
6 to 0
Adopt Resolution No. 11-12 ordering the preparation of the Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 regarding improvements and costs for the Marina Bay Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District
6 to 0
Approve Contract Amendment No. 1 with Gallagher and Burk, Inc. for the Carlson Boulevard Improvement Project
6 to 0
Approve a contract with Lawson Drayage, Inc. to furnish labor and equipment to offload and install the Plunge bulkhead
6 to 0
Adopt Resolution No. 18-12 in support of the Millionaires' Tax
6 to 0
Adopt Resolution No. 19-12 in support of the New Priorities Campaign
7 to 0
Adopt Resolution No. 20-12 in support of Safe Oil Refineries, Secure Jobs and Healthy Communities
7 to 0
Direct the city manager to find a source of funding to retain the services of Catalog Choice for one year
Approve consent calendar
7 to 0
Refer the item to staff for further review and research and report the financial implications to the City Council
6 to 1
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