Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Special

Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 7:06 p.m. · 7 items · 4 votes · 4 public comments

What happened

The council approved plans to complete the Riggers Loft Project at Richmond's port and create a joint venture with the Port of Zhoushan, China. The agreement includes $9,000 for the port director to travel to China. Both related items passed unanimously.

The council also approved expanding the street repair budget and staffing to address resident complaints. The city currently lacks enough money and staff to keep up with repair requests from residents, who file more complaints about broken streets than any other city service.

Several items were continued to future meetings, including plans to demolish the Petromark building, coordination of a council retreat, and testing time limits on agenda items.

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Attendance

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)

Corky Boozé(Present)

Nat Bates(Present)

Jovanka Beckles(Present)

Jael Myrick(Present)

Tom Butt(Present)

Jim Rogers(Present)

7 items

Authorize funding for Riggers Loft Project and joint venture with Port of Zhoushan

Passed 7-0Terminal 1 & the Port

Consider expanding street repair budget and staffing

Passed 7-0Police & Community Safety

Fund Riggers Loft project and create joint venture with Port of Zhoushan, China

Passed 7-0Terminal 1 & the Port

Direct city manager to create plan for demolishing Petromark building

Petromark Building

Receive presentation on coordinating a Richmond City Council retreat

City Council Retreat

Align conflicting deadlines in council rules and prior resolution

Council Rules

Test time limits on council agenda items for 3 months

Police & Community Safety