Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:49 p.m. · 12 items · 14 votes · 41 public comments
What happened
The council rejected a request to accept late Personnel Board ballots from SEIU 1021, with McLaughlin, Ritterman, Rogers, and Beckles voting no. The union had submitted ballots after the deadline for board appointments.
The council approved 14 routine items on consent, including a $575,000 mobile communications unit for the Police Department and $99,991 for playground equipment at Solano Play Lot.
A new graffiti law was approved 4-2, with McLaughlin and Ritterman voting no. The updated rules clarify that property owners must remove graffiti from their buildings within set timeframes.
The council approved increasing a consulting contract with A-N West engineering by $250,000 for building plan reviews. The city also approved $234,655 in state CalGRIP IV grant funds for gang prevention programs.
The council unanimously passed a resolution urging the EPA and President Obama to enforce the Clean Air Act more strictly to reduce atmospheric carbon to 350 parts per million. They also waived $82,000 in building permit fees for Maritime Child Care Center renovations.
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Biggest items: $684K Budget adjustment for Employment and ... · $575K Purchase mobile communications unit f... · $315K Transportation Fund for Clean Air gra...