Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 5:10 p.m. · 6 items · 11 votes · 9 public comments
What happened
The council approved $125,000 in city funding for the 2008 Home Front Festival after a split vote, with Mayor McLaughlin voting no. The annual event celebrates Richmond's World War II history and shipyard heritage.
A proposal to create a formal policy for selecting the vice mayor failed after receiving only four yes votes. Councilmember Bates voted against the measure, while four members abstained from voting.
The council approved 7 routine items on consent, including a $355,514 contract with the county for hazardous materials emergency response and a $1 per year lease for a police substation at Hilltop Mall. Other items included new job classifications for custodial and park positions and a $90,000 lease for undercover police vehicles.
Council members voted to discuss ways to schedule meetings that increase public participation, with Mayor McLaughlin casting the lone no vote. The council also approved research into adding security cameras to small business loan programs and awarded a construction contract to Ghilotti Bros to repair a retaining wall on Water Street in Point Richmond.
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Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $356K Hazardous Materials Response Program ... · $90K Police Department Undercover Vehicle ... · $1 Police Department Hilltop Mall Substa...