Tuesday, November 22, 2011
SpecialOfficial term: Special Meeting. Category: Brown Act / Council Procedure. A meeting called outside the regular schedule to address a specific, urgent topic. Only 24 hours notice is required, and the council can only discuss items listed in the special meeting notice.Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:45 p.m. · 9 agenda items recorded · 11 motion records · View official: Minutes
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Attendance
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
Jim Rogers(Present)
Jeff Ritterman(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Corky Boozé(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
9 items
Discuss odor complaints from Veolia wastewater treatment plant
3 motions · see outcomesVeolia Wastewater Plant
Lease new $2.9 million radio equipment for police and fire departments
Motion passed 4-3Police & Community Safety
Increase medical marijuana collective permits from 3 to 4
Motion passed 4-3Cannabis
Apply for $400,000 EPA grant to test soil contamination along Richmond Greenway
Motion passed 4-3Environmental Justice
Apply for $1 million EPA grant to create cleanup loan fund for contaminated sites
Motion passed 4-3Environmental Justice
Accept master plan for upgrading city's sewer system
Motion failedSewer System Master Plan
Remove criminal history question from city job applications
Labor & City Workers
Support statewide ban on criminal history questions in job applications
3 motions · see outcomesPolitical Statements
Give police chief authority to decline mutual aid requests during civil unrest
Police & Community Safety