Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:32 p.m. · 8 items · 15 votes · 18 public comments
What happened
The council approved a $3 million contract increase for Environ to study environmental impacts of Chevron's proposed hydrogen facility. Chevron will pay the additional costs to complete the analysis.
The council approved 11 routine items on consent, including purchasing 20 new police cars for $625,000 and applying for a $230,000 state grant to help homeless residents. Other consent items included a $50,000 emergency generator contract for the Main Library and accepting a $50,000 federal grant for digital literacy planning.
A 5-year lease extension for Auto Warehousing Company at Terminal 3 was approved 5-1, with McLaughlin voting no. The council also approved $10,000 in travel expenses for the Port Executive Director to visit China for business development with the Port of Zhoushan.
The council created a committee to work with Contra Costa County on strengthening industrial safety rules for refineries and chemical plants. They also approved hiring the Glen Price Group to write a federal crime prevention grant application and called a special election for June 4, 2013 to fill a vacant city office.
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Biggest items: $625K Police cars purchase · $230K Emergency Solutions Grants Program ap... · $50K Main Library emergency generator cont...