Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 7:10 p.m. · 14 items · 18 votes · 8 public comments
What happened
The council voted down a $2 million amendment to complete wastewater pump station upgrades by December 2007. The project failed when Marquez and Sandhu abstained and Bates voted no, leaving it short of the needed votes.
The council approved a $360,000 contract to Bay Hawk for concrete repairs throughout the city, despite Bates voting no. The city also hired recruiting firms to find a new Public Works Operations and Maintenance Director and Recreation Director for $26,000, with Bates again casting the lone dissenting vote on both items.
The council approved $30,000 for the Homefront Festival celebrating military families, with Rogers voting against the funding. They also provided $17,000 for the annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival and approved hiring Renne, Sloan, Holtzman, & Sakai law firm as Interim City Attorney for $90,000.
The council directed staff to organize community groups for violence reduction planning and declared Richmond a Green Economic Development Area to attract environmentally-focused businesses. They also authorized Contra Costa County officers to enforce illegal dumping laws in North Richmond.
The council scheduled a public hearing to permanently close part of B Street and approved creating a budget for an annual volunteer appreciation ceremony. Discussion of policies for continuing board and commission members' terms was continued to a future meeting.
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