Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:48 p.m. · 24 agenda items recorded · 31 motion records · View official: Minutes
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Attendance
Jim Rogers(Present)
Corky Boozé(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
12 items · 11 consent
Apply for $3.4 million state grant to repair local streets and roads
Motion passed 6-0Street Repairs
Accept $75,000 state grant for alcohol law enforcement
Motion passed 6-0ABC Grant
Ban plastic bags and require fees for paper bags at stores
Motion passed 5-2Single-Use Bags
Hold public hearing on $8.5 million tax-exempt bond for Making Waves Foundation
2 motions · see outcomesPolice & Community Safety
Hold public hearing on $40 million tax-exempt bonds for Westridge Apartments renovation
2 motions · see outcomesWestridge Apartments
Levy special property assessments for unpaid city fines and cleanup costs
2 motions · see outcomesPolice & Community Safety
Plan coordination retreat for Richmond City Council members
Motion passedCity Council Retreat
Finance $5 million street light system upgrade through equipment lease
Motion passedPolice & Community Safety
Support state designation of Willow Avenue bridge as Joe Eddy McDonald Memorial Overcrossing
Motion passed 6-0Political Statements
Rename Western Drive north of I-580 to Stenmark Drive
2 motions · see outcomesWestern Drive Rename
Gather expert data to assess city costs from 2012 Chevron refinery fire
4 motions · see outcomesChevron & the Refinery
Ban employers from asking job applicants about criminal history
Motion failed 4-2Police & Community Safety
Listed on the consent calendar. Open an entry for its recorded motions and source text.
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