Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Presiding: Mayor Butt · Called to order: 6:51 p.m. · 2 items · 22 votes · 16 public comments

What happened

The council voted down proposed changes to the Police Commission law during its final vote on the amendments. The commission oversees police department policies and procedures.

The council approved mid-year budget adjustments unanimously after reviewing spending performance compared to original projections. Staff identified areas where departments needed more or less money than initially planned.

The council approved 17 routine items on consent, including a $275,000 used street sweeper truck and extending the auditing contract with Maze & Associates for $2.56 million. Other notable items included $65,415 for ADA restroom upgrades at the Richmond Senior Center and allowing the farmers market to continue using Barrett Avenue parking through December 2017.

Discussion of a $625,000 federal grant to hire additional police officers was continued to a future meeting.

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Attendance

Tom Butt(Present)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Soheila Bana(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
Vinay Pimple(Present)
3 items · 17 consent
Accept $625,000 federal grant to hire additional police officers
Failed 6-1Police & Community Safety
Amend law governing Richmond Police Commission operations
Passed 4-3Police & Community Safety
Review mid-year budget performance and approve spending adjustments
Passed 7-0Mid-Year Budget Review

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $2.6M One year contract extension with Maze... · $435K Contract amendment with Alex Kushner,... · $275K Purchase of a 2015 Schwarze A9 sweepe...

H-16Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held Tuesday, January 26, 2016