Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Joint

Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:39 p.m. · 15 items · 3 votes · 10 public comments

What happened

The council approved 8 routine items on consent, including a $12 million budget for Via Verdi street restoration and a $174,000 contract with Richmond Police Activities League for gang violence prevention.

The council redirected Southside anti-crime funds away from a planned police substation to Chief Magnus's priorities instead. The decision passed 4-1, with Rogers voting no.

A temporary moratorium on painting over murals was approved while the city develops a new public art policy. The council also eliminated the health department permit requirement for residents who want to keep bees on their property.

Several street and infrastructure items moved forward, including officially closing a dead-end portion of South 4th Street near Cutting Boulevard. The council also expanded the South Richmond development zone to help the city qualify for a transit planning grant.

The council took a formal stance opposing policies that would require residents to retreat from waterfront areas threatened by sea level rise. Discussion of hiring engineering firms for sewer studies and unarmed security guards for recreation facilities was continued to a future meeting.

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Attendance

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)

Jovanka Beckles(Present)

Corky Boozé(Present)

Nat Bates(Absent)

Tom Butt(Present)

Jim Rogers(Present)

Jeff Ritterman(Present)

16 items · 8 consent

Receive update on graffiti enforcement along Union Pacific railroad tracks

Union Pacific Graffiti

Pause painting over murals until new public art policy is created

Public Art Policy

Direct police to spend Southside anti-crime funds on Chief's priorities instead of planned substation

Passed 3-1Police & Community Safety

Contract with Brookside Health Community for job training health screenings

RichmondBUILD

Hire engineering firm to study sewer overflow problems

Sewer System Study

Approve lease with National Park Service for historic vessel storage

Graving Dock No. 3

Hire unarmed security guards for recreation facilities

Recreation Security

Amend Bay Cities Paving contract for Via Verde sinkhole repairs

Via Verde Sinkhole

Amend contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers for Via Verdi project work

Police & Community Safety

Approve 2-year contract for fencing services at vacant properties

Code Enforcement Contract

Eliminate health department permit requirement for keeping bees

Beekeeping Permits

Vacate dead-end portion of South 4th Street north of Cutting Boulevard

Passed 6-1South 4th Street

Hold public hearing on federal housing and community development spending plan

Police & Community Safety

Amend federal housing grant spending plan for 2010-2011

Police & Community Safety

Expand South Richmond development zone to qualify for transit planning grant

South Richmond PDA

Oppose policy requiring retreat from areas threatened by sea level rise

Political Statements

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $12M Via Verdi Restoration Project budget · $235K EBMUD project funding acceptance · $174K Contract with Richmond Police Activit...

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