Tuesday, September 12, 2023
34 agenda items recorded · 2 motion records · View official: Agenda
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Melvin Willis(Absent)
Claudia Jimenez(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Doria Robinson(Absent)
Cesar Zepeda(Present)
Soheila Bana(Present)
33 items
Meet privately to discuss employee union contract negotiations
Labor & City Workers
Report on new city employees hired recently
New Employee Report
Add $100,000 to Downey Brand contract for Point Molate development lawsuit appeals
Motion passed 6-0Point Molate
Increase budget for law firm defending personal injury lawsuits by $100,000
Legal Defense Contract
Amend Police Activities League lease to allow tiny home village for homeless youth
Police & Community Safety
Accept $8.6 million state grant to help 115 homeless residents find housing
Housing & Homelessness
Hire Just Cities to create Housing Equity Roadmap for $150,000
Housing & Homelessness
Extend contract with grant writing firm to help secure homelessness funding
Housing & Homelessness
Approve response to grand jury report on city affordable housing efforts
Housing & Homelessness
Increase portable toilet contract by $150,000 through June 2025
Police & Community Safety
Authorize property purchase at 425 24th Street for 48-unit homeless housing project
Housing & Homelessness
Upgrade fire department's computer dispatch system and install tablets in 35 vehicles
Fire Department Technology
Accept $30,000 grant for Operation Peacemaker Fellowship violence prevention program
Police & Community Safety
Expand safety training contract for job program participants by $126,000
Environmental Justice
Hire Trans Metro for $250,000 paratransit van services and community outreach
Paratransit Services
Hire referee services for youth and adult sports leagues
Sports Programs
Partner with Youth Tennis Advantage for free tennis lessons at 2 city courts
Labor & City Workers
Accept $500,000 state grant to expand Richmond Moves electric shuttle service
Police & Community Safety
Accept $69,602 state grant to expand library English classes for adults
Library ESL Program
Accept $65,296 federal grant for adult literacy education programs at library
Adult Literacy Program
Appoint Janet Flint to Urban Forest Advisory Committee
Urban Forest Committee
Reappoint Victoria Sawicki to Human Rights and Human Relations Committee
Police & Community Safety
Appoint Crashelle Jackson to Economic Development Commission
Economic Development Commission
Appoint Jocelyn Nichole Hernandez Trueba to Richmond Youth Council
Youth & Community Programs
Approve travel to China for mayor and councilmember to renew sister city agreement
Police & Community Safety
Increase boat repair contract by $30,000 for police marine unit
Police & Community Safety
Accept $80,619 federal grant to buy police safety equipment like bulletproof vests
Police & Community Safety
Allow Public Works director to sign transportation funding agreements with CalTrans
CalTrans Agreements
Receive research report on Community Crisis Response Program options
Motion passed 5-1Police & Community Safety
Receive emergency services data analysis report from Matrix Consulting
Police & Community Safety
Receive presentation on city accomplishments from 2022-2023
Annual Report
Receive presentation on sea level rise risks and Bay Area adaptation plans
Police & Community Safety
Join East Bay wildfire prevention coordination group with other cities
Labor & City Workers
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