What happened
The council received the draft 2024-25 city budget and 5-year capital improvement plan, which drew 2 public comments. The budget will be reviewed over the coming weeks before final approval.
The council unanimously approved setting aside Point Molate development approvals after a state appeals court ruled the environmental review was flawed. This action reverses a 2020 mixed-use development approval that community groups had successfully challenged in court.
The council unanimously supported creating Golden State Energy as a nonprofit utility to replace private electric companies across California. This endorsement backs the Reclaim Our Power coalition's efforts for public control of electricity generation and distribution.
The council unanimously accepted the annual report on police use of military-style equipment in 2023. State law requires police departments to publicly report their use of items like armored vehicles, tear gas, and specialty weapons.
The council reviewed 21 contract and budget items without taking votes, including a $6.2 million contract with Nomad Transit to expand Richmond MOVES shuttle citywide and a $609,418 electric bookmobile purchase to replace a broken 1993 vehicle.
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