Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Presiding: Mayor Thomas K. Butt · Called to order: 6:30 p.m. · 5 items · 12 votes · 17 public comments
What happened
The council approved a shortlist of developers for Point Molate, the 412-acre former Navy fuel depot that the city wants to redevelop. The decision passed 4-2, with Martinez and Willis voting no. A proposal meeting with the shortlisted developers will be scheduled.
The council declared a shelter crisis to unlock emergency state funding for homelessness services. This declaration removes certain zoning and permitting restrictions to allow faster construction of homeless shelters. The decision passed unanimously.
The council approved an investment policy that excludes fossil fuel companies from the city's portfolio. The policy prohibits investing public money in oil, gas, and coal companies. This also passed unanimously.
The council approved 6 routine items on consent, including $521,500 in contracts for Harbor 8 project construction and a $118,000 contract for pension forecasting software. The council also approved debt and financial swap policies for fiscal year 2018-19 and abandoned a portion of South 47th Street public easement to Miralflores Community Development. Discussion of Planning Commission appointments was postponed with no vote recorded.
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Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $522K Harbor 8 project contracts · $118K GovInvest Inc. contract · $91K Socrata contract amendment