What happened
The council approved a law expanding housing protections for homeless people trying to rent apartments. The unanimous vote extends existing protections for formerly incarcerated residents to help homeless residents access rental housing by limiting landlord background checks.
The council also approved reinstating parking tickets for street sweeping violations after a 90-day warning period. The 6-1 vote passed with McLaughlin abstaining, ending pandemic-era ticket suspensions as streets become increasingly blighted with debris.
A split vote updated the city's encroachment law governing when utilities and businesses can use public street space. The measure passed 6-1 with Butt voting no, combining two separate chapters into one and adding new rules for private property encroachments.
The council approved one routine item on consent, including receiving budget presentations from Finance and Human Resources departments.
Multiple items received no votes and were continued, including a $77,500 federal grant for police safety equipment, a $400,000 contract with NCE Engineering for landslide project design work, and the purchase of a Richmond Housing Authority building for $1 to house job training programs.
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