Tuesday, July 18, 2006

The council approved a $7.2 million contract with Bay Cities Paving for street repairs across multiple neighborhoods. Griffin cast the only no vote on the major infrastructure project, which will resurface roads and fix potholes identified in the 2006 pavement assessment.

The council approved creating two new city positions: a Senior Assistant to the Mayor and a Staff Assistant to City Council. Both positions were added to the city's official job classifications with established salary ranges.

A three-year contract was approved to fund 6 police officers at Richmond's three high schools through 2009. Each school will receive two full-time officers to handle security and law enforcement on campus.

The council passed several governance updates, including changes to local hiring requirements for city contractors and new rules for sewer and water connections. They also updated zoning regulations for cemeteries, crematoriums, and mortuaries.

The council approved one routine item on consent, increasing the police department's legal services contract by $50,000 to a total of $60,000. Discussion of rejecting bids for the Cutting Boulevard traffic signal upgrade was continued to a future meeting.