What happened
The council approved the $27.7 million federal pandemic relief presentation for discussion, though no vote was taken on how to spend the funds. One resident spoke during public comment about the American Rescue Plan Act money.
The council extended the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force deadline to September 30th in a 5-2 vote, with Bates and Butt voting no. The task force reviews police and public safety programs and needed more time to complete its work.
The council approved 19 routine items on consent, including a $1.57 million contract extension with Tyler Technologies for city operations and $400,000 in redirected grants from the Chevron community investment agreement. Other notable items included $855,380 in state energy grants and new smart trash cans costing $303,275.
Several governance changes passed, including waiving attorney-client privilege to make legal service agreements public and directing Planning Division staff to coordinate with the Homeless Task Force on housing proposals. The council also approved starting the redistricting process to redraw council district boundaries based on 2020 census data.
Discussion of adding $450,000 to a law firm contract for Point Molate legal work was continued to a future meeting.
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Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $1.6M Contract amendment with Tyler Technol... · $855K California Energy Commission grant · $400K Chevron ECIA Amendment No. 3