Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:37 p.m. · 2 items · 9 votes · 15 public comments
What happened
- Approved raising city minimum wage to $12.30 per hour by 2017 with split 4-3 vote (Bates, Boozé, Rogers dissenting).
- Approved appeal review for Columbia Avenue home addition project with two council members abstaining.
- Approved nine routine items including police management contract with 3% annual raises and fire training equipment.
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Governance(1 item)
Raise city minimum wage to $12.30 per hour by 2017
In Plain English
Richmond currently follows the state minimum wage of $10 per hour. If approved, businesses in Richmond must pay workers at least $12.30 per hour starting in 2017. This affects restaurant workers, retail employees, and other hourly jobs across the city.
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Votes
Adopt an ordinance increasing the minimum wage in the City of Richmond to $12.30 an hour by 2017
Continue the item for four weeks to allow the small businesses to address the City Council and direct the city manager to complete an analysis of the impacts of minimum wage, and to take the appropriate steps to notify all small business in the City of Richmond that the item was on the agenda
Conduct a study session May 6, 2014, and address the changes to some language in the proposed ordinance and hear from the city manager regarding outreach and his analysis report
4 to 3
Zoning(1 item)
Review appeal of approved home addition on Columbia Avenue
In Plain English
A resident is challenging the Design Review Board's approval of a 977-square-foot second-story addition at 5120 Columbia Avenue. The board already approved the project, which includes new parking. The city council now decides whether to uphold or overturn that approval.
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Votes
Close the public hearing
7 to 0
Uphold the Design Review Board's approval of a Design Review Permit (PLN10-157) to construct a ±977 SF second-story addition and uncovered parking at 5120 Columbia Avenue
5 to 0
Approved as a group without individual discussion.