Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:52 p.m. · 5 items · 17 votes · 16 public comments
What happened
The council approved adding a fourth medical marijuana collective permit to Richmond's current limit of three. The vote was 4-3, with Beckles, Butt, and McLaughlin opposing the expansion.
The council approved 10 routine items on consent, including accepting a $225,000 county contract to provide job training for 50 West County youth and $150,000 matching funds for a National Endowment for the Arts public art grant.
The council requested a 60-day delay of water quality cleanup requirements for the former Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot site. The council approved 5-1, with Boozé voting no, giving the city more time to review proposed environmental standards from the Regional Water Board.
The council hired TransMETRO to implement the city's transportation management plan, approved 6-1 with Boozé opposing. The council also approved the Port Executive Director's business travel to China for trade development and accepted completed street light wiring work by W. Bradley Electric in the Park Plaza neighborhood.
The council supported the Contra Costa Community College District's construction labor agreement, which sets wages and work rules for contractors on large building projects.
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