Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Presiding: Mayor Butt · Called to order: 6:37 p.m. · 7 items · 22 votes · 10 public comments

What happened

The council approved 15 routine items on consent, including a $588,000 construction contract for Safe Routes to School sidewalks and crosswalks and accepting $782,907 from the county for hazardous materials emergency response.

A $200,000 project for the North Richmond pump station was funded using storm drainage fees. The council also expanded the Veolia contract to operate two stormwater facilities for $30,047 monthly.

The council approved a $60,000 sole-source contract with Linear Systems for a software upgrade. An amnesty program for unpaid business license taxes was also created to help businesses get current on their obligations.

Eight agenda items were continued to future meetings, including a $625,000 federal grant to hire additional police officers and an appeal of solar panel approval on Chevron refinery land. Discussions about appointing residents to the North Richmond Mitigation Fund Committee and revising Richmond Police Commission operations were also postponed.

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Attendance

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Vinay Pimple(Present)
8 items · 15 consent
Contract with First Alarm Security Patrol for Point Molate security services
Passed 7-0Point Molate
Appoint 2 residents to North Richmond Mitigation Fund Committee
Chevron & the Refinery
Hear appeal of Design Review Board approval for solar panel project on Chevron refinery land
Chevron & the Refinery
Accept $625,000 federal grant to hire additional police officers
Passed 6-0Police & Community Safety
Support seed saving in Richmond and state legislation promoting seed exchanges
Passed 7-0Political Statements
Call for end to US embargo against Cuba
Passed 6-0Political Statements
Support state Safety for All Act of 2016
Passed 7-0Political Statements
Revise law governing how Richmond Police Commission operates
Passed 5-2Police & Community Safety

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $783K Hazardous Materials Response Program ... · $588K Construction contract with Ghilotti B... · $200K Storm drainage impact fee appropriation

H-18Meeting minutes approval