Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:42 p.m. · 15 items · 8 votes · 16 public comments

What happened

The council approved reallocating $669,000 from a 2007 oil spill settlement to repair the Marina Bay Trail, passing 5-2 with Bates and Boozé voting no. This money came from a lawsuit over the Cosco Busan oil spill that damaged San Francisco Bay.

The council passed amendments to the Industrial Safety Ordinance for local refineries and chemical plants, approving 5-2 with Bates and Boozé dissenting. The council also voted 5-2 to send a letter urging Governor Brown to veto AB 976, which would change rules for community choice energy programs.

The council approved joining the California Municipal Finance Authority to enable an $11 million loan to Tissue Banks International, a medical tissue processing company. They also renamed Breuner Marsh to Dotson Marsh, passing 6-1 with Boozé voting no.

The council approved 9 routine items on consent, including extending the George Hills Company contract for $635,000 total and hiring law firms for $30,000 each for revenue and legal advice. Discussion of several major items was continued to future meetings, including a $425,000 security contract and the fiscal year 2012-13 budget.

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Attendance

Corky Boozé(Present)

Tom Butt(Present)

Jim Rogers(Present)

Soheila Bana(Present)

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)

Jovanka Beckles(Present)

Jeff Ritterman(Present)

16 items · 9 consent

Update rules for removing abandoned and broken vehicles from city streets

Vehicle Abatement

Set pension fund tax rate at 0.14% for fiscal year 2013

Labor & City Workers

Approve 2-year contract with HALO Group for police firearms training range

Police & Community Safety

Send letter urging Governor Brown to veto AB 976 on energy consulting contracts

Passed 4-2Police & Community Safety

Add $425,000 to DP Security contract for 2 civic buildings through June 2013

DP Security Contract

Approve annual housing program report for federal submission

Police & Community Safety

Join California Municipal Finance Authority to enable $11 million loan to Tissue Banks International

Passed 6-0Tissue Banks International

Affirm that campaign disclaimer rules apply to all ballot measure mailings

Political Statements

Rename Breuner Marsh as Dotson Marsh

Passed 6-1Breuner Marsh Rename

Receive update on federal investigation of 2012 Chevron refinery fire

Chevron & the Refinery

Receive report on Salt Water Construction's contract compliance for harbor dredging

Ford Point & Richmond Village

Reallocate $669,000 from 2007 oil spill settlement to Marina Bay Trail repairs

Passed 6-0Ford Point & Richmond Village

Approve revised budget for fiscal year 2012-13

General Fund Budget

Receive report on costs of hiring outside lawyers for beverage tax lawsuit

Beverage Tax Lawsuit

Amend Industrial Safety Ordinance for safety operations and assessments

Passed 5-2Police & Community Safety

Endorse 2 school district ballot measures for $360 million bond and parcel tax extension

Police & Community Safety

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $328K Foss Maritime lease amendment · $215K George Hills Company contract amendment · $179K CALEMA grant acceptance and STAND con...

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