Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The council approved requiring agenda packets be released 7 days before meetings, passed 5-2 with Butt and Pimplé voting no. This gives residents consistent advance time to review items before each council meeting.

The council also passed resolutions supporting a ban on space-based weapons and stricter coal and petroleum coke regulations. The space weapons ban passed 5-2 with Butt and Pimplé dissenting, while the coal regulations passed 6-1 with Bates voting no.

A neighborhood walking plan for the Iron Triangle area was approved unanimously. The plan identifies improvements like safer crosswalks, better lighting, and new sidewalks for the area.

The council approved 7 routine items on consent, including a $150,000 increase to expand a traffic signal contract for video detection systems on Richmond Parkway. Other items included dissolving the Richmond Tourism Business Improvement District and updating zoning rules for homeless shelters.

A marijuana dispensary relocation to 3190 Klose Way was approved, and the council unanimously adopted an updated 8-year housing plan to meet state requirements. Discussion of funding for a CyberTran International automated transit system was continued to a future meeting.