Tuesday, October 15, 2024
25 agenda items recorded · 3 motion records · View official: Minutes | Agenda
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Attendance
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Soheila Bana(Absent)
Doria Robinson(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Claudia Jimenez(Present)
Cesar Zepeda(Present)
Melvin Willis(Present)
24 items
Evaluate City Attorney's job performance in closed session
City Attorney Evaluation
Add $2,500 to records consultant contract for Police Department analysis
Motion passed 6-0Records Retention Contract
Support state ballot measure to ban forced labor in California prisons
Police & Community Safety
Approve $18,000 trip to sister city Regla, Cuba for mayor, 2 councilmembers, and staff
Sister City Regla
Proclaim October 25, 2024, as 1st Lieutenant Bruce Howard Brown Day
Rent Board & Tenants
Add $510,000 to rent assistance contract with RCF Connects
Housing & Homelessness
Approve bonds for rehab of Vue at 3600 affordable housing complex
Housing & Homelessness
Add new safety requirements for fuel and chemical storage tank facilities
Police & Community Safety
Receive monthly financial reports for August 2024
Labor & City Workers
Receive progress update on fixing problems identified in 2022 state audit
State Audit Response
Add 23 new city staff positions across multiple departments
Motion passed 6-0Labor & City Workers
Amend Richmond Workforce Development Board bylaws
Youth & Community Programs
Reappoint Bobby Winston to Richmond-Zhoushan Friendship Commission
Richmond-Zhoushan Commission
Reappoint Margaret Lee to Richmond-Zhoushan Friendship Commission through 2026
Richmond-Zhoushan Commission
Reappoint Joseph Kong to Richmond-Zhoushan Friendship Commission through 2026
Richmond Zhoushan Commission
Reappoint Jaycine Scott to the Housing Advisory Commission
Housing Advisory Commission
Reappoint Evelyn Santos to the Library Commission for 3-year term
Library Commission
Reappoint Gay Timmons to the Planning Commission through June 2026
Police & Community Safety
Reappoint John Dupin to regional mosquito control board
Mosquito Control Board
Declare October 19, 2024, as Arbor Day in Richmond
Arbor Day
Declare October 18, 2024 as RYSE-ING Leaders Day in Richmond
Youth & Community Programs
Buy 10 bulletproof shields for police patrol officers for $47,718
Police & Community Safety
Update ARPA spending and reallocate funds between federal relief and city capital budgets
Motion passed 6-0Police & Community Safety
Rename Virginia Playlot to Floria Evans Park and waive renaming fees
Virginia Playlot
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