Tuesday, July 21, 2020

3 items · 18 votes · 54 public comments

What happened

The council approved $4.9 million contract to build chemical treatment facilities at the wastewater plant, with the city paying $3.2 million. The council also approved 14 routine items on consent, including $30,000 in environmental grants to local nonprofits and a $100,000 contract with Wadsworth Glass for city building windows.

The council extended COVID-19 eviction protections until they set a future end date. The measure passed 5-2, with Bates and Butt voting no, keeping renters protected from eviction during the pandemic.

A business tax ballot measure was approved unanimously for the November election. The measure would change how the city taxes businesses from employee count to gross receipts, with rates from 0.075% to higher percentages.

Discussion of cutting 2 positions from the Office of Neighborhood Safety to save $228,000 was continued to a future meeting.

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Attendance

Ben Choi(Present)
Demnlus Johnson III(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Melvin Willis(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
4 items · 14 consent
Details
Extend COVID-19 eviction protections until council sets end date
Failed 2-5Rent Board & Tenants
Place measure on November ballot to change business tax structure
Passed 7-0Business Tax Structure
Cut 2 positions from Office of Neighborhood Safety to reduce budget by $228,000
Police & Community Safety

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $4.9M West County Agency Joint Powers Agree... · $100K Wadsworth Glass contract · $32K Local Government Commission contract ...

G-16Meeting minutes approval