What happened
The council approved 12 routine items on consent, including a $320,000 contract increase with Larry Walker Associates for water pollution inspections and $70,000 for PES Environmental to consult on the Miraflores property.
The council authorized over $1.6 million in sewer repairs through Veolia Water, approving contracts of $956,440 and $474,275 for pipeline work, plus $224,750 in additional repairs for Bay Hawk Inc. Jimenez and Martinez abstained on all three sewer votes.
A $100,000 agreement for a dedicated prosecutor to handle Richmond cases was approved 6-1, with Bates voting no. The council also approved $375,000 in contracts with 5 executive recruitment firms to help find senior city staff, with Butt casting the lone no vote.
The council approved 6-1 authorizing municipal advisors for land-secured financing districts, with Butt dissenting. Staff was directed to negotiate refinancing deals for 2005 city bonds with City National Bank and Royal Bank of Canada, approved with Johnson and Bates abstaining and Butt voting no.
Discussion of city department reorganization and employee pay scale updates was continued to a future meeting.
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Biggest items: $320K Contract amendment No. 1 with Larry W... · $128K Contract with Pisor Fence Division, Inc. · $70K Contract with PES Environmental, Inc.