Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Presiding: Mayor Butt · Called to order: 7:24 p.m. · 3 items · 19 votes · 2 public comments
What happened
The council unanimously approved a formal statement supporting the DACA program for immigrant youth. Two residents spoke during public comment on this resolution, which expresses Richmond's support for young immigrants who arrived as children and face potential deportation under changing federal policies.
The council approved 18 routine items on consent, including accepting $31.7 million in bond proceeds for wastewater system improvements. Other notable approvals included a $788,854 county grant for hazardous materials emergency response and expanding the Glen Price Group contract by $180,000 for grant application services.
Discussion of setting a salary range for a new Office of Neighborhood Safety Program Manager position was continued to a future meeting. The council also postponed creating the new Program Manager job classification for the same office.
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Attendance
Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $31.7M Wastewater revenue bond proceeds · $789K Hazardous Materials Response Program ... · $708K Reoccurring contracts for fiscal year...