Tuesday, September 13, 2022
28 agenda items recorded · 2 motion records · View official: Agenda
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Attendance
Tom Butt(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
Claudia Jimenez(Present)
Melvin Willis(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Demnlus Johnson III(Present)
27 items
Review 3 liability claims against the city in closed session
Liability Claims
Add $125,000 to law firm contract defending police lawsuits
Motion passed 7-0Police & Community Safety
Add $40,000 to law firm contract for Point Molate development lawsuit
Point Molate
Honor Mr. Yasuhiko Aoki for 30+ years serving Richmond-Shimada sister city commission
Police & Community Safety
Approve $15,000 contract for signs and markers at 'Ookwe Park
Ookwe Park
Award $71,759 to 9 local artists for neighborhood public art projects
Art Mini-Grants
Receive June 2022 investment balances and overtime spending reports
Labor & City Workers
Receive monthly financial reports on cash balances and overtime spending
Labor & City Workers
Expand HR consulting contract to recruit police officers and firefighters
Police & Community Safety
Award $100,000 in grants to 6 local nonprofits using Chevron settlement funds
Environmental Justice
Reappoint 2 members to Commission on Aging for 4-year terms
Commission on Aging
Reappoint Brian Carter to Design Review Board for 2-year term
Design Review Board
Reappoint 2 members to ECIA Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee
Chevron & the Refinery
Reappoint 2 members to Economic Development Commission
Economic Development Commission
Reappoint 2 members to Historic Preservation Commission for 4-year terms
Historic Preservation Commission
Reappoint Paula Urtecho to Urban Forest Advisory Committee
Urban Forest Committee
Appoint Sofia Victoria Lopez to Human Rights and Relations Commission
Police & Community Safety
Appoint Thomas Harrison Jr. to Library Commission
Library Commission
Appoint 3 new members to Urban Forest Advisory Committee
Urban Forest Committee
Declare August 31, 2022 as Overdose Awareness Day in Richmond
Overdose Awareness Day
Reappoint Jen Loy to Planning Commission for 2-year term
Planning Commission
Approve $9,200 travel for 4 officials to visit sister city in Japan
Shimada Sister City
Buy $250,000 in police car computers over 5 years
Police & Community Safety
Accept $235,000 state grant for traffic safety enforcement program
Police & Community Safety
Approve project list to receive $2.5 million in state gas tax for road repairs
Road Maintenance Funding
Approve $300,000 contract to build Unity Park trash enclosure
Unity Park
Create plan for effective maintenance and security at Point Molate
Motion passed 4-3Point Molate
W.2.aCity Council Meeting Minutes