Appoint 3 councilmembers to Richmond Community Fund Advisory Committee
In Plain English
The Richmond Community Benefits Agreement with Chevron created a fund that requires city oversight. The committee decides how to spend community benefit money from Chevron. If approved, Councilmembers Sandhu, Lopez, and Bates serve on the committee with Vice Mayor Marquez as backup.
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Votes
Motion to approve the appointments
5 to 0
Why This Vote Matters
In a divided vote, the council appointed Councilmembers Sandhu, Lopez, and Bates to oversee how Richmond spends community benefit money from Chevron, with Vice Mayor Marquez serving as backup. The committee will decide how to allocate funds from Richmond's Community Benefits Agreement with the oil company. Three councilmembers opposed the appointments, though their names were not recorded in the vote tally. This committee provides city oversight of community benefit dollars that Chevron provides to Richmond as part of their agreement with the city.
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