Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 5:33 p.m. · 4 items · 18 votes · 11 public comments
What happened
The council approved 15 routine items on consent, including a $1.1 million maintenance agreement for police and fire radio systems and $221,347 to lease seven new BMW motorcycles for police patrol. Other notable approvals included $75,493 in state grants for adult literacy programs and hiring attorney Trisha Aljoe for $150,000 in police legal services.
A discussion about appointment procedures for the Planning Commission and Design Review Board was approved 6-2, with McLaughlin and Butt voting no. The council will review how it selects residents to serve on these volunteer boards that shape development decisions.
The council approved changes to industrial buffer zone rules in the Knox Freeway corridor plan. These rules separate factories from neighborhoods in the Knox Freeway and Cutting Boulevard area.
A contract with Neighborhood House for gang prevention housing and outreach services was approved using state grant funding. The organization will provide temporary housing for at-risk youth and conduct outreach in North Richmond.
The council also endorsed the East Bay Regional Park District bond measure for the November 2008 ballot and accepted an engineering report for Hilltop neighborhood landscape maintenance fees.
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Biggest items: $1.1M Sole source purchase of two year stan... · $221K Lease of seven new 2008 R1200 RT-P BM... · $150K Contract with Trisha A. Aljoe for leg...