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Richmond, CA 94804

AGENDA

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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Mayor		Vice Mayor
Thomas K. Butt		Eduardo Martinez

Councilmembers

Nathaniel Bates

Jovanka Beckles

Gayle McLaughlin

Jael Myrick

Vinay Pimplé

Housing Authority Tenant Commissioners

Two vacancies

The Richmond City Council also serves as Board Members and Commission Members for the following:

Housing Authority

Joint Powers Financing Authority

Surplus Property Authority

Local Reuse Authority

COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION:

This meeting is being held in a wheelchair accessible location. To request disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact Bruce Soublet, ADA Coordinator, at (510) 620-6509 at least three business days before the meeting date.

MEETING PROCEDURES

The City of Richmond encourages community participation at its City Council meetings and has established procedures that are intended to accommodate public input in a timely and

time-sensitive way. As a courtesy to all members of the public who wish to participate in City Council meetings, please observe the following procedures:

PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Anyone who desires to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda must complete and file a pink speaker’s card with the City Clerk prior to the City Council’s consideration of the item. Once the City Clerk has announced the item, no person shall be permitted to speak on the item other than those persons who have submitted their names to the City Clerk. Your name will be called when the item is announced for discussion. Each speaker will be allowed TWO (2) MINUTES to address the City Council on NON-PUBLIC HEARING items listed on the agenda.

OPEN FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Individuals who would like to address the City Council on matters not listed on the agenda or on items remaining on the consent calendar may do so under Open Forum. All speakers must complete and file a pink speaker’s card with the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Open Forum. The amount of time allotted to individual speakers shall be determined based on the number of persons requesting to speak during this item. The time allocation for each speaker will be as follows: 15 or fewer speakers, a maximum of 2 minutes; 16 to 24 speakers, a maximum of 1 and one-half minutes; and 25 or more speakers, a maximum of 1 minute.

SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO OCCUPY THE RESERVED SEATS IN THE FRONT ROW BEHIND THE SPEAKER’S PODIUM AS THEIR NAME IS ANNOUNCED BY THE CITY CLERK.

CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved or adopted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the audience or the City Council. A member of the audience requesting to remove an item from the Consent Calendar must first complete a speaker’s card and discuss the item with a City staff person who has knowledge of the subject material, prior to filing the card with the City Clerk and prior to the City Council’s consideration of Agenda Review. An item removed from the Consent Calendar may be placed anywhere on the agenda following the City Council’s agenda review.

CONDUCT AT MEETINGS: Richmond City Council meetings are limited public forums during which the City strives to provide an open, safe atmosphere and promote robust public debate. Members of the public, however, must comply with state law, as well as the City’s laws and procedures and may not actually disrupt the orderly conduct of these meetings. The public, for example, may not shout or use amplifying devices, must submit comment cards and speak during their allotted time, may not create a physical disturbance, may not speak on matters unrelated to issues within the jurisdiction of the City Council or the agenda item at hand, and may not cause immediate threats to public safety.

CITY HARASSMENT POLICY: The City invites public comment and critique about its operations, including comment about the performance of its public officials and employees, at the public meetings of the City Council and boards and commissions. However, discriminatory or harassing comments about or in the presence of City employees, even comments by third parties, may create a hostile work environment, if severe or pervasive. The City prohibits harassment against an applicant, employee, or contractor on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In order to acknowledge the public’s right to comment on City operations at public meetings, which could include comments that violate the City’s harassment policy if such comments do not cause an actual disruption under the Council Rules and Procedures, while taking reasonable steps to protect City employees from discrimination and harassment, City Boards and Commissions shall adhere to the following procedures. If any person makes a harassing remark at a public meeting that violates the above City policy prohibiting harassment, the presiding officer of the meeting may, at the conclusion of the speaker’s remarks and allotted time: (a) remind the public that the City’s Policy Regarding Harassment of its Employees is contained in the written posted agenda; and (b) state that comments in violation of City policy are not condoned by the City and will play no role in City decisions. If any person makes a harassing remark at a public meeting that violates the above City policy, any City employee in the room who is offended by remarks violating the City’s policy is excused from attendance at the meeting. No City employee is compelled to remain in attendance where it appears likely that speakers will make further harassing comments. If an employee leaves a City meeting for this reason, the presiding officer may send a designee to notify any offended employee who has left the meeting when those comments are likely concluded so that the employee may return to the meeting. The presiding officer may remind an employee or any council or board or commission member that he or she may leave the meeting if a remark violating the City’s harassment policy is made. These procedures supplement the Council Rules and Procedures relating to disruption of orderly conduct at Council meetings.

Any law enforcement officer on duty or whose service is commanded by the presiding officer shall be Sergeant-at-Arms of the Council meetings. He/she, or they, shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meetings (City Council Rules of Procedure and Order Section III F, RMC Section 2.12.030).

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OPEN SESSION TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT

ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

5:45 p.m.

A.	ROLL CALL

B.	PUBLIC COMMENT

C.	ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

Shimada Room of the Community Services Building

A.	CITY COUNCIL

A-1.

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8):

Property: Miraflores Housing Development

Agency negotiators: Bill Lindsay, Chad Smalley

Negotiating parties: Miraflores Community Devco, LLC

Under negotiations: Price and terms of payment

A-2.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government Code Section 54957.6):

Title: City Clerk

SPECIAL MEETING OF

THE RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY

6:25 p.m.

A.	PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

B.	ROLL CALL

C.	STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

D.	OPEN FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

E.	AGENDA REVIEW

F.	HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR

F-1.

ADOPT a resolution approving the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond post-issuance tax compliance procedures for tax-exempt bonds - Richmond Housing Authority (Tim Jones 621-1310).

F-2.

ADOPT a resolution authorizing the Richmond Housing Authority to revise the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Housing Payment Standards (HPS) to reflect the new Contra Costa County Fair Market Rents effective 2016 - Housing and Community Development Department (Tim Jones 621-1310).

F-3.

APPROVE the minutes of the February 16, 2016, Richmond Housing Authority Meeting - City Clerk's Office (Pamela Christian 620-6513).

G.	ADJOURNMENT

REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

6:30 p.m.

A.	ROLL CALL

B.	STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

C.	AGENDA REVIEW

D.	REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY OF FINAL DECISIONS MADE DURING CLOSED SESSION

E.	REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

F.	OPEN FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

G.	JOINT SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR

G-1.

ADOPT resolutions: (1) of the City Council authorizing the transfer to the Successor Agency of certain properties that were conveyed to the city in 2011 and later determined to be disallowed transfers under Dissolution Law; and, (2) of the Successor Agency Board authorizing the Successor Agency's acceptance of the properties that were conveyed to the city in 2011 and later determined to be disallowed transfers under Dissolution Law - Engineering Services Department - Capital Improvement Projects (Chadrick Smalley 412-2067).

H.	CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR

H-1.

ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $10,000 grant funds from Richmond Police Athletic League (RPAL), for Richmond Public Library, Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP), and APPROVE an agreement with the Richmond Police Activities League for the provision of literacy services for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 - Library and Cultural Services Department (Katy Curl 620-6554/Sherry Drobner 307-8082).

H-2.

ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE $12,000 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funds and APPROVE the purchase of laptops to support the Gale-Cengage Career Online High School Program at Richmond Public Library, Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP) - Library and Cultural Services Department (Katy Curl 620-6554/Sherry Drobner 307-8082).

H-3.

RECEIVE a report on the Richmond Municipal Sewer District for the month of January 2016 - Utilities Department (Ryan Smith 620-5486).

H-4.

APPROPRIATE the amount of $233,743 from available funds in the Wastewater enterprise capital improvements budget for design services for the project to replace the sewer main under 23rd Street, between Cutting Boulevard and Ohio Avenue - Utilities Department (Ryan Smith 620-5486).

H-5.

APPROVE a grant-funded contract with Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc. (RMSI) to provide consulting services to support capacity building, marketing and outreach for the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) City of Richmond Revolving Loan Fund Grant in an amount not to exceed $15,000, for a term from March 15, 2016 through December 31, 2016 - City Manager's Office (Bill Lindsay/Janet Johnson 620-6512).

H-6.

ADOPT a resolution supporting Contra Costa County's efforts in facilitating the financing of the Twenty-One and Twenty-Three Nevin Avenue development project, located in and approved by the City of Richmond, through the issuance of tax-exempt revenue bonds - Housing and Community Development (Tim Jones 621-1310).

H-7.

PROCLAMATION declaring March 2016 as "Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month" - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503)

H-8.

ADOPT an ordinance (second reading) revising the Richmond Police Commission enabling ordinance, Richmond Municipal Code 3.54 - Mayor Tom Butt (620-6503).

H-9.

ADOPT an ordinance (second reading) amending the City of Richmond's classification of Crime Prevention Coordinator to Crime Prevention Manager and associated wages, salary and compensation for the revised and retitled classification (Salary Range 060D: $7,158-$8,657/month) - Human Resources Management Department (Lisa Stephenson 620-6600).

H-10.

APPROVE actions to update the Commission on Aging: ACCEPT the resignation of Sara Cleveland, Seat #8, term expiration date May 19, 2016, and Francis Moulton, Seat #12, term expiration date May 19, 2017; DECLARE Seat #8 and Seat #12 vacant; and DIRECT the City Clerk to post the vacancies - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

H-11.

APPROVE actions to update the Historic Preservation Commission: APPOINT Michael Hibma, new appointment, Seat #2, term expiring July 31, 2016 - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

H-12.

APPROVE actions to update the Housing Advisory Commission: APPOINT Marichelle Alcantara, new appointment, seat #4, term expiring November 1, 2017 - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

H-13.

APPROVE actions to update the Recreation and Parks Commission: APPOINT Maryn Hurlbut, new appointment, seat #8, term expiring October 26, 2019 - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

H-14.

H-15.

APPOINT Annie King-Meredith to the North Richmond Resident, Incorporated Area Seat on the North Richmond Mitigation Fund Committee; APPOINT Marena Brown to serve as the Alternate for the North Richmond Resident, Incorporated Area Seat on the North Richmond Mitigation Fund Committee - Mayor Tom Butt (620-6503). This item was continued from the March 1, 2016, meeting.

H-16.

ADOPT a resolution approving the revision of authorized signatures for the transfer of funds from the Local Agency Investment Fund, deleteing old account signers and designating current authorized signers in the Finance Department - Finance Department(Belinda Warner/Tracey Angelo 620-6750).

H-17.

APPROVE the minutes of the regular City Council meetings held Tuesday, February 16 and 23, 2016 - City Clerk's Office (Pamela Christian 620-6513).

H-18.

ADOPT a resolution designating the Employment & Training Department as the America's Job Center of Californiasm (AJCC) operator and career services provider for the Richmond Workforce Development Board pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, and adopting the Richmond Workforce Development Board Recertification Request for Program Years 2016-18 - City Manager's Office (Bill Lindsay 620-6512).

H-19.

APPROVE a contract with Advance Peace (fiscal agent Safe Passages) to provide consulting services to assist the City with Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) core operating, programming, evaluation, communications, resource development and quality control functions in an amount not to exceed $95,000 for a term from April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 - City Manager's Office (Bill Lindsay 620-6512).

I.	COUNCIL AS A WHOLE

I-1.

RECEIVE a presentation on the implementation of the Integrated Pest Management Ordinance, Richmond Municipal Code Section 9.48, and on implementation of the City Council policy adopted February 24, 2015, to ban the use of pesticides in weed abatement activities - Public Works Department (Yader Bermudez 231-3008).

I-2.

DIRECT city staff to prepare reports for the City Council regarding the following two initiative measures: the Right to Vote on Development Subsidies and Public Debt Charter Amendment; and the Richmond District Elections Act (a charter amendment) - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

I-3.

DISCUSS and DIRECT staff to prepare ballot measures for the November 2016 general election for a Sugary Beverage Tax; DISCUSS and DIRECT staff to prepare ballot measures for the November 2016 general election for a Litter Tax; and DISCUSS and DIRECT staff to prepare ballot measures for the November 2016 general election to increase the Real Estate Documentary Transfer Tax - Mayor's Office (Mayor Tom Butt 620-6503).

J.	REPORTS OF OFFICERS: REFERRALS TO STAFF, AND GENERAL REPORTS (INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS)

K.	ADJOURNMENT

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