MEETING(S) - (Meetings are virtual)
AMENDED SPECIAL RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Community Services Building
440 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 9 4804
Members:
Thomas K. Butt, Mayor
Demnlus Johnson III, Councilmember at Large
Nathaniel Bates, Councilmember at Large Claudia
Jimenez, Councilmember District 6 Eduardo Martinez, Vice Mayor at Large
Melvin Willis, Councilmember District 1 Gayle
McLaughlin, Councilmember District 5
Link to City Council Agendas/Packets
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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY
PURSUANT to the Governor of the State of California’s Assembly Bill 361 and in the interest of the public health and safety, attendance at the City of Richmond City Council meeting will be limited to Council members, essential City of Richmond staff, and members of the news media. Public comment will be confined to items appearing on the agenda and will be limited to the methods provided below.
How to watch the meeting from home:
1. KCRT – Comcast Channel 28 or AT&T Uverse Channel 99
2. Livestream online at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3178/KCRT-Live
Public comment may be submitted by mail, eComment, email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows, provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item.
Via mail: received by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, sent to 450 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor, Office of the Clerk, Richmond, CA 94804.
Via eComments: eComments are available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. eComments can be submitted when the agenda is published and until the conclusion of public comments for the agenda item. eComments can be viewed by the City Council and members of the public as they are submitted.
Email your comment to [email protected] should you have difficulty submitting an eComment during a meeting.
Via email: to [email protected] by 10:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Emails MUST contain in the subject line 1) public comments – Open Session prior to Closed Session; All such email with correctly labeled subject lines will be posted on-line and emailed to the City Council before the meeting is called to order.
Email received after 10:00 a.m. will be posted on-line following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes.
Via Zoom by video conference: for Open Session and City Council: Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/99312205643?pwd=MDdqNnRmS2k4ZkRTOWhlUldQOUF1Zz09 Passcode: ccmeeting
By iPhone one-tap: US: +16699006833,,99312205643# or +13462487799,,99312205643# By Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 993 1220 5643
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aehrwCgISx
To comment by video conference: click on the Participants button at the bottom of your screen and select the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being asked for.
When called upon, press the unmute button. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. To comment by phone: you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak
when Public Comment is asked for. When called upon, you will be asked to unmuted by pressing *6.
After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are available at:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663 -Joining-a-meeting-by-phone. **
**The mayor will announce the agenda item number and open public comment when appropriate.
The City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments, you are strongly encouraged to submit your comments in writing in advance of the meeting.
AB 361 Procedures in the Event of Technical Difficulties: In the event the meeting broadcast is disrupted, or if a technical issue on the agency's end disrupts public participation, the legislative body board cannot take any further action on the agenda until the technical issue is resolved.
Properly labeled public comments will be considered a public record, put into the official meeting record, available after the meeting as supplemental materials, and will be posted as an attachment to the meeting minutes when the minutes are posted: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=31.
Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request, the City will provide for written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services and sign language interpreters, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in and provide comments at/related to public meetings. Please submit a request, including your name, phone number and/or email address, and a description of the modification, accommodation, auxiliary aid, service or alternative format requested at least two days before the meeting. Requests should be emailed to [email protected] or submitted by phone at 510-620-6513, ext. 9, or 510-620-6509.
Requests made by mail to City Clerk’s Office, City Council meeting, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804 must be received at least two days before the meeting. Requests will be granted whenever possible and resolved in favor of accessibility.
Effect of Advisory on In-person public participation: During the pendency of Assembly Bill 361, the language in this Advisory portion of the agenda supersedes any language contemplating in-person public comment.
Disclaimer: The City Clerk's Office translates agendas to enhance public access. Translated agendas are provided as a courtesy and do not constitute legal notice of the meeting or items to be discussed. In case of discrepancy, the English agenda will prevail.
A. AMENDED SPECIAL OPEN SESSION TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE CLOSED
SESSION
1:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
C. CLOSED SESSION
C.1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Government Code Section 54957.6)
Title: City Attorney
C.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (paragraph (1) of Subdivision [d] of Government Code Section 54956.9)
• Winehaven Legacy LLC v. City of Richmond, et al.
D. PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE CLOSED SESSION
E. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
F. REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON FINAL DECISIONS MADE DURING CLOSED
SESSION
G. ADJOURNMENT