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RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, July 15, 2014
The Richmond City Council Evening Open
Session was called to order at 5:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Butt, Boozé,
Myrick, and Mayor McLaughlin. Absent:
Councilmembers Bates, Boozé and Vice Mayor Beckles
arrived after adjourning to Closed Session.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The city clerk announced that the purpose of the
Open Session was for the City Council to hear public
comments on the following items to be discussed in
Closed Session:
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -
EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision [a] of
Government Code Section 54956.9):
Parish vs. City of Richmond
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Significant
exposure to litigation pursuant to Subdivision (b) of
Government Code Section 54956.9):
Four cases
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section
54956.8):
Property: Port of Richmond Terminal One
Agency negotiator: Bill Lindsay
Negotiating party: Terminal One Development LLC
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6):
Agency designated representatives: Bill Lindsay, Lisa
Stephenson, and Bruce Soublet
Employee organizations: Service Employees International Union (SEIU, Local 1021); International Federation of
Professional and Technical Employees (Local 21); Richmond Police Officers Association (RPOA); Richmond Police
Management Association (RPMA); Richmond International
Association of Firefighters (IAFF, Local 188); and Richmond Fire Management Association (RFMA).
There were no public speakers.
The Open Session adjourned to Closed Session
at 5:07 p.m. Closed Session adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the Richmond City
Council was called to order at 6:58 p.m. by Mayor
McLaughlin.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Boozé, Bates, Butt,
Myrick, Rogers, and Mayor McLaughlin. Absent:
Vice Mayor Beckles arrived at 7:01 p.m.
STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Councilmember Butt recused himself from Item
H-8.
AGENDA REVIEW
Removed Items H-8, I-2, and I-4 from the
Consent Calendar. A motion by Councilmember Bates,
seconded by Councilmember Boozé, that Item H-8 be
moved to be heard before Open Forum, passed by the
following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Bates, Boozé,
Myrick, Rogers, and Mayor McLaughlin. Noes: None.
Abstain: Councilmembers Butt and Vice Mayor
Beckles. Absent: None.
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REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY OF
FINAL DECISIONS MADE AND NON-
CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSIONS HELD DURING
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Bruce Reed Goodmiller reported
that the City Council approved a settlement agreement
in the matter of Parish vs. City of Richmond in favor of Mrs. Parish.
OPEN FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Leonard Taylor thanked the city for the 3rd of
July event.
Don Severn reported that Recovery Innovations
will have an open house on July 18, 2014, from 11am to
3 p.m. at 2101 Vale Road, Suite 300, San Pablo.
Dr. Laurel Hodgsen gave comments regarding
the potential partial closure of the hospital and stated that the entire hospital needs to remain open.
Kathy Robinson spoke against all of the money
that Chevron is spending on the election.
Bea Roberson spoke against comments that
Vice Mayor Beckles made towards African Americans
and white people.
Coach Ricky Sampson, Richmond Recreation
Center, gave comments regarding the Richmond
Rockets basketball team and his positive contributions
to the team.
Beverly Ellis, spoke in support of coach Ricky
Sampson, who was wrongfully fired.
Pam Bilbo and Jackie Thompson stated that the
incident that occurred last Tuesday night was provoked
by Vice Mayor Beckles.
Madhu Cajour, Lisa Perry, Mercedes Yiannakis,
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Doctor’s Medical Center open.
Larray Crosley, Jonathan Crosley, Joseph
Harris, Antonio Harris, spoke in support of Coach
Ricky Sampson.
Sharon Sanders stated that the youth in the City
need jobs and activities that they can participate in.
Donna Powers stated that councilmembers need
to be more respectful, dress more professionally, and
not eat at the dais.
June Pangelinan, Writer Coach Connection
volunteer, and Vinay Pimplé stated that the program is
working very well in the Richmond schools and
encouraged others to be writer coaches.
Silvia Ledezma spoke against the elimination of
the Fair Housing Program.
Don Gosney gave comments regarding a phone
survey he received regarding the minimum wage issue
that is to be placed on the ballot.
Millie Cleveland gave comments regarding
SEIU Local 1021 negotiations with the city.
Wesley Ellis stated he will pray for Vice Mayor
Beckles based on her recent actions.
Cheryl Sudduth read the poem “And Still I
Rise” by Maya Angelou.
Rev. Kenneth Davis played audio of an
altercation between Vice Mayor Beckles and himself.
James Austin spoke against layoffs of members
of the Code Enforcement division.
Marilyn Langlois spoke in support of Vice
Mayor Beckles regarding the harassment she has
received.
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Mark Wassberg stated councilmembers should
take a class on love.
Eduardo Martinez stated Chevron should
provide funding to keep Doctor’s Medical Center open.
Councilmember Boozé stated that he would like
to make a comment regarding a statement made by a
member of the audience during open forum.
(8:36 p.m. - Recess – 8:44 p.m. reconvened).
A motion by Councilmember Boozé, seconded by
Councilmember Bates to overturn the Mayor’s decision
to move on to the next item, passed by the following
vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Bates, Boozé, Myrick,
and Rogers. Noes: Vice Mayor Beckles,
Councilmember Butt, and Mayor McLaughlin.
Abstain: None. Absent: None.
(8:46 p.m. recess – 8:51 p.m. reconvened).
Councilmember Boozé stated that the night of
the altercation that occured with Vice Mayor Beckles,
he did not tell the security guard to not call the police.
Vice Mayor Beckles replied that she has the
report from DP Security that says that Councilmember
Boozé told him not to call the police.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RICHMOND
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion by Councilmember Butt, seconded by
Councilmember Rogers, adopted Resolution No. 14-9,
by the unanimous vote of the City Council, authorizing
the housing director to negotiate and execute an ERN
with: (1) Miraflores Community Devco., LLC (MCD)
for the purchase and development of market-rate
homeownership units on a 7+ acre portion of the
Miraflores Housing Development site located at South
47th Street and Florida Avenue (Site); and (2)
Community Housing Corporation of North Richmond
(CHDC) and Eden Housing Inc. (Eden) for the
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development of affordable senior housing rental units
on a 1.5 acre portion of the Site.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
On motion of Councilmember Butt, seconded by
Vice Mayor Beckles, all items under the City Council
Consent Calendar marked with an (*) were approved by
the unanimous vote of the City Council.
*-Approved an amendment to the lease
agreement with Open Water Partners, LLC for use of
Port property at 1319 Canal Boulevard at the Point
Portrero Marine Terminal, extending the term to June
30, 2017, and increasing the lease payment amount to
$3,750 per month, to be indexed over the lease term by
the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
*-Approved a grant-funded contract with the
Laborers' Community Service and Training Foundation
to provide a series of three Multi-Craft Core
Curriculum (MC3) training cohorts including an
industry recognized certification at the
RichmondBUILD Academy. The contract term will be
September 2, 2014, through June 30, 2016, in an
amount not to exceed $40,000.
*-Approved a grant-funded contract with
Civicorps Schools to provide recruitment, referral and
promotional services in support of the Proposition 39
Clean Energy Job Creation Program for
RichmondBUILD and its grant partners. The contract
term will be September 2, 2014, through June 30, 2016,
in an amount not to exceed $25,000.
*-Approved a contract with Donnoe &
Associates to develop and administer promotional
examinations for Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant
positions in an amount not to exceed $22,000 for a term of July 15, 2014, to June 30, 2015.
*-Approved a five-year contract with
RouteMatch to continue providing customer support for
scheduling and hardware for the R-Transit (paratransit) Program in an amount not to exceed $101,874 (This
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item was not reviewed by the Finance Committee as it
is time sensitive).
*-Authorized the Library and Cultural Services
Director to ACCEPT a donation from the Richmond
Public Library Foundation (RPLF) in the amount of
$68,000; APPROVE the purchase and outfitting of a
Library Book Van to provide library outreach services
to the community; and APPROVE an amendment to the
Fiscal Year 2014-15 Library Fund revenue and
expenditures.
* -Adopted Resolution No. 61-14, to amend the
Port of Richmond Tariff FMC No. 3 reflecting a 1.8%
increase in tariff rates as adopted by the California
Association of Port Authorities (CAPA) Tariffs and
Practices Committee Members.
The matter to approve the Land Disposition
Agreement (LDA) with Terminal One Development,
LLC (Suzhou Weibang Property Management, LLC)
regarding the disposition of the Terminal One property
(Approval of the LDA does not constitute City Council
approval of the project; the proposed development plan
must be finalized by the Developer; an Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) must also be prepared and certified prior to approval of a final development plan) was
presented by City Manager, Bill Lindsay. The
following individuals gave comments: Kathryn Dienst,
Jim Zahradka, Antwon Cloird, Raymond Landry, and
Bea Roberson. A motion by Councilmember Rogers,
seconded by Councilmember Boozé, approved the item
by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Bates,
Boozé, Myrick, Rogers, Vice Mayor Beckles and
Mayor McLaughlin. Noes: None. Abstain: None.
Absent: Councilmember Butt.
* -Approved an ordinance (first reading)
establishing certain fees for the proposed Master Fee
Schedule (A resolution setting the dollar amount for the new fees and adjusting the dollar amount for current
fees will be presented concurrent with the second
reading of the ordinance).
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*-Approved the minutes of the May 13, 2014,
Special City Council Meeting.
*-Approved a contract with Courtyard by
Marriott Richmond/Berkeley to provide meeting space
and catering services for firefighter interviews in an
amount not to exceed $21,700 for a term beginning July
14, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2014.
*-Approved a two-year contract with United
Site Services, Inc. to provide and service portable toilets in an amount not to exceed $36,000 and for a term from
July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016.
Approved a legal services agreement with
Trisha A. Aljoe in the amount of $175,000 to provide
continued legal services with respect to the Police
Department in connection with Code Enforcement
activities, drug house abatement matters, and general
legal matters. The term of the contract shall be July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015 (This items was not
reviewed by the Finance Committee as it is time
sensitive). (Councilmembers Bates and Boozé voted
no).
*-Adopted Ordinance No. 14-14 N.S. setting
the tax rate for the Tax Override Pension Fund for
Fiscal Year 2013-2014 at 0.14%.
*-Received a monthly report on the Richmond
Municipal Sewer District for June 2014.
*-Approved the following appointments and re-
appointments: Police Commission: Glen Stephenson,
re-appointment, term ending November 1, 2015;
Commission on Aging: Christine Caldwell, incumbent,
term ending May 19, 2016; Arts & Culture
Commission: Maryann Maslan, new appointment, term
ending January 31, 2018; Planning Commission:
Roberto Reyes, incumbent, term ending June 30, 2016;
Ben Choi, incumbent, term ending June 30, 2016;
Melvin Willis, incumbent, term ending June 30, 2016;
Andrew Butt, incumbent, term ending June 30, 2016;
Human Rights and Human Relations Commission:
Crystal Johnson, new appointment, term ending March
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30, 2017; Texanita Bluitt, new appointment, term
ending March 30, 2017; Revolving Loan Fund: Vivian
Rahwanji, new appointment, no term expiration.
Continued Consent Calendar Items
On motion of Councilmember Butt, seconded by
Councilmember Myrick, all items under the City
Council Continued Consent Calendar marked with an
(*) were approved by the unanimous vote of the City
Council.
The matter to approve the 2014/2015 North
Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee
Expenditure Plan that specifies the activities and the
revenue to support those activities from July 1, 2014,
through June 30, 2015, as recommended by the North
Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Joint
Expenditure Planning Committee was presented. This
item was continued from the June 24 and July 1,
2014, meetings for Council deliberation and
determination only. A motion was made by
Councilmember Butt, seconded by Vice Mayor Beckles,
to approve the item. A substitute motion was made by
Councilmember Bates to approve the item with the
exception of the portion about the Community Benefits
Agreement. (A motion by Councilmember Myrick,
seconded by Vice Mayor Beckles to extend the meeting
to vote on this item. A substitute motion by
Councilmember Rogers, seconded by Councilmember
Myrick to suspend the rules and vote on this item, failed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Myrick,
Rogers, Vice Mayor Beckles, and Mayor McLaughlin.
Noes: Councilmembers Bates, Boozé and Butt.
Abstentions: None. Absent: None. This item was not
concluded.
*-Adopted Resolution No. 62-14, authorizing
the city manager and police chief to execute recurring
contracts for Fiscal Years 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and
2016-2017 with Contra Costa County and the State of
California at an aggregate annual amount of $551,000.
The execution of these contracts shall not exceed the
limits as set forth: Services contracted with Contra
Costa County include the following: California Law
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Enforcement Telecommunication System (CLETS) -
$10,000; California Identification Division (CAL ID) -
$119,000; Automated Regional Information Exchange
System (ARIES) - $40,000; All County Criminal
Justice Information System (ACCJIN) - $20,000;
Martinez Detention Facility intake fees - $30,000;
Alcohol and toxic drug screening and analysis -
$250,000; Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
examinations - $40,000; Annual jail inspection and
audit - $18,000; Coroner and Gunshot Residue (GSR)
examination and analysis - $10,000; Out of state inmate extradition - $4,000. The State of California contracted service includes all Live Scan fingerprinting - $10,000.
CONTINUED to the July 29, 2014, City
Council meeting, a resolution allowing the City of
Richmond to levy an assessment on properties subject
to assessment under the Downtown Richmond Property
and Business Improvement District (DRPBID) and
place this levy on the annual 2014-2015 property tax
rolls.
*-Approved the following appointments and re-
appointments to the City of Richmond Boards and
Commissions: Richmond Housing Advisory
Commission: Dolores Johnson, new appointment,
completing an unexpired term ending November 1,
2014; Alicia Carillo, new appointment, completing an
unexpired term ending November 1, 2015; Planning
Commission: Marilyn Langlois, incumbent, term
ending June 30, 2016; Economic Development
Commission: Sandra Naylor, new appointment, term
ending March 30, 2017; Richmond Arts and Culture
Commission: Jenny Balisle, new appointment, term
ending January 31, 2018. (Councilmembers Bates
and Boozé voted no to the appointment of Marilyn
Langlois to the Planning Commission).
Continued Public Hearings
CONTINUED to the July 29, 2014, City
Council meeting, a resolution authorizing the City of
Richmond to levy special assessments against certain
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foreclosure ordinance fines pursuant to Richmond
Municipal Code Chapters 9.22, 6.38, 9.50 and 2.63.
Continued Resolutions
CONTINUED to the July 29, 2014, City
Council meeting, a resolution limiting the amount of
time that Councilmembers have to ask questions.
Continued Council as a Whole
The matter to direct the city manager to work
with the city attorney and the police chief to provide the Council with possible options on rules and procedures
the Council may adopt for handling disruptions during
the City Council meetings was presented by Vice
Mayor Beckles. Due to the increasing number of
disruptions during Richmond City Council Meetings, a
policy should be enacted that addresses disruptive
behavior and restores an atmosphere conducive to
conducting business. Many cities have found or adopted
means by which to govern the chaos that frequents
public meetings. Examples of policies range from
suspension, charging disruptors with misdemeanors,
and adopting a civility policy through which all public speakers must adhere to when they register to speak
before the council. The following individuals gave
comments: Pam Bilbo, Jackie Thompson, Mike Peritz,
Stephanie Hervey, Kenneth Davis, Amalia Darling, Don
Gosney, Bea Roberson, Jeanne Kortz, Marilyn
Langlois, Jim, Kathleen Zahradka, Mike Parker, Wesley
Ellis, Eduardo Martinez, Cheryl Sudduth, Steven Bates,
Mike Ali, Melvin Willis, Dennis Dalton, Sharon
Sanders, and Carole Johnson. Discussion ensued.
(11:01 p.m. - A motion was made by Councilmember
Myrick, seconded by Councilmember Rogers, to extend
the meeting 30 minutes. A substitute motion was made
by Vice Mayor Beckles, seconded by Councilmember
Boozé, to finish the current item and end the meeting.
City Manager Bill Lindsay stated that Item I-4 is time
sensitive. Vice Mayor Beckles rescinded her motion.
The original motion passed with Councilmember Boozé
voting no). A motion by Councilmember Butt,
seconded by Vice Mayor to end debate, passed by the
following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Butt, Myrick,
Rogers, Vice Mayor Beckles, and Mayor McLaughlin.
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Noes: Councilmembers Bates and Boozé.
Abstentions: None. Absent: None. A motion by Vice
Mayor Beckles, seconded by Councilmember Butt,
directed staff to study the options on rules and
procedures, as well as determine what is the role and
authority of the chair, passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Bates, Butt, Myrick, Rogers,
Vice Mayor Beckles, and Mayor McLaughlin. Noes:
Councilmember Boozé. Abstentions: None. Absent:
None.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS: STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS, REFERRALS TO
STAFF, AND GENERAL REPORTS (INCLUDING
AB 1234 REPORTS)
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 11:31 p.m., in memory of Christine Ruk,
to meet again on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor