A.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Public Comments:
The Special Meeting of the Richmond City Council was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Facilitator Henry Gardner.
B.
ROLL CALL
Public Comments:
Present: Councilmembers Soheila Bana, Claudia Jimenez, Doria Robinson, Melvin Willis, Cesar Zepeda, Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, and Mayor Eduardo Martinez.
Absent: None.
C.
AGENDA REVIEW
Public Comments:
A detailed agenda was presented as follows:
4:00 p.m. - Roll Call
4:05 p.m. - Review and Modification of the Proposed Agenda 4:15 p.m. - Confirm Consolidated List of Objectives Under Each Goal 4:35 p.m. - Prioritize Objectives Under Each Goal; Establish Timeframes for Each Objective; Identify Appropriate Lead Roles for Each Objective (Council Lead or Staff Lead) 6:30 p.m. - Public Comments
6:45 p.m. - Next Steps and Final Comments
7:00 p.m. - Adjournment
D.
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
Public Comments:
D.1
City Council Goal Setting Session
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - Goal Setting 5.31.23.pdf
2. Attachment 1. City Council Goals and preliminary objectives_IL edits.pdf
3. Attachment 2 - May 31, 2023 City Council Goal Setting Agenda.pdf REVIEW consolidated list of objectives under each of the proposed City Council Goals and PRIORITIZE objectives and additional details necessary and PROVIDE direction. – City Manager’s Office (510-620-6512).
Henry Gardner read the Overarching City Council Goals as follows: 1. Improve access and quality of housing and reduce homelessness; 2. Increase revenue and improve economic development; 3. Improve quality of life and community health; 4. Improve public safety; 5. Strengthen the City's Internal Infrastructure; and 6. Address Shoreline issues and ecological sustainability.
The Richmond City Council (RCC) discussed the use of a document created by Councilmember Robinson of Overarching City Council Goals as a guide to set its goals and objectives. The document organized and combined the list of objectives and provided a status of either "in progress" (IP) or “aspirational” (A) for each objective (click here to view the document)
. On Motion of Vice Mayor McLaughlin, seconded by Councilmember Jimenez, approved the use of the Overarching City Council Goals document, created by Councilmember Robinson as a guide to set its goals and objectives, by the unanimous vote of the RCC.
The RCC began a review and discussion of the Overarching City Council Goals document.
The RCC recessed at 6:15 p.m. and reconvened at 6:26 p.m. with the mayor and all councilmembers present.
Discussion and review of the Overarching City Council Goals document continued and goal areas one and two, along with their respective objectives were completed. The RCC agreed to have staff review the remaining goal areas three through six to provide status updates and come back with a report at the next scheduled goal setting meeting.
The following speakers gave public comment: Elsa Steven, Debbie Bayer, Janet Johnson, and Susan Singh.
E.
ADJOURNMENT
Public Comments:
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m., to meet again on Thursday, June 15, 2023, 4:00 p.m.