1 RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA,
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 15, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Richmond Civic Center Auditorium, Bermuda Room
403 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804
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A. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
The Special Meeting of the Richmond City Council was called to order at 4:04 p.m. by Facilitator Henry Gardner.
B. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Soheila Bana, Claudia Jimenez, Doria Robinson, Cesar Zepeda, Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, and Mayor Eduardo Martinez. Absent:
Councilmember Melvin Willis was absent the entire meeting.
Mayor Martinez announced that he would need to leave by 7:00 p.m. for another meeting.
C. AGENDA REVIEW
Facilitator Henry Gardner reviewed the proposed agenda as follows:
4:00 p.m. - Roll call
4:05 p.m. - Review and modification of the proposed agenda 4:30 p.m. - Confirm consolidated list of objectives under goals 3, 4, 5, and 6 5:45 p.m. - Establish timeframes for each objective
6:30 p.m. - Identify appropriate lead roles for each objective (council lead or staff lead) 6:45 p.m. - Public comments
6:50 p.m. - Next steps and final comments
7:00 p.m. - Adjournment
D. CITY COUNCIL GOALS
D.1 City Council Goal Setting Session
REVIEW the consolidated list of objectives under each of the proposed City Council goal areas, PRIORITIZE objectives and additional details necessary, and PROVIDE direction to staff – City Manager’s Office (510-620-6512).
Facilitator Henry Gardner led the Council through a process to vote to finalize a list of its top goals. The Council agreed to focus on the goals of each Overarching City Council Goals, and if there were fewer than ten goals identified, then each Councilmember would be able to vote for up to three goals; if there were more than 10 goals identified, then each Councilmember would be able to vote for up to six goals. The number of votes were tallied to finalize the top City Council Goals and Objectives.
Results of the vote, click here.
2 On motion of Councilmember Robinson, seconded by Councilmember Jimenez, directed staff to complete a timeline for priority goals, the progress, and the expected completion date, and return to Council with an update by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Soheila Bana, Claudia Jimenez, Doria Robinson, Cesar Zepeda, Vice Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, and Mayor Eduardo Martinez.
Absent: Councilmember Melvin Willis.
Following the process to identify the top goals, the Council received public comment from the following: Wesley Alexander, Amanda Eicher, Tarnell Abbott, Aiden Hogan, Donnell Jones, and David Chavaria.
Mayor Eduardo Martinez left the meeting prior to the discussion on Next Steps and Final Comments.
Next Steps and Final Comments:
The Council agreed to take a break from goal setting meetings to allow staff to begin work as directed by the Council. The Council also discussed the desire to hold a session on rules and procedures.
The Council also requested that a section be added to staff reports that showed how the project being presented correlated with identified City Council Goals and Objectives.
E. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m., to meet again at a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
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