Richmond City Council
July 11, 2023

July 11, 2023
City Manager's Office
DATE: July 11, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: Shasa Curl, City Manager
Subject: Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City-Wide Accomplishments FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact.

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The City Manager’s Office is providing an update on Citywide accomplishments during the Fiscal Year 2022-2023.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: RECEIVE a presentation from the city manager on the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City-wide accomplishments – City
Manager’s Office (Shasa Curl 510-620-6512).

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DISCUSSION:

The City Manager is pleased to highlight the extensive work that has taken place under the policy direction of the City Council and her leadership. The City Manager is working collaboratively with departments and divisions city-wide to implement policies, programs, initiatives, and partnerships with residents, businesses, and communitybased organizations (CBOs) to improve Richmond’s health equity, safety, and environment.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 started strong with the successful submission and adoption of a balanced proposed budget on June 20, 2023. As City staff close out FY 2022-2023, and begin to focus on FY 2023-2024, the City Manager and Management Leadership Team are proud to feature some of the many city-wide accomplishments addressing many of the community’s and City Council priorities and concerns.

Below is a high-level summary of the FY 2022-2023 city-wide accomplishments that the City Manager is delighted to share. The City Manager looks forward to continuing this positive momentum and receiving additional direction and support on community and City Council priorities, while working collectively to operationalize the goals and objectives that the City Council recently developed with Henry Gardner.

City-Wide Accomplishments
City Manager’s Office
 Prioritized filling vacancies city-wide and hired multiple positions including but not limited to: Deputy City Manager, Director of Public Works, Deputy Director of Public Works, Housing Manager, Planning Manager and Richmond Housing Authority Property Manager.
 Continued the implementation of I Heart Richmond initiatives to ensure and enhance City-wide clean-ups and beautification efforts.  Released a Request for Proposals (RFP) and selected RCF Connects for the Housing First Initiative.
 Processed 120 Municipal Identification Cards for Richmond residents.  Continued the implementation of the Classification and Compensation Study.  Adopted a balanced budget on June 20, 2023, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget in coordination with Finance.
 Released the Fiscal Year FY 2023-2024 RFP and awarded ~$1.43 million dollars to eighteen (18) youth-serving organizations via the Department of Children and Youth.
 Awarded and managed $1.62 million in grants to twenty (20) youth-serving organizations in Fiscal Year 2022-23 via the Department of Children and Youth.  Appointed a Grants Manager in May 2023.
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 Awarded $225,000 to ten (10) community-based organizations via the Environmental & Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) grant program.  Began to pilot a Grants Enterprise Management System in collaboration with Finance.

Community Development
 Building Division completed 10,759 permit inspections, issued 3,687 permits, opened and followed up on 347 building enforcement cases, closed 147 building enforcement cases, and completed 3,432 plan checks.
 Code Enforcement completed lien and special assessment for Code Enforcement’s unpaid receivables from May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2022, implemented Cannabis Business Permit and issued 20 permits, and issued 629 Notice of Violations, 176 vehicle abatement intent to tow notices, and 214 administrative citations.
 Housing completed the sunsetting of the Castro Encampment on June 30, 2023; helped over 80 encampment residents transition to emergency, shelter, single room occupancy, and permanent housing; and applied for ERF-2-R Window 1 funds and received notification on June 14, 2023, of grant award of $8.6 million for continued homeless work.
 Planning completed the adoption of the Richmond Bicycle Pedestrian Action Plan (BPAP) and Richmond Livable Corridors Form-Based Code (FBC), completed entitlements for the Portside Commerce Center/Moxion Power at 1411 Harbour Way South, and completed entitlements for Supportive and Family Apartments (135 units) at 100 38ht Street.

Community Services
 Employment and Training awarded over $4 million in grants to provide employment and training services to Richmond workers, had 49 RichmondBUILD graduates complete the program, established a partnership with Richmond Promise to develop internships, and supported hundreds of youth with yearround and summer employment and training.  Library increased operational hours from 19.5 to 41 hours per week in all three Library locations, eliminated overdue fines on library materials, was awarded a $9.7 million grant from the California State Library Building Forward Library Infrastructure program (matched with $4.86 million in City/ARPA funds) and received an additional $15 million from City Council to renovate the Richmond Main Library, were awarded a $250,000 grant from the California State Library to purchase a new Bookmobile, and Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP) partnered with KCRT Television to host LEAP’s online graduation ceremony for 22 students.
 Office of Neighborhood Safety’s outreach included:
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o 5,004 contacts with community members most impacted by gun violence. o 5,390 hours spent with community members most impacted by gun violence.
o 63 conflicts mediated with community members most impacted by gun violence.
 Recreation continued providing in-person and virtual recreational opportunities for our youth, adult, and senior community members at our parks, pools and community centers, hosted in-person sports events and special events such as an Annual Track Meet and 3rd of July, beautified our community through implementation of Love Your Block clean-up efforts, mini grants, Tool Lending Library, and Mobile Tool Lending Library programs, and was awarded millions in grants to upgrade the City’s existing recreation and park facilities and support recreation programs.
 Transportation continued to manage grant funded on-demand shuttle service and carshare program, launched grant funded hybrid vehicle incentive program to serve individuals residing and working in Richmond, expanded public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations network for increased accessibility and EV purchases, and increased the number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations.

Economic Development
 Economic Development created a Business Tool Kit that provides business friendly options for its customers, hired an Economic Development Director (Nannette Beacham), started planning and coordinating the Taste of Richmond event in collaboration with the Economic Development Commission, updated the Economic Development pages on the City’s website, visited businesses and connected with commercial brokers for new projects, and initiated the Buy Local Campaign to promote equitable economic growth and support local business activity.
 Arts and Culture installed the Osprey Bird sculpture in November 2022, awarded $71,739 to nine (9) FY 2022-2023 NPA Mini Grantees which required community engagement, solicited and awarded five (5) artists for the renovation of the Shields Reid Community Center, deep-cleaned and restored the Archie Held sculpture located at City Hall, and installed signage for various public art such as Ookwe Park and the Osprey Bird.
 Environmental and Health Initiatives filled an open, limited-term, management analyst position, hired an intern from UC Berkeley, received City Council approval for the PG&E Settlement agreement which generated a one-time funding of $800,000 and annual revenue of ~$3.3 million, hosted I Heart Richmond Earth Day community event at Nystrom Village, received $80,000 from California Energy to fund the establishment of the solar permitting platform, SolarApp+ in partnership with Community Development, and supported a 3140

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previous CivicSpark Fellow with completion of her Master’s thesis on Multifamily Family Housing Energy Retrofit Strategy for Richmond.
 The Port executed lease amendments with Point San Pablo Harbor and Marine Spill Response Corporation, worked in collaboration with Community Development and Public Works to executed and submit documents relating to the Terminal 4 Wharf Removal Project, and awarded a contract to GPP Analytics, Inc. to provide auditing services for the Port.  Real Estate facilitated the Marina Bay lease transfer, generating a minimum base rent of $243,504 per year and $68,000 per year in Possessory Interest Tax, and executed leases with Men & Women of Valor, Congressman Garamendi, and Richmond Promise.

Housing Authority
 Completed the construction of Hacienda and lease up, providing 148 affordable homes, plus two (2) management units.
 Commenced Nevin Plaza construction, repositioning property and beginning rehabilitation construction.
 Approved an extension for the Nystrom Exclusive Rights to Negotiate Agreement (ERNA) until October 30, 2023.

Fire Department
 Responded to 14,082 calls from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. o Medical and Rescue: 8,410
o Service Calls: 3,194
o Fires: 1,340
o Fire Alarm Activation: 661
o Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Condition: 357
o Other: 67
o Severe Weather/Storm Calls: 53
 Promoted two (2) Battalion Chiefs, five (5) Captains, and two (2) Fire Engineers.  Completed the 23-1 Richmond Fire Academy with five (5) graduates.  Attended 50+ public education events, career fairs, community events in local elementary schools, high schools, and communities.
 Completed the CERT Academy and graduated 20 volunteers.  Commenced the 2023 Richmond Youth Academy with more than 15 youth from Richmond.
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Internal Services
 Finance adopted Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget along with a five-year Capital Improvement Plan on June 20, 2023, collected more than $13 million in Measure U Tax Revenue, and issued $156 million of fixed rate conventional Pension Obligation Bonds to refund the City’s outstanding Taxable Pension Funding Bonds.
 Human Resources onboarded 91 new employees and promoted 60 employees, reached tentative agreements to implement the Classification & Compensation Study with SEIU and Local 21 Units, negotiated successor memorandums of understanding with Police Officers and Firefighters, and Risk Management implemented an upgraded Employee Assistance Program, hosted a summer wellness fair for employees, and acquired Insurance Tracking Software (PINS) to ensure compliance.
 Information Technology deployed improved communications at all remote Fire Department facilities, upgrading the network for 20 mbps, engaged interdepartmental collaboration preparing for the City’s legacy system replacement, and deployed new hybrid and in-person process for City Council, Successor Agency, Richmond Housing, and Planning Commission Meetings.

Police Department
 Strategically restricted units to maximize employee collaboration and workflow efficiency.
 Reduced Property Crime by seven percent (7%) and Violent Crime by nine percent (9%).
 Recruited and hired 32 Police Department employees.

Public Works
 Abatement assisted ~600 seniors and disabled residents by removing 260 tons of debris from their homes during Neighborhood Clean-Ups, collected 415 tons of debris from annual Neighborhood Dumpster Days, and abated 97 locations for weeds, reducing the risk of fires.
 Building Maintenance repaired the Marina Bay Pier lights, cleaned and maintained ~30 City-owned buildings, including maintenance of internal systems and devices, and replaced the strainer at the Plunge.
 Engineering received City Council approval for the Richmond Greenway Gap Closure and Connectivity Study, completed 10 major site repairs, 2,422 shaved sites, and 14 ADA curb ramp site upgrades, and completed the design to restore a section of Rheem Creek to reduce flood risk.
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 Fleet purchased 15 new City pick-up trucks and ordered 18 additional vehicles, installed over 30 catalytic clamp devices on City vehicles to reduce theft, and purchased two new street sweepers.
 Parks Maintenance filled one (1) groundskeeper position, landscaped the median along Robert Miller Drive, and planted ~70 trees at John F. Kennedy Park.  Streets Maintenance poured over 11,850 tons of asphalt, filled ~ 1,282 potholes throughout the city, installed or replaced ~700 street signs, and filled over 5,000 sandbags during the winter storm season.
 Water Resource Recovery completed Wastewater Plant SCADA System, standardizing the existing SCADA network communication and the sodium bisulfite facility is 99 percent (99%) complete, including installation of rebar and setting forms for concrete, and 65 percent (65%) of construction is completed at SRF Loan Grit Basin Aerator.

This summary only represents a partial list of the great work provided by City staff members during FY 2022-2023. City staff will continue to work collaboratively with community and internal and external entities to provide and expand services to Richmond residents and businesses.

DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:

Attachment 1 – Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City-Wide Accomplishments 3143
Fiscal Year 2022-2023
July 11, 2023
Accomplishments
City of Richmond
1 Mural: Nevin Terrace, Jeff Carnie
3144

1. City Clerk’s Office

2. City Manager’s
Office

3. Community
Development

4. Community
Services

5. Economic
Development

6. Fire Department

7. Internal Services

8. Police Department

9. Public Works

CITY OVERVIEW
2 3145
CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
5 3146
Prepared, administered, and
successfully completed the November
8, 2022, General Election for Districts 2,
3, and 4 and Measure P
CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
Completed the swearing-in of the new
mayor and councilmembers
Purchased and launched NextRequest
to assist with public records requests
6 3147
CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE
7 1. City Manager's Office (CMO)
Administration

2. Grants Administration

3. Richmond Department of
Children and Youth (RDCY)
3148
Hired a Deputy City Manager, Director
and Deputy Directors of Public Works

CMO ADMINISTRATION
Released a Request for Proposals (RFP)
and selected RCF Connects for the
Housing First Initiative
Processed 120 Municipal IDs for
Richmond residents
8 3149
Continued the implementation of
Classification & Compensation Study

CMO ADMINISTRATION
Established and implemented several
interdepartmental teams to address
beautification efforts, and transitioning
of unhoused encampments
Participated in community events
9 3150
Appointed a Grants Manager
in May 2023

GRANTS ADMINISTRATION
10 Environmental & Community
Investment Agreement (ECIA) Grants
Awarded to Community Based
Organizations Totaling $225,000
Piloting Grants Enterprise Management
System in Collaboration with Finance
10 3151
Awarded and managed $1.62 million in
grants to 20 youth-serving
organizations in Fiscal Year 2022-23

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Released the Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Grant Application and awarded $1.43
million to 18 youth-serving
organizations
Participated in local and regional
convenings
11 3152

1. Building

2. Code Enforcement

3. Housing

4. Planning

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT
12 3153
Completed 10,759 permit inspections
and issued 3,687 permits

BUILDING
Opened and followed up on 347
Building Enforcement cases, and
closed 147 Building Enforcement cases
Completed 3,432 plan checks
13 3154
Completed lien and special
assessment for Code Enforcement’s
unpaid receivables from May 1, 2020 –
April 30, 2022

CODE ENFORCEMENT
Implemented Cannabis Business
Permit and issued 20 permits
629 Notice of Violations issued; 176
Vehicle Abatement Intent to tow
notices issued; 214 Administrative
Citations issued
14 3155
Completed the sunsetting of Castro
Encampment on June 30, 2023

HOUSING
Assisted over 80 encampment
residents transition to emergency,
shelter, single room occupancy, and
permanent housing
Applied for ERF-2-R Window 1 funds and
notified on June 14, 2023, of grant
award $8.60 million for continued
homeless work
15 3156
Completed the adoption of the
Richmond Bicycle Pedestrian Action
Plan (BPAP) and Richmond Livable
Corridors Form-Based Code (FBC)

PLANNING
Completed entitlements for the
Portside Commerce Center/Moxion
Power at 1411 Harbour Way South
Completed entitlements for Supportive
and Family Apartments (135 units) at
100 38th Street
16 3157

1. Employment
and Training

2. Library and LEAP

3. Office of
Neighborhood
Safety (ONS)

4. Recreation

5. Transportation

COMMUNITY

SERVICES
17 3158
Awarded over $4 million in grants to
provide employment and training
services to Richmond workers

EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
49 RichmondBUILD graduates
completed the program
Established partnership with Richmond
Promise to develop internships and
supported hundreds of youth with
employment and training
18 3159
Awarded a $9.7 million grant from the
California State Library Building Forward
Library Infrastructure program (matched
with $4.86 million in City/ARPA funds) , and
received an additional $15 million from City
Council to renovate the Richmond Main
Library

LIBRARY
Awarded a $250,000 grant from the
California State Library to purchase a
new Bookmobile
Partnered with KCRT Television to host
LEAP’s online graduation ceremony for
22 students
19 3160
5,004 contacts with community
members most impacted by gun
violence

OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
5,391 hours spent with community
members most impacted by gun
violence
63 conflicts mediated with community
members most impacted by gun
violence
20 3161
Provided in-person and virtual
programs for youth, adults and seniors
at parks, community centers and pools

RECREATION
Hosted and supported family-oriented ,
city-wide events that bring community
together and celebrate Richmond’s
diversity
Beautified the community through Love
Your Block programs (MLK Park, Nevin
Avenue, and Nystrom)
21 3162
Expanded public electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations network for
increased accessibility and EV
purchases

TRANSPORTATION
Increased the number of publicly
accessible electric vehicle charging
stations
Launched the first electric On-Demand
Shuttle service in the Bay Area
22 3163

1. Arts and Culture

2. Economic Development

3. Environmental & Health Initiatives

4.Housing Authority

5. Port

6. Real Estate

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT
23 Sculpture: Changing Tide by Jeffrey Reed
and Jennifer Madden
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Installed signage designed by Cheryln
Oto at Ookwe Park and for the Osprey
Bird Sculpture located at Ridgeline
Property Group Site

ARTS & CULTURE
Solicited and selected 5 artists for over
$500,000 for the renovation of Shields
Reid Park
Awarded and completed 9 NPA Mini
Grants that required community
engagement
Project Shown: Point Richmond
Neighborhood Council
Artist: John Werhle
24 3165
Created a Business Tool Kit, providing
business friendly Tool Kit for customers

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Hired an Economic Development
Director, Nannette Beacham
Started planning and coordinating the
Taste of Richmond event in
collaboration with the Economic
Development Commission
25 3166
Filled open, Limited-Term,
Management Analyst position and
hired intern from UC Berkeley

ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH INITIATIVES
Received City Council approval for PG&E
Settlement agreement, generating onetime funding of $800,000 and annual revenue of ~$3.3 million
Hosted I Heart Richmond Earth Day
community event at Nystrom Village
26 3167
Awarded $80,000 from California Energy to
fund the establishment of the solar
permitting platform, SolarApp+, in
partnership with Community Development

ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH INITIATIVES
Supported a previous CivicSpark Fellow
with completion of her Master’s thesis
on Multifamily Family Housing Energy
Retrofit Strategy for Richmond
27 3168
Executed lease amendments with Point
San Pablo Harbor and Marine Spill
Response Corporation

PORT OF RICHMOND
Worked in collaboration with Community
Development and Public Works to
execute and submit documents relating
to the Terminal 4 Wharf Removal
Awarded a contract to GPP Analytics,
Inc. to provide auditing services for the
Port
28 3169
Facilitated the Marina Bay Lease transfer,
generating a minimum base rent of
$243,504 per year and $68,000 per year in
Possessory Interest Tax
Executed leases with Men & Women of
Valor, Congressman Garamendi, and
Richmond Promise
29 REAL ESTATE
3170
Completed Hacienda construction and
lease up, providing 148 affordable
homes, plus two management units

RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY
Commenced Nevin Plaza construction,
repositioning property and beginning
rehabilitation construction
Approved an extension until October
30, 2023 for the Nystrom Exclusive
Rights to Negotiate Agreement (ERNA)
30 3171
FIRE

DEPARTMENT
31 3172
Promoted 2 Battalion Chiefs, 5
Captains, and 2 Fire Engineers

FIRE DEPARTMENT
Completed 23-1 Richmond Fire
Academy with 5 graduates
Attended 50+ public education events,
career fairs, community events in local
elementary schools, high school, and
communities
32 3173
Responded to 14,082 calls from July 1,
2022 – June 30, 2023

FIRE DEPARTMENT
Completed CERT Academy and
graduated 20 volunteers
Commenced the 2023 Richmond Youth
Academy with more than 15 youth from
Richmond
33 3174

1. Finance

2. Human Resources

3. Information Technology

INTERNAL

SERVICES
34 3175
Adopted Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget
along with a five-year Capital
Improvement Plan on June 20, 2023

FINANCE
Collected more than $13 million in
Measure U Tax Revenue
Issued $156 million of fixed rate
conventional Pension Obligation Bonds
to refund the City’s outstanding
Taxable Pension Funding Bonds
35 3176
Onboarded 91 new employees and
promoted 60 employees

HUMAN RESOURCES
Reached Tentative Agreements to
implement Class & Comp Study with
SEIU and Local 21 Units
Negotiated successor MOUs with Police
Officers and Firefighters
36 3177
Implemented upgraded Employee
Assistance Program

RISK MANAGEMENT
Hosted a summer wellness fair for
employees
Acquired Insurance Tracking Software
(PINS) to ensure compliance
37 3178
Deployed improved communications
at all remote Fire Department facilities,
upgrading the network for 20 mbps

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Engaged interdepartmental
collaboration preparing for the City’s
legacy system replacement
Deployed new hybrid and in-person
process for City Council, Successor
Agency, Richmond Housing, and
Planning Commission Meetings
38 3179
POLICE

DEPARTMENT
39 3180
Strategically restructured units to
maximize employee collaboration and
workflow efficiency

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Reduced Property Crime by 7% and
Violent Crime by 9%
32 Police Department employees
recruited and hired
40 3181

1. Abatement

2. Building Maintenance

3. Engineering

4. Fleet

5. Parks Maintenance

6. Street Maintenance

7. Water Resource Recovery

PUBLIC WORKS
41 3182
Assisted ~600 seniors and disabled
residents by removing 260 tons of
debris from their homes during
Neighborhood Clean-Ups

ABATEMENT
415 tons of debris collected from the
annual Neighborhood Dumpster Days
97 locations abated for weeds,
reducing the risk of fires
42 3183
Marina Bay Pier lights repaired

BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Cleaned and maintained ~30 city
owned buildings, including
maintenance of internal systems and
devices
Replaced the strainer at the Plunge
43 3184
Received Council approval for the
Richmond Greenway Gap Closure and
Connectivity Study

ENGINEERING & CIP
Completed 10 major site repairs, 2,422
shaved sites, and 14 ADA curb ramp
site upgrades
Completed design to restore a section
of Rheem Creek to reduce flood risk
44 3185
Purchased 15 new City pick-up trucks
and ordered 18 additional vehicles
FLEET
Purchased two new street sweepers
45 Installed over 30 catalytic clamp
devices on city vehicles to reduce
thefts
3186
Filled one groundskeeper position

PARKS MAINTENANCE
Landscaped the median along Robert
Miller Drive
70 trees planted at John F. Kennedy
Park
46 3187
11,850 tons of asphalt utilized for street
paving and 1,282 potholes filled

STREET MAINTENANCE
700 street signs installed or replaced Over 5,000 sandbags filled, removed landslide debris and fallen trees during
winter storm season
47 3188
Completed, standardizing the existing
SCADA network communication

WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY
Completed 99% of the Sodium Bisulfite
Facility, with only minor items
remaining
Reached 65% completion of the SRF
Loan Grit Basin Aerator
48 3189
THANK YOU!
49 3190