Fiscal Year 2022-2023
July 11, 2023
Accomplishments
City of Richmond
1Mural: Nevin Terrace, Jeff Carnie
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 CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
5 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 CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE
7 1. City Manager's Office (CMO)
Administration
2. Grants Administration
3. Richmond Department of
Children and Youth (RDCY)
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 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 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 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 1. Building
2. Code Enforcement
3. Housing
4. Planning
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
12 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 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 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 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 1. Employment
and Training
2. Library and LEAP
3. Office of
Neighborhood
Safety (ONS)
4. Recreation
5. Transportation
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
17 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 one-
time funding of $800,000 and annual
revenue of ~$3.3 million
Hosted I Heart Richmond Earth Day
community event at Nystrom Village
26 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 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 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
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 FIRE
DEPARTMENT
31 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 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 1. Finance
2. Human Resources
3. Information Technology
INTERNAL
SERVICES
34 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 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 Implemented upgraded Employee
Assistance Program
RISK MANAGEMENT
Hosted a summer wellness fair for
employees
Acquired Insurance Tracking Software
(PINS) to ensure compliance
37 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 POLICE
DEPARTMENT
39 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 1. Abatement
2. Building Maintenance
3. Engineering
4. Fleet
5. Parks Maintenance
6. Street Maintenance
7. Water Resource Recovery
PUBLIC WORKS
41 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 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 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 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
Filled one groundskeeper position
PARKS MAINTENANCE
Landscaped the median along Robert
Miller Drive
70 trees planted at John F. Kennedy
Park
46 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 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 THANK YOU!
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