January 27, 2025
City Council
DATE: January 27, 2026
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Councilmember Cesar Zepeda
Subject:
Community Meetings to Gather Community Input on How
to Spend the Community Money; Chevron Settlement
Funds
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost of implementing this directive will depend on the amount of staff time and resources required to plan,
schedule, and facilitate the community meetings, as well as any associated expenses such as venue
arrangements and outreach. These costs will need to be
absorbed within existing departmental budgets.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
September 24, 2024, agenda item P.2 Chevron
Settlement Fund Intentions. City Council gave direction to gather “input from the community, year-to-year”
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City Council gave prior direction to gather “input from the community, year-to-year”. The City should be asking for community input every year on how to spend the funds
received.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
DIRECT the city manager, or their designee, to schedule and lead a minimum of six community meetings each
year, all around the City in each district, to gather input from the community on how to spend The Community
Money: Chevron settlement funds, prior to the annual
budget meeting – Councilmember Cesar Zepeda (510-
620-6593). This item was continued from the January
20, 2026, meeting.
AGENDA
REPORT
January 27, 2025
DISCUSSION:
In September 2024 the City Council adopted a resolution and gave direction to gather “input from the community year-to-year”. The City Manager, or their designee, should schedule and lead a minimum of six (6) community meetings each year, all around the City, in each district and every part of the community. Meetings should be open to all Richmond residents. Provide the community input to City Council prior to each budget session each year.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
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