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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

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Community Services Building
440 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804
Members:
  • Thomas K. Butt, Mayor
  • Demnlus Johnson III, Councilmember at Large
  • Nathaniel Bates, Councilmember at Large
  • Claudia Jimenez, Councilmember District 6
  • Eduardo Martinez, Vice Mayor at Large
  • Melvin Willis, Councilmember District 1
  • Gayle McLaughlin, Councilmember District 5
  • Jaycine Scott, Housing Authority Tenant Commissioner

SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF NEW COUNCIL SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022 - DETAILS TO FOLLOW

 

Link to City Council Agendas/Packets
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CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY

 

 

PURSUANT to the Governor of the State of California’s Assembly Bill 361  and in the interest of the public health and safety, attendance at the City of Richmond City Council meeting will be limited to Council members, essential City of Richmond staff, and members of the news media. Public comment will be confined to items appearing on the agenda and will be limited to the methods provided below.

 

How to watch the meeting from home:

  1. KCRT – Comcast Channel 28 or AT&T Uverse Channel 99
  2. Livestream online at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3178/KCRT-Live

 

Public comment may be submitted by mail, eComment, email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows, provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item.

 

Via mail: received by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, sent to 450 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor, Office of the Clerk, Richmond, CA 94804.

 

Via eComments: eComments are available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. eComments can be submitted when the agenda is published and until the conclusion of public comments for the agenda item. eComments can be viewed by the City Council and members of the public as they are submitted. Email your comment to [email protected] should you have difficulty submitting an eComment during a meeting.

 

Via email: to [email protected] by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.

Emails MUST contain in the subject line 1) public comments – Open Session prior to Closed Session; 2) public comments – Open Forum; or 3) public comments agenda item #__ [include the agenda item number].  All such email with correctly labeled subject lines will be posted on-line and emailed to the City Council before the meeting is called to order.  Email received after 1:00 p.m. will be posted on-line following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes.

 

Via Zoom by video conference: for Open Session and City Council: Please click the link below to join the webinar:

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To comment by phone: you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak when Public Comment is asked for. When called upon, you will be asked to unmuted by pressing *6.  After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are available at: 

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663 -Joining-a-meeting-by-phone. **

 

**The mayor will announce the agenda item number and open public comment when appropriate. 

 

 The City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments, you are strongly encouraged to submit your comments in writing in advance of the meeting.

 

AB 361 Procedures in the Event of Technical Difficulties: In the event the meeting broadcast is disrupted, or if a technical issue on the agency's end disrupts public participation, the legislative body board cannot take any further action on the agenda until the technical issue is resolved. 

 

Properly labeled public comments will be considered a public record, put into the official meeting record, available after the meeting as supplemental materials, and will be posted as an attachment to the meeting minutes when the minutes are posted: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=31.

 

Procedures for Removing Items from the Consent Calendar: Members of the public who request to remove an item from the consent calendar must first discuss the item with a staff member by phone or a back-and-forth email discussion, and state the name of the staff member when requesting removal of the item from the consent calendar (by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting).

 

Any member of the City Council who would like to remove an item from the consent calendar must notify the appropriate staff person and the City Clerk’s Office prior to the meeting. Although members of the City Council are encouraged to ask questions and share concerns with staff ahead of the meeting, they are not required to do so.

 

The Clerk’s Office must be informed of any requests to remove items from the Consent Calendar. Items removed from the Consent Calendar shall be placed at the end of the agenda for consideration.

 

Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities:  Upon request, the City will provide for written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services and sign language interpreters, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in and provide comments at/related to public meetings. Please submit a request, including your name, phone number and/or email address, and a description of the modification, accommodation, auxiliary aid, service or alternative format requested at least two days before the meeting.  Requests should be emailed to [email protected] or submitted by phone at 510-620-6513, ext. 9, or 510-620-6509.  Requests made by mail to City Clerk’s Office, City Council meeting, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804 must be received at least two days before the meeting. Requests will be granted whenever possible and resolved in favor of accessibility.

 

Effect of Advisory on In-person public participation:  During the pendency of Assembly Bill 361, the language in this Advisory portion of the agenda supersedes any language contemplating in-person public comment.

 

Unless otherwise noted in an agenda description, all actions taken by the Council include a determination that CEQA does not apply (i.e., the action is not a project and therefore exempt from CEQA).

 

Disclaimer:  The City Clerk's Office translates agendas to enhance public access.  Translated agendas are provided as a courtesy and do not constitute legal notice of the meeting or items to be discussed.  In case of discrepancy, the English agenda will prevail.

 

 

 


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C.

  
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C.1
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95)

 
  • Claimant: Employee - Police Department
    Claims: 17000153COR, 16000166COR
    Agency Claimed Against: City of Richmond

C.2
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government Code Section 54957)

 
  • Title: City Manager

C.3
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (paragraph (1) of Subdivision [d] of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 
  • City of Richmond v. Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Winehaven v. City of Richmond
  • Guidiville Rancheria of California, et al. v. United States of America, et al.
  • North Coast Rivers Alliance et al./Point Molate Alliance et al. v. City of Richmond

C.4
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 
  • One Case

C.5
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54956.8)

 
  • Property:  South 45th Street to the west, Wall Avenue to the south, Interstate 80 to the east, and the BART tracks to the north
    Agency negotiators: Anita Luck, Lina Velasco, and Jesus Morales
    Negotiating parties: Miraflores Community Devco, LLC
    Under negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment 
  • Property: Terminal One
    Agency negotiators: Lina Velasco and Dave Aleshire
    Negotiating parties: Terminal One Development LLC
    Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment

C.6
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6)

 
  • Agency Representatives: Sharrone Taylor and Jack Hughes

Employee organizations:

      1. SEIU Local 1021 Full Time Unit and Part Time Unit
      2. IFPTE Local 21 Mid-Level Management Unit and Executive Management Units
      3. Richmond Police Officers Association RPOA
      4. Richmond Police Management Association RPMA
      5. IAFF Local 188
      6. Richmond Fire Management Association RFMA

E.

  

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G.

  

H.

  

I.

  

J.

  

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L.

  

ADOPT a resolution requiring the continued use of teleconferencing for the meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Richmond Housing Authority pursuant to the provisions of AB 361 – City Clerk’s Office (Pamela Christian 510-620-6513).

M.

  

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O.

  

P.

  

Q.

  

U.

  
  • ADOPT a resolution approving the Successor Agency to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency’s Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and an administrative budget, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 (“ROPS 23-24”), pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 34177(o) and 34171(a), (b), and 34177(j), respectively – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco 510-620-6841/Rita Martinez 510-621-1546).

W.

  

W.1

  
  • APPROVE a fourth amendment to the legal services agreement with the law firm of Allen Glaessner Hazelwood & Werth to increase the compensation by an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a total compensation amount not to exceed $960,000, for the term period beginning September 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2023 – City Attorney’s Office (Dave Aleshire/Shannon Moore/Alan Cohen 510-620-6709).

  • APPROVE a first amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement that i) specifies timing for the City’s contribution to Employee’s deferred compensation plan and provides that the contribution will be the then-current deferred comp contribution limit (excluding catchup contributions); and ii) provides that instead of the City providing $7,850 annually in FSA contributions, the City Manager will receive an annual nonpersable lump sum payment in the same amount – City Attorney’s Office (Dave Aleshire 510-620-6509).

W.2

  

ADOPT a resolution requiring the continued use of teleconferencing for the meetings of all City legislative bodies pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 361 – City Clerk’s Office (Pamela Christian 510-620-6513).

APPROVE the minutes of the Richmond City Council November 22, 2022, regular meeting - City Clerk's Office (Pamela Christian 510-620-6513).

  • APPROVE the City Council holiday schedule as follows: December 20, 2022, last meeting of 2022; December 27, 2022, and January 3, 2023, no meeting; and January 10, 2023, Swearing-in Ceremony of the new City Councilmembers - City Clerk’s Office (Pamela Christian 510-620-6513).

W.3

  
  • ADOPT a resolution acknowledging the passage of AB 252, which is state legislation preventing excessive rent increases for Bay Area floating homes - Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin (510-620-6636)

W.4

  
  • APPROVE the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) competitive grant program annual allocation of $325,000; and AUTHORIZE the release of the Request for Application and Guidelines – City Manager’s Office (LaShonda White/Shané Johnson/Patrick Seals 510-620-6512).

  • ACKNOWLEDGE the proposed January 3, 2023, release of the Richmond Fund for Children and Youth Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Request for Proposals to support a competitive grant process to fund youth-serving organizations – Department of Children and Youth (LaShonda White/Patrick Seals 510-620-6512).

  • RECEIVE a presentation regarding the 2022 City-wide accomplishments – City Manager’s Office (Shasa Curl 510-620-6512).

W.5

  
  • APPROVE contract amendment no. 1 with The Center for Common Concerns, Inc. dba Homebase, to increase the contract limit by $40,000, for a total amount not to exceed $140,000, and extend the term through June 30, 2023, to provide additional services related to preparation of the City’s Homelessness Strategic Plan – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco/Jesus Morales 510-620-6706).

  • APPROVE a contract with Housing Consortium of the East Bay (HCEB) in the amount of $1,264,423, to provide Rapid Rehousing and Housing Navigation services for the Castro Encampment including the administration of $1,000,000 of Housing Trust Funds, for a term through December 31, 2023, to be funded using the City’s Encampment Resolution Funds – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco/Jesus Morales 510-620-6649).

  • APPROVE five contracts in the amount of $10,000 per Co-Applicant (Groundwork Richmond, GRID Alternatives, Rich City Rides, Trust For Public Land, and Urban Tilth), to cover costs associated with the $35,000,000 Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Round 4 Post-Award Consultation (PAC) process and to complete all the necessary documents to execute the TCC implementation grant agreement, with a term ending June 30, 2023 – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco/Samantha Carr 510-620-6706).

  • APPROVE contract amendment no. 1 with Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP (MGO) to increase the contract limit by $15,250, for a total amount not to exceed $25,250, and to extend the term to December 31, 2024, to continue to assist in preparing federal and state income tax returns for the Richmond Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco 510-620-6706).

  • APPROVE a contract with RCF Connects to develop and implement a Housing First Program and a Short-Term Emergency Housing Assistance Program for unhoused individuals and/or families in need of housing-related assistance, for a total amount not to exceed $525,000, with a term expiration of June 30, 2024 – Community Development Department/Library and Community Services Department (Lina Velasco/LaShonda White 510-620-6512).

W.6

  
  • APPROPRIATE into the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Public Art Percent for Art Fund budget the $25,500 received in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 from Ridgeline Property Group for the design, fabrication, and installation of the Osprey Bird Sculpture – City Manager's Office (Shasa Curl/Winifred Day 510-672-2209).

  • APPROVE a first contract amendment with Universal Protection Service, LP DBA Allied Universal Security Services, to increase the contract amount by $209,963, for a new total contract not to exceed $1,008,560, for a term extending through December 31, 2024, to continue providing security services at the Port of Richmond Terminal One location – City Manager's Office (Shane Johnson/Lilia Corral 510-620-6512).

  • APPROVE a lease with Men and Women of Valor (MWV) for the continued use of 1350 Kelsey Street, at a rate of $1 per month, for a three-year term from December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2025, with two additional one-year term options to extend the lease – City Manager’s Office (Craig Murray 510-621-1612).

  • ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE funds in the amount of $451,000 from Meritage Housing Corporation into the Arts and Culture Division one percent Private Developer fund; and APPROVE a sole-source contract with Bay Area EV, LLC, in the amount of $350,000, to paint a mural on the 88 sound barrier wall panels located on Giant Road, with a term beginning December 20, 2022, and ending December 31, 2024 – City Manager's Office (Winifred Day 510-620-6512).

W.7

  
  • APPROVE a contract with ClearGov, Inc. to provide Budget Book compilation services, in an amount not to exceed $42,100, over a two-year term from December 20, 2022, through December 31, 2024, with an option to extend the contract an additional two years with a three percent annual cost increase – Finance Department (Delmy Cuellar/Mubeen Qader 510-412-2077).

  • APPROVE a first amendment to the contract with NHA Advisors, LLC, in the amount of $100,000, to continue to provide Municipal Advisor services on an as-needed basis, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $200,000, and a term ending October 6, 2024 – Finance Department (Nickie Mastay/Delmy Cuellar 510-620-6790).

W.8

  
  • APPROVE a sole-source contract with Stryker Medical to provide maintenance, software updates, diagnostics, and certain repairs for emergency medical equipment used by the Fire Department, for a total contract amount not to exceed $46,267.20, and a contract term through November 30, 2025 - Fire Department (Chief Angel Montoya 510-307-8041).

W.9

  
  • APPROVE a contract with Excel ADR, in an amount not to exceed $477,000, to provide Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consultative services for the City of Richmond and International Association of Firefighters (Local 188 IAFF) to administer the program, with a term from December 20, 2022, through December 19, 2025 – Human Resources Department (Laura Marquez 510-620-6974).

  • ADOPT a resolution amending position control and the salary schedule to add Director of Economic Development and APPROPRIATE the required wages, salaries, and benefits; and AMEND position control reallocating Deputy City Manager to oversee the Department of Children and Youth and Community Services, reallocating the Community Services Department Senior Accountant to Finance Manager, and reallocating the Office of Neighborhood Safety Division Project Coordinator and Accounting Assistant I/II to Management Analyst I/II or Senior Management Analyst – Human Resources Department (Sharrone Taylor/Nickie Mastay 510-620-6803). This item was continued from the December 6, 2022, meeting.

  • APPROVE the Labor Management Workers’ Compensation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Agreement between the City of Richmond (City) and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 188 (Local 188) – Human Resources Department (Nickie Mastay/Sharrone Taylor/Laura Marquez 510-620-6974).

W.10

  
  • APPROVE a twelfth amendment to the contract with Tyler Technologies MUNIS Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) System for the purchase of services including application support, Planned Annual Continuing Education (PACE), training, and a revenue investment assessment, increasing the contract amount by $107,425, for a total amount not to exceed $9,131,199.75, with a term extending through June 30, 2024 – Information Technology Department (Sue Hartman 510-620-6874).

W.11

  
  • AUTHORIZE the city manager or their designee to enter into a 36-month agreement with Polco/National Research Center’s National Citizen Survey Program to facilitate and conduct the 2023 ($31,525) and 2025 ($32,500) Richmond Community Surveys, and provide ongoing subscriber outreach and profile management in 2024 ($7,500), for a total contract payment limit of $78,000, including a $6,475 contingency to support additional survey-related services – Library and Community Services Department (LaShonda White/Patrick Seals 510-620-6512).

  • ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE a $3,000 grant award from Plug In America to support the expenses related to the 2022 National Drive Electric Week Event – Library and Community Services Department (LaShonda White/Denee Evans 510-621-1718).

W.12

  
  • APPOINT Lucy Williams, Commission on Aging, Seat #7, Term Expires May 19, 2026 - Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom Butt 510-620-6503).

  • APPOINT King Tang, Design Review Board, Seat #4, Term Expires March 17, 2024; Vita Rey, Design Review Board, Seat #5, Term Expires March 17, 2023 - Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom Butt 510-620-6503).

  • APPOINT Philena Cosby, Housing Advisory Commission, Seat #3, Term Expires November 1, 2024 - Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom Butt 510-620-6503).

  • APPOINT Samantha Torres, Recreation and Parks Commission, Seat #1, Term Expires October 26, 2025 - Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom Butt 510-620-6503).

W.13

  
  • APPROVE a first amendment to the City's sole-source contract with STAND! For Families Free of Violence to increase the payment limit by $150,000, for a new total contract payment limit not to exceed $197,567, with a term extending three years through December 31, 2025, and an amended service plan to include additional counseling, support and advocacy services on behalf of domestic violence victims and their families – Police Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).

  • APPROVE the purchase of one police canine from Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $18,017.50 - Police Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).

  • APPROVE a sole-source contract with RippleWorx, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $155,000, to utilize their application (MagnusWorx) focused on the well-being of law enforcement personnel and their families, for a three-year term from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025 – Police Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).

  • APPROVE a three-year sole source contract with Public Safety Family Counseling Group, Inc., to assist the police department in dealing with critical incidents and the mental health challenges involved with the police profession, for the period January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $450,000 – Police Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).

  • APPROVE and APPROPRIATE the use of American Rescue Plan Act Funds, in the amount of $184,000 (including tax), for the purchase of a Bunk House Trailer from Midway Trailers, Inc. – Police Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).

W.14

  
  • ADOPT resolutions authorizing the filing of applications for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), committing any necessary matching funds, and stating assurance to complete the project – Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria/Patrick Phelan 510-307-8111).

  • ADOPT a resolution authorizing a first amendment to the construction agreement with W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. to increase the amount by $88,738.99, for a new total contract limit not to exceed $1,872,707.99, to complete the Cutting Boulevard and Harbour Way South Bikeways Project and additional required work – Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria/Patrick Phelan 510-307-8111).

  • APPROVE the purchase of an Altec AT41M aerial boom truck from Altec Industries, in an amount not to exceed $279,400, based on Sourcewell Contract 110421-ALT – Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria 510-620-5478/Dee Karnes 510-231-3044).

  • APPROVE a standing purchase order with JAM Services to provide streetlight and traffic signal poles and related products on an as-needed basis to replace damaged poles throughout the City, in an amount not-to-exceed $750,000, over a three-year period beginning December 20, 2022, and ending June 30, 2025, with an option to extend an additional two years in a total amount not to exceed $500,000 – Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria/Jose Urquilla 510-620-6896).

  • APPROVE a contract in the amount of $30,000 for the removal of trees at Pt. Molate, with a term from December 20, 2022, through June 30, 2023 – Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria 510-620-5478/Greg Hardesty 510-620-6920).

Y.

  
  • INTRODUCE an ordinance (first reading) with an effective date of January 1, 2023, amending Richmond Municipal Code (RMC) Article VIII (Fire) Chapter 8.16 (Fire Prevention Code) by adopting the 2022 California Fire Code with noted local amendments – Fire Department (Eric Govan/Eric Munson (510-307-8046). This item was continued from the December 6, 2022, meeting.

  • HOLD a public hearing; and ADOPT a resolution authorizing the City of Richmond to levy special assessments against certain properties with unpaid invoices related to administrative citations, nuisance abatement costs, and foreclosure ordinance fines pursuant to Richmond Municipal Code Chapters 2.62, 2.63, 6.38, 9.22 and 11.76 – Community Development Department (Lina Velasco/Eva Mann 510-621-1283). This item was continued from the December 6, 2022, meeting.

Z.

  
  • PROVIDE direction to City staff on whether amendments to the Cannabis Ordinance should be prepared increasing the number of cannabis retailer licenses – City Attorney’s Office (Dave Aleshire 510-620-6509). This item was continued from the November 22, 2022, and December 6, 2022, meetings.

  • RECEIVE a presentation from MOTIV PS on the benefits of transitioning to an electric fleet – Vice Mayor Martinez (510-620-6593). This item was continued from the November 22, 2022, and December 6, 2022, meetings.

  • RECEIVE a presentation from West Contra Costa Fire Safe Council (WCCFSC) regarding its mission, objectives, and achievements – Fire Department (Chief Angel Montoya 510-307-8041).

  • RECEIVE a presentation from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s Executive Director Timothy Haile – Library and Community Services Department (Lori Reese/Denee Evans 510-621-1718).

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