Gayle's Richmond City Council (RCC)
Votes, Actions, and Comments

March 7, 2006, RCC Session

Voted in favor of:
Amending ordinance Section 15.04.980.060 of the Richmond Municipal Code to provide for greater certainty on Appeals from the Planning Commission and Design Review Board and add language regarding the City Council shall have power to continue appeals for no more than 30 days. Motion passed

Proposal by Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) to conduct an enterprise resource planning needs assessment and provide software procurement advisory services for a cost not to exceed $179,640. Motion passed

Order of Vacation No. 893 of a ± 15,000 sq .ft. portion of Embarcadero internal to the Bio-Rad Facility at 3110 Regatta Boulevard, Street Vacation 11020151. Motion passed

Deny appeal of Planning Commissions approval of Conditional Use Permit 1102660 (Ford Assembly Plant; Wine.com) on February 2, 2006. Motion passed

Ordinance to increase the salary of Police Officer Trainee from $2,493 per month to $4,000 per month effective January 5, 2006. This was an upgrade based on comparison with other Bay Area cities’ indexes. Motion passed

Voted against:
Approval of amendments to the Point Molate Land Disposition Agreement. Gayle believes strongly that the future of Point Molate should be determined by the people of Richmond in the interest of the people of Richmond. She believes that studies should have been conducted on such a controversial project as Upstream’s proposal (which contains the option for building a Nevada-style casino) before any agreement was made. Motion passed

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