Richmond City Council | The Contra Costa Pulse

21 Sep

Richmond to Take a Closer Look at Some Properties With Problems

Property owners receive fines for nuisance abatement, which can include garbage or vegetation removal, foreclosure ordinance fines and administration citations. ...

Let's play partnerships! Joint Powers agreement between five cities - Richmond, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Albany and Emeryville. Established in 2003, signed city resolution by then mayor Irma Anderson and city manager Malcolm Hunter in 2002. Established agreement for joint use, maintenance and development of Tom Bates regional sports complex operated by the city of Berkeley. Joint use agreement between WCCUSD and city of Richmond. Only formal JUA sports fields authorized between city and school district is Fairmead, Olinda and Valley View. Currently being rewritten. Safe coalition - Safe Athletic Fields for Education resolution from 2012. Agreements between community organizations, city of Richmond and WCCUSD. S. Torres. June 2023

12 Jul

Richmond Takes Long Awaited Steps Toward More and Better Soccer Fields

The Richmond City Council took action Tuesday on an issue the public has been waiting on for decades: giving people more adequate places to play soccer....

RHA – City Agreement Highlights The draft administrative agreement will be entered by the city and RHA outlining each entity’s financial responsibilities and addressing the state auditor’s recommendation conclusion to immediately enter into a written agreement. Type of Service / Description / Title of Personnel Providing Service: Accounting and Treasury / Bookkeeping, management of accounts, maintain accounting reports, prepare financial statements and reports, audit management, upon RHA ED approval perform bank activity from bank accounts and HUD subsidy programs / Senior accountant, accountant I, accounting assistant II Purchasing, Accounts Payable and payroll / Issuance of checks, maintain vendor payments and records, issue and file 1099s, maintain payroll records, issue and file payroll taxes, contract management, provide procurement support / Accounting assistant II, senior buyer, buyer II, payroll coordinator Management assistance / Staff reports, resolutions, liaison to city manager’s office and finance department / economic development director, RHA executive director Other indirect charges / Services performed by City Attorney’s Office, city manager’s office, human resources, information technology, finance / Changes pursuant to the cost allocation plan following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations 200 compliant version and approved by RHA board

28 Jun

Mismanagement a Major Factor in Richmond’s High Financial Risk

Richmond City Council adopted financial policies for the next fiscal year to improve the city's financial status, deemed "high risk" by the state auditor....

Screenshot from Zoom of a Black woman speaking at a microphone behind a clear partition at a government meeting.

21 Jun

Richmond Adopts City Budget, Addresses Traffic Enforcement and Conditions

The Richmond City Council on Tuesday adopted the city’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year and a five-year budget for capital improvement projects....

07 Jun

Five-Year Forecasts See Budget Deficit Coming for Richmond

City staff presented three scenarios for Richmond's budget over five years to City Council on Tuesday. Even the "optimistic" one predicts a deficit. ...

A balding white man with white hair gesturing with his hands as he speaks behind a clear barrier at a public government meeting

24 May

With the Aid of Legislation, Richmond Plans to Hold Polluters Accountable

AB 617 gave heavily polluted areas, including Richmond-San Pablo, support to clean their air, which was discussed at Tuesday's Richmond City Council meeting....

03 May

In Front of City Council, Richmond’s Latina Center Shares Its Impact

For the past two decades, the Richmond-based Latina Center has supported Latinx women, children and the Latinx community in the Bay Area....

19 Apr

Fire Safe Council Pushes Preparedness

As climate change makes wildfires more common, individuals like Richmond City Council member Soheila Bana are pushing agencies and residents to be prepared....

An older white woman in a home office-type setting on a Zoom call

05 Apr

Richmond Extends Keller Beach Sanitary Sewer Moratorium

Richmond City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to extend a moratorium on building permits that require new sewer connections to the Keller Beach Sanitary Sewer....

Screenshot showing seven people standing in a row at a government meeting. One person is holding an official proclamation. One has a microphone. One is Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez. Three are wearing masks.

29 Mar

Richmond Recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility

The Richmond City Council issued a proclamation Tuesday recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility, which is held annually on March 31....

22 Mar

Last Fiscal Year, Richmond’s Revenue Was Up and Spending Was Down

After a long day of bad weather, the city of Richmond got some good news on its financial state during Tuesday's Richmond City Council meeting....

08 Mar

Richmond Again Addresses Illegal Dumping

In its first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Richmond City Council talked Tuesday about a constant issue: illegal dumping....

01 Mar

Richmond Considers Effects of Ending Pandemic State of Emergency

Richmond is considering ending its state of emergency over COVID-19, which could put an end to eviction moratoriums and virtual meetings....

08 Feb

Richmond Approves Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Richmond City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan that should make it easier to get around the city on foot or via bike....

Black woman wearing mask and holding microphone looking off into the distance with her arm raised, facing palm down, and trees behind her

02 Feb

Q&A: Doria Robinson on Shared Responsibility for Richmond’s Long-Term Future

New council member Doria Robinson spoke to The CC Pulse about housing, Chevron and what her election means for Urban Tilth, which she has led since 2007....

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