Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council
Building Neighborhoods Block by Block

1.  MEETING CALLED TO ORDER by President Loynd at 7:00 p.m.  CORRECTED

2.  SEPTEMBER 14TH AGENDA REVIEW-Approved unanimously.

3.  MSP approval of minutes of meeting of July 13th.

4.  INTRODUCTIONS & NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS: Cortez/Stege; Fairmede/Hilltop; Hilltop Village; Laurel Park; May Valley; North & East; Panhandle Annex, Parchester Village; Point Richmond; Pullman; Quail Hill; Richmond Annex; Richmore Village; Santa Fe, and Southwest Annex.

     Sandi Genser-Maack lead discussion on ways neighborhood councils can save money on printing and mailing newsletters.  Many NCs have already implemented changes to cut costs; others agreed to start immediately.

5.   REPORTS-CITY OF RICHMOND:

• PLANNING DEPT. – Lamont Thompson – Call Lori Reese-Brown if have questions about the General Plan: 620-6869.
• PUBLIC SERVICES: Rich Davidson – campaign to collect old medications to keep people from pouring them down the drain. 412-2009. Davidson will retire at end of year.  Get three bids for lateral sewer repairs; should be about $4,500.  Call City for questions   about bids received, work done, scope of work, list of contractors.  307-8094. Plunge will be finished Dec. 31^st.
• MAYOR’S OFFICE: Marilyn Langlois, speaker.
• City Manager’s Office: Rochelle Monk, speaker.
• POLICE DEPT. – Chris Magnus, Chief – new:  two C.O. officers downtown. Two kinds of curfew:  day (keeping kids in school) and night.  Going to City Council for Phase 2 of Shotspotters.    
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER – Lynne Scarpa – May Valley won Grand Prize for National Night Out for best environmental practices.

 6. PRESENTATIONS:

A.  Guest Trendell Ball on reviving the Chess Club and taking it to the youth.

B.     NC concerns:

·         Richmond Annex, Garland Ellis – planning issues, tobacco initiative, restaurant initiative, not enough people showing up, City Council considering an ordinance regarding massage parlors.

·         Cortez-Stege, Sims Thompson – the General Plan.

·         Pt. Richmond, Peter Minkwitz – use of Community Centers without fees for small   community groups.

·         Southwest Annex, Paul Miao – parolees returning to Richmond, making marijuana legal.

·         Richmond Annex, Jerry Yoshida – the General Plan.

·         Santa Fe, Janie Holland – Richmore Village’s issue with noise and partying at the church.

·         Bea Roberson taking offense at Paul Miao for calling her a marijuana smoker.  Miao apologized.

NEXT RNCC GENERAL MEETING:  October 19th, 2009

NEXT RNCC BOARD MEETING: October 26th, 2009

Richmond Works/East Bay Works, 330 25th Street, Conference Room 1, 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order.

2. Review of September 14th Agenda.

3. Approval of July 13th Minutes.

4. Introductions & Neighborhood Reports (2 minutes per neighborhood).  Also, discussion on saving money on copying and mailing of newsletters.

5. Reports:

• Planning Dept.-Lamont Thompson.
• Public Services Dept.-Rich Davidson.
• Mayor’s Office-Marilyn Langlois.
• City Manager/Community Affairs-Bill Lindsay or Rochelle Monk.
• Police Dept.-Chief Chris Magnus.
• Environmental Manager Lynn Scarpa.

6.  Break-(Refreshments provided by Parchester Village and Richmond Annex – THANK YOU!)

7.  Presentations:

• Revival of Chess in Richmond, Trendell Ball, guest.
• Neighborhood Council concerns on 1 topic, i.e., Chevron, Casino-1 Rep. per N.C. group, 2 minutes to talk on one topic.

8.  RNCC Executive Board Announcements.

·         Correspondence and Announcements, Naomi Williams, PIO.

  9. Old Business:

·         Committee Reports-President Loynd and RNCC Board.

·         City Hall Re-Opens-Sandi Genser Maack.

10. New Business: Meeting on Richmond Draft General Plan Curfew topic at October 19^th meeting.

11. Adjournment: Approximately 9:05 p.m.

Next RNCC General Meeting: Monday, October 19th, 2009.

Next RNCC Executive Meeting: Monday, September 21st, 2009.

Note: In order to end the meeting at 9:00 p.m., requests were made that reports from the Mayor’s Office and Environmental Office be passed out in writing.