Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council
Building Neighborhoods Block by Block

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

1. Call to Order.

2. Review of April 13th Agenda.

3. Approval of March 9^th Minutes.

4. Introductions & Neighborhood Reports (1 minute per neighborhood).

5. Reports:

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

6.  Break-(Refreshments provided by North & East and Fairmede/Hilltop).

7.  Presentations:

• California Youth Agency Services-Alexander Cotton, Speaker.
• Richmond Youthworks-Jay Leonhardy, Speaker.
• General Plan Update-Lori Reese-Brown, Planner.

8.  RNCC Executive Board Announcements.

·         RNCC Puchase of Richmond PAL Brick

·         Report on Contra Costa County’s Safety Audit of Chevron.

  9. Old Business.

10. New Business.

11. Adjournment: Approximately 9:30 p.m.

Next RNCC General Meeting: Monday, May 11th, 2009.

Next RNCC Executive Meeting: Monday, April 20th, 2009.

1.  Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Loynd: Passed out list of Neighborhood Council contact information, asked representatives to make corrections as needed.

 

2.  Announced changes in agenda.

 

3.  MSP minutes of February 9^th meeting.

 

4.  Introductions/Neighborhood reports.

 

5.  Reports from City Departments:

 

·         PUBLIC SERVICES: Jenny Oorbeck, speaker: Handed out charts showing what goes in Green Waste cans and what doesn’t; what goes in recycling cans, what doesn’t.

 

• MAYOR’S OFFICE: Marilyn Langlois, speaker; Report on Women’s Day celebration; upcoming events.

 

• CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE: Rochelle Monk/LaShonda Wilson. Bulk mail address labels must now say something like “or resident.”

 

• POLICE DEPT. Chief Chris Magnus/Trish Aljoe, City Attorney.

·            Burglary up 35% — preventable.  Other crime down 9%. 

·            County proposing 40% cut in D.A.’s office to save money.  We should all be aware that this would mean that many crimes would not be prosecuted.

·            Shotspotters are being installed in south and central Richmond.  Each covers 3 ½ miles. Identifies where shots are fired by sound waves.

·            There has been more drug house abatement and prosecution; more prostitute and gang injunctions.

·            There will be no cuts in police staffing.  Stimulus money could bring as many as 20 additional officers.

• ENVIRONMENT DEPT. – Lynne Scarpa

·            If must use pesticide when gardening, use amount as directed.  More is not better. Use slow-release fertilizers and composting.  Don’t over water.  Her department is sending article to NC newsletters.

 

6. PRESENTATIONS: Red Cross – Phil Machell

·            Working with faith-based groups in North Richmond to put on simulated disaster and has 1-hour class on disaster preparedness.  Will speak to groups.

·            Richmond’s Year of the Plunge – David Vincent

      

7. EXECUTIVE BOARD: PIO Williams – list of upcoming events

 

8. OLD BUSINESS:

·            General Plan – Yoshida

·            NUSA Conference in May – Schmidt, Christian, Roberson

 

9. NEW BUSINESS:

·            RNCC Board recommended that RNCC spend $250 on a brick at PAL.  Vote for with 1 No, 1 Abstention.

·            Miao – Suggestion that RNCC sponsor a forum to discuss proposed bill to legalize marijuana.  Sent to Board for proposal.

 

Meeting Adjourned by President Loynd at 9:30 p.m.

 

–Sandi Genser-Maack, Recording Secretary

 

NEXT RNCC GENERAL MEETING:  April 13th, 2009

NEXT RNCC BOARD MEETING: March 16th, 2009