The city manager just emailed a Supplemental Agenda Report for tonight’s meeting that includes:

·         Modified Conditions of Approval to Resolution 2, addressing particulate matter emissions and pipeline safety;
·         Modified Attachment 2 – A replacement of Exhibit B to Resolution 2 (i.e. Exhibit B to Attachment 2 of the June 22, 2014 Agenda Report), consisting of a modified Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA);
·         Attachment 3 - Responses to comments received since the last staff report on this matter.

The modifications to the Conditions of Approval addressing particulate matter emissions and pipeline safety, and the modified Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) have been agreed to by Chevron, as applicant.

The Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) includes $90 million of benefits, the largest single component of which is  $35 million for a “promise program” similar to the El Dorado Promise or Kalamazoo Promise that guarantee full college tuition and fees to graduating high school students.

Tonight’s meeting begins in 30 minutes at 4:30 PM with a closed session, a general open session at 5:30 PM and the session dedicated to the Chevron permit at 6:30 PM. The public meetings are in the auditorium.

There will be a follow-up meeting tomorrow, Wednesday July 30, 6:30 PM, to approve any items that are not considered and approved tonight.  At the end of tonight’s meeting, the Mayor will announce that the meeting is adjourned to tomorrow July 30 at 6:30 p.m. and state the location (the Chamber or Auditorium).  The results of a poll indicated that six of the members are available for a meeting tomorrow night.

The order of the items for tonight’s agenda are:  (1) Pledge to the Flag; (2) Roll Call, (3) Statement of Conflict of Interest; (4) Agenda Review; (5) Report From the Attorney; (6) Approve items remaining on the Consent Calendar; (7) Consider and approve Continued Items G-2 – North Richmond Mitigation Expenditure Plan, G-3 – Resolution to levy an assessment for the Downtown Richmond Property and Business Improvement District, G-4 public hearing to levy assessments for code enforcement citations; (8) G-5 Continue Chevron public hearing.  After the conclusion of the Chevron hearing, If time permits, the meeting will resume its pre-established order.

There are approximately 82 speakers who were not heard last week.  It will take two to three hours to hear the remaining speakers, followed by Q&A, comments, discussion, and a vote. 

The proposed order of the meeting is:

·         Finish hearing from public speakers (2 minutes each)
·         Hear 2 minute rebuttals from appellant and from presenter in support of Planning Commission decision
·         Close the Public Hearing
·         Questions from the council to staff, consultants, presenters and/or public speakers
·         Deliberations – during this period I will be entertaining motions on:
·         Certifying the EIR (for Alternative 11)
·         CUP
·         Community Environmental and Investment Agreement
·         Per motion, each councilmember will get up to 5 minutes to speak.

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