The agenda/packet for the Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Regular Richmond City Council Meeting is on the web. Follow the link below to view:

http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/meet.aspx

This will be the last City Council meeting until September 11. The agenda includes approval of a five-year contract with Carlos Martinez, currently city manager of East Palo Alto to be Richmond’s new city manager.

It also includes two items to be placed on the November ballot:

A real estate transfer tax increase A parcel tax on vacant lots to fund homeless services and blight abatement.