by admin | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
With 35 days left to adopt a balanced budget, we don’t really know how we will get it done. The news is getting worse, not better. For several weeks, we have been working with deficit projection of $27 million, but that has increased to nearly $30 million due to...
by admin | May 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
This message is being sent on behalf of City Manager Laura Snideman Hon. Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is the report for the week ending May 22nd, 2020. 1. Meeting Notes The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th. Closed Session...
by admin | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Item H-3 on the May 19 Agenda is to approve the installation of street sweeping signs in the Richmond Annex and Panhandle Annex. A number of people have emailed me protesting the plan. I am hoping that you will reconsider. I am going to provide some history and...
by admin | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last night, we went through the Potential Budget Balancing Strategies line item by line item, with the exception of the “Meet and Confer” items that include a “bucket” of potential union concessions. These concessions cannot be imposed by the City Council without a...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Chronicle article copied below, “Bay Area cities face grim financial outlook amid budget slashing. Here’s what they are planning to cut,” provides a range of projected budget shortfalls for FY 2020-21 as a result primarily of revenue losses from COVID-19. As you...
