Remarks by Eduardo Martinez
170 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 7
Yeah. Okay. So then we'll go on to appropriate environmental and community investment agreements funds for Richmond Promise. So that will be the next topic. Do we have...
Oh, okay. All right then. So is there any discussion among council members?
Okay. If there's no other questions, then I need a motion.
Right. Okay. Thanks to Councilmember Jimenez I was able to see the adopt a resolution to appropriate proposed year end administrative budget adjustments.
So now we are to the provide direction regarding the timing of the limited term revenue community engagement process.
Depends on A, B, or C. MR. Because it depends on A, B, or C.
Well, then, I stand corrected. We can make a motion to adopt a resolution to appropriate proposed fiscal year 2025-23 year end administrative budget adjustments.
Page 3 or page 3, Bon, if you're at the beginning. What we're voting on is what's on page 38. Yes. Oh, okay.
All right, now we'll go to provide direction regarding the timing of the limited term revenue community engagement.
Do we have conversation on that? Yeah, I have a question. Yes, go ahead, Council Member Brown.
Okay. Council Member Cepeda. Are you finished? I'm sorry.
Do you want to go? And I haven't either. And neither has those other people. So patience.
Council council council vice mayor Robinson.
Your time is up. So if you can wrap it up.
No, me is me, but you is Cepeda. Me is me.
Thank you. I guess now it's my turn. Can we have slide 15? I'd like to look at slide 15 while I speak. All right. This is a middle of the road general funds forecast comparison. And I think the conversations we've been having are the wrong conversations. We've been talking about $550 million or $50 million as if they're special funds, but they're not special funds. They're limited time funds. But they're part of the general fund. So the conversation we need to be having, and it seems as if Councilmember Wilson has been having those conversations, is about the entire budget. We need to be…
I would like to make a substitute motion. I would like to provide direction regarding the city budget. As a community engagement process. Because it's the budget that we're talking about. We keep looking at the money as special funds that we can decide on how to spend. And we need to think of the entire budget. And by looking at the entire budget, we're actually addressing the issues that Vice Mayor has brought up. and that other council members have brought up, that there are things that will be cut if we don't look at the budget in its entirety. Someone's proposing that we look at the…
Actually, there was appropriate environmental and community investment agreement for 26-27.
So that funding, even though it's for the following budget year, comes from money from this budget.
Right. I understand the rationale. I just needed to know whether or not the monies came from this budget and that was the reason it was included.
I made a substitute motion. I need a second.
I'm sorry? Can someone repeat the motion? The motion is to provide direction regarding the city budget. I thought this was to pick a, B, or C. it is. So I'm making D. okay.
Yes. My substitute motion was to provide direction regarding the timing of the entire budget, entire city budget. as a community engagement process. And it's coordination with public safety, labor negotiations, and other city council-directed plans, studies, and assessments.
I think the issue with the pause is that many of them already are in process. So we don't want to stop work on things that are...
Okay. To provide direction regarding the timing of community engagement concerning the city budget in total. With the amendment given by Councilmember Brown, which is to pause on council directed issues which have not been started.