Remarks by Eduardo Martinez
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Yeah. Instead of looking at part of the budget as if it's a special fund. We look at the entire budget so that we know that when a certain amount of money is spent here, it's affecting the money over here.
But that is part of the budget. So when we look at the budget, we will be looking at that money.
Right. Yeah. So the direction is for staff to arrange the timing for the limited-term revenue community engagement process with the add-on of looking at council directed projects so that we can start looking at ways to reduce our revenue.
So then, let me see. So then we should do the public hearing since staff has left for 01, right? Which one? Q1. Yeah. So P1, the moratorium. And before we start that, I need a motion to extend time.
With the understanding that we have a hard stop at 11.
Okay. So we have a motion. Well, first we need to make a motion to extend time.
I second. Okay. Motion by bonna, second by brown.
Thank you very much. I think we'll begin with public comment. But first I'd like to apologize to the news outlets. I gave them wrong information. I didn't realize that it required a supermajority. But now I know how important this is. So to the public.
Before we began speaking, you said we have 38 speakers, one minute each, and we only have 33 minutes, which means that if every speaker speaks, we will not have time to vote on this.
Well, I'm saying that so that the speakers who are here can Watch the clock to make sure that there is enough time for deliberation and voting. Okay. Right. And you can pass.
We have translation on the screen. So if we translate in real time, that's twice as much time that's being taken up.
I would like to remind speakers that we now have 12 minutes or 11 minutes before we have to adjourn. So if you want us to vote on this,
That's it for speakers in that case public comment is closed and now we need discussion.
Okay, so there's been a motion to end debate. Do we have a second? There's no second, so go ahead.
We actually only have a short amount of time, so I will make a motion to end debate.
Well, with that, does anyone have any closing comments? The dedication. Well, we have...
Oh, okay. In that case, well, it's part of adjournment. Okay. Well, in that case, this meeting is adjourned.
All right, it is now time to open, to start the open session, to hear public comment before closed session. May we have a roll call?
Public comment is closed, and we will now retire to closed session.
It is now time for a special meeting of the Richmond Housing Authority. We'll begin with the Pledge of Allegiance.
With that, then this meeting is adjourned. Thank you for joining us.
So now we will proceed with the regular meeting of the Richmond City Council. We'll begin with the roll call.
Yes, I would like to move Y4 to the beginning of the study and action session. Y4 is a presentation from AC Transit on Agency Deficit Projection Services and Workforce Reductions.
The entire city, that individuals can remain deeply productive, capable, and impactful at any stage of life as long as they are willing and able. Now, therefore, be it resolved, I, Eduardo Martinez, Mayor of the City of Richmond, California, do hereby proclaim the week beginning August 23, 2026, as Maxine Finley Week in the City of Richmond. And I urge all residents, community organizations, and local businesses to join in honoring her extraordinary contribution, her years of service, and her status as a cherished treasure of our community.
Phillip Rosenthal. Excuse me, a question for legal. Asking people to lock and load, would that be considered sedition?