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Meetings

Meetings

Item-by-item digests of Richmond public meetings, newest first within each body, and what the Monitor holds for the other bodies. Minutes control; where minutes are not posted, the digest says so. Digests of meetings other than the City Council are compiled from KCRT video and the posted agenda; votes are unconfirmed unless minutes are posted. Dates and times are as stated on the posted agendas and notices; confirm on the published agenda before you go (Notices).

Upcoming · City Council meetings · Other meetings (Planning, Rent Board, RNCC, Rec and Parks, Richmond Rising, other bodies)

Upcoming

The next meetings for which the Monitor holds a posted agenda, notice, or stated date. Full list: Notices.

  1. Today, 2 November 2026, 3:30 p.m. — City Council special meeting: closed session, “City Attorney Recruitment” (public comment first). Special Council agenda, Nov 2
  2. Today, 2 November 2026, 5:30 p.m. — Historic Preservation Commission: Mills Act study session; Red Oak Victory relocation discussion. Agenda, Nov 2
  3. Today, 2 November 2026, 6:00 p.m. — Richmond Fund for Children and Youth Oversight Board: Hidden Genius Project and Office of Neighborhood Safety presentations. Agenda, Nov 2
  4. 3 November 2026, 9:00 a.m. — Contra Costa Board of Supervisors. County meeting calendar
  5. 4 November 2026, 12:00–1:30 p.m. — Economic Development Commission. Agenda, Nov 4
  6. 4 November 2026, 5:00 p.m. — West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education, regular meeting. District meeting listing
  7. 4 November 2026, 6:00 p.m. — Recreation and Parks Commission: department reports; Brown Act training date. Agenda, Nov 4
  8. 4 November 2026, 7:00 p.m. — Community Police Review Commission (special meeting): vote on recommending revisions to Patrol Rifle Policy 415. Agenda, Nov 4
  9. 4 November 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m. — Richmond Rising Stakeholder Committee, Nevin Community Center (first Wednesday of the month, per the committee’s stated schedule; no agenda posted). Digest, Oct 7
  10. 5 November 2026, 6:30 p.m. — Planning Commission: public hearing on the Chevron Wet Gas Scrubber, 841 Chevron Way (PLN24-098; staff recommends conditional approval); 2025 Housing Element progress report. Agenda, Nov 5
  11. 9 November 2026, 9:30 a.m. — City Council special closed session (City meeting calendar; no agenda posted). City meeting calendar
  12. 10 November 2026 — City Council (meeting type not yet confirmed; no agenda posted): the Dalberg Advisors contract and engagement plan, per the Finance Director on Oct 20. Council digest, Oct 20
  13. 11 November 2026 — Richmond-Zhoushan Friendship Commission. Agenda, Oct 14
  14. 12 November 2026, 6:00 p.m. — Arts and Culture Commission / Public Art Advisory Committee. Agenda, Oct 22
  15. 17 November 2026 — City Council: veterans housing presentation for 338 Carlson Boulevard, moved to this date on Oct 20. Council digest, Oct 20
  16. 17 November 2026 — City Council: the 23rd Street and citywide traffic-safety items, moved to this date on Oct 27, with a Public Works presentation. Council digest, Oct 27
  17. 18 November 2026 — Rent Board: the Section 8 / LIHTC study session, continued on Oct 21. Rent Board digest, Oct 21
  18. 23 November 2026 — Human Rights and Human Relations Commission (next meeting, per the Oct 26 agenda). Agenda, Oct 26
  19. 23 November 2026, 6:00 p.m. — Urban Forest Advisory Committee. UFAC agenda, Oct 19

City Council meetings

Item-by-item digests of City Council meetings. Minutes control; where minutes are not posted, the digest says so.

  1. 27 October 2026 — Air District presented preliminary Chevron risk findings (no vote); consent calendar, including the $3.67 million Proposition 64 grant, approved with the Vice Mayor absent; Industrial Safety Ordinance introduced; traffic items moved to November 17; police review appointment not reached. Consent resolutions certified 6–0 with the Vice Mayor absent; minutes not yet posted.
  2. 20 October 2026 — Data center moratorium extended to September 15, 2028 (7–0, confirmed by the certified ordinance); Keller Beach interim sewer fix directed (7–0); $99.7 million settlement balance reported; traffic-safety items not reached. Minutes not yet posted.
  3. 6 October 2026 — Axon approved without license plate readers, 5–2 if all voted; EFF presentation received; financial report ordered for October 20. Minutes not yet posted.
  4. 22 September 2026 — Mark Scott appointed interim city manager 7–0; EFF and license plate reader study item passed 4–1–2; Axon presentation began but no vote. Minutes not yet posted.
  5. 15 September 2026 — Urgency 45-day moratorium on new data centers adopted; settlement-funds engagement plan passed with amendments; Axon not reached. Minutes not yet posted.
  6. 26 August 2026 (special) — Special meeting, closed session only, on city manager recruitment and evaluation; no final decisions; Bana and Brown absent.
  7. 11 August 2026 (special) — Special meeting: closed session on the City Manager appointment, no final decisions; recruitment contract raised to $168,000.
  8. 28 July 2026 — Fire station bond ordinance adopted for the November 3 ballot (6–0); the 23rd Street Ciclovía decided 5–0 after five agendas; ad hoc committee on Council rules.
  9. 21 July 2026 — Fire station bond sent toward the ballot 7–0; GATE Act ethics measure failed 3–4; Public Lands Policy tabled 6–1.
  10. 7 July 2026 — Heckathorn Superfund cleanup plan supported 7–0; military equipment report held with a request for deployment data; GATE Act and Ciclovía carried over.
  11. 23 June 2026 — 2026-27 operating budget and five-year capital plan adopted 6–0; policy on internet and phone disruptions during meetings adopted 6–0.
  12. 16 June 2026 — Budget direction session; Robinson stated a conflict on the Transformative Climate Communities portion; Master Fee Schedule adopted 6–0.
  13. 9 June 2026 (special) — Special budget study session; Robinson stated a conflict on the portions touching the e-bike lending library, the Wellness Trail, and the Transformative Climate Communities grant.
  14. 26 May 2026 — Robinson recused on Air District grant applications (6–0); $1.24 million ShotSpotter sole-source contract; $35,000 Chevron foundation grant accepted 7–0.
  15. 19 May 2026 — Complete Streets funding plan approved 4–3; resolution opposing CO2 pipelines 5–0; $535,499 in uncollectible receivables written off.
  16. 5 May 2026 — Draft 2026-27 budget received; Marina Point appeal decided 5–0; the $7.2 million animal services agreement pulled from consent.
  17. 28 April 2026 — Dalberg Advisors engagement contract on limited-term revenue approved 4–2; the $299,797 Red Oak Victory design contract approved 6–0 on its fourth agenda; Pogo Park amendment to $12.4 million on the consent agenda.
  18. 21 April 2026 — Craneway leasehold donation: a motion to deny failed 3–3 and a motion to accept failed 3–4, leaving no decision; Advanced Life Support financing recommendations 7–0.
  19. 7 April 2026 — Records retention and destruction schedule updated 7–0; ordinance on City resources and civil immigration enforcement introduced; children-and-youth fund charter review.
  20. 24 March 2026 — Cesar Chavez Day renamed United Farm Workers Day on the holiday schedule (6–0); $5.3 million Shields-Reid Park agreement; Cheese Park work plan approved 6–0.
  21. 17 March 2026 — Flock: a substitute motion to negotiate an amendment with an unauthorized-sharing clause and City data ownership passed 4–3; mid-year budget review received 7–0.
  22. 3 March 2026 — $8.2 million in audited unspent funds appropriated 6–1 after a Cheese Park restroom motion died for lack of a second; the Flock extension and four other items continued.
  23. 24 February 2026 — 2025 building codes introduced, tobacco retailer amendments, and a Safe Walk Zone along 23rd Street, each 6–0.
  24. 17 February 2026 — Resolution opposing U.S. military intervention in Venezuela adopted 6–0 (Brown abstaining); Homekey loan and $1.2 million in children-and-youth grants approved.
  25. 3 February 2026 — Staff directed to report on immigration enforcement and return with an ICE-Free Zone ordinance (6–0, Brown abstaining); the $299,797 Red Oak Victory relocation design contract sent back for two months, 5–1–1.
  26. 27 January 2026 — Polluters Pay consultant engagement approved 5–1 (Bana abstaining); $4.03 million sewer amendment approved; staff asked to identify funds for Advanced Life Support.
  27. 20 January 2026 — Robinson elected vice mayor 4–3 on a substitute motion; the Mayor's restorative-process item passed 6–1 after an amended motion adding censure failed 3–4; Polluters Pay items continued.
  28. 6 January 2026 — First meeting of the year: $4.39 million 13th Street construction agreement and $500,000 on-call financial services approved on consent; the Port report, the children-and-youth fund evaluation, and a wildfire HOA ordinance were continued.

Other meetings

Meetings of Richmond bodies other than the City Council. Digests are compiled from KCRT video and posted agendas; votes are unconfirmed unless minutes are posted.

Planning Commission

Compiled from KCRT video; votes unconfirmed unless minutes are posted. Next hearing: 5 November (see Upcoming).

  1. 1 October 2026 — Medical waste transfer station at 801 Wharf Street (PLN26-0184, Clean Harbors): Resolution 26-16 approved 3–0, moved by Jonathan Harrison and seconded by Gay Timmons, per the posted minutes; appeal date October 13.

Rent Board

Compiled from KCRT video; votes unconfirmed unless minutes are posted.

  1. 21 October 2026 — Consent calendar approved 3–0; the Section 8 / LIHTC study session was begun and continued to the November 18 meeting, 3–0. Minutes not yet posted. (Minutes of September 16 are posted: Rent Board minutes, Sept 16.)

Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council (RNCC)

Compiled from KCRT video; votes unconfirmed unless minutes are posted. No votes were heard. A volunteer federation of neighborhood councils.

  1. 19 October 2026 — Fire Chief on the Measure Q fire-station bond (up to $120 million, two-thirds vote needed); interim City Manager introduction; staff updates from Police, Mayor’s Office, Economic Development, Planning, Recreation, and Public Works. No agenda or minutes found.

Recreation and Parks Commission

Compiled from KCRT video; votes unconfirmed unless minutes are posted. Next meeting: 4 November, 6:00 p.m.; then 2 December.

  1. 7 October 2026 — Park maintenance and recreation reports, signage and Shields-Reid field-use discussion, Council liaison report; minutes of September 2 approved by voice vote (moved by Alexander Rony, seconded by Jennifer Koscielniak, per the draft minutes in the November 4 packet). Draft minutes posted; not yet approved.

Richmond Rising (TCC stakeholder committee)

Compiled from KCRT video; votes unconfirmed unless minutes are posted. An advisory committee for the $35 million Transformative Climate Communities grant.

  1. 7 October 2026 — Project status reports; Nevin Park redesign concepts; the City reported an Air District Bay Repair recommendation of $10.6 million of $15 million requested; e-bike share funding question. No agenda or minutes found online.

Other bodies

What the Monitor holds for other bodies, from posted agendas, minutes, and notices. No video digest has been compiled for these. Dates are as stated on the documents; see Notices.

  1. Zoning Administrator — 30 October, 10:30 a.m. (Zoom only): Administrative Use Permits for a restaurant and for on-sale beer and wine at 3150 Pierce Street. No decision posted. Hearing notice, PLN26-0333 · notice, PLN26-0313
  2. Planning Commission, 5 November — Upcoming: 6:30 p.m., public hearing on the Chevron Wet Gas Scrubber, 841 Chevron Way (PLN24-098; EIR addendum, conditional use permit, design review; staff recommends conditional approval); 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report; next meeting 3 December. Agenda, Nov 5 · hearing notice
  3. Historic Preservation Commission — Draft minutes of October 5 posted: a certificate of appropriateness and design review for an East Bay Regional Park District service yard at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline approved 6–0 (one member absent), per the draft. No video held. HPC draft minutes, Oct 5 Upcoming: 2 November, 5:30 p.m., Mills Act program study session; National Park Service presentation; Red Oak Victory relocation discussion. Agenda, Nov 2
  4. Human Rights and Human Relations Commission — Upcoming: 26 October, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers; next meeting 23 November per the agenda. Agenda, Oct 26
  5. Arts and Culture Commission / Public Art Advisory Committee — Minutes of September 10 posted (staff update on hiring an Arts and Culture Manager); Oct 22 agenda posted; next meeting 12 November, 6:00 p.m. Minutes, Sept 10 · Agenda, Oct 22
  6. Richmond-Zhoushan Friendship Commission — October 14 agenda (posted after the meeting date) and March 11 minutes held; next meeting 11 November. Agenda, Oct 14 · Minutes, Mar 11
  7. Design Review Board — October 14 agenda held; appeal deadline for that meeting’s actions is 26 October, 5:00 p.m.; the 11 November meeting is canceled per the City calendar. Design Review agenda, Oct 14
  8. Economic Development Commission — October 14 agenda held; minutes of September 16 posted. Next meeting 4 November, 12:00–1:30 p.m. (business-tour debrief, Sustainable Richmond Expo recap, cannabis restoration grant update), then 9 December. Agenda, Oct 14 · Minutes, Sept 16 · Agenda, Nov 4
  9. Community Police Review Commission — Upcoming: special meeting 4 November, 7:00 p.m., Richmond Room: vote on recommending revisions to Patrol Rifle Policy 415 to align with Oakland’s; closed session. Draft minutes of October 14 in the packet record a 5–1–1 vote to recommend ending the Police Department’s use of license plate readers. No video held. Agenda and packet, Nov 4
  10. Richmond Fund for Children and Youth Oversight Board — Upcoming: 2 November, 6:00 p.m., City Manager’s Conference Room: Hidden Genius Project ($600,000 over three years) and Office of Neighborhood Safety CARRY program with the RYSE Center ($900,000 over three years) presentations; draft minutes of October 5 in the packet. Agenda, Nov 2 · packet
  11. Commission on Aging — Minutes of the October 2 retreat held. Minutes, Oct 2
  12. Urban Forest Advisory Committee — October 19 agenda held; next meeting 23 November, 6:00 p.m. UFAC agenda, Oct 19
  13. Contra Costa Board of Supervisors — Digest not compiled. October 20: consent calendar approved 5–0 per the County’s action records, including C.10 (Burgis as CSAC Board representative, Gioia as alternate); minutes in draft. No further Board meeting was listed on the County calendar at the October 22 check. County action records, Oct 20
  14. West Contra Costa school board (WCCUSD) — Nothing compiled. The Board’s October 7 regular meeting was listed with minutes unpublished and its actions unconfirmed (agenda not retrieved at the October 13 check). District meeting listing