FY23-24

• Housing for ALL
  • Mira Flores – Advocated for full transparency regarding Mira Flores and ensured legal support during the foreclosure process, aiming to prevent the property from being tied up in legal proceedings. This would allow it to be transferred to a new owner promptly so that the project could resume without delay.
  • Nystrom Village – Advocated and secured $2M In ARPA funds to complete predevelopment studies and tasks needed to move Nystrom Village development forward 
  • 12th and MacDonald – Advocated for reopening communications with the 12th and MacDonald developer to discuss completing outstanding tasks and resuming the project.
• Increasing Revenue, Economic Development & Green Jobs
  • Chevron Tax Settlement – Helped to secure half a billion dollars for the General Fund from Chevron tax settlement – August 14, 2024
• Healthy Neighborhoods
  • NEW Soccer Fields! – Advocated and secured $3M+ in funding to build new soccer fields in Richmond and make other much-needed park restroom improvements at MLK Park 
  • NEW and Improved Farmers Markets – Helped to improve healthy food access by moving the Friday Farmers Market to a more welcoming location in the back front of the library and, with the support of community partners, City Staff and CM McLaughlin, launched the new Marina Bay farmers market 
  • MLK Center – Released $200k for MLK Center Project to update the schematic design and create a fundraising plan. Also restarted NURVE meetings so this project could move forward again with community involvement.
• Climate Resiliency
  • Polluters Pay Ballots Initiative – Voted to put Polluters Pay on the Ballot. This proposed excise tax would require Chevron to pay a $1 a barrel tax on all crude refined at the Chevron Refinery resulting in an estimated $60-$90M per year tax contribution to Richmond’s general fund helping Richmond have the funds needed to improve our services and out built environment.
• Improving City Services and Maintenance of the Built Environment
  • Repair Our Streets – Supported and voted to secure additional $4M per year in street maintenance funds for a total of $7M annually (up from $3M in 2023) building towards the $15M needed annual to maintain the current quality of our roads 
  • Repair City Buildings – Advocated and secured a concrete list of Capital improvement projects that will be prioritized by staff and completed by 12/31/24 – hopefully creating a limited queue of CIP projects so staff are not overwhelmed. 
  • Increased Park Staffing – Advocated and secured F24-25 budget funding to add additional public works staff to service our parks and medians 
  • Increasing Tree Crew Staffing – Advocated and directed staff, to develop and implement a plan by the end of FY 24-25 to expand the tree crew. This plan must include hiring staff with arborist skills, hiring or training an additional team member who can drive the Class B the tree trimming truck, and adding another skilled tree cutter. The goal is to ensure continuous tree maintenance, even when key personnel are absent, starting in the next budget year.
  • Capital Project Management and Accountability – Advocated and secured a concrete list of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) from staff that will be completed by 12/31/24 – hopefully creating a limited queue of CIP projects so staff are not overwhelmed and can work through a smaller set of projects then, once completed, take on a new set of projects 
• City Accountability
  • HR Policies – Worked with the ad hoc committee to update the annual evaluation for senior staff reporting to city council to include feedback on performance based on areas of responsibility, creation of a mutually agreed upon annual goals list, and a ‘360 evaluation’.