Public Safety Standing Committee
Council Chamber, 2nd Floor – City Hall
Agenda — 41 items
- 1 This meeting will be open to in-person participation; however, the public will have the option to provide their comments by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Interested individuals who wish to take advantage of this option, must do so prior to 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday June 25, 2024, by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955 and selecting option 3.
- 1 Committee Members and other Councilmembers in Attendance
- 2 Call to Order
- 2 The Honorable Reva Trammell – Chair The Honorable Nicole Jones – Vice Chair The Honorable Kristen Nye – Member
- 3 Chamber Emergency Evacuation Plan Announcement and Public Speaker Guidelines
- 3 Others in Attendance
- 4 Public Comment Period
- 4 Greg Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Nahdiyah Muhammad, Assistant City Clerk Candice Reid, City Clerk Steve Taylor, Council Policy Analyst RJ Warren, Deputy City Clerk
- 5 Approval of Minutes
- 6 April 23, 2024 - Public Safety Standing Committee Meeting Minutes
- 6 Chair Reva Trammell called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m., and presided.
- 7 Presentation(s)
- 8 There were no presentations.
- 8 Assistant City Clerk Nahdiyah Muhammad provided information on the appropriate manner in which the Council Chamber is to be evacuated in the event of an emergency along with public speaker guidelines.
- 9 Paper(s) for Consideration
- 1. To approve the City of Richmond Plan of Services under the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.
- 10 Janet Ramsey addressed the committee and informed members that she previously provided written comments. Ms. Ramsey also stated her concerns regarding broken parking meters near City Hall and not being able to find adequate parking.
- 11 Board Vacancies
- 11 Sarah Ramsey addressed the committee and stated her concerns regarding available parking and broken parking meters. Ms. Ramsey also addressed the committee regarding the Richmond Police Department (RPD) not addressing what she believed were instances of embezzlement as a criminal offense.
- 12 There were no board vacancies.
- 12 June 25, 2024 - Public Safety Standing Committee Public Comment Documents
- 13 Discussion Item(s)
- 13 A copy of material provided has been filed.
- 14 There were no discussion items.
- 14 Chair Reva Trammell addressed Ms. Ramsey regarding her comments.
- 15 Staff Report
- 15 Yasmin Mahmood, Owner and Landlord of Gate Oaks Apartments, addressed the committee and stated her concerns regarding the illegal activity occurring within the area around Gate Oaks Apartments and safety concerns for residents.
- 16 June 25, 2024 - Public Safety Staff Report
- 16 Richmond Police Department (RPD) Deputy Chief Sydney Collier addressed the committee regarding Ms. Mahmood's concerns.
- 17 Uma Nidmarty addressed the committee and stated her concerns regarding the safety and maintenance of the Shockoe Bottom area.
- 18 Deputy Chief Sydney Collier requested contact information for public comment speaker Uma Nidmarty to address her concerns. Deputy Chief Collier provided the committee with additional information regarding the actions taken by RPD.
- 20 There were no amendments or corrections to the meeting minutes of April 23, 2024 and the committee approved the minutes as presented.
- 25 The following resolution was considered:
- 27 Rhonda Gilmer, Deputy Director of the Department of Justice Services, provided the committee with additional background information regarding RES. 2024-R020.
- 28 Public Hearing
- 29 There were no public hearing speakers.
- 30 There were no comments or discussions and Member Kristen Nye moved to forward RES. 2024-R020 to Council with recommendation to approve, which was seconded and unanimously approved.
- 36 Council staff provided the committee with the June Public Safety Standing Committee staff report.
- 38 A copy of material provided has been filed.
- 39 Adjornment
- 40 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:36 p.m.