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ID:20120123CFN – Duration: 3:01 – Grade: Dismal
Formal Session
23 Jan 2012 – 6PM

Richmond City Council

Highlights:

0:30 Council unanimously adopts unprecedented zoning waiver so that project will have many additional dwelling units, almost no parking, poorly configured parking. Some councilors say parking is a problem, some want a city parking study, but all vote for approval of project. Citizen says developer sits on city’s Economic Development Authority and contributed $1000 to district representative in 2004.
1:00 Council lifts moratorium on non-profits applications for tax exemption that may cost the city half a million dollars.
1:30 Another example of councilors disregarding Rules of Procedure.
2:10 Robertson and Jewell invoke racial issues.
2:20 Jewell out of control.
2:40 Jewell out of control again.Trammell thanks list of city employees for doing their job.
2:50 Hilbert refers to city being sovereign.

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