Okay.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Good afternoon.

The informal meeting of the Richmond City Council will now come to order.

Madam Clerk, if you will provide us with the chamber emergency evacuation announcement.

Upon activation of the emergency alarm signal, all persons should immediately exit the building.

Please use the exits to the left or right front of the council chamber or the east or west stairwell outside the rear doors of the chamber.

Do not use elevators or escalators.

After exiting the building, security would direct everyone down 9th Street to the assembly area located inside the former public safety parking lot.

Able persons should assist visually and hearing impaired visitors with exiting the building.

And Madam President, for the record, all members are in attendance this evening with the exception of Councillor Robertson, Lynch, Auberbacher, and Vice President Jordan at this time.

Starting with the consent agenda, item number one, ordinance 2026, zero sixty.

Um, Planning Commission recommended approval of this paper, and this paper is currently being retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item two, ordinance 2026, Planning Commission recommended approval.

Item three, ordinance twenty twenty-six zero seventy-four, Planning Commission recommended approval with an amendment.

And this paper is scheduled to be amended later this evening and continued to the May 11th council meeting.

Item 16, ordinance 2026 089, governmental operations standing committee due to the cancellation of the governmental operations standing committee meeting for April.

This paper is being continued until June 8th.

Item 17.

This orders 2026 090.

This paper is being continued to the May 11th council meeting due to the cancellation of the April Governmental Operations Standing Committee meeting.

And this paper is to be referred to the May 4th organization development standing committee meeting later this evening.

Item 16, ordinance 2026 091.

This paper is to be continued to the June 8th council meeting due to the cancellation of the governmental operations standing committee meeting.

This paper finance and economic development standing committee recommended approval.

Items 21 and 22.

Resolution 2026 R015 and R016.

Both papers were committed referral waived, and both items will be retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item 23, resolution 2026 R017, Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee recommended approval.

On the regular agenda, we have item 24, ordinance 2025 231.

This paper is to be continued to the May 11th council meeting per request.

Items 25 and 26.

Ordinances 2025 282 and 2026 081.

Items 27 through 35, ordinance 2026 063 through 2026 071 are all budget related papers and all are to either be continued or amended and continued to the Monday, May 11th council meeting.

That concludes the reading of the docket.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Madam President.

I didn't see, I'm sorry.

My screen is not on.

Councilmember Gibson.

Thank you, Madam President.

I just wanted to add my name as co-patron to item 25 ordinance 2025-282.

Um regarding the uh deferral of certain real estate taxes and also item 2026-090 regarding the modifications to collective bargaining, Ms.

Trammell's paper.

Both papers have been noted for your um patron requests.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anything else?

And Madam President, I believe that is all that's on this evening's agenda as well.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

The informal meeting.

I'm not sure what's happening with my screen here.

Okay.

Um, Councilmember Trammell.

Did you say um we'll have an opportunity to speak about because I still want to look at a couple of these things that we can talk about it at 6 when or later or now?

Really didn't want to write now.

Okay, so are you referencing the items uh that will be uh continued to the May 11th amended you wanted to have comment now?

I would like to speak about it not right now but later on in reference to Cola.

Okay.

I can I don't have to do it right now, then right.

Um you can do it now if you like and or make comment.

I'll just I'll just wait because I know that some of the citizens are coming down here tonight.

And I think that um there's some things that need to be said that the that the ones that are watching it that are not able to get here today or tonight, they'll be able to understand fully, you know, what this paper was about, had came about this, and really who is to be blamed for this paper, and or for the retirees not getting what they what they really deserve.

So I would rather, if it's okay, wait.

Yes, and you will also reference what uh was discussed in terms of uh moving forward with having a meeting that will allow us to look at COLAs for retirees going forward beyond this current year that will begin July one.

Is that correct?

Later on, not right now.

No, not now.

Thank you.

Thank you that yes, thank you.

Okay, thank you.

With that, seeing no other items, uh this informal meeting will stand adjourned.

Thank you, everyone.