Ras Baraka
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Top issues during term (8)(Public Safety)
Crisis response and public health grant funding
Includes an additional $3,131,050 in HRSA funds, bringing the Ryan White cumulative award to $5,852,494.
Crisis response and public health grant funding
Includes an additional $3,131,050 in HRSA funds, bringing the Ryan White cumulative award to $5,852,494.
Code Enforcement Training and Court Dismissals
Dismissed violations are a lost revenue source that could fund DPW cleaning overtime.
Sickle cell services funding
$739,005 in state grant funding, requiring a two-thirds Council vote.
First responder mental health support
May require seeking additional grant funding in another category.
City Hall office contamination and HVAC
Adds $50,000 to the cleanup bill, bringing it to $475,000, with an insurance claim pending to recoup costs.
Childhood lead poisoning prevention funding
$1,775,025 in state grant funds, no city match.
Rules for party venues and event spaces
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Baraka was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.