Richmond Rising partners on Dec. 3 reported steady progress on projects funded by a $35 million Transformative Climate Communities grant, including a newly secured community office near Richmond BART, outreach and workforce steps, and planned construction and contracting work.

The monthly collaborative stakeholder committee meeting — held at Devon Community Center and online — was informational only because the group did not reach quorum, so members postponed approval of previous meeting minutes to the next meeting. The City of Richmond and six partner organizations lead the work and are accountable for implementing the TCC award, the moderator said.

Partners described a range of recent activity: the City reported updated budgeting for an e‑bike lending library and an approved office at 1600 Nevin Plaza that will serve as a public community engagement space and a base for youth fellows and workforce staff. Groundwork Richmond reported 12 residential trees planted and a paused workforce program pending funding. Urban Tilth said it installed three homeowner drip irrigation systems (about 20,640 gallons estimated water savings) and continues its basins training program. UC Berkeley, which is preparing the annual evaluation report, said it had mapped project-level progress and submitted an updated evaluation plan to the Strategic Growth Council in response to California Air Resources Board requirements.

Project leads also cited grant administration work: contract amendment materials (amendment #3) were submitted and an invoice was sent to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for required deliverables. Partners reported cumulative spending figures for their project areas and next steps — for example, Resilient Homes reported $1,010,000 in expenditures to date and nearly $6 million remaining and scheduled a Dec. 10 solar workshop; Urban Tilth and community engagement teams listed near‑term outreach, training and event dates.

Although the committee took no formal votes because of the lack of quorum, the meeting included public questions and clarifications about program operations and eligibility. The meeting closed with community announcements and a post‑meeting holiday gathering.