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City Council Special & Regular Meeting

Special Meeting

 

What happened: A motion to approve the official election results for City Council Place 4.

 

Motion passed.

 

Rees Langston

Early voting: 441  

Election day: 210

Total: 651

 

Hector Ramos

Early voting: 295

Election day: 112

Total: 407

 

What now: Rees Langston will get sworn in on Dec. 7, according to Mayor Patrick McNulty.

 

Regular Meeting

 

5.1

 

What happened: A motion to approve a budget amendment from the General Fund Excess Reserves of $36,260 to provide all code enforcement officers with electronic ticket writers.

 

Motion passed.

 

Why it matters: SPI Director of Operations, Wendi Delgado, explained the benefits of the new technology. The new ticket writers will help eliminate errors transferring from handwritten tickets into the departments computer systems, making them easier to track.

 

5.2

 

What happened: A motion to allow the City Manager to enter into contract negotiations with the highest qualified firm to fulfill the City’s needs for the Coastal Management Program (CMP)’s Cycle 27 and allow City Manager to sign a contract when the terms are met.

 

Motion passed.

 

Why it matters: The project is partially funded through the Coastal Management Program’s Cycle 27, with CMP funds at $120,000 and a local match of $120,000.

 

The funding will provide access improvements to Fantasy Circle beach access #22.

 

According to Shoreline Director Kristina Boburka, the Shoreline Task Force (SLTF) reviewed the contract and recommended Green Rubiano & Associates as they completed other projects for the Shoreline Department.

 

“They’ve designed multiple walkovers for us; They’ve done White Cap; they’ve done the restrooms, and some drive overs,” said Boburka on her recommendation with Green Rubiano & Associates.

5.5

 

What happened: A motion to approve a budget amendment to increase the Fiscal Year 2023 transit budget with the remaining funds of $244,811.00 subject to the product of where the $244,811.00 is going.

 

Motion passed.

Projected spending included in the agenda request form filled out by Arriaga.

Why it matters: The increase in funds will go towards completing the Bus Shelter Project Construction Phase to purchase digital monitors, complete landscape work, and pay the remaining balances to engineers. 

 

“We either use them or lose them,” said Transit Director Jesse Arriaga. According to Arriaga, the fund rolled over and will not be available at the City’s disposal after March 2023l.

 

Councilmen Joseph Ricco and Ken Medders were not in favor of spending unspent funds for the sake of spending because it’s there. McNulty pointed out that when a city does not use and spend funds provided to them, it is harder to ask for more money in the future.

 

What now: The council tasked Arriaga with a breakdown of expenses for the next Council meeting.

 

5.6

 

What happened: A motion to table the authorization of the City Manager or CFO to award a contract to the lowest bidder for the Island Metro Transit Bus Shelter Replacement Project not exceeding $150,408.00.

 

Tabled.

 

Why it matters: Ricco requested to table the motion until the Dec. 7 meeting to allow more time for decision-making. “Why would we award the contract if we’re not sure we might pull something off of it,” said Ricco on the Transit project.  

 
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