Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:37 p.m. · 2 items · 9 votes · 15 public comments
What happened
The council approved an appeal of a home addition on Columbia Avenue, overturning the Design Review Board's earlier approval. The 977-square-foot second-story addition at 5120 Columbia Avenue was rejected after a resident challenged the project.
The council approved 10 routine items on consent, including a $100,000 contract with Auto Door Systems for maintenance and $55,000 additional funding for Turner Group Construction to complete the Elm Play Lot renovation. Other notable items included a $26,775 contract with California Maritime Academy for marine response training and a $14,088 digital fire extinguisher training system.
Several union contracts were approved, including a 3-year agreement with the police management union providing 3% annual raises. The council also set new wages for fire department management and exempt management employees while repealing previous pay laws.
Discussion of raising the city minimum wage to $12.30 per hour by 2017 was continued to a future meeting.
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Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $100K Contract with Auto Door Systems, Inc. · $55K Amendment to contract with Turner Gro... · $27K Contract with The California Maritime...