The Department of Public Works recently completed an evaluation of its water and sewer facilities and identified the replacement of the Upper Reservoir as a critical piece of the City's overall strategic infrastructure renewal plan.

The Upper Reservoir is a reinforced concrete tank which was constructed in 1963 and has a one million Gallon capacity. There are cracks on the reservoir which have prevented the City from utilizing its full capacity. Public works staff have been monitoring the structural cracks, and have been repairing and maintaining them on an on-going basis. However, these are temporary fixes and a permanent solution which includes replacement and building of a new reservoir was desirable.

Building a brand new reservoir is very expensive and, at present, the City does not have the resources to shoulder that cost. This is why City staff began discussions with Senator Hertzberg's office on looking for funding opportunities to address this issue. Senator Hertzberg and his staff were extremely receptive and supportive and worked with the City in earmarking $5.0 Million towards this task in the state's 2018-2019 budget, which was recently passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Brown.

The City of San Fernando was honored to join two new business in celebrating their grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Join the City in welcoming two new businesses to San Fernando:

• Truman House Tavern (911 San Fernando Road): a restaurant serving made from scratch menu and specializing in seasonal fare, locally crafted beer, and artistic cocktails and wine.
• BarberHoliks (216 S. Brand Blvd): a team of barbers focused on networking, promoting and showcasing barbers to learn from the past, master the present, and take over the future.

On July 2, 2018, the City Council received a presentation from staff and consultants regarding public outreach and feedback regarding a potential regulated cannabis industry in the City, as well as recommendations from the Cannabis Ad Hoc committee (Mayor Ballin and Vice Mayor Lopez) related to allowable activities and proximity to so-called sensitive receptors (e.g. schools and youth centers).  

The Ad Hoc committee presented a consensus recommendations for certain activities, as well as additional activities for consideration by the full City Council.  After thoughtful discussion, the City Council directed staff to gather additional information, related primarily to sensitive receptor proximity maps, to be discussed in more detail at the City Council meeting on August 6, 2018.

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Data provided below illustrates efforts in code enforcement and graffiti abatement.

TOTAL CITATIONS  ISSUED	JUL thru DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	TOTAL
Illegal Converted/      Habitable Garage	10	2	5	5	5	6	6	39
Illegal Second Unit	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
Building Code      Violation	34	8	14	9	13	14	17	109
Property      Maintenance	62	9	21	16	15	19	16	158
Commercial/      Inoperable Vehicle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Business License/      Occupancy	114	12	18	5	3	4	7	163
Illegal Signage	16	7	16	5	7	4	6	61
Vehicles Parked on      Unpaved	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
NPDES      (Unlawful Deposits)	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	6
Accessory Dwelling      Units	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Animal Control	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Walls and Fences	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	28
Graffiti	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	6
Inspection Upon      Resale	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Other	4	3	6	18	1	7	4	43
TOTAL (MONTH & YEAR)	282	46	81	67	37	57	56	634
Spring Prop. Maint.      Opened	-	-	-	-	109	99	16	224
Spring Prop. Maint.      Closed	-	-	-	-	61	119	10	190
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT (SQ. FT. COVERAGE)	53,093	26,190	2,438	6,435	5,787	5,330	2,599	120,814
VALUATION OF CITATIONS BILLED	$26,785	$1,430	$6,820	$770	$1,320	$440	$2,585	$40,150

• Variance Approved for Citibank at 456 S. Brand Boulevard: On June 5, 2018, the Planning and Preservation Commission approved a variance to allow a portion of the required off-street parking for the Citibank retail branch to be met by means of an off-site parking agreement. The off-site parking will be located across the street at 411 S. Brand Boulevard.

• Procedure for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity: The Commission reached a consensus to continue to support the current City procedure for making the determination of public convenience or necessity for alcoholic beverage control (ABC) license issuance. Under the current process, the Commission make this determination during a public meeting.

• Upcoming Public Hearings (July 24, 2018):
• Request to operate a large family day care home at 2051 Eighth Street; and
• Consideration of a tentative parcel map to subdivide a lot in the single-family residential zone at the corner of Seventh Street and Macneil Street.

On June 18, 2018, the City Council accepted the improvements constructed by Toro Enterprises Inc. for the Annual Resurfacing FY 2016-17 Project and deemed the project complete.  Overall, the project consisted of removing and replacing sidewalk, driveway approaches, and curb and gutters; constructing curb ramps, overlaying the streets with Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix (ARHM), utility adjustments, traffic loop and speed hump replacements, and striping on the following streets:

• Harding Avenue, from First Street to Fifth Street
• Second Street, from Alexander Street to Harding Avenue
• Third Street, from Alexander Street to Harding Avenue
• Harps Street, from First Street to Fourth Street
• Library Street, from Orange Grove Avenue to N Maclay Avenue
• N. Huntington Street, from Fourth Street to Fifth Street
• Fermoore Street, from Fourth Street to Fifth Street
• N. Workman Street, from Fourth street to Library Street
• Newton Street, from Fourth Street to DeGarmo Street

The benefits of using Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix include: approximately 10,353 tires were diverted from the waste stream and used in the pavements of these streets; reduction noise level typically generated by vehicles moving on a street paved with conventional asphalt; and greater longevity than those paved with conventional asphalt.  A portion of the project was funded through CalRecycle Funds.