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Dear Neighbors,
Today at 5PM, City Council will hold its regular meeting. There are a number of important items on this evening’s agenda.These include: an item I submitted supporting community events, an update on our temporary parklet program, a presentation celebrating Older Americans Month, and an item approving a list of projects throughout the city for road maintenance such as repaving and resurfacing. Please read on for more information and links to these items.
I was proud to introduce Item 19, which supports the City’s Juneteenth Celebration scheduled for Saturday, June 18 at Rainbow Lagoon Park, and a screening of “Still Working 9 to 5,” a documentary on the film "Working 9 to 5" that focuses both on the inspiring work of women’s rights advocates, but also on how not enough has changed for women in the workplace in the last 40 years.
I also introduced Item 22, which requests an update on our temporary parklet program. Parklets have been an important lifeline for restaurants during the pandemic, but as the City prepares to end the temporary program and allow only those installations to remain that are applying for permanent status, some residents have voiced concerns about the wind-down of the program.
Council will also receive a presentation celebrating Older Americans Month. May is officially Older Americans Month and I requested this presentation to highlight the experiences and contributions of past and present older persons.
Finally, the City Council will vote on approving a list of projects throughout the city for road repair and maintenance services such as repaving and resurfacing. Funding for these projects came from SB1, which was passed to address statewide transportation funding shortfalls. Among the list of locations identified, there are several sites planned for repair in District 2. These include 5th Street (Temple to Obispo Avenues), Obispo Avenue (4th to 7th Streets), Carroll Park East (Carroll Park North to East 4th Street), and Carroll Park East (East 3rd Street to Carroll Park North). I was glad to see these sites in District 2 included in the item, and I look forward to seeing these projects completed!
The City Council meeting this evening will begin at 5PM. You may view the entire agenda for tonight’s meeting here. Council meetings can also be viewed online via LBTV if you are unable to attend in-person.
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