Dec 16th, 2008 Council meeting.

Dec 16th, 2008 Council meeting.
Mayor Gary Wilmot opened the meeting with Councilman McCall, Ford, Gray, and Amadeo present. Then the new two members were sworn in. Mayor Bruce Delgado presided over the rest of the council meeting with new councilman Frank O’Connell as well as McCall, Ford and Gray.
Council received an update from the chair of the MPUSD advisory committee, Lara Ferry Graham, on school facilities, joint use agreements, field uses, and progress towards building a new Marina High School.
Council then received a staff report on the ’08 – ’09 city budget. Our city manager is doing an excellent job of controlling city expenditures. Our city budget is 10% below the expected year to date expenditures. Good Job!
Mayor Delgado wanted council to consider future new agenda items such as mobile home park rent stabilization, mobile home-related matters, sign matters, landscape maintenance district budgets, and the city employee “PERS” retirement system.
Council decided that Rent stabilization was already in the consultant’s hands and we would wait for their reports. Landscape district items would come up during the budget. And the PERS discussion was short as Councilmen McCall and Ford were opposed to the matter.
Council also approved the “Avoid the Eighteen DUI Campaign – Monterey County” program. Accepting State grant funds to reimburse costs and expenses incurred by Marina Police.
Council approved a contract extension for Monterey Bay Karters, for continued use of the airport tarmac. A great event for all ages.