Police and fire radios purchased
The council agreed to purchase 31 grant-funded radios for the police and fire departments.
WHAT IT MEANS
The grant, from the Santa Ana Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Management Office, reimburses the city for 80% of the cost, which does not include the cost of 19 vehicle chargers and 19 remote microphones for the radios used by the fire department.
The total cost for the radios, chargers and microphones in $123,261.
Assessment district report
The Public Works Department presented a tally of the utility undergrounding assessment districts in Laguna Beach.
WHAT IT MEANS
During the past 17 years, the city has undertaken 21 projects involving 1,940 properties, some of them owned by the city. There are districts in progress for 600 properties.
Green grows the city
The council unanimously approved a proposal to adopt and implement the new state Green Building Standards Code as soon as feasible, prior to the mandatory adoption in 2011.
WHAT IT MEANS
Staff was directed to review the new standards and report recommendations for implementation to the council.
Whale sited in park
Jon Seeman’s sculpture “Breaching Whale” was submitted to the Arts Commission to fulfill the Art in Public Places requirement for the Third Street Centers.
The commission recommended the sculpture to the council. The council rejected the project for the site, but agreed to pay the prize money anyway and find another place for the whale, which it did at the July 21 meeting.
WHAT IT MEANS
The sculpture is to be installed in Heisler Park above Rockpile Beach. Seeman will be paid $115,000 for the sculpture, $35,000 less than the published prize money, but the installation will not include two other elements of the original three-piece submittal.
