Callifornia Senate Bill 1037 would impose fines on cities that don’t have a compliant Housing Element.
The fines could range from $10,000 to $50,000 a month, according to the League of California Cities.
The Legislative Council’s Digest confirms those figures.
According to leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, the bill is in the floor proccess. As of July 3, the bill had been read a second time and was passed to a third reading, according to leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
Surfside Colony Board to look at new fees July 22
The Surfside Colony Community Services District Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on July 22 to consider user fees. The new fees will be $160 for lots with buildings and $80 for lots without buildings, according to a legal notice published in the July 11 print edition of the Sun.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Surfside Colony office at B-89 in Surfside.
City offering free bus ride
The city government of Seal Beach is offering a free ride on the Circuit shuttle. The offer is good until the end of August.
“We want to encourage residents and visitors to experience the convenience and environmental benefits of using Circuit for their short trips within Seal Beach. This free ride promotion allows them to try the service firsthand, navigate the app, and discover how it can seamlessly integrate into their daily routines,” wrote Assistant City Manager Patrick Gallegos in an email.
The council approved the contract with Circuit to provide the pilot transportation program in February of this year. (See “City Council OKs contract for pilot transportation program,” at sunnews.org.)
Seal Beach officials seek public input on pontential traffic safety projects
Seal Beach is scheduled to hold two outreach meetings on a proposed Safety Action Plan. The topic, according to the city website, will be to identify potential traffic safety projects.
The first meeting is set to be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, at Fire Station 48. Station 48 is at 3131 N. Gate Rd., in Seal Beach.
The second meeting is set to be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5, at the Marina Community Center at 151 Marina Dr.
Seal Beach dewer pump project in progress
The Orange County Sanitation District project to replace the Seal Beach Pump station is under way, wrote District Four Council Member/Mayor Schelly Sustarsic.
The station is at Seal Boulevard and Westminster Avenue.
The northbound lane of Seal Beach Bouelvard nearest the pump station, as local motorists have seen, will be closed during construction. The construction will take place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to OC San.
The project will take about four years, according to OC San.
“If residents would like to get updates on the project, or text alerts, you may subscribe at www.ocsan.gov/sealbeach,” Sustarsic wrote in a recent email.
More from District Four
“In District 4, construction on the Lampson Avenue Bike Lane project will continue through August. My residents will be very happy when the project is completed,” wrote District Four Council Member/Mayor Schelly Sustarsic in a recent email.
“There is also some finish work that needs to be done along Almond Avenue in the area of the reconstructed sound wall. I am told by city staff that vines will indeed be planted along the base of the wall, as promised, but the date is still not known,” Sustarsic wrote.
“Also, the recent repaving of Almond Avenue that is uneven will be redone and smoothed out in the near future,” Sustarsic wrote.
Stormwater committe update
“I was appointed to the Citizen-Council Stormwater Advisory ad-hoc Committee and have asked the city to schedule a date for us to meet in September. This will allow time for residents to be notified and place the date on their calendar,” wrote District Four Council Member/Mayor Schelly Sustarsic
I archive emails from city officials
Seal Beach retains emails for 90 days.
I recently bought two thumb drives, 128MB each, to store emails from Seal Beach staff, council members, and consultants.
Now I just have to remember to update the files every month.
By saving the files to a thumbdrive, I can store them indefinitely without taking up space on the company server.
I sometimes need to refer back to an earlier email when I’m working on a story. Since the city doesn’t save the emails beyond 90 days, I need to save the emails for myself.
