MINUTES OF THE REGULAR STUDY SESSION MEETING
LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 10, 2023 - 5 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Otero called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. in Conference Room 1, La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California.
2. ROLL CALL
The City Council was present with Councilmember Eng, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Sarega, Mayor Pro Team De Ruse and Mayor Otero responding to roll call.
The following staff members were present: City Manager Jeff Boynton, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Anne Haraksin and City Attorney James Markman.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Jack Miranda promoted the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce's State of the City event and commented on the status of advisory body members.
4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
4.1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE
City Manager Boynton introduced the item.
Public Works Director/Engineer Mark Stowell said a number of capital projects were completed in the past year, and more are currently under construction or are in design and scheduled to begin construction later this year. He said these projects continue the City's efforts to upgrade and improve aging infrastructure and meet current public works standards.
Valley View Avenue/Rosecrans Avenue Intersection Improvements; Residential Street Rehabilitation Project, Phase 6A; Valley View Avenue Median Landscape Renovation Project; Slurry Seal of Santa Gertrudes Avenue and Hillsborough Drive; City Hall Carpet Replacement; Neff House Window Repairs and Front Porch Deck Replacement; and Frontier Park Community Garden.
Public Works Director/Engineer Stowell also presented information on several projects that are currently in design such as the Alondra Boulevard and Phoebe Avenue Traffic Signal. He said the project includes railroad crossing upgrades due to special consideration for the proximity of the railroad crossing in relation to the intersection. He said the design must be Minutes of the Study Session Meeting
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approved by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad before the project can proceed into the construction phase.
Members of the City Council asked questions regarding the Capital Improvement Program and expressed concerns with the proposed traffic signal on Alondra Boulevard and Phoebe Avenue. City Council requested mee proposed trafic signal be discussed at a future Study Session
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
There was no City Manager report.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council adjourned the meeting at 5:35 p.m.
Leticia Revilla, Assistant City Clerk
ATTEST:
Anthony Otero, Mayor
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