Mayor Jennifer West
Mayor West’s State of the City Address
7:15 pm tonight, City Hall
(City Manager, Patrick O’Keeffe, will also speak.)
For those who can’t attend tonight’s meeting, the address will be televised (find the link on the city website) or on Emeryville TV, channel 27. As with all city council meetings, it will be reshown on Ch. 27 at other times as well, and will be archived on the City Council website.
The City Council agenda for tonight’s meeting includes:
- Study Session on Proposals to contract out our Fire Services (starts at 6:30 pm)
- Discussion on the new LED street lights around town
- Design for the new park to be located next to Stanford Ave. between Hollis and Doyle (which includes a dog run in the plans)
- Appointment of a new Planning Commissioner
- Update from Ohana, a new non-profit that is working to support ECAP and other needs of the neediest in town
- Sustainable Communities Strategies update (this is the regional plan from MTC for transportation and land use going forward to address greenhouse gas emissions)
All of these items are discussed in a bit more detail on Mayor West’s blog post here. She invites residents to come, listen and share perspectives at the Council meeting.
More News from Mayor Jennifer West
At 5:30 pm, Feb. 28, the City Council will hold a special session designed to look at long-term visions for Emeryville in light of the loss of redevelopment. This session will help the Council to set priorities as it begins the budget process for the next two years. Mayor West discusses redevelopment further on her blog here.
Finally, the Mayor and City Manager are planning to attend neighborhood or Homeowners Association meetings this spring to meet more Emeryville residents and answer any questions they have about the city. Mayor West asks that residents contact her to schedule a time to visit their neighborhoods.
