Ridgecrest Metropolis Council to obtain tourism report July 7

When the Ridgecrest City Council meets on July 7th, it will hear the annual Ridgecrest Tourism Improvement Report. This is a consent calendar item.

Perhaps the brief agenda also includes a proclamation on Homelessness Awareness Month.

The approval calendar includes reports for a drainage benefit assessment district and a consolidated lighting and landscaping district as well as a completion notice for Phase I of the ADA transition plan project and a completion notice for the sewer investigation project.

The council will also discuss two potential contracts with Willdan Engineering, Inc. – one for nearly $ 70,000 to plan and construct the town hall solar expansion and bus shading structure and charging station project, and one for just over $ 41,000 to work in the Relation to the Bowman Canal between South Norma Street and South China Lake Boulevard.

The council will also hear a first reading of a regulation amending the municipal code as it relates to the definitions of the zone code.

See the agenda in its entirety at https://ridgecrest-ca.gov/212/City-Council.

A closed session is scheduled for 5 p.m. The agenda includes a labor negotiation as well as a negotiation on the price and payment terms for a property sale.

The regular meeting starts at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be open to the public pending further developments. The Daily Independent strongly recommends everyone to follow the CDC’s current pandemic safety guidelines.

The city encourages virtual participation in meetings via live streaming, call-ins and / or written correspondence.

Council meetings are routinely broadcast live at https://ridgecrest-ca.gov/369/Watch or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/cityofridgecrest/live and can also be played back after the meeting.

For public comments, call 760-499-5010. The city asks callers to be patient. The phone line only allows one caller at a time. If the line is busy, callers are asked to keep dialing. The city will allow a 20-30 second delay between callers to allow time for media delays and callers to dial in. Callers who wish to comment on multiple articles are asked to call each other individually for each presentation.

Written statements supporting, rejecting, or otherwise commenting on an item on the agenda may be submitted to the city council for distribution prior to the meeting. Send emails to rcharlon@ridgecrest-ca.gov. Written correspondence can be directed to Ricca Charlon, City Clerk, 100 W. California Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555. The writers are asked to indicate which agenda item the comment relates to.

Access the City Council agenda, minutes and video website at https://ridgecrest-ca.gov/212/City-Council.