Downtown Facelift on City Council Agenda
The Marina City Council will be looking to give downtown Marina a bit of a facelift Tuesday night with the expected approval of two major contracts to clean things up.
First off, the City Council will be presented with the design for the Del Monte Boulevard and Reservation Road Intersection Improvements Project. The goal of the project, according to the city’s staff report, is to improve access for every type of transportation at the intersection and improve safety at the same time. It got a big boost when the City was selected for a Regional Surface Transportation Program grant for $ 1.7 million for the design and construction of pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements at the intersection.
Currently, the intersection is bit of a problem. The south leg of the intersection does not have a crosswalk, and there are no markings to delineate where bicycles should be when they conflict with auto traffic. The proposed improvements include a protected intersection design for bikes and pedestrians, updated traffic signals, shortened crosswalks, curb extensions and transition ramps at the corners, new landscaping and more.
Park Clean-Up
The Council is being asked by city staff to approve the plans for the project and call for bids. After that, the council will address the growing mess at Locke-Paddon Park.
The health of the pond and community access to it have become a concern due to vegetation overgrowth, according to the city staff report. The next step would be to have a qualified biologist assess the conditions at the pond and recommend both a short and long-term plan for maintenance. It seems to be assumed that any plan will call for removal of vegetation both in the short term and ongoing for the long term.
Blight Removal
Earlier in the evening, on the council’s Consent Agenda, is the awarding of a contract for a little more than $1.25 million to Randazzo Enterprises in Castroville for Phase II the city’s Building Blight Removal Project.
Phase I of Marina’s Building Blight Removal Project was completed in November. It consisted of removing 45 buildings located along Second and 8th Street and 30 more buildings at the Cypress Knolls area along Rendova and Third Avenue.
Phase II of the project will consist of removing 13 more barracks located Second Avenue and Third Street, and a fire station located at 9th Street and California Avenue. Two trees that are unhealthy will also be removed, and potentially three more trees if they cannot be brought back to health.
Four companies bid on the project under seal, with Randazzo coming in about $300,000 less than W.C. Maloney from Stockton. Randazzo was also the only company of the four that located within 60 miles from Marina.
HOMES LISTED IN THE PAST WEEK
Just today, this 2-bath, 2-bed condominium at 3095 Marina Drive went on the market. For $630,000, it offers many people a chance to get into the market.
And last week, two more somewhat affordable homes hit the market. At 3294 Tallmon Street is this 3-bedroom, 2-bath that surely won’t last long. Neither will this 4-bedroom, 2-bath home at 303 Reindollar for $829,000.
Give me a call today at (831) 869-2484 if you’re looking for a home or want to purchase a home. (DRE#02040730)
POLICE REPORTS
Sept. 21
• A 29-year-old woman living on Vista Del Camino Avenue was charged with aggravated assault on a spouse or cohabitant, as well as trespass with intent to intimidate.
• A 47-year-old man was charged with trespassing and violating his probation while on Reservation Road.
Sept. 22
• A 42-year-old man living on Palm Avenue was charged with child abuse with possible great bodily harm.
Sept. 23
• A 33-year-old man was arrested on Reservation Road and charged with a myriad of crimes, including attempted murder, false imprisonment, sexual assault, kidnapping, vandalism, rape, and robbery.
• A woman (age 34) and a man (aged 38) were arrested for drug offenses on De Forest Road.
• A 25-year-old man was charged with DUI at the intersection of Del Monte and Palm.
Sept. 25
• A 33-year-old man was charged with burglary, violating a court order/Domestic violence, child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor while on Palm Avenue.
Sept. 26
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wittenmeyer Court and charged with battery/simple assault, being under the influence of narcotics, resisting arrest and had 11 current warrants for his arrest.
Sept. 28
• A piano teacher known as Anthony Aiello was charged with sexual battery on two boys who were taking piano lessons from the man on the 200 block of Cypress Avenue. The incident is still under investigation and tips can be left at (831) 884-1286.