INSIDE CITY HALL

WHAT HAPPENED:

The City Council on Monday designated an area of the city as an

underground utilities district.

The new district -- east of Placentia Avenue from 18th Street to

Wilson Street and along the south side of 19th Street from Monrovia

Avenue to Anaheim Avenue -- has an overhead electrical system maintained

by Southern California Edison Co.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Projects to bury the electrical wires and other equipment in the area

can qualify for governmental financial assistance. The council directed

city staff to come back with estimates on how much it would cost to put

the area’s utility lines underground.

VOTE: approved 5-0

WHAT HAPPENED:

The council approved a plan to improve the northbound San Diego

Freeway offramp on Susan Street.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The city will lead the project development, but the proposed Home

Ranch development is expected to pay for project costs.

VOTE: approved 4-1, with Councilwoman Linda Dixon dissenting

WHAT HAPPENED:

The council decided to give City Atty. Jerry Scheer and City Manager

Allan Roeder raises, after the council evaluated their job performances

in closed session.

The council granted Roeder a 3.73% pay raise, approximately an

additional $467 a month, bringing his salary to $12,512 per month. Scheer

received a 4.03% raise, approximately $484 more a month, bringing his

salary to $12,022 per month. A third of Scheer’s raise is a salary

increase and two-thirds of the raise is a car allowance.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Roeder and Scheer are at the top of their pay scales.

VOTE: approved 5-0