ON THE AGENDA Here are a few...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are a few of the issues the council will consider Tuesday

night.

HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDS

The City Council will consider approving $236,758 in State

Homeland Security Grant Program funds for the Fire and Police

departments.

WHAT TO EXPECT

If the council approves the funding, it will be used for emergency

prevention, preparedness and to recover from terrorism events.

Materials that could be procured by the city include radios for first

responders, hazardous materials training course and monitoring

equipment.

PURCHASE OF BUSES

The City Council will consider approving the replacement of seven

Burbank Transportation Service buses, which staff says would be

cheaper to replace.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council will have a choice of replacing the buses with

gasoline or compressed natural gas models. Replacing buses with

natural gas vehicles costs $77,000 per bus and their gasoline-fueled

counterparts are $55,000 per bus, according to a city report. Staff

suggests that the council choose gasoline-burning buses because of

the lower costs, the expense of converting gasoline chassis to the

natural gas-burning type, the lack of availability of natural

gas-burning fuel tanks, the lack of space in the natural gas buses

and logistical concerns with the availability of natural gas

stations.

CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

City staff is requesting that the City Council appoint members to

the Charter Review Committee.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The council could appoint up to 11 members to the committee, which

will work with an outside consultant to review the city’s charter,

identify needed changes and make recommendations based on needed

changes.

Each council will select one member of the committee from a pool

of candidates, for a total of five.

The remaining six members will be chosen through a vote of the

entire council.

The council has also tentatively agreed to appoint a chairman of

the committee.