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Council members describe regional debates over pavement funding; staff report sandbag station and transit meeting
Summary
Councilmembers reported on a SACOG funding debate that shifted pavement funding temporarily to a 35/65 split and on homelessness collaboration examples; staff announced a sandbag station, AMET transit needs meeting and paving updates.
Councilmembers at the Oct. 21 Galt City Council meeting summarized recent regional meetings and staff announced operational updates for the public.
Councilmember Rodriguez reported on a Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) meeting on Oct. 16. She said staff recommended temporarily increasing the share of funding for pavement improvements to a 35/65 split (35% pavement improvement / 65% large projects), up from a historical 15% allocation to pavement. Rodriguez said the proposal prompted heated debate, with some jurisdictions arguing for a 65/35 split in favor of pavement preservation. "It ended up going the 35, 65 split, 35 toward pavement improvement," Rodriguez said, and noted county Supervisor Pat Hume advocated for more pavement funding.
Councilmember Grama and Councilmember Pratt reported on the League of California Cities annual conference in Long Beach (Oct. 8–10). Pratt highlighted a session on Redlands’ coordinated homelessness strategy and collaboration among agencies and smaller neighboring cities to obtain and distribute grant funds. Grama said the conference sessions and networking were useful for exchanging ideas.
Staff updates: Lila Menor, finance director, announced the city received the Government Finance Officers Association certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Public Works Director John Griffin reported that the city's sandbag station is open again on the north side of the public works administration building and will be available through the winter; he asked residents to reserve sand for flood protection uses. Griffin also announced that the paving on Similiar Hard Road (closure referenced earlier) finished and that the road is expected to reopen by the end of the week. He noted that newly installed traffic signals at Twin Cities and Marengo are temporary paving and that final paving will be required under the improvement plans when construction is complete.
Griffin additionally reminded the public that SACOG is hosting the AMET transit needs meeting on Thursday at 1 p.m. in City Hall; Rodriguez noted a later Zoom option is available and that details are on the city's social media pages. Councilmembers encouraged residents to check the city's postings for event updates.
