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VOL. 33, N0. 45
NOV. 8, 2019
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Carlsbad puts MARCOS away -NEWS $9.1M for contingencies
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By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — The city is flush with cash stemming from a $16.3THE million surplus from its Fiscal Year VISTA 2018-19 budget. During itsNEWS Oct. 22 meeting, the City Council discussed putting $9.1 million of the surplus into the city’s economic contingency fund, essentially a rainy day account. Laura Rocha, the city’s deputy city manager, answering a question from Councilman Keith Blackburn, RANCHO said the funds, if not used, can be re-issued back SFNEWS to the General Fund at the council’s discretion. However, Roxanne Muhlmeister, the city’s finance manager, requested a portion of the remaining $9.1 million be set aside so staff could establish an enterprise resource planning system to upgrade the city’s separate software programs into one cohesive system. Rocha said the goal is to start appropriating the funds now as implementation of any ERP is between one and two years away. The city currently has a request for proposals out to perspective bidders. “It is going to be significant upgrades, for the potential of an ERP system,” Rocha said. “We have a number of systems currently in need of an upgrade.” Councilwoman Cori Schumacher said she preferred to see staff’s presentation and report on the potential ERP before committing the surplus funds to the ERP. Mayor Matt Hall said
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5G PROTESTERS TAKE TO CITY HALL
Local residents Dana Plant, left, and Viraja Prema attend a protest organized by the group Stop 5G Encinitas outside City Hall before a council meeting on Oct. 30. Council members voted during the meeting to amend controversial policies related to up-and-coming 5G technology by placing new restrictions on where 5G cell towers could go up in the city. FULL STORY ON A5. Photo by Abraham Jewett
Del Mar wraps up long-awaited Streetscape project By Lexy Brodt
DEL MAR — Walk down Del Mar’s main thoroughfare and you will likely notice some big changes, with the small village city looking a little more modern, and a lot more green. After 10 months of construction and a few delays, the city’s long-awaited Streetscape project is finally wrapping up. The city’s contractor is working on the last “deficiencies and corrections” before the project is deemed complete, accord-
STREETSCAPE: After 10 months of construction, Del Mar is close to completing project. Photo courtesy City of Del Mar
ing to Public Works Deputy ed the construction of new sidewalks, medians, crossDirector Mohsen Maali. Streetscape has includ- walks and other street im-
provements in Del Mar’s downtown, stretching from 9th Street to the Del Mar Plaza. Plenty of new trees, shrubs and succulents fill the city’s medians and walkways, with modern furniture, trash cans and street lights now spread across the corridor. Streetscape has been on the city’s radar for decades, with the passage of Measure Q in 2016 paving a path forward. The voter-approved 1% sales tax hike was meant to bring more
funding to long-awaited city projects — such as city-wide utility undergrounding, the revitalization of Shores Park and Streetscape. But the project drew some heavy sighs from area businesses and residents over the summer, with noise and dust keeping customers at bay during the high season. Streetscape was originally slated to be done by July, in time for the annual San Diego County Fair and TURN TO STREETSCAPE ON A9
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