Staff Reports

Clint Lorimore, Adam Rush, and William Link are sworn in as official Eastvale council members. (Photos By: Karen Patel)

Eastvale  For the month of December, there was only one City Council meeting. The meeting took place at Rosa Parks Elementary with all council members attending.

Prior to the meeting, new and re-elected council members Clint Lorimore, Adam Rush and William Link (respectively) were sworn into their positions.  The meeting was attended by all council members and started promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Christopher Hook, the new Public Safety Commissioner was sworn in, and the new Fire Division Chief, Silvio Lanzas, was introduced. A brief update from both the Eastvale Community Foundation and the Public Safety Commission was given. Roosevelt High School ASB President, Jakob Rivera, provided an update as well.

There were not any Public Comments or Citizen Participation at this meeting and the Consent Calendar was approved in its entirety by a vote of 4-0-1 (with Rush leaving early).

The Old Business portion of the meeting was short and focused on the reorganization and compensation of the Assistant City Manager and Senior Account Clerk. Item 8.1 – calling for title changes and reorganization of these jobs – was approved 4-0. Item 4.2, which called for a 6.4% increase for all employees (excluding the City Manager), as well as a cafeteria stipend to be increased by $100, a 5% increase for bi-lingual abilities, and administrative leave for management employees in the amount of 80 hours annually, passed 3-1 with Lorimore voting No.

The New Business portion of the meeting centered on Item 9.1 – the Chandler Street Corridor Area Improvements – costing a total of $307,000. This item passed 4-0.  Item 9.2, the Mayor’s Cup Soccer Challenge, was pulled due to time constraints and will be discussed at an upcoming Council meeting. Item 9.3 was a verbal report on the Vacant Lands in Eastvale.

The Public Hearings portion of the meeting was also rescheduled to the Jan. 14 Council meeting due to time constraints.

To learn more about the Eastvale City Council meetings, or to hear recordings of previous meetings, please visit: http://www.eastvaleca.gov.