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city take over the water utility.
Harvey also said that Edison
had an agreement to sell the water
utility• To acquire the water utility,
Avalon would have to intervene
to stop the sale and then con-
vince the California Public Utility
Commission to approve Avalon's
efforts.
In related news, Harvey said
the PUC would look at Edison's
water rate increase proposal next
month•
Sampson said he was opposed
to digging into bedrock for water
because the groundwater could
become contaminated.
Sampson said Avalon water
was being diverted to coves on
the West End of the Island, which
he said were being built like little
cities.
Sampson also said the city
should look into quadrupling the
desalination plant's output.
Mayor Anni Marshall said the
city needed to see if the pipes that
Southern California Edison laid in
the 1970s were viable and could
be relined.
Council Member Oley Olsen
wanted to pursue replacing the
saltwater system with reclaimed
water.
SLANDER CROSSWORD
Pebbly Beach Road
Sampson said he would like to
make Pebbly Beach Road safer.
City Attorney Scott Campbell
said the city still needed to put
up fencing along the road and
needs to get California Coastal
Commission approval. He also said
the city would need to extend the
walkway all the way through. That
would require separate approval
from the Coastal Commission.
Campbell said the fence would
cost $300,000 to $600,000.
Sampson said he would like to
see the walkway go out to Edison.
Campbell said funding was an
issue. Marshall said the timing
would depend on the funding.
Campbell said the city has
already spent $50,000 on plans
for the fence. He said the Coastal
Commission permit would prob-
ably take a year.
He said the city had set aside
$1 million for Pebbly Beach Road,
but when redevelopment agencies
were abolished the city had to
spend the money quickly--so it
was spent on Lower Terrace.
Budget
Olsen said he wanted a bal-
anced budget.
"We have a finite amount of
reserves available to us," Olsen
said.
City Manager Harvey said a
balanced budget might be possible
next year, but there might be some
hard choices required to create it.
Marshall said before, Avalon
has balanced budget, there needs
to be a budget. Later that night, the
council was scheduled to adopt an
interim budget.
Harvey said the council would
probably have the budget in
September.
Infrastructure
Council Member Richard
Hernandez said he wanted to
work on Avalon's infrastructure
and proposed a 10-year capital
improvement plan.
Campbell said Lake Arrowhead
recently developed a 10-year capi-
tal improvement plan that looked
at what was needed and the costs.
Hernandez said he would like
to see the city stick to one project
at a time.
Transportation
Council Member Cinde
MacGugan-Cassidy said she would
like a comprehensive review of
transportation.
Quote of the Week
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even
though checkered by failure ... than to rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that
knows not victory nor defeat"
--Theodore Roosevelt
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Vehicle Noise Testing
for retesting and late vehicles
as part of the annual
Vehicle Registration
Will be condu.fmWetaday mornings
0 PM ,
THE QUAUTY OF UFE iN AVALON
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Vehicles that do not pass Vehicle Noise Testing will have until
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 to be re-tested & pass without penalty.
Vehicles that do not pass can return during testing times for retesting
with no penalty and will receive the City permit upon passing at the
standard cost: $29. Late vehicles fee: $25.
Decibel Standards:
VEHICLES 6,000 Ibs OR GREATER MOTORCYCLES ALL OTHER VEHICLES
(incl. AUTOETTES, aka. GOLF CARTS)
82 dB 77 dB 74 dB
FOR MORE INFORMATION: AMCSec 4-4.1713
i #/dh wsit www.cityofavalon•com
il IBW i ! Conta Avalon C Ha,: 310-510-0220
im=l! Email Jordan Monroe, Management Aide:
i%J jmonroe@cityofavalon.com
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July
'Chaplin and Goddard'
Exhibit--thru Sept. 28
She was an aspiring actress.
He was an acknowledged genius.
They shared a secret love. A love
that could never be revealed.
They had only one escape.
An island, 26 miles off the coast
of Los Angeles. Catalina Island
Museum, 310-510-2414, www.
catalinaislandmuseum.org.
Urban Adventure Quest
Challenge-- thru Sept. 1
Part game, part tour, solve clues
and challenges around Avalon, and
be entered into a team competition
for a free Quest awarded each
month. Free Quest can be used in
Blues concert features Billy Thompson
The Catalina Island Chamber
of Commerce and Xceptional
Music Company will present
present a free, family friend-
ly Blues concert with Billy
Thompson from 8 p.m. to 10
p.m., July 19, on Wrigley Plaza
Stage.
A beer and wine garden will
be available at all concerts.
any of 25 Quest cities. Team size
is 2 to 5 people.
You MUST use promo code:
CATCHALLENGE to be entered
into the competition and to
receive 15 percent off. Good for
the Catalina walking tour only.
Must have a smart phone to
play. Sign up online at: www.
UrbanAdventureQuest.com.
August
'Chaplin and Goddard'
Exhibitthru Sept. 28
She was an aspiring actress.
He was an acknowledged genius.
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Avalon Hardware Store
Extreme Camera Brand
Movie Theater Organ Brand
Mahi Mahi
Stem or Bow Railing
Visitors, Laurel &
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Group of Whales
Tag and
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