The City Council approved spending $450K in the current fiscal year and another $1.8 annually to make needed personnel improvements across departments and hike salaries for hard-to-fill positions.
A Jan. 6 settlement agreement reached days before the lawsuit was set to go to trial releases the city and former CMPD Chief Rob Sharpnack from any future claims.
Developers of the 1,057-unit mixed use complex are requesting a special election under Measure Y, just as city officials consider loosening the law's mandates for being too restrictive to necessary growth.
Council members Tuesday dedicated up to $640,000 annually to create competitive packages for hard-to-fill jobs and increased City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison's base pay to $300K.
Costa Mesans can learn more about the redistricting process and use different map-making tools at a 10 a.m. meeting Saturday at the Norma Hertzog Community Center.