The four members that currently make up the council voted for Jennifer McAdams to fill the Marina City Council seat which was vacated when former council member Cristina Medina Dirksen resigned in January to take a job with Kaiser Permanente now that it is placing a foothold in Monterey County. McAdams will serve on the governing body until November when the post's term is up.
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In the agenda recommendation, city staff said the sidewalk extension would enhance driver and pedestrian visibility, shorten the length of crosswalks to reduce pedestrian exposure and improve drainage and sewage.
Originally, the council allocated $158,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding for a skatepark project as part of the Capital Improvement Program during fiscal year 2022-2023, but the project has since been defunded and applied to the David Avenue sidewalk project, which is expected to start construction later this year.