City Council Meeting Tonight

09 Apr 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Budget, Ca, Chief Mat Fratus, City of Rialto, Crime, Deborah Robertson, Ed palmer, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, In & Out, Inland Empire, Joe Baca Jr, Lazy, Nieghborhood Watch, paramedic ambulances, Public Safety, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Fire, Shawn O'Connell, youth Tags:

City_of_Rialto_Seal_rdax_175x173

Tonight is the City of Rialto’s Council Meeting. Below I have highlighted some of the items that will be on the Agenda Tonight.

We have 3 proclomations ranging from Public Safety to Earth Day.

PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

Proclamation – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

Proclamation – Jazz Appreciation Month.

Proclamation – Earth Day.

This is on the Consent Calendar under Miscellaneous:

D.3 is spending another $5 Thousand to use full time referees verses part time referees becuase of a shortage of the part time staff. With unemployment still at all time highs why are we finding it hard to pay part time refs? Are we looking at all or are we simply taking the easy way out? www.facebook.com/InlandEmpireJobSeekers has about 10 job fairs listed in the Inland Empire I’m sure Rialto can find some part time refs there.

D.3

Request City Council to increase KCALS Officials Purchase Order 2013-0212

amount from $14,900.00 to $20,400.00 for KCALS Officials.

Looks like we will see some more work on how Elected Officals are paid for travel that always sounds good.

D.8

Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 6247 revising Policy on

Reimbursement of Expenses of Elected Officials.

Now onto the Tab Items:

Rialto Fire

Tab 2 is a Grant that will allow us better staffing within our Fire Department. I am extremly happy with the Public Safety effort in Rialto to protect us while finding other sources of paying for that safety.

TAB 2

Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 6240, 6241, and 6242,

Ratifying Acceptance of the FY 2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire and

Emergency Response (S.A.F.E. R.) grant from the Department of Homeland

Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the

amount of $2,856,816.

http://www.ci.rialto.ca.us/documents/downloads/Regulare_Meeting_Agenda_4-9-2013.pdf

I think its vital that we show up to every single council meeting we possibly can. I have been MIA for the last 2 months but I try to watch them at home or on the internet. We must watch what is said and done becuase in the end we are the ones paying for the councils desicions.

in&out

One thing that I saw last meeting (via the Web) was how grossly we under estimated the costs of the In & Out Project. That project is now going to cost the city another $$600K+ because they under estimated the cost of the freeway sign and forgot to add in the cost of the Rod Iron Fence and Under Water Catch Basin for the project.

I want an In & Out but not at the cost of the taxpayers. I wish the city would have went to the leaders at the City of Highland Ca and learned how to build a In & Out without draining tax dollars.

Good Safety Tip For Home Safety

09 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Burglury, Ca, City of Rialto, Coffee Nutz, Crime, Flores Park, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, Fontana PD, Inland Empire, Nieghborhood Watch, Public Safety, Redlands PD, Rialto, Rialto Police Department, San Bernardino PD, SCAT, Shawn O'Connell, Twitter @IEBeatriz., youth

Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

Car keys

Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr’s office, the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.
This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It’s a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.
If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won’t stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won’t want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.
Please share thispost with everyone I know because I think it is fantastic. Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can’t reach a phone. My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn’t hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she’ll know there’s a problem.

Slurry Seal Press Release 2012-2013

09 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, davidsMarketing, Family, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, Inland Empire, Nieghborhood Watch, Rialto, Shawn O'Connell

City of Rialto Header

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

START OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION – 2012-2013 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT

CITY WIDE VARIOUS LOCATIONS-CITY PROJECT NO 130806

Rialto, CA – March 7, 2013 – The City of Rialto announces the start of construction for

the 2012-2013 Slurry Seal Project Citywide Various Locations. The project limits are:

Base Line Road and Foothill Boulevard from Maple Avenue to Acacia Avenue. The work

comprises of the installation of hot asphalt-rubber sealant material in designated pavement

cracks, installation of asphalt concrete in designated pavement cracks, and construction of

Rubber Polymer Modified Slurry (RPMS); traffic striping and markings; and all appurtenant

work,

on various streets located in the area identified as “Zone 3”. The scheduled

completion date of this project is Friday, April 5, 2013. Attached is the project location map

for more information. The City of Rialto is dedicated towards providing safe and reliable

street improvements citywide. For additional information please visit the City

of Rialto’s

website at

http://www.rialtoca.gov.

Contact:

Eddie Chan, Project Manager

City of Rialto

Public Works Department

335 W. Rialto Avenue

Rialto, CA 92376

(909) 421-4999

echan@rialtoca.gov

Map of Areas to be Sealed

Map of Areas to be Sealed

Next Newer Entries