By Adrian Hardy.........
City Council meeting on January 22, 2025
Mayor Pat Morton, Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Murphy, Councilmember Bill Powers, Councilmember Leah Turner, and Councilmember Mikki Battaglia were present.
The meeting had routine items that were non-controversial. A staff report prepared by Senior Planning Consultant Karen Downs discussed participation in Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation plan. Regina Martinez, a representative from Smoke Free High Country, presented a discussion on the Portola youth and tobacco use. She discussed the dangers of smoking and vaping. She also discussed that we have seven retailers in Portola, and she wondered if they are following the laws of not selling any tobacco products to minors.
Installation of the monitoring system for the Gulling Street bridge was performed on January 15th and 16th, 2025, which will provide critical data and peace of mind for both the city and the public. According to our City of Portola website “ Due to the complexities of the funding prices which is managed by external agencies, the city took proactive steps to develop a continuous monitoring system. This electronic system tracks critical structural points, offering real-time data for immediate action if needed. The monitoring instruments on the bridge can measure settlement and deflections in the bridge structure to one/thousands of an inch. The instrumentation will continuously monitor the structure for any movement and threshold. Alarms will alert the city, so that action can be taken deemed as necessary.” To get the latest news on the Gulling Street Bridge the City encourages residents to go to the City of Portola website. Under News and Notices is the latest update. If there have been any changes on the Gulling Street Bridge, it will be posted immediately.
City Council meeting on January 22, 2025
Mayor Pat Morton, Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Murphy, Councilmember Bill Powers, Councilmember Leah Turner, and Councilmember Mikki Battaglia were present.
The meeting had routine items that were non-controversial. A staff report prepared by Senior Planning Consultant Karen Downs discussed participation in Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation plan. Regina Martinez, a representative from Smoke Free High Country, presented a discussion on the Portola youth and tobacco use. She discussed the dangers of smoking and vaping. She also discussed that we have seven retailers in Portola, and she wondered if they are following the laws of not selling any tobacco products to minors.
Installation of the monitoring system for the Gulling Street bridge was performed on January 15th and 16th, 2025, which will provide critical data and peace of mind for both the city and the public. According to our City of Portola website “ Due to the complexities of the funding prices which is managed by external agencies, the city took proactive steps to develop a continuous monitoring system. This electronic system tracks critical structural points, offering real-time data for immediate action if needed. The monitoring instruments on the bridge can measure settlement and deflections in the bridge structure to one/thousands of an inch. The instrumentation will continuously monitor the structure for any movement and threshold. Alarms will alert the city, so that action can be taken deemed as necessary.” To get the latest news on the Gulling Street Bridge the City encourages residents to go to the City of Portola website. Under News and Notices is the latest update. If there have been any changes on the Gulling Street Bridge, it will be posted immediately.
