GRANT APPLICATION
The City Council on Tuesday approved a $1-million grant application to the California Energy Commission and the State Employment Development Department for training funds to support the Verdugo Power Academy.
In June, the City Council approved $274,000 in stimulus funding to support the academy, a joint program with the workforce board, Glendale Community College and Glendale Water & Power, which trains participants for careers in the utility industry.
WHAT IT MEANS
The city will await the commission’s grant decision. Funding is not guaranteed. If the city does receive funds, it would help expand the program.
CITY HEALTH SERVICES
The council approved a $200,000 agreement with Glendale Adventist Occupational Medicine Center to provide occupational health services for city employees.
The agreement follows the decision to eliminate some of the city’s in-house medical services. Staff members for the cut programs been relocated to other city positions, officials said.
WHAT IT MEANS
The city will save at least $400,000 annually, officials said.
GLADYS DRIVE REPAIRS
The City Council on Tuesday approved a motion allowing the city to enter into negotiations with Remedial Civic Constructors for a proposed $427,000 contract to fix the slope and surface of portions of Gladys Drive.
WHAT IT MEANS
The road work will repair damage caused during the heavy rains of 2005.
BICYCLIST PRESENTATION
In response to a request from Councilman Ara Najarian, Colin Bogart, a liaison with the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition, gave a brief presentation on bicycling.
Intended for beginning cyclists, the presentation covered bicycle selection, clothing, shoe choices and safety considerations.
WHAT IT MEANS
The presentation was part of the council’s support for the Glendale Safe and Healthy Streets Program.
