These options are to: construct the inlet as part of State Highway 49 improvements, include it in a cooperative project with Caltrans with culvert replacement, or to construct only the drop inlet as a city project. In 2005, the City received an extra hand when Caltrans committed to participate in the inlet installation. Councilmember Greg Baldwin stated, “Whichever of these projects we choose, the inlet will assuredly be completed by 2009.” Carol Emerson stated to the council, “It is a generous offer to have this done by 2009. This is just one of many of the city’s past due agreements that I am dealing with.”

The council authorized the mayor to sign a letter assuring the Emerson Drop Inlet will be completed by 2009.  In other matters on the agenda, the council appointed Councilmember Jon Colburn to sit as the City’s representative on the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program Committee. The Committee meets once every year to review Amador County Transportation Commission or ACTC’s staff administration of the Traffic Mitigation Fee Program and make recommendations to the legislative bodies for any changes. The committee will meet October 25th at 9:00am in the ACTC conference room.