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6. ETAC Vice Chair Election <br />Recommended Action: Nominate and elect Vice Chair for 2025 <br />Moved by Commissioner Alvarado, seconded by Commissioner to Approve. <br />YES: 5 — Mario Alvarado, Mark McLoughlin, Maria Del Rosario Baeza, Lawrence Klein, <br />Alexandra Cheney <br />NO: 0 — ABSTAIN: 0 — ABSENT: 1— Lorena Vidaurri <br />Status: 5-0-0— 1 — Pass <br />Minutes: Commissioner Klein was nominated as ETA Vice Chair. <br />7. Public Works Overview <br />Recommended Action: Informational Update <br />Minutes: Executive Director of Public Works Nabil Saba, alongside his division <br />managers, delivered a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation outlining the Public <br />Works Agency's key responsibilities. The agency plays a vital role in maintaining and <br />improving the city's infrastructure and public services, overseeing essential functions <br />such as public streets, traffic management, water facilities, graffiti removal, street <br />sweeping, the train station, storm drains, and more. The Public Works Agency is <br />structured into five core departments: Engineering, Water Resources, Parks, Fleet, <br />Facilities, and Refuse Services, Maintenance Services, and Administrative Services. <br />Each division manager provided an overview of their department's functions, <br />highlighting their contributions to the agency's overall mission of ensuring efficient and <br />sustainable city operations. Director Saba addressed questions from the <br />commissioners. <br />***END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR*** <br />COMMENTS <br />Staff Comments <br />Minutes: Director Saba welcomed the new commissioners. <br />Commissioner Comments <br />Minutes: Commissioner Cheney inquired about tree trimming responsibilities, <br />specifically whether trees under power lines are maintained by Public Works or Edison. <br />Commissioner McLoughlin commented on the ongoing road work at Memory Lane, <br />questioning why a larger tree was not selected for placement at that location. <br />Commissioner Klein expressed appreciation for the staff's overview of Public Works <br />Environmental and Transportation 5 1/14/2025 <br />Advisory Commission <br />