Signs point toward Kondylis
Waterfront may be renamed after longtime councilmember
For years Barbara Kondylis made her mark in Vallejo. Now the family is hoping that mark becomes a sign on the waterfront.
One action item on tonight’s Vallejo City Council meeting is the consideration of a sign renaming Vallejo Waterfront Park as Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green.
The issue was first brought up to the council in November 2019, but as of Monday no signage has been installed. The city staff wishes to honor Kondylis and her family’s wishes and bring the sign to fruition.
Kondylis, a longtime Solano County supervisor and Vallejo City Council member known for her advocacy toward climate and children, died in 2018 at age 74.
Kondylis won a Vallejo City Council seat in 1979 and served for nine years. She was first elected to the board of supervi
sors in 1992 and was often the lone member of the board minority on issues. She spoke her mind on controversial items, including voicing opposition to the Potrero Landfill expansions and fighting for more open space.
She completed her education in the Bay Area, earning a bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of San Francisco and a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Hayward.
Kondylis also has a history with the Vallejo waterfront. She first entered local politics to oppose a plan to build a 180-unit apartment building at that site. Her hard work paid off, and the project never moved forward.
The Kondylis family worked with Fast Signs, a
local company, to develop a sign design in keeping with the signs used in the Waterfront vicinity and aligned with the look and feel of the signs at Greater Vallejo Recreation District parks. The Kondylis family has said it prefers the blue and gray signage because it is less “directional” and more “you have arrived.” They also feel this option is easier to read.
Other items on the agenda for tonight include possibly adopting a resolution to make appointments to the Code Enforcement Appeals Board with four vacancies and to a similar resolution and appointment to the Greater Vallejo Recreation District Board with one vacancy. Due to term limits that expired Dec. 31, vacancies on the Code Enforcement Appeals Board and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District Board exist. Interviews were conducted Jan. 18.
The council is also scheduled to provide notice of intent to amend the City’s Fiscal
Year 2021-22 Adopted Budget and amend the City’s Salary Plan. This is the first step of the required two-step budget amendment process to amend the FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget. The council will consider the notice of intention to amend the budget. If the council approves the recommendation today, the final action will be scheduled for council’s consideration Feb. 8.
The city approved FY 2021-22 General Fund revenue that reflected $16.4 million above the prior-year adopted budget, according to the city staff report. The report states that the economy is expected to hold strong through the 202122 fiscal year, but that in 2022, rising prices are becoming a major concern for consumers with federal interest rate increases on the horizon and supply chain issues that continue to impact cost. The severity of the “winter wave” of COVID-19 is likely to be worse
than previously anticipated due to the emergence of the omicron variant.
In total, general fund revenues are projected to increase by $5,520,000 for FY 2021-22 as compared to the adopted budget, according to the city staff report. General tax revenues are expected to increase by $5,420,000 from the prior projection.
Another action item on the agenda is for the council to review, provide input and approve the proposed Economic Vitality Commission (EVC) Work Plan. The EVC has been conducting quarterly meetings in the last year.
Also scheduled for the council is their receiving information regarding the upcoming City Council teambuilding and goal-setting sessions and provide additional direction to staff. On Nov. 8 the council directed staff to begin planning for goal-setting ahead of the FY 2022-23 budget.
The final action item
scheduled for the night is the council adopt a resolution consenting to and confirming various appointments to Commissions, Boards and Committees for 2022.
This will be the first meeting since October that will be virtual only. The council decided at the Jan. 11 meeting to do away with in-person meetings for at least a month due to the surge with cases with the omicron variant.
Members of the public may provide public comments during the council meeting via Zoom (ZoomRegular.Cityofvallejo.net), or via phone at (669) 9006833.
For additional instructions on how to speak during public comment, visit,www. cityofvallejo.net/publiccomment. The meeting can be watched on Vallejo local channel 28, or be streamed at www.cityofvallejo.net/ Streaming. Join the Zoom webinar:https://ZoomRegular.Cityofvallejo.net.