What To Expect at the City Council Meeting

The staff report on the city's is the big item at Tuesday's Watsonville City Council meeting.

The popular summer event brings tens of thousands of people to downtown Watsonville. The report typically is a recap of the festivities, but this year's could be more controversial.

In his blog, The Watsonville Fishing Report, City Councilman Emilio Martinez has raised concerns about how much cost and petty cash spending by city staff in charge of the festival.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers, on the fourth floor at 275 Main St.

In its earlier session, the city council is going on a field trip to the Pajaro River levee. Council members will be visiting the railroad trestle/Walker Road area, Atri Park on the Salsipuedes levee at Hushbeck Avenue and Atri Court, then finishing with a stop one mile downstream on the Salsipuedes levee, east of East Lake Avenue near College Road. That meeting starts at 3:30 p.m.