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		<title>Council OKs 2026-27 budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council this week voted unanimously to adopt the 2026-27 budget. The vote came roughly three and a half hours into a four-hour meeting on Tuesday, June 17. (The meeting dealt with 18 public agenda items, including matters that couldn’t be discussed at the previous council meeting because technical problems forced the cancelation [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>March 2026 visitor count 33% greater than March 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The March 2026 visitor count was 33% greater than last year at the same time, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. Note that the information was revised on May 25. “March’s total arrival count was above the three, five and ten-year averages by 24.1%, 31.3% and 55.4% respectively. Cross Channel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City OKs utility rate study</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following a public hearing, the Avalon City Council on May 19 unanimously adopted the rate study for saltwater, sewer, and solid waste fees. The study set the maximum rates that can possibly be set. The council will vote on the actual rates at the next meeting. According to the city clerk, Avalon received 23 written [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A preview of proposed 2026-27 budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finance Director Matt Baker on Tuesday, May 5, presented a look at the proposed Avalon operations budget for 2026-27. The sewer, saltwater, and trash budget will be covered at a future meeting. What follows are highlights from the presentation. “We’re kind of giving you a sneak peek at where we’re at in the budget process,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cabrillo mole update</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Cabrillo mole project is in phase zero. City Engineer Bob Greenlaw gave the City Council an update project last week. Greenlaw anticipated tenants in the mole in 2028. He began his presentation to the Sept. 16 council meeting with an overview of the project. The following are highlights from the presentation. “So where we [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Climb in Tribute</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Photo by Nick Morrow Firefighters with the Avalon Station paid tribute to their fellow firefighters and other first responders who went into the twin towers on Sept. 11 in New York City, to battle the flames and attempt to save people after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ten firefighters from Avalon Station, along with some paramedics [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon council introduces update housing rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council introduced an ordinance updating the Municipal code for low and moderate housing and accessory dwelling units. The vote was unanimous. The resolution adopting the ordinance will return to the council at a future meeting for adoption. Discussion Contract Planner Kelly Ribuffo presented the staff report. (Due to space limits, the following [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New rules for short term rentals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council recently adopted new rules for short term rentals. The vote was unanimous. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. This item was not pulled. Mayor Anni Marshall asked the city manager to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Health chief operating officer updates council on hospital</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island Health’s chief operating officer had good news for the Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tim Kielpinski said CIH had received its first Measure B payment in April and will receive another installment in January 2026. He said in July the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two more $3-million awards [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon to pay landfill project fees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council this week voted unanimously to approve a fee agreement with LA County for the Pebbly Beach Landfill Site Life Optimization Project. The council also authorized the city manager to reimburse the county up to $72,000. According to Assistant City Manager Jocelyn Francis, the county is currently estimating the fees to review Avalon’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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