What You Need to Know About Tuesday's City Council Meeting

You can expect some lightheartedness and levity at Tuesday's Santa Cruz City Council meeting, as new Mayor Don Lane and Vice Mayor Hilary Bryant will be sworn in at 7 p.m.

Outgoing Mayor Ryan Coonerty will have some words to offer as well.

The council will have a dinner earlier at , 227 Cathcart St.

* At 1:30 p.m. the council will meet in closed session to discuss legal cases, including the federal case filed by Occupy Santa Cruz, asking for respect for its First Amendment rights and allowing it to use San Lorenzo Park as a campsite for the movement. The city already cleared the park last week.

 * At 3 p.m., as the redevelopment board and council, it will hear publicly a request by Boy Scout Troop 618 for a once a year BB gun firing test to qualify for a merit badge. This would be an exception to the city's firearms ordinance, but is recommended for approval by the city's staff.

*  It will also hear a request to appove a $300,000 grant to preserve and rehabilitate the historic Kron House from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.

* The council will consider allowing the staff to negotiate a contract  for a vendor at the DeLaveaga Frisbee Golf Course.

* UCSC could get 36 new bicycle lockers as part of a $173,700 grant that would pass through the city, but have no financial impact on the general fund, if the council approves the measure.

The city is also looking for new commissioners who will be interviewed on Jan. 17 and appointed Jan. 24.

They include:

Arts Commission

Two (2) reappointments

Downtown Commission

One (1) vacancy and two (2) reappointments

Historic Preservation Commission

One (1) vacancy and one (1) reappointment

Measure K Oversight Committee

Two (2) vacancies (Beiers’, Madrigal’s apptmts)

Parks and Recreation Commission

One (1) reappointment

Planning Commission

Two (2) vacancies and one (1) reappointment

Sister Cities Committee

Three (3) vacancies and one (1) reappointment

Transportation & Public Works Commission

Two (2) vacancies and one (1) reappointment

Water Commission

Two (2) vacancies and one (1) reappointment