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12/12/2019 LPCCC Meeting

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12/12/2019 LPCCC Meeting

Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee Meeting</ title></p> <ul> <li>12/12/19 <a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_1212LPCCCAgenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meeting Agenda</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-12016" class="enigma_blog_full post-12016 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-managers-update category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">06</span><h6>Dec 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/friday-update-on-december-6-2019/">Friday Update on December 6 2019</a></h2> <p><title>City Manager Update</ title></p> <p>All,</p> <p>A quick update on things from the week.</p> <ul> <li>Staff met with Yolo County OES and representatives from PG&E regarding Public Safety Power Shutdowns (PSPS). The meeting was setup at the request of PG&E as a “listening session” and afforded us an opportunity to discuss some overarching issues regarding the PSPS events over the past few months. The main themes revolved around the concept of refinement of both shut down areas, notification, resources for persons with health issues and methods of notification for those affected both on the turn off and turn on periods. I would give PG&E an “A” for effort and their attempts at refining their overall strategy on this and I expect that we will be working closely with them to mitigate issues moving forward.</li> <li>The larger issue involves “Tier 2 and Tier 3” fire danger areas, of which Winters has both. The City is a “tier 1” with low fire danger, while the outskirts fall into Tier 2 (moderate) and Tier 3 (extreme) levels. As we move forward, we can expect that Tiers 2 and 3 will experience regular shutdowns during extreme weather events and the overall strategy for response will be commensurate with that. Persons in these areas will need to make personal preparedness plans within the scope of a new paradigm for California as a whole. As areas are refined, we will probably see more specific shutdown areas and a reduction in the broader swath of areas left without power.</li> <li>Staff also attended a session put on by the State Housing and Community Development Agency (HCD) regarding the requirements for the impending update of the City’s Housing Element. Lots of “new” analysis and data will be required within a scope of a heightened regulatory policy framework from the State. There are seven (7) mandatory elements of the upcoming Housing Element which will include identification of adequate sites, facilitating housing development for low and moderate income households, remove/mitigate constraints to housing, conserve/improve existing stock, preserve units which may be at risk, promote housing opportunities and further Fair Housing and Promote accessory dwelling units for lower and moderate income households. The Housing Element will be data driven and include a number of technological advances to track compliance and achievement of goals, increase availability of information and allow the public to be more fully informed.</li> <li>The Planning Commission Meeting will include the design review of a house on Wolfskill, design review on the 18 unit subdivision adjacent to the LDS Church and Lot 18 in the Olive Grove Subdivision.</li> <li>Public works ran the pumps in the Rancho Arroyo Detention Pond this week and everything worked fine. With coming storms, we will allow the pond to fill to allow extended run times on the pumps, so don’t panic if it looks like the pond is rising because we are doing it to test everything.</li> <li>Tractor Parade and Tree Lighting is Saturday evening beginning at 6:30, rain or shine! This should be an amazing event with a display of both modern and classic tractors, a visit from Santa for children in the gazebo and the lighting of the City Christmas Tree. This has become one of the City’s marquee events and is sure to get everyone in the holiday spirit.</li> </ul> <p>Have a nice weekend and we will see everyone out there on Saturday night.</p> <p>John</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11996" class="enigma_blog_full post-11996 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">06</span><h6>Dec 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/12-11-2019-winters-senior-commission-on-aging-meeting/">12/11/2019 Winters Senior Commission on Aging Meeting</a></h2> <p><title>Winters Senior Commission on Aging

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    Dec 19
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12/09/2019 Planning Commission Meeting

Planning Commission Meeting

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    Nov 19
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12/03/19 City Council Meeting

City Council Meeting
12/03/19 City Council Meeting (PDF): Agenda / Packet

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Friday Update on November 21 2019

City Manager Update</ title></p> <p>All,</p> <p>This is the last update for November because of Thanksgiving.</p> <p>A couple items:</p> <ul> <li>Today, the pre-construction meeting was held for the Blue Mountain Terrace Senior Affordable Apartments. The engineering team expects work to commence in the next 3-4 weeks. This is amazing news for us!</li> <li>Staff has revised the City’s Website and renamed the tab Current Planning. We repopulated the information a bit and have included the SB 2 Grant. Look for upcoming sections on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation and the Housing Element. We also plan to start developing some ideas on community outreach and engagement which we will seek input from folks through some simple polling to get views on various ideas. Look for a little remodeling of the planning website.</li> <li>The Sacramento Area Council of Governments ruled on the final Regional Housing Needs Allocation and we got wacked a bit in the final formula. During the planning period, they have us down for 552 units with 125 VERY low, 75 Low, 104 moderate and 248 Above Moderate. 304 “affordable” units is a lot and will be incorporated into our new housing element. This will be a task.</li> <li>The SB 2 Grant Application we are finalizing will put us on a path to take a balanced approach to future development and address many of the State’s growing priorities from a housing standpoint. The most important thing we will emphasize is that the project will focus within the existing City limits, look at undeveloped, unentitled and under utilized land. The process will enable us to launch a comprehensive community engagement process which will give key stakeholders within the City a chance to help plan the future. From a Staff perspective, we have taken the input from those who have participated in recent meetings and will do our best to bring opportunities for all segments to lend their voice to important issues regarding our City’s future.</li> <li>We live in a “data” driven world and we can expect our State mandates and policies to receive significant review through a data analysis. Expect that the upcoming Housing Element will be data driven, with accountability and culpability for poor performance. As we move forward, we will need to be strategic, practical and establish programs which can be accomplished. It’s going to be great!</li> </ul> <p>Finally, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I always feel blessed for what we have in Winters and the wonderful community we have here. The peace and tranquility we share along with the beauty which surrounds us makes celebrating holidays even more special.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>John</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11957" class="enigma_blog_full post-11957 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">21</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/public-hearing-notices-2/">Public Hearing Notices</a></h2> <p><title>Public Hearing Notice</ title></p> <ul> <li title="" data-original-title=""><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_1210AccessoryDwellingUnitsCityCouncilPubHearingNotice.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accessory Dwelling Units</a></li> <li title="" data-original-title=""><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_1210PlanningCommPubHearingNptoce109WolfskillStreet.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">109 Wolfskill Street</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11944" class="enigma_blog_full post-11944 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">19</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/elections/">Elections</a></h2> <p><title>Elections</ title><br /> Mark your calendar:</p> <p>The Yolo County Presidential Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.</p> <p>February 3 is the First Day to vote-by-mail.</p> <p>February 18 is the last day to register to vote in the March 3rd election.</p> <p>March 3 is Election Day! Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Avenue, Winters.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11938" class="enigma_blog_full post-11938 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-managers-update category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">15</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/friday-update-on-november-15-2019/">Friday Update on November 15 2019</a></h2> <p><title>City Manager Update</ title><br /> All,</p> <p>A City Council Meeting on Tuesday. One real agenda item:</p> <ul> <li>Staff is working on an SB 2 application with a focus on the City’s General Plan, zoning, densities, our ability to meet our regional housing needs allocation and by right development. We had a consultation with representatives of the State Housing and Community Development Agency who provided advice and guidance which was very beneficial. A resolution on for the grant will be on the City Council Agenda for Tuesday.</li> </ul> <p>Some of the big items from the week.</p> <ul> <li>On Saturday, Winters PD and Fire dealt with a deceased person found in Putah Creek behind the Community Center. A really tough situation for the family but the overall collaboration between both the Police, Fire, Yolo Sheriff and the Coroners’ Office was extremely well done. Everyone involved, including our Police Chaplain Robert Duvall were extremely professional in providing counsel and information to the family and dealing with the entire situation. Seeing these people do what they do makes me honored to work with these folks.</li> <li>The Planning Commission dealt with two development projects and handled what turned into a pretty rough night extremely well. The design and site plan request for the Olive Grove Subdivision was continued pending and engineering update and the LDS Property Project subdivision was approved, but not the design elements. Look for both to be back on upcoming PC agendas.</li> <li>Staff had an opportunity to meet with the new Senior Commission on Aging. We conducted an orientation of some of the more mundane tasks of financial disclosure, ethics training, meeting procedures and the open meeting laws. The group is absolutely wonderful with some folks relatively new to Winters. Overall, a really good evening.</li> <li>City Council members attended an orientation on Valley Clean Energy on Thursday. To quote one person in attendance, “it was like drinking water from a fire hose”. Both Councilmembers Cowan and Loren were sworn in as Associate Members and will be representing Winters moving forward.</li> <li>Staff attended our first Solano Economic Development Corporation Board Meeting on Thursday. It was an amazing experience with both public and private sector businesses talking jobs, opportunity and regional vitality. The focus on jobs and creating economic advances was incredible. The business to business collaboration is incredible.</li> <li>This week marked the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the opening of the Winters Community Library. The Library sponsored a really nice reception with deserts and a mariachi band. Lots of kids, adults and many of those associated with the Winters Friends of the Library. The place really is a catalyst in our community and it was nice to celebrate the anniversary.</li> <li>Today, our Yolo City/County Manager’s met to discuss key issues in the County. Homelessness is growing and the need to address it County-wide in multiple ways is growing rapidly and will become the highest social priority very rapidly.  The problem is growing, public acceptance is shrinking and funding is minimal in relation to the real problem. In Winters, we are beginning to see it in multiple areas and expect more.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Finally, a couple things, each related:</p> <ul> <li>On Thursday, as I left the ATM at Eagle Drug, a woman was laying on the bench near the intersection. She asked me for some money and I stopped to talk with her. She basically said she was homeless and was in Winters because she felt safe here. She has friends in town who she was visiting. I asked her what type of help she might need and I gave her a couple suggestions on some things. A nice lady, very tired and down on her luck in need of a place to live. I gave her my business card and suggested some places for her to get assistance. I did not call the police or offer to “take her” somewhere. I talked to her a bit, bought her lunch and wished her well.</li> <li>At the Solano EDC Meeting, the talk about housing vacancies came up. Universally, the cities in Solano said their vacancies on rental housing is below 1% (ours is zero). The availability of affordable housing is a months, if not years long waiting list. Our real estate market is Bay Area and to hear the reports from these communities put a HUGE red flag up.</li> <li>Our Blue Mountain Terrace Senior Affordable Project is still struggling to get through the State financing hurdles. I was given 100% assurance that we would be “in the ground” on the project in October. It must be “under the ground” because I do not see it.</li> <li>The really long item at the Planning Commission was the discussion regarding an 18 unit subdivision off Anderson Ave behind the LDS Church. The concept is for “lower cost” houses with less design and fewer frills (the jargon for this type of housing is “affordable by design”). Staff, the developer and the Planning Commission all struggled with the entire concept and ultimately, the item was continued for more vetting.</li> </ul> <p>California is again the leader in a national issue, and that is the national housing crisis. Many are to blame including developers, cities with the costs of fees, the entire planning process; and yes the NIMBY’s (not in my back yard) folks who want to thwart even the discussion of growth and new housing developments. A really interesting article from Bloomberg Media from last week.</p> <p><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001G90zxhDRQzV_eACXGlCC5mxzC8ljXrvlxEohwJvoM1UjpBk80b5jg0PCCttaNg1PDb86_87-QQ9WHgL6Ir4z_klY4Xzbz6-oTvgOTqP1m3g7aro_A2X5wZiTWJ9Bn7hye4pzz5lp0szg97zbvGSFODbnQ_Fggg3qsSP6Htr8ujK7pmgF1-Mz-dZxa5zpuxPzRKNmyCDDCizJZUuLJOiApl3hWnf5Zndu3-wzLD2ONZY=&c=jKccEq9fML9UdzA-ai8lVMwotfC6GM17zQUl460FJsHt--wQJ_1ceA==&ch=CVQCO2A5nH0DTBjyHwBPdBnDDlm6jDgvjHdVZ7K80h1S0j_abPzp8Q==">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001G90zxhDRQzV_eACXGlCC5mxzC8ljXrvlxEohwJvoM1UjpBk80b5jg0PCCttaNg1PDb86_87-QQ9WHgL6Ir4z_klY4Xzbz6-oTvgOTqP1m3g7aro_A2X5wZiTWJ9Bn7hye4pzz5lp0szg97zbvGSFODbnQ_Fggg3qsSP6Htr8ujK7pmgF1-Mz-dZxa5zpuxPzRKNmyCDDCizJZUuLJOiApl3hWnf5Zndu3-wzLD2ONZY=&c=jKccEq9fML9UdzA-ai8lVMwotfC6GM17zQUl460FJsHt–wQJ_1ceA==&ch=CVQCO2A5nH0DTBjyHwBPdBnDDlm6jDgvjHdVZ7K80h1S0j_abPzp8Q==</a></p> <p>Questions and food for thought:</p> <ul> <li>Where should the young people who grow up in Winters go to live if they cannot move back to Winters? Where?</li> <li>Where would you live if you lost your lease, a fire burned your apartment or something else happened to where you live today?</li> <li>If you were able to get an apartment here in town (which is about $2,000 a month), do you have (first month, last month and cleaning deposit) $5,500 cash to put down on that apartment?</li> <li>Who should determine what happens in Winters. Local control and planning, or the State of California?</li> <li>Do you know anyone on the cusp of homelessness generated by the housing crisis? The “working homeless” are single, middle aged folks with few local family who lose a lease only to see the prospects of their monthly rent tripling. The other demographic are low income families who cannot get to the top of the list on subsidized housing or, god forbid, low income families who cannot qualify because both parents work and are trying to get ahead!</li> </ul> <p>Charles Dickens wrote a book called a “Tale of Two Cities” where he  is famously quoted “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. People get mad that some of us keep bringing this up, but it is the #1 issue in California, facing millennials, families, the middle class, middle aged and seniors. We are living in one of the greatest economies of most of our lives, yet some of the most fundamental means of our existence are at the very worst of our existence. A scenario of the haves versus the have nots.</p> <p>The full quote by Dickens:</p> <p>“It was the <strong>best of times</strong>, it was the <strong>worst of times</strong>, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”</p> <p>Winters Warriors are at home tonight in the first round of the playoffs. Go Warriors!</p> <p>John</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11933" class="enigma_blog_full post-11933 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">15</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/nov-15-16-2019-big-blue-barn-thrift-store-sale/">Nov. 15/16, 2019 Big Blue Barn Thrift Store Sale</a></h2> <p><title>Big Blue Barn Thrift Store Sale</ title></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_1115YoloThriftReuseSale.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click to open pdf flyer</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_1115YoloThriftReuseSale.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-11934 size-full" src="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_1115YoloThriftReuseSale.jpg" alt="" width="612" height="792" /></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11919" class="enigma_blog_full post-11919 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">14</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/public-hearing-notices/">Public Hearing Notices</a></h2> <p><title>Public Hearing Notices</ title></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/public-hearing-notices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Public Hearing Notices</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11917" class="enigma_blog_full post-11917 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">14</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/seniors/">Seniors</a></h2> <p><title>Seniors</ title></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/winters-senior-commission-on-aging/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Winters Senior Commission on Aging</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/seniors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seniors’ Resources</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11909" class="enigma_blog_full post-11909 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-council-meetings category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">14</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/11-19-19-city-council-meeting/">11/19/19 City Council Meeting</a></h2> <p><title>City Council Meeting

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11/14/19 Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee Meeting

Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee</ title></p> <ul> <li>11/14/19 <a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_1114LPCCCAgenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meeting Agenda</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11893" class="enigma_blog_full post-11893 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">12</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/november-2019-city-of-winters-newsletter/">November 2019 City of Winters Newsletter</a></h2> <p><title>Newsletter</ title></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_CoWNovemberNewsletter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">November 2019 Newsletter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11881" class="enigma_blog_full post-11881 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">10</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/11-13-19-winters-senior-commission-on-aging/">11/13/19 Winters Senior Commission on Aging</a></h2> <p><title>Winters Senior Commission on Aging</ title><br /> <a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_1113SeniorCommAgingAgenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">11/13/19 Winters Senior Commission on Aging Agenda (pdf)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11879" class="enigma_blog_full post-11879 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-managers-update category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">08</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/friday-update-on-november-8-2019/">Friday Update on November 8 2019</a></h2> <p><title>City Manager Update</ title></p> <p>All,</p> <p>Just a few items this week:</p> <ul> <li>The passage of the short term rental ordinance (Air bnb) means a couple really simple things. ADU’s are allowed to be rented, purveyors must get a business license, there are over the counter permits for the hosted units (with neighbor notification) and non-hosted will require a conditional use permit. The limit of occupants for any short term rental is 10 persons unless approved by the Planning Commission.</li> <li>Staff is working on a $160k SB 2 Grant application which will include projects for the advancement of a Climate Action Plan and a thorough status review of the City’s General Plan. Both these are on the City’s “planning project list” and will be significant projects. We will be meeting with consultants helping the State’s Housing and Community Development Department on our application next week and a resolution will be before the City Council on November 19. The deadline for grant submittals in November 30.</li> <li>The topic of housing is a major issue nationally and California is being called out as the worst offender in the housing crisis. Here is an interesting article from NYC media giant Bloomberg on their take on where things stand in our State.  <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-california-housing-crisis/?utm_source=pocket-newtab">https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-california-housing-crisis/?utm_source=pocket-newtab</a></li> <li>Staff is working on a community outreach strategy for the many 2020 planning projects. While community meetings are nice, they are not very well attended by the younger generations who are essentially under represented on many issues involving housing and economic development. If anyone has ideas on surveys or means for community engagement outside of public meetings, I would love to hear from you. Send me an email!</li> </ul> <p>Finally, today is the one year anniversary of the Camp Fire which essentially wiped out the communities of Paradise and Magalia in the Butte County hills. A day and occurrence which changed and shaped the lives of many.</p> <p>What I remember most about the entire incident was that our Winters Fire Staff was on the fire less than 5 hours after it started. Their reports back were almost unbelievable as they were assigned directly into the middle of the Town of Paradise as the reported back that the “entire town was on fire”. As the night time came, I began getting calls from residents here in town who had family and friends who lived in Paradise and were curious as to whether their homes were standing. In all, I took 6 calls and asked our team to drive by the addresses. In each instance, they send back photo’s of fire places and chimney’s standing alone. It absolutely broke my heart for those folks.</p> <p>During the next couple days Winters Police was deployed to the area for security as was our Police Champlain Robert Duvall and K9-Kepi. Without hesitation, our officers went to those communities to provide aid. Robert worked on some of the most heart wrenching assignments and notification.</p> <p>I couldn’t have been prouder to say I was from Winters in the coming weeks as reports of the efforts of our staff came in. In total, our deployment was almost 14 days.</p> <p>The next weekend, we held a fundraiser at Berryessa Brewing which raised almost $15,000 for fire victims which is pretty good for a community our size.</p> <p>I have worked with the folks in Paradise on their recovery.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>John</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11876" class="enigma_blog_full post-11876 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">08</span><h6>Nov 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div class="enigma_fuul_blog_detail_padding"> <h2><a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/11-12-19-planning-commission-meeting/">11/12/19 Planning Commission Meeting</a></h2> <p><title>Planning Commission Meeting

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City Manager Update</ title></p> <p>All,</p> <p>A crazy couple of weeks with PSPS, wind and power outages. I will share that I don’t think I have ever been as swamped with some really serious issues in my time as City Manager in Winters.</p> <p>Here are the items for the November 5, 2019 City Council Meeting: <a href="http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council-meetings_/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HERE</a> is a link to the entire packet.</p> <ul> <li>Vacation Rental Ordinance- Second Reading</li> <li>Community Choice Aggregation- Second Reading</li> <li>Civic Spark Fellow Presentation on Climate Resiliency</li> <li>Inspection Agreement for Wastewater Influent Screen Project</li> <li>Storm Drain Pipe Purchase for Second Street</li> <li>Newt’s Expressway Undergrounding Easement</li> <li>Budget Adjustments for the FY 2019-20</li> <li>Human Resources/Payroll Software Purchase</li> <li>SCADA System Software Upgrade Purchase</li> </ul> <p>Some notes on things from the past couple weeks:</p> <ul> <li>The PSPS, wind and outages wreaked havoc throughout Winters. Downed trees, power lines, blown transformers made for a tough couple of days for many. Lots of trees down or just broken. Our Public Works Staff has worked tirelessly trimming trees, taking out broken limbs and removing debris.</li> <li>The Affordable Housing Steering Committee met on Tuesday and received a very impressive presentation from Neighborworks, a non profit agency which helps facilitate affordable “sweat equity” housing opportunities. The same company facilitated the Putah Creek Hamlet Subdivision in the early 2000’s and is looking to do a similar project on a two acre piece the City owns in the Winters Highlands Subdivision. We will work on moving this project forward through negotiations with Neighborworks and their architect.</li> <li>Staff is in discussions with Homes by Towne regarding issues on densities and product in future phases of their subdivision to create more affordable units than their current product mix. The plan is to generate some ideas, take it before the Design Review Committee then get it before the Planning Commission and City Council. Lots of very preliminary and creative thinking based on input from many folks.</li> <li>Staff was in Sacramento last week meeting with officials with the State Water Resources Control Board and Cal EPA on the topic of Hexavalent Chromium 6 and the upcoming release of an economic study and revised Maximum Contaminant Levels. In the meetings, I worked to stress the impacts of enacting regulation which would economically strangle the City’s water system, creating massive increases to water rates and impacting the most vulnerable parts of our community, Seniors and lower income. Looks like I will be going back in a couple weeks to meet with more officials and tell our story.</li> <li>The costs of being a small city will become evident in 2020 with new stormwater regulations which will begin hitting California. As with the Cr 6 regulation, stormwater will become a HUGE issue in 2020, requiring new facilities, maintenance and monitoring. The City currently has no funding source for stormwater other than the General Fund and this simply will not support the needs we expect to encounter.</li> <li>A biggie on the stormwater side will be the elimination of green waste in the street. We are one of only about 4 cities in California which allows our residents to throw trash in the street. This will be controversial and cause people to be upset, but it is an inevitable solution to alleviating forms of pollution into our waterways.</li> <li>I had a wonderful meeting with someone who is working on a plan for teen activities in Winters. If you are interested in working on this or have ideas, let me know and I will forward your contact information.</li> </ul> <p>Finally, a couple notes on amazing community leadership doing positive things for Winters.</p> <ul> <li>The Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) will be hosting a Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Winters Cemetery from 4-6 on Saturday, November 2. The HAC not only brings us the Festival de La Communidad/Carnitas Festival, but also education workshop, citizenship forums and outreach into our latino community. These folks are some of the nicest and committed people in our community who bring positive energy and solutions to their outreach.</li> <li>Project Playground celebrated the two year anniversary of the construction of the most amazing playground in the region at City Park. The project was a blessing and gift to the Winters Community, enabling regular folks to participate in building something larger than any one individual could accomplish. If you want to add some incredible vibes to your day, cruise by City Park and watch the children attacking all aspects of that structure and loving life on the zip line. Amazing leadership which gave us all a wonderful gift. I still sit amazed and impressed with the folks I had the opportunity to work with on getting that project done.</li> <li>Winters Fire took resident Marie Hendrix and members of her family to a Sacramento Kings Game this week. Marie was severely injured when she and her father were tragically hit by a drunk driver on Road 31 literally days before her graduation from WHS in 2012. The team from Winters Fire showed that the little things in life can make a big difference. Marie is now a beautiful young woman dealing with some significant issues and it was wonderful to see her enjoying a night out with our firefighters.</li> <li>Eagle Drug Owner Jodie Becker and resident Duane Davis were coordinators of the Inaugural Spooktacular 10k/5k/Fun Run on Sunday, October 27. Windy conditions did not deter 200 diehards who ran the race, helping raise funds for the Rotary College Promise which funds scholarships for Winters High School students to attend 2 years of community college, expense free. Jodie and Duane are amazing and selfless folks who have brought a new event which will grow and continue to benefit our town.</li> </ul> <p>WHS Warriors are home tonight against Durham, the Winters Fire Shrimp Feed is Saturday Night, Dia De los Muertos at the Cemetery and Winters AYSO will conclude their season with their regional tournament at Waggoner School.</p> <p>Have a nice weekend.</p> <p>John</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="push-right"> <hr class="blog-sep header-sep"> </div> <div id="post-11852" class="enigma_blog_full post-11852 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-council-meetings category-community-events category-newsworthy category-uncategorized" > <ul class=blog-date-left> <li class="enigma_post_date"><span class="date">31</span><h6>Oct 19</h6></li> <li class="enigma_post_author"></li> <li class="enigma_blog_comment"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i><h6><span>-</span></h6></li> </ul> <div class="post-content-wrap"> <div 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