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City Council selected a new City Manager at the city council meeting. Our new City Manager, Kathleen Trepa will start on November 9, 2020. You can read more about Kathleen here: https://www.cityofwinters.org/city-of-winters-appoints-kathleen-salguero-trepa-as-city-manager/
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Friday update 10-23-2020
Whoot Whoot!!!! City Council selected a new City Manager at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Our new City Manager, Kathleen Trepa will start on November 9, 2020. You can read more about Kathleen here: https://www.cityofwinters.org/city-of-winters-appoints-kathleen-salguero-trepa-as-city-manager/ . We will be getting her email address set up in the next week or so, so we aren’t ready to start receiving emails for her at City Hall right now. You all are stuck with me as City Manager for 2 more weeks.
I am excited about Kathleen joining us. I have been doing double duty as both the Director of Financial Management and City Manager for the last 3 months, and I can honestly say, boy oh boy, that is a lot of stuff to work on at the same time. I have worked with various county staff that I hadn’t worked with before and I have interacted with the other City Managers in Yolo County as a result of stepping into the interim position. There are a lot of good people working throughout Yolo County as we try to navigate this pandemic driven world we live in right now. I am sure that all the folks in Yolo County will welcome Kathleen and continue the great communication and working relationship that Yolo County agencies have developed. They were all super welcoming to me when I stepped in after John’s departure, and I know they will be the same for Kathleen. Kathleen will also be working with a super supportive City Council. The City Council has been very patient with me as I have had questions to be sure I understood the priorities for the City Council as I have been working in the City Manager position. While I have worked for the City for almost 24 years now, I haven’t had the pleasure of working so closely with the City Council until now. This is a very dedicated group of people on our City Council, and making sure that we, Council and Staff, always strive to do what is the absolute best for everyone in our community is always their priority.
This week also included conversations about the Covid-19 pandemic and where we are with the Tier System. We are still in the Red Tier, and the number of cases in Yolo County have increased. The County issued new guidance on gatherings this last week. I have heard a lot of “talk” about those guidelines, and I know that people aren’t happy with the new guidelines, especially with the holidays coming up. It is disappointing that we have to worry about these things, but, we need our businesses to survive in order to keep people employed and families provided for. I wish it was different, but, apparently it isn’t. I don’t know the science, and I am not happy with the fact that we are still struggling to survive as a community due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions, but, again, I need to remind everyone that each person’s actions can impact the way our community will be allowed to interact with one another. Masks are uncomfortable, and I don’t like wearing them, but, we are told we have to in order to go out and about and have our businesses open, so, I wear a mask.
The City has also been working with Yolo County on the Small Business Grant, and folks that applied for the program should begin getting information on grant awards next week, and those that were awarded grants should be getting checks the first week in November based on the latest information that I received.
The City and the Winters Downtown Business District Association is also working with Yolo County to secure some CARES Act funding. We are close to an agreement with the County and then we will start the process of helping the community with the funding we get.
The City received a grant to do improvements in our parks, and Eric Lucero has come up with some really good ideas for how to improve both Blue Oak Park and Valley Oak Park that include items for younger children, older children, and for our Senior community. We will be getting all the information to the State so that we can get the funds and get moving on the projects as soon as possible.
Just a little over a week before election day. Don’t forget to vote, no matter what/who you vote for, your vote is your voice and it is important that you be heard.
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
Director of Financial Management
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Tags : California city manager update City of Winters Friday October 9 2020 Yolo County
Fall is in the air, I can feel it today.
A lot of stuff happened this week. City staff met with 3 City Manager Candidates on Tuesday. Wow, Bobbi Peckham and the City Council found some really impressive folks to consider for our next City Manager. I don’t envy them having to make that decision, as all the candidates were impressive, and we are moving closer and closer to having the new City Manager coming on board.
The City Council approved the acquisition of a new City Council agenda preparation and video streaming program to help make our City Council meetings even easier to access for all residents at our City Council meeting on Tuesday. Lots of other information was presented, including information from the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District about mosquitos in Winters, information about other software products are being implemented by the Finance Department and the Building Department. Lots of new technology to help staff work more efficiently as we move forward with our current model of less staff.
Staff participated in meetings with CalTrans this week, and the best information we received was that the Grant Application referred to as the ATP Grant that we are hoping to get in order to provide better pedestrian access on the overpass over I-505 will be awarded sometime around February 15, 2021. So that will be when we know the results of all the hard work from the Yolo County and City of Winters staff as well as consultants working to put together the grant.
Staff continues to work on ideas on utilizing the Per Capital Park Grant, more information will be coming to a City Council meeting soon about that.
Election day is coming up fast now, less than a month away California offers online voter registration. You can go here: https://registertovote.ca.gov/?t=s to register online.
You should know: you will need a California-issued driver license or California identification card number, the last four digits of your social security number, and consent to the use of your DMV-stored digital signature to use California's online voter registration system. If you don't have a California-issued ID or don't want to provide consent for the use of your digital signature, you can still register by mail to vote.
You can register online to vote until Monday, October 19, 2020.
If you can’t register online, you can still register by mail, and the City of Winters has the voter registration cards that you can pick up fill out and then mail in, but remember, you have to register by Monday October 19, 2020 no matter what form of registration you choose.
Several of our local citizens have recorded youtube videos about why our votes matter, and we will be posting to the City of Winters You Tube, and I will be including some in my updates until election day. This week I am including Liz Coman’s video, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/4RrdEi0Tpvo.
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
Tags : 2020 California October 15 Winters Senior Commission on Aging Meeting Yolo County
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Applicants Sought for Winters Senior Commission on Aging (pdf)
The City of Winters is now accepting applications to serve on the Winters Senior Commission on Aging through Friday, November 6th. The Application of Appointment to City Board and Commissions can be downloaded from the City of Winters website here and the Resolution of the Winters City Council establishing the Winters Senior Commission on Aging can be downloaded from the City of Winters website here. The Winters Senior Commission on Aging has been established to serve as a forum for discussing the unique needs of senior citizens in the community, including but not limited to transportation, housing, and healthcare. The Commission will act as an advisory board to the City Council and shall perform a number of functions for the benefit of seniors residing in the Winters area.
Prospective applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have a Winters address. In appointing members to the Commission, the City Council shall endeavor to appoint a membership that represents the diversity of the City of Winters by race, age and gender.
The term of service is four years, or until a successor is appointed. A two-person subcommittee of the Winters City Council will review the submitted applications and select a limited number of applicants to be interviewed. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted and scheduled for their interviews.
Please email completed Applications of Interest in Appointed Positions to tracy.jensen@cityofwinters.org. You may also drop completed applications off or mail to City of Winters, Attn: Tracy Jensen, City Clerk, 318 First Street, Winters, CA 95694.
For more information, call 530-794-6702.
APPLICATION OF INTEREST - Winters Senior Commission on Aging (pdf)
Tags : 2020 California city manager update City of Winters Friday October 2 Yolo County
Wow, it is already October. I would say Fall is in the air, but, it isn’t. It is still hot outside, and the nice clean air from last Friday has been replaced with smoky air this week.
This week our fire crew that was deployed to OES in Fresno has returned home safely and are back staffing the Fire Station. Our Fire Chief is deployed to the Zogg Fire up around Redding helping with the strike teams up there.
We moved from the Purple Tier to the Red Tier on the Covid-19 scale this Tuesday. This is the State of California’s way of letting us know what rules we have to follow for dealing with Covid-19. This is some encouraging news, although still frustrating for all our businesses and residents. What does this mean?
You can go to the link below to see a more exhaustive list of what is allowed and not-allowed in the Red Tier in Yolo County: https://www.yolocounty.org/health-human-services/adults/communicable-disease-investigation-and-control/novel-coronavirus-2019/roadmap-to-recovery
A new fire started in the Napa County this week, and Napa County let everyone from Napa, Solano, Yolo and Sacramento Counties know that there was an extreme fire danger. Unfortunately, this is what happens when a WEA alert goes out instead of using the more targeted Alert systems. My understanding is that there is very little control over who gets the WEA type alerts and so it can be pretty widespread and inaccurate.
Yolo and Solano County both had to send out an Alert to all those enrolled in their particular programs that the Napa County Alert was not meant for anyone outside of Napa County. Lucky me, I got all the alerts from everyone, because, since I am so close to Solano County here in Winters, I signed up for Alert-Solano after the LNU complex fire and I was already signed up for the Alert-Yolo system. Yolo County doesn’t usually send out the “not Yolo” alert, but the Napa County Alert was so wide spread, that Yolo County OES made the decision that it was needed in this case.
Don’t forget, if you are a small business in the City of Winters there is a Small Business Grant Program in place funded by CARES Act Funding. Applications for Small Business Grants from Yolo County are open until October 4, 2020 at 5pm (yes I know that is a Sunday, but, that is what Yolo County said). Find all the information about the program and how to apply here https://www.yolocounty.org/health-human-services/adults/communicable-disease-investigation-and-control/novel-coronavirus-2019/small-business-grant-program
On the City Manager search front, interviews were held today for the first round. I don’t know much more than there were 2 panels of interviewers.
The October 6, 2020 City Council meeting items include:
A lot of things are going on in Winters, and hopefully we can remain strong and get through this pandemic successfully together. If we (Yolo County) can continue the good work of the past few weeks and months, hopefully we can look at the Red Tier in the rearview mirror in about 3 weeks and move into the Orange Tier which will be much better for our businesses and our residents.
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
Director of Financial Management
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There are a lot of clean cars in Winters this week. Thanks to the Winters Fire Department, Winters Police Department and Kona Ice, people were able to get their cars washed and raise money for fire victims on Sunday September 13, 2020. Good job by all the Fire, Police and Kona people, and good job to all the folks that came and got their cars washed. Once again, the community spirit in Winters has provided for those in need.
Tuesday night the City Council recognized the service of Dan Maguire and Carol Scianna to the City of Winters. We had hoped to have a party, but, you know…..COVID…. Do we need to say more?
We also received a presentation from Kate Laddish and Elaine Roberts Musser on Emergency preparedness and Evacuation Planning for Vulnerable Populations. This included a copy of the Recommendations to the Yolo County Supervisors on January 28, 2020. You can find the report here https://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020_0915CityCouncilPacket.pdf The report starts on page 47.
We also received an update and information on how various emergency alerts are sent out by Dana Carey with Yolo County OES. I would encourage everyone to sign up for the alert system at www.yolo-alert.org and put ALL your phone numbers and addresses into the system for the best coverage possible for the alerting system within Yolo County. To view an evacuation map, go to www.evacuate.yolocounty.org for the map, you can put in your address and it will tell you your evacuation zone.
John Donlevy gave us a BIG list of projects that he and everyone else at City Hall is working on or needs to work on in the coming months and years. Hopefully this will help our new City Manager see what a great cooperative team of people are working here at City Hall as we all work together on this project list.
Excitement is in the air about the receipt of the Grant for the Winters Senior Center. We are getting lots of questions of what the next step is and when that will happen. The next step is that the City of Winters needs to enter into a contract for the Grant with the State of California. That typically takes 4-6 weeks to get the contract into the hands of City Staff, so we are still waiting on that. Once the contract is signed by both parties, we are ready to put the project out to bid. This means it will be advertised for builders to review the plans and provide the City with a bid on constructing the project. Once that happens, we will review all the bids and award and contract for construction and construction can begin. It is a process that is determined by State and Federal guidelines since they are providing the bulk of the money for the project. We have to follow the rules, and in the end, we will have a beautiful facility for the Senior population of our City.
We have received notification from the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector Control District that invasive (meaning not native to California) mosquitos have been found in Winters. I know with all the smoke in the air we haven’t been doing a lot of outdoor activities, but, we need to be sure that we eliminate standing water to minimize the mosquitos. Ground mosquito control treatments did take place this morning and will take place again on Monday 9-21-2020 between 2am and 5am. If you would like to sign up for mosquito control notifications you can do so here https://www.fightthebite.net/services/spray-notifications/
Yolo County is launching a Small Business Grant Program today with the launch of the website for information and the grant application period begins on September 28, 2020 at 9 AM. The website for the program is www.yolocounty.org/small-business-grant
You can email questions to SBGprogram@yolocounty.org.
Seems like I put a lot of links into this week’s update, but, hopefully it will provide good information for everyone.
Have a good weekend
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
Director of Financial Management
Tags : California City of Winters invasive mosquito control scheduled sacramento-yolo vector control district
**MOSQUITO CONTROL TREATMENT SCHEDULED AFTER DETECTION OF INVASIVE MOSQUITOES**
The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District has informed the City of Winters that more invasive mosquitos have been found in Winters. Since the initial detection on Tuesday 9/15 Mosquito & Vector Control District staff has conducted door-to-door inspections and their laboratory set out additional traps. Surveillance results detected immature mosquitos developing in different water sources found in backyards and flying adult mosquitos in various homes. As a result of these findings, they will be responding with ground mosquito control treatments targeting immature and adult mosquitos early tomorrow Friday (9/18) and Monday (9/21) morning. The treatments will take place between Anderson Rd on the north, Wild Rose Ln on the east, West Main St on the west and Wolfskill St on the south. The treatments will take place between 2:00am-5:00am. Over the next few weeks, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District will continue to work diligently to assess the scope of the infestation and continue with ongoing inspections and treatments as necessary. If you would like to receive notifications and updates regarding mosquito control and upcoming treatments please go to: https://www.fightthebite.net/services/spray-notifications/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (pdf)
September 15, 2020
Contact: Luz Maria Robles, Public Information Officer
Office: 916.405.2082 | Cell: 916.416.6337
E-mail: lrobles@FIGHTtheBITE.net
FIRST DETECTION OF INVASIVE MOSQUITOES IN YOLO COUNTY
--Aedes aegypti mosquito found in Winters
Elk Grove, Ca. -- The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that it has detected the invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti in Yolo County. The adult female mosquito was found in a trap near East and Main street in the city of Winters. This is the first discovery of invasive mosquitoes for the 2020 season within District boundaries and the first detection ever in Yolo County. “As part of our ongoing surveillance program, we have been setting traps looking for invasive mosquitoes,” said Gary Goodman, District Manager. “Finding this mosquito for the first time likely means it could possibly be established anywhere. We will continue to work diligently to look for and identify locations where these mosquitoes can be breeding,” emphasized Goodman. In August of 2019, invasive mosquitoes were found for the first time in Citrus Heights, however, they have not been found anywhere in Sacramento County this season.
Aedes aegypti are small, dark mosquitoes that lay eggs above water in small containers such as flower pots, pet dishes, bird baths, tin cans, tires and other containers as small as a bottle cap that are commonly found in backyards. The public plays a key role in helping to control the spread of this mosquito because their behavior makes them very difficult to find. “We need your help! If you are being bitten throughout the day or notice more mosquitoes in your yard, please give the District a call to request a free inspection,” indicated Goodman. All residents are also urged to inspect their yards daily and drain all sources of stagnant water.
In response to the new detection site, the District will enhance surveillance efforts by setting up additional traps in surrounding neighborhoods that will help assess the spread of the infestation. Field technicians will conduct door to door inspections looking for potential mosquito breeding sites, conduct appropriate treatments as necessary and talk to residents about preventive measures around their home.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is not native to California; it is an aggressive mosquito that prefers to bite people during the day and has the potential to transmit serious diseases including Zika, dengue and chikungunya. These mosquitoes are now permanently established throughout the state and were recently found for the first time in Sutter and Shasta counties. Neighboring San Joaquin County had initially detected these mosquitoes last year and found them again this past July.
Residents experiencing mosquito bites during the day should report them immediately by calling 1-800-429-1022 or requesting service at www.FIGHTtheBITE.net
For additional information regarding invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes visit the
California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Aedes-aegypti-and-Aedes-albopictus-mosquitoes.aspx
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Tags : 09/11/2020 Friday Update California City Manager's Update City of Winters Yolo County
Today is the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the twin towers in New York City, and the Pentagon. Many people and organizations have taken the time today to remember those who lost their lives on 9-11-01, including the Winters Fire and Police Departments with a ceremony at 8:46 am to signify when the first tower was hit. I am reminded today in particular, of how dedicated our first responders are to our communities as I remember scenes from that day. Here in California we have had a lot of experience depending on our first responders as we have experienced fire after fire these last few years. I am thankful for all those police officers, sheriff deputies, and firefighters that work so diligently to keep people safe during these incidents. Thank you to all first responders for all you do for our community.
Today we also broke ground for the newest park in the City of Winters. 3 Oaks Park will be the newest, and one of the biggest parks in the City of Winters when it is complete. Former City Manager John W. Donlevy, Jr., was the MC for the event, and, as always, was informative on the history of the development of 3 Oaks Park. This groundbreaking will be the final official act John will perform for our community, with the exception of presenting a project list and transition plan during the 9/15/2020 City Council Meeting.
A few things from last week:
Tuesday September 8, 2020 the Planning Commission approved the Site Plan and Design for a new Single Family Home on Orchard Lane, approved the addition of a parklet on Russell Street for expanded outdoor dining for The Preserve, and approved a tentative map to subdivide property into 7 lots on the corner of Taylor Street and Kennedy Drive.
The Senior Commission meet on Wednesday September 9, and discussed their resource guide, Blue Mountain Terrace Apartments, and discussed the fact that the City of Winters received notification of the award of the $3,500,000 grant for construction of the Senior Center(the announcement was received about half an hour after I sent out last week’s Friday update).
Thursday John Donlevy worked at Winters City Hall to complete his agenda report for the 9/15/2020 City Council Meeting. This will most likely be the final Winters City Council meeting that John will attend. Once he completed his agenda report, I wandered by to see that he had removed all of his personal items from the City Manager’s Office and he pointed out where a few things were for the next City Manager’s use. That office is now completely lacking any personality whatsoever. Where it once was an office full of information and photos about the City of Winters, and displayed a lot of the history of the City of Winters, it now is just four slightly discolored white walls.
Looking forward to next week, the 9/15/2020 Winters City Council meeting will include the following items:
We will recognize the contributions that both Dan Maguire and Carol Scianna made to the City of Winters during their time with the City of Winters as they enjoy their retirement. We would have loved to have a party to celebrate the next part of their journey with them, but, Covid-19 has put a halt to all kinds of celebrations, and sadly, that included our ability to provide that type of recognition to Carol and Dan. Both Dan and Carol retired from the City of Winters on June 30, 2020.
We will also receive presentations from Dana Carey with Yolo County Office of Emergency Services regarding emergency notifications an preparedness, from Fire Chief Brad Lopez providing updates on the LNU lightning complex and Markely Cove Fire, and from Kate Laddish on emergency preparedness and evacuation planning services for Seniors and People with access and functional needs.
Discussion items include The Claim for Transportation Development Act Funds for 2020-2021, Request for extending the closure of Main Street, and the request for reimbursement from Bid funds for expenses for creating the Main Street eating area for outdoor dining.
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
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Shelly’s Friday update 9-4-2020
Items from this week’s City Council meeting:
Next week is the Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday September 8, 2020, included on that agenda are the following items:
You can find the agenda on the City of Winters website: https://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2020_0908PlanningCommissionPacket.pdf
There will be a groundbreaking for the new park in the Stones Throw development on Friday September 11, 2020.
The Winters Fire and Police Department along with the Winters Volunteer Firefighter Association are sponsoring a drive through car wash to aid fire victims on Saturday September 13, 2020. Kona Ice will also be at the car wash and will donate their proceeds to the fire victims.
Monday is Labor Day, a day celebrating the social and economic achievements of American workers. This year has seen so many American workers struggle, whether the struggle is figuring out how to teach remotely, work remotely, not working at all, or working in areas that have had their ability to prosper so drastically affected by shut-downs and limits on business operations. While many are struggling, it is the American worker that will propel us out of the current economic situation and bring strength, prosperity and well-being back to our country. So, I am going to celebrate all the American workers from the past, and, pray for those still working, and those anxiously waiting to get back to work, as I rest up this Labor Day holiday
Shelly Gunby
Interim City Manager
Director of Financial Management
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