Planning Commission Meeting - March 2

The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday, March 2nd at 6:30 pm at the Cloverdale Performing Art Center located at 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd.

The Planning Commission's main agenda items are:

Update of the City's Housing Element update from consultant 4-Leaf.
2021 Annual Housing Element Progress Report
2021 General Plan Annual Report

Please click here for a copy of the Planning Commission Meeting agenda.

4th Street Reconstruction Project

Notice to Proceed Issued for the 4th Street Reconstruction Project

Interim City Engineer Vanessa Apodaca issued a Notice to Proceed to Rege Construction Inc. for the 4th Street Reconstruction Project. The start date of the project is February 28. Notices will be provided to residents on February 23.The project consists of the following:

removal and replacement of existing asphalt and portions of the curb and sidewalk;
replacement of 15 water services; and
lining two sewer manholes.

Construction signs and changeable message boards will be posted. Construction hours are 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Rege Construction, Inc. will make every effort to address any concerns of those affected by this work. Although temporary impacts to the area are inevitable, our goal is to improve 4th Street for the community.

For a copy of the Construction Notice, Click here.
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Biosolid Removal Project Continues at City's Wastewater Treatment Plant

Progress on removal of biosolids from Pond No. 3 at the City's Wastewater Plant continues this week. Biosolids removal consists of all the work required to extract municipal wastewater solids from Aerated/Settling Pond No. 3 and dewater, handle, load, haul offsite, weigh, and dispose of or beneficially reuse the biosolids by an approved method.

The City's contractor Synagro is making significant progress on reaching the targeted 150 dry tons of removed material by the end of next week. City is taking steps to request the contractor to remove up to15 additional dry tons of material while their processing equipment is staged on site. Pictured above is a front loader placing loads of biosolids into a truck container for off site disposal.

Mattress Recycling Event- Saturday February 26

Zero Waste Sonoma has partnered with Conservation Corps North Bay and the Mattress Recycling Council to conduct free mattress collection events.

No appointment necessary for this event held at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair February 26th from 9:00-5:00.

ACCEPTED: Clean, dry mattresses (any size) • Box Springs • Futons.
Limit of three units per vehicle per day.

NOT ACCEPTED: Soiled or wet mattresses • Futon frames • Crib mattresses • Mattress toppers.

Click here for more information.

Park Maintenance Update

Parks staff oversaw continue seasonal maintenance work in preparation for the spring. This week staff focused maintenance work at Cloverdale 2nd Street City Park. The City utilized local contractors and vendors to provide materials and assist with performing maintenance activities at City Park.

Economy Tree Service was contracted to perform hazardous tree removal of one of the mature Valley Oak trees located near the playground. In addition, the City contracted with IROC to deliver sand to the infield at 2nd Street City Park to support the use of the baseball field by Cloverdale High School and Cloverdale Little League.

Drought Monitor Designates Portions of Sonoma County - "Extreme Drought"

Portions of Sonoma County along the northern coast have been designated a state of “extreme” drought. The designation comes amid a prolonged dry spell during the early months of 2022 during what it typically the wettest part of the water year, according to the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The remaining portion of Sonoma County falls within the Severe Drought designation according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor (see map below). The U.S. Drought Monitor calculates that about 6.7% of the state is now in extreme drought, and 68.77% is in severe drought. Lake Mendocino is about 62% of its storage target for this time of year while Lake Sonoma stands at about 61% full.

The U.S. Drought Monitor, updated weekly, is produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture.