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CLOVERDALE REVEILLE, CLOVERDALE, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2011 — Page 3
CITY COUNCIL CONT.
supporting micro enterprise for
Community Development Block
Grant (deemed) eligible applicants.
Councilmember Cox who is also a
key volunteer for CAFÉ commented, “We’re looking forward to putting some people to work.”
Carol Russell thanked Bob Cox,
Jim Wagele, Rich Cowart and Bill
Leland, without whom CAFÉ
would not have happened. “West
Company has a personal attachment to this part of the world.
These programs were held in Spanish as well as English, and I don’t
think that has ever happened here
before. What is produced for
$25,000 [by West Company and
CAFÉ], it is a bargain worth 7-8
times that,” she said.
Other Council Business
A second reading and adoption
of an ordinance determining that
the city will comply with the Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment
Program took place. This ordinance
is also known as “Pay to Play” with
regard to the state’s desire to take
back funding from redevelopment
agencies. The city Manager noted
that the City’s appeal as to the estimated required payment was successful in reducing the cost of
participation from $730,000 to
$592,000 in the first year. The ordinance is on the city website so interested members of the community
can review it. There was no public
comment on the matter, which was
approved unanimously.
The Sublease and Amended
Ground Lease Templates were discussed under action items for the
Airport Subcommittee. The endeavor is a multi-phase effort to
standardize hangar and ground
leases. The approval of the templates is the last step including sublease for privately owned hangars.
Counsel Eric Danly said one way of
looking at approval action is that
the first amendment is a mechanism to prevent subleasing and for
appropriate protections for the han-
gar ground lessee and city are preserved.
Hangar owner Robin Anderson
thanked the subcommittee members for working out leases that are
somewhat in line with other airports. She had concerns about
prompt turnaround on approvals of
subleases and whether she could
lease to someone who has yet to
purchase a plane. The city has concerns that hangars be used for the
intended purposes and not as commercial storage facilities.
It was unanimously agreed to
move forward with the Motion Order and to work out sublease concerns on a case-by-case basis. City
Manager Regor recommended that
details should go back to the subcommittee so the Pilot’s Association can be involved.
Following up on business of the
Finance & Administrative Subcommittee, city council saw a presentation by city finance director Diana
Edwards regarding recommendations for updating city policy to
meet requirements of the Government Accounting Standards Board
Statement #54 dealing with Fund
Balance Reporting Changes. In an
effort to assure compliance, the city
hired a professional to assure all assets are listed in compliance.
The GASB, according to Edwards, is a quasi-government agency that sets standards for all
governmental agencies in the United States. Its purpose is to improve
government finance transparency
through standardization and by
clarifying acceptable reporting
methodology. Among the changes,
reserve funds will have a narrower
definition and city policy needs to
assure all funds are assigned.
Community resident LaReva
Miles was interested in knowing
the “back story” and asked why the
policy changes were being made.
Regor responded that GASB is the
public sector version of regulation,
as opposed to private accounting.
Sonoma County Animal
Shelter adoption specials
Through Nov. 30, the Sonoma
County Animal Shelter is offering
different daily adoption specials
designed to spotlight categories of
animals most commonly seen at the
shelter.
! Tiny Dog Tuesdays – Any adult
dog weighing 20 lbs or less is
available for $25.
! Back in Black Wednesdays – Any
black dog/puppy, cat or kitten is
available for $25.
! Three Plus Thursdays – Any dog
or cat that is three years of age or
older is available for $25.
! Frisky Feline Fridays – Any cat or
kitten is available for $25.
! Wheel of Fur-tune – Spin the
Wheel of Fur-tune to find out
what reduced adoption fee you
will pay for any adoptable animal, (10% - 100% off).
No matter what type of animal
FIRE CALLS
Monday, Oct. 24
Public assist on King Cir. for a 79
year old female fall victim.
Public assist on Chelsea Cir. for a
female fall victim with no injuries.
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Vehicle accident on Hwy. 101 at
Comminsky Station Rd. Single vehicle drove off the highway. Subject
was transported to Memorial Hospital.
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Medical aid for a male subject
who was struck by a car while he
was in the crosswalk at S. Cloverdale Blvd. and South St. Subject was
transported to Healdsburg Hospital.
Thursday, Oct. 27
Medical aid on S. Cloverdale
Blvd. for a 43 year old female with a
possible leg infection.
Friday, Oct. 28
Structure fire on Caldwell Dr.
Gas furnace caught on fire in the
attic.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Medical aid on Crocker Rd. for a
female subject with a dislocated
shoulder.
Sunday, Oct. 30
Medical aid on Chelsea Cir. for a
female subject not feeling well.
Medical aid on Las Colinas Dr.
for an 83 year old female who
passed out.
Medical aid on S. Franklin St. for
a 23 year old female having a possible miscarriage.
Medical aid on Clover Springs
Dr. for a 78 year old male with
stomach pain.
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you are looking to adopt, there is a
special for it! This is the perfect opportunity to add a new member to
your family and save money, all
while helping homeless pets find
their forever home.
All dogs and cats have been examined by a veterinarian, spayed
or neutered, vaccinated, wormed,
flea treated, leukemia and/or feline
immunodeficiency virus tested
(cats only) and microchipped.
Sonoma County Animal Care
and Control is open Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5:30 p.m.
Adoptions can be processed until
4:30 p.m. daily. Their mission is to
protect the health and safety of people and animals, investigate and
prosecute animal cruelty, abuse
and neglect cases, educate the public about responsible domestic animal ownership, reduce pet
overpopulation through spay/neuter programs, provide a safe environment for animals in need and
place adoptable animals into caring
homes. Sonoma County Animal
Care and Control enforces local,
state, and federal laws pertaining
to animals, and operates a full service animal shelter serving more
than 5,600 animals annually. For
more
information,
visit
www.theanimalshelter.org or call
707-565-7100. -Cathy McCafferty
The community turned out in force for the Kleiser Park ground breaking. The project which started four years ago, was spearheaded by Joan Tillman and
the Rotary Club of Cloverdale. Through commemorative brick sales which will be part of the park landscaping, proceeds from the Asti Tour de Vine, Rotary
Foundation funding and $10,000 from the city’s Quimby Act funds, over $90,000 was raised for park improvements. Bricks are still available for a limited
time at www.kleiserpark.org. This effort involved cooperation between the school district, which owns the property, the city and the Rotary Club.
GRAPES CITIZENS SPEAK OUT CONT.
CONT.
Hien and Udloc Nguyen’s Pine
Mountain Vineyards, Barry and
Jackie Hoffner’s Silverwood
Ranch, Pete Seghesio’s Seghesio
Family Vineyards, Steve and
Kirsten Tellez’ Wild Creek Ranch,
Leland and Andrea Smith’s Black
Oak Basin Vineyards, Dave
DeMattei’s DeMattei Vineyards,
Chuck and Corinne Reichel’s
Reichel Vineyards, Kandy and Tim
Ward’s BobDog Wines and Sky
Pine Vineyards, Mike Benziger
and Mark Burningham’s Benziger
Family Winery, Ben and Tara
Sharp’s Capture Wines, Henry
Chambers and Joyce Hansen’s
Oakridge Ranch and Vineyards
and Tim and Pam Smith’s T & P
Vineyard.
The AVA name Pine Mountain–
Cloverdale Peak will be published
in the Federal Registry in late
November. According to growers
Barry Hoffner and Tim Ward, the
next step is get the growers
together and launch the new AVA.
Ward went on to comment that the
AVA will be promoted within the
wine industry which is always
interested in new developments. It
is anticipated that the growers
would work with the chamber of
commerce, city council and the
local business community to
jointly market the Pine Mountain–
Cloverdale Peak AVA. It should
provide growers throughout the
Cloverdale area even more
credibility and prominence when
marketing their grapes and wines.
DOG PARK
CONT.
they looked at various off-leash dog
parks. “Based on what we saw, it
appears an off-leash dog area is not
low-intensity. There is significant
disturbance to the ground and the
site, so we felt there would be a
significant impact.”
He explained that based on a biological survey done in the 1990s,
the grasslands at the park are essential feeding habitat for numerous song-birds. He also said they
based some of their decision on a
definition of “low-intensity,” use
developed by the Mid-Peninsula
Open Space District.
The River Park was established
in 1999 and recent improvements
include streambank restoration and
the installation of a kayak launching area. It is one of the few areas in
Sonoma County that provides public access to the Russian River.
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meeting. [Cookies? Really? If that’s
all it takes to enliven a meeting, we
just hope there will be enough for
everyone. – PW]
• Cloverdale resident Don Green
addressed council on the matter of
speeders and stop sign runners on
Franklin Street at the First Street
and Las Colinas intersections.
About two weeks ago, for the second time in two years, his property
was damaged by a hit and run driver. He would like better signage
and some effort to slow down the
traffic. He pointed out that school
children are especially vulnerable
on Franklin. Mayor Wolter referred
the matter to the Public Services
Committee, saying Green would be
contacted so he could arrange to attend.
• Nash Kunkle, Executive Director of the new nonprofit artist cooperative Local Folkal, made a brief
presentation on the status of the organization six months after a soft
opening of the store. That event, he
reported, was attended in huge
numbers. With more than 30 artistmembers, 90% of the art in the store
is made in Cloverdale. Kunkle encouraged everyone to think of Local Folkal for unique holiday gifts
produced here and helping our city.
Councilmember Russell pointed
out that Sonoma Gazette will be
doing an issue on small shops in
Cloverdale and that she would direct the editor to Local Folkal.
• Brian Reck who lives at the corner of First and Franklin wanted to
reinforce remarks made earlier
about the bad driver problems on
Franklin. They call the street “Franklin Freeway because you can’t
cross the street without running.”
He said younger drivers take the
corner especially fast. He was
thanked by council for improving
the appearance of and visibility at
the intersection of First and Frank-
lin by replacing some overgrown
shrubs with an attractive wall and
plantings.
On approving a PSA with West
Company for CAFÉ:
• Rich Cowart, a founder of
CAFÉ said that it has actually required about three years of donated
time during which no Community
Development Block Grant money
was spent. The group has built relationships with the likes of CA Human Development and otherS who
have supported their efforts. “A lot
of work has been done by good
people and it hasn’t cost this city a
dime,” he added.
• LaReva Myles, a participant in
CAFÉ’s Building a Better Business
classes, decided to take the class after relocating her business here because it is different than other parts
of the Bay Area where she worked
in the past: “When the classes started there were nine participants and
we’re down to a few left at the end.
For future workshops, there could
be more outreach so more people
can take advantage. I’ve been here
about two years and have worked
with various non-profits with varying degrees of success (volunteer as
opposed to consulting). I want to
thank Bob Cox, Rich Cowart and
Jim Wagele for having the foresight
to help someone like me who wants
to expand my business in Cloverdale.”
• Nash Kunkle spoke on behalf
of many artists: “I could only attend the first workshop but I was
impressed by the information and
effort put in by West Company. It’s
a real asset to artists. Thank you for
offering it.”
Come speak your mind at the
next Cloverdale City Council on
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The
meeting will take place at the Cloverdale Center for Performing Arts.
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