Vallejo Weekly | Vol 11 Issue 45

Vallejo Weekly

Vol 11 | Issue 45 november 9, 2023

1

message from mike Hello, Vallejo, As a proud U.S. Navy Veteran, I salute all those who have served our country! I wish all families a safe holiday, honoring those who sacrifice so much for our freedom.

Vallejo Weekly

On Tuesday night, you may have noticed the link on the City website was not working to virtually join the City Council meeting. Right before the Council meeting started, we realized we were partially zoom bombed by three users trying to disrupt the meeting. At next week’s City Council meeting, we will be discussing what to do with the remote option of watching/participating in the City Council meetings. Please share your thoughts on this at the Council meeting. A survey recently sent out by local agencies statewide shows an overwhelming number of agencies that have chosen to stop offering virtual participation in the meetings due to the reprehensible behavior by some participants. Your input will assist City Council in determining what happens here in Vallejo.

I am also happy to report there has been positive movement forward with contract negotiations with the Vallejo Police Officers’ Association.

Respectfully, Mike Malone Vallejo City Manager

1

UPCOMINGGVRDCOMMUNITYEVENTS

Join in the fun with a variety of events for youth and families brought to you by the Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD). GVRD Main Office (registrations & reservations) is temporarily relocated to Cunningham Aquatic Complex (801 Heartwood Ave) open M-F 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. All GVRD Board & Committee Meetings are held at 401 Amador St (administration, finance, & human resources). To pre-register for events or for more information on programs, events, classes and activities visit www.gvrd.org, call (707) 648-4600, or email recreation@gvrd.org.

View the GVRD Fall 2023 Activity Guide for more programs, events, classes and activities!

CITY PARK PUBLIC OUTREACH IN-PERSON MEETING Thursday, November 9, 2023 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

GVRD Boardroom 401 Amador Street City Park's horseshoe pit area is getting some upgrades, and GVRD wants to hear from you!

Check out a couple of design options and renderings and let them know your thoughts and ideas. Share your insight with GVRD General Manager, Gabe Lanusse at glanusse@gvrd.org

GOBBLE GOBBLE GIVEAWAY! Tuesday, November 21, 2023 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

GVRD seeks to provide Thanksgiving dinners to those in need so that no family in our city is left unable to celebrate with friends and family. With the support of different organizations, this event seeks to bring hope and joy to our families. Registration is required.

To register, click here - Gobble Gobble Giveaway!

(Once you are redirected, please use the Community Events Tab)

View these events and more at www.gvrd.org or scan the QR code

CITY OF VALLEJO VETERANS DAY EVENTS November 11 3 Capitol Street (Behind City Hall) 11:00 A.M.

November 12 Mare Island Naval Cemetery 167 O’Hara Court 11:00 A.M.

For more information please click here

WE’RE HIRING JOIN THE CITY OF VALLEJO!

Vallejo Weekly

For a full list of job opportunities, visit the Government Jobs website.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

WATER AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT

NOW HIRING FOR: EQUIPMENT MECHANIC I/II

NOW HIRING FOR: ACCOUNTING CLERK I/II

CLOSES: Continuous

CLOSES: Monday, November 27, 2023, 5:00 PM Pacific Time

SALARY: $29.49 - $35.84 Hourly $2,358.97 - $2,867.35 Biweekly $5,111.10 - $6,212.60 Monthly $61,333.17 - $74,551.15 Annually

SALARY: $20.89 - $28.06 Hourly $1,671.39 - $2,244.97 Biweekly $3,621.35 - $4,864.10 Monthly $43,456.19 - $58,369.17 Annually

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: The City of Vallejo's Fleet Division is seeking Equipment Mechanic II candidates, to help with minor and major mechanical repairs to gasoline and diesel powered automotive, heavy and light construction, and other power driven equipment as a collaborative member of the City's Public Works Department.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: The Accounting Clerk I/II classifications are used in various departments throughout the City to assist with payroll processing, accounts payable/receivable, purchase orders, and to provide support to staff.

This recruitment is open until filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online on the Government Jobs website.

1

This recruitment is being conducted to fill two full-time vacancies; one vacancy in the Water Department and one vacancy in the Planning Department. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time, limited term, and temporary vacancies for up to one year. Apply here.

Vallejo Weekly

WE’RE HIRING

1

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SVCS

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SVCS

NOW HIRING FOR: ASSISTANT PLANNER/ASSOCIATE PLANNER

NOW HIRING FOR: CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: The successful Assistant/Associate Planner candidate will be a team player and possess the ability to think outside the box. They will be solutions oriented with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate concisely and effectively, including public speaking and presentation skills. Transparent and frequent communication with community members is essential.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of City codes, ordinances, and regulations, proper investigation methods, and techniques for code compliance enforcement, rules, and procedures.

They will possess superior communications skills and will be able to work closely with and build rapport with the City's homeowners, businesses, and community groups to enhance and preserve the quality of neighborhoods through public engagement, education, and other activities.

More info here.

More info here.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SVCS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

NOW HIRING FOR: SENIOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

NOW HIRING FOR: HOUSING SPECIALIST I/II

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: To perform a variety of duties involved in the investigation of potential violations and the enforcement of municipal codes, ordinances and regulations including business licenses, zoning, building, property maintenance ordinance and related codes and regulations; and to coordinate through staff of other departments the City's overall code enforcement program.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION / IDEAL CANDIDATE: This is the entry level class in the Housing Specialist series. This class is a training class; employees may have only limited relevant work experience. This class is distinguished from the Housing Specialist II in that the latter is the journey level class, able to perform the more difficult and complex tasks. It is further differentiated from the Senior Housing Specialist in that the latter is the advanced journey level class, performing the most complex tasks.

More info here.

More info here.

BAY TRAIL - VINE TRAIL GAP CLOSURE PROJECT UPDATE

Vallejo Weekly

Congrats to the City of Vallejo Public Works Department! The Bay Trail/Vine Trail project just received the prestigious award for “Transportation for Sustainable Communities” from the Solano Transportation Authority! Vallejo City Unified School District also received the award for the “Safe Routes to School” project. More details to come soon in next week’s Weekly!

Construction of the Bay Trail -Vine Trail Gap Closure project started on 9/18/23 at the Wilson Ave on/off ramp to SR37. Clearing and grubbing, excavation, and trail base preparation is going on at this location of the project. Additionally, the construction team is working on the SR29 east from Meadows intersection to SR37 off ramp slope area to Broadway excavation and base preparation is ongoing.

Upcoming: Construction is expected on Broadway east and west side in November and Mini Drive, crossing area work. Wilson Ave. work will continue with retaining wall installation and trail construction until the end of January 2024. Construction on the Sacramento Street overcrossing bridge will begin per the scheduled work in the middle of December.

The project is expected to end in July/Aug 2024.

1

LITTER PICKING – A SURPRISINGLY FUN GROUP ACTIVITY

Vallejo Weekly

Do you have a favorite project or initiative that the community could easily adopt? Something that has made a difference in your block and made things a little bit better? Here are a few groups that are making a difference in their neighborhood:

1

On October 14th the Washington Park Neighborhood Association met the Community Tool Trailer staff driver after completing their monthly Alley Clean Up. This group, led by volunteers Patrick Gaul & Sarah Kirley, have adopted each alley running through their neighborhood. In 2023 the group met the first Saturday of each month to rotate into each alley.

The morning of October 21st found Solano Sunset Rotary Club meeting at the Admiral Callaghan Grocery Outlet parking lot to conduct a Quarterly Community Clean Up service project. The group has already scheduled Quarterly Clean Ups for 2024, too! Led by President Drake Rankin, the focus of the day was

the parking lot and area around our wonderful, generous community partners at Grocery Outlet, owners Rajahnique and Sababu Jones.

Sunday, November 5th, neighbors from the Vallejo Heights Neighborhood Association gathered at the MIRA Theatre for an inaugural Community Clean Up organized by Luciana Guerrero-Shibatsuji, a local event planner and resident of Bay Terrace.

The Community Tool Trailer is available by reservation for volunteers. Stocked with all the supplies needed to clean up litter and bulky items, the Public Works driver who brings the trailer out is happy to load up all the collected trash to dispose of at the City of Vallejo Corp yard.

To reserve the Community Tool Trailer with a minimum of two weeks notice, please click here.

For questions about the program please email volunteers@cityofvallejo.net

FUTURE LEADERSHIP VALLEJO YOUTH PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPPLICATIONS Do you have a passion for positively impacting your community? Future Leadership Vallejo (FLV) engages youth to raise their awareness of critical, relevant issues and challenge their assumptions about their roles as leaders in the world.

The Future Leadership Vallejo Youth program is 5 months long and designed for Vallejo High School sophomores and Juniors to learn leadership skills and so much more. We have completed our second year and 18 kids total have graduated from the program.

We are gearing up to start year 3 and we are now accepting applications.

The application is available here.

More information about this valuable program is available on the Leadership Vallejo website at https://www.leadershipvallejo.org/lv-youth If you would like to invest in Vallejo's Future Leaders with a sponsorship or contribution. Please contact Paul Lamb at pauljlamb@gmail.com or call 707-738-6964.

Vallejo Police Department

SAVE THE DATE! IHART TOWN HALL MEETING

Discussing the IHART vendor proposals to gain community insight on preferred candidates. VPD will also be providing information on how you can help us create the new IHART logo.

15 NOVEMBER 2023 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. FLORENCE DOUGLAS SENIOR CENTER 333 AMADOR STREET

CONTACT US! Caitlyn Nguyen caitlyn.nguyen@cityofvallejo.net (707)334-2561

Bike Plan Update Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) is excited to announce that Caltrans has initiated an update to the District 4 Bike Plan, first adopted in 2018. The 2018 Bike Plan analyzed conditions for biking along and across the State Transportation Network in the nine-county Bay Area, and identified priority improvements to provide a more connected, lower-stress bicycle transportation network in our region. The current Bike Plan Update is now being initiated to continue this process, and aims to accomplish the following: • Asses our progress on implementing the bicycle improvements identified in the 2018 Bike Plan • Identify new locations for bicycle improvements along and across the State Transportation Network • Develop strategies for implementing more/higher priority bicycle projects over the next 5+ years

Caltrans Wants to Hear From You! Between now and December 1st, we encourage you to take and share the public survey that will inform our Bike Plan Update, which you can access through the below link:

www.dot.ca.gov/d4bikesurvey Caltrans has developed a webpage that will provide basic information about the project and updates on our progress:

www.dot.ca.gov/d4bikeplanupdate For any questions, comments or suggestions, please reach out to us at D4BikePlan@dot.ca.gov, where either Greg Currey (Branch Chief) or Jasmine Stitt (Project Manager) can collect and respond to your feedback

Your paragraph text

SOLANO COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION IS RECRUITING FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER How to apply: Qualified applicants are invited to submit a letter of interest and application via regular mail to:

All submissions should include:

CEO Search Committee Solano County Fair Association 900 Fairgrounds Drive Vallejo, CA, 94589

A cover letter indicating interest in the position A completed application. Application can be found at https://www.scfair.com A comprehensive resume Four (4) professional references

Or submit electronically to CEOSearchCommittee@scfair.org

The closing date for receipt of application is Wednesday, November 22, 2023. To gather more information, please click here.

HUMANE SOCIETY PETs OF THE WEEK GWEN Australian Shepherd/Hound mix, Female, Adult

Vallejo Weekly

Introducing, Gwen! She is an approximately 3-year-old Aussie Shepherd/hound mix who is SO ready to be part of your active family! Gwen is highly affectionate with people and interacts nicely with other dogs. Gwen has plenty of energy for walks and hikes as long as she ends the day with a good long, snuggle sesh. She likes to play fetch and knows how to sit and shake — especially for a treat. (She's always up for treats!) Her affectionate, wiggly personality will make her right at home with adults and older children and up. To meet Gwen, go to HSNB.org and fill out a dog adoption interest application.

1

For a list of our available cats and dogs, go to HSNB.org and click on the Adoptions tab.

We welcome potential adopters to browse available animals on our website and if interested, download an application. Email cat applications to catadoptions@hsnb.org and dog applications to adoptions@hsnb.org. Pets are available at time of article submission. We cannot guarantee they will be available upon publication. Humane Society of the North Bay is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We are located at 1121 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo. We are open by appointment, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, with up to two Open Shelter Saturdays per month. We are actively seeking fosters for our pets in need, and we are always seeking donations to help us do the life-saving work we do.

HUMANE SOCIETY PETs OF THE WEEK WINNIE American Pit Bull Terrier, Female, Senior

Vallejo Weekly

This dreamy girl is pretty in pink and even prettier in person! Winnie is a lovely 8-year-old Pit Bull mix who forms deep bonds with her favorite people. She is a highly independent, determined lady who walks nicely on leash. And when "Queen Winnie" has had enough, she will let you know by parking her cute little caboose and refusing to budge! It's not unusual to see a shelter staff member coaxing this royal cutie back to her kennel with a treat or two. To provide this queen with her very own forever castle, go to HSNB.org and fill out a dog interest application.

1

For a list of our available cats and dogs, go to HSNB.org and click on the Adoptions tab.

We welcome potential adopters to browse available animals on our website and if interested, download an application. Email cat applications to catadoptions@hsnb.org and dog applications to adoptions@hsnb.org. Pets are available at time of article submission. We cannot guarantee they will be available upon publication. Humane Society of the North Bay is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We are located at 1121 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo. We are open by appointment, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, with up to two Open Shelter Saturdays per month. We are actively seeking fosters for our pets in need, and we are always seeking donations to help us do the life-saving work we do.

The Basics of Personal Finance Women Empowering Women: Breaking the Barrier on the ABCs of Women and Money Empowered Through Home Ownership: Expert Insights, From Credit to Closing We Spend More Time Preparing for a One Week Vacation than for 30 Years of Retirement: Let’s Start Planning An Educational Workshop for Women; Planning for the Future

THE CITY OF VALLEJO BROADBAND SERVICE VALLEJONET IS NOW VIP FIBER

Vallejo Weekly

The City of Vallejo is excited to announce that its municipal broadband service, formerly known as "VallejoNet," has been rebranded as "VIP Fiber."

1

This rebranding initiative is part of the City's ongoing efforts to position Vallejo as a hub for technological innovation and to reflect its commitment to providing high-quality, reliable internet service to its residents and businesses.

Community-owned ISPs are driven by the needs and interests of the local residents rather than profitdriven motives. The profits generated stay within the community, promoting local growth, job creation, and economic development. VIP is committed to upholding net neutrality principles, ensuring everyone enjoys a level playing field on the internet.

Local businesses currently using VIP are Brooks & Co. Real Estate, Kindred Motorworks, Aardvarks Adventureland, Suite Treatments Inc., and many more! You, too, can be a part of VIP. Learn more about your local ISP and request a quote today to experience the premium internet service offered by VIP Fiber and join Vallejo in its mission to lead technological advancements in the region while enjoying fast and affordable internet!

Stay updated with the latest news, updates, events, and more on our social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook!

FACEBOOK | (Set us to your favorites so you never miss a post!)

The City of Vallejo Vallejo Police Department Vallejo Fire Department Vallejo Water Department TIKTOK | @cityofvallejo INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/cityofvallejo VALLEJO WEEKLY | vallejoweekly.com Read our free, digital, weekly newsletter and stay in the know!

SUBSCRIBE | cityofvallejo.net/subscribe Get our weekly newsletter, city council agendas, important updates and information, press releases and more delivered right to your inbox.

EMERGENCY ALERTS | alertsolano.com Get real-time alerts about missing persons, severe weather, evacuations, and more.

MYVALLEJO | myvallejo.com Stay up to date on current projects, provide feedback, and more.

CONTACT 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Facebook.com/cityofvallejo Instagram.com/cityofvallejo cityofvallejo.net For maintenance emergencies, please call: (707) 648-5235