Virtual City Council Meeting, Wednesday, April 28th

The Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 28. The Council will receive presentations by the Cloverdale Fire Protection District on fire safe practices and PG&E will present on their Community Wildfire Safety Program. Council will also be discussing the declaration of a water shortage emergency and solutions for leash law violations and dangerous dog enforcement. View the agenda to participate or listen in at: _04282021-1004 (cloverdale.net)

Current Water Supply Update - Drought Conditions Continue

Governor Newsom signed a State of Emergency Proclamation for Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Read the proclamation. Read the Governor's press release. Read Sonoma Water's statement.
The Russian River watershed is in a historic drought. The watershed has experienced extremely dry weather conditions this water year (WY-2021). A water year begins of October 1 and ends on September 30th of the following year. This is the second consecutive dry water year coming on the heels of WY-2020, which was also very dry. View drought monitoring data for Santa Rosa and Ukiah.
The current drought on record is 1976/1977 when Ukiah received just 16.12 inches of rainfall. As of today, Ukiah has recorded only 12.24 inches of rainfall this year, slightly ahead of 1976/1977 when Ukiah measured 11.27” through April 15. On average, Ukiah receives 37 inches a year. In Santa Rosa, only 12.77 inches of rainfall has fallen this water year, just 3.30 inches more than the driest year of record (1976/1977) when Santa Rosa measured 9.47” through April 15. On average, Santa Rosa receives 32.20” inches a year.
Reservoir capacities are lower than they were during the last drought, which was 2013/2014. View more data on this drought.
Residents are encouraged to continue using water wisely and eliminate water wasting activities. Learn more water saving tips at savingwaterpartnership.org.
Water supply projections show that without additional rainfall and without aggressive water saving by our communities, Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino water supply levels will reach historically low levels by October 2021. We will be able to continue to provide water to our customers, however not without some form of conservation requirements if projections come true. The State Water Resources Control Board has already issued letters throughout the region urging water right holders to reduce and conserve water.
View more information about the current dry weather conditions.

Vintage Meadows Playground Equipment Picture

Parks Maintenance Update

Parks staff completed key seasonal maintenance projects in the City's park system this week that included weed abatement for fire suppression, repair of playground equipment and repairs to irrigation systems.

The first project consisted of weed abatement and fire fuel reduction at the County River Park. Parks staff mowed a six foot apron along each side of the two mile long trail as well as mechanical string weed-eating around all picnic areas.
Second highlight of the week took place at the Vintage Meadows park. Parks staff performed critical repairs to the playground structures including repairing the broken climbing wall and the seesaw (pictured above).
Parks staff also performed a general clean up, pruning, and irrigation modification to a section of landscape located in front of the Saint Peters church. The area had been previously maintained by a group of volunteers, the ‘Green Thumb Club’. The local volunteers could no longer maintain the island due to the declining number of volunteers.

Medication Take Back Day, Saturday, April 24, 2021

Dispose of medications, including controlled substances, on DEA Take Back Day, this Saturday, April 24th! No questions asked.
Cloverdale Police Department will be accepting unused or expired medications to dispose of safely. Please follow the instructions attached to the Police Department front lobby door. Please wear a mask and remember to social distance.

Sunday, April 25th Treated Wood Waste Disposal Event

Zero Waste Sonoma is offering a free treated wood waste (TWW) disposal event on Sunday, April 25th in the northern Santa Rosa area. The event is available to residents of Sonoma County and the address of the location will be emailed after an appointment has been booked. This event is for residents of Sonoma County only, no businesses. State transportation laws limit each vehicle to a maximum of 125 pounds of hazardous waste. Schedule an appointment online by clicking the link below.
https://zerowastesonomatwwevent.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php .

Tuesday, April 27th is Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Cloverdale

Event by Zero Waste Sonoma
Call for Appointment and location (707) 364-6927 or (877) 747-1870 or email toxicsdisposal@cleanharbors.com.

Many common household products require special disposal including antifreeze, paint, medications, sharps, fluorescent bulbs and household batteries.

Residents in Sonoma County can dispose of these products at no charge at Zero Waste Sonoma Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events. By appointment only. The location of the event will be provided after you make your appointment. For more information, visit: Common Examples of Household Hazardous Waste | Zero Waste Sonoma

Coffee with the Mayor, hosted by Cloverdale Senior Center image

Virtual Coffee With The Mayor Thursday, April 29

Join the Mayor and other community members in the Virtual Coffee with the Mayor on Thursday, April 29th at 10am. To listen in or participate log into Zoom or Call:

Meeting ID: 707 894 4826
Passcode: 95425
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Available Now

Vaccines are currently offered being offered by Alexander Valley Healthcare. Vaccine appointments are being scheduled for Friday, April 23, Tuesday, April 27, Thursday, April 29 and Friday, April 30 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Cloverdale Train Depot. To be eligible you must be 18 years of age or older and either be a patient at Alexander Valley Healthcare OR Live or work in Cloverdale, Geyserville or Hopland. (If you do NOT fit this criteria you will be cancelled or turned away). To schedule your appointment, visit: COVID-19 UPDATES - Alexander Valley Healthcare.

The County encourages eligible residents who have not been vaccinated to make an appointment through their health care provider or use the state's My Turn site: My Turn - California COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling & Notifications or the Sonoma County Clinic List: Vaccine Clinics - Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information (socoemergency.org)

Informational flyer available at StreetsToCreeks.org

Gardening & April Showers

Landscape Delivery Best Practices to Keep our Waterways Clean

When receiving bulk landscaping materials for your Spring gardening project, please remember to protect our storm drains.

Place landscape materials on your driveway instead of the street.
Use a tarp to prevent bulk soil, sand and gravel from being washed into the gutter or storm drain.
Thoroughly sweep up remaining materials to prevent run off into area storm drains.

See helpful flyer (links below) for more tips:
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Library Book Return Hours Increase

Returns are now accepted at book drops during curbside service hours or until the book drop is full. If you have items that do not fit in the book drop, please visit your library location during curbside pickup hours and staff can assist you with your returns. Please do not leave items if the book drop is locked or full.

Because the library quarantine returned materials, your items may not be “checked in” for a week or more. We do not charge fines for overdue materials. As they make daily returns easier, they will also resume sending overdue notices. If you have library books you’ve been unable to return, you may receive a notice. They don’t charge for overdue materials, as long as we get them back.

At this time, the library cannot accept book or media donations. For more information visit: Library Curbside Pickup | Sonoma County Library (sonomalibrary.org)

Weekly Food Distribution

Food distribution efforts continue in Cloverdale. Catholic Charities, Cloverdale Pantry, Latinos Unidos, Redwood Empire Food Bank, and Sonoma Family Food continue to coordinate food distributions events with local organizations. Weekly distribution events are being held at the Cloverdale Senior Center and Cloverdale Citrus Fair. For more information text the word FOOD or COMIDA to (707) 353-6333.