Cloverdale Celebrates 150th Sesquicentennial Anniversary!

The City of Cloverdale was incorporated in 1872 preceded by only 36 cities at the time. In honor of Cloverdale turning 150, the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce hosted a parade in Downtown Cloverdale Blvd on Independence Day.

The City acknowledges the tremendous amount of time and effort expended by the Chamber of Commerce planning and hosting the parade to celebrate not only our Nation's Independence but our Sesquicentennial Anniversary! Thank you to Chamber Director Neena Hanchett and Savanah Hemphill for coordinating the event.

July 13th City Council Meeting Cancelled

The regularly scheduled City Council meeting of July 13th will be canceled. The next regular meeting will occur on July 27th at 6:00 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center located at 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd.

Water Supply Update - Drought is Still Here. Save Water!

The drought is still here. Water supply levels at Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma remain at historic lows.

Sonoma County continues to experience drought conditions. Lake Mendocino is only 59.7 % of the Target Water Supply Curve for this time of year. Read about drought condition in Sonoma County.
Visit the California Water Watch website and enter your address to see how much rainfall your local area has received to date.
View Current Water Supply Levels for Lake Pillsbury, Lake Mendocino, and Lake Sonoma Here
Conservation requirements are still in place in the City of Cloverdale. Residents are encouraged to continue using water wisely and eliminate water wasting activities. Learn more water saving tips at savingwaterpartnership.org
The statewide Save Our Water conservation campaign at SaveOurWater.com also provides simple ways to reduce water use in their everyday lives.

City Crews Respond to Water Leak on Clover Springs Drive

On Wednesday, July 6th, City staff responded to a water leak on an 8” high pressure main located in the intersection of Clover Springs Drive and Red Mountain Road. The water leak was on a large main valve on the 8” high pressure water main serving the Clover Springs (Del Webb) project.

City crews excavated a portion of the roadway to enable access and repair of the main valve. In order to repair the leak, water service to the Clover Springs club house and 10 homes located on Red Mountain Road (north of Clover Springs Blvd.) was temporarily shut off. Clover Springs Road between Foothill Blvd and Red Mountain was also temporarily closed to through traffic while the repair work was underway to ensure safe working area for City staff.

City Crews (Darren Hernandez, Trevor Andersen, Curtis Waller, and Jay Robinson) completed the water leak repair at approximately 4:30 pm Wednesday afternoon. The water leak was determined to be due to a pin hole caused by corrosion on a heavy ductile iron coupler adjacent to the valve on the 8” high pressure water main. City crews replaced a short section of 8” water line and installed two new iron couplers. Following the repair work, the watermain was flushed in accordance with State regulations. Parks staff (Hector and Miguel) were able to capture much of the flush water in the City's water buggy where they reused for landscaping and turf irrigation at nearby Furber Park (see picture below).

Parks Update

Parks staff focused the majority of the week on irrigation troubleshooting and repairs, woodchip spreading, supplemental irrigation and mowing of all sports fields.

A high priority for Parks staff is to address all irrigation leaks as soon as possible to utilize our water wisely. During routine irrigation leak inspections, parks staff found a large leak beneath the backflow device under 4” of concrete located at the L&L District Jefferson Springs. A few scheduled maintenance activities were put on hold to be able to make the necessary plumbing repairs as quickly as possible. Leak repairs also continued at the Second Street City Park, and L&L District The Cottages. Several sprinklers were repaired and replaced.

10 yards of woodchips were broadcast in the L&L Cottages District Between Hot springs Road and Pepperwood road. The goal is to add a nice layer of wood chips trough the 6 blocks of landscaping along Foothill Blvd. The great advantage to using woodchips is that they can hold moisture in the ground. A nice layer of woodchips around the base of trees and shrubs will prevent vital water from evaporating is specially during the 3rd year in the drought. It also suppresses unwanted weeds and add nutrients and structure to the soil as the mulch starts decomposing.

Parks staff worked closely with other departments to performed a water main repair in the intersection of Clover Springs Road and Red Mountain Road. The main task for Parks staff was to capture all the flush water in the water buggy to supplement the irrigation system at the Furber Park field, the water was spread near the Baseball field dimond were we currently host sporting activities.

Several Arborist request were addressed as well as new development project request.

East 2nd Street Sidewalk Repair

The City of Cloverdale contracted with a local contractor to repair sidewalk and asphalt damaged by tree routes along the north side of East 2nd Street this week (see picture above of work in progress. The road repair work consisted of the following:

Paving – Sawcut and remove existing AC and any tree root material, recompact aggregate base, and install a Hot Mix Asphalt plug over the removed area to the depth of 6” or existing pavement depth plus 1” per City Standards. Conform to existing.
Sidewalk – Remove five existing uplifted sidewalk segments and any tree root material, reestablish grade and recompact existing sidewalk base material, and install new sidewalk segments per City Standards. Conform to existing sidewalk to remain and existing cleanout.
Gutter – grind two high spot locations to be less than ¼” above adjacent surface to eliminate tripping hazard.
Protect existing utilities and facilities – Sewer cleanout and water meter in the vicinity of work are to remain and be protected in place along with private property including but not limited to hose bib, building, fence, and downspout.
Traffic control – Contractor is responsible for traffic control including rerouting pedestrian traffic and establishing a no-parking zone for work days. Submit traffic control plan for approval prior to start of work.

While the work involved a small area, the above listed technical specifications ensure that the repair work will provide a safe area for pedestrians to walk in the core of Downtown Cloverdale. The next step after completion of the paving work is for the City Arborist to evaluate planting of an appropriate tree species in the planter area between the sidewalk and East 2nd Street.

Vegetation Management at Cloverdale River Park

Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District Fuels Crew Team in collaboration with Cloverdale Fire District will be conducting Phase 2 of the Vegetation Management program at Cloverdale River Park. The Goal of the project is to reduce fire fuels within the Park.

Vegetation management activities will start at the Cloverdale River Park Project on Monday, July 11, 2022. Fuels crew are currently scheduled to be conducting vegetation management and fuel reduction on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday July 11-13 from 7:45AM to 3:30PM . Temporary signage will be place don the trail advising park visitors of the activity.

Interested in a ADUs?

The Napa Sonoma ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) group is hosting a tour of prefab ADU units. The event will occur in Santa Rosa over four days listed in the flyer below. Representatives from, several home builders will be present.

If you're interested in installing a ADU at your home, please contact the Cloverdale Planning Department at (707) 894-1700 or by e-mailing rmiranda@ci.cloverdale.ca.us

Sonoma County’s Energy and Sustainability Division presents summer workshop series

The County of Sonoma Energy and Sustainability Division is offering a new round of online homeowner workshops in its ongoing informational series about the benefits of making improvements that will help make homes more resilient.

The workshops, to be held each Wednesday from June 22 to July 27, cover a range of topics including evaluating energy use, making a home more resilient to wildfires, understanding solar photovoltaics and battery storage, and how to fund a home-improvement project.

Presentations will also include information about the county’s property-based financing program and other resources such as no-cost consultations, rebates and incentives to get projects done.

To register, please click on the workshop links below. All registered attendees will receive the video recording as well as copies of the presentation and slides upon conclusion of the workshop.

Workshops are held on Zoom on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

June 22 - Making improvements for a more resilient home (Past)
June 29 - Solar and battery storage basics (Past)
July 6 - Saving energy at home – your house is a system (Past)
July 13 - Conserving water to combat drought
July 20 - Funding your improvements – incentives, rebates and financing
July 27 - Understanding residential heat pumps for HVAC and water heating

For more information or to RSVP directly, call (707) 565-6470 or email GSenergy@sonoma-county.org.

Resilient Cloverdale - Social Cohesion Follow Up Survey

Resilient Cloverdale, a cross-sector initiative committed to advancing the resilience of Cloverdale and the surrounding community, is working with a research team from San Francisco State University to assess the role that social cohesion has played in the Cloverdale community’s responses to recent crises. Social cohesion refers to the strengths of relationships, including feelings of connectedness, reliability, and trust, among community members.

This project includes a confidential survey designed to help us to learn more about how social ties, community, and neighbors can assist during future crises that affect Cloverdale. As a follow-up to the Social Cohesion Survey conducted in spring 2021, information from this survey will help us assess whether gaps in social cohesion identified from the first survey have persisted, improved, or gotten worse. The findings will be used to help identify community-led strategies to improve resilience for all members of the Cloverdale community. Make sure your input is part of this process. Take 15-20 minutes to complete the Resilient Cloverdale Social Cohesion Follow-up Survey, click or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://tinyurl.com/2msxukyn

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Resilient Cloverdale, una iniciativa intersectorial comprometida con el avance de la resiliencia de Cloverdale y la comunidad alrededor, esta trabajando con un equipo de investigación de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco para evaluar el papel que ha jugado la cohesión socialen las respuestas de la comunidad de Cloverdale a las crisis recientes. La cohesión social se refiere a la fortaleza de las relaciones, incluidos los sentimientos de conexión, confiabilidad y confianza entre los miembros de la comunidad. Como seguimiento de la encuesta inicial de cohesión social realizada en la primavera de 2021, la información de esta encuesta nos ayudará a evaluar se las brechas en la cohesión social identificadas en la primera encuesta han persistido, mejorado o empeorado. Los hallazgos se utilizarán para ayudar a identificar estrategias dirigidas por la comunidad para mejorar la resiliencia de todos los miembros de la comunidad de Cloverdale. Invitan a todos los miembros de la comunidad a participar en la encuesta, que tomará 15 y 20 minutos en completarse. Para participar en la Encuesta de Seguimiento de Cohesión Social Resilient Cloverdale en Español, haga clic o copie y pegue el siguiente enlace en su navegador: https://tinyurl.com/5ybdyj55