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1 MONTHLY REPORT A friendly community in which to live, work and play” November – December 2019 This monthly update is intended to provide useful and timely updates to the Rio Vista Community. Public Works Department Employees Celebrate Milestone Years of Service Jason Lira, Water Technician, celebrated 20 years of providing the City with great quality water. His dedication to the community is only matched by his pride in the work he does to make sure everyone has water when they turn on the tap. He is a true asset to the city. Jeff Fernandez, Mechanic, has served the City for the last 25 years. He makes sure all the equipment from weed eaters and generators to tractors and the street sweeper are in good working order. He has even been known to help out with mowing and street sweeping. Thank you for all you do for the community!! Great Job!! The Public Works department has been busy! On December 4 th , Mayor Kott cut the ribbon declaring the basketball court open for play. The work on the project, which included the new restroom was done by Warren Gomes Excavating and the Public Works Department. A free throw contest included the Rio Vista High School boys and girl’s basketball teams and also the 5 th grade Catechism class from St. Joseph Church. First through third place winners received basketballs. The winners were; High School Boys – 1 st Place Ben Sisneros, 2 nd Place – Preston Ebert and 3 rd Place was Art Weller. High School Girls – 1 st Place Kaylee Kitchens, 2 nd Place Gracie Medders and 3 rd Place Olivia Roberts. Winners for the 5 th grade Catechism Class were - 1 st Place Jose Aranda, 2 nd Place Esteban Vega and 3 rd Place was Gerardo Garcia. Agenda Item #6.5

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MONTHLY REPORT

“A friendly community in which to live, work and play”

November – December 2019

This monthly update is intended to provide useful and timely updates to the Rio Vista Community. Public Works Department Employees Celebrate Milestone Years of Service Jason Lira, Water Technician, celebrated 20 years of providing the City with great quality water. His dedication to the community is only matched by his pride in the work he does to make sure everyone has water when they turn on the tap. He is a true asset to the city. Jeff Fernandez, Mechanic, has served the City for the last 25 years. He makes sure all the equipment from weed eaters and generators to tractors and the street sweeper are in good working order. He has even been known to help out with mowing and street sweeping. Thank you for all you do for the community!! Great Job!!

The Public Works department has been busy! On December 4th, Mayor Kott cut the ribbon declaring the basketball court open for play. The work on the project, which included the new restroom was done by Warren Gomes Excavating and the Public Works Department. A free throw contest included the Rio Vista High School boys and girl’s basketball teams and also the 5th grade Catechism class from St. Joseph Church. First through third place winners received basketballs. The winners were; High School Boys – 1st Place Ben Sisneros, 2nd Place – Preston Ebert and 3rd Place was Art Weller. High School Girls – 1st Place Kaylee Kitchens, 2nd Place Gracie Medders and 3rd Place Olivia Roberts. Winners for the 5th grade Catechism Class were - 1st Place Jose Aranda, 2nd Place Esteban Vega and 3rd Place was Gerardo Garcia.

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Benches have been installed at the new basketball court which the kids have been using daily. On Thursday, December 12th, a new picnic table and garbage receptacle were installed along the Promenade walkway with a great view of the river. Public Works is working closely with Rio Vision to install a shade sail over the new picnic area. Rio Vision has received a grant to fully fund the shade improvement. Solid Waste and Recycling On Saturday, December 7, 2019 the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event was held from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Flyers went out with the November utility bills and were placed in the Rio Vista Beacon and on the City’s social media sites. This was the first HHW Event since April 2018 and held at the Northwest Treatment facility. Public Works staff directed vehicles at the event. There were over 2,100 pounds of batteries and enough lightbulbs to overfill the back of a Public Works truck. Batteries and lightbulbs will continue to be collected at City Hall Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Battery collection stations are also located at the Fire Station, Police Department and the Library. Below is a table reflecting the total amount of batteries and lightbulb collected in 2019. Way to go Rio Vista residents.

Batteries and Light Bulbs Recycled November

Totals December

Totals HHW Event Totals

Previous Total Total Recycled

Batteries 350 pounds

150 pounds

2,150 pounds

2,450 pounds 4,600 pounds

Light Bulbs

2 – 4 foot tube box

0 – 4 foot tube box

1 – 3’x3’x3’

box

1 Pickup Full

(update next

month)

5 – 4 foot tube box

2 – 3’x3’x3’ box

7 – 4 foot tube box (plus HHW) 3 – 3’x3’x3’ box

Wastewater November

Beach WWTP: ● Beach Chemical Pump 1 (for chlorine disinfection) failed after the plant experienced several

power outages. The pump was sent out for inspection/repair. Now using a temporary replacement pump. Troubleshooting PLC & SCADA issues postponed until the pump is repaired.

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● The WAS flow totalizer was repaired after stopping following calibration by an outside contractor.

● A confined space entry to derag River Road lift station was conducted. ● Marina lift station pump drive shafts were greased. ● Re-fueled generators at Vineyard, City Hall and River Road lift stations following power

outages. ● Changed oil in Beach aeration blowers 1, 2, & 3.

INFLUENT EFFLUENT DEWATERING

Beach WWTP

Total Flow

Average BOD

Average TSS

Total Flow

Average BOD

Average TSS

Average EC *

Total Sludge Dewatered -

Beach

MG mg/L mg/L MG mg/L mg/L μmhos/cm gal.

Aug 2019 14.082 220 168 12.776 3.6 2.1 1,200 99,638

Sep 2019 13.032 206 133 11.772 3.0 4.7 1,230 101,648

Oct 2019 13.282 210 158 12.173 3.1 3.5 1,560 140,997

BOD = 5-day Biological Oxygen Demand, TSS = Total Suspended Solids, EC = Electrical Conductivity

* CVWRCB Order R5-2019-0016 Section IV.A.1.h: "The effluent calendar year annual average electrical conductivity shall not exceed 1,300 umhos/cm."

Northwest WWTP:

● Completed dewatering and initial inspection of anoxic and aerobic basins 1A and 1B. Found significant grit accumulation and some broken diffuser rings (aeration basin 1 A shown below).

● Troubleshot NW Polymer Pump 1. Replaced motor capacitor. ● Troubleshot and fixed unusual noise coming from NW BFP Conveyor 3 drive end. ● Troubleshot failed reuse water flow meter. ● Troubleshot failing influent flow meter display. ● Changed oil in MBR Anoxic Basin Mixers 1A & 1B. ● Replaced doctor blade and hydraulic oil filters on Belt Press 1 & 2 and greased roller

bearings. ● Cleaned IPS, Riverwood, Vineyard and Atlantic lift stations.

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INFLUENT EFFLUENT DEWATERING

Northwest WWTP

Total Flow

Average BOD

Average TSS

Total Flow

Average BOD

Average TSS

Average EC *

Total Sludge Dewatered- NW

MG mg/L mg/L MG mg/L mg/L μmhos/cm gal.

Aug 2019 7.515 284.3 156.9 7.558 0.9 0.1 1,540 182,076

Sep 2019 7.245 245.4 96.8 7.470 2.1 0.1 1,500 116,033

Oct 2019 7.386 279.3 256.9 7.965 1.0 0.2 1,660 64,681

* CVWRCB Order R5-2015-0141 Section IV.A.1.i: "The effluent calendar annual average electrical conductivity shall not exceed 1,500 umhos/cm."

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY INFORMATION

● Beach and Northwest WWTPs received annual flow meter calibrations. ● Beach influent and effluent flow meter totalizers were left unplugged following calibration by

an outside contractor. Required daily total influent and effluent flows for the time the totalizers were out of service were determined from SCADA trend history.

● Both Beach and Northwest WWTPs exceeded effluent limitation for Electrical Conductivity. ● October 2019 eSMR’s & eDMR’s were completed and submitted into the state CIWQS

system.

SAFETY AND TRAINING INFORMATION

● Trained on SOP for Northwest influent flow meter bypass. ● Staff is conducting “Ergo Evals” as a job observation activity.

PUBLIC RELATIONS INFORMATION ● PM participated in a Water/ Wastewater Committee meeting to discuss water and

wastewater capital improvements projects for the future. KEY ISSUES FOR MONTH AND UPDATES

• Beach aeration basin blower VFD needs to be authorized then scheduled for installation. • A new Northwest Utility Feeder circuit breaker is to be installed. • Northwest WWTP Sodium Hypochlorite bulk tank to be replaced by Univar. The size of tank

is being discussed. • Competitive quotes for reglazing Solar Dryer A have been received.

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• Repair of the MBR and UV Disinfection hoists will be scheduled once parts are received. • The MBR filter train 1 pressure transducer is to arrive 12/10. • Three ABB-brand magnetic flow meters have started to fail or have failed completely. These

meters are obsolete and parts are not available. Quotes for replacement are being sought.

Water

*Residential – Gallons Per Capita Day

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Mill

ions

of G

allo

ns

Comparative Water Useage 2015-20192015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Water Totals for November 2013 - 2019 November 2013 60,047,000 Gallons November 2014 50,935,000 Gallons November 2015 38,384,000 Gallons November 2016 32,503,000 Gallons November 2017 45,837,000 Gallons November 2018 53,751,000 Gallons November 2019 46,266,000 Gallons *R-GPCD: 115 Gallons

Water Contacts: 15 Water Violations 13 Water Citations: 0

Water Totals for December 2013 - 2019 December 2013 41,197,000 Gallons December 2014 24,534,000 Gallons December 2015 32,812,000 Gallons December 2016 28,672,000 Gallons December 2017 34,954,000 Gallons December 2018 29,667,000 Gallons December 2019 28,933,000 Gallons

*R-GPCD: 69 Gallons Water Contacts: 7 Water Violations: 5 Water Citations: 1

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Grant Opportunities – Applied/Upcoming Opportunities/Received

Grant Applications Submitted Grant Amount

Other Match

Amount

City Match

Amount Applied

Date

Federal Aviation Administration - Replace PAPI and REIL (Design) $ 87,750 $ 4,387 $ 5,363 3/19/2019

Prop 68 Parks Grant - Shade Structure on Promanade Park - Participation Interest information submitted.

$ 200,000 $ - $ 50,000 5/8/2019

PSPS - Cal OES Grant for Generators - 5 locations (Corp Yard, Airport, Senior Center/Youth Center, Police and Fire replacements)

$ 500,000 $ - $ - 10/28/2019

CalRecycle - Used Oil Tbd $ - $ - County Submitted

Upcoming Grant Opportunities Grant Amount

Other Match

Amount

City Match

Amount Due Date

CalRecycle - Beverage Container $ 5,000 $ - $ - March 2020

Prop 68 Parks Grant - Shade Structure on Promanade Park (once the interest information is submitted and verified above)

$ 200,000 $ - $ 50,000 After 11/1/19

Prop 68 Parks Grant - LGI Park location - tbd Tbd $ - 20% After 11/1/19

Move With Us Playground Grants - Burke Tbd $ - Tbd 10/1/2020

Elevate Fitness Grants - Burke Tbd $ - Tbd 10/1/2020 Airport Grant - Competative Tbd Tbd Tbd Tbd

Grants Received Grant Amount

Other Match Amount

City Match Amount

Awarded Date

Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District - Replace Mini-Excavator $ 45,000 $ - $ 7,770 3/18/2019

Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District - Bus Shelter at Front and Main $ 30,000 $ 5,000 $ - 3/21/2019

CalRecycle - Household Hazardous Waste $ 50,000 $ - $ - 4/1/2019

Total Received $125,000

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Public Works CIP Status Report January 6, 2020

Project Number Project Narrative Estimated Schedule PW002 Boat Launch

Replacement The Boat Launch Replacement Project has been accepted and we expect issuance of an RFP soon. A PowerPoint of the presentation and plans are available on the City’s Facebook page @RioVistaCity

The project should be completed late summer/early fall of 2020.

PW005 Ball Field Lights

Phase 2 of Energy Upgrade. An RFP has not gone out yet.

Council 7-2-19

PW006 Energy Efficiency Program

A low interest loan to provide various energy saving projects for City owned buildings. Thus far, HVACs have been installed including LED lighting at City facilities.

Phase 1 Complete. Phase 2 pending.

PW009

Business Park

Grading and underground are in progress infrastructure Water, Sewer and Storm Drains are in progress. Near completion. Paving currently.

Estimated Completion Spring 2020

PW010 Bruning Park Restroom Replacement

The bathroom was destroyed by vandals in 2018 and had to close to the public. A new ADA Restroom will replace the old building.

Complete

PW011 Bike and Pedestrian Pathway – Montezuma Hills

An improved bike and pedestrian pathway build along Montezuma Hills Road for added public safety.

Bidding, estimated completion Summer 2020

PW012

Flood Control Feasibility Study

A grant in the amount of $499,905 was provided by the Department of Water Resources for a study that will reduce the risk of flooding to the city.

This project is currently in the PS&E/Design phase. Public Meeting was held. The final study report should be out soon.

PW013 ADA Sidewalk, Repair and Replacement

ADA access and ramps installed citywide (depending on funding).

Design is estimated to start by Spring 2020. Will be part of Rule 20A project. Working on additional funding needs and grant opportunities with STA.

PW014 Transit Bus Replacement

A new bus has been ordered for the Delta Breeze Transit System.

Complete

PW015 Boat for Debris

The boat will be ordered as part of the PW Equipment Purchases in 2020.

Pending council action; possible sharing opportunity

SW001 City Hall Lift Station

Expansion of existing lift station located at City Hall

2020-2021

SW002 Beach and NW Plants Lift Stations

This project has been postponed Undetermined

SW003 NW Wastewater

Replacing membrane for filtration system. Specs are in the process of being drawn up by Stantec.

In design; Going to bid in January Construction start 2020

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Transit - Delta Breeze

• The new bus was finally delivered, and officially hit the road on

Wednesday December 4th. Bus 26 is equipped with new safety items including a backup camera, updated security cameras, lower steps and more handrails. The feedback from passenger and bus drivers has been very positive.

• One of the bus drivers has turned in her two-week notice. Transportation Concepts will begin the hiring process of a new driver as well as provide a driver to fill in until a new driver is hired.

• A snag has developed with the bus that was totaled in an incident in October. Caltrans is holding the insurance company up with not turning over the pink slip so that a settlement can be done. The insurance company will only pay for half the amount of a new bus. The Transit Manager is looking for another grant to make up for the difference so that another brand new bus can be purchased.

Treatment Plant

SW004 2018 Sewer CIP

The 2018 Water and Sewer CIP is in the process of being taken over by the bond company. The contract will complete the remaining part of the project.

Complete

WT002 Water Meter Installation

Phase 1 completed in 2018. Phase 2 has been awarded.

Under Construction, estimated completion June 2020.

WT003 Piezometer System

Installation of eight piezometers to help monitor the level of ground water.

Three completed. Zero done in 2018. 2019 schedule TBD

WT004 2019 Water and Sewer CIP

Water Mains installed as part of SW004 Awarded, estimated completion 2020.

Month Year Passengers Days of

Service

Riders Per Day

Total Miles

Avg. Daily Miles

January 2019 950 21 45 7779 370 February 2019 774 22 35 7169 326 March 2019 924 21 44 7834 373 April 2019 983 22 45 8485 386 May 2019 915 22 42 8265 376 June 2019 844 20 42 7518 376 July 2019 905 23 39 8294 361 August 2019 875 22 40 8247 375 September 2019 849 20 43 7370 368 October 2019 541 23 24 8,010 348 November 2019 794 20 40 7009 350

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Recreation and Special Events

• A follow-up Town Hall meeting regarding the park for the Liberty subdivision was held on Tuesday, December 10th with 22 people in attendance. Director of Public Works, Robin Borre gave the residents some good news, showing them an optional smaller park where a dog park is currently going in. Director Borre asked the developer for a halt to the project so that the residents could weigh in on the project. By the end of the meeting the residents were excited that they would be getting a “tot lot”, a playground for older youth, a half court basketball court and a soccer field on the 3.5-acre site. This will be a short-term goal, hopefully completed sometime before summer. The 17.5-acre park will be a long-term multi-phase project dependent upon grants for completion.

• The next Parks and Recreation Regular Meeting will be rescheduled due to the Christmas holiday.

• There may be some changes in the Commission. Two Commissioners have expiring terms and Council Member Rick Dolk is the new Liaison for the Parks and Recommission.

Airport

• There are currently three vacant t-hangars available for rent. The larger B-14 hangar became available at the end of November and one of the t-hangar renters moved into it December 1st.

• Staff is negotiating a lease for the remaining office space at the terminal/adminstrative

building at the airport.

• Commissioner Neefus has stepped down with the end of his term, leaving the Commission with four members. Two of the four have also termed out. Council Member Dave Hampton is the Liaison for the Commission.

• An Airport Study Session was held on Monday November 18, 2019 to discuss CIP projects for the airport from short-term projects to twenty years out. There were 16 people in attendance.

• The December Airport Advisory Commission meeting was cancelled due to holiday events.It

will be rescheduled for sometime in January.

ATOD Alliance

• The Alliance met on November 13th and December 4th. There have been new members added since October and the Chamber table has been full.

• At the November 19th City Council Meeting, the winners of the Red Ribbon Poster Contest were awarded their prizes. The winners pictured left to right are; Joi Castro Kindergarten, Marisol Navarro 3rd Grade, Lyla Jacobsen 5th Grade and Kaylee Livingston 8th Grade. Not pictured Daphnie Birch 1st Grade and Emily Reynolds 2nd Grade.

• In November the coordinator attended a training called Smart Sell which is training for cannabis businesses who sell cannabis and edibles. This training is much like taking a Responsible Beverage Service course. She is now qualified

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as a “bud tender”. She also attended the Northern California Safe & Healthy Schools Conference at UC Berkeley, Prevention Collaborative in Fairfield, and met with the school district to discuss bringing Parent Project to more families.

• In December the coordinator attended ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) about how to reach out to people with these traumas and how they can affect young people. She also met with Chief Banks and Casey Tinloy, Supervising Agent for the Department of ABC to determine what support the ABC can provide to Rio Vista to insure on-site and off-site businesses are following proper protocol.

• Upcoming trainings will be offered to the Alliance members. On January 30th Coalition

Building Training through the County Health and Social Services will be offered and on January 31st Teaching Cannabis Awareness in Berkeley. The Alliance will be sending Lt. Jackson Harris as well as a couple of Alliance members.

• The Police Department and Alliance will be working together along with the Department of

Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) on doing some form of compliance and education for businesses that sell alcohol, making sure that these are not sold to minors. Interim Chief Banks and Lt. Jackson have been a welcomed addition to the team. Rick Dolk was also added as the teams Council Liaison.

• The Alliance coordinator attended a monthly Technical Assistance meeting (usually a one on one) and was asked to speak to the other coalitions at the next county Prevention Coordinator meeting about how successful the Alliance has been in creating a solid coalition and on succeeding in completing Scopes of Work.

Police

• Interim Police Chief Rustin Banks has continued to work with the city and the county for a transition of police services to be provided by the Sheriff’s Office under contract. Currently, Lieutenant Jackson Harris and Sergeant Terry Haley are assigned to Rio Vista on a full-time basis. Their main role has been to assist with the overall transition as well as providing public safety patrol supplementation.

• Looking at our current staffing levels and in addition to Lt. Harris and Sgt. Haley, we have one Sergeant and five Officers. Two additional Officers continue to work their way through the Field Training Program. Some Solano Deputy Sheriffs have been identified for transfer to Rio Vista PD. All sworn staff has applied to the Sheriff’s Office for continued employment. As sworn staff is hired by the Sheriff’s Office, their replacement will be assigned to ensure consistent and safe staffing. As always, we are kept afloat by the fine work and dedication of our three professional staff and six volunteers.

• Our goal at the Police Department is to provide exceptional law enforcement services with a focus on customer service. This cannot be accomplished without an authentic relationship with our community. Community meetings are another important way to accomplish our above stated goal of authentic community relationships. Over the past few months, we have been able to come together and talk with community groups such as the Lion’s Club, Soroptimist International, Rio Vista Public Safety Commission and even had a meeting at Trilogy with close to two hundred in attendance. We hope to continue this type of interaction here in Rio Vista in 2020 and look forward to meeting and talking with anyone that is willing.

• Transparency continues to be a top priority for the Police Department moving forward. We are looking into efficient and effective ways of pushing out public information to the community. Police activity such as arrests and significant events will be made public hopefully in a written format as well as electronically.

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• Statistics were being compiled for the months of November and December, but due to the holiday season, were not prepared in time. We are lucky that we have a very skilled volunteer who gathers and analyzes this information and we are thankful and respectful for his personal time dedicated to this office. Overall, calls for service dropped slightly. We believe this is mainly due to the holidays and is normal. As a result of fewer calls for service, our proactive enforcement did rise a little. This means that vehicle stops for traffic violations or driving under the influence and one on one contacts went up.

Fire • November & December incident total: 411 • 2019 incident total: 2,286 (See FD Annual Report for details) • Warranty work and inspections completed on Engine 55 • Engine 355 scheduled for warranty inspection, minor repairs and equipment mounting • The Fire Chief has requested the Delta Fire District to fund serval mid-year purchases

November and December: Calls for service by Zone

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MAJOR INCIDENT TYPE # INCIDENTS % of TOTAL Fires 13 3.16% Rescue & Emergency Medical Service 249 60.58% Hazardous Condition (No Fire) 5 1.22% Service Call 108 26.28% Good Intent Call 32 7.79% False Alarm & False Call 4 0.97%

TOTAL 411 100.00% Finance

• The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was adopted by the City Council on December 17, 2019. A copy of the report is available online in the City’s Website under Finance Department Menu City Financial Audits.

• The water and sewer bills for October and November 2019 services were sent to the printer on November 5 and December 3, 2019, respectively.

• The Online Payment Portal powered by Aquahawk for Utility Services became available in October 2018. Customers can register at https://riovca.aquahawk.us or make payments by phone at (844) 446-6486. For questions or if you need assistance signing up, please contact Kristine at (707) 374-6311.

• As of December 31, 2019, a total of 1,606 utility accounts have signed up for online services, approximately 31% of the total connections.

• Utility Billing Accounts Receivable Summary:

Month Number of Active

Accounts

Number of New Accounts

Disconnects Notice

Shut-Offs Number of Closed

Accounts July, 2018 4983 70 567 40 43

August, 2018 5053 91 568 51 68 September, 2018 5029 78 548 47 62

October, 2018 5063 95 677 62 57 November, 2018 5076 76 530 65 61 December, 2018 5137 97 562 0 47

January, 2019 5131 48 447 57 37 February, 2019 5141 72 585 95 47

March, 2019 5125 74 564 72 64 April, 2019 5131 63 642 78 55 May, 2019 5177 106 480 53 60 June, 2019 5187 71 511 78 63 July, 2019 5215 86 526 65 63

August, 2019 5231 73 519 58 58 September, 2019 5242 55 500 54 41

October, 2019 5257 48 500 76 48 November, 2019 5253 73 556 0* 73

* Shut offs were not performed in the month of November.

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Community Development and Building Inspection

• Shea Homes submitted their last building permits during this period. The sales office has been demolished and the last three homes are being built on that site.

• LGI Homes (Liberty) has picked up their last permit, for the unrestricted age portion, of the Liberty development.

• LGI Homes (Summit active adult) has put new starts on hold for the time being due to slow sales. For the period July 1 to October 31, thirty-three (33) permits have been issued.

• The McDonald’s renovation permit is ready to be picked up and construction should be starting very soon.

• The Executive RV and Boat Storage project is still in plan check review. • The Maintstar online portal through which contractors can submit for building permits

electronically has gotten off to a slow start due to the slowdown in building permit applications. LGI staff will be submitting all their permit requests through the portal moving forward, as will a couple of other contractors. Inspection appointments can now also be requested via the portal. This process will save time for both the contractors and city staff. As the portal is opened up to all Contractors, they will no longer need to come down to City Hall to submit their permit applications. Once they are received through the portal, staff processes the permit, an email is generated that confirms that the permit is ready to be picked up, and the contractor can pay for and pick up the job copy permit at their convenience. As we move forward with the portal fine tuning process, we will make it available to more contractors and permit techs. The testing of the system is moving slowly due to the reduction in permits during the holiday but staff is working to encourage the use of the portal to those contractors to whom access has been given.

• Staff is waiting for a progress report from APEX and Maintstar who are working together to upload the legacy data from Equalizer, the former building permit program. There is about 20 years of permit data to be captured. The end result will be that staff can look up historical permit information in one centralized program. Staff has provided the requested permit data from Equalizer to be uploaded into Maintstar.

Business License Updates

• Staff sent out business license renewal letters via USPS for those businesses for which there is no email address on record. With our new business license program, staff can send out a large number of renewal letters via email which will save considerable time, paper and postage. All 2019 business license renewal notifications will be sent out by January 10, a bit later than usual due to the fine tuning of the business license module in our new system.

• Staff plans a public awareness campaign to address businesses and trades that may be unaware of the Municipal Code’s requirement to obtain a City business license for operating a business in Rio Vista. There are dozens of home occupation businesses (and others) that are operating without a city business license. Staff believes that some of the non-compliance is due to the public not understanding this City Municipal Code requirement. Staff believes a public awareness campaign would be an effective method of educating business owners and independent contractors who work out of established businesses, such as: hairdressers, manicurists, personal trainers, estheticians and real estate agents of their need for their own city business license.

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• Planning Department Updates

• Public Hearings will be held on November 13 for Site and Architectural Review for the Trilogy at Rio Vista Clubhouse #4 and a sign variance permit for LGI Homes for their Summit at Liberty project.

• The $160,000 SB 2 Planning Grant was approved by the State Housing and Community

Development Department (HCD). The principal goal of the grant is to streamline housing approval and accelerate housing production.

Business Park

City Council Approved

Ordinance CUP Cannabis Type Company Name Address Status

006-2018 CUP 2017-003 Type- 10 & 12, Retail Rio Vista Farms 11 Richard Brann Dr Operating

013-2018 CUP 2018-005 Type-2A, 11 Heirloom Collective 30 Poppy House Rd In Plan Check

012-2018 CUP 2018-007 Type-2A, 6, 9, 11 Calvista 31 Richard Brann Dr Construction

001-2019 CUP 2017-006 Type 6 T-4 Manufacturing 51 Poppy House Rd Operating

003-2019 CUP 2018-006 Type-7, 12 Retail George 7280/Kola Farms 1000 St. Francis Way Construction

008-2019 CUP 2019-005 Type 12 no retail Pinnacle Gardens 1000 St. Francis Way

007-2019 CUP 2019-002 Type-12 no retail Magic Show 1000 St. Francis Way

Planning Commission Approved Resolution CUP Cannabis Type Company Name Address

2018-006 CUP 2017-003 Type-2A, 6, 12 Retail Rio Vista Farms 11 Richard Brann Dr

2018-027 CUP 2018-007 Type-2A, 6, 9, 11 Calvista 31 Richard Brann Dr

2017-012 CUP 2017-004 A-Type 10, M-Type 10 Delta Roots Collective 21 Richard Brann Dr Expired

2018-0026 CUP 2018-005 Type 2A, 11 Heirloom Collective 3rd 30 Poppy House Rd 2018-0028 CUP 2017-006 Type-6 T-4 Manufacturing 51 Poppy House Rd

2017-017 CUP 2017-007 Type-3B, 6 Dorrington Holdings/Be

Kind 41 Richard Brann Dr

2018-0025 CUP 2017-006 Type-7, 12 Retail George 7280/Kola Farms 1000 St. Francis Way

2019-010 CUP 2019-005 Type 12 no retail Pinnacle Gardens 1000 St. Francis Way

2019-009 CUP 2019-002 Type-12 no retail Magic Show 1000 St. Francis Way

2019-007 2nd amend Type 10 Retail Rio Vista Farms 11 Richard Brann Dr

Pending City Council Review

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Resolution CUP Cannabis Type Company Name Address

2019-018 CUP 2019-003 Type 7 Manufacturer Pacific Coast Botanicals 1000 St. Francis Way

2019-014 CUP 2019-004 A Type 1A Cultivation SSC,LLC 1000 St. Francis Way

2019-012 CUP 2019-006 Type 12 no retail MTDCN Rio 1000 St. Francis Way

Planning Commission • The Planning Commission meets the second Wednesday of every month. The agendas can be

accessed at the following link: http://riovistacity.com/meeting-agenda-minutes/.

• The December and January meetings were cancelled. The February meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.

• There is a joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting scheduled for January 29, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. The topic of discussion will be Cannabis Ordinance Modifications – potential one-year moratorium on cannabis land sales/future use of the Business Park.

• The Planning Commission’s two new commissioners, Bartley Porter and Barry Fraser will be sworn in this month. They will be filling the vacant seats of Commissioners Clint Scholting and Rick Dolk.

City Council Calendar

• The City Council holds its next Regular City Council meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. The agendas can be accessed at the following link: http://riovistacity.com/meeting-agenda-minutes/.