REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2014
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BEN REYES, CITY ATTORNEY
FROM: BELINDA B. ESPINOSA, CITY MANAGER
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• FEBRUARY 15 – HOPE FOR OUR HERO FUNDRAISER
On Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m. a fund raiser is being held for Pinole Firefighter
Richard Voisey. The event will be at Fire Station 74 located at 3700 Pinole Valley Road. The event raffles, food, drinks and music bring the entire family and enjoy the fun. Adult tickets are $25.
• FEBRUARY 22 – PINOLE ROTARY CLUB TO HONOR OFFICER AND
FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AT ANNUAL CRAB FEED
The Pinole Rotary Club will hold their annual Crab Feed honoring the Pinole and Hercules Police Officers and Firefighters of the year on February 22, 2013. The event will be held at the Pinole Senior Center and tickets are $40. For more information, please see the flyer attached. There are several contacts to obtain tickets!
• APRIL 6 – BBQ FOR THE TROOPS
This is an open invitation to the community to attend this event honoring our troops. The BBQ will be held at Fernandez Park on April 6, 2014 from 11 am to 5 pm. Tickets are $20 each and only 300 tickets will be sold. For more information, please see the flyer attached or contact the Bob Kopp at 510-772-0016.
• MAY 18 – PLANS FOR THE PINOLE SPRING FESTIVAL
A date has been set for the 2014 City of Pinole Spring Festival benefitting Pinole Cable television. Plans are underway and keep on the lookout for more information as plans are confirmed and finalized. For further information, please contact Dave Snell at 741-3862.
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• NEW INTERIM FIRE CHIEF ROB PIPER BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 5, 2014
The City Council approved a contract with Robert Piper to serve as our Interim Fire Chief for the City of Pinole. Rob comes to Pinole with 29 years of experience with the San Jose Fire Department. He has experience in all aspects of fire including field operations, education and training, support services, dispatch and public information. Rob’s last position before retiring from San Jose Fire was Deputy Chief.
The City is currently recruiting for the regular full time Fire Chief. Applications will be accepted through March 2, 2014 and can be obtained either on line through the City’s web site or by contacting Francine Kuykendall in Human Resources.
• NEW RECREATION COORDINATORS
Help us Welcome Aboard our two new Recreations Coordinators, Taylor Melton and Noel Ward. Ms. Melton and Ms. Ward will be overseeing the programs at the Senior Center and Youth Center, respectively.
Ms. Melton’s experience includes working with the City of Pinole as a Senior Recreation Leader and as the Interim Recreation Activity Specialist. Noel Ward comes to us from the City of Berkeley where she was a Recreation Activity Leader.
• RECOGNITION OF PINOLE POLICE OFFICERS BY MADD
The City of Pinole would like to congratulate Pinole Police Officers John Corcoran and Jared Deaver for being honored at a luncheon in February 2014 for their success in the area of DUI enforcement in 2013. Officers Corcoran and Deaver made numerous DUI arrests during Calendar Year 2013 and as a result of their efforts, the streets of Pinole were made significantly safer. The luncheon honoring our two officers, as well as other local police agency’s officers, is sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the California Office of Traffic Safety, and the Contra Costa County Avoid the 25 DUI enforcement organizations. Congratulations to Officer Corcoran and Officer Deaver!
• WORK CONTINUES AT PINOLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Work continues on the Detention Basin, Utilities, and Paving at Pinole Valley High School. The contract start date was November 12, 2013 and is expected to be complete by March 22, 2014. It is anticipated that work on the testing of underground piping and the retaining Wall layout will undertaken next week.
• 8TH PINOLE POLICE YOUTH ACADEMY
The 8th Pinole Police Department Youth Academy will start on April 5, 2014 and conclude on May 24, 2014. The Academy classes will be held on Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM in the City of Pinole Council Chambers. Any interested person can pick up information and an application for the Academy on the City of Pinole Website (http://www.ci.pinole.ca.us/live/news/police-academy.html), at the Pinole City Hall, or at the Pinole Police Department. You can also receive an application and information about the Academy by calling Community Safety Specialist Al Chavarria (925-783-7398) or Community Safety Specialist Pete Janke (510-741-3894).
The program is free to young citizens between the age of 14 through 17 years old who live in or attend school in Pinole, or whose parents work in Pinole. Class topics will include: Criminal Investigations and Drug Enforcement; Crime Scene Processing (CSI) and Evidence Collection; Juvenile Procedures; K9 Policing; Self Defense and Personal Protection; a Tour of the Police Department and Fire Department. Speakers will include Police Officers, Attorneys and other subject matter experts.
What is the Pinole Police Youth Academy?
It provides youth with an inside look at local law enforcement. It is designed to give youth an overview of Departmental policies and procedures. The curriculum and methods are similar to the traditional police academy, but the weekly sessions are informational and not designed to make the participant a police officer. Throughout the classes, participants will have the opportunity to meet with the Chief of Police and staff members, and are encouraged to ask questions and express their concerns to police employees.
Please see attached flyer and application.
• BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED AT PINOLE VALLEY PARK Improvements to the baseball field at Pinole Valley Park have now been completed by the West Contra Costa County Unified School District. The Varsity and Jr Varsity high school baseball teams will be utilizing the fields during the construction of the new Pinole Valley High School. Local users groups like Pinole-Hercules Little League and others still have use of the fields. A big thank you goes out to the School District for paying for the improvements to this city owned facility and the contractor for getting this project done so quickly. Nice Job!
• HOUSING ELEMENT HOUSING SURVEY NOW AVAILABLE
The City is currently updating the General Plan Housing Element. The Housing Element includes the actions that the City is planning to address current housing needs. The City is looking for input from members of the public about housing needs so that the City Council can use this input to update current housing objectives and help prioritize housing funds over the next eight years.
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A short Housing Survey is available on the City’s web site main page www.ci.pinole.ca.us.
We ask that you complete the survey by February 28th so we have timely feedback early in
the City’s planning process. The survey will end on March 29, 2014. Individual survey responses will be confidential. Hard copies of the survey are available to pick up and drop off at City Hall, the Police and Fire Safety Building, the Senior Center, and the Youth Center. For more information, contact Planning Manager Winston Rhodes at City Hall by phone: (510)724-9832 or email: [email protected].
• CORRECTION TO QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT
The most recent Quarterly Investment Report was presented to the City Council this past Tuesday. The Pooled Treasury investment return is stable at 2.38%, and sufficient cash inflows were available from June December to meet all expenditures. Accounts Payable is current for all Funds and Program Activities.
Regrettably, a formatting error was included on the “Comparative Analysis By Quarter” Summary page Attachment A of Staff Report 2014-07. Attached are corrections to that page of the Agenda Report, with the proper “asset allocation” percentages for the Investment Portfolio highlighted in “yellow.” Reporting of the of the trend in these investment portfolio allocations over the past fiscal year is helpful in communicating changes in the concentration and interest rate risks in the City’s Investment Portfolio.
