tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75411496804304832062024-03-13T10:02:43.135-07:00Salida Municipal Advisory Council - Salida, CaliforniaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-7607601255971724722017-05-22T14:44:00.003-07:002017-05-22T14:44:15.714-07:00Salida MAC Newsletter - May 2017<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 22.2222px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="color: #333333;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #990000;">News from Salida MAC's April 2017 meeting:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Festival meeting May 2 at 6:30pm. For info, <b><a href="mailto:salidafestival@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">VA meeting 4th Monday of every month. Contact Joe Madden at 209-914-4764.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Capt. John Alberti stated May 16 at 7pm will be next Salida Fire board meeting. 122 calls since last month. 466 calls years to date. Currently having volunteer orientation tonight. Please clear your weeds now before fire season starts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lt. Ed Ridenour stated the Sheriff's Department has a mobile app. Deputy Cheary stated there's increased robberies of AM/PM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Officer Everett stated 8 arrests since last month. 8 traffic accidents. 11 hit and runs. Currently have a volunteer program for people 55 and older.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Terry Withrow replaced basketball nets at Salida Park. Sidewalk replacement on Pirrone should happen soon. Salida street re-paving should happen soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Sanitary Board member, Brad Johnson reported the district funded a study for budget neutral products such as new solar panels and energy efficient air conditioning. Public meetings every month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">District 4 Director Jake Wenger stated irrigation season has started. Don Pedro reservoir is pretty full. They are currently searching for a new general manager. Modesto Irrigation District now has a <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/modestoirrigationdistrict" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Salida Chamber participated in Love Salida by providing water and cleaning the freeway. The event was a big success!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Library Director Wayne Philbrook stated Wiggle Worms and preschool story time is back. May 16 is family dinner and movie with the jungle book being shown. Tween book club on May 25. May 13 is couponing class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>The next Salida MAC meeting date is:<br />Tuesday, May 23, 2017<br />at the Salida Library Community Room</b><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #660000;">4835 Sisk Rd. - Salida</span></b><b><br />7 pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">The Modesto City Council passed <b><a href="http://www.modbee.com/news/article46149975.html" target="_blank">new watering restrictions</a></b> unanimously on November 25, 2015. Homes and businesses with even number addresses can water Saturday and those with odd addresses Sunday. No watering is permitted from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Fines are up to $500 so make sure you only water on your watering day during the weekends and during those hours.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Richard Barboza spoke about the VA commission and the next meeting will be held at County Center 3 at 5:30 pm on the 4th Monday of the month. They are looking for volunteers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Lt. Marc Nuno stated the substation should be opening soon and will be staffed with STARS volunteers. The sheriff's department is still working on getting staffing levels up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Chief Dale Skiles thanked everyone who volunteers in Salida. There have been 1100 calls to date with expecting that number to reach 1400 by the end of the year. Average response time is 5 minutes and 53 seconds. Chief Skiles reminded everyone to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Applications for volunteers will be taken for next year, apply at <b><a href="http://salidafire.com/">salidafire.com</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Superintendent Twila Tosh reported there will be an upcoming meeting regarding LCAP on November 5th at 5:30pm at Salida Middle School. Salida Union has a partnership with the U.C. Davis Nutrition Program for parent classes, <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNMHZGbWx3VFhKa1U/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">see flyer here</a></b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Lana Moore stated the Salida Chamber of Commerce will be participating in the Salida Community Christmas program again this year to give toys and gifts to needy families in Salida. Barrels to donate toys will be located at the Salida Library, Salida Post Office, Kaplan College, Salida Christian Fellowship Church and Tender Years Nursery School. Please buy gifts up to 5th grade level: books, games, puzzles, toys, etc. and drop off at one of the barrel locations.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">There is a public meeting on November 17 at the MID office regarding the current electricity rates.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Salida Library Director Carol Blomquist shared many programs for people of all ages. Wee Move and Play for small children is on December 8. No StoryTime in December. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">LEGO Day on December 22. </span><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Shakespeare for All will perform "Hamlet" for free on December 5 at 3 pm. A lot of additional resources are available online at the </span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><a href="http://www.stanislauslibrary.org/" target="_blank">Stanislaus County Virtual Library</a></b><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><b>Special Presentation - "Helping Salida's Homeless" presented by Katherine Borges</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Katherine Borges has been participating in Stanislaus County's Focus on Prevention program. She has been learning about the different groups/charities/services available for those who are homeless and for those who are about to be homeless. She asked for people in the community to volunteer to help the homeless in Salida with a follow-up presentation in early 2016.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><b>Stanislaus County Supervisor Report</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow stated the new coroner's facility is open. The county will be going to Sacramento to look for funding for storm water capturing grants and grants for other water projects. Supervisor Withrow also shared that the County has a <b><a href="http://www.stancounty.com/" target="_blank">new website</a></b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Salida Sit-N-Sew will be on 11/19/15 at 6pm at Salida Christian Fellowship.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Former San Joaquin County Supervisor, Ken Vogel was recently inducted into San Joaquin Farm Bureau Hall of Fame</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Lt. Marc Nuno said more sheriff deputies are being hired, but even so, crime is getting more violent. Lt. Nuno is tasked with getting the Salida substation manned. He reminded everyone that National Night Out is August 4 but said that he didn't know if the Sheriff's Dept would make it by any gatherings in Salida due to staffing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Mary Alpers with the STARS unit announced she has magnets available that have the sheriff's emergency and non-emergency numbers printed on them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Stanislaus County Department of Public Works did not make it to the meetings so residents relayed their concerns to Supervisor Terry Withrow. Concerns include the broken wall at Finney & Gold Valley that was hit by a car and has not been repaired for months now. Also, the condition of the landscaping along Finney and Murphy Rds, and the removal of mailboxes by the Salida Post Office.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">MID Director Jake Wenger shared that budget workshops started today. Each item is gone through and the budget can be viewed on MID's website. Good news on electric prices – the board does not foresee the need for a rate increase. The CARES program forgives four and a half million dollars a year for low income ratepayers. Irrigation season ends October 9. 684 ft is the elevation of the reservoir. MID has one of the lowest outage times in the country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Tuesdays are Family Days Programs which will continue through August. On August 4 at 4 pm is Bubbles and Boredom Blasters – a program exploring bubbles, marshmallow shooters and other fun experiments and activities. August 11 at 4 pm is Wee Move and Play – a music, movement, and sensory play program for ages 1-5. August 18 at 6 pm is Family Dinner and Movie Night. Enjoy a family-friendly movie and bring a picnic dinner. The library provides drinks and popcorn. This month's feature: “Planes – Fire and Rescue”. August 25 at 4 pm is LEGO blocks while learning early math and engineering concepts. Children ages 4 and under need to be supervised by an adult. For adults is the Modesto Money Mavens Couponing class will be held in the community room on August 8 at 3:30 pm. Summer reading program ends August 4 and there will be drawings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Supervisor Terry Withrow reported the board issued an emergency water proclamation to help those homeowners whose wells have dried up. Its not looking good for the negative bailout bill due to being opposed by the League of Cities because they would lose redevelopment monies. And while several Stanislaus County lighting districts saw a rate increase, Salida's did not go up.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Salida Fire Department 59th Annual Chicken BBQ – Saturday, August 22</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 22.2222232818604px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="color: #990000;">Salida Family Movie Night</b><br />Salida Family Movie Night at Segesta Park was a huge success, about 60 people attended to watch the movie "Hook". Our thanks to Eastside Mosquito Abatement for spraying the park earlier in the day and to Capt. Rizotto and Salida Fire Department for their support.<br /><br /><b style="color: #990000;">Stanislaus County Sheriff Dept</b></span></div>
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Officer Chuck Leon reported there have been 6 auto accidents in Salida. One was a DUI accident at Ladd and American.</div>
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Captain Joe Rizotto reported there has been 111 calls for service in the last 30 days and 597 calls in the last 6 months. Average response time is 5 minutes and 55 seconds. They have gone to all the elementary schools in Salida to give demonstrations and safety information. There was a structure fire at Hope Lane and Salida Blvd. A<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">nother structure fire occurred at Kiernan Village in April which displaced </span><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">26 residents as well as a large vegetation fire on McHenry on June 18. Additionally, SFD and Woodland FD fought a hay fire consisting of 35 tons in Wood Colony. The fire assessment failed 1878 ballots were returned, 941 yes votes, 937 no votes. Due to the weighted ballot, the assessment failed 52% to 48%. 16 new volunteers have recently joined the department. The chicken BBQ dinner will take place on Saturday, August 22 and tickets are $12 each. Fireworks sales start on June 28th.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Salida Sanitary District</span></b></div>
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Brad Johnson reported that they are in the process of getting a loan to pay for projects and several businesses on Pirrone were paying for service but were not hooked up to the system.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Salida Post Office</span></b></div>
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John Paul Cabral reported that many homes in Salida who only have a post office box can start getting mail delivery at home via community mailboxes. No mailbox break ins recently. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Salida Chamber of Commerce</span></b></div>
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The Salida Chamber of Commerce held a well-attended mixer on June 5 at Salida Veterinary Hospital hosted by Dr. Paul Sessa.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Modesto Irrigation District</b></span></div>
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Board member Jake Wenger reported they have been actively monitoring water levels and and being proactive to avoid water thefts. Many farmers have taken advantage of MID's drought incentive programs. Some board members went to Washington DC and met with Senator Boxer and Nancy Pelosi's staff to talk about the drought. It doesn't look like there will be an electric rate increase this year. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Wiggle Worms is on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 - open only to children under age 3 and their caregivers. Wednesday mornings at 11:00 - open to toddlers, their siblings, and their caregivers. Preschool Story Time - Thursday mornings at 10:00 - open to children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers Preschool Story Time is followed by Stay and Play... Play and Learn each week. Summer Reading Program goes through August 4 - all ages. Gift basket prizes on display at the library. A Kindle Fire and Amazon gift certificate are possible prizes.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors District 3</span></b></div>
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Supervisor Withrow reported the board passed the county budget two weeks ago and there will be an increase in spending on public safety. The negative bailout failed in the state government. There is a water community meeting June 25 in Knights Ferry. Completion of the new day reporting center and coroner's office is almost completed. Homeless action meeting June 30th at the Sutter Gould building on McHenry ave at 1pm.</div>
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Salida Sit-n-Sew is a new quilting group organizing and if you quilt, you are invited to attend an organizational meeting on Thursday July 23rd at 7pm at Salida Fire Station 12 (Salida Blvd & Broadway Ave)</div>
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Former San Joaquin County Supervisor Ken Vogel is running for Kristen Olsen's assembly seat and he was recognized and thanked for attending our Salida MAC meetings and listening to the communities concerns.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th at 6pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b>Salida MAC's website</b> - visit: http://salidamac.weebly.com/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Next Salida MAC Meeting:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Featured Department: "Stanislaus County Department of Public Works"</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Deputy Scott Block reported that seventeen new deputies will be graduating the academy in April. He also shared that he was aware that there were two areas of concern on either side of the freeway. He asked that residents continue to call and report issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Officer AJ Palazuelos shared that the CHP has received complaints about speeding on Wallasey Way and Pirrone. Residents shared many concerns regarding speeding and school traffic issues.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salida Fire Department</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Fire Chief Dale Skiles asked residents to bring people by the fire station or stop by if they have programs. Salida Fire will be co-sponsoring the "Every 15 Minutes Program" with Gregori High School. Salida Fire Department is averaging 120 emergency calls per month and many of the calls are overlapping calls. To research recommendations for better service, the Salida Fire District asked citizens of Salida, Del Rio, and Wood Colony to serve on a Citizens Advisory Committee which has been meeting since September. The Salida Fire Board will hold a public workshop at the fire station on Salida Blvd and Broadway on Thursday, April 2 at 7 pm to discuss recommendations for Salida Fire.<br /><br />Chief Skiles also asked that citizens pull over if they see a fire engine with their sirens and lights on. He also asked that if any residents had tall weeds to please cut them down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Sanitary District board member Brad Johnson reported that the loan for the solar dryers is almost paid off and the director has suggested that the Sanitary District take out another loan for capital improvement costs. Board member Johnson invited the public to attend the meetings which are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm at the Sanitary District's headquarters off of Pirrone Rd.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salida Chamber of Commerce</b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">Amanda Sorenson shared the Salida Chamber of Commerce's project for Love Salida on Saturday, April 18 at 9 am will be care packages for Salida firefighters (including volunteers), sheriff deputies and CHP officers. Salida Chamber welcomes donations of the following</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23.1000022888184px;"> items</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">: Starbucks gift cards and/or coffee, Girl Scout </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">cookies, Energy bars/granola bars, sunflower seeds, eye drops, razors, (travel </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">sizes of the following) shaving cream wet wipes/hand sanitizer, Gold Bond </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">powder, shoe polish, sunscreen lip balm, or cash donations. Please feel free to call Amanda at (209) 232-5022 or contact her through the Salida Chamber's website at <a href="http://www.salidacachamber.com/"><b>www.salidacachamber.com</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Library Director Carol Blomquist shared there will be no preschool or Wiggle-worms storytimes, or stay-n-play this month; these programs will resume in May. Tuesday's for Family Day programs "Wee Move and Play" for 5-yr olds is on April 14th @ 4pm. Lego day is on April 28 @ 4pm and children under age 4 need to have any adult with them. Dance exercise continues on Mondays at 6 pm, Modesto Money Mavens couponing class is Saturday, April 11th at 3:30. Money Smart Week for Kids is April 21 @ 4 pm ages 9-15 only. On April 25th at 1 pm is an identity theft program hosted by Bank of the West. Visit the <b><a href="http://www.stanislauslibrary.org/involve_events.shtml" target="_blank">website for more upcoming events</a></b>. Ms. Blomquist also announced that after 10 years at the Salida Library, Barb will be retiring.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Modesto Irrigation District</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">MID Director Jake Wenger gave an update on the Prop 218 process that the district is involved in. Director Wenger said that this year will be the most difficult one in the history of MID, they are looking at a 16 inch allocation per acre. Last year was the largest reduction with 24 inches in allotment. The district is looking at different drought programs to make water available, like farmers selling water they don't use back to the district. Director Wenger also addressed the recent letter to the editor in the Modesto Bee asking why there is water in the canals. He stated that its groundwater, there's no water coming out of the reservoirs right now. MID owns about 100 wells and farmers are renting those pumps and wells in certain sections. April 5th will be the start of the irrigation season.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">Special Presentation - </span></b><b style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">"Focus on Prevention - Quality of Life Initiative" Program </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">Aaron Farnon shared Stanislaus County's new initiative called "<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNWkVwSm5yYzNyZ0E/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Focus on Prevention</a></b>" which includes nine sectors of our community: Arts, Sports & Entertainment; Business, Education, Faith-based, Government, Media, Neighborhoods, Non-profits, Philanthropy. There are four quality of life areas to be addressed and the first one is Homelessness which will convene on October 1st at Modesto Centre Plaza. Mr. Farnon said they are close to starting "Action Councils" which he is hoping to have some representation from towns within our county like Salida. The goal is to have membership within a community to oversee and develop action plans, and work with the community to see where there are gaps in our services. They are looking specifically for someone in the community who has a passion for prevention. He gave an example of an overlapping gap in service when different housing providers didn't coordinate efforts and when people apply at one group, they can lose out on permanent housing at another group. Mr. Farnon stated that beginning at the end of May, they will be reaching out to people who wish to be on the action council. Citizens who serve on the action council will be lending their voice and be a set of eyes for our community. For questions or to volunteer for an action council, please contact Aaron Farnon at <b><a href="mailto:farnona@stancounty.com">farnona@stancounty.com</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Terry Withrow stated that the county has finalized their mid-year budget. The budget is recovering from the recession and revenues are coming in higher than expected. The Board of Supervisors' priority is for increasing public safety, hiring more sheriff deputies, etc. The goal right now is for 172 deputies, including one designated for Salida. Supervisor Withrow also shared how the county wishes to partner with the court system to reduce costs.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Salida Town and Country Festival - </b></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salida Civic Association needs volunteers to help with putting on this year's Town & Country Festival. Contact Kathy Paioni at (209) 545-0601 if you can help.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Love Salida - </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">Love Salida will be held on Saturday, April 18 with meet-up at Salida Park at 9 am. As mentioned above, the <b><a href="http://salidacachamber.com/" target="_blank">Salida Chamber of Commerce</a></b> will be compiling care packages for local safety personnel and running a freeway clean-up along the Hammett Road exit ramp. The <b><a href="http://www.salidarotary.org/" target="_blank">Rotary Club of Salida</a> </b>project is to clean and weed the center median on Broadway. Other Love Salida Projects include: graffiti removal, alleyway clean-up, Salida Food Bank donations, clothing donations, and cleaning up illegal dump sites in Wood Colony. For more information and/or volunteer, please contact Dan Miceli at </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23.1000022888184px;">micelit@juno.com or show up at Salida Park at 9 am. Event ends at 1 pm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 22.2222232818604px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida MAC Chairman Katherine Borges reported on behalf of Salida Fire Chief Dale Skiles that there were 127 calls for service which were broken down into: 72 EMS calls, 4 fire calls, and several false alarms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nanette Spyksma emphasized the need for people to pick up their packages and don't leave them on the porch as packages have been stolen recently. There have been no new mailbox break-ins in Salida.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">MID Director Jake Wenger reported there might be a decrease in the amount of water farmers receive due to the drought. Last year saw the largest reduction of water delivered in the history of the Modesto Irrigation District. There is currently a 40% water rate increase proposed that is currently in the Prop 218 45-day review process period before it can be voted on. It does not mean that 40% will go through, the MID Directors can approve less than 40%. There was a proposed 3 1/2% rate increase made by staff for electric rates, but no action has been taken at this time. MID customers might see a</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> decrease in the environmental energy adjustment on their bills because MID collected more than was needed for the renewable energy fee last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Library Director Carol Blomquist shared about the following library programs. For children: Wiggle Worms will continue through March on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 - open only to children under age 3 and their caregivers and on Wednesday mornings at 11:00 - open to toddlers, their siblings, and their caregivers. Preschool Story Time in on </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thursday mornings at 10:00 - open to children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers Preschool Story Time is followed by Stay and Play at 10:30. Tuesdays are family day. March 24th is Lego Day at 4 pm. March 31 at 4 pm is </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Día de los Niños/Day of the Child to celebrate Latino culture: this day of celebration will surprise and delight you as we dance, play games from Mexico and enjoy a craft together. For adults: Dance exercise classes continue on Mondays at 6 pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stanislaus County Senior Planner Miguel Galvez reported that due to the economy improving, they are getting more applications. Assistant Planner, Jeremy Ballard presented information on an application for Holt of California's sign variance (an additional sign at their location 4400 Salida Blvd.) The Stanislaus County Planning Commission will need to approve the added sign. The public hearing for the sign will be at the Planning Commission on March 19th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Superintendent Twila Tosh shared that </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Union School District has two solar voltaic arrays which haved saved the district about $36,000 in energy costs and they've installed HVAC controllers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SUSD instituted a recycling program where they recycle the styrofoam trays as well as any uneaten food. The styrofoam is put into a machine that is located behind Sisk Elementary School where it is melted down to about the size of a textbook. A company comes and picks up the melted product where it is recycled and used to make items such as picture frames. This recycling program saves the school district $12,000 a year in waste service costs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The food waste is put into a dehydrating pulping machine where it dehydrates the food reducing the amount of waste thrown away. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The school has had people from all over the world come to learn about their recycling programs and SUSD even received <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/17/remarks-first-lady-healthierus-school-challenge-celebration" target="_blank"><b>special recognition from the White House</b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Officer AJ Palazuelos reported that there have been officers out in the morning patrolling around the schools. There's been a lot of traffic complaints on Finney and Covert. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They have also seen an increase in false registration tags on cars. Those vehicles will be towed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Terry Withrow shared "The Tale of Scott" from the <b><a href="http://www.stancounty.com/bos/stateofcounty/state-of-the-county-address.pdf" target="_blank">State of the County speech</a> </b>and the county's plans for facilitating in bringing different community members and groups together to work on helping youth, the homeless, and recidivism. The annual budget is being worked on and is stronger than the last few years. The county is working on restoring public safety. Sixteen cadets are graduating the sheriff's academy and another sixteen should be going into the academy soon. A larger building for the</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> county coroner is being rehabilitated and expanded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salida Civic Association needs volunteers to help with putting on this year's Town & Country Festival. Contact Kathy Paioni at (209) 545-0601 if you can help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Neighborhood Watch contest is still going on through July 31, 2015. Contact </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20.2222232818604px;">Deputy Vern Blagg to establish a neighborhood watch group: (209) 652-0356 and to be entered in the contest, send an e-mail with the date of your neighborhood watch meeting to salidamac@gmail.com </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">County resident, Terry Withrow invited anyone who would like to support the "<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StampOutSprawl" target="_blank">Stamp Out Sprawl - Modesto</a></b>" ballot initiative to a fundraiser dinner to be held at his home on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 6 pm. Please call him (209) 525-8050 for more info.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b><br />Sheriff Department </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Deputy Jason Braley shared that three people were arrested in Salida for tagging and vandalism. Salida has experienced no homicides, one rape, and three robberies in the past six months. Property crimes has decreased by 7.5% but burglary is up 13%. Petty theft/larcenies are down 11%. An attendee asked what is being done about the drag racers and Deputy Braley responded that some extra patrol requests (between calls) have been put out to the graveyard shifts. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">If you witness a crime in progress, call 911. Please report any thefts and suspicious activity to the Sheriff's Non-emergency number at (209) 552-2468. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Stanislaus County Department of Public Works</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - Andrew Malizia provided the following Public Works updates for projects in and around Salida: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #333333;">A traffic analysis at Ladd and Tully Roads did not warrant an all way stop but did warrant a traffic signal. While the county applies for funding to install the traffic signal, an all-way stop will be installed.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #333333;">A request was received for widening Broadway Ave near the tracks where the traffic merges. They are looking into it and are working on a sidewalk project with the railroad. Even though its been slow moving the project through, there are plans to widen it there. Some possible solutions are removing the vertical parking lanes and/or making it a right turn only onto Elm.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Received some complaints about truck parking on Elm and public works is working on getting some new signs up along Elm and Broadway. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Request to install a double no-passing striping on Tully Road near the canal bridge from St. Francis to Ladd Road. The new striping was completed last week. Another request received via a Salida MAC meeting was the amount of traffic from the school farm on Ladd Road. Public Works will work with the school to insure that the students are safe.<br /><br />Working on request to install "No trespassing - county ordinance" signs on Salida's ponding basins.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Update on the Kiernan and Pelandale interchange construction - the Pelandale northbound on and off ramps are going to be closed for three weeks, starting in the beginning of August, either August 4 or August 11. The detour will be down to Kiernan and Sisk. The first stage of bridge work on Kiernan should be completed by the end of September.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Public Works is working on a speed bumps/humps ordinance to be adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Some key elements of the new policy is that the county will have to approve which roads they go on, there needs to be a minimum number to be effective (i.e.: a grouping of three spaced out 300-400 feet apart and the road needs to be able to accomodate that. The community would need to pay for the installation and the removal if they want them removed afterwards. Emergency vehicles would also have a say in locations that they could be approved in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>Salida Fire Department </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Board member Jerry DeBoer announced that a workshop will be held in August (date TBA) regarding Salida getting its fire department back. He also asked for volunteers to help with their annual chicken BBQ which will be held on August 23. Please contact <b><a href="mailto:dskiles@salidafire.com" target="_blank">Dale Skiles</a></b> if you can help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Salida Postmaster</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"> - Starting in August, </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Postmaster John Cabral announced that recycling bins will be placed in the lobby of the post office to recycle the newspaper and AdVos mailers. Two new mail carriers have been hired, Ben and Debbie, so please have patience if your mail is misdelivered and report any misdeliveries to (209) 545-0620. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Postmaster Cabral, who is the webmaster for Salida Civic's website received notice this week that the Salida Town & Country Festival has been cancelled. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">They plan to be back in 2015 & need volunteers to help. To </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">volunteer, please contact: info@salidacivic.org</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>California Highway Patrol </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Officer A.J. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Palazuelos</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> reported that there were only four traffic collisions during the prior month, two were property damage collisions, one was injury and one was a DUI collision. The DUI collision occurred at Kiernan and Neva. The CHP is planning to target the street racing problem in various communities and will start in Salida first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Salida Library</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that while the summer reading program is winding down, there are still many other fun activities at the Salida Library: For children: July 29 - Legos, August 5 - Shark Week (shark/sea life stories and crafts), August 12 - Back to School with Pete the Cat (make pencil cases), August 19 - Dinner and a Movie - "Finding Nemo" and August 26 - Grossology - disgusting books and crafts. Wiggle Worms & Pre-School StoryTime begin again August 6/7.<br /><br />Teen Anime Day - August 16 from 12 - 4 pm which includes costumes, movie, crafts, etc.<br /><br />Adult Programs - Zumba on Mondays at 6 pm, August 9 - couponing at 4 pm, August 12 - Book Club at 10 am, and t</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">he library has basic computer classes on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 10:30 am. Registration required. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><br /><br />The Friends of the Salida Library needs helpers to set up for their booksale on October 23 and during their Halloween Book sale on October 25. For more information, call (209) 543-7353</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Special Presentation</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"> - Water Conservationist Juan Teneya opened with some drought related events that occurred in 2014. On January 17, 2014, Governor Brown requested all Californias to voluntarily reduce water use by an average of 20%. May 1, 2014 saw a decreased allocation of MID deliveries to the City of Modesto from an average of 30 MGD to 17 MGD due to lower than average rainfall and snowpack during the last two hydrological cycles. The reduction will continue until April 30, 2015. The State Water Resource Control Board approved an emergency regulation on July 15, 2014 to ensure water agencies, their customers, and state residents increase water conservation in urban settings or face fines or other enforcements.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #333333;"> Mr. Teneya shared that the City of Modesto (which owns Salida's water system) is under Stage 1 water (drought) restrictions. All residents using outdoor water will follow the year round watering schedule:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Outdoor watering must be kept on your property – AVOID WATER RUNOFF</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Outdoor water use is prohibited between noon and 7 pm daily</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Odd-numbered addresses ending in 1,3,5,7 or 9 water on Wed, Fri, & Sun</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Even numbered addresses ending in 2,4,6,8,or 0 water on Tues, Thurs, & Sat</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - NO OUTDOOR WATER USE ON MONDAYS</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Car washing is subject to above with use of positive shut-off nozzle</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Hosing concrete areas, building exteriors, etc. may be done with city permit</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Water leaks, once identified, must be repaired within 24 hours</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> - Restaurants are encouraged to serve water only upon request</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Additionally, the City of Modesto is collaborating with Stanislaus County Parks Department in adjusting their sprinkler systems to minimize run-off, to comply with "no watering on Mondays" and making repairs as needed. No water permits will be issued effective August 1, 2014. The City of Modesto has one full-time service person helping by educating and enforcing water regulations in Salida. Since June, they have made 257 direct contacts in Salida. Positive nozzles and rain gauges are available for FREE from the City of Modesto's Water Department. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">For more </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><a href="http://www.modestogov.com/pwd/water/conservation/default.asp" target="_blank">tips and rebates</a>,</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> and to</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"> report water waste, call (209) 342-2246</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>Announcements </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Residents are invited to a National Night Out Potluck & Bar-b-que at Segesta Park off of Finney & Pirrone on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 6 to 9 pm. Bring your favorite potluck dish and chairs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Update on the installation of Cold Plasma units at Diamond Pet Foods in Ripon: the units are in service but they are still waiting on approval from the Air Pollution District. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Salida MAC has its own website! Visit: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b><a href="http://salidamac.weebly.com/">http://salidamac.weebly.com/</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Next Salida MAC Meeting:</b><b></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.10000228881836px;"><b> 13/14 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)<br />by Kristin Doud</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>Sheriff Department </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Deputy Vince Hooper took notes regarding residents' concerns and will try to get the issues resolved. He talked to residents on Trailwood regarding crime in the area and shared that there has been an increase of copper wire thefts. If anything looks suspicious report it to the sheriff department immediately, call the Sheriff's Non-emergency number at (209) 552-2468. Deputy Hooper said to call 911 if we see tagging in progress.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>Salida Fire Department </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Board member Mark Brubaker stated Modesto Regional Fire Authority (MRFA) will dissolve July 1st and Salida will be getting their fire department back. They entered into a six month service agreement with Modesto Regional Fire Authority for service. He asked residents to get dry grass and weeds cleared to reduce fire hazards.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>California Highway Patrol </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">- Officer Chuck Leon reported a drop in activity from the previous month.<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNSHp6alVZOExrRHc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> 7 vehicle accidents and 2 DUI accidents</a></b>. He has been writing a lot of tickets lately for expired registration. He addressed residents' concerns regarding street racing and will try to work that area more. He is still working on the bike helmet letter to give to kids who aren't wearing helmets. Salida Union School District has the bike helmets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Salida Postmaster</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"> - </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Postmaster John Paul Cabral stated first class mail revenue has dropped 8% but package revenue has increased. During the food drive, the USPS collected 72.5 million pounds of food that was distributed to local food banks and shelters. The Salida post office collected over 500 pounds of food. There are open employment jobs available at the post office and he hopes to have the jobs filled soon. Postmaster Cabral reminded residents of the new hours of the Salida Post Office: Monday - Friday 10am - 4:30pm, closed on Saturday & Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Salida Library</b></span><span style="color: #333333;"> - </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that there is an all ages reading group this summer with chances to win prizes. They also have audio podcasts narrated by Emerson Drake available. There are many activities available including: Zumba, couponing, movie nights, etc. Python Ron will be at the library July 5th at 4pm and there will be an adult craft on July 19th.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Set up a new neighborhood watch group or hold a meeting for your current group between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2014, you'll be entered to win a 3 days and 2 nights trip to your choice of one of 20 locations which include Disneyland, Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, etc. courtesy of MainStreetChamber. (Airfare and travel expense to and from is not included. Room tax fees apply, see certificate for additional requirements.) Contest open to Salida residents establishing Salida neighborhood watch groups only. One person entry per group. Salida MAC council members not eligible to win. Contact Deputy Vern Blagg to establish a neighborhood watch group: (209) 652-0356 and to be entered in the contest, send an e-mail with the date of your neighborhood watch meeting to salidamac@gmail.com </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Presentation: Water Conservation<br />by Juan Tejeda<br />City of Modesto Water Conservationist</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor<br />Video of the May Salida MAC meeting provided by Salida MAC Vice-Chairman, Brad Johnson:</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Part 1 <a href="https://vimeo.com/96778991"><b>https://vimeo.com/96778991</b></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Part 2 <a href="https://vimeo.com/96779660"><b>https://vimeo.com/96779660</b></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Part 3 <b><a href="https://vimeo.com/97825961">https://vimeo.com/97825961</a></b> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Part 4 <b><a href="https://vimeo.com/97826742">https://vimeo.com/97826742</a></b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;"><b>WIN A TRIP! - Enter our Neighborhood Watch Contest!</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Set up a new neighborhood watch group or hold a meeting for your current group between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2014, you'll be entered to win a 3 days and 2 nights trip to your choice of one of 20 locations which include Disneyland, Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, etc. courtesy of MainStreetChamber. (Airfare and travel expense to and from is not included. Room tax fees apply, see certificate for additional requirements.) Contest open to Salida residents establishing Salida neighborhood watch groups only. One person entry per group. Salida MAC council members not eligible to win. Contact Deputy Vern Blagg to establish a neighborhood watch group: (209) 652-0356 and to be entered in the contest, send an e-mail with the date of your neighborhood watch meeting to salidamac@gmail.com </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">This contest is sponsored by Salida MAC's “Take Back Salida” program, which was launched in January 2014 to combat crime, graffiti, and blight in our community. If you spot graffiti in our community or would like to request your own graffiti removal kit, please contact: takebacksalida@gmail.com </span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Chief Dale Skiles provided a brief status update on the dissolution of the Modesto Regional Fire Authority (MRFA). The Salida Fire Protection Board will hold a workshop, likely in August, to invite residents to participate in the direction and future of the Salida Fire Department.<br />Chief Skiles also shared the process for reporting tall, dry grass to be cleaned up due to it being a fire hazard. Call such weed abatement hazards into: MRFA Fire Prevention (209) 571-5553.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">CHP Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Officer Chuck Leon shared stats that Salida has had 13 traffic collisions which is rather high for this time. Three were minor injuries and there were three hit and runs. Two DUI arrests and one auto theft arrest on Dakota near Murphy Rd. Officer Leon additionally mentioned that he is still patrolling Wallasey Way for speeding, and in other areas where they've received complaints as well, i.e. Fattoria, Whitestone, Pirrone, etc. Officer Leon is still following up with his captain for approval in aiding with the helmet distribution to area schools implemented by Craig Coker. </span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Postmaster Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Postmaster John Paul Cabral gave an update that 13,000 post offices (like Salida's) have reduced their hours as opposed to closing branches. The Senate passed 1486 but its currently stalled in the House of Representatives due to the election. Postmaster Cabral also shared that he's been notifying people that bills are going to pass soon for no more house delivery; everyone, including businesses will have community mailboxes. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">H</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">e reported that another mailbox had been broken into on Port Alice and Liverno.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> If residents have home security cameras, please aim one or more of your cameras at the mailbox, that's how the Postmaster has been able to successfully catch mailbox theives in the past. Salida Post Office has two part-time carrier (as needed basis) job openings @ $16.62 per hour. Apply at usps.com </span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager Diane Bartlett explained that the outside book drop has been broken and apologized for any inconvenience it may have caused. Books can be returned inside or at any of the other twelve libraries while the book drop is being repaired. The Summer reading program has started with something for all ages, the young ones can be read to or if they read for seven days they'll get a prize. Thanks to Friends of the Salida Library, they are eligible for weekly books in the library's weekly book drawing, along with two bicycles which will be given away at the end of the summer. Ages 9-12 can enter a drawing for prizes if they read every day for at least 1/2 hour. Teens are required to read one hour per day and fill a bingo card to enter the drawing for prizes provided by Boomers and other businesses. Tablets will be given away by the Friends of the Salida Library as one of the prizes for teens and the 9-12 age group as well. Book Club is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10 am, the couponing class is held on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 4 pm. Cupcake decorating will be held on June 14th. Regular events calendar: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Zumba - Mondays at 6 pm in the community room. Storytimes will resume June 11 and 12. Extreme science magic will be held June 17 at 4 pm and Make Your Own Flubber 4 pm on June 24. Family Dinner & Movie Night - "The Absent-Minded Professor" on June 17 at 6 pm. Lego Days - June 10 at 4 pm. Ms. Bartlett also announced that a new head librarian has been hired, Diane McDonald.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Special Presentation - Salida Crime Update by Sheriff Adam Christianson</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Sheriff Adam Christianson opened by thanking the community for becoming involved in graffiti clean-up for Love Salida, Take <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Back Salida and Neighborhood Watch. He recognized and presented the Sheriff's Award for Excellence in Service to: Debby Schneider, Don Schneider, Duane Spyksma, Nanette Spyksma, Jessica Gonzalez, Karen Gorne, Amanda Sorenson, Jared Swanson, and Carlen Jupe.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Sheriff Christianson shared how the department has had a lot of cuts due to the recession but that's turning around now and the department is hiring again. He reiterated that the sheriff's department will work to restore the staffing levels that they were forced to cut during the economic chaos. He added that it was cost-effective to close the substation on Broadway and he's planning to open the new substation at the Salida Library. The Sheriff's office will provide Salida MAC with crime stats upon request, and the #1 stat reported is "alarm calls", particularly "false alarm calls". For crime prevention, Sheriff Christianson recommended not leaving anything unsecured and participating in Neighborhood Watch. He stated that property and mail theft crimes are fueled by drug addiction. Take the extra step to observe and report. He asked people to take pictures with their cell phones and report suspicious activity. Report suspicious people, vehicles, license plates, taggers to the Sheriff's Non-emergency number (209) 552-2468 or if you witness a crime in progress, call 911. He also praised the CHP for their help in Salida and with traffic related issues and the 911 Emergency Call Center. Sheriff Christianson also </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">recommended subscribing to nixel.com for crime alerts and the department will soon be participant in crimemapping.com Sheriff Christianson introduced Captain Jim Gordon who is in charge of patrol operations. Capt. Gordon welcomed residents to contact him via Salida MAC.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Annexation Update </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">- The deadline to submit comments for the City of Modesto's General Plan Update and </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNV1dhdFZNMldjV3c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report)</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> is May 30, 2014. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Supervisor District 3 Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Supervisor Terry Withrow commended Sheriff Christianson and Chief Skiles for the fine job they're doing and dealing with budgeting constraints. Supervisor Withrow reported on the Water Advisory Committee which is working on a groundwater action plan. He invited the public to attend the meeting to be held on May 28, 2014 at 9 am at the Kirk Lindsey Center across from the Brendan Theater. (<b><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2014/05/28/3361721/stanislaus-water-committee-suggests.html" target="_blank">Modesto Bee article</a></b> on the water meeting)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Announcements - </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Correction to an announcement made at the March Salida MAC meeting – Diamond Pet Foods in Ripon is currently installing the cold plasma filtration system to alleviate the odors coming from the plant, but its not operational yet. Received an update today that they expect it to be operational within the next few weeks so for those who live across the river or downwind from the plant, let us know if you notice a difference.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida MAC Secretery Ana San Nicholas tendered her resignation at the meeting. If you would like to apply to be appointed to Salida MAC council, <b><a href="mailto:withrowt@stancounty.com" target="_blank">contact Supervisor Terry Withrow</a></b> for an application. Applicants must be a registered voter and live in Salida.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Presentation: Neighborhood Watch<br />by Deputy Vern Blagg</span></b></div>
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">"Take Back Salida" Program - </b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">The 'Take Back Salida' program launched by Salida MAC in January has been widely successful in combating graffiti. Thanks to Supervisor Terry Withrow and Stanislaus County Department of Public Works Director, Matt Machado for graffiti abatement supplies and support!</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Jerry DeBoer, Chairman of the Salida Fire District relayed a message from Chief Dale Skiles that if residents or their neighbors have any tall grass around their fences or houses to report it to Station 14 as its a fire hazard and we're in extremely dry conditions due to the drought. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Stanislaus County Sheriff Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"> - Deputy Jason Braley reported that there were a couple of new leads on the home invasion robbery. There's been a significant increase in suspicious persons calls in Salida. Deputy Braley attributed this to wider distribution of the Sheriff's </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Non-Emergency Dispatch number (209) 552-2468. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Sanitary Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"> - Salida Sanitary Board member Brad Johnson reported that the sanitary district purchased new computers and made a payment on the solar dryer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Postmaster Report</b> - Nanette Spyksma presented the report on behalf of Postmaster, John Paul Cabral. She reported that three mailboxes had been broken into and replaced and then two more were broken in the previous night - one on Sun Glen and one on Pirrone.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that the library Zumba is held on Monday nights at 6 pm in the Community Room, Tuesdays are "Family Days" at the Salida Library at either 4 or 6 pm. Join us on May 20 at 6 pm for Family Dinner and Movie Night, the featured film is Disney's "Frozen". </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Children can come in their pajamas. Bring a picnic dinner and a blanket to sit on. The library will provide a beverage and popcorn. Storytimes are Wednesdays for ages under 3 at 10 am and 11 am. Storytime for pre-schoolers ages 3-5 are held on Thursdays at 10 am.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Chamber of Commerce Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Gary Finch, Vice-President of the Salida Chamber of Commerce shared that the Salida Chamber sponsored a freeway clean-up and graffiti abatement for Love Salida with volunteers from Centerpoint Baptist Church. The chamber also provided over 70 hot dog lunches at Salida Park for Love Salida volunteers. The chamber's kick-off party will be held at the Post Restaurant on Friday, April 25 at 6 pm with lots of prizes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stanislaus County Department of Public Works</b> - Director Matt Machado reported that public works averages about 100 miles of road resurfacing a year. But considering we have 1,500 miles of roads which means that they only get around to resurfacing the roads about once every seven years. </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">There is an average of 2,000 accidents and 30 fatalities per year. 2.5 million miles driven on county roads every day. This year Public Works is projected to replace 120 miles of roadways.<br /><br />Director Machado shared maps of areas that are scheduled to be <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5u9TEn9ZsP4M3doQUtpTnZxTnc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">chip-sealed in Wood Colony</a></b> and <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNN0dMcGJlQWhSMWc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">slurry-sealed in Salida</a></b> this summer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Below is a recap of the concerns shared at Salida MAC, with responses / solutions to each by Matt Machado. The item (in red) is still being worked on.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>1. Concern - Failed trenches in ROW, Possible Solution discussed at the MAC - require CDF backfill and 3 year warranty</b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Our plan is to first verify some locations / complaints to determine if there are trench failures. If so, then we will pursue the contractor who did the work to make repairs. If unsuccessful then we will look at our standards to make them more stringent. Can members of the MAC or the public provide specific locations where they believe there are trench failures?</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>2. Commercial property owner, adjacent Vizcaya</b> - contact info shared with Vizcaya residents</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">3. Concern - at Ladd / Tully all way stop warrant, accident history –</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Our traffic division is updating their data and will be producing a warrant analysis. This documentation should be complete within the next couple of weeks.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">4. Concern - Tully, south of Ladd at the canal crossing / vertical curve sight distance.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Our traffic has furthered reviewed and deemed there is no down side to making this a no passing zone. A double yellow center line will be painted 1000’ before the canal crossing and 1000’ after the canal crossing.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">5. Apparently the worst roads in Salida are off Zinfandel, such as Westwood, Parks, Edgewood, Driftwood.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">A field review was completed in the area around Zinfandel Avenue, an AR Cape would be the best solution at this point in time. The pavement is pretty cracked up, but has limited base failures. It's just old. The rubber chip would do well in holding it together and the slurry would help make the riding surface acceptable for residential use. This project scope will be looked at the next time we plan to conduct a resurfacing project in Salida, tentatively planned for 2015.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">6. On Murphy near Green Knoll Rd apparently there is a patch that county crews have placed, yet apparently it is in bad shape.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">This location was repaired (twice at least) and staff spoke to the person regarding his complaint. That section of Murphy has been settling for several years. All of the low spots are in line with the sewer trunk, so it appears the sewer line may be causing the problem. We made need to discuss with the Sewer District regarding some leaking sewer pipe joints.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>7. On Kiernan west of the tracks there is a large pothole.</b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">This was patched with hydro-patch, due to the cold weather at the time it appears. It has settled some since then so has been touched it up. The work is complete.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>8. Old Paint from HHW for use of graffiti removal</b> - Keimi called and coordinated with John Martin.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>9. On the corner of Pirrone and Hammett the inside corner is rutted out, cars are tracking dirt and gravel. Will possibly fill with AC. Apparently the paved corner is a sharp curve / corner - </b></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">There is a drop off, even though it appears to be pretty wide so we will pave it out with the patch truck.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>10. Large pothole on Commons near Harding (MAC member drives to Turlock each day)</b> - </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Patched</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The traffic division and sign division have been swamped with work, roadway safety has taken priority over these signs. We hope to have them installed within the next couple of weeks. (Sign installation completed on May 15, 2014) Read Ken Carlson's article about the signs in the Modesto Bee, "<b><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2014/05/15/3342513/wood-colony-salida-welcome-signs.html" target="_blank">Wood Colony, Salida welcome signs added</a></b>"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>May 21, 2014 at 5:30 pm</b> - The City of Modesto is holding a presentation of their <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNV1dhdFZNMldjV3c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report)</a></b> for their city's general plan update. The reason that you are being notified of this is because they are still including Salida in their general plan. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>May 21, 2014 at 7 pm</b> - Salida residents are invited to the Salida Fire Protection District Board meeting for an update and information on the coming changes to Salida's fire service as a result of the dissolution of Modesto Regional Fire Authority (MRFA).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Summer 2014</b> - Streets in Salida on the east side of 99 will be resurfaced with slurry-seal this summer. Check this <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNN0dMcGJlQWhSMWc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a></b> to see if your street is included. Streets in Salida on the west side of 99 are currently being assessed for slurry and possible chip-seal in the Zinfandel-Westwood area for 2015. Since many Salida residents travel through Wood Colony to commute, be aware that several streets in Wood Colony have also been scheduled to receive chip-seal resurfacing this summer.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Presentation: Salida Crime Update<br />by Sheriff Adam Christianson</span></b></div>
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Chief Dale Skiles reminded everyone that fire season is quickly approaching and to keep an eye out for fire hazards.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><b>CHP</b> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Report </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">- CHP Officer Chuck Leon reported that there were three DUI collisions, one felony DUI arrest for marijuana, and one auto-theft arrest. He responded to a complaint about street-racing. Officer Leon spotted a pickup truck speeding along Ciccarelli Road and doing circles in the dirt while people took pictures. The driver was pulled over and was arrested for reckless driving.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Every time Officer Leon is in Salida, he makes it a point to make at least one pass and back on Wallasey Way. He dressed in plain clothes and sat with a radar gun on Wallasey. He did cite one person for going 37 in a 25 mph zone on Wallasey.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida business owner, Craig Coker, brought in a box of bike helmets to sponsor a helmet program at Salida Union School District. Officer Leon offered assistance with this program.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Postmaster Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Salida Postmaster, John Cabral reported that three more community mailboxes have been broken into: on Sisk between Wessex and Wallasey, Trowbridge. and one on Salida Blvd. Postmaster Cabral said several of the boxes have graffiti on them and he has supplies to remove the graffiti, just come and see him. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Postmaster Cabral gave an update on Senate Bill 1486, its still in the senate and should go through the House quickly. The chief vice-president of the postal service testified before congress that without postal legislation, the USPS is in dire straits. Postmaster Cabral met with Congressman Jeff Denham who expressed his support for the USPS. He gave a brief summary of the local mail routes being consolidated and downsized. He recommended visiting <a href="http://savethepostoffice.com/"><b>savethepostoffice.com</b></a> for additional info on changing hours, closures, etc. Postmaster Cabral shared his article featuring Salida in "<b><a href="http://www.californiapostmasters.org/legislation/caleaguenews2014finweb.pdf" target="_blank">Save Our Rural Post Offices</a></b>" on page 9 of the National League of Postmasters California Branch.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Chamber of Commerce Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Gary Finch, Vice-President of the Salida Chamber of Commerce shared that the chamber would be participating in LoveSalida on April 5 with a Highway 99 cleanup at Hammett. The Salida Chamber will be sponsoring the hot dog lunch after the project for the participants at Salida Park on Broadway. The chamber's kick-off party will be held at The Post Restaurant & Bar on Friday, April 25 at 6 pm. For more information and to reserve your free ticket, click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-salida-chamber-of-commerce-kick-off-party-tickets-11063981667?aff=es2&rank=1" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"><br /></span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that the library is collecting snuggle blankets for animals awaiting new homes. Crochet, knit, quilt, sew or tie blankets in the following sizes 14"x14" for cats and small animals, 24"x24" for cats and small to medium dogs, 36"x36" for medium to large dogs. These are guidelines, they don't need to be exact. Materials should be washable, such as cotton or acrylic. Leftover scraps of yarn or fabric are fine. Yarn ends should be double-knotted and woven in well to prevent unraveling. Make them thick for comfort and warmth, but do not use battling. For pattern suggestions: <b><a href="http://www.snugglesproject.org/">www.snugglesproject.org</a></b> Bring completed blankets in during library open hours. Deadline: April 30, 2014 Questions? Call Cindy @ the Waterford Library (209) 874-2191 Donations may be dropped off at the Salida Library.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Zumba has started on Monday evenings and is held either in the Community Room or the Storytime Room. April is Poetry Month and and the library will have a "Poet Tree". You can write your poem on there, either one you've written or one that you like and the library will hang all the poems on the tree. The Book Club for Adults meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros ~ Day of the Child, Day of the Book, Día for short, is a nationwide celebration of children, families and reading will be held </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Saturday, April 26 at Salida Library @ 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Features a Bilingual Story Time, world music, crafts, Friends of the Salida Library will be giving away free books and more! </span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Stanislaus County Planning Department Report</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Javier Camarena gave </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">a presentation on his department and projects they are working on. There are </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">grant funds available for low and moderate income families for home improvements. Current projects they </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">are working on are: Empire storm drains, Parklawn sewer infrastructure, and Airport sewer infrastructure. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Plans get updated every year and have to be approved by the county board of supervisors. Salida received a </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">storm drain grant about eight years ago. The neighborhood stabilization program is starting to wind down.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">For more information on <b><a href="http://www.stancounty.com/Planning/cdbg/archive/action-plan/2014-2015-AAP.pdf" target="_blank">Stanislaus County's Block Grant Annual Action Plan</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Annexation Update </b>- At the Modesto City Council meeting on March 11, 2014, Modesto City Councilman John Gunderson made a motion to put Salida back on the agenda for a vote, the motion was seconded but went nowhere, so Salida is still within Modesto's General Plan. Wood Colony was put on the agenda and voted upon at the March 25, 2014 council meeting. The council voted to remove the "ag" section of Wood Colony from Modesto's General Plan Update, but north of Beckwith and the area south of Woodland are still in the plan. The city council will be voting on a comprehensive general plan update on April 8, 2014.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Presentation: Public Works Update by<br />Stanislaus Public Works Director,<br />Matt Machado</span></b></div>
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department and/or sheriff dept if they are having a block party and would like either department to attend. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Chief Skiles announced that Salida Kountry Kitchen will be hosting a National Night Out block party in conjunction with the Salida Chamber of Commerce between 6-8 pm. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire Fighters Association will be hosting their annual chicken bar-b-que on August 24th. Tickets on sale at the fire department.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Renovations will continue for some time in and around the fire station and the contractors have been phenomenal to work with.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Chamber of Commerce Report</b> - Amanda Sorensen, Secretary of the Salida Chamber of Commerce shared that t</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">here existed a previous Salida Chamber of Commerce, which brought such improvements as the Salida Lighting District and Salida Park to the community of Salida. The new Salida chamber has plans to improve the quality of life for Salida's residents in addition to supporting and promoting business and commerce in Salida. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The Salida Chamber of Commerce will have a booth at the Salida Town and Country Festival on August 24 so stop by and see us. We will also be participating in National Night Out at Salida Kountry Kitchen on August 6. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Applications to join the chamber are on the back table and if you have questions, see Amanda after the meeting. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stanislaus County Planning Department Report</b> - Javier Camarena gave a brief overview of the Community Block Grant funds and Emergency Solutions grant funds. CBG funds are to benefit low to moderate income people to prevent and minimize blight and urgent community needs. He shared some highlights of the programs over the past year like the allocation of approximately $2.1 million. Some of the funds were allocated to Parklawn and Airport sewer infrastructure projects. Funding was also provided to fifteen non-profit programs which provided services to low and very low-income families. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Over the last year, about 1,300 individuals were assisted in the county with emergency shelter grants. </span><br />
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Petrulakis. Craig Lewis noted that there were more attendees for this meeting than at the Planning Commission meeting. He went on to say that there's a lack of shovel-ready land in Modesto for jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">George Petrulakis stated that the plan is in draft form and they visit groups like Salida MAC looking for input and ideas. Most groups presented to so far have been in Modesto and are co-sponsoring the plan. Mr. Petrulakis mentioned the book, "The Coming Jobs War" by Jim Clifton and cited several of the key factors for job creation, and it needs to occur at the city level. The Modesto Chamber's presentation only deals with two of the key factors: a modern freeway transportation network and shovel ready land. They looked at the Modesto area-proper to the city limits and what the current condition is. The shaded blue areas are in the Modesto City limits and the Beard Industrial tract is outside the city limits. The conclusion they drew is that Modesto does not have a lot of large sites for job creators, and no sites along Freeway 99, and without Beard, they would be in real trouble. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Modesto's job centers are in three areas: the Beard tract, downtown, the area straddling 99 north of downtown. He reviewed the various freeway transportation routes that lead into Modesto. Highway 132 does help the Modesto route as well as go into other communities. Mr. Petrulakis then reviewed the other local cities and their available land that bordered freeways. One of the problems that Modesto has is a lot of land for business parks but almost none of it is shovel-ready. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Mr. Petrulakis noted that Salida was the first outside (of Modesto) group they had visited so requested that attendees share any transportation priorities they might have. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Craig Lewis gave an overview of the taxes that fund transportation projects. About eight-five cents of the price we pay at the gas pump goes to a transportation tax. However, Stanislaus County is not a "self-help county" which means that only 20-25% of the eight-five cents comes back to our county for improvements. The rest goes to other counties in the state. Eighty percent of the population in California have a 1/2 percent self-help tax. For every penny that is put into the tax, two pennies come back to the county in self-help counties. We are helping to fund those improvements in other counties like the Arch Road improvements in San Joaquin County. Part of the Modesto Chamber's plan is for Stanislaus County to become a self-help county. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">George Petrulakis then resumed the presentation and provided descriptions for the color-coded areas on the map. Three broad areas have been defined as "study areas" as the best land for job creation: one to the west (Beckwith Triangle/Wood Colony), one north of Kiernan, and one east of Modesto for housing. Modesto already has a lot of land within its sphere of influence for housing in the east so it may never need the land that's within the study area. Mr. Petrulakis then explained that the words "Salida Self-Determination" is the Salida Community Plan area and Salida is in charge of that. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">west (Beckwith Triangle/Wood Colony) area was compared to business parks in other cities with an overlay adjusted for population. Mr. Petrulakis then addressed the adoption of 'Ag Investment Zones' that will not be converted to urban uses. Some of these areas include land between Waterford and Modesto and Dry Creek and the river. He also mentioned that Salida residents have attended Modesto General Plan update meetings and requested Salida to be removed from the General Plan. Another concern regarding the Modesto Chamber's plan is that it "boxes Salida in" or "landlocks" Salida which the Modesto Chamber will take back to their commission and address. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 7 pm @ Salida Library Community Room</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Presentation: The Salida Town & Country Festival<br />and Salida Civic by Salida Civic President,<br />Debra Allen</span></b></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-71291349212029027072013-07-14T20:27:00.002-07:002013-07-14T20:27:47.422-07:00Salida MAC Newsletter - July 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.44444465637207px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">The June Salida MAC meeting video is viewable online by clicking these links:</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px;"><span style="line-height: 22.21875px;"><b><a href="https://vimeo.com/69520817" target="_blank">Part 1</a> </b>and <b><a href="http://vimeo.com/69520816" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> –</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> thanks to Salida MAC Councilmember, Brad Johnson and local Salida Public Radio Station 104.9 FM. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">LIKE</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> “</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salida-MAC-Salida-Municipal-Advisory-Council/174718949283086" style="background-color: white; color: #771100; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Salida MAC</b></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">” on Facebook and follow on Twitter </span><span style="background-color: white; color: navy; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span lang="zxx"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/SalidaMAC" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;">https://twitter.com/SalidaMA</a>C</b></span></u></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett thanked everyone for participating in the "Day of Play". She also reminded everyone that there are reading programs going on all summer, along with movie nights, book clubs, and a magician is coming. </span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Capt. Gregg Bragg from "C" shift at Salida's Station 12 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.21875px;">reported there were 137 calls for service in the month of April. The reports are always a month behind because they are compiled statistically for the whole month. Station 12 ran 93 calls, 14 of those were fires; 57 calls were EMS. There was a vegetation fire near the river which Salida aided the Woodland station in combating the fire. Ripon also had a fire on their oleanders at the Main Street 99 exit in which Station 12 aided in extinguishing the fire. Capt. Bragg reiterated that with the 4th of July coming up that a lot of illegal fireworks are brought in. Additional crews will be on hand on July 4th. A resident asked Capt. Bragg about the Modesto Regional Fire Authority's budget issues in the newspaper and he was happy to report that they have a balanced budget without any staffing reductions in Salida. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><b>CHP</b> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Report </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">- CHP Officer Chuck DeLeon gave an update on last month's home burglary and subsequent chase. The driver of the car crashed at Kiernan and Sisk and fled on foot. The driver, David Escamilla, was captured a few days ago after another chase in a stolen car in a two vehicle head on collision at Ciccarelli and Toomes. Other CHP stats for the month of June were 4 non-injury collisions, 3 injury, 3 hit and run, 1 DUI arrest, 1 warrant, 2 fleeing from police, and 2 hit and run.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Special Presentation - Salida Incorporation</b> - Katherine Borges, compiled a Salida Incorporation presentation as a member of the Salida Annexation Ad Hoc Committee. She opened with some stats about Salida - when the area was first permanently settled, John Murphy's ferry in the 1860's, the railroad depot established in 1870 which it was the railroad that gave the community the name "Salida". She continued with the history of past incorporation attempts in Salida as well as a past annexation attempt by Modesto in 1996.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Ms. Borges outlined reasons why Salida should incorporate and gave an overview of funding sources. You can watch her presentation <b><a href="http://vimeo.com/69520816" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday,
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Presentation:
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Modesto Chamber of Commerce </b><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">which includes their development plans
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">and sign up to receive our newsletter via <b><a href="mailto:salidamac@gmail.com" style="color: #771100;" target="_blank">e-mail</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.21875px;">Vince Bowman, 'A' Shift Captain at Station 12 reported that</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.21875px;"> there were 137 responses, of those, 10 were fire calls. 67% of the calls were for EMS, and the rest were for car accidents, alarms, etc. There's been a small increase in calls about grass fires. Captain Bowman also reported on the Compression-only CPR training that took place last Wednesday at Station 12. There were a total of 3 fire stations in the Modesto Regional Fire Authority that were participating and trained 148 citizens and of those, 65 were trained at Station 12 in Salida. Captain Bowman was very happy about the good turnout for the event which was sponsored by AMR.<br /> Capt. Bowman and Capt. Bragg will be out servicing fire hydrants around Salida, testing pressure and flow. He asked that we wave or stop by and say "Hi! to them.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">contact phone numbers: Non-Emergency Dispatch (209) 552-2468, Sheriff's Department (209) 525-7114, County Animal Control (209) 558-7387 (Note: Listen to recording and select choice for "Unincorporated Area") California Highway Patrol (209) 356-2900, Cellular Phone Emergency (209) 558-HELP</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Postmaster Report </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">- Salida Postmaster John Cabral reported that the Stockton plant has been shut down and the 60 clerks from that plant will be rotated to work at local post offices throughout the region. Mr. Cabral also shared that the bolted down mailboxes at the Kearney Post Office in Modesto were stolen. Eight more community mailboxes in Salida have been broken into: Solero, Beard Point, Trailwood, Cypress Creek Way, Edgefield, Gardenview, and Sun Glen. Postmaster Cabral asked that residents never leave mail in their mailboxes over night and if you have a security camera on your house to please point it at the mailbox. That is how the last mailbox thieves were caught.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Union School District Report</b> - Salida Union Schools Superintendent, Twila Tosh, shared that Sisk and Salida Elementaries are getting new HVAC and solar panels. She also reported that land that is owned by the school district on Pirrone will be planted with 40 acres of almond trees donated to the school district and the sale of the almonds will be go to Salida Union School District. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">August 7 is the first day of school for </span>Salida<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Union School District.</span><br />
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Parks and Recreation brought</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"> a <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0IZw6gSptmNRGhGV2hZY2FydGs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">handout listing the three types of trees</a></b> which they intend to replace the 98 trees with to be removed on Pirrone, Finney and Sisk roads. The Parks Dept plans to send the project out to bid this summer and begin work in September.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared upcoming events at the library and the "Stanislaus Reads" program. Free signs for "Stanislaus Reads" may be picked up at the library and forms for the adult reading program can be downloaded <b><a href="http://stanislauslibrary.org/pdf/2013_Adult_SRP%20form[1].pdf" target="_blank">here</a></b>. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Supervisor District 3 Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Supervisor Terry Withrow addressed questions regarding whether the City of Modesto still plans to annex Salida and said that Katherine Borges is working on an incorporation report.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that April 24 is the last day of "Read to a Dog" for "...children to read to dogs who are good listeners." Saturday, April 27 is "Love Salida" day and there will be opportunities to volunteer and help out at the library. Storytime for pre-schoolers starts again on Thursday, May 2nd for ages 3-5. "Wiggle-worms" reading time up to age 3 begins on Wednesday, May 1 with two sessions, one at 10 am and then repeated at 11 am. More theater is coming, SF Shakes will present "Julius Caesar" later in the year and our local community is starting a "Reader's Theater" - no acting experience is required. Call 543-7353 for more info.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - Vince Bowman, 'A' Shift Captain at Station 12 reported that fire calls have stayed about the same as the previous month. As the weather warms up, there will be more grassland and wildland fires. Water rescue training will begin very soon. A new group of recruit firefighters will be starting in the first few weeks of May. Training will be held at Station 14 on Ciccarelli Road. Also, the administration building at Station 12 will be demolished. On Wednesday, May 22, Modesto Regional Fire Authority is holding a FREE "Compression-only" CPR training. One of the locations where the training will be held is at Salida's Station 12. Call 552-3600 to sign up or for more info.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Stanislaus County Sheriff Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"> - Salida Community Deputy Lloyd MacKinnon shared some burglary stats - two days that are the most prevalent for burglaries in Salida are Sundays and Tuesdays. Since December 12, there have been 33 reported residential burglaries in Salida. Time frame is 8 am - noon. Door kicks and window smashes are the most common forms of entry. Deputy MacKinnon is still out patrolling and there are two sheriff cars in the area. He started a "Block-watch" program on Oxbow Ct. and about 20 people showed up. Deputy MacKinnon introduced the "Next Door" website and explained how it works as a form of communication. He asked that residents not set up separate ones until he knows more about it. By the next Salida MAC meeting, he can share more about it and additionally, a new program with an emergency text message system.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Ms. Aggers stated that they have revised their proposal because Salida residents want to keep the trees. There's an update in the proposal regarding a root control system, to not remove trees that are not causing a problem at the moment and could perhaps be spared. When they sent out the initial notices, they only sent out 475 to the property owners in the immediate vicinity and based on feedback from last month's Salida MAC meeting, they sent out notices to all 2,700 residents in the CSA 10 district. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stanislaus County of Public Works</b> - PowerPoint handouts from the last meeting are on the back table. There are 139 trees in the project areas proposed to be organized into two phases. They are grouped in the two phases based on practicality and cost reasons. 97 trees are proposed to be removed as ones that are already causing damage to the sidewalk or ones that will cause damage in the near future. 47 trees are in phase 1 and 50 trees are in phase 2. Public works would like to begin phase 1 this summer and phase 2 will be in 5 years because they need to build funds. Only 9 of the 47 trees could be spared in phase 1. From an engineer's perspective, they feel it would be more cost-effective to remove all of the trees now. The two pictures in the handout do not represent the trees they wish to put in but they do represent the size. They feel the best option is to go with 15 gal trees which cost $475 per tree (estimates are from Grover Nursery but will go out to competitive bid). The cost breakdown is $165 per tree and additional expenses go to root barriers and deep-well watering systems. An additional $102 goes to contingencies and inspections. </span><br />
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trees. During the Q&A, a resident complained that there was a big drop in the sidewalk at Royal Windsor and Bacon and asked for it to be repaired. (Salida MAC councilmember Katherine Borges took the photos and Salida Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Jim Bonetti submitted them to Stanislaus County Public Works which grounded down, patched the sidewalk, and removed the tree.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Love Salida Report</b> - Councilmember Katherine Borges had this item added to the agenda per the recommendation of Stanislaus County Public Works Director Matt Machado for a proposal to paint murals on the canal walls along Finney Road. Lorenzo Oreglia is heading up the organization of artwork and he commented on it along with plans for teens to help paint the murals. Councilmember Borges also mentioned that Salida Rotary would begin work on the center landscaping strip along Broadway at 8 am and would be accepting donations of mobility equipment. And the new Salida Chamber of Commerce will have a booth at Salida Park and will be accepting new membership sign-ups that day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"><b>Community Announcements </b>- Paul Sessa made an announcement that as part of "Love Salida" on April 27, Salida Rotary will be collecting used wheelchairs and other mobility enhancing equipment (i.e. crutches, walkers, canes, toilet inserts, etc.) Collection dates; April 22-27 from 8 am - 5 pm at the following collection sites: Salida's Kountry Kitchen, Salida Veterinary, Mildred Perkins School Room 29 or drop off at 9 am at Salida Park on "LoveSalida" day.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;">Lana Moore announced that Salida Civic will be a part of "Salida Days" at the Modesto Nuts on Friday, April 12 at 7 pm. Tickets are $7 each and can be purchased from Salida Civic members.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Vicky McAteer shared that the Salida Chamber of Commerce will have a sign-up table at the "LoveSalida" event at Salida Park on Saturday, April 27 and everyone is welcome to sign up and join the Chamber.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Salida Fire District Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> - James Gunn, Operations Chief from Modesto Regional Fire gave an update that in the month of March, there had been 71 calls and 56 of those calls were in Salida and the area around Salida. There was a large house fire on Ladd Rd. & American Ave. area and another large fire at an abandoned ag building just north of Kiernan. It was also shared that Station 12 (Broadway & Salida Blvd) will stay open during construction on the Kiernan Freeway 99 interchange.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">The probation DRC (Day Reporting Center) on Broadway is still there but should be moving to downtown Modesto by the end of the month.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><b>CHP</b> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Report </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">- CHP Officer Chuck DeLeon reported that Salida had 4 injury collisions and 1 non-injury collision. No arrests in the area. A few traffic complaints around the school, especially with teen drivers around the high school. A resident reported that people were riding motorcycles on the railroad tracks so Chairman Reeves suggested calling the Union Pacific Police at 1-888-877-7267.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Officer DeLeon also shared that April is "Distracted Driving Month" so there will be extra patrols on the streets looking for people on their cell phones or texting.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;">Salida Sanitary Report</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20px;"> - Salida Sanitary Board member Brad Johnson asked that more residents attend the meetings. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Boardmember Johnson is encouraging solar requirements for new development.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>StanCOG (Stanislaus Council of Governments) </b>- Carlos Yamzon gave a brief overview that StanCOG administers funds for regional and federal transportation projects. StanCOG is updating its Transportation Plan so is asking for community feedback via surveys. StanCOG plans to return to administer the survey at the Salida MAC meeting. In October or November, StanCOG will ask its policy board to adopt the Regional Transportation Plan to establish transportation priorities for Stanislaus County. Mr. Yamzon left handouts about StanCOG and <a href="http://www.stancog.org/pdf/rtp/2011/final-rtp-appendices-2011.pdf" target="_blank"><b>StanCOG's Regional Transportation Plan</b></a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><a href="http://www.valleyvisionstanislaus.com/" target="_blank">Valley Vision Stanislaus</a></b> is where StanCOG is combining land use planning with transportation planning to address the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Salida residents can take the Valley Vision Stanislaus <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VVSSurveyFEB" target="_blank"><b>survey online</b></a> as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stanislaus County Department of Public Works</b> - Public Works Director Matt Machado and Gary Heyward addressed the sidewalk issues on Pirrone, Finney, and Sisk Roads which are a joint effort between the County's Public Works Department and the County Parks Department. Mr. Machado introduced the Director of Parks, Jami Aggers with staff members, Russ West and Amanda Fife. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Mr. Machado then presented a Powerpoint on the sidewalk issue. The sidewalk issue affects County Service Area 10 (CSA 10) which CSA 10 was established in October 1990 and consists of 2,800 parcels, most of which are residential parcels and the remainder are commercial and industrial parcels. CSA 10 is managed by the Public Works Department. The infrastructure of CSA 10 is comprised of parkscape maintenance, streetscape maintenance and storm drain maintenance which include four parks (Segesta, Murphy, Wincanton and Countrystone), a number of landscaped streetscapes (Bacon Rd, Covert Rd, Finney Rd, Kiernan Ave, Murphy Rd, Overland Pl, Pirrone Rd, Sisk Rd, Toomes Rd, Whitestone Wy, and Wincanton Wy) that include sidewalks and the storm drain system that serves the area. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">CSA 10's annual assessment is $417,875 and there are two primary assessments: the Parks Annual Budget os approx. $250,000 and the Public Works Budget of approx. $150,000. The reserves accrual of $20,000 is used for capital improvements, capital maintenance and capital pumps. Total current reserves is $300,000. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Mr. Machado then presented photos of where the sidewalks have been lifted by tree roots along Pirrone, Finney and Sisk Roads. The proposal is to remove the trees, grind out the stumps, grind out the roots under the sidewalk, remove the sidewalk and replace the sidewalk. There are 96 trees that need to be removed just to make repairs to the sidewalk. The scope of the project only includes removing the trees to make repairs to the sidewalk; it does not include replacing the trees. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The proposal is to do the project in phases. Phase 1 (Areas 2,3,4,5) $165, using 55% of total reserves. Construction to be completed Summer of 2013. Phase 2 (Area 1,6) - $135,000. Construction would begin in ~5 years. Total project cost: $300,000 with reserves at the end of construction: ~$100,000. Under "Additional Consideration", Mr. Machado mentioned that an unanticipated capital or other major maintenance need like a pump failure may force a ballot procedure to increase the CSA 10 assessment. Mr. Machado mentioned that CSA 10 is unique because its a set amount. Most of the CSAs in the County (about 30) are based upon a formula that fluctuates based on the cost of power, cost of maintenance, and the cost of capital needs. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Mr. Machado proposed a "soft closure" of the sidewalks, almost immediately, which means that there's a sign on the barricade. People can still walk on the sidewalks but the signs mean "walker beware". </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">During the Q&A, Salida residents requested that the trees be replaced. A resident asked how many trees will remain and the answer was 70 - from Modesto Christian School to Pirrone, some on Pirrone and Finney Rd. Another resident proposed adjusting the phases to wait to remove the trees that were not yet a problem to which Mr. Machado was very receptive to this suggestion. Councilman Johnson suggested sidewalk shaving and Mr. Machado responded that the sidewalks have already been shaved and ground down as far as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stanislaus County Planning and Community Development</b> - Miguel Diaz, Planner for Stanislaus County Planning and Community Development stated that his department is developing their annual action plan for community development grant and emergency solutions grant. These are two HUD funded grants that the County partners with six cities: Patterson, Oakdale, Waterford, Hughson, Newman, and Ceres. None of this year's infrastructure projects are in Salida. 10% of grants are used for public services and those services are available to Salida residents. The Fair Housing Program is an advocate program for tenants and other types of housing issues. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program has purchased 27 homes and 24 have been rehabilitated and sold to first time home buyers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Councilmember San Nicholas asked how much money was available for down payment assistance for next year? Mr. Diaz replied that the program was funded by Cal Home and there's about $700,000 available. Councilmember Borges asked if the solar program was still available and Mr. Diaz replied that it had been suspended and they were waiting for some rebates. The original grant has been fully expended. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b> - Library Branch Manager, Diane Bartlett shared that the library will be celebrating </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros, a nationwide celebration of children with bilingual storytelling, crafts, and other activities on April 13 at 1 pm. The library will again be participating in Love Salida with the organization of books at the libary.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Supervisor District 3 Report</b> - Supervisor Withrow shared that there was a groundbreaking ceremony at Morrow Road and Kiernan for widening Kiernan to four lanes all the way to McHenry. </span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b>NEXT MEETING: </b>Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7 pm at the Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Community Room, 4835 Sisk Road, Salida. Featured presenter is the Stanislaus County Parks Division.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-89708168081528127412013-03-22T20:16:00.001-07:002013-03-22T21:02:53.607-07:00Salida MAC Newsletter - March 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.44444465637207px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">The February Salida MAC meeting video is viewable online by clicking this</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><b><span style="color: #771100;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/60657680" target="_blank">LINK</a></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> –</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> thanks to Salida MAC Councilmember, Brad Johnson and local Salida Public Radio Station 104.9 FM. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">LIKE</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> “</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salida-MAC-Salida-Municipal-Advisory-Council/174718949283086" style="background-color: white; color: #771100; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Salida MAC</b></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">” on Facebook and follow on Twitter </span><span style="background-color: white; color: navy; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><span lang="zxx"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/SalidaMAC" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;">https://twitter.com/SalidaMA</a>C</b></span></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Annexation Report</b> - Salida Municipal Advisory Council Chairman, Thomas Reeves, moved the annexation agenda item up to be discussed and voted upon first. Chairman Reeves read a statement and then asked the other MAC council members for their comments. He then opened the topic for public comment and discussion. The MAC council voted 4-0 against annexation with the public's support. The Salida MAC council and members of the community requested that Stanislaus County District 3 Supervisor, Terry Withrow, support the position. Salida MAC's vote and Supervisor Withrow's decision to support the Salida MAC vote were covered by several local media outlets:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"<b><a href="http://www.kcra.com/news/Salida-leaders-vote-against-annexation-plans/-/11797728/19115432/-/caca1hz/-/index.html" target="_blank">Salida leaders vote against annexation plans</a></b>" - KCRA 3 - Feb 27, 2013</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"<b><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2013/02/27/2598048/salida-mac-rejects-annexation.html" target="_blank">Salida advisory council rejects Modesto annexation plan</a></b>" - The Modesto Bee - Feb 27, 2013</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"<b><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2013/03/01/2600780/stanislaus-supervisor-opposes.html" target="_blank">Modesto's Salida annexation proposal gains a foe in Supervisor Withrow</a></b>" - The Modesto Bee - Mar 1, 2013</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"><b>Salida Postmaster Report</b> - Salida Postmaster, John Paul Cabral, reported that there had been 90 mailboxes broken into in the area, 14 of which are in Salida. Postmaster Cabral asked that Salida residents please pull their mail from the mailboxes because there are gangs coming in from Modesto targeting Salida's mailboxes. The Stanislaus County Sheriff has made two arrests so far. Thanks to an alert postal clerk at the Salida Post Office, a man was arrested who had been robbing post offices.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"><b>Salida Fire Department Report</b> - Capt. Greg Bragg reported January's numbers for Station 12 which ran 164 calls serving two fire management areas: from Dale Road to Ladd comes back in on Kiernan and down the Sisk Road corridor and then everything out to the river. 60% of the 164 calls were for EMS. They also provide services in other station areas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The old Salida Fire Administration building has been sold for demolition due to the widening of the Kiernan interchange and is being utilized for training. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Stansilaus County Sheriff Report</b> - Stansilaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson reported that the Sheriff's Department is not facing any more cuts and is hiring for the first time in more than three and a half years. There are sixteen recruits in the academy and the Sheriff is building jail bed infrastructure and a Coroner's facility. Sheriff Christianson introduced Deputy Lloyd McKinnon from the Crime Reduction Team who said, "The Team would be in Salida a lot this week, but you're not going to see us." Deputy McKinnon also reported that robberies are down 33%, aggravated assaults are up 67%, burgulary is up 8%, larceny is up 12%, auto theft is a big zero, homicide zero and rape is zero.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Sanitary Report</b> - Salida Sanitary Board member Brad Johnson shared a photo of one of the two robots at the Sanitary District.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>City of Modesto Water Division Report</b> - Dennis Turner, Director of Public Works for the City of Modesto stated that the water well that had been shut down for contamination was well #281 which is right across the street from the Salida Library. On December 5, 2012, a routine yearly sample was taken on well #281 and the sample showed higher than acceptable nitrate levels. The results were conveyed to city staff on December 6 and the procedure should have been to resample the well immediately, and that was not done. Staff discovered the error when they did a monthly report on January 8, 2013 and promptly shut the well down which is procedure. From December 5 to January 8th, well #281 ran for one hour a day contributing water into the Salida system. The department collects 585 samples in the Salida system every year. Well #281 contributed about 11% during that time period. Well #281 is the smallest well of the eight wells that serve the community of Salida and its water mixes with other sources to meet all of the demands for the Salida community. The City of Modesto is working with the State Department of Health to ensure this never happens again. New procedures have been put in place. Well #281 will remain offline until a treatment is decided upon to remove the nitrates. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Following are answers to some of the questions asked during the Q&A. Answers were provided by Dennis Turner. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The allowable limit for nitrates is 45 ppm (parts per million) and the well tested at 68 ppm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Modesto plans to install water lines on the new Highway 99 overcrossings and large water storage tanks in North Modesto which will also serve Salida's water system. The water tanks will not be installed until hydraulic models demonstrate the need.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The City of Modesto is required at all times to maintain a certain water pressure to maintain fire services. The system that monitors the pressure is not manned 24 hours a day so residents should call the City of Modesto Water Department if they detect a dramatic drop in water pressure, or detect any odd colors or smell in the water.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Public Works Department Report</b> - Gary Hayward submitted an announcement about the work on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Broadway will be closed for this work on March 4. The Kiernan RR crossing is tentatively scheduled for closure Mar 18-21. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The rough section of road on north Pirrone is scheduled for resurfacing and work should be completed in late April/early May.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Public Works is co-oping with the Parks Department on budgeting for a fix on the mile section of sidewalks on Pirrone west of Sisk. When the plan is determined, Salida MAC will view it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The sound wall that was run into by a vehicle on Whitestone Way has been repaired.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b> - Branch Manager Diane Bartlett reported that on Saturday, March 1, 2013 there will be a celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday and "Read Across America" with story and craft in the Storytime Room. On March 23, 'Paver Painting' will be at the Salida Library where you can paint stone paver ladybugs, turtles, and bunnies. This program will be held from 1-3 pm and is open to all ages. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale held March 7 from 10 am - 5 pm and March 9 from 10 am - 3 pm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">March 22 & 23 - the Stanislaus County will hold a <b><a href="http://www.stancounty.com/ER/pdf/household-hazardous-waste.pdf" target="_blank">mobile hazardous waste collection</a></b> in the library's parking lot from 9-1 pm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"<b><a href="http://lovesalida.com/" target="_blank">Love Salida</a></b>"will be held April 27. Geary Oreglia at Salida's Kountry Kitchen is looking for opportunities within the community. One of the project's will be held at the library from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">The January Salida MAC meeting video is viewable online by clicking this </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://vimeo.com/59828994" target="_blank">LINK</a></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> –</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> thanks to Salida MAC Councilmember, Brad Johnson and local Salida Public Radio Station 104.9 FM. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">LIKE</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Supervisor
District 3 Report</b> –
Supervisor Terry Withrow presented a draft copy of the Goodwin
Consulting Study to the members of the Salida Annexation Ad Hoc
Committee, Thomas Reeves, Dale Skiles and Katherine Borges.
Supervisor Withrow reported that the probation reporting station on
Broadway (“DRC” building) was voted upon at the Board of
Supervisors meeting and approved to be closed by March 31, 2013.</span><br />
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Fire Department</b> – Dale
Skiles reported that MID would be doing some work in preparation of
the CalTrans work on the Kiernan interchange and Station 12 (Broadway
& Salida Blvd) would be without power so the fire department will
be moving over to Station 14 (Ciccarelli Rd) for a short period of
time. Otherwise, fire service levels have been normal.</span><br />
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Sanitary District</b> –
Salida Sanitary boardmember Brad Johnson read the newly posted “Fact
Check” statement addressing statements made about Salida Sanitary
District in regards to the potential annexation of Salida by Modesto.
Read the statement at: <b><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20131207130740/http://salidasanitary.net/factcheck.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20131207130740/http://salidasanitary.net/factcheck.htm</a></b></span><br />
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Johnson also shared that Salida Sanitary is looking at different
options where “development pays for growth” aka “sustainable
development” like a exploring solar farm options.</span><br />
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items not listed on the agenda</b>
– Councilman Johnson reported that Stanislaus County has announced
a General Plan amendment regarding the agricultural element update.
LAFCO is seeking input on growth and planning and Johnson plans to
prepare a report for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>IN PREPARATION FOR
THE FEBRUARY 26 MEETING, READ AND MAKE NOTE OF YOUR QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE GOODWIN CONSULTING STUDY.<br />DOWNLOAD THE STUDY HERE:
</b><a href="http://simurl.com/wuwlet"><b>http://simurl.com/wuwlet</b></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-12316132204695407022013-01-03T11:42:00.000-08:002013-01-03T11:45:13.380-08:00Salida MAC Newsletter - January 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;">PLEASE NOTE: The December Salida MAC meeting was cancelled.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px;">The November Salida MAC meeting is now viewable online by clicking this</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://vimeo.com/user10205180" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">link</span></a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> –</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.4;"> thanks to Salida MAC Councilmember, Brad Johnson and local Salida Public Radio Station 104.9 FM or read the summarized meeting content below. ~ Katherine Borges, Editor</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Fire Report</b> - Capt Greg Bragg assigned to Modesto Regional Fire Station 12 (Broadway & Salida Blvd.) is seeing a spike in alarm calls but not in fire activity. Wanted to remind everyone to practice good fire safety with space heaters; don't place objects near heaters, and do not leave burning candles unattended.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Sheriff's Report</b> – Deputy Jeff Crowley reported that there tends to be more burglaries this time of year. Don't leave items in your car. When you go Christmas shopping, make sure you lock items in your trunk. Don't leave laptops, cell phones, wallets, purses, lying around in cars because it results in a lot of “smash and grabs”. Deputy Crowley also shared that there are people going around Salida impersonating Kirby vacuum salesmen or carpet cleaners. The impersonators are gaining entry to scope out homes and then breaking in to burglarize. They are dressed professionally in a business suit and tie and may be driving a white van with no windows in the back. Legitimate salespeople will have business cards, sales ID, and county permit. The imposters get rude and upset when you ask for ID. Do NOT let them into your house and call the sheriff's department. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>CHP Report</b> – October stats for Salida area: 9 collisions of which 2 were injury, 1 hit & run and 1 non-injury DUI collision. 4 DUI arrests. Major incident in Salida was a street racing incident which didn't start in Salida, but ended on Hammett and Bacon where the driver was apprehended. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Salida Sanitary Report</b> – Salida Sanitary Board Member Brad Johnson reported that Salida Sanitary is still investigating various solar power options and had a presentation about it at their last meeting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b> – Branch Manager Diane Barlett presented her official quarterly report. Saturday, December 1 between 1-4 pm is Craft Day at the library in the Storytime Room where you can create your own snowman. On December 8 at 3:00 pm, all are invited to a performance of Shakespeare's “A Midsummer's Night's Dream” in Salida Library's Community Room hosted by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival sponsored by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation. Salida Library's Book Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 10 am. December 15th is the monthly “Game Day” in the Storytime Room with a Wii, and board games. “Family Movie Night” is on December 18th in the Storytime Room. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Special Report – Stanislaus Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) Director, Marjorie Blom</b> - Ms. Blom opened with an overview of LAFCO: There are 58 LAFCOs throughout California. LAFCO creates new cities and special districts, regulates changes in boundaries, city boundaries, special district boundaries, allows for service extensions; e.g.: Gregori High School has an out-of-boundary service extension from Salida Sanitary District to provide sewer services to the school. LAFCO performs special studies such as municipal service reviews, and sphere updates for all the nine cities and the over 70 special districts in our county. LAFCO is not part of the county; it does not govern what the county does unless it has to do with a special district.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Some of the goals of LAFCO are to discourage urban sprawl, to encourage efficient provision of public services, to promote orderly growth, and to preserve ag and open space. LAFCOs were created by and follow state law; created as a result of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">There's a LAFCO in every county made up of a five member board consisting of two county supervisors, two city council members, and then the city council and supervisors choose a public member. Each board member also has an alternate member. The alternates do not vote unless the regular member is not there. 29 LAFCOs within the state also have special district members seated on the LAFCO boards. Stanislaus LAFCO does not have special district members.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">LAFCOs are independent. When a LAFCO commission makes a decision, it cannot be appealed to other administrative bodies. The only way to argue against what LAFCO has passed would be a lawsuit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Ms. Blom then shared a <b>handout</b> and brochure about LAFCO. Applications for boundary changes are made to LAFCO by a city, special district, or residents within a particular area. Applications take approximately 6 to 8 weeks to process and referrals are sent out to affected/interested agencies, special districts and to the Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) in an affected area. A public hearing is held at LAFCO. She then shared an example of how the unincorporated community of Denair was concerned about future development contained in the City of Turlock's General Plan so Ms. Blom gave a LAFCO presentation to the Denair MAC. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Ms. Blom recommended visiting the <a href="http://www.stancog.org/" target="_blank"><b>Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG)</b></a> website to view how the Sustainable Community Strategy will affect our area. </span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br />Ms. Blom then went over the handout diagram. She went over the section “If LAFCO Approves”. For example, say that LAFCO receives an application to annex an area, (e.g.: Modesto applying to annex Salida) before an application comes to LAFCO, a city starts the planning process called “Due Diligence” where it puts the information before the city's planning commission to determine whether its consistent with the city's General Plan or does the city need to do a General Plan amendment to allow this area to be annexed. When the city's planning commission approves it (or denies), its a public hearing. Once approved, it goes to the city council and if approved there, it then goes to LAFCO. LAFCO has additional requirements to be met. Although a city may have added the annexation to their General Plan, its not within the city's “sphere of influence”. LAFCOs decide what areas go into the city's sphere. So the city would first have to apply to LAFCO to amend the city's sphere of influence plan. If its Modesto making the application, Modesto would have to tell LAFCO what would happen to Salida Sanitary District, County Service Area #10 – would they go away? Would they detach? These additional requirements may result in several public hearings being held at LAFCO.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">When LAFCO holds the final public hearing to determine whether or not a city can annex an area, residents of the proposed area to be annexed can publicly express their opinions at this hearing. If the LAFCO commission approves the annexation, then a protest hearing will be held. Registered voters and landowners can submit written protests and the protests are counted. If the protests are less than 25% of that number, then the annexation is approved. If less than 50% of the landowners and registered voters protest, then an election is held, usually by mail ballot. If over 50% of the voters say “no” then the annexation is terminated and doesn't happen. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Q&A from the meeting's attendees followed. A gentleman asked if the annexation is terminated, can the city apply to annex the area again ten or fifteen years from now? Ms. Blom replied that the city can apply to annex the area the very next day after the annexation termination. Another lady asked why she was not notified when parcels of Salida were annexed like the land that Costco is on? Ms. Blom replied that only landowners and residents who live 300 feet from a proposed area to be annexed receive a notice. The lady then asked how can residents find out about it if residents aren't notified? Ms. Blom recommended visiting LAFCO's website where potential land annexations and public notices are posted 60 days in advance, and attending LAFCO's monthly meetings which are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Click here for <b><a href="http://www.stanislauslafco.org/info/PDF/POLICY/PoliciesProcedures.06232010.pdf" target="_blank">"Stanislaus LAFCO Policies and Procedures"</a> </b>manual</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />Salida MAC meetings are broadcast on government cable channel 19 in Salida and channel 7 in Modesto on Saturdays at 11 am.<br /><br />Be sure to "LIKE" Salida MAC on <span style="color: #771100;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salida-MAC-Salida-Municipal-Advisory-Council/174718949283086" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a> </span>and follow on <span style="color: #771100;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SalidaMAC" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> </span>to keep apprised of the latest information about Salida.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-64596723137392754692012-11-05T22:10:00.002-08:002012-11-06T01:34:21.763-08:00Salida MAC Newsletter - November 2012<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The October Salida MAC meeting is now
viewable online by clicking this </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/52208438" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>link</b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
– thanks to Salida MAC Councilmember, Brad Johnson and local Salida
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Fire Department Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The October Salida MAC meeting opened
with a report by Modesto Regional Fire Authority Deputy Chief Dale
Skiles who reported that the fire department's call volume is average
right now, but with the coming rainy season, it should lessen. He
encouraged fire safety for the coming holidays and asked residents to
call 552-3600 with any questions.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No Sheriff or CHP report this month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida Sanitary Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida Sanitary Boardmember, Brad
Johnson, reported that the sanitary district had a presentation about
solar power by a solar contractor. Salida Sanitary is exploring solar
to save on energy costs. Mr. Johnson extended an invitation to
attend Salida Sanitary's board meetings which are held on the second
Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. The meeting location is held at
Salida Sanitary's headquarters. Visit <a href="http://www.salidasanitary.net/">http://www.salidasanitary.net/</a>
for more information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>SAPFFA – Salida Area Public Facilities
Finance Agency (Mello Roos) Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Director of Planning Facilities Support
for Modesto City Schools, Becky Meredith shared that she administers
several Mello Roos districts including the one for Salida known as
Salida Area Public Facilities Finance Agency (SAPFFA). Ms. Meredith
brought a map of the SAPFFA area which was formed in 1988 and said
that anything built before 1988 was not in the Mello Roos district.
SAPFFA was formed by the Salida Union School District, Salida
Sanitary District, the Salida Fire District, and the Modesto High
School District and although Stanislaus County is not a voting member
of SAPFFA, the county was an integral part in the formation of SAPFFA
and many county projects have been paid for from SAPFFA. The SAPFFA
Board of Trustees is made up of two members from the Salida Sanitary
District, one member each from the Salida Fire District, Salida Union
School District and the Modesto High School District. The board meets
in June and December to adopt the budget and authorize the paying of
bills. Meeting notices are posted at the Salida Library, the school
districts and in the Modesto Bee.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Mello Roos district is a state law
that goes back to 1982, Senator Mello and Assemblyman Roos crafted
this law to allow taxes to be levied on new development to pay for
certain designated public improvements like capital facilities such
as schools, streets, and sewer lines. Land is annexed to a Mello Roos
district by residential developers prior to the homes being built as
a way to finance required infrastructure because by doing so, it can
be financed at tax exempt rates.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rXZ5nFwcFf8/UJimEpX2pZI/AAAAAAAAAC0/aU8JLcM9MFA/s1600/Mello_Roos_BMeredith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rXZ5nFwcFf8/UJimEpX2pZI/AAAAAAAAAC0/aU8JLcM9MFA/s400/Mello_Roos_BMeredith.jpg" width="355" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director of Planning Facilities Support for Modesto City Schools,<br />
Becky Meredith explains Mello Roos taxes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ms. Meredith then went over handouts
including a SAPFFA press release. Mello Roos laws state that public
facilities to be financed have to have a use of five years or longer.
SAPFFA has paid for over thirty separate projects that have been built
since 1988 for a total cost of approximately $50 million dollars.
SAPFFA does not own nor operate any of these improvements. Only
projects listed and approved for in 1988 can be paid for by SAPFFA.
The bonds will be paid off on September 1, 2030.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The last project paid for by SAPFFA was
in 2005 in which the Modesto High School District received funds for the
land purchase for Gregori High School. Stanislaus County also received
$7.6 million for a variety of improvements such as park sites, storm
drains, and roads. The most recent improvement which occurred around
2005 was the Broadway Avenue and Salida Boulevard intersection
improvements.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are 2,817 properties that pay the
Salida Mello Roos district tax. In November 2011, the SAPFFA finance
committee refinanced the existing SAPFFA Mello Roos debt. The
estimated annual savings per property is $120. The actual savings
range was $168-$187 annually per property ($140 savings on average). It
is possible that the debt can go down again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The difference between the Mello Roos
tax and your regular property tax is that the property tax is based
on the value of your home whereas the Mello Roos tax is not based on
the value of your home. It is a tax established when the districts
formed and they figure out exactly what they want the Mello Roos
district to build and pay for, they figure out how much it will cost
and the cost to finance it, then they spread the cost over all the
properties that are in those boundaries.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the Q&A, a question was
asked how they know how much projects will cost? Ms. Meredith replied
that engineers project the cost and inflation is factored in for the
proposed cost of the project. She gave an example that the entire
project for Gregori High School was not paid for by SAPFFA, only the
land was purchased by SAPFFA. It was purchased from the Van
Koynenburg Trust and a few other land owners for $8.94 million. The
land purchase not only includes the school site but also some
right-of-way purchases and school buses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next question asked was how much
Mello Roos taxes were collected every year? Ms. Meredith replied that
it changes every year, but that the current tax roll to be collected
for 2012-2013 is $2.5 million. That was followed by a question of how
much debt was left and her reply was about $30 million dollars. The
attendee also asked if there was a pre-payment penalty if the Mello
Roos bonds were paid off early and Ms. Meredith replied in the
affirmative. She said that typically, bonds cannot be called prior to
ten years once they've been issued. The earliest the SAPFFA bonds
could be refinanced or pre-paid is in ten years from now since they
were just refinanced in 2011. The new interest rate range is between
3-5%; the people who hold the bonds longer receive the higher
interest rate.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another Salida resident asked a
question about a Mello Roos meeting they had attended approximately
eight years ago where they were told that their Mello Roos tax
obligation could be shortened by six years. Ms. Meredith replied that
she was likely the person who told them that at the meeting, but that
she would have said they had great hopes to eliminate the tax earlier
than 2030 and retire the bonds early via refinancing. Last year, the
SAPFFA board was faced with the decision as to whether to retire the
bonds early or lower the tax and give relief to the taxpayers through
a reduced rate. The SAPFFA board decided to go with “giving relief
today”. Another attendee asked why this wasn't put to a vote of the
people? Ms. Meredith replied that the officials elected to the
various boards were the ones who made the decision, and the decision
is made by those elected officials and not put to a vote of the
people.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ms. Meredith also shared that Village I
in pays more taxes than Salida does because there are three Mello
Roos districts in Village I and Salida only has one. The City of
Modesto has two of the Mello Roos districts in Village I and the
schools have one. The third Mello Roos district in Village I is for
operations and is going on in perpetuity and collects money every
year via property taxes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next question was whether Mello
Roos taxes become delinquent when a home is foreclosed on? Ms.
Meredith replied that delinquency rates have actually gone down
because the banks who own the home then pay the taxes. The
delinquency rate on uncollected Mello Roos taxes was just a little
over 1%.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next question posed was whether
Salidan's taxes would change by the annexation of Salida by the City
of Modesto or the incorporation of Salida as a city? Ms. Meredith
replied that in either scenario, this debt does not go away, it stays
the same. The attendee followed that with a question as to if Salida
were annexed, would Salidans have to pay taxes to the City of Modesto
on top of Mello Roos. Ms. Meredith replied that she could not answer that, that's a question for the Mayor of Modesto. At this point,
Supervisor Terry Withrow answered this question saying that the,
“Mello Roos taxes are not an additional tax. If the Mello Roos
taxes hadn't existed, all of your houses in the Mello Roos district
would have cost more, which means your loans would have been more.”
</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next question posed by a Salidan
was whether there would be additional projects added to Salida's
Mello Roos district and Ms. Meredith responded that, “No, all
projects authorized in 1988 have been completed. There can be no
additional projects.”</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next to last question was, “Why
does the Mello Roos increase by 2% per year?” Ms. Meredith said
that in the formation documents, the Mello Roos was allowed to
increase by 2% per year to make up for those things like inflation.
If a project isn't built yet, then the cost is estimated. But since
Salida's projects are all done, and with the bonds being refinanced,
there will be no further 2% increases for Salidans' Mello Roos. The
taxes will stay at a level tax until 2030 unless the bonds are
refinanced again. The last question was, “How much does it cost to
administer our Mello Roos tax?” and the answer was $15,000 for
staff time of the three officers and an additional cost for a special
tax consultant, Goodwin Consulting. This cost has gone down because
the projects are all done.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://mcs.monet.k12.ca.us/departments/planning/Shared%20Documents/SAPFFA/2011%20General%20Mello-Roos%20Financing%20Information.pdf" target="_blank">Link</a></b> for more information and financial data on SAPFFA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida Annexation Issue Update and
Supervisor District 3 Report</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councilmember Brad Johnson opened with
a "straw poll" asking attendees to raise their hands if they were in
favor of Salida being annexed by the City of Modesto and two people
raised their hands. He then asked how many were opposed and the
majority of attendees raised their hands (between 40-50 people). An
attendee asked that next time, Councilmember Johnson should also ask for
a show of hands for those who are undecided. Councilmember Katherine
Borges shared that Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh would be hosting a Town
Hall Meeting on Saturday, November 3 from 10 am to noon at the Senior
Citizens Center at 211 Bodem, Modesto.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZIt_-BDfRI/UJilZ6P0RLI/AAAAAAAAACs/WF9Jp-kKLMI/s1600/Salida_Comm_Plan_Map_TW1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dZIt_-BDfRI/UJilZ6P0RLI/AAAAAAAAACs/WF9Jp-kKLMI/s320/Salida_Comm_Plan_Map_TW1.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supervisor Terry Withrow shares a map and<br />
the history of the Salida Community Plan.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Terry Withrow reported that
the Goodwin Consulting cost-sharing feasibility study contracted by
the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County would not be returned until
mid-December. The sixty days for the return of the study didn't start
until Goodwin received all the information from the city and county.
Supervisor Withrow said that if the city and county are able to come
to a tax-sharing agreement, then they'll come to Salida and ask what
Salida wants to do. He asked for patience until they obtain the
information from the study. Supervisor Withrow then shared a map and
the history of 'Salida Now' which the Stanislaus County Board of
Supervisors passed in 2007. He said that Measure E, also passed that
year which prevents additional houses being built without a vote of
the people. He then shared more of the background of the Salida
Community Plan which called for 5,000 new homes to be built, which in
turn, could provide the funds for Salida to become incorporated. But
the economy collapsed and “...the model on which the plan was based
on said it would collapse if the price of houses dropped 15%.” He
said, “That as it stands right now, this is Salida's plan, this is
Salida's future. This development will someday happen. The people who
own this land have 20 years to make this thing happen.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Withrow reiterated, “You
guys elected me, hired me basically, you're my bosses. And what I
think you've hired me to do is get information for you. You guys
don't have time to do that. That's why I'm there. I go down to the
county and I work on all this stuff and I come back with all the
facts and present it to you. And then I'll give you suggestions as to
what I think is the best way to go because its all about getting the
lifestyle here in Salida better, and improve services. You tell me
what you want to do and I work to make that happen.”</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An attendee mentioned that the land
Costco and Kaiser are were annexed by Modesto, what's to stop Modesto
from continuing to annex more land from Salida? Supervisor Withrow
replied that it was his fear that Modesto will pick Salida apart
until Salida ends up being the biggest county pocket in the county.
</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Supervisor Withrow suggested that if
the annexation goes through, that Salida have its own planning
commission to control its growth. This has been done across the
state in cities which have planning commissions specifically for an
area. That way, an area can be represented, but it still ultimately
goes to a city council still. He said if it goes that far, he wants,
“Salida to have its own planning commission to control its own
destiny, as far as growth, development and zoning.”
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Salida resident asked Supervisor
Withrow if while we are waiting for the Goodwin study results were we
at risk of LAFCO annexing away more land from Salida? The Supervisor
replied that no, because there are two other county supervisors who
serve on the board of LAFCO and since Salida is Supervisor Withrow's
district, they will go with what he wants which is what the people
want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next resident proposed the
formation of a steering committee to investigate the potential for
Salida to incorporate and asked the Supervisor if he would support
that? He replied in the affirmative. He said that incorporation has
been studied, will be looked at, and will be presented. Another
attendee asked who would present this information, and Supervisor
Withrow responded that he would and possibly elected members of
Salida Fire and Salida MAC. This was followed by a question for the
Supervisor as to whether the planning commission for Salida could
still be formed even if Salida stays county and Supervisor Withrow
responded that it was possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://eyeonmodesto.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/b10ordinance.pdf" target="_blank">Link</a></b> to view the Salida Community
Plan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida MAC Council Discussion</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councilmember Brad Johnson brought up
that annexation to Modesto would mean that Salidans would have a
utility tax in addition to their Mello Roos and other existing property taxes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salida MAC Council Chairman Thomas
Reeves brought up that since the December meeting falls on Christmas
Day would any councilmembers be opposed to canceling it. All agreed
to cancel it and Chairman Reeves said that he could always call an
emergency meeting if need be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councilmember Ana Rocha San-Nicholas
requested a presentation by LAFCO. The board agreed to invite LAFCO
to the next meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councilmember Katherine Borges reported
on the City-County Liaison Meeting she attended on October 8 because
the Salida Annexation was on the agenda. She shared that the first
part of the meeting was about the incorporation of county islands
within Modesto and how any unincorporated county islands (including
Salida) that are annexed into the city have to be voted upon by
Modesto residents via a Measure M vote which extends sewer service to
those areas. During the part regarding the Salida Annexation, she
relayed that Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh wants to do an Advisory Vote
on the annexation and is asking for 60% of Salida's registered voters
would have to vote no before he would agree to stop the annexation
process whereas with a binding petition, only 51% would have
to sign the petition to stop the annexation. An advisory vote is non-binding so
technically, Modesto could choose to proceed with the annexation
irregardless.
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>NEXT MEETING:</b> Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7
p.m. At the Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Community Room, 4835
Sisk Road, Salida.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>FEATURED
SPEAKER: LAFCO Director, Marjorie Blom will present “LAFCO 101”</b></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.23in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br />Salida
MAC meetings are broadcast on government cable channel 19 in Salida
and channel 7 in Modesto on Saturdays at 11 am.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><br />Be
sure to "LIKE" Salida MAC on </span><span style="color: #771100;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salida-MAC-Salida-Municipal-Advisory-Council/174718949283086" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a>
</span><span style="color: #333333;">and
follow on </span><span style="color: #771100;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SalidaMAC" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a>
</span><span style="color: #333333;">to
keep apprised of the latest information about Salida.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302280688802339561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541149680430483206.post-49437575228383684182012-10-10T23:45:00.000-07:002012-10-11T01:02:36.467-07:00Salida MAC Newsletter - October 2012<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NOTE: </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So much content and information was shared at our September 2012 Salida MAC meeting that I decided to compile it on a blog because there's no way all of this info could fit into our printed newsletter. ~ Editor, Katherine Borges</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Supervisor District 3 Report and Salida Annexation Update</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow reported </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that as of September 25, they were about 15 days into the 60 days for the contracted term of the Goodwin Consulting Fiscal Feasibility Study and then the city and county will decide if they can come to a cost-sharing agreement.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> He reiterated that he supports Salida's citizens and “will not push anything that isn't what Salida wants”. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Supervisor Withrow then gave a brief history of the <b><a href="http://eyeonmodesto.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/b10ordinance.pdf" target="_blank">Salida Community Plan</a></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">An attendee asked if Salida MAC had a copy of the "Seven Questions" public information request regarding the annexation. The "Seven Questions" is posted at this <b><a href="http://eyeonmodesto.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/salidacorrespondencedocument.pdf" target="_blank">link</a></b>. Be sure to read this document to learn how the annexation would change the terms of the Salida Community Plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Supervisor Withrow shared that he attended a meeting last week with City of Modesto officials including Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh and several county employees and he stated that he felt good about the meeting and told the mayor that, "I'm not gonna push this, I'm not going to make this happen if the people of Salida don't want it." He said the mayor "agreed 100%" and that he wouldn't push it either. Another Supervisor who was at the meeting, Dick Monteith, shared Supervisor Withrow's concerns about not forcing anything upon the people of Salida that they don't want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">An attendee asked the Supervisor how we can stop Modesto from "picking at us" (annexing chunks of land) in the meantime. Supervisor Withrow replied that any land annexations have to go through and be approved by </span><a href="http://www.stanislauslafco.org/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><b>LAFCO -Local Agency Formation Commission</b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In wrapping up his report, Supervisor Withrow also shared how he preserved funds in the county's budget that had been set aside for a future park in Salida. Meeting attendees showed their appreciation with a round of applause.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library Report</b> - Diane Bartlett, Library Branch Manager for the Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library shared information on the "Love Salida" project for the library and announced that the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will perform parts of 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream' at Salida Park and again at the Salida Library on November 7 at 3:45 pm. A Q&A with the cast will be offered after at 4:45 pm. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rehearsals for Salida's very own production of 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream' will begin on November 26. The company is looking for Salidans to perform in the play to culminate in a performance on December 8. So if you're a Salida resident who would like to be in the play or have a special skill like painting, sewing, dancing, singing, juggling or can play an instrument, please contact Diane at the library or call Carl at (415) 865-4423 for more details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Fire Department Report</b> – Tom Burns, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Salida Fire District and member of the Board of Directors for the Modesto Regional Fire Authority said it been a little over a year since Salida Fire District, City of Modesto Fire Department, and Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services combined to form Modesto Regional Fire Authority. It is not, as it is commonly thought around the Salida community, a bigger Modesto Fire Department, nor is it that the Modesto Fire Department has taken over the Salida Fire Department, it is actually a brand new stand-alone agency. The volunteer firefighters in the Salida District are now referred to as “Reserves” instead of “Volunteers”. Salida has twelve active Reserve Firefighters. They not only respond to calls in Salida now, but throughout the whole regional fire district. The Reserve Firefighters now serve in several stations including ones in south Modesto and on the west side. They are looking to expanding additional reserves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Modesto Regional Fire Authority is looking to expand on down the road and other agencies have expressed interest in joining. The fire station (#14) on Ciccarelli Road is currently being used as a training center but is not staffed. It may be staffed when the construction on the Kiernan ramps begins as its unknown how the station on Broadway (#12) will be affected by the construction. The Modesto Regional Fire Authority holds monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of the month at the City-County chambers 1010 10th Street, Modesto at 1:30 pm and the public is welcome to attend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>CHP Report</b> - CHP Officer Chuck Leon reported that there were 7 auto collisions in the Salida area; 3 were hit and run and 2 were injury. No major injuries. CHP did capture and arrest one of the hit and run suspects. Two DUI arrests in Salida. Since school has started, the CHP has received 10 active traffic complaints for the entire county and 8 of those are in Salida. Officer Leon asked that when dropping off school-age children, do not park in the red zones around the schools when picking up your children. He gave warnings but will issue citations next. Even if you're sitting in your car. He also asked that parents not park on the apex of the curb blocking wheelchair access, or park in front of or in people's driveways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Sheriff Department Report</b> - Deputy Jeff Crowley is the Salida Community Deputy, but Sheriff Christianson has taken him away from patrolling Salida and teamed him up with three other deputies from Empire, Keyes, and Denair as a crime reduction team. The four deputies work together as a team in the communities doing special tasks such as probation and parole searches. Deputy Crowley also handles the Neighborhood Watch program for Salida along with school safety programs. He addressed the issue of </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">non-residents conducting criminal activities and leaving refuse in Salida's Countrystone Park. Deputy Crowley asked residents to step-up and establish neighborhood watch programs. Contact him at the Sheriff's Department to set one up. Salida shares patrolling deputies with Del Rio so if you would like to request more deputy coverage for Salida contact <b><a href="http://scsdonline.com/contact-numbers/main-contact-numbers.html" target="_blank">Sheriff Christianson</a></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida Sanitary Board Report </b>- Salida Sanitary Board member, Brad Johnson, reported that the board is exploring solar energy options to reduce the energy costs of operating the plant and the pumps. The public is invited to attend Salida Sanitary's board meetings which are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6 pm at the Sanitary District headquarters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Discussing solar energy prompted an attendee to bring up the point that solar panels can be put on a home for free or next to nothing in areas covered by PG&E but that MID will not allow such a program. It was recommended that citizens who want this program to contact MID Board Member, <a href="http://www.mid.org/about/board/default.html" target="_blank"><b>Paul Warda</b></a> who covers Salida for assistance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida Union School District Report </b>- Salida Union School District Superintendent, Twila Tosh shared that the district is in the process of looking for some federal bond dollars for modernization funds through a non-taxable bond with a low interest rate. The school district is also exploring solar options to save money on energy costs. The school district is adopting a new program similar to Crime Stoppers called "<b><a href="http://stancrimetips.org/campus/" target="_blank">Students Speaking Out</a></b>" where students can text, e-mail or phone in any kind of a disturbance, or are being bullied and otherwise harmed in any way they can contact the program anonymously. If the offender is prosecuted, the student can receive a reward. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ms. Tosh also addressed some questions from the last </span>Salida<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> MAC meeting regarding the potential annexation of </span>Salida<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> by the City of Modesto. The first question was how the annexation would affect the school district and Ms. Tosh replied that it wouldn't affect the school district; that it would remain a separate district just as Sylvan or Stanislaus Union are separate school districts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next question that Ms. Tosh addressed is "Why isn't Gregori High named Salida High?" and its because Salida Union School District is an elementary district and not a high school district. Salida Union is licensed as a K-8th school district. She shared the history of how Jackson School District merged with Salida's in 1949 and became the Salida Union Elementary School District and has remained the same since. Salida does not have enough students that matriculate from 8th grade to a 9th grade classroom to run a comprehensive high school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ms. Tosh also addressed that Dena Boer School and Salida Middle School did receive Mello Roos tax dollars; about 30% and the Modesto School District received about 20% of Salida's Mello Roos dollars towards funding the high school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An attendee asked how are the schools' scores. Ms. Tosh replied that Sisk School is over 800 on its API. Salida Elementary is in the mid-700's and SMS and Dena Boer are in the high 700's. Ms. Tosh shared that the elementary and middle schools provide music classes, art and field trips which many schools no longer offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two final agenda items - signs for Salida MAC for meeting announcements. Councilmember Brad Johnson offered to pay for the signs. The other agenda item was to ask Supervisor Withrow's assistance to get back the Friday 8 pm time slot on cable TV for Salida MAC broadcasts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We thank all who
attended the meeting and hope you will attend future meetings and
continue to communicate your community concerns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>NEXT MEETING:</b> Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7 pm at Salida Library Community Room</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><b>FEATURED SPEAKER: Becky Meredith from Modesto City Schools will address Mello Roos</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Salida MAC meetings are broadcast on government cable channel 19 in Salida and channel 7 in Modesto on Saturdays at 11 am. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Be sure to "LIKE" Salida MAC on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salida-MAC-Salida-Municipal-Advisory-Council/174718949283086" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/SalidaMAC" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to keep apprised of the latest information about Salida.</b></span>
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