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2002 ~ 2006 Highlights
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2003
Highlights:
Issues:
- Waste
Water Treatment Plant property lease, which allowed water Board to lift
building cease & desist order.
Gave public testimony to Water Quality Control Board.
- Boys
and Girls Club Building
Mold Issue.
- Residential
Fire Sprinklers
- Elm-Orr
Road traffic calming (stop sign)
- Update
of many, storm water, water rate and developer fees
- Water
meters
Events:
- Strawberry
Festival and Galt Festival
- Galt
Clean-Up Day
- Galt
Festival parade and fireworks
- New
Police Building
- City
Attorney
Projects:
- Approval
of Chabolla Center expansion for Parks &
Rec Department.
- Minor
remodel of City Hall
- Rae House Museum repair project
- Lincoln Way improvements.
- Skate Park
Planning:
- Purchase
of approx. 40 acres on west side of City for future park.
- SACOG
Blue Print Project
- Central Galt
Interchange Project
- Adoption
of 2002-2007 Housing Element Update
- General
Plan 20/20 Update
Improvement:
- Mayors/Council
Members Academy Basic Leadership Graduation
- City
Council changed over to paperless agenda packets.
- Economic
Development Brochure.
- Council Team Building
- Public
Safety Committee
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2004
Highlights:
Issues:
- Gave
public testimony to Water Quality Control Board concerning new Waste Water
Treatment Plant Permit.
- Continued
working on Waste Water Treatment Plant options.
- Met
with Director of Central Valley Water
Board on new permit.
- Update
of many fees, storm water, water rate, developer fees
- Railroad
property use, contacted both Union Pacific RR and Federal elected officials.
Found out that only funding available was the same funding stream we
need for C Street
overpass.
- 2004-06
Budget
- South
County Water Forum.
- Measure
A, 1/2 cent sales tax renewal
- Measure
1A, Local Government Funding
- Revised
Galt Market traffic circulation.
- Low City water pressure problem.
- Measure
S, 1/4 cent sales tax and commitment to use those funds to additional
Police Officers (measure failed).
- Federal
Lobbyist.
- Grant
writer.
- General
Plan maintenance and revision/update recovery fee.
Events:
- Attended
League of California Cities, Transportation, Communications & Public
Works Policy Committee meetings in Los Angles and San Jose.
- Attended
League of California Cities Annual Conference as City Flag Bearer and
voting delegate.
- Strawberry
Festival and Galt Festival
- Attended
Rails to Trails fund raising event.
- Galt
Clean-Up Day
- Galt
Festival parade and fireworks
- Habitat
for Humanity home dedication.
- Was
invited by the Governor to attend Press Conference on ballot initiatives.
- Tree
Planting at Veteran's Memorial, Galt
Cemetery
- Lighting
of the Night Parade
- Concilio
Holiday food baskets
- Holiday Galt Community Choir Concert
Projects:
- Completion
of Lincoln Way
improvements.
- Completion
of Industrial Drive
& Oak Avenue
connection.
- New
Office for Galt Market.
Planning:
Improvement:
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2005
Highlights:
Issues:
- Formation
of Community Facilities District to fund Public Safety Services (this will
not close current 'gap', but will prevent 'gap' from getting worse).
- Hired
2 additional Police Officer’s, 1 Dispatcher and created 3 part time Police
Officer positions.
- Adopted
City Emergency Operations Plan (E.O.P.)
- Adopted
Sacramento County Multi-Hazard
Mitigation Plan (DMA 2000)
- Approved
Parks & Recreation Vandalism Surveillance Cameras.
- Passed
Special Events Ordinance.
- Refinanced
Community Facility District Bonds Reducing Home Owner Property
Taxes in that District.
- Adjusted
Capital Development Impact & Connections fees based on Average
Construction Cost Index.
- Approved
South County
Transit Service
Fixed Routes.
- Adopted
ADA
Transition Plan.
- Hired
(replaced) Public Works Director.
- Created
an Assistant
City Manager
Position.
- Created
a Task Force to Lobby for San
Joaquin Delta College Campus.
- Passed
Resolution Supporting Ballot Measure for New High School
(measure passed !!).
- Joined
Sacramento County Habitat Conservation Plan,
- Adopted
Sacramento
Tree Foundation Green Print Urban Forest Initiative.
- Habitat
for Humanity Property Transfer (Redevelopment Agency).
- McFarland
Ranch Annual Grant.
- Events:
- Attended
League of California Cities, Transportation, Communications & Public
Works Policy Committee meetings in Los Angles, San
Jose, Ontario and San Francisco.
- Attended
League of California Cities Annual Conference
- Strawberry
Festival and Galt Festival
- Attended
Rails to Trails fund raising event.
- Galt
Clean-Up Day
- Galt
Festival parade and fireworks
- Tree
Planting at Greer
Middle School
- Lighting
of the Night Parade
- Holiday Galt Community Choir Concert
Projects:
- Completion of Industrial Park and Monterey Bay
Wells, Gateway Well Rehabilitation and Carillon Water Treatment Plant Expansion.
- Boys & Girls Club Demolition.
- Chabolla Community Center Expansion.
- General Plan Expanded Study Area.
- Re-roof City Hall & Littleton
Community Center.
- Waste Water Treatment Plant Field 18 improvements & Bio-Solids
'off-hauling' to increase plant capacity (paid for by increasing developer
connection fees).
- Upgrade of City Financial Software to comply with new Federal
Regulations.
Planning:
- Continued work on General Plan 20/20 Update which included an expanded study area.
- Continued work on Central Galt Interchange Project and
began to investigate funding options.
- Continuing to work Waste Water Treatment Plant Permit
Compliance upgrade Requirements (note: since this is NOT a plant
"expansion" funding burden is placed primarily on existing City
residents).
Improvement:
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2006
Highlights:
Issues:
- Completion
of Industrial Park Treatment Plant.
- Chabolla Skate Park
Operations.
- Adopted
Urban Water Management Plant Update.
- Contracted
to off-haul Waste Water Plant bio-solids.
- Created
Council sub-committee to meet with environmental groups.
- Adjusted
utility services rates based on cost of living index
- Updated
city employee drug testing policy.
- Updated
“Slow Children at Play” signs with modern “Keep Kids Alive ~ Drive 25”
signs.
- Increased
capital impact fees based on annual average construction cost index.
- Approved
Special Team Enforcement Program (STEP).
- Approved
Habitat for Humanity rezone & planned unit development project.
- Extended
City’s Medical Marijuana moratorium.
- Updated
Code Enforcement Ordinance.
- Joined
Statewide Community Infrastructure program (SCIP).
- Passed
ordinance regulating smoking in retail and wholesale tobacco shops and
private smoking lounges.
- Approved
sidewalk ADA
improvement project.
- Created
Beautification Committee Alternate Position.
- Pushed
for passage of urgency Ordinance regarding restrictions on sex offenders.
- Made
motion to allocate funds to obtain rail road crossing quiet zone
entitlements.
- Began
work on Redevelopment Plan Amendment.
- Entered
into development agreement with movie theater complex developer.
- Adopted
city employee salary survey and pay for performance process.
- Provided
comments to LAFCo concerning consolidation of Galt Fire District into Elk
Grove’s Fire District.
- Voted
against expanding General Plan Sphere of influence to Arno Road.
- Established
a Joint Powers Authority s city employees can opt out of social security
- Implemented
Galt market parking fees.
- Entered
into agreement with Boys & Girls Club for joint use of facilities.
Events:
- League
of California Cities, Transportation, Communications &
Public Works Policy Committee meetings in Sacramento and Los Angles.
- Great Valley Alumni Dinner.
- Legislative
Reception for California
national Guard Troops.
- Strawberry
Festival and Galt Festival.
- Relay
for Life.
- Sacramento Job Corps Breakfast on the River.
- League
of California Cities Legislative Action Days.
- Galt
Clean-Up Day.
- Sacramento Region Flood Seminar with Dutch Consulate.
- Memorial
Day Parade
- Rails
to Trails fund raising event.
- SMUD
Rancho Seco Trail Dedication
- Galt
Festival parade and fireworks.
- League
of California Cities Mayors & Council Members Seminar.
- National
Night Out.
- League of
California Cities Annual Conference.
- Police Chief
retired and new Chief hired.
Projects:
- Member
of Sister City Committee.
- Worked
on Green Print “boilerplate” ordinance.
- Member
of Council sub-Committee that negotiated contract with solid waste
provider.
- Member
of Council sub-Committee negotiating agreement with Union Pacific railroad
for property lease.
- Completed
Chabolla Center & new Parks & Rec
offices.
Planning:
- Continued work on General
Plan 20/20 and sphere boundaries were
finally determined by the Council.
- Continued work on Central Galt
Interchange Project Environmental
Impact Report and funding options.
- Continuing work on Waste Water Treatment Plant Permit Compliance upgrade Requirements and commissioned a study to
determine rates with both upgrade requirements and expansion needs.
Improvement:
- Attended
Mayor's & Council Members Academy on Redevelopment.
- Selected
as a member of the League of California Cities General Resolutions
Committee.
- CalEd
Economic Development Study.
- Hired
3rd party consultant to perform Police services study.
- Gang Task
Force.
- Safe
Routes to School Program.
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