The Town adopted its two year budget on May 17, 2016.  The adopted budget covers the periods from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.  Budgets adopted include the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds and the Successor Agency budgets for the years stated.  The General Fund budget is a balanced budget that does not use reserves to cover expenditures.  The highest priorities in the General Fund Budget are Public Safety and Infrastructure Maintenance and all other major program and services are budgeted to continue at the existing service levels.  The General Fund Budget does not include an increase in Public Safety staff or additional infrastructure funding.  Both of these needs are currently underfunded and funding them in the future will be an ongoing challenge for the community. 

 

If you have any questions regarding the newly adopted budget for FY2016-18, please contact Sharon Cisneros, Finance Manager at scisneros@yucca-valley.org or by calling 760-369-7207. Click on the link below to view the related Budget agenda item (#17).

http://yuccavalleyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1083

Following up on the Community Outreach and Strategic Planning efforts completed in the Fall of 2015, the Town Council recently began to look at the viability of presenting the Community with the opportunity to determine their preferred level of service for Public Safety and Police, Streets and Road maintenance, and Sewer cost assistance, through a potential sales tax measure or measures on the November 2016 ballot. The Council unanimously agreed to move forward with a formal survey of the Community to accurately understand the Community's priorities and interest in such an approach.

This survey effort has been completed and indicates the Community is supportive of two potential measures that address the Town's Public Safety, Streets and Roads and Sewer Assessment Reduction needs. The Town Council will be receiving the results and providing further direction based on community input at their June 21 Council Meeting.

The summary of the survey results can be viewed here.

 

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum offers its first Chamber Music concert to take place on Saturday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. and a matinee performance on Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m.  Pieces from composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Telemann, Grieg and Grainger will be featured. Performing are members of the Encelia Chamber Ensemble, who have come to the Hi-Desert from as far away as Wales, UK.  The musicians of the ensemble have performed with several Symphonic Orchestras and Philharmonics, on the David Letterman Show, and at Disney Hall. After the performance, a meet and greet with the musicians and a light reception will be held. Reserved seating for this musical experience is available for a donation of $20 for standard seating and $30 for preferred seating.  Tickets are available online or at the Yucca Valley Community Center, and at Hi-Desert Nature Museum.  All proceeds benefit the Hi-Desert Nature Museum.

Kids Experience Art at the "Framed: Step into Art" Exhibit

Opening June 9th at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum

This engaging exhibit transports visitors to a world where paintings leap off the canvas and invite children inside the art experience! As visitors play and move through the exhibit, they are invited to ride a giant chicken, set up camp in the Canadian Rockies, and prepare dinner for hungry farmers. The exhibit environments are accompanied by information about each artist, and provide prompts that encourage visual thinking.

Framed: Step into Art provides opportunities for children and adults to spend time with five paintings - from iconic to contemporary - and learn about art appreciation.  Admission is free.  The museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at the Yucca Valley Community Center Complex at 57116 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. For more information, visit the Museum's website or call (760) 369-7212.

 

 

The Museum also offers a Youth Summer Camp themed around the exhibit. The camp is offered to children 6 to 12 years of age; programs run Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $20 per week. Registration is accepted online, or in person at the Museum or Community Center. For more info visit the Museum's website . Pre-registration is required. 

 

Town to Celebrate 25 ^th Anniversary at Summer Music Festival on July 16 ^th

The Town of Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival will open on Saturday July 9, 2016 and continue for six weekends, with a final concert on August 13^th.  The Saturday evening concert series is a favorite summer weekend activity for residents of the Morongo Basin and surrounding areas.  The festival will be held at the Yucca Valley Community Center ballfield, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; gates open at 6:30 p.m.  The public is invited to bring a blanket and lawn chair and enjoy the show.  All ages are welcome to attend and admission is free. The festival provides a quality mix of various musical styles in a setting for friends and family to gather, offering residents and visitors an occasion to take in the wonderful hi-desert outdoors and a time to celebrate music and community. 
A special concert will be held on July 16^th to celebrate the Town's 25^th Anniversary! Join us for this fun Birthday Bash which will feature special activities including musical entertainment by local band "Desert Sol", Kids' Zone, refreshments, birthday giveaways and more!  Festival sponsors for the Town of Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival are Z107.7 FM and Hi-Desert Publishing Company.  

  
 
 

 

The Animal Shelter pet adoptions continue to be successful. Just take a look at the recent adoption of Lia by Trace, a purrfect match!

  

Code Compliance received a complaint in regards to a homeless camp on Apache Trail. Code Compliance contacted the owner of the property and issued a courtesy notice to bring the property into compliance. The property owner received bids for the cleaning of the property and brought it into compliance.

Code received a complaint in regards to junk and trash in a property on Onaga Trail. The property owner did not bring the property into compliance. The property went into foreclosure and subsequent citations were issued to the Bank who had ownership over the property at the time. Finally, the property went into auction and the new owner brought the property into compliance.

The project consist of synchronization of 10 traffic signals on SR62 and the intersections of Sage Avenue, Dumosa Avenue, SR247, Airway, Warren Vista, Balsa, Hilton, Avalon, Home Depot, and Yucca Mesa/La Contenta to mitigate and reduce traffic congestion and delay through improved traffic signal timing, improve traffic flow and reduction in idling time resulting in improved air quality.