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On Tuesday night the City Council will interview five residents who want to serve on the City Council (see below for details). What are they looking for in a new Councillor? Ability to work with the Council to make good, collaborative decisions. Ability to represent the community's views and interests. Have time available to be active in the community and present at community functions. Willingness to listen and make informed decisions. What qualities do you think are important in a City Councilmember? We posted all five applications on the City website
here. Take a look. Contact them personally this weekend and ask questions, then let us know your thoughts. If you have any specific questions you want the Council to ask in the interviews, let us know before Tuesday (just reply to this email). Then be at the meeting on Tuesday!
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Next Tuesday, February 7th, The City Council will meet in a special session to interview and select a new City Councilmember to replace newly elected County
Supervisor Belia Ramos. The meeting will begin at 3:30 PM with a first round of interviews to screen the five candidates down to two finalists. At approximately 5:30 PM the Council will hear a report from Supervisor Ramos, and have a short break to eat cupcakes and thank her for her service as a Councilmember. The Council will reconvene at approximately 6 PM to conduct final interviews of the City Council candidates.
Click
here
to view the full agenda.
Since our Last Update
On January 24th, the City Council met in a special workshop to review the status of and provide direction about several issues related to the proposed Watson Ranch project. At the meeting the Council indicated their interest in extending Newell Drive north to Green Island Road as part of the project. The City Council expressed their support for the project, but declined to offer the developer property and sales tax cash incentives as the developer requested. The Council directed staff to continue working with project proponents to define development terms and conditions in a possible development agreement.
Click
here
to watch a video of the meeting.
Future Meetings
All meetings held at 6:30 PM at City Hall. Check
here a few days before the meeting for the full agenda.
Welcome to our New Planning Commissioners
The City Council has appointed two new Planning Commissioners, Crystal Dispo Mallare and Andrew Goff. Crystal is a 5 year resident of American Canyon with an active interest in city government, planning and development. She states that she wants to help be the voice of the City and be a part of decision making to produce revenue and growth in American Canyon.
Andrew Goff is an 11 year resident of American Canyon. He states that after participating in the first Citizen's Academy he developed a desire to become more active in the governing process. He believes we are experiencing a time with great opportunities to shape the future of American Canyon and he hopes to ensure that future generations have a design that will enable them to find their own success.
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View the quarterly sales tax report for the third quarter (July - September) of 2016
here.
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Spring 2017 Citizens Academy Applications Available Now
The next Citizens Academy will be held Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 9:00 PM beginning March 30th through May 18th. This class is designed to help the community learn more about local government, to help develop future community leaders, and build a better community by creating well-informed and engaged residents. It's also fun and free! Click here to learn more and to find an application. Applications are due no later than March 3rd.
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The American Canyon Library is the place to be! On Monday, February 9th from 4 - 5:30 PM, the library's teen program (ages 11-18) will offer Blackout Poetry. Participants will use a permanent marker to
cross out or eliminate words or images to create something new.
For more information on this program, contact Teen Librarian Melinda Mathis.
On Friday, February 10th the Friends of the American Canyon Library will hold a members only book sale from 2 - 4 PM. Not a member? You can sign up for free at the library or you can wait until Saturday, February 11th when they continue the book sale to the general public from 10 AM - 4 PM. All proceeds will benefit the summer reading program and the CRAFTernoon program. Also on Saturday, February 11th, the library welcomes all ages to create paper heart wreaths. All supplies will be provided for this free event. For questions please call (707) 644-1136.
You can find these events, and others on the Community Calendar.
Interested in adding your event to the community calendar? Click
here
for more information.
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Free Tax Assistance Clinics
The American Canyon Family Resource Center is providing free tax assistance clinics for families and individuals making less than $54,000 annually.
ACFRC Tax Clinics are funded by the City of American Canyon and United Way Bay Area.
If you have questions contact the Family Resource Center at (707) 980 - 7024. Click here for the flyer.
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Farmers' Market looking for an Assistant Market Manager
The American Canyon Farmers Market Assistant Market Manager will be responsible for daily operation of the American Canyon Farmers' Market on Sundays from May through October. This is a part-time, hourly position for approximately 6 to 8 hours on market days, plus an additional 6 to 10 hours during the week. This position reports directly to the Napa Farmers Market Manager (not the City) and will occasionally be asked to be serve in the same capacity for the Napa Farmers Market on a Tuesday or Saturday.
Click here for the flyer.
To apply please submit a cover letter and resume expressing interest and background that would make you an ideal fit for the position. Email Charlotte Billings, Napa Farmers Market Manager. First review of applications will be on or about February 24th.
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A Message from Napa Humane
We are delighted that we will be able to extend our Cat Special through most of February. Call now for an appointment, as we can only offer this special for a limited time. Napa Humane is offering cat spays and neuters by donation to Napa County residents. That means that you can name your price, whatever you are able to pay. All donations will go back into the program to spay/neuter more cats! Have a dog or live out of county? Call us, we have options for you too! Call Napa Humane, (707) 252-7442 or come by the Clinic at 3265 California Boulevard. #SpayNeuterSavesLives #LoveCats
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Improvements at the PG&E Substation
You may have noticed alot of construction activity on the corner of American Canyon Road and Highway 29. Recently, the City completed the replacement of a sewer line adjacent to this site. Several trees have been planted and more landscaping will be coming soon. Stay tuned.
Water Conservation and Rain
Water Conservation during a wet season may sound silly when water feels plentiful. Did you know if there is a power outage your irrigation controller may reset itself to the default programming? Be sure to ch
eck it occasionally throughout the winter, r
emember that sprinklers should not go on within 48 hours of rainfall.
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Parks & Recreation Updates
The Parks and Recreation Department is now Hiring!
We are currently recruiting for several part-time positions to add to the Parks & Rec team. Please visit our
Human Resources job opportunities page
for information on how to apply for the following positions:
- Program Coordinators - Summer Day Camp & Aquatics
- Service Worker - Parks
- Sr. Recreation Leader - Farmers Market & Movies in the Park
- Office Assistant - Senior Center
- Lifeguard/WSI
- Bus Driver
Event Highlights:
Congratulations to the winner of the Pie Contest, Alma Mortimore!
February is National Pie Month and the Senior Multi-Use Center hosted a homemade pie contest. There were 10 entries with a variety of pies including, sweet potato, lemon, berry, pecan, avocado and multiple apple pies. The winner was a homemade lemon pie baked by Alma Mortimore. The pie was topped with a beautiful crust decorated with dough leaves. The 2nd place winner, by just a 1 point difference, was our own local 5th grader, Hakan Hillgrove. He made a delicious berry pie with a brown sugar crumble crust. Everyone that attended had the opportunity to taste as many pies as they wanted, well, until they were gone! Our next contest will be May 1st in honor of National Chocolate Chip Day. We will have different categories for any type of food item made with chocolate chips. Bakers of all ages are encouraged to participate. Everyone else is welcomed to attend for tasting!
Upcoming Events:
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Spring Celebration - Saturday, March 25th, 10 AM - 3 PM, Community Park II (20 Benton Way)
Mark your calendars, as Spring is coming early this year! Kick-off the event with our Color Splash, and stay for the jump houses, a chalk art contest hosted by the American Canyon Arts Foundation, our ladybug lane, relay races, a family picnic area, and of course the Spring Egg Hunts. Don't miss a visit from the Easter Bunny! Check our
website for more information or call staff at (707) 648-7275.
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Upcoming activities:
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Ages/Grades
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Activity Date/Time
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Cost
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Location
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Jesse Corpus Martial Arts
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All Ages
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Monthly
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Residents - $75/month
Non-Residents - $80/Month
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Community Center Gym
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Senior Center
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Ages 4-5
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2/12/17-3/5/17
Sundays 12:30-1:30 PM
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Residents - $40
Non-Residents - $45
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Community Center Gym
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For more information contact us at (707) 648-7275.
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