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May 20, 2022

Summertime in Healdsburg Kicks Off Next Week

While Memorial Day weekend is typically the kickoff to summer, we’re going to get started a few days early this year! Read on for all the details…

Community Concert Featuring Heidi Newfield, Tuesday, May 24, Plaza Park
Our Community Services team is proud to support the Healdsburg Future Farmers Country Fair’s first ever community concert featuring Healdsburg native Heidi Newfield. Heidi grew up in Healdsburg and Windsor before she moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music, and since then has become a platinum selling country music success. This FREE event starts at 5:00 pm with an antique tractor display and local food and beverages for sale, including beer and wine. Music will begin at 6:30 pm. No ice chests, pets, or outside alcohol. www.facebook.com/events/1940652102793366

Future Farmers Country Fair Twilight Parade, Thursday, May 26
The Healdsburg Future Farmers Country Fair’s annual Twilight Parade returns this year with the theme “Unity, Community … Ag in our Glue in 2022”. The parade’s route remains the same as previous years starting near St. John's Church on East and Matheson St., turning right onto Center St. and continuing to Piper St., then heading south on Fitch St., turning onto Matheson St. and ending on University. www.healdsburgfair.org

Future Famers Country Fair, May 26-May 28, Recreation Park
The Fair is back! Enjoy games, food, animals, a circus, and more while supporting local students exhibiting their agricultural projects that they have been working on in their FFA and 4-H clubs. The livestock auction begins at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Bring the whole family for this fun-filled weekend! www.healdsburgfair.org

Tuesdays in the Plaza, May 31 – August 30, Plaza Park
Tuesdays in the Plaza is almost here! We hope you are excited for a FULL summer of music featuring a variety of talented artists each week from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Plaza. Our Community Services team is finalizing the line-up and will have an announcement in the next few days. www.healdsburg.gov/tuesdayconcerts

Summer Sundays, June 5 – August 14, Plaza Park
Our Community Services team is excited to bring back the Summer Sundays series of relaxing afternoons in the Plaza this summer from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Each week will feature a live music performance from a local band or performer. Not to be confused with Tuesdays in the Plaza, this is a great opportunity to bring a picnic, sit back, relax and enjoy the melodies. No alcohol is permitted during our Sunday concerts. www.healdsburg.gov/899/Sundays-in-the-Plaza

Chief Kevin Burke Scholarship Fund

Community Members, members of the the City Council and City of Healdsburg Staff, in partnership with the Santa Rosa Junior College, have created the Chief Kevin Burke Scholarship Fund. The Chief Kevin Burke Scholarship is a way to honor the legacy of Chief Kevin Burke who led the Healdsburg Police Department from 2011 to 2021. The fund will support students enrolled in the Santa Rosa Junior College Police Academy with the greatest need. If the goal of $100,000 dollars is met, scholarships will also be offered to students enrolled in the Corrections Academy and Ranger Academy. You can follow the link: https://santarosajc.ejoinme.org/kevinburke for more information or to donate.

Public Works Week

This past week the City Council recognized Public Works Week. Staff in our Public Works and Utilities Departments work hard to maintain the safety of City infrastructure including water systems, wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater management, streets and traffic signals, and capital projects. The City Council recognizes their high standards and work ethic in maintaining the facilities and core services that play pivotal roles in the health, safety, and quality of life of Healdsburg residents. A proclamation was issued by the City Council to acknowledge staff who consistently demonstrate their pride in public service every time they respond to a broken water line, plugged sewer, flooded street, faulty signal, reviewing a development permit, or building the next segment of the Foss Creek Pathway.

Rent Assistance and Eviction Protection

In January, the State of California lawmakers passed legislation to provide funding for landlords and tenants to pay for bills that went unpaid during the pandemic. NorCal Public Media will be hosting a live television broadcast on May 31 at 7pm called “Living On The Edge” as a community conversation with housing experts. The television broadcast will take place KRCB Channel 22 and KPJK Channels 17 and 43 as well as NorCal Public Media website. City of Healdsburg Housing Administrator Stephen Sotomayor will join other notable speakers to discuss rent assistance and eviction protection. The program will address the role of municipalities in finding solutions to the housing crisis and viewers will have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions.

Planning Commission Public Workshop

On May 24^th at 6:00 pm the Planning Commission will hold a Public Workshop to review the plan for a 30-unit residential project located at 3 Healdsburg Avenue (southwest corner of Healdsburg Avenue and Kennedy Lane). The purpose of the workshop is to introduce the project to the Planning Commission and community and provide informal feedback to the project applicant. No official action will be taken at this meeting. Information for this workshop can be viewed on the City’s website at the following link: https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/AgendaCenter/Search/?term=&CIDs=3,&startDate=&endDate=&dateRange=1&dateSelector=

New Police Tool For Community Feedback

Starting in June, residents of Healdsburg will be some of the first in the state to use a new community engagement and feedback solution after an interaction with the Healdsburg Police Department. This new service uses text messaging to contact some 9-1-1 callers and others that have recently reported or been involved in non-life-threatening incidents.

Text messages will be sent hours or days after an incident and will request that citizens take a quick survey about their experience. It is important for our City Police Department to hear from the community about how we are doing. This new product, called CueHit, will provide access to citizen feedback in near real-time and provide insights into areas where we can improve. With CueHit, text message surveys are sent to those whose number is recorded as part of a call for service or an officer’s report.

Residents that do not want to participate may reply with STOP and that will opt them out of all future text surveys from the department.

The surveys will not be used to report any type of emergency or crime. Please call 9-1-1 for any emergency or to report criminal activity.

Upgrade to Traffic Lights at Grove and Dry Creek Roads

The City of Healdsburg will be modifying existing traffic lights at Grove and Dry Creek beginning on June 6, 2022. The work will continue for approximately 7 weeks until July 7, 2022. Please refer to the map for the worksite location and use caution when navigating through the area during the mentioned dates. Approved construction hours for the project are Monday – Saturday, 7:30 am-6:00 pm. The intersection will remain open to traffic during construction.

Planning Commission Vacancies

The City Council of the City of Healdsburg is seeking qualified applicants to fill three (3) vacancies on the City of Healdsburg Planning Commission. Members of the Planning Commission are required to: attend two meetings per month; reside within City limits of Healdsburg; disclose economic interest as required by the Fair Political Reform Act and the Local Conflict of Interest Code; and complete the required AB 1234 Ethics Training.

If you are interested in applying, applications are available on the City’s website under Boards and Commissions, at https://healdsburg.gov/177/Boards-Commissions or by emailing rallan@healdsburg.gov. All completed applications must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 5:30 P.M., Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Career Opportunities

The City of Healdsburg is hiring for the positions of Lifeguard/Swim Instructor, Parks and Facilities Aide, Police Officer, Recreation Leader I-III and Recreation Manager. You can apply online at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/healdsburgca/.