Healdsburg City Manager Friday Update: September 9, 2022

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Latin-American Heritage Month

On Tuesday night, the City Council issued a Proclamation recognizing September 15 - October 15, 2022 as Latin-American Heritage Month in the City of Healdsburg. Herman G. Hernandez, Executive Director of Los Cien Sonoma County, was in attendance at the meeting and received the Proclamation!

Foss Creek Clean-up

The City of Healdsburg is excited to announce the upcoming Foss Creek Clean-up, scheduled for Saturday, September 24th 2022. As part of our annual Creek Week and National Pollution Prevention Week activities, this event gives residents and community members the opportunity to volunteer their time to collect trash and litter along Foss Creek. The cleanup is well attended with both adults and children helping to keep our watershed waste-free. Volunteers meet at the Community Center.
Check-in/Breakfast: 8:30am - 9am (provided by Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise)
Clean-up: 9am - 11am
Awards: 11am - 11:30am
Lunch 11:30am - 12:30pm (provided by Healdsburg Kiwanis)
For more information contact Ben Kageyama (707)431-3399 or [email protected]. 

Construction begins at L&M Village 

Construction at the L & M Village has officially started with our project partners: the Sonoma County CDC,  Reach for Home, Burbank Housing, and DMR Builders. The scope of work will include electrical and plumbing upgrades, ADA accessibility improvements, installation of fire sprinklers and fire alerting systems, installation of new sewer lines and the addition of sidewalks on Exchange and Healdsburg Avenues. Construction is expected to be completed in November. The City will be providing updates throughout the construction process. 

You can learn more about the L&M Village and its programs at:  https://healdsburg.gov/1028/LM-Village-Information. If you have questions, please reach out to the City’s Housing Director, Stephen Sotomayor, at 707.431.3396. 

Community Encuentro - For Youth and Families

Join the City of Healdsburg and Acosta Latino Learning Partnership for the second "Community Encuentro" for youth and families.

Come, participate and join the conversation about how we can embrace the voices of all residents who live here. Help us shape our priorities around diversity, equity, and inclusion!

The “Community Encuentro” will take place in both English and Spanish on September 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Healdsburg Community Center, in the Multi-Purpose Room at 1557 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA 95448. 

Strike Team Deployed to the Mountain Fire
Healdsburg Fire Department Engine 6361 has been deployed as part of a five engine, type 3 strike team (XSC2312C) to the Mountain Incident. The fire is located southeast of the community of Gazelle in Siskiyou County. Fire Captain Mack Montanye, Engineer Amanda Newhall, and Firefighter Dean De La Montanya are staffing the apparatus. The fire is currently at 11,960 acres and 45% contained. Extremely high temperatures and high potential for fire spread prompted OES to request mutual aid strike teams from our region. The Fire Department will continue to be staffed normally during this deployment with no reduction in service.

Any questions can be directed to the Healdsburg Fire Department at 707-431-3360.

Sonoma County Launches Pilot Program to Provide Guaranteed Income to 305 families

Now Accepting Applications! The City of Healdsburg is teaming up with Santa Rosa, Petaluma, the County of Sonoma and a coalition of community groups to launch a two-year pilot program that will provide a guaranteed minimum income of $500 a month to 305 low-income families while studying the program's impacts on reducing poverty and promoting economic stability and mobility. The program will include 50 families from the City of Healdsburg. To see if you're eligible, apply by October 31, 2022.

The Pathway to Income Equity program began accepting applications last week. To apply, visit www.pathwaysonoma.org/apply through midnight, Oct. 31. Participants will receive $500 a month for 24 months. Program eligibility is based on income, residency, and impact from COVID-19.

To learn more, see last week's press release here.