The Year in Review
Financial Update:
- Approved an updated Investment Policy that reinvests into higher yield products while continuing to provide continued liquidity and flexibility in the City’s investment portfolio
- Approval of a new Master Fee Schedule that is now reflective of the true cost of recovery for the City with built in annual CPI increases
- We will be reviewing the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Audit at the December 19th meeting and will hold a planning session in February to outline our priorities for the five year plan
Environmental Update
- The City received a 1% loan from the California Energy Commission for $2 million with Climatec to improve infrastructure, add solar panels and EV charging stations and improved lighting and irrigation throughout the City
- Completed a comprehensive review of the needs of the GHAD (Geological Hazard Abatement District) and will be discussing a new Plan of Control on December 19th
- Negotiated and approved a new agreement with Republic Services to include state mandated composting
- The City is in discussion with the East Bay Regional Park District for the development of a new park at Irish Canyon called Clayton Ranch Regional Preserve
Quality of Life Update
- Approved the scope of work for Downtown Pedestrian Improvements Projects throughout the Downtown and added an additional crosswalk to the project at Center and Morris Streets
- Approved draft City of Clayton Local Roadway Safety Plan
- Approved City Sponsored Special Events Policy including final list of City Sponsored events: Concerts in the Grove, the City’s 60th Anniversary, 4th of July Parade and Classic Car Show
Staffing and City Hall Technology Improvements
- We hired a new City Manager, Bret Prebula, and he in turn hired two new executives to join the team, his Executive Assistant Amy Walcker and a new Finance Director, Prapti Aryal
- Patrick Nehma joined the team earlier in the year to oversee business licenses, facility rentals and address code enforcement issues
- Approval of a new resource for reporting maintenance needs or other non-emergency issues to the City staff called 311
- Approval of software to outsource business license administration to make staff work more efficient
- Approval of security equipment for City Hall as recommended by the Police Department
- Approval of much needed equipment for the Maintenance Team
- Promotion of our Maintenance Supervisor to Maintenance Superintendent, Jim Warburton
- Approval of Rep’d, a video response communication tool to answer the community’s most pressing questions with immediacy
- Approved a Standby Pay Policy and Program for the Maintenance staff
Community Engagement:
- Hosted the 16th Annual Concerts in the Grove music series for 10 shows over the summer
- Hosted the 4th of July parade and festivities
- Hosted the annual downtown Classic Car Show
- Hosted a National Night Out Celebration at Clayton Community Park
- Partnered with the CBCA for Holidays in the Grove – Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
It was a very busy year and we look forward to more improvements in 2024. If you have questions about any of these topics, please contact me at kimt@claytonca.gov.
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