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WOODLAND CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL-COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 FIRST STREET, WOODLAND SPECIAL MEETING/STUDY SESSION, MAY 13, 2008 5:00 - A. CALL TO ORDER 5:05 - D. COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLIC COMMENT 5:15 - F. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 14A Regarding Cost Recovery for Nuisance Abatement Actions 5:11 - G. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER 2. Review Fiscal Year 2008-09 Proposed

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By Candi Malcolm Smith Woodlander in the Land Down Under Global Correspondent Mother’s Day is here so I thought that I would write a piece about my mom, Lelah Jean (Jeannie) Hayden Malcolm. Mom grew up in the huge metropolis of Yolo. She likes to joke that when she and Dad moved to Woodland in 1962 that they were moving to the city. Mom was born in 1938, the second daughter to Clyde and Lelah

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The following is a campaign letter distributed by Woodland City Council candidate Frank Sieferman, Jr: Dear Neighbor, I am a life long resident and active community leader in Woodland, and I am writing you this letter to personally request your vote on June 3rd for Woodland City Council. I am running because I know as your community voice on the City Council, together we can make a difference

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On page B2 of today's hard copy of the Daily Demotypo: "Beckett gets 10,000th strikeout as Sox roll." That would put him 4,286 past the great Nolan Ryan. It seems like just yesterday when I listened to the radio broadcast of Ricky Henderson becoming Ryan's strike out victim number 5,000. The fete would also be extraordinary considering Beckett is only in his eighth season and has pitched a

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Even a packed house, and apparently no outside support, could not convince at least one of the four steadfast trustees to apply reason to this unpopular pursuit of leasing-purchasing the Blue Shield building. Last night trustees Carol Souza Cole, Bill Beerman, Rosario Ruiz-Dark and Elaine Lytle voted to spend $7.6 million for a $3.6 million building. Simple math should have told them they were

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"I don't want it, you take it." "Well, I don't want... you keep it." It's no secret that the school district has a hard time with gifts, but here's one for the record book. Below are some excerpts from an article entitled "District rejects lights from Dubach park for Pioneer" that appears in today's Daily Democrat (click the title of this story to access): Parents went to the April 24

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From the new Historic Woodland Downtown Merchants: This month's meeting will be held at 6 pm., tonight (May 8), at Woodland Comics and Cards at 505 Main Street. For more information call 661-9596 (The House Dresser) or Woodland Comics and Cards (662-2550). Please plan to attend the City Council Candidate's Forum to be held at 7:30 pm. on Monday, May 19, at the Woodland Opera House. If you have

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Or... the headline could read: Four trustees to approve spending $1,000,000 per year on rent. The extravaganza, commonly known as the WJUSD Board of Trustees meeting, will begin tonight at 6 pm. Either of those headlines will prove to be true unless one of the four trustees can pull off an Amanda-like coup (from last week's Survivor episode on CBS). The four trustees who have blindly followed

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This man is suspected of robbing Bank of the West, 186 Main Street, last Saturday at 12:21 pm. The white man, wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and a black Pittsburgh Penguins hat entered the bank and demanded cash from the teller. Witnesses described the man as 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 200 pounds and with a short, light brown beard. The suspect fled the bank with an undisclosed amount

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The Daily Democrat published two articles today about the school district's administrative offices: First: "Contamination" being used as excuse to move from Cottonwood building, Health concerns cited as reason to get out of lease Second: School board looks at lease/purchase plan for old Blue Shield site There was a third article printed on April 28 called A general air of uncertainty. Here

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Here's a Friday deadline that snuck up on prospective design firms. The city is requesting qualifications for planning what's dubbed as "Downtown Plaza" and/or "Main Street Plaza." I just now stumbled upon this RFQ (Monday at 6:30) while looking for any updated council minutes. (Note: The city's Web site is still stuck on September 4, 2007.) I hope the tight, under-played deadline won't

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From their Web site (click title of this story to access): The Woodland Farmer's Market is where food and fun meet! A great place to get the highest quality produce for reasonable prices in a fun, festive atmosphere. There's always something new happening at the Woodland Farmer's Market and this year - we're moving to a great new location! After 12 years at the County Fair Mall, the Woodland

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Here's what you can expect in the yet-to-be-posted agenda for the Thursday, May 8, WJUSD Board of Trustee's meeting: Item I. Board Action 1-B Approve Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase for property located at 435 Sixth Street, Woodland, CA (Parcel No. 006-122-07) [a.k.a. the Blue Shield building]. Under this item, yet another district stooge might present to the trustees a cardboard box

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Disc Golf enthusiasts can find 125 California courses listed on the Professional Disc Golf Association's Web site, including John Ferns Park. In fact, disc golfers can find listings for all 50 states. Or... if you're inclined, you can even find course information on such global places as Reykjavik, Iceland - where the Gufunes course has 18 holes for a total of 4,800 feet. Tee types are natural

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This is a post about nothing. Many would argue such is the case with most WJ stories. According to a trustee, there was to be a special board meeting on Tuesday, April 29 - no agenda was posted at wjusd.org (click title of this story). The lease-purchase agreement for the Blue Shield building was to be on it. The April 3 board meeting minutes "Will be available after May 8, 2008 Board Meeting"

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The following is the ballot statement from the Web site Woodland City Council candidate Alfred Lopez: Alfredo 'Fred' Lopez Age: 43 Occupation: Business Owner I am running for Woodland City Council because the many serious issues that are currently facing our city have gone unchanged by our current & past city council members. Some of the these issues are the city's budget, crime & drugs on our

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Click the candidate's name to access their Web site. Statements are taken from each site. Martie Dote From Martie's home page: "I am running for election to the Woodland City Council and I am seeking your support. I raised my family here. My stepsons attended Woodland schools and played Woodland sports. With my husband, I help run a family business here. I volunteer here. I enjoy living in

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You are cordially invited to a fundraiser to help re-elect Art Pimentel to the Woodland City Council. Host Committee: Dr. Cirenio Rodriguez, Trustee, YCOE, Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad, Woodland Mayor Dave Flory, Dr. Jesse Ortiz Friday May 2nd, 2008 5:30-7:30PM La Finca De Rivera Restaurant 534 Bush St. Woodland, CA 95696 Tickets: $50 RSVP: 530-669-7781 Remit checks to

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In a letter to the editor of the Daily Democrat (click title to access), downtowner John Perry pokes another hole in the new ordinance. Here's the letter: On April 2, the City Council approved a new "in lieu" parking fee ordinance for the benefit of developers. I spoke before the council in opposition of the proposed new ordinance. The new ordinance was of particular interest to me because the

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Dustin Pedroia of Woodland has had a great April as the second baseman for the world champion Boston Red Sox. He is tenth in batting average hitting .313, second in hits with 35 and second in doubles with 11. Last night Dustin made a great diving stop in the top of the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. The grab and assist off the bat of Vernon Wells helped preserve a scoreless tie,

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In a report entitled "A general air of uncertainty" compiled by Lizeth Cazares, the Daily Democrat has finally published a story about district office air quality from the staff perspective. You can click the title of this story to access the complete article. Here are a few tasty tidbits from the report: Tidbit Number One: As the district received complaints and reviewed information by health

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FROM A LEAGUE E-MAIL: The Woodland League of Women Voters is planning three forums for the upcoming local elections: Thursday, May 8, 2008, for the Woodland City Council candidates. The forum will be held in the Woodland City Hall Council Chambers, 300 First Street, Woodland beginning at 7:0p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2008, for the 5Th District Supervisor and Superior Court Judge (Department 2)

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From the Web site of Gearhead Records, a cool Woodland business: Gearhead Records has teamed with Crosley Radio to promote our obsession with vinyl! We want to help make some lucky music fans' day by giving away 2 FREE TURNTABLES. Crosley Radio has been making incredible affordable vintage-style turntables for decades. I've been using their turntables for years, and can't recommend them enough!

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The City of Woodland holds a Municipal Storm Water Permit (issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board) which requires the City to implement a Storm Water Management Program. The City’s Storm Water Management Program was reviewed and approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board in 2004. The Program identifies best management practices (BMPs) that must be implemented during the

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Agenda for the WJUSD Regular Board/Study Session Meeting Thursday, April 24, 2008 Note the following two items (in bold) that are on tonight's agenda (click story title). H. INFORMATION 1-S. Review Costs Associated With Purchase/Lease Of New Central Office (Written) Trustee Warren Berg requested this information more than a month ago, during the March 13 board meeting. It will be

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