Fountain of Life Gets Attention
Cathedral City’s award winning Fountain of Life is a much loved attraction
in Cathedral City. People from around the Valley and the world come so see
it. Local children love to play in it. Visitors love to sit in the shade and
watch it. Frankly, all that love has left the fountain a little weary. Over
the next approximately 30 days the fountain’s tiles will be scrubbed and
power washed, damage to the soft ground surface will be repaired, metal
leaves on the fountain columns will be repaired, the fountain lighting will
be upgraded, and when repairs are complete, the water will shoot higher in
the air. Soon, there will be a cleaner, brighter and more dramatic Fountain
of Life to fall in love with all over again.
City Council OK’s Traffic Safety Program
Plan Cathedral City has 44 existing traffic
signals within its city limits (42 full traffic signals and 2 pedestrian
flashing signals). The condition of these signals is declining at many
intersections because they are old and outdated. The City’s traffic
engineering staff proposed to Council a draft multi-year plan that had been
reviewed and prioritized by the Cathedral City Streets and Transportation
Commission. The Commission had originally set re-striping of the streets as
their #1 priority, but that work was recently been completed. The remaining
four priorities are:
 | Installing new battery backups for the traffic
signals. To provide continued signal operation during power outages or low
voltage incidents. |
| Upgrading traffic signal controllers and cabinets
(about 20 intersections a year – one per intersection) to allow for more
flexible traffic flow timing. |
| Installing new traffic signal detection cameras
(about 5 intersections in FY06/07 – 4 cameras at each location). These are
not speed enforcement cameras, but cameras that sense the presence of a
car in a left turn lane or at an intersection to help the flow of traffic.
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| Installing new illuminated traffic signal street
name signs (about 30 intersections in FY 07/07 – 4 signs per
intersection). The illuminated signs will be blue and white and be much
easier to read – similar to the new sign on Date Palm Drive and Ramon
Road. |
The Council approved a budget of $750,000 for the program
as the beginning of a multi-year Traffic Safety Program in an effort to
improve traffic efficiency and safety in the Cathedral City.
Planning Staff
Recognized by Council Two members of the
Planning Department – Ken Davis and Nancy Greene were given Certificates of
Recognition by the City Council for providing excellent customer service.
Bud Kopp was also given a Certificate of Recognition for his many
contribution to the City during is tenure as Senior Planner.
New Brazilian Restaurant Coming to IMAX
Building The City Council, acting as the
Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency Board, approved the lease of 4,707
square feet in the IMAX Building for a Brazilian Churrascarias (Grill House)
by developers Blue Royale. Churrasco, the Brazilian word for barbecue, is a
centuries old culinary tradition that began in the prairies of Brazil. In
the churrasco tradition, gauchos, Brazilian cowboys, barbeque marinated
beef, pork, and poultry on long skewers over an open-fire pit. In the
churrascaria culinary style, diners use a little wooden indicator with green
on one end and red on the other to start and stop continuous service. The
skewered meat is carved right onto your plate, hot from the open fire grill.
the gauchos circle the dining hall with the choicest cuts, inviting you to
eat until you are full. This continuous service, called ridihzo, transforms
your meal into a spectacular performance.
Jazz Concert This Friday
Last Call! Come see your local Cathedral City High School Jazz Band in
action by attending a free concert this Friday evening, the 23rd, at 7 p.m.
in the Cathedral City Council Chambers. If you haven’t heard these young
musicians perform, you are in for a surprising treat. If you have, you know
you have a great evening of jazz in store.
Council Seeks Applicants for Financial
Advisory Committee The Council approved the
formation of a new Finance Advisory committee, to provide them with advisory
recommendation on how it can best meet demands for City Services within its
limited revenue resources. If you are a Cathedral City Resident and are
interested in applying for one of the 5 committee positions, please go to
the City’s website at www.cathedralcity.gov, click “Departments” on the left
hand side of the page and then click “City Clerk” to download an
application. Planning
Commission Changes Meeting Time The Cathedral
City Planning Commission, beginning with its April 4th meeting and forward
will meet at 6 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the Cathedral
City Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of City Hall.
Cove Improvement District Phase 1
Construction
Information for the week of Feb. 19, 2007
Accomplishments
| 464 laterals completed as of 2/16/07 |
| 5.5 miles of sewer mainline constructed as of
2/16/07 |
Project is On Schedule
Sewer Hookup Information:
It typically takes 4-6 months to complete all of the construction
work on a street for the Cove project. Once the sewer is installed, the new
pavement is done and the contractor has completed all work on a street, the
City Engineer will send notification by letter to property owners that they
can connect to the sewer with the procedure for doing so.
Work Scheduled Week of 2/5/07
Sewer Work:
| Continue installation of manholes and laterals on
Desert View |
| Continue installation of mainline on Terrace Road
east of Paradise Way on 2/21/07 |
| Start work on Kings Road at Cathedral Canyon Drive
and Palos Verdes Drive mainline, laterals, and manholes on 2/22/07 |
Street Work: (Street
work includes curb and gutter work, driveways and cross gutters)
| F Street |
| J Street |
| H Street |
| Iroquois Street |
| Chuperosa |
| Bel Air Drive |
Curb Work Note:
When the Contractor installs curbs and driveway
approaches, residents will be asked to not park or drive into their
driveways and instead park across the street for up to 14 days so that the
concrete can cure. Once the curb construction is done, residents will be
able to park in their driveways and on their side of the street. Prior
notice in the form of door hangers will be given to the residents by the
Contractor when this curb work is being done
Water Line Work:
| Dorn Drive |
| Moonlight Drive |
| Treasure Trail |
Storm Drain Work:
Storm drain pipe installation on Terrace Road at Chuperosa Lane to Cathedral
Canyon Asphalt grinding will occur on Terrace Road between
the East Cathedral Canyon Channel and Palo Verde for storm drain
installation. Storm drain pipe installation will occur on
Terrace Road at East Cathedral Channel and Chuperosa. This includes asphalt
grinding on Terrace Road between the East Cathedral Canyon Channel and Palo
Verde for the storm drains to be installed.
Terrace Road Note: Sewer
work has been completed on Terrace Road. Now storm drain work has started on
Terrace next to the Presbyterian Church Parking lot and Chuperosa. This
heavy construction involves digging through the East Cathedral Channel and
installing catch basins, inlets and a 54” Storm Drain Pipe in Terrace. This
construction will progress west along the north lane of Terrace. In addition
to the storm drain improvements, curb and gutter will be installed on
Terrace prior to final paving. As the storm drain work
moves westward, traffic will be directed to the south side of the street and
temporary detours may occur on Terrace. It will take
several months to complete all the construction on Terrace Road. During this
time, Terrace will continue to have temporary pavement. The contractor
regularly fills potholes to prevent deep ruts in the roadway and uses a
motor blade to smooth the surface. During construction, the speed limit on
Terrace is 25 mph to ensure everyone’s safety, and there are 25 mph speed
limit signs posted along Terrace. Working on Terrace Road
is one of the most challenging parts of the construction work in the Cove.
The City is working with the contractor to keep the temporary paving on
Terrace in drivable condition and will continue to monitor the roadway
condition throughout the construction. Constructing major
infrastructure, such as sewers, in an existing neighborhood is difficult.
Sewers, water lines, drainage and other infrastructure are typically dug and
placed before anyone moves into a neighborhood. The Cove project is
providing new sewers, storm drains, water lines and streets in a
neighborhood with over 1,500 households and where over 4,000 residents
already live. The Cove community is experiencing these challenges first hand
with the expectation that the improvements will benefit everyone in the Cove
and make living there even better. More information and a
progress map is available on the City’s website at
http://www.cathedralcity.gov/cove. ## |
