Turn in Your Operable Gas
Mower and Receive a New Cordless Electric Mower for $100
South Coast Air Quality Management District, in cooperation with Southern
California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, are
sponsoring the 2008 Electric Lawn Mower Exchange program. Participation in
this program presents a terrific opportunity for our communities to
demonstrate their Environmental Leadership and take advantage of this
value-packed opportunity!
The first location for this multi-city event is Palm
Springs on Saturday, April 5th. Pre-Registration is Required!!!
To learn more about the program, registration,
eligibility, benefits of exchanging your gas mower; and specifics about the
Neutron 24-volt cordless rechargeable electric mower go to
www.aqmd.gov or cal (888) 425-6247.
Sign Up Today and be the first in your neighborhood to
demonstrate your commitment to Air Quality Improvement!!
Picanha Restaurant Opening in
April
Cathedral City’s newest downtown restaurant, Picanha
Churrascaria, will open some time in April. This adds to the dining
experiences available just steps from Town Square including: Trilussa, Big
Mama’s, Buddy Greco’s Supper Club, and old favorites Red Tomato/House of
Lamb and El Gallito.
Churrasco, the Brazilian word for barbecue, describes a
300-year tradition that originated in the pampas, or prairie rich lands, of
Brazil. In churrasco tradition, gauchos, Brazilian cowboys, barbequed
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 and end red on the other to start or stop continuous service.
At Picanha, waiters bring swords laden with meat directly to your table for
as long as you keep the indicator on the green, or go, cycle.
The skewered meat is carved right onto your plate, hot
from the open fire grill. Continuous service, called ridihzo, turns a meal
into a performance.
Welcome Picanha.
Finance Advisory Committee to
Hold Second Public Meeting
The Finance Advisory Committee will hold a second public
meeting to present its findings on the City’s financial status. The
Committee has been meeting with various groups in the City gathering input
on how the City can best address its financial challenges and will make a
recommendation to the Council in April.
The public meeting will be Monday, March 31st, at the
James Workman Middle School Media Center, 69-300 30th Avenue in Cathedral
City. Come learn about the City’s finances and help move the City forward.
City Looking for Partners for
Ramon Road Commercial Façade Program
The City is looking for commercial;/business partners
along the Ramon Road corridor in Cathedral City interested in improving and
renovating their signs, doors, windows, awnings, graphics, exterior light,
landscaping, decorative fencing, façade treatment, parking surface, parking
installation, among other improvements. All improvements must meet the
City’s Building Codes and design guidelines for the project area and must
provide make a substantial improvement to the business’s appearance to be
included in the program.
City Redevelopment Funds will reimburse half of the costs
for the improvements up to $615 per linear feet for businesses that apply
for the program and are approved.
To learn more about the program, the specific target area
and to obtain application materials contact Mitch Nieman, Development
Project Manager at 760-770-0348. Properties that are outside the target area
may be eligible for the program with City Council Approval.
Cathedral City is Training
Site for Arson Task Force and State Exploring Academy
This week, Cathedral City will be the training site for
the Riverside County Arson Task Force and the 34th Annual 2008 California
Fire Exploring Academy.
Beginning Tues., March 25, the Riverside County Arson
Task Force (RCATF) l conducted a fire scene investigation training for its
members at single family residence. The training site, located in the 68-000
block of First Street, is provided by the Cathedral City Redevelopment
Agency.
The purpose and goal of this training event is to provide
task force members an opportunity to “investigate” for the purposes of
Origin and Cause of 4-5 unique burns. “We feel that this is a great step in
working towards our gal of multi-agency investigation teams. The activation
of this county-wide task force demonstrates what can be accomplished through
cooperation and commitment by all fire and law enforcement agencies charged
with investigating and prosecuting the indiscriminate crime of arson,” a
statement released by the RCATF.
RCATF Member Agencies include the RCATF Member Agencies
include the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Cal-Fire / Riverside County
Fire, Cathedral City Fire Department, Corona Fire Department, Hemet Fire
Department, Idyllwild Fire Department, Morongo Indian Fire Department,
Murrieta Fire Department, Palm Springs Fire Department, Pechanga Fire
Department, Riverside City Fire Department, Norco Fire Department, and
United States Forest Service (USFS). Associate agencies include Alcohol,
Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), Riverside County District Attorney's Office,
Department of Justice, Riverside (DOJ), Riverside County Probation
Department, FBI, Riverside Sheriff's Department HDT, Local Law Enforcement
Agencies, Union Pacific Railroad Police and Naval Criminal Investigative
Services (NCIS).
Riverside City Fire Department’s ignitable liquid
detection K-9 will also be available to assist teams in their evidence
collection process. Scenarios will be setup and filmed/photographed the day
before the class so students can investigate cold scenes.
The Cathedral City Fire Dept. will host the 34th Annual
2008 California Fire Exploring Academy, March 27-29. The Academy, with 40
agencies participating, will conduct live burns at residential properties in
the city’s downtown area. The properties, located in the 68700-68-900 block
of First Street and 68900 block of Grove Street, are provided by the
Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency.
The week included hands-on-training in Structural
Firefighting, Wildland Firefighting, Flammable Liquids, Auto Extrication and
Heavy Rescue. The Academy is split into Divisions that rotate between
training sites.
Fireworks Booth Applications
Available March 31st
The Cathedral City Fire Department will have firework
stand applications and program instructions available to non-profit groups
beginning March 31st. Applications must be submitted with a $100
non-refundable fee no later than 4PM on April 3rd. Forms are available at
the Cathedral City Fire Department. Administration Offices, 32-100 Desert
Vista Rd, Cathedral City, and can also be downloaded from the Department’s
website at
www.cathedralcityfire.org beginning March 31st.
The Fireworks Program is open to Cathedral City based
non-profit organizations. Qualifying organizations are IRS 501(c)3 exempt.
The City Council approved a continuation of the Fireworks
Ordinance #07-638 on March 12th, 2008 allowing the sale of safe and sane
fireworks through July 5, 2008.
All fireworks stands will be operated by community-based
non-profit groups throughout the City. For more information call Ronda
Guillaume at Cathedral City Fire Department at 770-8208.
Important Cathedral City Cove
Phase 1
Construction Information
for the week of March 17, 2008
Project Status Map
Accomplishments
The City
Engineer will continue to approve connections in the Cove Phase 1
project every few weeks. Letters are mailed to property owners as
Desert Water Agency and the City Engineer accept and approve the
sewers for connection.
CITY HOUSING
DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE:
Property owners, who also occupy their home in the Cove neighborhood,
may qualify for financial assistance for the connection process from
Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing funds. Please
call the City’s Housing Department at 760-770-0376 for more
information.
STREET PAVING
COMPLETED TO-DATE:
“D” Street
“E” Street
“F” Street
“H” Street
“J” Street
San Jacinto Rd (west of Van Fleet)
Iroquois Street
Van Fleet Avenue
Glenn Avenue
Terrace Road
Bel Air Drive
Paradise Way
Mountain View Road
Desert View Road
Chuperosa Lane
Las Tunas Way
Nightingale Road
Sharpless Road
Indigo Lane
Hillcrest Road
Moonlight Drive
Treasure Trail
Dorn Road
Vista Drive
Vicky Lane
Chris Drive
Kathy Drive
Rodeo Road
Porter Drive
Palo Verde Drive
Cathedral Canyon Dr. (between E. Palm Canyon & Officer David Vasquez)
Bankside Drive
Sunair Plaza (between Bankside Dr. & E. Palm Canyon)
Commercial Road (between Cathedral Canyon Dr. & Bankside Dr.)
Melrose Drive (between Commercial Rd & E. Palm Canyon)
Note:
Cove residents may see construction workers in areas throughout
the Phase 1 Cove project that have been paved. This work could be
related to surveying, material testing, inspection, contractor
punch-list items, and field conditions resulting in unplanned work
activity.
CATHEDRAL
CANYON DRIVE INFORMATION
The City is on schedule with the sewer project and the contractor has
completed the sewer installation on Cathedral Canyon Drive. Cathedral
Canyon Drive has been closed to thru-traffic as a storm drain system
has been installed on this street.
However, the storm drain system – not being paid for by the Cove
Improvement Assessment District – had to be redesigned, which has
caused a delay. The utility lines were not shown in the right
locations on official maps, often times shallower than indicated. Once
identified, the true locations required a different style of pipe and
catch basins on Cathedral Canyon Drive, Palo Verde Drive and Tahquitz
Road.
Because storm drain pipes are made at the factory specifically for
each job, additional time was needed to fill the storm drain pipe
order for the redesign work.
The storm drain is now complete and curbs, gutter, driveway
approaches, cross gutters and spandrels are being installed on
Cathedral Canyon Drive. After these items are done, Cathedral Canyon
Drive will be graded and paved.
The sewer and street work on all other areas of the Cove project are
progressing per the project schedule. Cove Phase 2 work is scheduled
to begin when Phase 1 work is complete.
For more information
on the Cove Improvement Project
please call the
COVE HELPLINE: (760) 250-8673
Click here for
more information
Cove Improvement District Home Page
Morongo Creek Blow Sand Abatement/Pm 10
Mitigation
Within The City Of Cathedral City
Update
Week of March 24, 2008
The Contractor is continuing to maintain the newly planted Western Honey
Mesquite Trees. Stabilization of the slopes with a soil stabilizer spray to
minimize the production of wind blown dust along the east side of the
existing trees has been completed. Installation has been completed for the
pipe gate and chain link fence along the Vista Chino Road access point and
the Verona Road access point. In addition, new signs will be installed
notifying the public about prohibiting access to foot traffic and vehicles
into the gated area.
Please restrain from walking and hiking along the project area from this
point on. Foot traffic and vehicle traffic will minimize the effectiveness
of our on-going battle with the blow sands and is also prohibited by the
City of Cathedral City Code.
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