City Hall Will Be
Closed
 Monday
September 1, 2008
In observance of
Labor Day

 

City of Cathedral City
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 770-0340
Weekly Briefs

From: Allen Howe
May 28, 2008

Temporary Cathedral City Library Now Open

The Cathedral City Library opened its doors at its temporary location at the old Cathedral City Senior Center located at 68-727 E. Palm Canyon Drive (access to the Library is from Van Fleet Avenue). The temporary space is light and inviting and houses about 4,000 books and other items. Public internet access is also available. The temporary library is open 10 AM – 7 PM Monday through Wednesday and 10 AM – 4 PM on Saturdays. The library is closed on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Our Own “Shiny Apple”

Although her office is already choked with awards, Deanna Pressgrove, Environmental Conservation Manager, was able to find room for one more – a “Shiny Apple Award” from the Palm Springs Unified School District.

The award comes from the staff and students at James Workman Middle School in appreciation of Deanna’s generous donation of time and materials to support the school’s recycling efforts. The donated materials include 60 classroom recycling clans and nine concrete trash receptacles featuring Workman student art on the side placards. Deanna helped students become actively involved in recycling many materials they use every day – thus exposing and educating students about environmental conservation.

The program, Deanna says, could not have been accomplished without the support of the James Workman Middle School Administrative Office.

Cathedral City Employees Weight Loss Challenge

The Mayor and some 20 employees representing every city department joined the Cathedral City Employees Weight Loss Challenge – a 12-week program conducted by Healthy Transformations. Healthy Transformations focuses on healthy eating habits, calorie awareness and increased activity. All Entry fees and penalties go into a prize pot and at the end of the program (the program runs May 20th through August 15th) the person with the highest percentage of body weight loss will win 50% of the pot, 2nd place wins 25%. Weekly winners receive 2%. Employees can join the Weight Loss Challenge through Thursday June 5th. Contact Sly Zelnys for enrollment information. You can also learn more about Healthy Transformations at their website www.healthytransformations.com . Hats off to the health conscious participants who are doing their bit to help trim government fat.

COVE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PHASE 1 AND 2
PROJECT UPDATE

The Cove Improvement District Sewer and Street Project is being constructed in two phases. The project also includes water line upgrades funded by Desert Water Agency and storm drain work being done through Riverside County Flood Control and Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency.

Cove Phase 1 Project:
Phase 1 construction, which covers 8 miles of streets and approximately 800 properties, is now substantially complete. All properties in Phase 1 can now connect to the sewer. Approximately 250 property owners in Phase 1 have already completed the connection process and are using the new sewer. Many other connections are in process and will soon be done.

Cove project Information, including the Phase 1 Sewer Availability Map below, is available on the City’s website at www.cathedralcity.gov/cove/.

COVE PHASE 2 PROJECT:
In May, the City Council awarded the Phase 2 work to General Contractor Sukut Construction, Inc., from Santa Ana, California. Sukut’s bid for the project was within the engineer’s estimate and the project budget. Sukut is an experienced contractor and has been in business for over 40 years. Sukut is nationally recognized for its work on public works projects, residential developments and many other types of large construction projects.

For the past several years, Sukut has worked on multi-million dollar projects for the Irvine Company installing underground utilities and off-site improvements for major land developments. Sukut has also recently done work in the Coachella Valley.

Sukut is now providing all the required documentation to the City in order to proceed with the Phase 2 work. Once all the information is processed, Sukut will order materials and start construction. It is estimated that the construction work for Phase 2 will begin in late June/early July. Once the work starts, the project will be done over an approximate two year period.

This report will continue to provide updates on the Phase 2 Cove project as information becomes available.

CITY HOUSING DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE:
 Property owners, who also occupy their home in the Cove neighborhood, may qualify for financial assistance for the sewer connection process from Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing funds. Please call the City’s Housing Department at 760-770-0376 for more information.

MORE PROJECT INFORMATION:

Information about the Cove Improvement District project is available at the City of Cathedral City website: www.cathedralcity.gov  by clicking the quick-link titled “Cove Improvement District” on the right-hand side of the homepage or by calling the Cove Helpline at (760) 250-8673.

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