Solano Transportation Authority Board Meeting (STA) (July 12, 2023) • The STA board met and approved the FY23-24 and FY24-25 fiscal year budget. • The board received an update from CalTrans regarding upcoming closures on Eastbound I-80 at State Rout 4 affecting Oakland/San Francisco area traffic. Traffic will be diverted to East Bound State Route 24 to North Bound I-680 or East Bound State Rout 4 to I-5. San Jose/Hayward Area traffic will diverted to East Bound 580 to I-5. The weekends of July 21, August 4 and August 18th, 2023 will be affected. Closures will tentatively start Fridays after 9pm and conclude on the following Mondays no later than 4 a.m. The public is encouraged to visit www.CC80page.com for more information.
• The STA board approved on consent the Transportation Development Act Funds for three new Suisun City Microtransit vehicles to replace the three vehicles that were donated by SolTrans.
Solano County Water Agency Board Meeting (SCWA) (July 13, 2023) • The SCWA board approved on consent all the FY23 vendor contracts for various business operations including:
o A2Z Landscape Assistance for Residents with Disabilities Program for Solano County residents.
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o Richard Heath and Associates for Low Income and Senior Water Efficiency Upgrades for Solano County residents.
o Solano Resource Conservation District School Water Education Program, which includes Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
o Sustainable Solano, Sustainable Landscaping Education Program, which supports current education program outreach taking place in Suisun City. • The SCWA board authorized the general manager to enter a contract with Jacobs Engineering for Solano Project Contract Renewal Environmental Assessment-Initial Study. Solano County cities, including Suisun City, have jurisdiction in Solano Project Water.
Solano Economic Development Center Board Meeting (EDC) (July 13, 2023) • The Solano EDC board received a report from the EDC president regarding economic updates for Solano County as well as various challenges. Some of the challenges include the need to generate power/electricity for business that require more power generation to relocate to Solano County and add to local revenue and job growth. Challenges regarding the retention of young professionals in the area and long-term succession planning for various industries. • The Solano EDC board received an update from the president of the Solano County Farm Bureau to learn about the large economic driver local agriculture is to the region. Some challenges they face is an aging labor population without enough of a workforce pipeline in the region. The board was updated on new technologies within the industry and discussed ways to educate the community- at-large about local farm growers.
Suisun-Solano Water Authority Executive Committee Meeting (SSWA) (July 3, 2023) • The SSWA Executive Committee met and discussed the successful board tour that took place in June. The board tour included all of the Solano Irrigation District (SID) board members and Councilmember Pal, Councilmember Dawson, Mayor Pro Tem Washington, and Mayor Hernandez which comprised four out of the five City of Suisun City board members. The board participated in an educational tour and visited the water treatment plant. • Due to a lack of actionable items in July, the SSWA Executive Committee voted to cancel the Regular SSWA Board Meeting that was scheduled to take place on July 10 th. The next SSWA board
meeting is scheduled for August 14th.
City Manager Evaluation Ad-Hoc Committee (July 11th)
• The Ad-Hoc Committee, which is comprised of Mayor Pro Tem Washington and Mayor Hernandez, previously reviewed the current City Manager Evaluation Form to identify any updates that may be needed and made edits as needed.
• The City Council held a closed session on July 11
th to review the updated evaluation form, ask
questions, make recommendations on evaluation process, and identify next steps. The evaluation process is still open, and no additional reportable items are available currently.
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Suisun City Economic Vitality Ad-Hoc Committee (June/July) • This Ad-Hoc is comprised of Mayor Pro Tem Washington and Mayor Hernandez. The Ad-Hoc has held one meeting with City Manager Folsom to identify priorities, scope of work, general timeline, and goals.
• The Ad-Hoc has identified and sorted a list of Suisun City business license holders, both for brick and mortar as well as home-based businesses.
• Mayor Pro Tem Washington has attained a quote for a marketing brochure to market Suisun City businesses and region.
• Mayor Hernandez has sorted through the business license data available to identify businesses with current licenses, expired licenses, as well as businesses that closed in FY 22-23. The information and location of business license holders was mapped out to better see where all the different types of businesses are located in Suisun City. • The Ad Hoc has drafted survey questions, including questions drafted in consultation with the Solano Small Business Development Center, to attain feedback from Suisun City businesses on their needs.
California Transportation Commission Board Meeting (CTC) (June 28th) • The California Transportation Commission held their annual meeting for the first time in Suisun City. Approximately 200 attendees from across California attended the meeting from June 28th through the 30th. They stayed at our local hotels, visited our local restaurants, and held their board meeting at the Solano Transportation Authority building. • Mayor Hernandez provided welcoming remarks and emphasized how state policy decisions and funding impacted residents at the local level.
• The California Transportation Commission approved the necessary funding for the I-80 Westbound truck scales project near Solano Community College. The new truck scales facility will be relocated 0.7 miles east from its current location and will provide a new braided off-ramp connection and new entrance ramp connection to/from Westbound I-80.
Solano Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (July 13, 2023) • As a participant of the Solano Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, I had the opportunity to tour the Solano Office of Emergency Services (OES). This tour provided participants the opportunity to meet OES staff, ask questions, better understand the collaboration between various community service providers and OES.
• This is the first in-person meeting for Solano VOAD since COVID-19 closures and provided us an opportunity to connect and build relationships. Each participant provided information on their organization and their role. Agencies represented included emergency response for seniors, members with disabilities, volunteer organizers, animal emergency response providers, and more. • I was the only elected official participating and was able to provide an overview of Suisun City.
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