2022 Accomplishments

PARTNERSHIPS WITH NGO’S, NON-PROFITS & VOLUNTEER NETWORKS

• Distributed a total of $303k of Council Discretionary Funds to over 30 Vallejo-based Non-Profit Organizations.

• Launched our first non-profit capacity building networking event. Attended by representatives from 63 different organizations, in partnership with Solano Community Foundation & Solano Economic Development Corporation.

• Collected more dedicated volunteer’s names for the City’s Volunteer list, which now contains over 945 registered volunteers (a 25% increase over prior year).

• Made significant progress toward reinvigorating our City’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program.

• Reestablished of the City of Vallejo & Vallejo City Unified School District 2x2 Committee.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT & SPECIAL EVENTS

• Revised and improved the special events permitting process.

• Collaborated on & supported 3 large scale community events: the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival; Waterfront Weekend; July 4th Celebration; and multiple smaller communitybased events, holidays and festivals/celebrations.

• Established regular presence at the local Farmers Market - tabled 11 markets in 2023

• Opened 16 Warming Centers during extreme weather events to provide shelter for individuals facing hardship.

POLICIES, TRANSPARENCY, & COMPLIANCE

•  Processed 1,372 Public Records Act requests and closed 1,358 of the requests submitted in 2022.

• Successfully administered the election process for the November 2022 General Municipal Election for Councilmember seats in Districts 2, 4 and 5 and Measure P.

• Completed the public outreach, drafting and adoption of the Police Accountability and Oversight Ordinance.

• Designed, published and implemented an Extreme Weather Center policy.

Supported Development

• Issued over 2,000 building permits (July 1 to December 31) for local projects totaling over $100M in project value.

• Completed over 5,600 building inspections.

• Implemented a disposition and development agreement for Mare Island.

• Transferred 125 acres of land at North Mare Island to the Mare Island Company.

• Hired a consultant and have managed development of the ED Strategic Plan Update.

• Sold a portion of the Blue Rock Springs golf course to a developer to raise funding for the golf course modernization and add new housing supply to Vallejo.

• Completed a ground lease with Yocha Dehe tribe for development of a tourism center and public park at the Central Waterfront.