Vallejo Weekly | Vol 11 | Issue 14

VALLEJO WEEKLY

April 9 - 15 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

(NPSTW)!

National Public Safety Telecommunicators

Week is held annually during the second week of April to honor public safety telecommunicators for their commitment, service, and sacrifice.

NPSTW initially started in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in California. In 1994, President

William J. Clinton signed Presidential Proclamation 6667, declaring the second week of April as NPSTW. This week is a time to celebrate and thank telecommunications personnel across the nation who serve our communities, citizens, and public safety personnel 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Learn more about the history of NPSTW and how you can celebrate our public safety telecommunicators.

All 911 centers, including emergency communications centers (ECC), public safety answering points (PSAP), public safety communications centers (PSCC), emergency operations centers (EOC), and other public safety command centers, are a critical component of emergency communications and provide critical, life-saving emergency services to the public.

In the City of Vallejo, our 9-1-1 communications professionals not only take the incoming 9-1-1 calls for police and fire, but they also dispatch them too! In larger cities you will often find that these are two separate jobs, but in Vallejo, when you call 9-1-1, you are talking to the first line heroes who handle it all!

Business Highlight: Bay Hauling

You may have seen the blue and gold logo on the side of their trucks and thought of another bay area team. Bay Hauling is scoring points of their own while beating its competition with excellent service every single day! Voted the 2021 Vallejo Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year, Bay Hauling is Vallejo's goto junk removal service and beyond.

Owned and operated by Vallejo natives Juan and Joanna Vallejos. Like the once small town of Vallejo, Juan Vallejos began Bay Hauling with a single truck and trailer. In five years, he's grown to five trucks and eleven full-time employees. Although they serve the east and north bay, 80% of their business is based right here in Vallejo!

"We pride ourselves on being service oriented. We care about the work we do," said Juan. "Unlike some big-name companies, we care about our customers."

In a service-based industry, the way to stand out is by fostering relationships and doing something the corporate companies don't –giving back to the community. Juan is humble regarding his philanthropic endeavors, but his wife Joanna was happy to share some of the ways he invests his free time back into the community.

"When he isn't working, Juan volunteers for youth programs and is involved in leadership programs. He does a lot for Vallejo!"

Juan was the driving force behind the first Junior Leadership Program – Future Leaders of Vallejo. The program consisted of 16 kids from four Vallejo high schools. He hopes to continue the program and make it available yearly. In addition, Juan is actively involved in youth football programs, sponsoring a softball team and Vallejo PAL Boxing.

"I want people to see how supporting local business benefits the community." Juan shared. "By shopping local, you keep money in Vallejo, and that helps the city grow."

The Vallejo Chamber of Commerce is working on revitalizing the "Shop Vallejo First" initiative that will connect Vallejo residents with information on local businesses, like Bay

Hauling. Keeping Vallejo dollars in Vallejo is one important key component to creating a thriving economy. Juan and Joanna Vallejos have made it their mission to help improve the city they call home.

Reuse and repurposing is another vital part of Bay Hauling's philosophy. By partnering with non-profits, like Habitat for Humanity, the Bay Hauling team ensures nothing goes to waste.

explained how they sort the "junk" to make sure pieces are appropriately recycled or donated to Goodwill.

ARE YOU READY FOR SPRING CLEANING?

Well, stop avoiding eye contact with the clutter in your garage or that growing pile of junk on the side of your house, and call Bay Hauling. They're available seven days a week and can do same-day pick-ups!

Regular salvaging and repurposing also support the environment by reducing waste in our landfills.

"We try to save as much as we can and donate it," Joanna explained as she pointed to a vase in the center of the office. The repurposed glass vase holding a lovely bouquet was acquired in one of their clean-ups, which Joanna lovingly received from Juan for Valentine's Day.

"We always try to salvage what we can. Sorting is a major part of what we do. Knowing what can be recycled and how to recycle it has a major impact on the environment." Joanna

No project is too large or too small. If you don't follow Bay Hauling on Instagram – you need to! Their lively posts and reels are entertaining and educational, sharing fun ways to learn more about their services.

Check out their reviews on YELP Follow them on: FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM

www.BayHauling.net

This article was brought to you by the Economic Vitality Commission

#GrowVallejo

The Planning and Development Services Department welcomes the Code Enforcement Division!

Code Enforcement works with and helps empower the citizens of Vallejo to create, promote and maintain safe, attractive, and highquality living and working environments. Their purpose is to help improve our neighborhoods and economic conditions so that the City of Vallejo becomes known as an ideal and desired place to live, raise families, work, and retire in.

Each year, the Code Enforcement Division responds to thousands of complaints pertaining to property maintenance and other related violations. In most cases, investigations of code violations happen due to proactive code enforcement inspections or citizen complaints.

The types of violations that are typically reported (and inspected) include:

• Junk, trash & debris on private properties

• Deteriorated exteriors such as roofs, fences, and sidings

• Unsecured and abandoned swimming pools

• Vehicles parked on lawns and unpaved surfaces; inoperable/unregistered vehicles

parked on private property

• Trash bins blocking the sidewalk, strewn in the yard, placed on the sidewalk/street or driveway, too early or left out after 8:00 p.m. on service day

• Graffiti on private properties

• Weeds & overgrown vegetation on developed properties

• Unkept vacant buildings

• Abandoned shopping carts

• Inhabited trailers on private properties (or trailers hooked up to a private property)

• Illegal vehicle repair businesses

The Division is growing and is currently recruiting for more positions, including Code Enforcement Officers, a Secretary, an Accounting Clerk, and a Code Enforcement Manager. Code Enforcement joins the Planning and Building Divisions within Planning and Development Services, working hand in hand to better serve the City of Vallejo.

To report a violation, please visit www.seeclickfix.com/vallejo

To pay violations online or view case information, please visit eTRAKiT

To access forms, applications, and other documents, please CLICK HERE.

WE'RE HIRING

SALARY

$64,178.82 - $78,009.57 Annually

JOB TYPE

Regular Full-Time

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate will know how to perform skilled, journey level work in the installation, maintenance, replacement, and repair of electrical and electronic systems and equipment in various municipal utility systems, street lights, buildings and facilities. The incumbent should be familiar and comfortable using bucket trucks, aerial lifts and scissor lifts at extreme heights to complete job tasks.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY!

SALARY

$111,997.39 - $136,133.50 Annually

JOB TYPE

Regular Full-Time

THE POSITION:

This is a single position class responsible for the administration of real property services for the City of Vallejo. This class performs duties which involve the exercise of considerable discretion and latitude of judgment in the formulation and recommendation of policies and procedures associated with real property and asset management.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY!

For more information about open positions with the City of Vallejo, visit governmentjobs. com/careers/vallejo

Electrician

Real Property and Leasing Manager

2022 vallejo Water Quality Report

Each year our Water Department provides you an Annual Water Quality Report, so you have important information about your water quality!

The 2022 Water Quality Report is now available at www.cityofvallejo.net/ waterqualityreport

If you would like a paper copy of the report, please contact Water Quality Manager, Vidia Gillula at Vidia.Gillula@cityofvallejo.net or 707-649-3472.

April 9: Super Sunday, Easter Eggstravaganza

Join Your fellow Vallejoans for an Easter EggStravaganza at the Vallejo People’s Garden (1055 Azuar Drive – Mare Island) on Sunday, April 9, 2023, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

There will be food trucks, live music, handcrafted goods and more!

WHEN: Sunday, April 9, 2023 – 11 am to 4 pm

WHERE: 1055 Azuar Drive, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA

The 123rd Great Vallejo Race Launches May 6 & 7, 2023

Each year the Vallejo Yacht Club hosts the Great Vallejo Race, the largest inland waterway sailboat race in the United States. As many as 400 boats will sail to Vallejo from Berkeley, CA on the first Saturday in May 2023 with dinner and dancing until the wee hours. Then on Sunday morning after a continental breakfast the competitors compete in a return race to Berkeley.

MORE ABOUT THE VALLEJO YACHT CLUB: The Vallejo Yacht Club (YVC) has been a landmark in Vallejo and for yachters of San Francisco Bay

since the turn of the 20th century. Organized in 1900, Vallejo Yacht Club is one of only seven Yacht Clubs on the West Coast that have reached their Centennial. The Vallejo Yacht Club, formed as the Vallejo Yachting and Rowing Club on April 27th, 1900, is the fifth oldest club on San Francisco Bay. Located at the “sunny” northern end, just minutes away from San Pablo Bay, the Sacramento Delta, and Napa Valley wineries, VYC enjoys a proud heritage and active membership.

The VYC is currently accepting membership applications. For more information, please stop in at the club during service hours or contact the Yacht Club Manager.

Hosted By:

Rozzana Verder-Aliga

District 1 Town Hall Meeting

J o i n V i c e M a y o r , R o z z a n a V e r d e r - A l i g a t o d i s c u s s p u b l i c s a f e t y i n t h e C i t y o f V a l l e j o

Topics Covered:

T h e f t

B u r g l a r y

S i d e s h o w s

I l l e g a l l y p a r k e d v e h i c l e s

Saturday, April 29, 2023

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Multipurpose Building

(Max capacity is 50 people)

The Hill Vallejo

210 Locust Drive

Vallejo, CA 94591

REGISTER TO ATTEND: cityofvallejo.co/PublicSafetyMeeting

Vice Mayor

Jason Ta

Chief of Police

Mike Malone City Manager

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