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Public Works Director Dakota Bridgewater told the council the plant’s expansion is intended to increase treatment capacity (current 1,600,000 gallons per day to a projected 2,290,000 gallons per day) and to enable higher‑quality recycled water for agricultural irrigation and in‑lieu recharge. Bridgewater said each new home is estimated to produce approximately 200 gallons of wastewater per day and that the project will reduce reliance on the facility’s evaporation and percolation ponds and address groundwater nitrate and salt concerns reflected in the basin plan amendment.

The addendum redefines two project elements: it proposes using Pond P9 as a borrow pit instead of Pond T4 (staff said T4 contains sludge that would complicate dewatering) and it reroutes a recycled‑water pipeline (Pipeline B) east from the treatment plant through Jacob Myers Park to reach adjacent agricultural lands. Bridgewater said the Henry Road corridor originally considered for the line is too narrow and constrained by train‑track clearance to allow safe construction.

Bridgewater told council the project’s potential impacts to biological, cultural, geological, transportation and tribal cultural resources had been identified in the original IS/MND and that mitigation measures in the document reduce those impacts to less than significant levels. Staff recommended council approve the addendum, sign and file a notice of determination with San Joaquin County, pay required CEQA filing fees and file with the state clearinghouse.

Council asked about the construction timeline and park impacts; Bridgewater said the work in Jacob Myers Park would likely be timed to avoid peak park season, involve an approximately 24‑inch‑wide trench about 4 feet deep, and take roughly four to six weeks while the pipe is installed and backfilled.

Council approved the addendum and associated actions by a 5‑0 roll call vote.

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Speakers attributed to the public comment record said the project, proposed by an organization identified in comments as CVCR, could house dozens of people and has not been adequately planned or vetted. “I disapprove so much of this project,” said Manuel Rivera, who identified himself as a Crossroads West resident and military veteran. “This could be problems for our community.”

A city clerk read three written comments into the record. One letter, from a resident identified as Mr. Sandhu, asked the council to consider redirecting funds to Sierra House, which the writer said has exhausted its resources and already serves the local population. Another written comment, from Katrina Kosheri, said more than 200 residents of Crossroads West oppose the proposed site and argued the location is “inappropriate” for transitional or permanent housing because of nearby newly built single‑family homes and recreational facilities. A third letter, from Sahir Marcos, said hundreds of petition signers oppose the location and raised similar safety and property‑value concerns.

Several speakers cited project details and funding in their remarks. Roselyn Chandra told the council the proposal would create a 67‑unit community that she said could accommodate “approximately 134 to 268 individuals,” and warned this population could include people with mental‑health and substance‑use issues. Mary Chris (spelled variously in comments) said the applicant is reportedly applying for a $20,000,000 Homekey Plus grant (linked in comments to Proposition 1) and that the grant program would allow the project to serve a broader population than some residents were told. Multiple commenters also said they were alarmed that the applicant sought fee waivers before submitting full planning materials.

Speakers raised a range of specific requests and questions: move the project to a less residential area, redirect funds to existing local programs such as Sierra House, require clearer vetting and ongoing oversight, and avoid locating high‑density supportive housing next to a sports complex frequently used by children. Comments included anecdotal concerns about crime and drug activity in other jurisdictions that speakers said they wanted to avoid locally.

City staff did not take formal action on the project during the meeting. Members of council did not vote or direct staff to take immediate action on the site at Oakdale and Morrell during the public comment period; under state law, matters raised in public comment cannot be discussed or acted upon at that time. The council agenda at this meeting included other items that were acted on by vote.

Community members planning follow‑up actions said they will continue to press the council and the applicant for more information on site selection, vetting processes and funding before any formal entitlement or agreement is approved.

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Staff said the handbook is intended to clarify council procedures, standardize expectations for city officials and align existing practices with written policy. Staff described two substantive edits made after a February workshop: removing a reference that the State of the City address is ‘‘sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce’’ and changing the process for council member appointments to intergovernmental agencies so that council members may volunteer to serve annually, with the option to be reaffirmed for a second consecutive year.

The updated referral policy adds a formal council member referral section to the agenda and sets a deadline: council members may request an item be added by 5 p.m. on the Monday before the agenda posts; the council will then discuss the referral and seek concurrence to proceed with further investigation or development of the item.

City staff presented two separate resolutions for adoption and council approved both concurrently by a 5‑0 roll call vote. No changes to the handbook were requested during the meeting.

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Mann said the division currently includes a senior neighborhood improvement officer, Eric White, and a neighborhood improvement officer II, Pat McCulloch. He announced an open recruitment for a new part‑time neighborhood improvement/water conservation officer whose duties would include outreach and enforcement related to SB 1383 recycling requirements and state and city water‑conservation rules, and who would work a modified schedule to provide after‑hours enforcement.

Mann outlined common complaint types: abandoned or inoperable vehicles, 72‑hour parking violations, recreational‑vehicle parking that exceeds city limits, property‑maintenance issues, illegal signs, graffiti and trash accumulation. He cited specific city code provisions when describing enforcement thresholds, including the 72‑hour on‑street parking prohibition and the RV parking limits set forth in the city code. Mann emphasized that enforcement ordinarily follows a resident or business complaint unless the city encounters an immediate health‑or‑safety hazard.

A council member asked about garage‑sale signage limits; Mann acknowledged a limit exists in city code but said he did not have the specific timing language available at the meeting and offered to follow up with the exact code sections. The presentation also noted that Jolts Solid Waste provides each Riverbank household two free bulky‑item pickups per year.

Mann and the two neighborhood improvement officers remained available after the presentation to answer questions and to provide examples from recent enforcement work, including graffiti removal and responses to illegal cannabis‑grow sites in cooperation with the sheriff’s office.

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