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\"Because of this and the ongoing want of these citizens to conduct business here, I ask a motion to be made to take this to the planning commission to see if we could get this rezoned to a commercial commercial zoning instead of that residential,\" said Mr. Voorhees, who said the city recently removed a tree at the intersection and that the site has seen unlawful commerce under recent vendor regulations.
Mr. Voorhees said the rezoning would create a \"neighborhood market in the Fifth District besides that of just the US Safeway Plaza,\" and described his comment as his \"only $2.02 cents for this meeting.\" The council received the comment during the general public comment period and did not take action on the request at the Aug. 19 meeting.
No council member committed to a referral on the record during the meeting. The transcript indicates the public comment item closed and the council proceeded to staff and council statements and other agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - August 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Woodland resident requested the council refer a rezoning inquiry for the Eastgum and Bourne intersection to the planning commission so the area could be considered for commercial zoning to allow neighborhood vendors.","taxTitle","Woodland, Yolo County, California","taxId",5054,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135744,"Woodland Fire Department reports small call‑volume rise, 79% containment to room of origin",618,3352580,3970960,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5671033-3cec887c129c949dd34b682babbbab08&start=3352&end=3970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5671033-3cec887c129c949dd34b682babbbab08/thumbnail_3352580.jpg","/articles/6135744/Woodland/Yolo-County/California/Woodland-Fire-Department-reports-small-callvolume-rise-79-containment-to-room-of-origin","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135744-a2f3950e562a3ef5fd570f16c033e994/orig.mp4?Expires=1776590940&Signature=oXZOLBkAT6cmT~C3i3C72JGcMEYmMjJmWKUUmby9nSw88TOhIB5WcaCsYG3KruiR2~pcBAU-EsoZ6VqfAfIQDTd7R3arqRalmMPBKn0Dz45vA2E5~AOXGYnq25kPHC6-5BgY5svSd8gPRso8EwgHvv5cDy~vk~9Da7q0QnFVAGGpohjHMuuXvOsSQPmhwG7oiwoAS97ANPHYAaJiQK75sOup1tGExy8pFYF2vK2H~NNjMpkke-tcXcdZ2xlXQ~mV4OH7cCswzv5yNNsi4A3zOV9P-tS9mmtl60Ee-fwZb-U-HS3FoT6i71AydIfI5187raPZCVL8lUl5U5OLtPGtQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fire Chief Eric Zane delivered the Woodland Fire Department’s semiannual status report on Aug. 19, reporting a modest increase in calls for service, steady containment outcomes and ongoing regional consolidation talks.
Zane said the department handled roughly 4,500 calls for service in the first six months of 2025, a 2.8% increase from the prior reporting period, with an average response time to priority (code‑3) incidents of 4 minutes, 46 seconds — an increase of four seconds compared with the prior period. The department reported giving mutual aid 55 times and receiving mutual aid 25 times during the period.
On structure fires, Zane said crews contained fires to the room of origin 79% of the time. The report showed a pre‑incident property value of about $13.5 million and a reported loss of about $1.5 million, figures Zane used to illustrate that firefighters protected the majority of property value during incidents.
Zane briefed council on administrative and operational items: the department onboarded a management analyst and one firefighter (who completed the fire academy and is now on shift) and is preparing lateral and recruit firefighter recruitment to address current and anticipated vacancies.
On regional consolidation, Zane said the city is working with Yolo County and Yolo LAFCo on the proposed annexation of the Elkhorn Fire Protection District. \"That is the route that we're going down,\" Zane said when asked whether Elkhorn would be dissolved into adjoining districts; he said parts of the Elkhorn district would be added to the Spring Lake Fire Protection District and other parts to West Sacramento’s district. Zane said he expects city staff to begin negotiations with Yolo County in the coming months and hopes to have more solidified information by the end of the calendar year.
The department reported several programmatic outcomes: in‑house contacts (calls where responders identified individuals as unhoused) made up roughly 14% of call volume, the department canceled responses to non‑emergent medical facility dispatches 268 times to keep resources available for higher‑acuity calls, and the risk‑reduction division aided investigations that resulted in three arrests during the reporting period.
Zane emphasized expanding performance metrics in the report, adding data such as in‑house contacts to better reflect service demands beyond response time. He also noted that plan reviewers are examining residential energy storage installations (e.g., Powerwall systems) and other new technologies to protect resident and firefighter safety during incidents.
Council members thanked the chief for the report and suggested outreach materials for residents (for example, where to install home energy storage safely). No formal council action was taken; council asked for continued reporting and the city manager and fire chief said they will return with updates on the Elkhorn process as negotiations progress.","Fire Chief Eric Zane told council the department saw a 2.8% rise in calls in the first half of 2025, average priority response time of 4 minutes 46 seconds, and successes in fire investigations and mutual‑aid; staff will begin negotiations on Elkhorn Fire Protection District annexation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135749,"Woodland highlights civic fellowship’s growth; staff to propose sustainable funding",2285,987581,3272730,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5671033-3cec887c129c949dd34b682babbbab08&start=987&end=3272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5671033-3cec887c129c949dd34b682babbbab08/thumbnail_987581.jpg","/articles/6135749/Woodland/Yolo-County/California/Woodland-highlights-civic-fellowships-growth-staff-to-propose-sustainable-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135749-efd1541c56475be49a9c6e86a6859069/orig.mp4?Expires=1776590940&Signature=Q3l3eVz5S~202jOX~Dj~UL9EXiJbl~l0TCGrM4y3pKarM4Vp6UD3tj8MuwwNMyId90CvHrJQO85f2tOKG7r-B2HDUD60gdI3QPrZgNVVF1hWlOE8QmMpUIzrTpJrZecnqUBfyG-CP9rOoFxw8Ws1eI89UW9Y8GzTLzUOlbqCoy2AgJ38ainSmrJPZMzSOJ2Ov~bOhqqRa90D9XV4rJAP8eXepfd7I0c0MDUOtrX21zK6p0KI6ZKUSxYjgh~5wN79nJBk1K45yGmdbJMdmlvDWEV9nkn4SWzrsflFQQLetha3CGrwIIA3rpB9VamTEhs2riu0LRuR3R-9h1Q5h-Ivfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woodland City Council on Aug. 19 received a report on the city’s Civic Fellowship Program, which organizers said ran for eight weeks this summer and expanded applicant interest and departmental placements.
Amanda Portier, from the city manager’s office, told the council the program drew 205 applications, conducted 72 interviews and placed fellows in nine departmental positions over an eight-week period from June 16 to Aug. 8. \"My goal was to give these fellows an understanding of pretty much every aspect of local government that we could squeeze within those 8 weeks,\" Portier said.
The fellowship is a city council priority and an action item in Woodland’s equity plan intended to recruit locally for public‑service jobs and to expose students and early‑career professionals to municipal work. Fellows described hands‑on projects this summer in departments including library services, community services, human resources, public works, police, fire and community development.
Gisela Galla Belcado, the library’s Maker Camp coordinator and a fellow, said her program ran six weeks with 12 campers each week and that the camp served 72 students. \"Each week sign ups actually had a pretty long wait list, and camp spots were full within only 4 days of releasing the sign up form,\" Galla Belcado said.
Other fellows presented measurable outputs and departmental support work: a marketing fellow’s short video on a teens‑helping‑seniors volunteer program drew roughly 7,000 views; human resources fellows supported an employee engagement survey and produced a video series about city staff careers; police department fellows created ArcGIS story maps and infographics to make crime data more accessible; public works fellows produced outreach content about infrastructure projects; and a housing and community development fellow drafted staff reports and grant documents for the city’s CDBG and PLHA programs.
City staff described the fellowship as a three‑year pilot that the city will evaluate for ongoing funding. Portier said staff will work with the finance department to \"present options for an ongoing funding strategy\" during the midyear budget process.
Council members repeatedly praised the program and its participants for expanding the city’s recruitment pipeline. Mayor Landsberg and several council members encouraged the fellows to consider Woodland for full‑time employment and thanked department staff who mentored the cohort.
Looking ahead, staff said they have begun conversations with the school district and Yolo County about possible partnerships to expand the program. The council did not take a formal vote on expanding the program at the Aug. 19 meeting; the next step is the midyear budget presentation in which funding options will be brought back to council for consideration.","City officials praised the third-year Civic Fellowship Program after presentations from fellows who described summer projects across departments; staff will return with funding options at the midyear budget review.","actionData","errors"]

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