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Volume 140, Number 27 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Stacey Rishel
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Search for new city manager kicks off, public input sought By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief The search for the next Winters city manager is officially underway, and city council members are asking the community to share their input about what they would like to see in the next City Manager should have. In April, city manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa announced she would retire this fall so she can spend more time with her family. The Winters City Council unanimously approved Bob Murray & Associates to take on the task of seeking a qualified candidate. Mayor Bill Biasi and Mayor Pro Tempore Albert Vallecillo serve on an ad hoc committee for the city manager search efforts. A city-manager recruitment video
featuring council members sharing about the Winters community and the city is available at https://youtu.be/ X76m3-RaEdA. Recruitment efforts opened last week and the job description and information on how to apply are available at https://tinyurl. com/388vjaab. Potential candidates can apply on the Bob Murray & Associates Winters city manager page by Aug. 24. According to the website, the current salary for the Winters city manager is $194,250, and salary placement for the selected candidate is dependent on his or her qualifications and experience.
Community input The city is conducting a survey to gather input from residents about what qualifica-
tions and type of experience they think the candidate chosen as the next city manager should have. The community input survey is available in Spanish at https://tinyurl. com/45s48ymk and in English at https:// tinyurl.com/3kfzjxjp. Access to the surveys is also available on the city of Winters’ website, cityofwinters.org. The survey will close on Aug. 21. Trepa said the survey responses will be shared with City Council and the recruiter so the community’s input can be considered when assessing applicants during the interview process. The questions inquire about what residents believe are the important issues the city should take on, vital career experience and attributes.
Trustee workshop continues discussion on spending funds Express staff
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Winters Joint Unified School District is hosting a second trustee study session that will follow up on directives set forth by trustees on how to approach transitional kindergarten at Waggoner Elementary, and will further the in-depth discussions on how funding can best be spent to best support students at the other school sites. The second Facilities Master Planning Workshop is being held on Thursday,
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Aug. 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Winters JUSD office board room (909 W. Grant Ave.). Jennifer Gibb, Van Pelt Construction Services project manager, and Trent Sommers, CA+SA studio principal architect will lead trustees through an overview of whether the spaces at each school site are over or under-utilized and if there are a dedicated number of classrooms being utilized for student support spaces or special programs. Winters JUSD has $23 million available between the general fund, local bonds, developer fees, state funding and special reserves (capital).
Trustees are being tasked to identify priority for the school district to focus those funds on.
School board meeting The regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting is expected to begin around 6 p.m. Trustees will hear on a Yolo County Grand Jury report on school safety, a presentation on the superintenent’s goals, and take action on adopting a revision to the Winters JUSD vision, mission statement and priorities. The public can attend in person or can view it live via Zoom. The agenda is available at https://tinyurl. com/5n7jsbac.
Index Features ........................ B-1
We at he r Date
Rain
High
Jul. 26
.00
97˚
57˚
Jul. 27
.00
97˚
58˚
Jul. 28
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92˚
56˚
Jul. 29
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93˚
55˚
Eventos hispanos ....... A-2
Jul. 30
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97˚
55˚
Jul. 31
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97˚
52˚
Opinion ......................... B-3
Aug. 01
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96˚
57˚
Real Estate ................... B-2
Rain for week: 0.00 in. Season’s total: 0.00 in. Last sn. to date: 0.00 in.
Classifieds ................... B-4 Community .................. A-2
Athlete of the Week..... B-8
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Winters rainfall season began 7/1/23. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. daily by local weatherman Joe Bristow.
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Roadwork will begin on Neimann Street and Moody Slough Road this weekend. The red line indicates grinding and paving work. The yellow line indictes where a new road will be placed. The blue lines indicate where slurry will be laid down.
Roadwork starting on city streets, County Road 31 Express staff The city of Winters and Yolo County announced schedules of road maintenance projects expected to begin later this week.
City streets City manager Kathleen Salguero Trepa said paving projects on Niemann and Hemenway streets would be happening Thursday through Sunday. Eric Lucero, public works operations manager, clarified that on Thursday, Moody Slough Road would close as contractors work to widen the corner. On Friday, they will work to grind Niemann and Moody Slough. On Saturday, paving work would be
done on Niemann and Moody Slough. Vintage Paving Company will be reaching out to residents in those areas to inform them of the upcoming road work. The remaining city streets identified as part of the paving project are expected to begin in September. Updates will be shared on the city of Winters social media accounts.
County roads The County of Yolo Community Services Department’s Public Works Division announced it would begin a project to repair sections of County Road 31 and Russell Boulevard from Aug.
7 through Sept. 29. The maintenance is scheduled to occur between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Drivers should be prepared for intermittent lane closures on CR 31 from CR 93A to CR 98, and Russell Boulevard from Interstate 505 to CR 93A. Travelers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes. Detours will be set up to direct motorists around full road closures. Local access to properties and businesses along these road sections will be provided during construction. The road repairs
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Task force to begin revisions on English Learner Master Plan By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer Assistant Superintendent Phoebe Girimonte and English Learner Specialist Delia Garcia Espinoza presented trustees with an informational item to propose revising the English Learner (EL) Master Plan for English learners and gave an update from the Winters Joint Unified School District’s English language advisory committee at the July 20 school board meeting. Girimonte explained what the “EL Master Plan is an operational guide for district staff” with “the aim of the English Learner Master Plan is to steer the implementation of effective programs for English learners, and to ensure that these
programs achieve the district’s goals for their learning.” An important part of the district’s master plan is its District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC), which helps advise on policies related to English learning. “Each California public school also is required to form a District English Language Advisory Committee if they serve 51 or more English learners,” Girimonte said, “composed of a majority of parents or guardians of English learners, provides review and comment and advises the district governing board on services for English learners.” Espinoza explained DELAC’s goal of revising the EL master plan and expounded on DELAC’s responsibil-
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ities, which includes, “the development of the EL master plan which is one of the major objectives of the 2023-24 school year.” The next responsibility is the conducting of a district-wide needs assessment survey, of which, “DELAC reviews the questions which make reference to initial identification, monitoring, and reclassification of English learners.” Other responsibilities include, “reviewing the establishment of the programs and services for English learners” and “the development of a plan to ensure teachers and instructional aids are qualified to work with English learners,” as well as, “reviewing and giving feedback on the reclassification
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