March 28, 2024, Edition

City Manager’s Project Update: Investing in Critical Water Recycling Infrastructure - The UV Replacement Project at the Laguna Treatment Plant

As your City Manager, I am pleased to highlight Santa Rosa Water's proactive approach to improving wastewater treatment and recycling through the Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Replacement Project at the Laguna Treatment Plant (Plant). This $68 million project, aimed at replacing the aging UV disinfection system currently in use, is on track for completion by late 2025. The new UV system offers multifaceted benefits, including anticipated savings of $442,000 per year in electricity costs, and improved redundancy and system resiliency. Serving approximately 230,000 people, the Plant handles wastewater from Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Sebastopol, and the South Park County Sanitation District. It produces nearly 7 billion gallons of recycled water yearly, with nearly 100% of this recycled water being reused annually for urban and agricultural irrigation, as well as recharging Calpine’s geysers steamfields. This initiative represents one of several major capital improvement projects aimed at ensuring a safe and dependable water system for our community. READ MORE

Apply Today for the Upcoming Community Police Experience

Have you ever wondered why the police do what they do? Do you find yourself wanting to learn more about how the police department takes care of the community? If so, we encourage you to join the Santa Rosa Police Department for the next Community Police Experience. Apply today for this immersive educational experience occurring once a week for seven weeks starting, on Wednesday, April 17 through May 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. The application period closes on April 5. LEARN MORE

What to Read

Springtime is Pavement Time! Several Pavement Projects Scheduled for April

City’s Draft Consolidated Plan and Fair Housing Plan are Available for Review

City Planting 440 Trees and Shrubs Through the Fulton Road Riparian Habitat Mitigation Project

Visit SRCity.org/News for more news.

What to Do

• The City of Santa Rosa is accepting Qualifications for Design-Build Services for the Hearn Community Hub project; Statement of Qualifications are due by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2. LEARN MORE
  
  
• Join us on Thursday, April 4, for a Spanish language parent education event and resource fair on gang awareness. LEARN MORE
  
  
• Calling all teens (ages 13-17) looking for a fun summer experience and the chance to build valuable job skills. Apply by April 5 for the Summer Work Experience Program with Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks. APPLY TODAY
  
  
• Schedule an appointment to dispose of your Household Hazardous Waste at the Zero Waste Sonoma Collection Event on Tuesday, April 9. SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT
  
  
• Save the date! Join us on Saturday, April 20, for the Earth Day OnStage festival and creek clean up. LEARN MORE

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Join Our Team

The City of Santa Rosa offers great career opportunities with competitive salaries and excellent benefits, such as health, vision, and dental insurance. Check out these positions below or visit SRCity.org/Jobs for many other great opportunities with the City.

Accounting Assitant
Possess the ability to understand, interpret and apply instructions, policies and procedures related to processing accounts payable; as well as perform detailed numerical work with speed and accuracy while meeting critical deadlines. The recruitment closes on April 7 at 11:59 p.m.

Police Student Intern
College student interns are provided an atmosphere conducive to learning and assist in performing various routine phases of police work. The intern position performs a variety of duties, assisting Police Officers and other department personnel and allows students to interact daily with Police Officers. The recruitment closes on April 9 at 11:59 p.m.

Bus Operator
Safely operate transit buses, transport passengers on a fixed route basis, and effectively interact with the public. The recruitment is ongoing.