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Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Regular Meeting
12:00 PM, Friday, July 8, 2022
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City Hall— North, 1600 Truxtun Ave., 1" Floor, Conference Rm. A, Bakersfield CA, 93301
The mission of Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) is to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving
their community.
Chairperson: Brooks Douglass Vice Chairperson: Theresa Olson
Agenda ¢
I. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions —Chairperson (2 minutes) r' N -
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III. Approval of June 10, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes— Chairperson (2 minutes) CD
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IV. New Business
A. Update KBBC on Community Appearance Index (CAI) Route Per Ward, Data and Worksheets Due to Staff by
Tuesday, July 12, 2022—Chairperson (2 minutes)
B. Recap Mayor's Litter Index Survey, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 — Mayor Karen Goh & Appointees (2 minutes)
C. Vote to Select Celebration Venue for 20" Annual Great American Cleanup (GAC) on Earth Day, Saturday,
April 22, 2023—Chairperson (3 minutes)
D. Vote to Schedule Make A Difference Day for Saturday, October 22, 2022 —John Enriquez (2minutes)
E. Recap Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Gala at Mechanics Bank Convention Center, Saturday, June 25,
2022 — Chairperson (1 minute)
F. City of Bakersfield Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget Available to KBBC—Brianna Carrier (5 minutes)
G. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update —Jessica Felix (5 minutes)
1. Update $700.00 Max Approved for Lumber/Supplies for Seeds of Inspiration Community Garden Bed
Repairs/Replacements
2. Vote to Approve the Following Funding Requests
a. Vote to reimburse $50 to a Seeds of Inspiration Community Garden volunteer for booth
fee at NAACP Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 16, 2022.
b. Vote for an additional $3,000 (for a total of $4,000) for the Centennial Corridor Utility Box
Mural Project. The project consists of up to 8 utility box murals on Chester Avenue from
Truxtun Avenue through 24" Street. KBBC approved the project and theme, Downtown
the Heart of a Vibrant Community, at the November 2021 meeting. Selected artist(s)
would get up to 3 months to complete the mural(s). KBBC already approved $1,000 in
funding for Chester Avenue & Truxtun Avenue and Chester Avenue & 18" Street.
H. Status Update KBBC 5-Year Plan Goals— KBBC (10 minutes)
I. 9 AM —12 PM, Thurs., Aug. 5 KBB Booth Opportunity: Ready— Set Back 2 School Health & Wellness Fair
at the Kern County Museum —Chairperson (2 minutes)
J. Approval of Written Reports — Chairperson (5 minutes)
1. Beautification and Community Improvement Subcommittee April, May, and June Ri d Monica
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a. Vote to approve Yard of the Season recognition for Summer 2022
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Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Regular Meeting
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12:00 PM, Friday, June 30, 2022
City Hall — North, 1600 Truxtun Ave., 1" Floor, Conference Rm. A, Bakersfield CA, 93301
The mission of Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) is to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving
their community.
Chairperson: Brooks Douglass Vice Chairperson: Theresa Olson
Minutes
I. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions — Brooks Douglass- Chairperson
• Called to Order: 12:04 PM
o Committee Members Present: John Enriquez— Mayoral, Heather Pennella —Mayoral Alternate,
Jenilee Fermin— Ward 1, Zechariah Garcia — Ward 2 Alternate, Chairperson Brooks Douglass— Ward
4, Matthew Martin — Ward 5, Sue England — Ward 6, Tai Quan — Ward 6 Alternate.
o Committee Members Absent: Anna Smith— Ward 1 Alternate, Monica Cater— Ward 2, Ray Scott —
Ward 3, Jenifer VanAlstein— Ward 3 Alternate, Sophia Felix— Ward 4 Alternate, Edward Robinson —
Ward 5 Alternate, Vice Chairperson Theresa Olson— Ward 7 Alternate.
o Advisory Board Members Present: Chairperson Cathy Butler.
o City of Bakersfield Representatives Present: Mayor Karen Got, Jessica Felix — Community Relations
Specialist/KBBC Coordinator, Viri Gallardo-King — Deputy City Attorney II, Elizabeth Villanueva —
Associate Attorney, Brianna Carrier —Assistant to the City Manager, Renee Lavoie — Clean City
Initiative Coordinator/Administrative Analyst/KBBC Secretary.
o Others Present: Waylon Young — Kern County Field Representative for Congressman David Valadao.
II. Public Statements— Brooks Douglass -Chairperson
A. Agenda Item Public Statements —None.
B. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements —None.
111. Approval of May 13, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes— Brooks Douglass -Chairperson
Motion: Jenilee Fermin
Second: Sue England
Motion approved unanimously.
IV. New Business
A. KBBC Vote to Select Tuesday, July 5 as the Deadline to Submit Annual Community Appearance Index (CAI)
Data and Worksheets to Staff for the Ward You Represent — Brooks Douglass.
This activity is a requirement of Keep America Beautiful (KAB). Use the same routes as last year. Conduct the
survey for litter, illegal signs, outdoor storage, junk/abandoned vehicles, and graffiti.
Motion to push back the proposed deadline to July 12, 2022: Jenilee Fermin
Second: Matthew Martin
Motion approved unanimously.
Task: Jessica Felix will email CAI tutorials, routes, and scoresheets to KBBC.
Task: Jessica Felix will file the required report to KAB.
B. Mayor's Litter Index Survey, Tuesday, June 14 Starting at the Mayor's Office —Mayor Karen Goh.
The start time for this at large survey is 8:00 AM. Conduct the survey for litter. KBBC members are welcome
to be additional volunteers.
C. Vote to Select Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023 as the Date of the 20' Annual Great American Cleanup
(GAC) and Discuss Changing the Venue for the Volunteer Appreciation GAC Gathering— Brooks Douglass.
Brooks shared that Solid Waste Director Greg 011ivier is interested in alternating where the celebration
picnic portion of the event is held each year moving forward. Jessica Felix requested tentative park
reservations for the GAC to take place on April 22, 2023 [at yokuts Park, The Park at Riverwalk, or Kaiser
Permanente Sports Village] from City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department.
Motion: Zechariah Garcia
Second: Heather Pennella
Motion approved unanimously.
Task. Determine 2023 GAC celebration location arJuly KBBC Regular Meeting. If it is not Yokuts Park, KBBC will likely
need to secure an in -kind shuttling sponsor.
D. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update —Jessica Felix.
Jessica Felix's update included estimates for KAV608, KAV624, KAV625, and KAV634 that need to be verified
by fellow staff.
E. Saturday, June 25: Beautiful Bakersfield Awards Gala —Jessica Felix
Solid Waste bought 6 tickets with 2 still available. Brooks, Ray, Greg, and Jessica have already
confirmed. Matthew, Zechariah, and Jenilee would like to be considered for the remaining 2 seats.
Heather, Sue, and Cathy will be in attendance at other tables. Monica is unavailable to attend.
F. Approval of Written Reports— Brooks Douglass
1. Litter Subcommittee May Report: John Enriquez, Chairperson.
Motion: Matthew Martin
Second: Sue England
Motion approved unanimously.
2. Beautification and Community Improvement Subcommittee April & May Reports:
Monica Cater, Chairperson —Tabled Reports.
Task. Need to approve Beautification and Community Improvement Subcommittee Reports forApril and May at an
upcoming KBBC meeting.
a. Funding request for up to $700.00 for lumber/other items needed for
community garden bed repairs/replacements.
Motion: John Enriquez
Second: Matthew Martin
Motion approved unanimously.
b. Funding request for Centennial Corridor Utility Box Mural Project. — Tabled.
Task: Add Centennial Corridor Utility Box Mural Projectfunding request amount far July KBBC Regular Meeting
agenda.
V. Staff Comments
• Jessica Felix: Announcedthat Renee LaVoie is leaving the City of Bakersfield for career advancement. She
thanked Renee for being such a great addition to the team.
• Renee LaVoie: Stated she has been with the City a little over a year. Her position with the City opened
her eyes to the solid waste industry and appreciates what KBBC does for the community. She was
honored to be a part of the community efforts.
• Brianna Carrier: Thanked Renee LaVoie for her service. Announced the City of Bakersfield will provide a
budgeted amount of funding for KBB in the near future. The framework is still under development and
will include the need to reach all City Wards with it. This will be a future KBBC Regular Meeting agenda
item.
• Mayor Karen Goh: Thanked everyone. She reminds City staff that KBBC is part of the City and
advocated that KBBC volunteers shouldn't have to always find sponsors for flowers and other things that
directly benefit our community.
VI. KBBC and Advisory Board Comments
• Brooks Douglass: Thanked Renee Lavoie. Thanked Tai Quan, Jenilee Fermin, and Edward Robinson for
joining KBBC. An orientation was held with Edward recently.
• Cathy Butler: The Advisory Board is moving forward to schedule a meeting and will focus on how to
bring back Yard of the Season. Yard recommendations may be made as early as the July KBBC Regular
Meeting.
• Sue England: Thanked Renee LaVoie. Asked if KBB could have a billboard campaign with slogans here.
• John Enriquez: Thanked Mayor Goh, Heather Pennella, and Brooks Douglass for recognizing Caltrans
contributions to the community recently at the Caltrans yard in Bakersfield. Anticipate flower planting
funding request for downtown and a request for scheduling Make A Difference Day for October 22"d at
the July KBBC Regular Meeting. Stantec employees will do a volunteer day with KBB downtown this June
23`d from 8 AM to 12 PM. More volunteers are welcome.
• Zechariah Garcia: He was impressed by the City's video outreach which highlights the mobile process
that the City Graffiti Abatement Program has to paint match graffiti removal efforts. He reminded
everyone the County of Kern Special Waste Facility has free paint, pesticides, pool chemicals and more
household hazardous waste that is available for community projects and residents for free. These items
may be dropped off there too. He's a part of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce (Chamber)
Bakersfield Young Professionals (BYP) Program. They will do their first Adopt A Street Cleanup this
Saturday, June 11 at 8 AM starting at the Chamber downtown. More volunteers are welcome.
• Heather Pennella: Thank you all. She looks forward to these meetings. Thanked City staff for being on
KBBC's side, the resources, and collaborations. With Christian Clegg as City Manager now it seems an
especially good time to be a part of KBBC. She'd like the energy that was present at Great American
Cleanup to continue for other KBB projects moving forward. Hopefully the garden will get more
attention. She's looking forward to the Mayor's Litter Index for the CAI next week. It's great to be in
person again.
VII. Adjournment— Brooks Douglass -Chairperson: 12:59 PM
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Meeting Minutes
June 16, 2022
I. Welcome & Attendance
In attendance: Jenilee Fermin, Jessica Felix, Brooks Douglass
II. Old Business
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a. U.S. Post Office Cluster Mailbox Volunteer Cleanup Program
1. In -person and email responses have been made - still have yet to hear
back on discussions with re-establishing the Cluster Mailbox Volunteer
Cleanup Program.
Zechariah wrote an email to two different United States Post Office (USPS) employees:
Lynette Olsen(o usps.gov and Bradley G Webb(a usps gov regarding the Cluster Mailbox
Cleanup Program. He is currently waiting to hear back. Jessica Felix mentioned that the City
General Services Division may be the primary involvement when it came to Adopt -A -Mailbox
and/or the Cluster Mailbox Cleanup Program. It was also mentioned that KBB is not a not-for-
profit/nonprofit but rather a City of Bakersfield committee of appointed volunteers.
However, sponsors and grantors may make tax deductible donations for KBB by
earmarking them through the City nonprofit called The Bakersfield Foundation. City General
Services Division in past years had painting kits for volunteers to use to clean up mailboxes -
Steve Montgomery, a former KBB Committee member and current KBB Advisory Board
member, and Tony Martinez, former KBB Committee member and former KBB Advisory Board
member were heavily involved in the cluster mailbox volunteer cleanups.
b. Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) and City Graffiti Abatement
Program Collaborations
1. Outreach opportunities
2. Promoting Information
a) City of Bakersfield App
b) Educational show and tell
3. Reporting
Zechariah mentioned about continuing to target opportunities to do outreach regarding
graffiti education and/or all things KBB-related. It was also mentioned that it would be a
good idea to have the Graffiti crew show and tell their service truck at outreach events for
educational purposes. Jenilee would keep the subcommittee updated on any events that
KBB can be plugged into. Jessica mentioned the KBB Committee would have to approve
any booth fees in advance of the event. For reporting purposes, Zechariah thought of the
idea to have City staff of the City General Services Division pull numbers of how much
paint was used to abate graffiti and the number of working hours it took and compliant
received. Jessica mentioned when reporting to Keep America Beautiful (KAB) reporting
action items done by the City is not what is reported but more so what the KBB members
and volunteers do.
Brooks thought the idea of having the reports would still be a good item to have and share
at meetings.
Jessica mentioned within the City, a department called Technology Services would be the
area where outreach coordination and materials could be handled and produced. They
would need time in advance to satisfy requests.
Brooks mentioned his connection with billboards and getting ads on the LED billboards
around town whether it be a litter campaign or a regular ad - he could make it happen.
There's a full county studio to produce and edit videos. Jessica fancied the opportunity to
partner with the County of Kern to use their facility for promotional work or capture graffiti
work being cleaned up. Zechariah has offered his connection with the County to connect
with Ally Soper, Chief Communications Officer at the County of Kern, when the opportunity
presents itself.
The City General Services Division and KBB graffiti webpages could use some sprucing
up. These pages will be looked over to advise staff of any requests for changes.
111. New Business
a. Ideas to deter Graffiti tagging
1. Lighting
2. Vegetation
3. Adopt -a -wall
New ideas for deterring graffiti were brought up by Zechariah to possibly add more lighting
to prone tagging areas or add vegetation as a barrier to prevent taggers from getting to a
potential tagging spot. Jessica kept in mind that maintenance of vegetation may be an
issue we run into. Jessica and backed by Brooks, thought that it could be better to
partner/collaborate with BPD and General Services on a pilot to test if solar lighting/added
vegetatian/fake camera/camera signage for a certain wall or area plagued with tagging to
see to see if it prevents graffiti tagging based on General Services data.
Jessica recommended getting in touch with Sean Cacal (scacal(c)_bakersfieldcitv.us) with
the City of Bakersfield General Services regarding the related programs such as adopting a
wall or cluster mailbox program.
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:41 p.m.
Next Meeting: Thursday, July 21, 2022
video call link: https://meet.google.com/pwi-sxpc-ytx