HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/23 KEEP BAKERSFIELD BEAUTIFULKeep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Regular Meeting
12:00 PM, Friday, August 11, 2023
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Chairperson: Theresa Olson
Agenda
Vice Chairperson: Sophia Felix
I. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions — Chairperson (2 minutes)
11. Public Statements— (2 minutes max per person)
A. Agenda Item Public Statements
B. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
III. Approval of Friday, July 14, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes — Chairperson (2 minutes)
IV. Deferred Business
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A. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update —Staff (6 minutes)
1. Vote to approve funding request of up to $1,000 for flowers and painting supplies for downtown
Bakersfield on Saturday, September 16, 2023 — Ray Scott & Cathy Butler
2. Vote to approve funding request of up to $100 for KBBC to apply to participate in the Bakersfield Christmas
Parade taking place on Thursday, December 7, 2023 — Paul Yanez
3. Vote to approve funding request of up to $300 for a KBB Canva Teams Account — Zechariah Garcia
B, Update: Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Butt Container Grant — Theresa Olson (5 minutes)
C. Update: Mayor's At Large Community Appearance Index (CAI) Held on Friday, June 16, 2023 and KBBC by Ward
CAI Index — KBBC (5 minutes)
V. New Business
A. Request Vote to Change How KBBC Compiles Required KAB CAI in 2024 — Chairperson (2 minutes)
B. Request Vote to Set Regular Monthly KBBC Volunteer Opportunity Rotation By Ward and Assign Respective KBBC
Leads —Chairperson (5 minutes)
C. Ongoing Discussion: Anti -Litter PSA Campaign Factors to Promote Behavior Change — Chairperson (10 minutes)
1. Review Campaign Options and Proposals
2. Request Vote to Select Budget Using Litter & Illegal Dump Funding, Services, and Service Provider(s)
D. Review Keep America Beautiful Affiliation Requirements —Jessica Felix (2 minutes)
E. Update: Cancel Bakersfield Mobile App Use for KBB Volunteer Coordination — Staff (1 minute)
VI. City of Bakersfield Staff Comments — (2 minutes)
VII. KBBC and Advisory Board Comments (8 minutes)
Vill. Adjournment —Chairperson
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Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Regular Meeting
12:00 PM, Friday, July 14, 2023
City Hall — North, 1600 Truxtun Ave., 1st Floor, Conf. Rm. A, Bakersfield CA, 93301 13
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Chairperson: Theresa Olson Vice Chairperson: Sophia Felix KeepBakersfieldBeautiful
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Minutes
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions — Chairperson 12:09 PM
KBBC Members Present: Zechariah Garcia — Ward 2, Ray Scott — Ward 3, Chairperson Theresa Olson — Ward 3
Alternate, Vice Chairperson Sophia Felix — Ward 4 Alternate, Matthew Martin — Ward 5, Sue England — Ward 6, Tai
Quan — Ward 6 Alternate, Harwant Gill — Ward 7, Paul Yanez — Ward 7 Alternate
KBBC Members Absent: John Enriquez — Mayoral Appointee, Heather Pennella — Mayoral Alternate Appointee, Noe
Garcia — Ward 1, Manuel Ramriez — Ward 1 Alternate, Vacancy Ward 2 Alternate, Brooks Douglass — Ward 4, Vacancy
Ward 5 Alternate
City of Bakersfield Representatives Present: Jessica Felix — KBBC Coordinator, Nathan Gutierrez — Management
Assistant, Elizabeth Villanueva — Deputy City Attorney I, Luda Fishman — Solid Waste Director, Abel Torres — Clean City
Initiative (CCI) Supervisor II
Other Present: Angelica Trejo, Bakersfield College — Student
II. Public Statements: None
A. Agenda Item Public Statements
B. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements
III. Approval of Friday, June 9, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes — Chairperson
Motion to approve: Zechariah Garcia
Second: Ray Scott
Approved: Unanimously
IV. Deferred Business
A. Approval of Friday, May 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes — Chairperson
Motion to approve: Ray Scott
Second: Tai Quan
Approved: Unanimously
V. New Business
A. Vote for Traffic Control Box Muralist for Hageman Rd. & Calloway Dr. — Staff for Brooks Douglass & Heather
Pennella
Motion to approve swans and floral motif by Rebecca Fruto: Matthew Martin
Second: Sue England
Approved: Unanimously
B. Vote for KBB Participation in California Coastal Cleanup, Saturday, September 16, 2023 — Staff for Heather Pennella
Motion for KBBC to participate: Ray Scott
Second: Sue England
Approved: Unanimously
C. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update — Staff: Deferred
1. Vote to approve funding request of up to $1,000 for flowers and painting supplies for downtown
Bakersfield on Saturday, September 16, 2023 — Ray Scott & Cathy Butler
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2. Vote to approve funding request of up to $100 for KBBC to apply to participate in the Bakersfield Christmas
Parade taking place on Thursday, December 7, 2023 — Paul Yanez
3. Vote to approve funding request of up to $300 for a KBB Canva Teams Account for real time team
collaborations. Features also include: templates, stock photos and videos, approval workflows, and 1 TB
cloud storage —Zechariah Garcia
D. Bakersfield Mobile App. Features for Volunteer Cleanups —Jessica Felix and Nathan Gutierrez
Staff explained how the Bakersfield mobile app could be used to coordinate and track KBB volunteers in a pilot to
include a hand -selected group of volunteers including KBBC members for the pilot.
E. Update: Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Butt Container Grant — Theresa Olson
This project is behind scheduled. No in -kind cigarette butt containers have been distributed, no businesses,
municipalities, or organizations have signed up to accept the free gift with its responsibilities to provide container
usage to the public to reduce associated litter.
Task: Staff will redistribute the opportunity flyer to KBBC members to seek placement for up to SO containers while supplies
last. Staff will include the required gift form and attempt to also include a list of recipients of similar past in -kind grants.
F. Update: Mayor's At Large Community Appearance Index (CAI) Held on Friday, June 16, 2023 and KBBC by Ward
CAI Index — KBBC: Deferred
G. Ongoing Discussion: Anti -Litter PSA Campaign Factors to Promote Behavior Change — Heather Pennella — Deferred
VI. City of Bakersfield Staff Comments: None
VII. KBBC and Advisory Board Comments
Sophia Felix: Jessica Felix and Sophia Felix started using new working drafts of KBB presentation for youth audiences.
The audience at Mira Monte High School made it evident that more KBB awareness effort is needed in that school
district in East Bakersfield. Zechariah Garcia suggested a lobby display for schools. Nathan Gutierrez extended an
invitation to Sophia to engage the City Youth Commission for help. Ray Scott suggested Kern High School District
Career Technical Education program to help increase engagement.
VIII. Adjournment — Chairperson: 1:08 p.m.