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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/19 KBB AGENDAKeep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Meeting 12:00 PM, Friday, October 11, 2019 City Hall — North 1600 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Conference Room A Bakersfield CA, 93301 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD OOT 0 8 2019 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE aw"an ON .. KeepBakersfieldBeautiful KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AFFILIATE The mission of Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) is to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community. Chair: Heather Pennella Agenda Vice -Chair: Nate Meeks I. Roll Call and Introductions — Heather Pennella (2 minutes) II. Public Statements — Heather Pennella (2 minutes max per person) III. Approval of September Regular Meeting Minutes — Heather Pennella (2 minutes) IV. Deferred Business A. KBBC Tasks Status Updates — Heather Pennella (5 minutes) I. Goals and 5 Year Plan Update — KBB Goals Leaders B. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update —Jessica Felix (5 minutes) V. New Business A. 15th Annual Make A Difference Day, 8 —10 AM Saturday, October 26 —Jessica Felix, John Enriquez, Ray Scott (5 minutes) B. 10th Annual America Recycles Day, 8 AM —12 PM, Saturday, November 9 — Ray Scott (2 minutes) C. 191h Annual Great American Cleanup, Saturday, April 18 — Jessica Felix (3 minutes) 1. Sponsor one -sheet approval 2. Set planning committee meeting start month D. Approval of Written Report(s) — Heather Pennella (10 minutes max) 1. Litter Subcommittee: Meets Tuesdays Bimonthly, 1 PM, Caltrans 1226 Olive Drive —John Enriquez, Chair 2. Beautification and Community Improvement Subcommittee: Meets 1St Monday of the month, 12 PM, Padre Hotel, Farmacy Cafe — Monica Cater, Chair 3. Education/Image Subcommittee: Irregular Meetings — Sophia Felix, Chair 4. Waste Reduction and Recycling Subcommittee: No Meetings — Ray Scott, Chair 5. Graffiti Abatement Subcommittee: Meets 2nd Friday Monthly, 11 AM, City Hall - North, Conference Room A — Bob Lerude, Chair Social Media Ad Hoc Committee: Irregular Meetings — Crystal Pinthong, Chair Advisory Board: Monthly Meetings —Cathy Butler, Chair a. Yard of the Season VI. Staff Comments (S minutes) VII. KBBC and Advisory Board Comments (10 minutes) VIII. Adjournment—Heather Pennella I America RecyclesDay NOVEMBER 9TH - 8 AM -NOON 40 Mechanics Bank, ARENA Celebrate with us and recycle SOUTH PARKINGLOT the following items: - OElectronic items (E -waste) 44 RC O�Large. and small household items, including mattresses Vetr_ , , , gecyclina, LLC. 0 Passenger vehicle tires (Kern County residents only - ,limit 4) YOUR LOCAL BAKERSFIELD HAULERS �10 DJUsed -motor oil. filters (Kern County residents only) Varner Bros. / Price Disposal A0 OUsed clothing, shoes, and linens Superior Sanitation / Howards Garbage Varner & Son 11urplus construction materials METRO RECORD STORAGE 8 SHREDDING I1Paper shredding (iimit.2. file size boxes) 1113atteries and other recyclable material aoa ©°d TOgtp� �, NO= E W - k Arnerica�Regycles Day.org RabobankArena.com/aeg-1 earth �na A nationwide mitiarrve by RK, ' 19MUL ti L Graffiti Minutes of August 9, 2019 Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present at the meeting: Steve Montgomery and Bob Lerude. Steve discussed abating graffiti on street signs. He also talked about the buy houses signs being less, but other signs continue to be put up illegally. Bob discussed the murals on the electrical boxes at Panorama Park are being completed. Graffiti was removed on the ones done previously before they had the protectant coat on the box. Discussion on how to get the DA and Sheriff to attend and provide updates on graffiti arrests and convictions. Meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Minutes presented by Bob Lerude, Keep Bakersfield Beautiful, Graffiti Abatement Subcommittee Chair Graffiti -minutes -august -2019 r Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Meeting 12:00 PM, Friday, September 13, 2019 City Hall — North 1600 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Conference Room A Bakersfield CA, 93301 917 0 Upi KeepBakersfieldBeautiful KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AFFILIATE The mission of Keep Bakersfield Beautiful (KBB) is to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community. Chair: Heather Pennella Minutes Vice -Chair: Nate Meeks Roll Call and Introductions — Heather Pennella 12:06 PM • Committee Members Present: John Enriquez — Mayoral Appointee, Chair Heather Pennella — Mayoral Alternate Appointee, Anastasia Lester — Ward 1, Monica Cater — Ward 2, Norma Jackson — Ward 2 Alternate, Ray Scott — Ward 3, Vice Chair Nate Meeks — Ward 4 Alternate, Matthew Martin — Ward 5 Alternate, Jessica Felix —Staff Coordinator • Committee Members Absent: Anna Smith — Ward 1 Alternate, Jenifer Pitcher — Ward 3 Alternate, Brooks Douglass — Ward 4, Crystal Pinthong — Ward 5, Bob Lerude — Ward 6, Sophia Felix — Ward 6 Alternate, Paul Yanez —Ward 7, Theresa Olson —Ward 7 Alternate • Advisory Board Members Present: Chair Cathy Butler • City of Bakersfield Representatives Present: Mayor Karen Goh, Kevin Barnes — Solid Waste Director, Viri Gallardo-King — Deputy City Attorney, Ariam Isaac — Solid Waste Business Manager II. Public Statements — Heather Pennella: None III. Approval of August Regular Meeting Minutes — Heather Pennella Motion: Ray Second: John Abstention: 1 Norma Ayes: 4'/: Approved IV. Deferred Business A. KBBC Tasks Status Updates — Heather Pennella • Heather to draft Letter to Cal Water for community garden water sponsorship, if Mayor Goh finds that Cal Water would be interested: The letter is a moot point. Mayor Goh arranged a meeting with Cal Water and Jessica. Jessica thanked KBBC for encouraging the meeting. Cal Water will sponsor both gardens for water service starting with an amount to cover the remaining expense of this calendar year followed by a multi-year pledge for upcoming years. • John will follow up with GET Bus on KAB — Coca Cola recycling grant. Jessica will in turn follow up with KAB on any reporting requirements: John says the contact I gave him at KAB was not giving a response. Ray says April Wennestrom at KAB is a good contact for this. Jessica will provide April's contact information to John. B. Special Projects and Programs Funding Update —Jessica Felix: Community garden water bills are past due technically, but without penalty as Cal Water flagged the two water accounts for its upcoming sponsorship of the water bill. 1. Ad hoc committee requests motion to redirect Old Town Kern funds due to dissolving this special project. Handout: report of ad hoc committee recommendation. GET Bus and Tree Foundation of Kern would need to update their respective existing encroachment permits with the City. Motion: Ray Second: John Ayes: Unanimously approved Task. Viri will draft an indemnity agreement between the Tree Foundation of Kern and KBB for the gifts from KBB. The Tree Foundation of Kern will have to have its own agreement with the business community accepting trees, watering the trees, and otherwise maintaining the trees. Task. Jessica will send Norma a copy of the Old Town Kern budget as requested. Task: John will schedule a meeting with the Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation about changing grant terms since the City is planning to remove benches from downtown. Task: Kevin will inquire with the Bakersfield Police Dept. about an officer expressing at another community meeting that all pedestrian waste cans may be removed from downtown. 2. Request motion to redirect eligible KBB funds for community garden water usage. Motion to pull the item from the agenda: Matthew Second: Ray Ayes: Unanimously approved C. Goals and 5 Year Plan Update — KBB Goals Leads • John: Calloway tree planting goal is technically in County of Kern jurisdiction. So the Tree Foundation of Kern has agreed to lead the project. KBB may still provide volunteers. Ray will invite the forming Keep Kern Beautiful to participate. • Heather: All fundraising goals are on hold. A project in need of funds needs to be designated. V. New Business A. Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Leadership and Resources — Kevin Barnes and Ray Scott Kevin: Firstly, the purpose of KBB is to abate litter. The Solid Waste Division is able and willing to provide all funding needs for regular volunteer litter cleanups. Therefore, KBB may concentrate its fundraising efforts for other needs. Secondly, the Mayor and Councilmembers appoint KBB Committee members, but it appears that there may be a disconnection after appointments are made. So building the relationship could be beneficial for projects that KBB does need funding to do. Think ahead for what you may want to establish at the annual retreat in January. Ray: Here are suggestions on how KBBC members can help City staff relay and explain what the KBB Committee is doing/wanting to do. Provide monthly updates to who appointed you to KBBC. Provide event reports to Jessica so she in turn can report KBB activities to the City, CalRecycle, and KAB. Handout: Sample report. 3. Enhance community outreach directly via your personal social media and via KBB social media via Jessica. . _9 4. Participate in an active subcommittee. • Ray needed to leave for another meeting so he announced that America Recycles Day will be 8 AM — 12 PM on November 9. B. Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation Fall Grant Cycle Letter of Inquiry for Projects Up to $100,000 Due Sept. 23 —Jessica Felix: KBBC passed on this opportunity as there is no existing project and quorum lost. C. KBB Presentation to City Council Rescheduled to Wed., Sept. 25, 5:15 PM, City Hall — Heather Pennella Heather and Jessica will present. D. California Coastal Cleanup Day, Sat., Sept. 21, 8 —10 AM, Truxtun Lake — Heather Pennella This is separate from the downtown cleanup taking place the same morning. E. Downtown Bakersfield Cleanup with Mayor Karen Goh, Sat., Sept. 28, 7 — 9 AM — Heather Pennella Mayor: John and she will talk outside of the meeting about approximately 100 volunteers from Valley Baptist Church. F. 15th Annual Make A Difference Day, 8 —10 AM Sat., Oct. 26 —Jessica Felix, John Enriquez, Ray Scott Tell Jessica this September if you have a request or project idea for Make A Difference Day. John said the Tree Foundation of Kern will supply trees. G. Approval of Written Report(s) — Heather Pennella: Tabled due to no quorum. 1. Litter Subcommittee: Meets Tuesdays Bimonthly, 1 PM, Caltrans 1226 Olive Drive —John Enriquez, Chair 2. Beautification and Community Improvement Subcommittee: Meets ft Monday of the month, 12 PM, Padre Hotel, Farmacy Cafe — Monica Cater, Chair 3. Education/image Subcommittee: Irregular Meetings —Sophia Felix, Chair 4. Waste Reduction and Recycling Subcommittee: No Meetings — Ray Scott, Chair 5. Graffiti Abatement Subcommittee: Meets 2"d Friday Monthly, 11 AM, City Hall - North, Conference Room A— Bob Lerude, Chair 6. Social Media Ad Hoc Committee: Irregular Meetings — Crystal Pinthong, Chair 7. Advisory Board: Monthly Meetings — Cathy Butler, Chair VI. Staff Comments Jessica: Tuesday Heather, Ray, Matthew and she will do a KBB booth at the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. Also, Oct. 5 KBB and Solid Waste are participating in the Kern Schools Federal Credit Union Community Recycling Day by providing bulky collection service. VII. KBBC and Advisory Board Comments Heather: Thanks to Jessica for ordering KBB branded tablecloth and pop-up canopy. VIII. Adjournment — Heather Pennella 1:33 PM Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Meeting with Caltrans Litter Committee Notes Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 1:00 pm at Caltrans Offices, 1226 Olive Drive, Bakersfield 1. Welcome and Introductions — The .meeting was called to order at 1:02 pm. Fresno attendees via video conference were John Liu, Aaron Aguirre and Jason Miao. Bakersfield attendees introduced themselves. 2. Adopt a Highway Program Westside Parkway — Deanna Hornback, South District 6 Adopt a Highway Coordinator with Caltrans was unable to attend. John Liu reported Caltrans should be able to grandfather in the Westside Parkway sponsors. 3. City of Fresno Freeway Litter Control Program — Aaron Aguirre, Fresno Public Works Manager reported that the City of Fresno advertised an RFP on August 19th and will be deciding soon on which vendor to use to coordinate their own freeway cleanups based off our model. They hope to start by October with crews out on all Fresno freeways and off ramps. Their budget is $400,000 from a combination of sources. Their focus will be on litter control using homeless crews, veterans crews, faith -based groups, and at -risk groups working three days a week with Caltrans on the freeways, and the rest of the time working on the offramps. Jay Asistin reminded Aaron to build in plenty of training time. Aaron hopes to have a report on the formation of Keep Fresno Beautiful at the next meeting. 4. Calfire Grant for Caltrans OfficeNard = Melissa Iger, Executive Director, Tree Foundation of Kern described an available $10,000 trickle down grant from Calfire which can be used at several government owned properties including the Caltrans Office, Fairgrounds, and DMV downtown. She wanted to know if Caltrans would be interested in adding trees to its property, and the answer was yes. Caltrans will put her in touch with their landscape team. She expressed difficulty getting through to the local DMV and Assemblyman Vince Fong's office staff offered to provide contact information. 5. Caltrans Budget/Funding for 2019-2020 — Caltrans John Liu reported that budget dollars would be the same with a bigger portion to be allocated to litter abatement but no additional funding. Nothing is firm yet. There is a 90 -million -dollar shortfall for maintenance due to such things as legal 0 settlements and homeless encampment abatements. No longer are Caltrans employees allowed to clean encampments, so $100,000 to $200,000 is being spent in District 6 on contracts to perform this work. Caltrans is seeking $60 million from the State General Fund for homeless encampment removal, but it may be years before funding like that is in place. Caltrans says a permanent agreement for hazardous waste removal for $1 million should be in place by October 1. John Liu will work with Sal Moretti, the Bakersfield Homeless Center and Kern COG on getting the $25,000 budget previously allocated to the Sheriff's Department moved so it can be used for general county highway cleanups. Sal said the County is ready for a contract. Andrew Miles reported that the Bakersfield Homeless Center (BHC) will be having Trinity Safety provide HAZWOPER training for 15-20 people so they can remove hazardous waste from encampments and similar code enforcement work. Although their contract prices will go up some for HAZMAT suits and other equipment, but they should be very competitive. 6. Keep Kern County Beautiful Update — Heidi Carter Escudero, Community Outreach & Communications Coordinator, Kern County Public Works reported that the Keep Kern Beautiful application for affiliate status with Keep America Beautiful was completed on July 31St. They will begin community training throughout Kern County after the Kern County Fair. She offered to pass out related materials from their Fair booth. Heidi thanked those who were helping her at this organizational phase including Ray Scott from Keep California Beautiful, Becky Napier from Kern COG, Adventist Health, and representatives from Wasco, Tehachapi, Delano and Taft. Other participants include the Tree Foundation of Kern and the Arts Council of Kern. 7. Downtown Cleanup Schedule — John Enriquez, Keep Bakersfield Beautiful John Enriquez passed out flyers with all the upcoming cleanup dates. Council Member Andrae Gonzales will be adding a cleanup in October. John Noriega reported that other volunteers were welcome to participate in Kern Adult Program scheduled cleanups. 8. Caltrans Project Update — Caltrans Some Highway 99 on and off ramps will be closing after Labor Day for as many as 55 days. Contractors will cleanup their areas before sign -off as each section is done. Homeless encampments are cleaned up as work gets to an area so as not to affect the timeline. Construction on 58 from 184 to Cottonwood road will be dope by October. The continuation of the concrete pavement replacement project from Cottonwood to 99 will last through 2020. Jay Asistin reported that the temporary 8 -person homeless crew has been a huge help. The challenge of this year will be to retain the present level of quality with less. He said it takes real leadership to ensure safety, and he thanked everyone for the successful partnership to date. He noted everyone is helping each other. 9. Freeway Litter Partnership Update Derek Morris reported the Veterans Outreach Program is moving its training facility from the Kern Adult School to Americas Job Centers right across Oswell Street. Twelve veterans are leaving the program, 8 to new jobs. They are looking for grants to purchase tools, work boots, etc. for those new jobs. Andrew said the BHC has used work boots from Red Wing the veterans can look over and have. Andrew also reported that Bakersfield has approved an extension of the landscape or beautification crew through October. They also have a separate agreement in place to provide 2 people for bulky item pickup. The program has been very successful. Sal wanted a copy of the contract. The Downtown Street Ambassador program has funding for another three months thanks to Adventist Health. Future sponsors are needed. Kern COG reported the budget remains steady with $50,000 in support for County cleanup and $150,000 for the BHC. 10. Committee Member or Public Comments Council Member Andrae Gonzales thanked John Enriquez for his overall leadership. John Noriega reported that Mayor Karen Goh came out to greet and take photographs with the Kern Adult Program clients at their last cleanup. This was much appreciated. The Retirees group will help with the big cleanup on Saturday and skip their usual Wednesday effort this week. Robb Ball reported for Flood Ministries that they have a dozen homeless outreach workers in Bakersfield, and 12 in Kern County. Four more are expected. It has been great working with County Mental Health Services. The hotline number to call to report encampments or problems with the homeless is 578-5354. J. D Tony Martinez reported on the many current projects of Rebuild Together, including one at the Veterans Center in Delano in partnership with Assemblyman Rudy Salas and AERA. Melissa Iger and others wondered if the Westside Parkway would be getting trees. Caltrans responded that the City of Bakersfield would need to upgrade the landscaping to include trees before Caltrans would take it over. The trees removed along Highway 99 for construction would be replaced by Caltrans contractors as part of the project. Jessica Felix said Keep Bakersfield Beautiful is looking for $2,000 annual sponsorships for the Westside Parkway. She noted the sponsorship has been greatly reduced so it's a great bargain. 11. The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 pm. Notes taken by Carola Enriquez, Volunteer Next Meetings: October 29, and November 19, 2019 Goals for Litter Subcommittee 2019 1. Continue our partnership with Caltrans with bi-monthly meetings. Ongoing, scheduled meetings for the rest of the year. 2. Continue the Chester Avenue Clean-ups for the Adopt A Street Program. Ongoing cleanups with volunteers and Street Ambassadors monthly. 3. Continue the Downtown Cleanups working with partners. Weekly cleanups with volunteers and Street Ambassador Program. 4. Continue the partnership with the Downtown Business Association and Downtown Bakersfield Development Corporation. Ongoing. 5. Work with Mayor Goh on the annual Mayor's Litter Index Survey. Completed in May. 6. Work to increase participation in the Adopt A Street Program. Ongoing. 7. Continue to support the Adopt a Parkway program on the Westside Parkway through sponsorships. Ongoing in support of the transfer to Caltrans. 8. Organize cleanups for high school students seeking community service hours, as well as for or other interested parties. Ongoing, have increased the number of cleanups significantly. 9. Organize the Great Downtown Cleanup in October with Mayor Goh and Councilmember Gonzales. Cleanups every Saturday in October leading up to Make a Difference Day. Old Town Kern Budget Ad Hoc Committee Report by: Jessica Felix, Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee (KBBC) Coordinator Meeting: 1:00 PM, Friday, August 16, 2019 Location: Arizona Cafe Roll Call: Councilmember Andrae Gonzales —Ward 2, Ross Keith —GET Bus, Mellissa Iger —Tree Foundation of Kern, Heather Pennella — KBB Chair and Mayoral Alternate Appointee to the KBBC, John Enriquez — Mayoral Appointee to the KBBC, Monica Cater — Ward 2 KBBC, Brooks Douglass Ward 4 KBBC, Jessica Felix — KBBC Coordinator At the decision of the KBBC at its regular meeting in August, this ad hoc committee was formed to determine a plan to recommend to the KBBC on how to redirect the $14,500 balance in its Old Town Kern budget. The ad hoc committee makes the following recommendations: Source: Union Pacific Grant ($2,000 balance available) $2,000 to be available for utility box murals in other walkable neighborhoods, i.e. downtown, Mill Creek, and the Auto Mall. Source: KAB — UPS Grant (1.000 balance available $1,000 Keep in Old Town Kern but instead use it in collaboration with the Tree Foundation of Kern. The Tree Foundation of Kern would lead a potted tree project in Old Town Kern. Source: PG&E ($5,000 balance available) $2,000 — Great American Cleanup $1,000 — KBB Promotional Materials $800 — Community Gardens $500—Social Media Boosts/Advertising/Promotions $500 —Trash Pickers $200 —Yard of the Month Source: John Paul Lake ($1,500 balance available) $1,500 Keep in Old Town Kern for 3 utility box murals. Source: Metropolitan Recycling ($5,000 balance available) Approximately $2,000 is needed to buy 10 public waste cans to give to GET Bus to place at GET Bus stops in Old Town Kern. The balance after this purchase would be split equally between a downtown project and an Education Subcommittee program. Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Education/Image Subcommittee Report by Sophia Felix, Subcommittee Chair No regular meeting in August. I called Bakersfield City School District (BCSD) and spoke with the After School Program. They are waiting on an approval for the school district to give us the go ahead for another year of presentations. I'm going to get with Jessica Felix to reach out to the City of Bakersfield tech support to help with revamping the comic part of the presentation. In the July meeting we talked about removing the comic section from our presentations for grades 1- 6 grade as part of the revamp. The comic section or a version of it would be used for pre-school and Kindergarten presentations. I should have a revamped presentation by next meeting. I would like to start presenting to BCSD and other programs by November 2019. Sophia Felix Education Sub Committee, Chair ONrd CLEAN UP & ' n:: ADOPT -A -HIGHWAY B A K E R S F I E L D PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Keep!,BakersfieldBeautiful PROGRAM SOLID WASTE DIVISION Volunteer Summary Sheet DATE OF EVENT LOCATION NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER HOURS NUMBER OF CITY STAFF NUMBER OF TRASH BAGS EXACT LOCATION OF TRASH BAGS TO BE COLLECTED: I CERTIFY THIS INFORMATION IS TRUE: SIGNATURE ADOPTEENOLUNTEER LEADER'S NAME (PRINT) Gloves will be issued once a year upon request. Please keep them for future events. Please return all other supplies promptly, i.e. safety vests and extra trash bags. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR SUPPLIES AT THE END OF YOUR CLEAN-UP. THANK YOU. KEEP BAKERSFIELD BEAUTIFUL City Corporation Yard • Solid Waste Division 4101 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309 Phone: 326-3539 or 326-3114 9 FAX: 852-2121