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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.3 Dublin Pride Report STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK File #150-80 CITY COUNCIL DATE:May 21, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJECT: Report on 2013 Dublin Pride Week Activities Prepared by Kathy Southern, Environmental Technician EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will formally recognize the contributions made by various individuals and organizations that helped make the 2013 Dublin Pride Week a successful community event. The City Council will also recognize the Dublin Pride Week Poster Contest and Essay Contest winners. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds were included in the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget. In-kind donations were provided by the following organizations: Amador Valley Industries, Dublin Lion’s Club, Dublin/San Ramon Women’s Club, Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD), Pete’s Coffee, Mimi’s Café and Zone 7. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the 2013 Dublin Pride Week activities report, recognize the sponsors and the poster and essay contest winners. Submitted By Reviewed By Assistant to the City Manager Assistant City Manager DESCRIPTION: Dublin Pride Week was celebrated from Saturday, April 27 to Saturday, May 4, 2013. A number of activities and projects were conducted and are summarized below. Dublin Pride Week Poster Contest All students from both public and private schools in the City of Dublin were invited to participate in this year’s Dublin Pride Poster and Essay Contests. The students were asked to create posters that reflected topics including clean-up projects, recycling, volunteering or any other idea that reflects taking pride in our community. The essay theme was “Our Hands, Our Future.” ITEM NO. 3.3 Page 1 of 5 As in previous years, the Dublin/San Ramon Women’s Club volunteered to coordinate the poster and essay contests, which included distributing the materials, judging the posters and essays, and distributing the certificates of participation. Each of the Poster Contest and Essay Contest participants will receive a Certificate of Appreciation. The City awards first and second prizes to individuals from each of the following stndrdthththth grade categories: Kindergarten-1 grade, 2 grade-3 grade, 4 grade-5 grade, 6 grade-8 thth grade, and 9 grade-12 grade, as well as an overall grand prize winner. The grand prize winners will receive a $100 Target gift card, the first prize winners receive a $25 Target gift card, and second prize winners receive a $15 Target gift card. The grand prize, first prize, and second prize winners also have their posters and essays displayed at the Civic Center and will be presented with Certificates of Merit. Additionally, a Classroom Award is given in the amount of $200 to the teachers of the Grand Prize Winners of the Poster Contest and Essay Contest to be used in their classrooms. The Poster Contest winners are as follows: Grand Prize Winner Sashank Gadisetti 3rd Grade Dougherty Elementary School Classroom Award Ms. Christie Olivas Teacher Dougherty Elementary School st Kindergarten-1 Grade Category First Prize Winner: st Salma Rezeik 1 Grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: st Jayden Ng 1 Grade Dougherty Elementary School ndrd 2 – 3 Grade Category First Prize Winner: rd Trevor Rosales 3 Grade Dougherty Elementary School Second Prize Winner: rd Karen Chou 3 Grade Frederiksen Elementary School thth 4- 5 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Danielle Tran 4 Grade Dougherty Elementary School Second Prize Winner: th Isabelle Chiu 4 Grade Frederiksen Elementary School thth 6- 8 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Vivian Chen 8 Grade Valley High School Second Prize Winner: th Gabriel Michael Loera 8 Grade Wells Middle School Page 2 of 5 thth 9- 12 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Monica Krommenhock 10 Grade Valley High School Second Prize Winner: th Jose Sanchez 11 Grade Valley High School The Essay Contest winners are as follows: Grand Prize Winner th Caitlyn “Caity” Dang 6 Grade Fallon Middle School Classroom Award Ms. Lorrin Harris Teacher Fallon Middle School st Kindergarten-1 Grade Category First Prize Winner: Tarini Garasankar Kindergarten John Green Elementary School Second Prize Winner: st Abhinav Chundura 1 Grade Kolb Elementary School ndrd 2 – 3 Grade Category First Prize Winner: nd Khushi Sharma 2 Grade Dougherty Elementary School Second Prize Winner: nd Rio Man Sakya 2 Grade Valley Christian Elementary School thth 4- 5 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Angelia D’Souza 5 Grader Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: th Grace Wittenberg 4 Grader John Green Elementary School thth 6- 8 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Julia Rathjen 6 Grader Fallon Middle School Second Prize Winner: th Johnlan So 6 Grade Fallon Middle School Volunteer Day Approximately 450 community volunteers donated their time and energy to community cleanup and beautification projects on Volunteer Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Volunteers met at 8:00 a.m. at the Heritage Park to receive instructions and supplies for the various projects throughout the community. Mayor Sbranti began the event with a welcoming address and word of thanks to the volunteers. Volunteers were given reusable shopping bags. Snacks were also provided including muffins donated by Mimi’s Café and coffee donated by Peets. At the completion of the projects, all volunteers were invited to a free barbecue provided by the Dublin Lion’s Club. Page 3 of 5 Volunteer Day consisted of the following projects: Senior Projects: There were approximately 100 volunteers that made up the Senior Project Teams. The teams were able to assist 19 senior homes with a variety of activities that ranged from cleaning windows to minor home repair. These projects were coordinated by the Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley, which assists the City in finding Dublin seniors who are in need of some assistance. Schools - Approximately 80 volunteers were sent to seven Dublin schools to do weeding, planting and trimming, as well as cleaning and curb painting projects. There were projects at Frederiksen, Dublin, Dougherty and Murray Elementary schools, Wells Middle school, Valley High School and Dublin High school. Non-Profit Assistance Projects: Approximately 20 volunteers were sent to the Easter Seals Kaleidoscope School to help with window and floor washing, weeding, sweeping, spreading mulch, and trimming. In addition, there were approximately 10 volunteers dusting and cleaning at the Dublin Library and about 30 people at Camp Parks weeding their memorial garden. City Park Projects: Approximately 195 volunteers assisted with beautification and clean-up projects at various park locations within the City. For example, many volunteers assisted in wood chip spreading at Fallon Sports Park and the Dog Park. Other groups of volunteers helped paint the pillars and walls across the creek next to the Alamo Creek Park trailheads and stained the benches in the Civic Center Courtyard. The curbs on Village Parkway were painted as a downtown beautification project. Another group of volunteers completed a planting project at Alamo Creek Park. Volunteers also cleaned buildings, swept pathways, pulled weeds and spread wood chips at the Heritage Center and Historic Park, which included the cemetery. City Creek Cleanups: Approximately 15 volunteers were sent to pick up litter at two of the City’s creeks (South San Ramon Creek and Alamo Creek North). Approximately four garbage bags of trash were removed from these two creeks. It is interesting to note that no plastic bags were observed during the cleanup, most likely as a result of the plastic bag ordinance. At prior cleanups, plastic bags were the number one item collected. Food Drive: This year, Dublin Pride Week included a Food Drive organized by City Staff and Pride Week Committee members. Collection bins were set up at the two Safeway grocery stores, Sprouts Farmers’ Market and Grocery Outlet to collect non-perishable food items on both Saturdays of Dublin Pride Week. Collection bins were also set up at Volunteer Day. The City was able to collect approximately 35 32-gallon bins of food. All food collected was donated to the Dublin Children’s Emergency Council and the Well Christian Community. Family Bike Workshop Fourteen participants attended a Family Bike Safety Workshop on Saturday, May 4, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Frederiksen Elementary School. This course helped to build safe road cycling skills for the whole family using games, drills, discussion and a neighborhood ride. Household Hazardous Waste Event The City sponsored another successful household hazardous waste drop off event, which was managed by Amador Valley Industries and held at the MicroDental parking lot on Arnold Drive th on Saturday, May 4. The City’s annual household hazardous waste event ensures that materials such as paint, used oil, batteries, pesticides and other harmful chemicals are disposed Page 4 of 5 of properly. In total, there were 530 residents that participated with approximately 550 bags of compost given away. This is the third year in the row that all of the appointments have been filled. 2013 Dublin Pride Week Committee At the forefront of this year’s activities was the Dublin Pride Week Committee. The Committee comes together each year to plan and organize each Pride Week activity. This year, the Committee was made up of various community members and organizational representatives. Special thanks and appreciation go to the following individuals for serving on the Pride Week Committee and helping to make this year’s events a success:  Councilmember Don Biddle  Councilmember David Haubert  Debbie Jeffries, Amador Valley Industries  Brian Fritz, Dublin Unified School District  Mike Benzien, Dublin Unified School District  Renee Olson, Dublin San Ramon Services District  Bonnie Brewer, Zone 7 Water Agency  Valerie Barnes, Dublin/San Ramon Women’s Club  Al Edge, Dublin Senior Foundation  Claudia Ambrose, Resident – Volunteer Coordinator  Gloria Gregory, Resident – Volunteer Coordinator 2013 Dublin Pride Partners The 2013 Dublin Pride Week events could not have been accomplished without the City’s key partners:  Amador Valley Industries  Dublin Unified School District  Dublin San Ramon Services District  Dublin Lions Club  Dublin/San Ramon Women’s Club  Dublin Senior Foundation  Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley  Zone 7 Water Agency These Dublin Pride Partners, as well as the other major contributors previously mentioned, will be recognized by the City Council with a Certificate of Appreciation. 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