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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.4 Dublin Pride Activities Report or nU,�� 19 82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK ` CITY COUNCIL File #150-80 DATE: May 19, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager " SUBJECT: Report on 2015 Dublin Pride Week Activities Prepared by Kathy Southern, Environmental Services Technician EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will formally recognize the contributions made by various individuals and organizations that helped make the 2015 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 2014-2015 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), Dublin Senior Foundation, Peet's Coffee, Orchard Supply Hardware, Senior Support Services of the Tri-Valley, Dublin Unified School District, Children's Emergency Food Bank, and Zone 7. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the 2015 Dublin Pride Week activities report, recognize the sponsors and the poster and essay contest winners. "ubmitted By '�� Reviewed By Public Works Director Assistant City Manager DESCRIPTION: This was the 31st year of Dublin Pride. Dublin Pride Week was celebrated this year from Saturday, April 25 to Saturday, May 2, 2015. A number of activities and projects were conducted and are summarized below. The Dublin Pride Theme for this year was "Preserve Our Heritage and Grow Our Future." Page 1 of 5 ITEM NO. 3.4 Dublin Pride Week Poster Contest All students from public and private schools in the City of Dublin were invited to participate in this year's Dublin Pride Poster and Essay Contests. The theme this year for the posters and the essays was "water conservation." 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 Merit. The City awards first and second prizes to individuals from each of the following grade categories: Kindergarten to 1St grade, 2nd grade to 3rd grade, 4th grade to 5th grade, 6th grade to 8th grade, and 9th grade to 12th grade, as well as an overall grand prize winner. The grand prize winner 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. All prize recipients will have their posters and essays displayed at the Civic Center. 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 Ji Hyun Lee 11th Grade Dublin High School Classroom Award TBD Dublin High School Kindergarten to1st Grade Category First Prize Winner. Manvi Gadisetti Kindergarten Dougherty Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Seoyeon (Allie) Heo 1st Grade Quarry Lane School 2nd to 3rd Grade Category First Prize Winner. Krupali Makwara 3rd Grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Jayden Ng 3rd Grade Dougherty Elementary School 4th to 5th Grade Category First Prize Winner. Kalina Bertera 4th Grade Frederiksen Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Grace Gardarur 5th Grade Dougherty Elementary School 6th to 8th Grade Category First Prize Winner. Samantha Sapugay 8th Grade Fallon Middle School Page 2 of 5 Second Prize Winner: Jamie Woo 6th Grade Quarry Lane School 9th to 12th Grade Category First Prize Winner. Adila Abudureheman 12th grade Quarry Lane School Second Prize Winner. Huanyi Liu 9th grade Quarry Lane School The Essay Contest winners are as follows: Grand Prize Winner Jack Stickler 7th Grade Home School Classroom Award Janice Cargo Dublin Elementary School Kindergarten to 1St Grade Category First Prize Winner. Katie Mack Kindergarten Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Shreya Shivakumar Kindergarten Kolb Elementary School 2nd to 3rd Grade Category First Prize Winner. Diya Madhavaen 3rd Grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Abhinav Chundura 2nd Grade Kolb Elementary School 4th to 5th Grade Category First Prize Winner. Param Bharat Gandhi 5th Grade John Green Elementary School Second Prize Winner. Ayush Bandopadhyay 5th Grade Kolb Elementary School 6th to 8th Grade Category First Prize Winner. Brian Kim 8th Grade Fallon Middle School Second Prize Winner. Gabriel Schroeder 7th Grade Fallon Middle School Volunteer Day Over 600 community volunteers donated their time and energy to community cleanup and beautification projects on Volunteer Day, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Volunteers met at 8:00 a.m. at Emerald Glen Park to receive instructions and supplies for various projects throughout the community. This year our thank you gifts to volunteers were water conservation items, including buckets for collecting water at the sink or shower, shower timers and soil moisture meters. Page 3 of 5 Muffins and fruits were provided and coffee was donated by Peet's. At the completion of projects, all volunteers were invited to a free barbecue provided by the Dublin Lion's Club. Volunteer Day consisted of the following projects: Senior Projects: Approximately 35 volunteers were able to assist 14 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 130 volunteers went to six Dublin schools to do weeding, planting, and trimming; cleaning and curb painting projects. There were projects at John Green, Kolb, Dublin and Murray Elementary schools, Fallon Middle school, and Dublin High school. Non-Profit Assistance Projects: Approximately 55 volunteers assisted at Easter Seals Kaleidoscope School, School of Imagination and the Dublin Library to help with window and floor washing, weeding, sweeping, spreading mulch and planting, dusting and vacuuming. Volunteers also helped out with the food drive at local Safeway stores on Saturday. City Park Projects: Approximately 340 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 Emerald Glen Park, the Iron Horse Trail, Bray Commons and Piazza Park. Volunteers planted the swale at Shannon Park and also pulled weeds and spread wood chips at the Heritage Center and Historic Park, including the cemetery. City Creek Cleanups: Approximately 30 volunteers were sent to pick up litter at two of the City's creeks (South San Ramon Creek and Tassajara Creek). Approximately six to eight garbage bags of trash were removed from these two creeks. Food Drive: This year, Dublin Pride Week included a Food Drive organized by Pride Week Committee members and City staff. Collection bins were set up at the two Safeway grocery stores to collect non-perishable food items on Saturday, April 25. Collection bins were also set up at the Volunteer Day event. At least 120 bags of groceries were collected on Saturday, April 25 at the two Safeway stores. In addition, there were collection bins set up at Camp Parks all week. All food collected was donated to the Dublin Children's Emergency Food Bank. Bay-Friendly Gardening and Water Conservation Workshop Thirty-six residents attended a Bay-Friendly and Water Conservation Workshop on Saturday, May 2nd, that helped them learn how to lose their lawn the easy way and replace it with a beautiful, healthy, low water-use native garden. There were four speakers that presented on Bay-Friendly Landscaping, a drought update from Zone 7, and use of rain barrels to harvest rainwater. The audience was impressed with what they learned and took home lots of tools and references to help them with their future landscaping plans. The main focus of the workshop was about getting rid of our water intensive green grass and replacing it with beautiful, earth- friendly gardens. 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 on Saturday, May 2nd. 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 484 residents that participated with approximately 594 bags of compost given away. This is the fifth year in a row that all of the appointments have been filled. 2015 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 Doreen Wehrenberg • Debbie Jeffries, Amador Valley Industries • Brian Fritz, Dublin Unified School District • Mike Benzien, Dublin Unified School District • Renee Olson, Dublin San Ramon Services District • Boni Brewer, Zone 7 Water Agency • Valerie Barnes, Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club • Al Edge, Dublin Senior Foundation • Bill Burnham, Dublin Lions Club • Claudia Ambrose, Volunteer Coordinator Dublin/Pleasanton LDS • Becca McFadden, Volunteer Coordinator for Dublin/Pleasanton LDS • Gloria Gregory, Volunteer Coordinator for City Serve • Amy Noble, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area • Karen McHugh, Children's Emergency Food Bank • Lorie Rohloff, Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley 2015 Dublin Pride Partners The 2015 Dublin Pride Week events could not have been accomplished without the City's key partners: • Amador Valley Industries • Dublin Unified School District • Dublin Lions Club • Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club • Dublin Senior Foundation • Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley • Zone 7 Water Agency • Dublin San Ramon Services District • Parks Reserve Forces Training Area These Dublin Pride Week 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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