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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.3 Dublin Pride Activities STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK File #150-80 CITY COUNCIL DATE:June 3, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Report on 2014 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 2014 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 2013-2014 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, and Zone 7. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the 2014 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: th This was the 30 year of Dublin Pride Week. This year, Dublin Pride Week was celebrated from Saturday, April 26 to Saturday, May 3, 2014. A number of activities and projects were conducted and are summarized below. The Dublin Pride theme for this year was “Coming Together, Building Community – 30 Years of Dublin Pride.” Dublin Pride Week Poster Contest Students from all 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 ITEM NO. 3.3 Page 1 of 5 that reflected on 30 years of “Coming Together, Building Community,” or any other idea that reflects taking pride in our community. The essay theme was “Coming Together, Building Community – 30 Years of Dublin Pride.” 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 stndrdthththth categories: Kindergarten-1 grade, 2 grade-3 grade, 4 grade-5 grade, 6 grade-8 grade, thth and 9 grade-12 grade, as well as to the overall grand prize winners for the poster and the essay. This year there was only a single contestant within the high school category, who competed in the poster contest and happened to be the overall 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. Additionally, a Classroom Award is given in the amount of $200 to the teacher of the grand prize winner of the Poster Contest and Essay Contest to be used in their classrooms. The Poster Contest winners are as follows: Grand Prize Winner Junfan (Shirley) Chen 10th Grade Valley Christian Classroom Award Ms. Marielle McAneney Teacher Valley Christian School st Kindergarten-1 Grade Category First Prize Winner: (Seoyeon) Allie Heo Kindergarten Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: st Kavya Dadia 1 Grade Green Elementary School ndrd 2 – 3 Grade Category First Prize Winner: Salma Rezeik 2nd Grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: rd Yuna Mamaev 3 Grade Dublin Elementary School thth 4- 5 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Isabelle Chiu 5 Grade Frederiksen Elementary School Second Prize Winner: th Sashank Gadisetti 4 Grade Dougherty Elementary School thth 6- 8 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Jamie Bouchard 8 Grade Fallon Middle School Second Prize Winner: Page 2 of 5 th Taarini Madusudan 8 Grade Fallon Middle School The Essay Contest winners are as follows: Grand Prize Winner th Lakshana Anand 7 Grade Fallon Middle School Classroom Award Ms. Lorrin Harris Teacher Fallon Middle School st Kindergarten-1 Grade Category First Prize Winner: st Aarushi Riya 1 grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: Esha Surusamy Kindergarten Kolb Elementary School ndrd 2 – 3 Grade Category First Prize Winner: Zoe Homan 3rd Grade Kolb Elementary School Second Prize Winner: Fionna Chang 3rd Grade Kolb Elementary School thth 4- 5 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Simran Dulku 5 Grader Dougherty Elementary School Second Prize Winner: th Kevin Liebetrau 5 Grader Dougherty Elementary School thth 6- 8 Grade Category First Prize Winner: th Rachana Mukkamala 7 Grader Fallon Middle School Second Prize Winner: th Josephine Kao 7 Grade Fallon Middle School Volunteer Day Approximately 525 community volunteers donated their time and energy to community cleanup and beautification projects on Volunteer Day, Saturday, April 26, 2014. 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 welcome address and word of thanks to the volunteers. Dublin’s first mayor, Pete Snyder, also spoke about the start of Dublin Pride 30 years ago. Volunteers were given reusable shopping bags. Muffins were provided and coffee was donated by Peet’s. At the completion of the projects, all volunteers were invited to a free barbecue provided by the Dublin Lion’s Club. Volunteer Day consisted of the following projects: Page 3 of 5 Senior Projects: Approximately 100 volunteers 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 160 volunteers were sent to five Dublin schools to do weeding, planting and trimming, cleaning projects and curb painting projects. There were projects at Frederiksen, Dougherty and Murray elementary schools, Wells 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, dusting and vacuuming. City Park Projects: Approximately 290 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 and at the Dog 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 20 volunteers were sent to pick up litter at two of the City’s creeks (South San Ramon Creek and Tassajara Creek). Approximately 6-8 garbage bags of trash were removed from these two creeks. 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 Farmer’s 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. At least 90 bags of groceries were collected on Saturday, April 26 at four Dublin grocery stores. All food collected was donated to the Dublin Children’s Emergency Council and the Well Christian Community. Family Bike Workshop Thirteen participants attended an Adult Bike Safety Workshop on Saturday, May 3, 2014 to help build safe road cycling skills. Water Wise Workshop Forty residents attended a Water Wise Workshop that helped residents learn what they could do in their home and garden to conserve water. There were six expert speakers that included topics on compost, bay friendly landscapes, grass meadows and water wise irrigation. The audience was impressed with what they learned that day and took home lots of tools and references to help them change their water habits. The main focus of the workshop was on losing the green grass model in our yards and replacing it with beautiful earth-friendly gardens. Household Hazardous Waste Event The City sponsored a 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, rd May 3. The City’s annual household hazardous waste event ensures that materials such as paint, used oil, batteries, pesticides and other harmful chemicals are disposed of properly. In total, there were 457 residents that participated with approximately 500 bags of compost given away. Page 4 of 5 2014 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:  Mayor Tim Sbranti  Councilmember Abe Gupta  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  Claudia Ambrose, Volunteer Coordinator Dublin LDS  Ken Mano, Volunteer Coordinator for Pleasanton LDS  Gloria Gregory, Volunteer Coordinator for City Serve  Amy Noble, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area 2014 Dublin Pride Partners The 2014 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 partners, as well as the other major contributors previously mentioned, will be recognized by the City Council with a Certificate of Appreciation. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: None. Page 5 of 5