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Home My WebLink About09/06/1994, C-6 - VOLUNTEER CREEK CLEAN-UP PROJECT SPONSORED BY CENTRAL COAST SALMON ENHANCEMENT, INC. (CCSE) MEETIN%,F4JE. 41141111$P,4111 city oVan Luis OBISpo / ITEM NUMBER:%) COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT . .- FROM: EPORT .FROM: Diane R. Gladwell, City Clerk SUBJECT: Volunteer Creek Clean-Up Project Sponsored by Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Inc. (CCSE) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution supporting the City acting as a co-sponsor to CCSE's Clean-Up Event scheduled for September 17, 1994. BACKGROUND: For the third consecutive year, the Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Inc. has requested that the City sponsor their fall creek clean-up event. The City's role in the event is to allow creek clean-up volunteers to: 1) utilize the City's creek maintenance easements, and 2) to advertise. the event utilizing the City's name as one of the co-sponsors. There is no monetary cost to the City as a co-sponsor. The creek clean-up day is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 1994, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Volunteers will gather at the Elk's Lodge in San Luis Obispo where they will be given information on creek vegetation, wildlife, and pollutants. Groups are organized and sent out with maps and a "what to look for" checklist. The event is targeted to reach families and youth groups. After the clean-up,volunteers are'invited to a free, non-alcoholic barbecue paid for by Coors Pure Water 2000/Larrabee Bros. Distributing Co. and KSLY- FM. CCSE, founded in 1982, is a non-profit, tax-exempt, volunteer corporation dedicated to the enhancement and restoration of the Central Coast salmon fishery and San Luis.Obispo Creeks. CCSE is also devoted to educating the community on the ecology and economy of these resources. Central Coast Salmon Enhancement performs such creek clean-up projects as a yearly event. Last year, nearly 200 participants converged on the creek, and, surprisingly, found less trash than in previous years. DISCUSSION: The City's involvement in this project will allow volunteers to use City easements to access the creek, and CCSE to advertise that the event is co-sponsored by the City, providing the event more wide-range appeal. This project benefits San Luis Obispo creeks, property owners adjacent to the creek, and the City. FISCAL-IMPACTS: Ttie City will not be responsible for providing money .to .sponsor this project, only creek access through City creek maintenance easements and the City's name 'i.n advertising. ATrACHMENTs. .Resolution ,Information from CCSE RESOLUTION NO. (1994 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SUPPORTING THE CENTRAL COAST SALMON ENHANCEMENT'S VOLUNTEER CREEK CLEAN-UP ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1994 WHEREAS, creeks provide water to animals, habitat for plants, fish,birds and other animals, and WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo considers the creeks within and around the community a valuable natural resource, one that should not be marred by trash, and WHEREAS, creeks, when properly maintained add to the City's scenic quality and add value to individual properties, and WHEREAS, the City has an interest in maintaining local creeks in a clean manner to protect against potential flooding, and WHEREAS, the City must spend monies to maintain local creeks, and thus volunteer projects which perform maintenance are an asset to the City, and WHEREAS, such volunteer events not only improve the quality of an area but also provide community participation and education, and WHEREAS, the Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Inc. , creek clean-up project would remove trash from San Luis Obispo creeks, and WHEREAS, the City role as a co-sponsor would be to allow: (1) creek clean-up volunteers to utilize the City's creek maintenance easements, and (2) CCSE to use the City's name to advertise the creek clean-up event. Resolution No. (1994 Series) Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby agree to co-sponsor the Central Coast Salmon Enhancement's creek clean-up day scheduled for September 17, 1994. On motion of ,seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 6th day of September, 1994. Mayor Peg Pinard ATTEST: City Clerk Diane R. Gladwell APPROVED: y me C-(o - 4 09/01/94 15:54 '680577369.32 CC Salmon [a 001/006 `4e1Lta1 COO aka CENTRAL COAST SALMON ENHANCEMENT, FISH FOR EVERYONE a non-protit corporation o' 1 September, 1994 FAX COVER Number of Pages (including cover): i? Your FAX number: 805/781-7109 Ms. Diane Gladwell City of San Luis Obispo RE: Creek Day. Federal LD.: 77-0079896. 501(C)3 Tax-exempt. Dear Diane, Thank you for helping me rush this request to the council. It was a surprise to me when our sponsor, Pure Water 2000, joined with Coastal Cleanup Day and decided they wanted Creek Day at the same time on September 17th. We will greatly appreciate your sponsorship of this important event. aCgards,eve an Project Manager 805/773-6769 (office) 8051773-6942 (fax) NO-15 P_O_ BOX 277 AVILA BEACH CALIFORNIA 93424 09/01/91 15-55 $8057736912 CC Salmon rj002/006 6c�eal �o e CENTRAL COAST SALMON ENHANCEMENT, INC. k r"n, RSH FOR EVERYONE a non-profit corporation O O�T� '�OOIFne`tj,ge j�� §AN LLUIS OBISPO CREEKlDAY PROPOSAL DATE: Saturday, September 17, 1993 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Coastal Cleanup Day. LOCA110N: Meet at the Eik's Lodge in San Luis Obispo before and after trash collection- OBJECT: ollection_OBJECT: To remove trash from the creeks while educating participants. SPONSOR: Coors Pure Water 2000 (Larrabee Bros. Distributing Co.), KGSLY FM. & the City of San Luis Obispo (?). PROMOTION: PSA press releases (mailed 2 weeks in advance), CCSE newsletter, posters, radio script 1A1tc_J:'.'1 ALILUNCE: Families and youth groups. BONUS: Participants have a chance to collect specially marked trash to trade for prizes (cd's, tapes, shirts, beverage). All participants arP trPated to a bbq & non-alcoholic beverages provided by the sponsor. DESCRIPTION: Participants gather at the Elk's Lodge. Displays will provide examples and information on creek vegetation, wildlife, pollutants, etc. Groups are organized and sent out, 'with maps and "what to look for' checklist, to designated creek sections for trash collection and creek life identification. Participants return to the Ellis Lodge with trash and receive a free bbq lunch. Trash is hauled to landfill . by sponsor. TNSURANCE: Provided by LarrahPP Rrns. Thrtr. Co. Coors Pure Water 2000. OTHER POSSIBLE ATTRACTIONS: Land Conservancy, Reg. Water Oual. Conti@'. .. Board, Stream Consciousness, Cal Poly, more?: ` P.O. BOX 277 - AVILA BEACH CALIFORNIA 93424 ;. 09/01/94 15:55 $5057736942 cc salmon Z 003.006 RESTORATION Creek Day Cleaned Up eCSt✓'" NC4iS�CT22, -SF-P7 C-T 1993 Twice the participation and half the trash - could we be mak- IIing a difference? As nearly 200 —~ participants converged on the creeks we found that, although ^ S� there was less trash than previ- ous years, there was no shortage _ of the usual items - with styro- foam and plastic leading the list. It makes you wonder where it all comes from. - Whatever the source, it isno mystery how it arrives in the creeks. Trash abides to the same rules of physics we all live by - _ - whether the wind blows or the rain falls, trash follows the pull Volunteer biologislS staffed informative displays on creek and est- tuary fish and wildlife.Shown here is biologist Karen Worcester f4014representing the Regional Water Quality Conrrol Board. PIPW about our watershed were pro- school to community and CCSE ibwhm&=at vided by representatives from members. All were rewarded { ` Cal Poly master biology depart- with a free barbecue provided ! ment, Regional Water Quality by our generous sponsors, Control Board, Land Conser- Coors Pure Water 2000 and vancy of San Luis Obispo, and Larrabee Bros. Distributing Co. 44L We would also like to acknowl- Participants in the clean-up edge our co-sponsors KSLY PURE effort ranged from Cal Poly 96.1 FM and the City of San clubs and a Santa Maria high- Luis Obispo. WATER 20-001 :� :3a�� ti • ,3Jf� r T ft!.' of gravity to the lowest area in •�`'' „'Z�ti_" -- '-. '' f' the watershed - our creeks. The areas most concentrated with : a� trash tend to be near homeless - camps and roadways. From the creeks it flows - "— - - into our oceans. Along its path — - � - trash has the opportunity to ef- fect, in lower San Luis Obispo Creek alone, the representative :.+• . � species of 192 plants, 64 birds, • 25 fish, 16 mammals, 7 reptiles, and 3 amphibians. Creek Day provided an op- portunity to learn about several Volunteer Sandy Kipe shows how to remove trash from the creek.. of these. species with photo- Before starting she learned how to tread lightly through the water- graphic displays and knowledge- ways.Her findings, other than trash, included Steelhead trout, an able biologists. Fascinating facts endangered Pond turtle and much more.