CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE Tuesday, October 24, 2006 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS SUBJECT Next Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 7 p.m. 1 of 8 NOTICES 2007 VEOLIA MITIGATION GRANT FUND PROGRAM Grant Applications Are Now Available! As part of a 1997 City of Richmond Condition of Approval, Veolia Environmental Services, located at 1125 Hensley Street in Richmond, California, is required to pay $25,000 per year as a hazardous waste license fee to the City of Richmond. Veolia provides a complete range of services for industrial and municipal customers needing to dispose of hazardous waste and the license fee is meant to address some of the issues caused by the company’s location in the North Richmond area. As of January 2007, there will be a total of $81,250 available to non-profit community organizations located within and serving residents from the North Richmond and Iron Triangle neighborhoods through a competitive grant process. Grants up to $12,500 will be awarded to fund local projects that will positively impact these communities. The funding will be available for a one-year period. Important Dates: Application Packets Are Now Available Application Deadline November 3, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Grant Award Notification December 11, 2006 Grant Funds Available 1st working day in January Applications are available at: • The City of Richmond website at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=274 • Richmond City Hall, 1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA. For More Information Contact: LaShonda Wilson at (510) 620-6828 or via email at [email protected]. ******** 2 of 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 2006 TRAFFIC ADVISORY – RICHMOND/SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE REPAVING PROJECT Beginning Sunday, October 1, 2006, there will be a significant change in the traffic patterns on the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge. Construction crews have finished repaving the outside portions of the bridge deck. Now it is time to repave the middle section. To do so, traffic must be split; that is, routed to the newly repaved outer lanes. Work Hours October 1 – 16 Eastbound 580 (Lower Deck) Sundays to Fridays: 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Fridays 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturdays: 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. October 6 – 22 Westbound 580 (Upper Deck) Sundays – Fridays: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Fridays: 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturdays: 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. The traffic capacity of the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge will not be affected during the day. However, Caltrans expect some delays as motorists become accustomed to the lane change. Tow trucks will be on site to clear incidents. To learn more, dial 511 for up-to-the-minute traffic information. PARENTS AS PARTNERS AND LEADERS CONFERENCE The West Contra Costa Unified School District invites parents and families to the Parents as Partners and Leaders Conference, which will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Lovonya DeJean Middle School, 3400 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond. The conference is designed to provide parents and families with the support needed to assume partnership roles in their children’s education and leadership roles at their schools. Registration is suggested. For additional information, please contact Marin Trujillo at (510) 231-1132 ext. 23331. 3 of 8 GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT DAY Join Community Violence Solutions for “Girls’ Empowerment Day” on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Kaiser Medical Center, 901 Nevin Street, Richmond. The event is FREE and will provide prevention and safety strategies for teen girls (ages 13 and up) and their parents/guardians. Lunch will be provided by Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia. For more information or to register, please contact Kendra at (510) 307-4118. PUMPKIN FESTIVAL COMES TO TOWN Children can go out of their gourd at the first Richmond Pumpkin Festival, taking place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, at the Richmond Parkway community Marketplace, 719 West Gertrude Avenue. Organizers promise activities for children of all ages, including face painting, bounce houses, arts and crafts, a storytelling corner, potato sack race and a pumpkin-carving contest. There will be book giveaways and a petting zoo with goats, rabbits, ducks, and chickens. Barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers will be for sale. Admission is $1, and all proceeds will benefit Verde and Nystrom elementary schools and the Richmond Police Activities League Program. RAMONA BRAXTON-SAMUELS NEIGHBORHOOD WALK – LET’S TAKE IT TO THE STREETS! The Iron Triangle invites you to join us, the Police Chief and other police personnel as we walk through our neighborhood. The walk is in memory of Ramona-Braxton Samuels who advocated for the beautification of the Iron Triangle and downtown Richmond. We will target some of the Iron Triangle’s hot spots and will wrap up with a lunch to discuss an action plan for the sites visited. The walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 21, 2006, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., starting at 4th Street and Macdonald Avenue. The walk will encompass a four to six block radius, and will end at the Nevin Community Center for lunch and debriefing. For more information, please contact Orthree Christian, president of the Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council, at (510) 860-3389. WEIGH OF LIFE FUNDRAISING DINNER Weigh of Life, a non-profit weight management program featuring a registered dietitian, certified aerobic instructor, Spanish speaking social worker and yoga instructor, will host a fundraising dinner at Grace Lutheran Church, 2369 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. The community is invited. The cost of the dinner $25. Please call (510) 323-3052 for additional information. 4 of 8 LOW FEE FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE Contra Costa Health Services will offer low fee flu shots to high risk persons and the general public, nine years of age and over. Following are the West County locations: Tuesday, October 24 San Pablo Senior Center 1943 Church Lane 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26 Pinole Senior Center 2500 Charles Avenue 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Richmond Civic Auditorium 403 Civic Center Plaza 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The fee for the flu shot is $10 (no one will be denied if unable to pay). Please note clinics listed do not provide immunizations to children less than nine years of age. For a listing of flu clinic locations for children under nine, please call 1-800-246-2494. NEW!! HALLOWEEN PARTY HOSTED BY THE RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY The Richmond Public Library will offer a Halloween Party on Thursday, October 26, 2006, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us in the Children’s Room for stories, songs, and treat bags. The stories will be somewhat scary, but appropriate for preschool and elementary school children. Costumes are optional. This program is free, open to everyone, and requires no advance registration. For more information, please call the Children’s Room at the Richmond Public Library, at (510) 620-6557. The Civic Center is wheelchair accessible. RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY – ANCHOR COVE AT MARINA BAY IN RICHMOND The City of Richmond will welcome Signature Properties’ Anchor Cove townhome neighborhood to its Marina Bay waterfront community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 26, 2006, at 1:00 p.m., at 1700 Day Sailor Court at Regatta Boulevard (directions below). Richmond Mayor Irma L. Anderson and Council members will be joined by members of the Signature Properties team and the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency. As part of its vision for Marina Bay, Signature Properties is planning 45,000 square feet of space for new shops, restaurants and a public plaza, in addition to its neighborhood of architecturally distinctive, 2 and 3 bedroom town homes. 5 of 8 Marina Bay is among the City of Richmond’s prized residential, office and light industrial locations. The area boasts more completed miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail than any other Bay Area city, and has a 750-boat marina and shoreline esplanade. Driving Directions: From I-80 toward Richmond, take I-580 west toward the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Exit at Marina Bay Parkway and turn left. Right on Regatta Blvd., left onto Melville Square/Northshore, right onto Esplanade and follow to Anchor Cove. CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OFFERS FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN RICHMOND AT ITS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET The Coronado Neighborhood Council is offering five scholarships to students who live in the Coronado neighborhood and other areas of the City of Richmond. The Coronado neighborhood runs from Harbour Way to South 23rd Street, and from Ohio Avenue North to Hoffman Boulevard South. The scholarships will be awarded at the organization’s 29th Annual Scholarship Banquet on Friday, October 27, 2006, at the Galileo Club, 371 South 23rd Street, Richmond. The banquet begins at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $35. To request an application, or for more information, please contact Coronado Neighborhood Council President Joe L. Fisher (510) 232-4623. SAVE THE DATE – THIRD ANNUAL YOUTH “STOPPING THE VIOLENCE” SUMMIT Mark your calendar to attend the 3rd Annual Youth Stopping the Violence Summit on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at the Lovonya DeJean Middle School, 3400 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond. More information to come. CITY OF RICHMOND RECREATION DIVISION PRESENTS, “HAUNTED HALLS” Will you dare to walk through the unknown frights that lurk in the auditorium? The Recreation Division presents Haunted Halls at the Richmond Auditorium.