Minutes of the Outreach Committee May 2, 2013

MINUTES

FOR THE PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEE MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT

DATE:         Thursday, May 2, 2013

TIME:          9:00 a.m.

PLACE:        Ironhouse Sanitary District Office

                   450 Walnut Meadows Drive

                   Oakley, California  94561

ATTENDENCE: Dave Contreras, David Huerta, Tom Williams, Roni Gehlke

 A.     Public Comments

 B.      Planning of Future and Ongoing District Public Outreach Efforts

1.  Jersey Island Internship 

Spoke about application process and application changes. Tom will look at application after Roni has completed changes before going out to Freedom Ag teacher. Ag teacher will suggest a student and Dave DalPorto will have the final word on who is hired for the job.

Program will fun for five weeks, 14 hours a week and 70 hours total. Student will be paid $9.25 an hour and make around $500 after taxes total.

2.  Oakley Science Week Program Review

Spoke on the Oakley Science Week program and showed photos of the event to the people.

3.  FOG program small processors and where to go from here

Committee instructed to continue to work with local organizations and small businesses in promoting our FOG recycling program.

The committee also discussed working with Diablo Water District about building a natural garden in front of the building. They authorized allowing DWD to advertise in front of the building and to allow them to add a brochure inside the building. The committee authorized sending a letter to DWD and starting the process.

4.  Award Programs

Dave C. presented a program to the group on District of Distinction and District of Transparency through the Special District Leadership Foundation. The committee directed Roni to begin the process and see what is needed for the District to complete the application.

Other award programs were discussed and deadline dates were looked over.

5.  City of Oakley July Cityhood Celebrations and Donation

The committee decided to donate $500 this year to the Cityhood Celebration and to get an extra booth for the show at $30. The committee will discuss promotional material at next meeting.

7.  Salinity Pollution Prevention Plan

The committee held over this discussion until next meeting.

Other discussions included adding the newsletter to the website on the day the newsletter goes into the mail. Next newsletter will be six pages.

 C.      Discussion on future items for Outreach Committee meetings

 D.     Adjournment—1:45 pm.