Community Environmental
Enhancement Grant (CEEG)
FY 2023-24 Grants
Presented by:
Clyde Doheney, Chair
Community Funding
Review Committee
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Item No. 13A
Community Environmental Enhancement Grant
• Funded by interest earned in
the Solid W
aste Fund
• For FY2023-24 $45,000 of
funding is available to
suppor
t environmental grant
projects that benefit the
community
• Grants
of up to $4,500
available to local non-pr
ofits
and school gr
oups
St. Paschal’s Food Recovery refrigeration truck
Community Environmental Enhancement Grant
• Applications were accepted
between November 13 –
December 14, 2023
• Email notifications, press
release, website,
e-newsletter and
social media posts
Las Flores Community Garden
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Community Environmental Enhancement Grant
• 8 qualified applications reviewed and
ranked by Committee
• T
otal requests $35,200
• CFRC recommends awarding 8 CEEG
grants for a total o
f $35,200 based on
evaluation criteria
Safe Passages for Y outh
Community Environmental Enhancement Grant
FY 2023-24 Recommended Grantees
Safe Passage for Y outh
Conejo Open Space Foundation
St. Paschal Baylon Conference 329
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
Manna Conejo Valley
Santa Monica Mountain Fund
Adelante Comunidad Conejo
The Community Gardens
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Community Environmental Enhancement Grant
Recommendation
• Award FY 2023-24 Community
Envir
onmental Enhancement
Grant (CEEG) grants and authorize
expenditures not to exceed
$32,500.
COSF Plantpalooza event
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Presented by:
Kevin Wilson, Public Works Superintendent
Mike Fahrenkopf, Street Maintenance Supervisor
Sidewalk Maintenance Program
• City maintains approx. 565
linear miles of public
sidewalk
• Sidewalk damage is often
caused by tree roots
• Older sidewalks are typically
more susceptible due to a
maturing urban forest
• Extent of
damage is
influenced by tree size,
species, soil structure, and
proximity of tree to sidewalk
Sidewalks vs. Tree Roots
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Item No. 12A
•City of Thousand Oaks is a recognized Tree City USA by the national Arbor Day Foundation•Approximately 27,000 street trees•Forestry Master Plan updated in 2017https://www.toaks.org/custom/Documents/PublicWorks/FMPReport.pdf Tree City USA
How We Think Roots Grow
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How Tree Roots Actually Grow
•City inspects 50 to 100 miles of sidewalk every year•Defects are recorded within the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS)•Information is used to schedule work and to solicit contract bids Sidewalk Inspection
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•Cold patch asphalt along vertical displacements•Only for those measuring one-inch or greater•Intended to mitigate trip and fall hazards•Can last for several years Temporary Sidewalk Repairs
•Long-term:•Concrete Grinding•Permanent repairs:•Complete Removal and Replacement Long-Term and Permanent Repairs
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•Less that 1.5 inches can be addressed with a walk-behind concrete grinder•Handheld grinder used for hard-to-reach areas•Both operations create dust that must be captured with an industrial HEPA shop-vac•Sidewalk grinding performed next to trees typically last around eight years Long-Term Repair - Sidewalk Grinding
•Removal and replacement of damaged sidewalk •Work is usually very impactful to nearby street trees•Tree roots are often removed•Occasionally requires complete removal of tree Permanent Repairs – Sidewalk Replacement
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Eight Sidewalk Maintenance Sub-Quadrants
Westlake Hills Community Volunteer Project
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Multi-ProngedApproach
Grinding Services•Staff inspects sidewalk•List of grinds assigned to contractor•Staff verifies completion•Allows more time for:•Inspection •Temporary repairs•Replacements•Other maintenance needs 14 15
Contracted Services City, StateCompanyPort Hueneme, CABPR, Inc.1. Ventura, CACentral Coast Engineering, Inc.2. Agoura Hills, CASafe Sidewalks Inc. dba Precision Concrete Cutting3. San Fernando, CAR Brothers Inc.4.
Per Staff Report:•Award five-year service contract to BPR, Inc. with an expenditure not-to-exceed $500,000 each year•Authorize $100,000 from General Fund balance in FY 2023-24 and $125,000 in FY 2024-25•Find that the Project is categorically exempt from CEQA Recommendations
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Questions?
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