Fw: Fall 2011 News from District 1
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Subject: Fall 2011 News from District 1
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FALL 2011 NEWS FROM DISTRICT 1
Councilmember Linda Maio
A few news items worth sharing follow. As always, we appreciate your comments, ideas, and suggestions.
Indigenous People’s Day Powwow & Indian Market
Celebrate Berkeley’s 19th Annual Indigenous People’s Day Powwow & Indian Market on Saturday, October 8th from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm at the Civic Center Park The celebration will be filled with intertribal dancing, contest dancing, round dancing, exhibition dancing, Native American foods, Arts & Crafts, and American Indian Culture. The event is FREE and wheelchair accessible. Bring your own blankets and chairs to enjoy a day of dancing. Sponsored by the City of Berkeley. City Manager, Phil Kamlarz Retires
After 36 years of exemplary and dedicated service to the City of Berkeley, City Manager Phil Kamlarz will retire on November 30, 2011. Highly respected by staff, elected officials past and present, and people from all sectors of the Berkeley community, and beyond, Phil Kamlarz will leave behind a long record of accomplishment on behalf of Berkeley. Recently, Mr. Kamlarz has been particularly instrumental in seeing the City through very difficult economic times. During this challenging period Berkeley’s AA bond rating was not only preserved, but was upgraded to AA+. We are grateful for his many years of service, for setting a tone of competence and respect throughout the organization, and wish him well in all of his future endeavors. PGE&E Pipeline Safety Update The City has been in alert status regarding our pipelines. After the San Bruno gas explosion in 2010, the City met with PG&E to document exactly where gas pipelines are located in Berkeley and learn their condition. One of the first steps was to arrange for notification to be sent to residents living near pipelines. There is a major line running along the majority of Seventh Street in West Berkeley. The City has learned that this line operates at a substantially lower gas pressure than the lines in San Bruno. PG&E reports that a comprehensive inspection and monitoring program is operating in real time on a 24-hour basis; that they are regularly conducting leak inspections, surveys, and patrols of their natural gas transmission pipelines. Click here for an interactive map to learn more about pipelines in your neighborhood. The City expects a safety update from PG&E in 2 weeks. Updates will be ongoing. Halloween/Day of the Dead Celebration Join the Ecology Center in celebrating Halloween/Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos) Celebration! Tuesday, October 25th Tuesday Berkeley Farmers’ Market (Berkeley Technical Academy, 2701 MLK, Jr. Way at Derby) 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm There will be Aztec dancing, music, free costume making, free sugar skull activity, and a Day of the Dead Altar created by BAHIA (Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement). The public is invited to bring an offering, photograph, or craft to the altar and to celebrate as our community honors our loved-ones, life, farm labor, and those that have sacrificed their health and lives for community well-being. Contacting Customer Service
The City of Berkeley has been working for the last several years to improve the ways residents can access services. Two of the most visible improvements are the Online Service Center and the 311 Call Center. With our Online Service Center www.CityofBerkeley.info/onlineservicecenter you can look up City staff phone numbers, download maps, apply for jobs, pay parking tickets, schedule building inspections, report graffiti, broken sidewalks, potholes and more. Call the 311 Call Center for basic services, M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. By calling (510) 981-CITY (2489) or “311” from any Berkeley landline, you can talk with Call Center staff to report missed garbage pickups, dumped furniture, pay bills, and more. Not sure where to start? Call 981-CITY or email custome...@cityofberkeley.info.
Annual Report Online
The City’s Annual Report was just mailed to every home and business in Berkeley. If you would like the interactive version, complete with links to City services, visit www.CityofBerkeley.info/annualreport. Catalog Choice Berkeley residents can now take advantage of a free service that will allow us to opt out of unwanted phone books, catalogs, advertising mail pieces. The free online service, powered by Catalog Choice, gives Berkeley residents and businesses a convenient way to prevent waste by opting out of telephone directories, catalogs, credit card and insurance offers, coupons, and other solicitations by visiting. The City of Berkeley has many programs that foster waste reduction and recycling. This service gives residents another tool for reducing their environmental footprint at home and at work. Here’s how it works: Residents go to the community portal: http://Berkeley.catalogchoice.org/ and sign up for the Catalog Choice service. Once registered, residents identify the individual catalogs and solicitations they no longer wish to receive. Catalog Choice delivers the opt-out request and tracks the company’s confirmation for the user. Berkeley residents can track the environmental benefits of their opt-outs measured in trees, greenhouse gas, solid waste and water saved. Helmet Giveaway Got a helmet? Need one? The City of Berkeley's Injury Prevention Program is offering bicycle/multi-use helmets for Berkeley residents for FREE. Pick-up your FREE helmet at City of Berkeley Public Health Division at 1947 Center Street, 2nd Floor. Some sizes (large) are limited. Offer available until supplies run out. Office hours are from 9 am to 5 pm. Limit one (1) per person and all parties receiving a helmet must be present. No appointment necessary. For more information, contact the Injury Prevention Program at 510-981-7676 or nxi...@cityofberkeley.info. Let us Know If there are topics you would like to know about, let us know. It’ll help us keep the newsletter relevant and useful. Councilmember Linda Maio, District 1 2180 Milvia Street, 5th Floor (510) 981-7110 | lm...@cityofberkeley.info
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