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AGENDA TITLE; Presentation on Mokelumne River Cleanup in Conjunction with California's Coastal Cleanup
Bay, September 20, 2003
MEETING DATE: September 17, 2003
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: A presentation will be made on the Mokelumne River Cleanup that will be held in
conjunction with California's Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday,
September 20, 2003.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In cooperation with the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County's::
Stormwater Education Coordinators, several students from Elkhorn..School's
Iii' and 8'€' grade classes have requested that the City of Lodi host a .n official
California Coastal Cleanup on the Mokelumne River on Saturday,
September 20, 2003. Elkhorn's students have to satisfy a 7 -hour per quarter community service project. This event
will satisfy this requirement. San Joaquin County and Lodi Public Works will provide some bags and gloves.
Cleanups will be held throughout California along bays, creeks, lakes, rivers, highways and the coast. California's
shorelines collect millions of pounds of debris throughout the year — debris that can endanger marine animals and
humans alike. The source: of this problem is often garbage from upstream communities along the river. Volunteers
will remove trash from the lake and river, keep a record of all debris found, then submit their findings to the
Ocean Conservancy's international database, which is then used to identify the sources of debris and help devise
solutions to the marine debris problem}.
Proposed for the day is an 8:30 a.m. start time at the Dodi Lake Discovery Center. Work groups will be assigned to
various "hot spots" along the lake and river. Cleanup and recordkee:ping will extend until noun.
Local sponsors include California Waste Recovery Systems which is providing trash removal services,
Starbucks Coffees (providing coffee, of course!), and Pat Fehling (a Lodi Lake docent and local business owner).
The Warks and Recreation Department and Lodi Labe Docents will also cooperate with boat support and leadership
alone the river.
Visit vA v ,pfor orq for more information on the Coastal Cleanup statewide.
Members of the public, who wish to participate should wear their work clothes and arrive at the Lodi Lake Pork
Discovery Center on Saturday, September 20, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
FUNDING; Not applicable
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared by Kathy Grant, Watershed Education Coordinator
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cc: Tony Goehring, Parks & Recreation Director Tarn Flinn, San Joaquin County Public Works Director'
Frank Beeler, Asst. kNater/Wastewater Superintendent Mark Madison, City of Stockton Director of Municipal utilities
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CITY COUNCIL
SUSAN HITCHCOCK, Mayor
EMILY HOWARD
Mayor Pro Tempore
JOHN BECKMAN
LARRY D. HANSEN
KEITH LAND
CITY OF LOM
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
H. DIXON FLYNN
City Manager
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Cleric
RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney
RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR.
Public Works Director
(209)333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov
http:\\www.lodi.gov
September 11, 2003
Mr. Tom Flinn, Director Mr. Mark Madison, Director
San Joaquin County Public Works City of Stockton Municipal Utilities
P.O. Box 1810 2500 Navy Drive
Stockton, CA 95201-1810 Stockton, CA 95206
SUBJECT: Presentation on Mokelumne River Cleanup in Conjunction with California's
Coastal Cleanup Day, September 20, 2003
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, September 17, 2003. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the presentation agenda, near the beginning of the Council meeting.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Susan Blackston, City Clerk, at 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Kathy Grant,
Watershed Education Coordinator, at 3336740.
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
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