Welcome to the California Central Coast Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA)
2010 PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS!
Toot Your Own Horn! It’s time for the 2010 Annual Public Works Project and Member of the Year Awards! Save the date of May 12, 2010 for the next Awards Celebration. Nominations are due by Friday May 7, 2010 by 5 PM. For more information, check out the nomination forms here:centralcoast.apwa.net/chapters/centralcoast/documents/2010%20Project%20of%20the%20Year%20Forms.pdf
Questions? Contact Steve Orosz, Awards Chair at 805-688-7814 or oeg@quixnet.net.
Keep up the good work!
2010 Meeting Calendar
March 10, 2010 - Meeting Regional Board Mandates on LID- City of Goleta Council Chambers
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA'S APPROACH TO MEETING
REGIONAL BOARD MANDATES ON LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
Speaker: Cathleen Garnand, County of Santa Barbara
Overview: Includes discussion of proposed new permit application item, identifying a menu of LID options that must be shown for application completeness; Case study discussions on sample projects.
April 14, 2010 - Executive Board Meeting
May 7, 2010 - APWA Golf Tournament- Blacklake Golf Resort, Nipomo, CA
May 12, 2010 - Project of the Year Award Luncheon - Location TBD
June 9, 2010 - Executive Board Meeting
July 14, 2010 - General Membership Lunch Meeting - Location and Topic TBD
August 11, 2010 - Executive Board Meeting
September 2010 - Annual Training Seminar - Location and Topic TBD
October 13, 2010 - Executive Board Meeting
November 10, 2010 - General Membership Meeting- Location and Topic TBD
California Central Coast Chapter Executive Board Election- RESULTS ARE IN!
The new Executive Board for the California Central Coast Chapter is:
President- Mike Luther
President Elect - Mike Cannon
Vice President - Esau Blanco
Treasurer - Brooke Bayne
Secretary - Steve Kahn
The California Central Coast Chapter of the APWA supports the Christmas Bikes for Kids of VAFB's Deployed Service Members program! At the November board meeting the Executive Committee voted to donate to this worthwhile program. Our donation will help provide bikes and helmets to the children of deployed Vandenburg service members. Here's the Letter of Appreciation from the Villiage Dirtbags Bicycle Group - centralcoast.apwa.net/chapters/centralcoast/documents/Bikes%20for%20Kids%202009.pdf
2009 Project of the Year awards were handed out on May 13th. Thanks to all who participated!
And the winners are....centralcoast.apwa.net/chapters/
Upcoming Events:
January 13, 2010- General Membership Meeting
Topic: Hydromodification describes the alteration of the hydrologic characteristics of natural water ways which in turn could cause degradation of streamside habitats and water resources. Central coast agencies are working in concert with the Regional Water Quality Control Board to develop regional hydromodification standards for new and redevelopment that go beyond traditional Low Impact Development techniques. See Events Section for registration information.
Be sure to check our website and newsletters for more information on these events!