BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Adopt a Resolution Declaring[JA1] May 18, 2024, as National River Cleanup Day in Santa Clara County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution DECLARING MAY 18, 2024, AS NATIONAL RIVER CLEANUP DAY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
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SUMMARY:
Trash in and along creeks and waterways significantly impacts stream water quality and contributes to potential flood risks in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) Creek Stewardship Program engages community members in taking an active role in protecting our local waterways through volunteerism. The Creek Stewardship Program provides cleanup opportunities through the year-round Adopt-A-Creek Program and single-day countywide creek cleanup events twice a year.
To implement the single-day countywide creek cleanups, Valley Water participates in a consortium of Santa Clara County public agencies known as the Creek Connections Action Group (CCAG). The CCAG includes the cities of San Jose, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Cupertino, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara, as well as Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and the West Valley Clean Water Program Authority. Valley Water's role in the CCAG is to serve as Chair and provide countywide coordination, outreach, and supplies for volunteers, such as gloves, trash bags, and litter sticks. Last year, the CCAG coordinated two (2) countywide cleanup events that leveraged more than 5,000 total volunteer hours to remove approximately 57,000 pounds of litter from waterways and natural spaces in Santa Clara County.
National River Cleanup Day is hosted by the CCAG and continues to serve as an opportunity to partner with cities, nonprofits, and various community groups to raise pollution prevention awareness and organize volunteers to help remove trash from the County's w...
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