The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) is holding a community meeting at Goleta City Hall on Thursday, June 15 from 6-9 p.m. to discuss the future of Platform Holly and the Ellwood Piers. Come and learn more about what Venoco’s bankruptcy and quitclaiming of its interests in Platform Holly and the Ellwood Piers leases mean for the future of our community. View the flyer for more information.
Celebrate America’s birthday with these annual 4th of July festivals:
Additional summer events to look forward to include:
The Community Environmental Council (CEC) has launched Solarize Santa Barbara to help make going solar simpler and more affordable for homeowners. Solarize Santa Barbara is a community-led group-purchasing program for residential solar electric systems available throughout Santa Barbara County through July 30, 2017. Two installers (Brighten Solar and Planet Solar) have been selected by a committee of local experts and are offering sizeable discounts on installs within the County. Previous CEC Solarize programs on the Central Coast have helped 524 homeowners go solar. To help homeowners better understand the process and benefit of going solar, as well as financing options, CEC is hosting free, educational workshops throughout Santa Barbara County. Join them in Goleta on Wednesday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Goleta Valley Community Center, Room 1 (5679 Hollister Avenue). Learn more at www.cecsb.org/go-solar/solarize.
Did you feel the earthquakes that struck eight miles west of Isla Vista the evening of May 16? Every time there is the possibility of a disaster, you probably remind yourself that you need to be better prepared. This summer the City of Goleta is providing you the opportunity to do so. Join us for our free eight week Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training June 21 – August 9 (Spanish) or June 22 – August 10 (English) from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Goleta City Hall Council Chambers (130 Cremona Drive, Suite B). Participants must attend all classes. The CERT program is designed to help communities prepare for effective disaster response through training and planning. With training and information, individual and community groups can be prepared to serve as a crucial resource capable of performing many of the emergency functions needed in the immediate post-disaster period. For more information view the flyer in Spanish or English. For questions or to register, please contact Anthony Rodriguez at arodriguez@cityofgoleta.org or 805-961-7571.
Readers of all ages are invited to explore what it means to “Build a Better World” this summer. Starting on Tuesday, June 13, children can sign up for Santa Barbara Public Library System’s 2017 Summer Reading Program. Throughout the summer kids and teens will be encouraged to read, visit the public library, and earn rewards when they talk about their favorite stories or things they have learned.
The program runs through July 31, and is filled with weekly family events and more. Storytimes and activities will highlight construction (from tree-houses to skyscrapers), creativity, teamwork and lifelong learning. Goleta Library will also be celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter with a trivia challenge and craft projects in June.
It’s not too late for 9-12th grade teens to earn community service. Contact the Library to sign up for the training orientation on Saturday, June 10 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Visit http://www.sbplibrary.org/ for more information and to view the full summer activity calendar, or call 805.964.7878 with questions.
The City of Goleta is celebrating Parks and Recreation Month this July with ideas for free or low cost activities to participate in each day of the month. Check out the calendar of activities available after June 20th at www.cityofgoleta.org, or sign up at http://tinyurl.com/goletasubscriptions to have it delivered to your inbox. Started in 1985, Parks and Recreation Month highlights the vital and powerful role that local parks and recreation play in conservation, health and wellness and social equity efforts in communities across the country. This year, residents are encouraged to discover the power of play at local parks and recreation facilities by joining friends on the playground or learning a new sport like pickleball, now available at the Evergreen tennis courts. The City of Goleta, along with the National Parks and Recreation Association, encourages everyone to get out there to experience the power of play, no matter your age or ability.
In an effort to ensure medical aid is provided to the injured in a timely and efficient manner, the City of Goleta will be providing each of the 50 first responders assigned to the Sheriff’s Goleta Valley Patrol Bureau (which includes Isla Vista, Unincorporated Goleta Valley and the City of Goleta) with a Crisis Response Medical Trauma kit. These trauma kits provide essential life-saving equipment to begin treating injured victims until more advanced medical personnel and equipment arrive. In many of today’s large scale critical incidents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel are delayed in responding into a “hot zone” until their safety can be assured. So for large scale incidents like school or work place mass shootings, the first responders need to provide medical care until the scene is rendered safe and then medical personnel can enter the scene and safely tend to the wounded. Providing the Crisis Response Medical Trauma Kit to each of the first responders will ensure that they can provide medical aid to the injured in a timely and efficient manner. An additional benefit to these kits is that they contain essential medical items to allow deputies to administer self-aid in the event that they are injured in the field.
The kits are funded by the City of Goleta’s Public Safety Fund, which is funded entirely by Camino Real LLC (owner of Camino Real Marketplace). Camino Real LLC has contributed over $1,050,000 for Goleta public safety efforts since 2008. Contributions are used for funding public safety needs: operations and equipment purchases, public education and emergency preparedness effort, community emergency response training and certification, public outreach and communication – emergency notifications systems and/or other community projects mutually desired and agreed upon by Camino Real LLC and the City.
The Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan is in full swing. Feedback that has been collected through the survey, workshops and consultant research is currently being analyzed. A workshop will be held June 21 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Goleta Valley Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue) to present the results. It is also an opportunity for the City to get feedback on design alternatives and treatments. Attendees will also learn about the upcoming Old Town Sidewalk Infill Project. Stay tuned for more information. To learn more about the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan, please visit http://tinyurl.com/GoletaBPMP.
Goleta once again garners national attention for its safety, and is the only city in Santa Barbara County to make the top 100 safest cities list in California by LendEDU. LendEDU, a financial products company specializing in student loans, knows that the safety of a city is a determining factor of where to live. The top 100 safest cities in each state were ranked based on their total crime risk score and on the difference between their score and the national average total crime risk score of 100. This is Goleta’s sixth award for being a safe city in five years.
To see the complete list of 100 safest cities in California, and for more on LendEDU’s methodology, go to https://lendedu.com/blog/safest-cities-state/.
The City of Goleta is aware of the deteriorating condition of the roads and understands that those who use these roads are frustrated. There are over 80 miles of roads in the City of Goleta and City Council has approved $18.3 million to help repair these roads over the next five years. The first part of the project begins this month and includes:
For more information, please read the Staff Report and corresponding PowerPoint Presentation shown at the May 2 City Council meeting found here.
