City of San Bruno Recorded Public Meetings Oct 2015, 13 Oct 2015

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San Bruno City Council Meeting October 13, 2015
4a. Present Beautification Task Force Awards

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We have some presentations this evening and the first this item a present, the beautification task force Awards arena. Thank.

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Will be doing the presentation in just a minute but before I do that I want to thank the beautification task force members and many of them are here. So if you stand up or wave or something to that audience when I we can do now is going to call your name, but I'm going to call everyone's name just so.

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You know who these people are so Christine Abby, Julia, Sally, Calvert, Jane, Calvert, sandy Headley, Amelia, Hans, Carolyn, Livengood, Bridget, Lopez, Lee, Miller, Carol, Moriarty, val morgan, Alicia, nervy, Glenn, Ritz, melody Tobin, and then we have a couple of honorary members who wish they could be here and involved more, but Tammy del bene and Joann Birrell. So before I start at, we are, will be giving out plaques and with us checks that are kind of a token reward for the efforts that you have all have put into the making your property beautiful.

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The money provided for those was done through berkshire, hathaway, california, reality Larry friends, Allah is one of the presidents and he it was used to be prudential realty as I used to be short name, that's a long name. So anyway, he donated all those things. He also provided the money for the reception that you were enjoying and after this is all over I hope you go back and enjoy it.

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Some more so I want to know you to know that anyone who receives an award or who is being mentioned tonight was nominated by someone either themselves a neighbor somebody driving by we had online nominations. People dropped by things. Some properties got nominated more than once, so it was really exciting and we've never had this many people nominated. So we're really pleased to see this, and the actual voting was done by the beautification task force.

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Members, all people that I just mentioned- and they were they are not compared to voting it's each property was voted on its own merit. So you'll see the results in just.

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So the first part of this is the beautification task force probably presents and I. Guess it's this one nope this one ah there, the 19th believe it or not. Annual beautification awards for 2015 and the beautification awards program is designed to recognize the efforts of residents, businesses and public entities to improve the physical appearance of our community. The focus is on exteriors require a significant commitment on the part of the property owner or renter this year. In response to the continued route. The beautification task force change their award categories.

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We ask for only zero scape landscaping that included the whole of the front yard or part of the front yard or absorb part of our yard and projects that were recently completed. We also look for 10 homes that have brand mons to be presented with a sign explaining that they are supporting the efforts of the cities to conserve water, and these.

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Brown lawns we've tried to find them all throughout the neighborhood and the people who did this not only had a brown line.

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But they keep it neat and tidy looking. So the first category is the full large full yard, full front yard. Xeriscaping.

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And the first few that you'll see our people that have been nominated but did not receive an award the words I, as I said, the third and second place people will receive a certificate and a small check that is was donated and as a token of our appreciation- and I am I apologizing horrible name- so I'm just going to do the addresses so.

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The first one, and as you go through this think about what you can do for your own yard people in the audience and people here that, if you haven't done this already- and some of the things are really beautifully done in kind of astonishing. So this is 407 linden, avenue, 309, acacia avenue.

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316 oak avenue, 324 oak avenue, 456 oak avenue oak was newest victim represented at this time. 200 Amador, Avenue, 3351, longview, drive I, know there's nothing on here, but somebody nominated it. So we don't refuse any nominations.

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3140 Jeffrey drive, 30 20, 30 sky got a spyglass. Dr 3520 sunset drive.

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3951 coronado dry up way: 2271 rosewood drive, oops.

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5541 Madison Avenue 1801, glen avenue, 2 12, north san anselmo avenue- and this is our third place winner, 6376 avenue. So this is the first part of it and that's opes.

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I'm sorry, I shouldn't've.

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Ok, it's alright yeah.

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There we go so person who lives at 630-7. Sixth avenue. You are you here today. No, oh, sorry! Well, we will still send them there and their check and you.

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Saw a peak of the second place: Avenue is 160, lesson drive, and this is one piece of it and that's the other piece and are those people here. You are fantastic. Come.

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Done Dona mcmorrow, yeah and congratulation oh well, would you like to send something haha I think.

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It's a great idea, thank you. I've, been here for over 40 years, I didn't even know it existed. Thank you.

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Next year you can nominate thank.

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You very much and.

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First place.

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Winner is 170 hampton court.

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And that's how it looks: it's not lovely yeah.

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So hampton court people- this is james and kathryn prescott.

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Well, don't go away.

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To display this, and we.

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I had was I was walking. Around I saw someone who had one from two thousand and two thousand fourteen. So we hope you keep that up for a long time.

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Congratulations.

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Well, truly thank everyone, who's involved on the committee and those who went researched all the different houses and kathy, and I have been here for a long time and we value san bruno and we're glad that we could add a little bit to san bruno. Thank you totally surprised.

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They did the next category, it was a little difficult to do. It was for small front yard xeriscaping, so people who had a big yard and maybe only zero scaped, a little piece of it. Some people nominated other people and it got a little confusing. So we'll just show.

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You and there's only a few, so the first one was so it's a small front yard. Oops I said year: huh oh well, it's the mall front yard is 399 Pine Avenue and you can see that part and that part, the next one is 3641 sunset drive and.

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Third place winner is 3350. Longview drive are those.

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People here now: okay, so they they're moving on to the whole yard. We're hoping the second-place winners is 1170, fremont drive and you can see they did one hand and hopefully they'll do the other half next year. So that's what they did so.

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Are those people here know.

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Okay, well, you can take it, you can take them and then the.

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First place winner is 3571 exterior drive, I.

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Do that so they are not here, but we will make sure they get their signs and their checks. The next one is a longer category and it is the most improved. So people had to have a grass lawn and made it in 20, scaping and I have was fortunate enough to get before and after pictures for everything. So there's your before.

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A lot of people have lush green lawns and then they went over to what they have now. So this is the before of 416 cherry avenue, and this is what they did to it.

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This is 549 Fifth Avenue the before and then the after I can see some of your getting ideas. This is 11 7, 11, Elm, Avenue, and how grassy it was is very beautiful. However, they changed it over to this.

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The next one is 567 hazel, that's the before. Did you see the after and that's after the next one is for 28 hazel. They sent it before picture hand. So I, don't know what happened to the union man, but this is thereafter totally different.

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This is 153 linden, what it looked like before lots of green green lawn, and this is what it looks like now and they didn't win yet. This is happy for of 2090 spike spyglass, dr, and this is the after.

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458 beach avenue before and the after and.

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35-10 bering.

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Drive that's there before and that's thereafter and.

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These the next this that now you saw why this was so difficult. We had all these people and then we have four more and the next three are all second places, because they were only one vote between each of them. Well, I'm, sorry, these all have the same boats and then the first place winner had one more vote. So these people all got the same boats votes and the first one.

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I'm sorry I did that wrong. Oh.

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This is one more photo, my list, this is one more before, and this is one more after they didn't win either sorry there. This is the first before it's 558, acacia Avenue- and this is the after yeah looks like.

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So I know those people are here so Jeff and Pat.

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Something we think a beautiful.

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Front yard is the sign of a beautiful city. So good luck. Thank.

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You so the rest of you, people who are here. You know I'm going to ask you to say some, so you have to think of something. So this was our first second place. The next one is a hundred Sonoma court.

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And this is there before, and this is thereafter.

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So are these people here there you go, come on.

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We just like to say thank you to the committee and we really enjoyed doing the work and we're happy that and the committee appreciated our efforts.

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The next one is this is the before as 618 pepper dr and this is the after yeah, they did a lot of work and are these people here. This is William and Carol. Ves lassila know.

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Everybody could be, and the first place winner is.

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Ok, 1580 canes- this is the before and I know. I can tell some of you have driven past this, and this is the after.

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So so I'm miss hula Potter is that right are.

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I'm sorry well, they'll they'll get a everything. So the next piece is.

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For the brown lawns, so the beautification task force would like to acknowledge the sacrifice. Residents have made in an effort to save water for those who went from vibrant, green lawns to brown lawns and yet still maintain.

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A neat Pleasant yard. We salute you so how we like to salute. You is this way.

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Substantial we would like to present you with this sign doing our part to save water. So, although put people who drive by you and your neighbors know you're doing it, not because you're lazy or don't want to spend the money but because you're saving water for the city. So when I show your lawn and if you are here, please come up and get your your plaque. So the first one is.

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Oops 3871 core not away it's that person here. Yes,.

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Is brown but neat? It's neatly done. Okay and.

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Like I said, we'll make sure.

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They get those so the next one is 901: Angus Avenue, no okay, 148 Georgia, Avenue.

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Somebody has to be there.

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1551 clairemont, dr oh, my goodness, okay 3930, molten drive.

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Jeffrey drive there, you cow.

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Can? Okay, you can get your picture taken.

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Well, this is our part, you know to help save water in the city and that you know, even though you know it's brown, we still have some green in the back to keep it beautiful for a beautiful city, so yeah Rhonda's.

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Good man is good. Thank.

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Okay, thank you and.

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3441 longview drive, nope 206, lasts and drive I.

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2991 rear and Drive you guys almost be home: saving water, 101, luchia court, okay,.

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Well, that's the end of our presentation. We hope you enjoyed it and you've learned something and got some ideas about zero escaping and I. Think the beautification task force people they work really hard for all of you. They do Operation Clean Sweep.

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They do the holiday lights program, they do the beautification Awards, which it takes like 15 minutes now, but it took hours and hours to get it all pulled together to get the nominations out to do the voting to do the slideshow and all that stuff, so that and then they help clean up san mateo avenue on the last Sunday of every month and if you feel like joining us, it's that ten o'clock we meet in the behind the parking lot behind centennial plaza, so you're all welcome to come and we supply the equipment and you can go out and help clean up so with that I'd like to thank them and give them a round of applause.

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That's oh thank you Sally. We also started a coastal cleanup for the very first time this year, so we will be presenting and advertising that more next year and hope you join us for that and before I stop talking. I want to thank the key, hey Shay.

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Did she leave the cachet? Is our deputy city clerk and she put up, put, helps put this all together. She does all the certificates for us and she put put together the reception, so I'd like to thank her too I. Think she's she's still out there so anyway, so here the freighter so with that I'm going to call it quits and if any of you would still like to chat with your neighbors and find out how they did whatever gardening they did. Foods still out there I.

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Do have some refreshments that will take just a very short break and and enjoy yourselves in the lobby.