May/June Newsletter 2017

City of Elk Grove NEWSLETTER

City of Elk Grove 8401 Laguna Palms Way Elk Grove, CA 95758

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8401 Laguna Palms Way Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 478-2206 elkgrovecity.org Kristyn Nelson Public Affairs Manager knelson@elkgrovecity.org Lupe Murrietta Graphic Designer lmurrietta@elkgrovecity.org

Elk Grove Postal Resident

City of Elk Grove

May–June 2017 / Volume 17 / Issue 3

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NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM YOUR SOLID WASTE

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Tire Disposal Days at the Special Waste Collection Center

Annual

9255 Disposal Lane May 7 – 10 | June 11 – 14 Sunday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Your Bill Gets a Makeover

Beginning July 1, your trash and storm drain bill will have a new look. More details about the change and a preview of what’s to come will be arriving in your mailbox soon!

Introducing…the Waste Wizard!

Check out the new Waste Wizard lookup tool to help with all your waste service needs: • Confirm service days • View Tire Collection events and more • Schedule waste collection reminders • Download and Print collection schedules • Find out how to properly dispose or recycle items Start using this convenient tool today by visiting the Garbage & Recycling page at www.elkgrovecity.org/recycle.

Y SAFET DAY

FREE ADMISSION & PARKING

Saturday, June 10 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Elk Grove Regional Park (Rotary Grove Parking Lot) Join us for a day of fun, education, and excitement for the entire family. This familyfriendly event will feature: • Numerous emergency response vehicles • K-9 and motorcycle demonstrations • “Jaws of Life” extrication, • Much, much more! Come meet and interact with emergency responders from our community. Food and drinks will be available from SactoMoFo Food Trucks.

Wag n Walk Saturday, June 3 8:30 a.m. check-in, 9:30 a.m. start Elk Grove Regional Park (9950 Elk Grove-Florin Rd.)

Register at elkgrovecity.org Leash up and enjoy the largest gathering of dogs in the city. Strut your mutt around the park and help raise funds for the Elk Grove Animal Shelter project. Registration includes a shirt for you and a special treat for your buddy.

Second WIC Office Opens in Elk Grove

tion Center Special Waste Collec l Day ria mo Me for ED OS CL ay, Facility reopens Tuesd May 30 at 9 a.m.

Business Leaders: Learn About Recycling and Hazardous Waste Disposal Elk Grove Chamber Luncheon | Friday, June 30 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 4

$30 members, $45 non-members | To register, call 691-3760 | www.elkgroveca.com

For family members who are pregnant or have children under 5 years old experiencing hard financial times the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program can be an important part of keeping healthy food on the table. Now, families in Elk Grove have a second location to serve them at the United Methodist Church, 8986 Elk Grove Boulevard. For more information, call 876-5000 or visit www.dhhs.saccounty.net/PRI/WIC.

On Your Mark, Get Set… Construction on New Aquatic Center is Ready to GO!

Crews will dive into their work this summer to construct the City’s new aquatic center at the Elk Grove Civic Center. The facility will feature a 50-meter Olympic-size pool with 1 and 3 meter springboards, a six-lane fitness and instructional pool, and a recreational pool featuring water slides, a lazy river, and a zero-depth entry. Scheduled for completion in summer 2018, the center will offer competitive aquatics, instruction, water fitness and family recreation. Another feature within steps of the water is the Commons, an outdoor activity and event space. These elements will be joined by a Community Center, featuring a Senior Center and Veterans Hall, scheduled to open in 2019. For project details and updates, visit www.elkgrovecity.org.

Planning for Future Play Starts Today Attend the Plan for Play Community Workshop Thursday, May 25 6:30 p.m. Wackford Complex, 9014 Bruceville Road Your opinion is vital in creating Elk Grove’s Plan for Play, a comprehensive master plan that will determine future direction for the Cosumnes CSD Parks and Recreation Department. The CSD is seeking input from Elk Grove’s demographically diverse population through focus groups, an online survey, and community workshops. Everyone is invited to participate! Take the Plan for Play Survey at www.yourcsd.com/PlanForPlay

For Road Closures and the Best Viewing Spots Visit www.elkgrovecity.org/Amgentoc

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Many Happy Returns Celebration of Local Charities Returns to Elk Grove Thursday, May 4 | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Project RIDE Arena 8840 Southside Avenue

Join the party in Project RIDE’s arena for the BIG Day of Giving. Celebrate those who give to local charities and the many ways those organizations impact our community. Enjoy demonstrations from the Strauss Festival dancers and the Teen Center’s new mobile teen unit. Check out riding demonstrations and learn about the services and benefits that Elk Grove nonprofits provide to our community. Donations, of any amount, truly help make a difference in our community. Visit projectride.org for event details or bigdayofgiving.org for more information.

Big Trucks + Kids = FUN! Wednesday, May 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calvine Pointe Shopping Center in the Kohl’s Parking Lot (Calvine & Elk Grove-Florin Road)

Honk if you like big trucks! Large vehicle enthusiasts have something to get excited about— hands-on play with the City’s trucks. Honk the horn on a bus, get behind the wheel of a semi-truck, dig in the sand, and learn about all of the vehicles involved in maintaining a city at this FREE event geared to kids 2-6 years old. For more details visit www.elkgrovecity.org.

INSIDE:

Page 2 • Tiffany Ford, From Records to Dispatch Manager • Bike Month Rolls into Elk Grove • Bike & Bite at Food Truck Mania • Ride With the Herd at the Western Festival Parade • Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women’s Race: Stage 3 Start & Lifestyle Festival • Relay for Life of Elk Grove • Beer, Food, and Music at the 2nd Annual Elk Grove Brewfest Page 3 • Going on Vacation? • Landlord 101 • What Happens After You Flush? • Elk Grove Team Fights Against Elder Fraud • Senior Services Made Easy at the 11th Annual Senior Day in the Park • 6th Annual Art Tour • Elk Grove Run 4 Hunger Page 4 • Tire Disposal Days • Your Bill Gets a Makeover • Introducing…the Waste Wizard! • Business Leaders—Learn About Recycling and Hazardous Waste Disposal • Regional Safety Day • Wag n’ Walk • Second WIC Office Opens in Elk Grove

City of Elk Grove NEWSLETTER

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE City Council May 10, 24; June 14, 28 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Planning Commission May 4, 18; June 1, 15 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Disability Advisory Committee May 17; June 21 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Historic Preservation Committee May 8; June 12 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Multicultural Committee May 16; June 20 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Trails Committee May 15; June 19 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers Committee for the Arts May 18; June 15 6:30 p.m. City Hall – 8380 Laguna Palms, Suite 100 Youth Commission May 9 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers

Tiffany Ford, From Records to Dispatch Manager Winner of the City’s Service Excellence Award

Every year, through a highly competitive process, the Service Excellence Award is given in recognition of a City staff member who has demonstrated and achieved superior performance. This year’s honoree, Tiffany Ford, stepped into the critical role of Dispatch Manager—a position unexpectedly left vacant following the untimely death of one of Tiffany’s best friends, Sharen Standish. During this monumental period of transition, Tiffany kept both the Records and Dispatch Departments running smoothly and maintained expected service levels to the community. After months of managing both departments, Tiffany has accepted the position of Dispatch Manager. To read more about Tiffany’s story, check out the latest issue of Ardent for Life magazine at ardentforlife.net.

Bike Month Rolls into Elk Grove May is National Bike Month and nobody does it like Elk Grove. Get your pedals moving and check out these events—they’re all just a short bike ride away!

CITY HOLIDAYS Memorial Day May 29 – City Hall Closed

EVENTS

Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon Laguna Gateway Shopping Center (at Big Horn Blvd. and Laguna Blvd.) california-grown.com Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Old Town Plaza www.Ilovemyfarmersmarket.com 60th Annual Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship May 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elk Grove Regional Park www.elkgrovewesternfestival.org First Saturday Art Reception May 6 and June 3, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Elk Grove Fine Arts Center www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org Food Truck Mania Wednesday, May 3 and June 7, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Old Town Plaza | www.sactomofo.com Saturday, May 20 and June 1, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Morse Park | www.sactomofo.com Movie in the Park—The Secret Life of Pets Saturday, May 20, 5 p.m. | Morse Park www.yourcsd.com Concert in the Park Saturday, June 3, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Elk Grove Regional Park (Strauss Island) www.yourcsd.com Comedy Under the Stars Friday, June 9, 8 p.m. Laguna Town Hall, 3020 Renwick Avenue www.yourcsd.com Spotlight at the Ranch Saturday, June 10, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mosher Ranch, 10161 Grant Line Road www.elkgroversf.org Elk Grove Historical Society Annual Yard Sale June 16 – 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stage Stop Museum at 9441 E. Stockton Blvd. 2 www.elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com

Bike & Bite at Food Truck Mania

Wednesday, May 3 5 to 8 p.m. Old Town Plaza

Ride your bike to the monthly Food Truck Mania event and receive a coupon to enjoy some tasty, discounted bites. Pick up a coupon when you valet your bike with the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA). Then, grab some food, and check out the May is Bike Month Energizer Station. Admission is absolutely FREE and open to all ages.

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Ride with the Herd in the Western Festival Parade

Saturday, May 6 Line up at 9 a.m. Parade starts at 10 a.m. Meet at Elk Grove Blvd. at Emerald Oaks Dr.

Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women’s Race: Stage 3 Start & Lifestyle Festival

Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m. Elk Grove Regional Park

Don’t miss America’s most prestigious cycling event where you’ll have the opportunity to explore Tip your helmet to the 60th annual the Lifestyle Festival, meet the riders, and get Elk Grove Western Festival! Bring autographs. Many riders who competed, and your bike and ride in the parade with medaled, in Rio last summer will be in Elk Grove the City of Elk Grove—participants for the Stage 3 Start of the Amgen Breakaway get a free parade t-shirt! from Heart Disease Women’s Race empowered with SRAM. This year’s race, anticipated to Register at start at 10:30 a.m., will include 16 star-studded www.elkgrovecity.org/amgentoc. womens’ cycling teams.

Events

Relay for Life of Elk Grove May 20, 9 a.m. to May 21, 9 a.m. Joseph Kerr Middle School 8865 Elk Grove Blvd.

Raise money and awareness for cancer research, education, programs, and support services at the American Cancer Society’s relay race. Bring your team and camp out while team members take their turn around the track during the 24-hour trek. Food, games, and activities will keep you moving! Register at relayforlife.org/elkgroveca.

For details about the event, road closures and more visit www.elkgrovecity.org/amgentoc.

Beer, Food, and Music at the 2nd Annual Elk Grove Brewfest Friday, May 26 From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Old Town Plaza

WHO TO CALL

Ask Elk Grove 916-691-CITY (2489) Fire-Medical-Police Emergency 911 Police Non-Emergency 714-5115 Landlord 101 Going on Vacation? City of Elk Grove 24-Hour 687-3005 City Seminar Sign up for the FREE vacation Call Number for Street Hazards, Flooding, on Rental Rules Traffic Signals, Streetlights, Drainage Problems check service! Abandoned Vehicles (Police) 714-5115 Monday, May 22 www.elkgrovepd.org ADA Coordinator 478-2250 6 p.m. Animal Services 687-3042 Council Chambers Building Department 478-2235 Whether you’re a full-time landlord or just getting Chamber of Commerce 691-3760 ready to purchase your first rental property, it’s not City Clerk 478-3635 What Happens City Council 478-2201 always easy to stay up-to-date on the latest laws. The After You Flush? City Hall 691-2489 City’s Code Enforcement department can help. The Find out by attending a free City Manager 478-2200 seminar will cover helpful and timely topics including Code Enforcement 687-3023 behind the scenes tour of recent changes to state laws, related ordinances, legal Cosumnes Community Services District the Sacramento Regional requirements on tenant interactions, nature of leases, - Administration 405-7150 Wastewater Treatment - Fire Department (Non-Emergency) 405-7100 termination of rental relationship, and much more. Plant, located at - Parks and Recreation 405-5300 This is also an opportunity to satisfy the City ordinance 8521 Laguna Station Rd, Elk Grove: - Wackford Complex 405-5600 requirement of registering your rental property every - Emerald Lakes Golf Course 685-4653 Thursday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. three years. Crime Prevention 478-8122 Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Economic Development 627-3210 Register for this free event at www.elkgrovecity.org. Elk Grove Water Service 685-3556 Visit regionalsan.com/tour-treatment-plant e-tran (bus service) 683-8726 for additional dates, times, and to sign up. e-van (paratransit service) 683-8726 Food Bank 685-8453 Garbage & Recycling 635-2500 Elk Grove Team Fights Against Elder Fraud Graffiti Hotline 478-8231 Communities Against There’s a new team in town working to educate, empower, protect, and assist Human Resources 478-2269 Senior Exploitation older adults—Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CASE). Created by the Elk Laguna Creek Watershed Council 454-4544 Grove Police Department, the team is comprised of specially trained volunteers, Library 264-2700 Mosquito Control 685-1022 detectives, dispatchers, and WEAVE advocates. This multi-faceted program helps Communities Against Senior Exploitation www.fightthebite.net minimize elder fraud through a variety of community outreach strategies including Planning Department 478-2265 informal visits, social media, and presentations. Presentations covering the seven Poison Control (800) 222-1222 predominant areas of senior fraud are provided (at no-cost) and are available to any Police Records Bureau 478-8170 group or community organization throughout Elk Grove. Police Service Center at City Hall 478-8100 Public Works 687-3005 To schedule a presentation or for more program information Red Cross 368-3131 please call 478-8282 or email elderfraud@elkgrovepd.org. Risk Management 478-2250 School District 686-5085 Senior Center 685-3160 Senior Services Made Easy at the Sewer Problem 875-6730 11th Annual Senior Day in the Park Street Sweeping 687-3005 Suicide Prevention 368-3111 Wednesday, May 31, 9 a.m. to noon Special Waste Collection Center 627-3232 Beeman Park (8830 Sharkey Avenue) Teen Center 686-6942 TTY/TDD (888) 435-6092 Dozens of local vendors, services, and organizations that specialize in TTY/TDD (California Relay) 711 senior citizen’s needs will be on hand to provide information and resources Traffic Bureau (Police) 627-3714 at this annual event. Everything you need is in one place! Transit Services Administration 683-8726 Utility Billing 478-3642 For more information, call the Senior Center of Elk Grove at 685-3160. Youth Services /Juvenile Diversion 627-3344 Women’s Shelter Crisis Line 920-2952

6th Annual Art Tour

Saturday, June 10 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Don’t miss out on this popular event featuring more than 50 breweries, cideries, meaderies, and wineries, along with local gourmet food trucks, vendors, a cigar lounge, and music. Brought to you by Beers In Sac, in partnership with the City of Elk Grove, proceeds benefit Elk Grove’s own Runnin’ For Rhett Foundation. This event sold out last year, so get your tickets now!

Experience local art amongst the vines at Vannatta Winery (8718 Grant Line Road). Can’t make the tour? Meet participating artists and view sample works at a reception on Saturday, June 3 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Center. Purchase raffle tickets for the opportunity to win one or more of the featured works. Raffle tickets will also be available during the Tour at Vannatta Winery and at the Center until 6 p.m. Saturday, July 1.

To purchase tickets, visit elkgrovebrewfest.com. Must be 21+ years old to enter.

Visit www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org, call 685-5992, or Facebook – Elk Grove Fine Arts Center.

ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL

Saturday, June 24 Elk Grove Regional Park (9950 Elk Grove-Florin Rd.)

Help fight hunger with the 13th annual 10K, 5K, or Kids’ Fun Run to benefit Elk Grove Food Bank Services. The event will feature a kids’ costume contest, free participant photos, postrace food, music, and vendors. For more information and to register, visit www.egrun4hunger.com.

JUNE 24, 2017 n 5K & 10K RUN/WALK

Mayor Steve Ly SteveLy@elkgrovecity.org Vice Mayor Steven Detrick | District 3 sdetrick@elkgrovecity.org Councilmember Patrick Hume | District 2 phume@elkgrovecity.org Councilmember Darren Suen | District 1 dsuen@elkgrovecity.org Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen | District 4 snguyen@elkgrovecity.org Did you know that City Council meetings can be viewed on Cable Channel 14, and both Council and Planning Commission meetings can be viewed streaming on the City website?

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