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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
From: Lemuel P. Randolph, Director
Subject: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO APPLY
FOR AND ADMINISTER A "ROOM TO
GROW" JULIANA GREENHOUSE GRANT
FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
Dept: Parks, Recreation &
Community Services Dept.
Date: July 21, 200{)R1G\NAL
MICC Meeting Date: August 16, 2004
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
None
Recommended Motion:
Adopt Resolution.
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Contact person: Glenda Robinson
Phone: 5332
Supporting data attached: Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Grant Value not to exceed $2,500
Source: (Acct. No.)
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Finance:
Council Notes:
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Staff Report
Subiect
Resolution authorizing the Mayor or her designee to apply for and administer a "Room to Grow"
Juliana Greenhouse Grant for Schools and Communities.
Backl!:round
In 1999 the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department implemented three (3)
school gardens through California Healthy Cities and Communities grant funding. In 2000, three
additional school gardens were implemented by the San Bernardino City Unified School District
through the Cesar Chavez grant funding for the after school CAPS Program. Over the past 5
years the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department has been responsible for
providing training and supervision to 550 students participating at these six garden sites.
Students may work in the garden a maximum of 6 hours per week.
A school or community organization across the United States with established youth gardens
serving a minimum of 15 youth, ages 3 to 18 years is eligible to apply for an opportunity to be
awarded one of the listed prizes:
. Grand Prize:
. Second Place:
. Third Place:
. (5) Fourth Place:
. (40) Fifth Place:
Professional Horticultural Greenhouse
GreenLab Portable Greenhouse
Walk-In Mini Greenhouses
4- Tier Growing Rack & Double Cold Frame
NGA's Guide to School Greenhouses
Application deadline is December 31, 2004, award status will be announced March 1, 2005 and
awards are shipped March 31, 2005. (see attached Exhibit "A" - Q & A)
Currentlv. our department has the below listed garden sites:
. Arrowhead Elementary, 3825 Mt. View, San Bernardino, CA 92405
. Hillside Elementary, 4975 N. Mayfield Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407
. *Lytle Creek Elementary, 275 So. "K" St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
. Monterey Elementary, 794 Monterey St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
. Newmark Elementary, 4121 N. Third Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407
. Roosevelt Elementary, 1554 N. Garner, San Bernardino, CA 92411
(*projected greenhouse location)
If the Department receives an award, the San Bernardino School District has agreed for this
Department to locate the prize at the Lytle Creek Elementary School garden site. This site is one
of our largest gardens.
Financial Impact:
There will be no impact to the General Fund Budget. Prizes can be valued up to $2,500.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO
APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER A "ROOM TO GROW" JULIANA GREENHOUSE
GRANT FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino or her designee is hereby
authorized and directed to apply for and administer a "Room To Grow" Juliana Greenhouse
Grant relating to the school garden project collaborative with the San Bernardino City School
District and the City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Service Department.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO
APPL Y FOR A "ROOM TO GROW" JULIANA GREENHOUSE GRANT FOR
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a
meeting thereof, held
on the
day of
Council Members:
ESTRADA
LONGVILLE
MCGINNIS
DERRY
KELLEY
JOHNSON
MCCAMMACK
, 2004, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES
NAYS
ABSTAIN ABSENT
Rachel G. Clark, City Clerk
2004.
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
day of
Approved as to
Form and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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Judith Valles, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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Exhibit "A"
Pro2ram Information:
1. Describe the process used to determine where the greenhouse will be located, what
plants will be grown, and how plants will be used.
Site will be determined by availability of garden space, distance to water supply, visibility
from the road, and full support from the principal of the school. Plants grown will consist of
vegetables, herbs and fruits. Seedlings grown in the greenhouse will be distributed to all six
(6) school garden sites.
2. How will the greenhouse help you meet your teaching and learning goals?
Students at the garden sites currently utilize the Junior Master Gardener handbooks for
classroom and outdoor gardening activities and lessons. Having a greenhouse will allow the
students to experience gardening at a whole new level. Starting plants from seeds,
transplanting the seedlings, distribution of plants, handling and preparing the produce for a
mini-farmers market, handling funds, studying price changes in the stores, developing a low-
cost system for selling the produce to local community members, prepare nutrition
information (fresh vs. canned), promote the eating of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a
day, measure differences in plant growth (indoors vs. outdoors). Students will learn how to
let plants go to seed and harvest the seeds for the next years planting.
3. What will you grow in the greenhouse? What will these plants be used for?
Students will grow fruits, vegetables and herbs. Seedlings grown in the greenhouse will be
distributed in the Spring to all six (6) school garden sites. The students after-school will sell
produce grown in the gardens on bi-weekly bases after-school hours as a way to raise funds
for gardening supplies and field trips (gardening focused).
4. Explain how a greenhouse will help you garden more effectively with children/youth.
During the FalilWinter months gardens usually go dormant and the student are not allowed
outside in the open. Having a greenhouse would provide the students the opportunity to
continue their gardening education year round. It would also provide them a location to try
other gardening experiments such as hydroponics. If awarded the horticultural equipment
will enhance the learning process for elementary school students participating at our current
school garden sites.
School Garden Sites
. Arrowhead Elementary, 3825 Mt. View, San Bernardino, CA 92405
. Hillside Elementary, 4975 N. Mayfield Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407
. *Lytle Creek Elementary, 275 So. "K" St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
. Monterey Elementary, 794 Monterey St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
. Newmark Elementary, 4121 N. Third Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92407
. Roosevelt Elementary, 1554 N. Garner, San Bernardino, CA 92411
(*projected greenhouse location)