Encinitas Weekly Update >> April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022

'I Love a Clean San Diego' and City of Encinitas Free Spring Cleaning Workshop

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Discover ways that natural cleaning products can reduce waste and save money. We’ll show you effective recipes for household cleaners, identify specific low-waste swaps and review how to recycle properly. Attendees are invited to participate in our Make and take activity and Swap and Shop!

Date: Thursday, April 21

Time: 5 - 6 p.m.

Location: Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive

Story Trails 2022 at Encinitas Community Park

Enjoy a story and stroll in the park! The City of Encinitas Parks Division is hosting “Story Trails 2022” in collaboration with the Encinitas Branch of the San Diego County Libraries at Encinitas Community Park. Take a sidewalk stroll and view our series of 18 bilingual sign panels along part of the Encinitas Community Park lawn. This series is great for families with young children and anyone interested in a good story.

Date: April 15 - May 2

Time: park hours, 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Location: Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive

For more information, call 760-633-2740 or email encinitasparksandrec@encinitasca.gov.

Free Virtual Vermicomposting Webinar

Worm composting is an environmentally-friendly way to turn your food waste into nutrient-rich castings for your plants or garden beds. Learn how easy it is to start composting with red wiggler worms during this free webinar presented by Solana Center. Using trial-tested advice and demonstrations, you will learn how to get started with a bin that fits your needs and lifestyle.

Date: Thursday, April 21

Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Zoom Webinar

First on the Scene: Learn CPR and Life-Saving Skills at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center

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In this free course developed by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and administered by National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), students will learn:

Hands-only CPR with AED operation
Hemorrhage (bleeding) control
EpiPen Autoinjector administration (for anaphylaxis)
Naloxone administration (for opioid overdose)
Moving victims to safety

Date: Saturday, May 14

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Encinitas Community and Senior Center, Room 118, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive

Space is limited. Course is available for ages 14 and up.

City of Encinitas Receives Parks and Recreation Awards of Excellence

At the the Encinitas City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 13, the California Parks and Recreation Society (CPRS) presented the city with two 2021 CPRS Awards of Excellence in Design. The awards recognized park planning for Olympus Park and facility design for the Encinitas Community and Senior Center Patio Project.

Congratulations and many thanks to the Encinitas City Council, project staff and project firm, RRM Design Group, for their dedication and hard work that helped bring these amenities to the Encinitas community.

Visit Olympus Park and the Encinitas Community and Senior Center to see the great work the city of Encinitas has completed.

City of Encinitas Notice - Unscheduled Vacancy on the Planning Commission - Olivenhain Representative

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is accepting applications to fill one unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission-Olivenhain Representative with a term ending March 1, 2023. Application forms must be completed online from the City’s website . All applicants must be registered voters of the City of Encinitas and reside in Olivenhain. The deadline for applications is Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m.

Applicants may be asked to attend a City Council meeting to briefly discuss (two to three minutes) their qualifications and interest in serving on the commission. Term of office for the unscheduled vacancy will begin upon appointment.

PLANNING COMMISSION: One (1) appointment to fill an unscheduled vacancy for the Olivenhain Representative with a term ending March 1, 2023 (Commissioner Ehlers term of office terminated). The Planning Commission is a five member board with each member representing one of the five communities of Encinitas: Cardiff, Leucadia, New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, and Olivenhain. Applicants must have resided as a registered voter in Olivenhain for no less than six months prior to appointment and maintain residency and voter registration in Olivenhain while serving on the Commission. The Planning Commission shall perform such duties as may be specified by ordinance or resolution of the City Council or by the laws of the State of California. Further, the Planning Commission shall study and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the City Council and shall keep the City Council currently advised of all matters pending, and shall furnish any special information, reports, or materials which the City Council may request. The Planning Commission shall make a final determination as authorized by the Code for the following applications: Coastal Development, Conditional Use Permit (Major), Tentative Tract Map, Zoning Code Interpretation, Application for project in more than one Community Planning area, and other applications and duties as required by the Code. In addition, the Planning Commission shall make recommendation to the City Council as authorized by the Code for the following applications: General Plan Interpretation, General Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, Specific Plan, and other applications as required by the Code.

El Camino Real Specific Plan: Community Workshop No. 2, Design Alternatives

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The El Camino Real specific plan will reimagine possible future development within the El Camino Real corridor. Workshop No. 2 continues the public outreach process for the El Camino Real specific plan project. The workshop aims to gain community input on preferred development types and site designs that will inform the recommendations in the specific plan.

This workshop will:

Summarize Workshop No. 1's community input
Present draft design concept alternatives and renderings
Offer hands-on exercises to inform urban design of future development along the corridor

Date: Monday, May 2

Time: 6 - 8 p.m.

Location: Encinitas Community and Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive

Encinitas Fire Department Secures Grant for Fuel Reduction Projects

The Encinitas Fire Department partnered with the Nature Collective and successfully secured two grants for fuel reduction projects in the community of Olivenhain. These grants are for the removal of non-indigenous, invasive species and will aid in restoring the waterway vegetation to its native form and reduce the threat from fire. These qualified under a fire-related grant based on the type of fuel to be removed, primarily eucalyptus and palm trees.

1. The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), Pacific Flyaway grant was approved and the Nature Collective just completed the first of four cutting seasons. The seasons are based on the annual bird nesting schedule from March to August, so cutting can only be conducted September to February. The next cutting season will begin September 2022. This grant covers the creek area south of La Bajada Bridge to Stonebridge and the amount of the grant is $1,976,000.

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2. The WCB Riparian grant has been approved and the Nature Collective should be receiving the notice to proceed in October. This grant will also have four cutting seasons and covers the entire county-owned property of the Val Sereno Preserve. The work will treat and remove 16 acres of non-indigenous eucalyptus species and 150 non-indigenous palm species. They have a scheduled meeting with a private land owner that owns a segment of the creek to obtain permission to remove these species within their property. The amount of this grant is $1,687,000.

Free Bike and E-Bike "City Cycling" Skills and Safety Classes This Spring

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The City of Encinitas, in partnership with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is offering free classes this spring which will teach road rules, where to ride, general bike safety, emergency maneuvers, legal rights and responsibilities and will include a guided road ride to put your new skills into action!

Classes are open to cyclists of all ages. Monthly “City Cycling” class content applies to both regular and e-bikes. E-bike specific classes are also held monthly. The three-hour classes are divided into three parts: lecture, skills drills and road riding. All classes are held Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive.

Class sizes are limited so register now! Upcoming classes include Bike/E-Bike courses on April 23, May 21, June 18 and E-Bike specific classes on May 7 and June 4. Find information and links to register for classes and e-bike and bike safety resources on the City's website.

City of Encinitas Bike/E-Bike Safety Classes received a GO by BIKE Mini-Grant from SANDAG as part of National Bike Month efforts to encourage biking as an everyday transportation choice. For more information on Bike Month activities, visit SANDAG's Bike Month website. #GObyBIKEsd

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