Draft Meeting Minutes
Members Present:1 / Riley Gerbrandt, YP Director
2 / Philip Edwards, APWA Chapter Vice President,
3 / Daniel Mays, M-ME
4 / Angie, M-ME
5 / Jared Matthews, Covello Group
6 / Kalika Diaz, County DPW
7 / Scott Glucs, City of Santa Cruz
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* attended via telephone
1) Call To Order – Riley
A) Exhortation that this group is what we make of it. You will get the most out of the group if you are active and excited about participating.
B) Round table discussion: Why are you interested in participating in APWA YP? What would you like to get out of it?
· Networking, social connection opportunities
· Casual career advancement and mentoring
· Get to know more of the area
· Outdoor activities
· Tour public works facilities
· P.E. guidance
2) Possible Event Ideas – Riley
A) What are some event and activity ideas that you are interested in the YP group doing this year?
· Facility tours (e.g. Wastewater Treatment Plant). Extended lunch visits work well. Santa Cruz City and City of Watsonville facilities are an option. Sott to investigate SC City facility as an option.
· Construction site visits. Extended lunch timeframes work well for people in Santa Cruz area. 3 to 4 pm are also good options. Most supervisors are supportive and encourage staff to participate. Jared to plan a site visit for the City of Watsonville Chromium 6 facility construction this summer.
· Brewery and Distillery Tours. These were a big hit. Idea to do one of these every other month. Jared volunteered to contact Discretion Brewing to set up a tour. Based on a Google search, the following micro breweries are located in the Santa Cruz area:
§ Discretion Brewing (2703 41st Ave across from Home Depot) ph 316-0662
§ Sante Adairius Rustic Ales (103 Kennedy Drive, Capitola) ph 462-1227
§ New Bohemia Brewing (1030 41st Ave) ph 350-0253
§ East Cliff Brewing Company (21517 E Cliff Drive) ph 713-5540
§ Seabright Brewery (519 Seabright Ave #107) ph 426-2739
§ Uncommon Brewers (303 Potrero St) ph 621-6270
§ Santa Cruz Ale Works (150 Dubois St) ph 425-1182
§ Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing (402 Ingalls St) pph 425-4900
§ Shanty Shack Brewing (138 Fern St) ph 316-0800
§ Venus Spirits (427 Swift St, A) ph 427-9673
§ Humble Sea Brewing Co (820 Swift St) ph 200-3732
§ Steel Bonnet Brewing Co (20 Victor Square B, Scotts Valley) ph 454-8429
§ Corralitos Brewing Co (2536 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville) ph 728-2311
§ Elkhorn Slough Brewing (65 Hangar Way, D, Watsonville) ph 288-3152
§ Equinox Sparkling Wine (334 Ingalls St) 471-8608
· Blume & Wiskey Hill Farms Biorefinery Tour, Watsonville. Commercial production of alcohol end and coproducts. https://www.blumedistillation.com/blume-whiskey-hill-farms-biorefinery-coproduct-integration-tour/. https://www.blumedistillation.com/unique-farm-cooks-up-alternative-fuel-solutions/.
· P.E. guidance and support. Several people were interested in finding out how to prepare and study for the P.E. better.
· Softball team. Scott Glucs volunteered to find out when the season started and more details about the City of Santa Cruz’s league.
· Events for Salinas Monterey. This has been a common refrain. Need some champions for South Bay.
· Hikes. Samantha Cho has expressed interest in organizing a hike to the Pinnacles. Various hikes in the Santa Cruz Mountains are options.
3) Updates post-meeting
A) Scott and Jared coordinating regarding brewery tours. Scott has a contact with Discretion. However, it would be difficult to do tours at Discretion in the afternoon with traffic. An option is to do a tour on Saturday, but for the first tours we will focus on tours Tuesday through Thursday. Trying to coordinate for tour on May 4th.
B) Scott connected with both the City of Santa Cruz’s Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant and the Neary Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant. They are happy to arrange a tour. Looking to schedule a tour for June 8th or 7th.
C) Webinars. City of Santa Cruz is happy to invite some YPs to their webinars. They have “Dones in the PW World” scheduled for 5/18/2107 at 8 – 10 AM. Up to 10 YPs welcome to attend. M-ME is also
D) Softball. Registration opens April 27. Our league would be on Friday evenings this year, and that would be difficult. Scott won’t be managing a team, and it may be difficult to coordinate. Does anyone feel motivated to pick this up??
E) Bike Rides. Scott is going to keep a group ride in mind for when the trails have dried out a bit.
4) Action Items
Champion / Action / By WhenScott Glucs / Jared Matthews / Coordinate a brewery tour / Prior to May 4th
Scott Glucs / Coordinate City of Santa Cruz Treatment Plant tour / Prior to June 7th or 8th
Jared Matthews / City of Watsonville Chromium 6 Treatment Plant Construction Site Visit (Corralitos) / July / August?
Need champion / P.E. support
Need champion / Softball league (or similar) manager / Prior to April 27th
Scott Glucs / Daniel Mays / Webinar coordinating / ongoing
Riley Gerbrandt / Coordinate City of Watsonville WWTP Tour
Need champion / Organize South Bay planning committee
Samantha Cho / Pursue Pinnacles hike
Need champion / Santa Cruz bike rides
Angie / North Bay hike
Perhaps Samantha Vroomen would be interested in investigating ways to put together a workable YP calendar of events…?
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