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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21.a. Update on CoCo San Sustainable Farm and 07-05-18 request for revised annual report Page 1 of 19 Item 21.a. CENTRALSAN CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT December 6, 2018 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: DANEA GEMMELL, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION MANAGER REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES KENTON L. ALM, DISTRICT COUNSEL ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: UPDATE ON COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE FARMAND JULY5, 2018 REQUEST FOR REVISED ANNUAL REPORT On July 5, 2018, the Board of Directors (Board) directed staff to reject the 2017 Annual Report submitted by AgLantis and request resubmittal of an annual report that demonstrates compliance with the lease terms. Staff briefly met with Dr. Carolyn Phinney on July 10, 2018 and provided a summary of the request. Central San sent a formal letter on September 11, 2018 outlining the request, to which AgLantis responded on October 9, 2018 with an update on farm activities. Both letters are provided for the Board's review. The following list summarizes the activities outlined in the AgLantis letter as well as recent conversations with Dr. Carolyn Phinney, and groups them in the Board-approved Year 2 (2018) Performance Goals: Plant a crop (such as green manure crop) -5 acres • Continued donation of horse manure was placed atop bark mulch for"lasagna compost" build up. • Main line irrigation and drip irrigation installed to Northwest rows. • In early October 2018, 40 Diablo Valley College (DVC) students planted seeds and a hedge row (approximately 300 feet long) and covered with fabric to deter birds (illustrated in Attachment 1). Provide goods to a market or Donate goods to Food Bank or School District • 67 pounds of produce grown on the farm including kale, lettuce, radish, and daikon were donated to the Contra Costa-Solano Food Bank on November 19, 2018. Develop a teaching plan curriculum • Public education for Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)with summer series class at farm site, at Los Medanos College (LMC), and DVC. • On September 29, 2018, AgLantis hosted 70 people to build planting beds and learn about recycled December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 155 of 202 Page 2 of 19 water and drip irrigation installation. Increase volunteer's participation by 15%from previous year • 115 volunteers are needed in 2018 to comply with this goal; 70 participated in building planting beds, 40 planted seeds and at least 5 harvested the crops in November so this goal is met. Progress toward Year 3 Greenhouse Construction Goal • Fence ordered and awaiting installation for north and east perimeters. • Five tanks with a 25,000 gallon capacity were bought and installed to meet Fire Department requirements. • Mike Milani has donated time to develop fire plumbing plans. Strategic Plan re-In GOAL ONE: Provide Exceptional Customer Service Strategy 1 - Build external customer relationships and awareness GOAL FIVE: Maintain a Reliable Infrastructure Strategy 3- Protect District personnel and assets from threats and emergencies ATTACHMENTS: 1. AgLantis Publication 2. September 11, 2018 District Letter 3. October 9, 2018 AgLantis Response Letter 4. Presentation December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 156 of 202 Page 3 of 19 Attachment 1 Over 20% of Contra Costo Children Go !Hungry Aimee Help T1s Grow 1000s of Pounds o Fresh Produce for the Food Bank Please Donate #GivingTuesday to Grow Over of ProduceFresh • Food 1 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 157 of 202 Page 4 of 19 80 Volunteers, helped by Master 40 Diablo Valley College Horticulture Gardeners, built planting beds that had Students learned how to install been roughed out with a hand plow by drip irrigation, planted seeds and our landscape designer. installed some seed crop covers. Donate • r Building 100 Donate for • - • More Planting Beds Learn Urban Farming OWL Acalanes High School students learned about Carbon Sequestration in Soil and 'IK-.:,-A Q planted a perennial hedge row to create microclimate and covered more crops. , - Support STEM to Students z December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 158 of 202 Page of • Our crops grew under cloth covers to Despite heavy smoke blocking sunlight, protect frompests and ash. six weeks later, we had our 1 st harvest! We Need $10,000 to Your Donation Buys Install Irrigation on the Organic Seed for Fresh West Half of the Farm! Produce! i u December • 2018 Regular Board • Agenda Packet- Page 159 of Page 6 of 19 y r. op •f w r. Organic Farmer and teacher at Mt. Diablo Unified School District and CARES and his children led our harvest over Thanksgiving break with help from volunteers. Our vegetables were fabulous, with no insect damage! Our produce thrived on the topsoil we built over the last few years and Central San's recycled water, which is high in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, reusing this otherwise wasted precious resource. 4 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 160 of 202 Page 7 of 19 . � - � � � � & . 7,-= � ^ • ' ^� � z ��• - ^ � e . � � �\t & � . � ./��®.) .� �\'\a. �a� . � � . �. - • \ � December . 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- -... 161 of 202 Page 8 of 19 Early supporter, Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank Director, Larry Sly was delighted to receive our first donation 1 of fresh produce, just in time for local kitchens to feed people for the Thanksgiving holidays. Larry said, "Your dream has become a reality," and "We can't wait to receive thousands of pounds of produce from Y you soon!" THOUSANDSFr WE CAN GROW MANY OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE • - OUR FOOD - • • D • - DONATION! Subscribe for Updates Add your email... Share Via= 5500 Imhoff Drive, Martinez, C 925-788-7374dStas 000 Check out our website created With WiX.CDM. • 6 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 162 of 202 Page 9 of 19 Attachment 2 Central Contra Costa Sanitaty District Protecting public health and the environn7ent • Place, PHONE; (925)228-9500 FAX: (925)228-4624 ivuvtir,ccnlr•alsan.ori 1?(K7E-!t 1.8A11.h F' September 11, 2018 GeptemlAfanager AIN1'ON1. ALAI (bmucl Jnr)lir DINT c7 (3 If))X(J8-2rKx) Dr. Carolyn Phinne , President `(fifth Dixtri" y y ,�*.r�rury�of rlre 1)rr)rrc•1 AgLantis 62 Scenic Drive Orinda, CA 94563 Subject: Assessment of AgLantis 2017 Annual Report on Performance Agreement (Submitted April 1, 2018) for the CoCo San Sustainable Farm Project Dear Dr. Phinney, AgLantis submitted its 2017 Annual Report and an updated Business and Strategic Plan (Business Plan) on April 1, 2018 per the terms of the Lease Agreement (Lease) effective July 3, 2014, which contained performance milestones for the first three years of operation. With the Land Use Permit LP14-2051 taking longer to process by Contra Costa County and not taking effect until January 2016, there is a need for clarity on when the first year performance milestones should commence. On May 17, 2018 and July 5, 2018, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) reviewed the 2017 Annual Report and Business Plan to assess the progress of AgLantis/CoCo San Sustainable Farm with performance objectives required by the Lease and the Land Use Permit Conditions of Approval (COA). At these meetings, the Board reached consensus that January 1, 2017 is considered as the first year of the project with respect to the performance milestones outlined in the Lease. This is consistent with the outline of the first Annual Report, submitted by AgLantis on April 1, 2016, which reported on January 1 to December 31, 2015 activities. Therefore, 2018 shall be considered the second year and 2019 shall be considered the third year to compare progress against the performance milestones. After lengthy review and discussion on AgLantis' progress for the first year compared to the three performance milestones, the Board rejected the 2017 Annual Report and Business Plan. The Board was dissatisfied with the lack of a meaningful schedule to demonstrate the progress toward producing food crops for the Food Bank or other charitable organizations, as outlined by AgLantis in its original proposal to Central San and the subsequent Business Plan. Providing food crops to the community was the primary basis for the Board approving the Lease with AgLantis. The performance milestones outlined in the Lease are clearly focused on AgLantis producing food crops and constructing the greenhouse by the end of the third operational year (2019). NAEnvrSRMd-ninlGemmeli12o1 Mgkar+tis Ur 1 iSept 2018-Rev2 doex ®RMdcd raper December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 163 of 202 Page 10 of 19 Dr. Carolyn Phinney September 11, 2018 Page 2 of 2 It is understood that AgLantis has faced challenges with the Land Use COA and recycled water was only made available in early July of this year. However, as we discussed when we met in my office on July 10, 2018, the Board requests that AgLantis resubmit the 2017 Annual Report and Business Plan outlining how to achieve the milestones in the Lease, including a demonstration how crops will be produced onsite and provided to the Food Bank or another organization like the School District by the third year in reasonable quantities. During our meeting, you had mentioned not wanting to resubmit the report and waiting to address the performance standards in the 2018 Annual Report. At the time of the writing of this letter, we have yet to receive any new update or correspondence from AgLantis. It is clear that the Board's focus was demonstrating recycled water through production of food crops in the community. As a reminder, the AgLantis Lease is predicated on adherence to the Performance Agreement. "4.2 Performance Agreement. Tenant shall enter into a performance agreement (the "Performance Agreement") with District that will set forth performance requirements as per Exhibit"D"for the Sustainable Farm,including but not limited to, operating requirements, annual reporting requirements, fanning,teaching and outreach goals. Failure to comply with the Performance Requirements is an Event of Default under this Agreement." The Board has requested the resubmittal within sixty (60) days after notification. The notification was made at the Board meeting on July 5, 2018 and verbally relayed to you on July 10, 2018. Yesterday, September 10, 2018 would have been sixty (60) days since July 10, 2018. With this written notification, we are offering to extend the request by thirty (30) calendar days. Therefore, we request resubmittal of the 2017 Annual Report and Business Plan by close of business on or before Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, SL (�7x�e Danea Gemmell Division Manager Planning and Development Services Central Contra Costa Sanitary District ecc: Kent Alm, District Counsel Roger Bailey, General Manager Jean-Marc Petit, Director of Engineering & Technical Services N IEnvrSRVWdmin%Gemme11120181Aglantis Ltr 11 Sept 2018-Rev2 doac December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 164 of 202 Page 11 of 19 Attachment 3 October 9, 2018 Dear Danea, Shenae Howard sent at 5:08 on September 11, 2018 about a letter to be sent September 12, 2018, which I received on September 14, 2018, claiming that the date of service was the date you wrote the letter and had not yet sent it nor the date I received it. As you know,you cannot provide service of anything by email,verbally or in any way other than by mail.You cannot arbitrarily decide on the date of service. You cannot provide service by telling someone you are going to send them a letter vaguely described and then they will have 60 days to respond from the date of receipt and then not sending that letter and then approximately 70 days later telling them you served them when you told them you were going to send a letter you didn't send. This is not an exhaustive iteration of the legal nonsense in these communications, but what is the point.There is nothing to serve. We submitted our 2017 Annual Report on time. Nothing in our lease allows for another Annual Report, Gantt Reports, presentations to Committees, presentations to the Board or any of the other burdensome reporting demands that have been made over and over again, in violation of the lease and interfering with our ability to work and progress on the farm. If necessary, our lease provides for arbitration.We have discussed this situation with a retired judge who has confirmed what I have said here and more. In an attempt to de-escalate what seems to be spiraling false legal statements and other abuse, I will respond to your inquiry. As you know, when approached about the farm around 2012, Kent Alm, Central San's attorney stated that Central San could only approve the CoCo San Sustainabl Farm because it matched two facets of Central San's mission: Environmental Protection and Public Education, particularly about the Environment and Recycled Water,STEM and other programs at Central San. Kent Alm specifically stated that Central San could NOT approve the CoCo San Sustainable Farm for the purposes of feeding children and families, because feeding people is not part of Central San's mission. AgLantis is a 501c-3 which currently has four parts to its mission: Environmental Protection, Education, Food Equity; and Economic Development. Only the first two of these are shared with Central San's Mission. Hence, "Providing food crops to the community"was NOT"the primary basis for the Board approving the Lease with AgLantis," nor could it have been according to Central San's own attorney, as it is outside of Central San's published mission. Please call Don Berger, if there is any doubt in your mind that Kent Alm said this. Nonetheless, MY primary motivation for working tirelessly with zero pay for over 7 years to make this farm a community benefit has been to feed children,who cannot be expected to grow healthy brains and bodies, do well in school, be happy and productive and live good lives, if they start out without adequate nutrition. I am a research psychologist and know that all the benefits we provide later cannot make up for poor early nutrition. Given that Central San's primary mission that matches the farm is Environmental Protection and Public Education, we have had a huge focus on these two aspects of our mission. As you know,the land that we took over was a clean fill project where all of the top soil was removed and set aside in a huge pile to be carried away because the project was to be compacted so that the dirt seemed like concrete. Dirt is 1 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 165 of 202 Page 12 of 19 not soil.There were no first invader weeds when we started this endeavor, because the dirt was so bereft of organic material. Food crops do not grow in a desert, nor do they grow in dirt that is not soil because it lacks organic material.That land was functionally a desert in need of ecological restoration. (See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDgDWbQtIKI). Although my original motivation was to feed children, Professor Bethallyn Black and I quickly saw this as an opportunity to restore this ecosystem and bring fertility back to this land and educate the public about damage caused around the globe by poor land management. We saw this as an opportunity to fulfill Central San's primary mission of Environmental Protection, because ecosystem restoration is critical not only to growing food, but also to reversing global warming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pl We realized that we could focus a significant amount of attention on the issue of carbon sequestration in soil and Drawdown (https://www.amazon.com/Drawdown-Comprehensive-Proposed-Reverse- Warming/dp/0143130447/ref=sr 1 1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539038749&sr=8-1&keywords=drawdown), which is why we held a conference on these topics and have spent much time educating the public about these topics,AND building soil fertility, so that we could eventually plant crops. That is why Professor Bethallyn Black obtained an in-kind million dollar donation from Ecomulch to put nearly 30 acre-feet of mulch on the property and spread it. That is also why we obtained the donation of organic horse manure, which is still be donated and spread as a donation by County Quarry. We are engaging in ecosystem restoration on that parcel of land by restoring soil fertility. In restoring the ecosystem, we are not only restoring fertility, and sequestering carbon, but we are also restoring the hydrologic cycle. The soil below that mulch and compost is still damp, after months without rain,whereas the soil on Central San's half of the property is dry and recently caught fire. We are demonstrating to the public the benefits of increasing soil organic matter, protecting soil with mulch and compost, and increasing soil-water content—it's good for plants, it's good for the environment, it sequesters carbon, and it reduces the probability of fire. That's the tip of the iceberg of what we have been teaching the public about the environment through modelling excellent land stewardship and our extensive educational campaigns. We have also had an extensive public campaign about the value of recycled water that began back in 2011,when we first publically proposed the project and has garnered much press and public attention and the attention of elected officials,who like Congressman Mark DeSaulnier have gone forth and written legislation pertaining to using recycled water.Your own research shows the effects of our far- reaching public education campaign and press coverage about the value of recycled water. Furthermore, we have had extensive public engagement on topics pertaining to STEM, including classes on the farm this summer and LMC and DVC classes.What I describe here is a quick overview of the Public Education campaign we have launched pertaining to topics within Central San's mission. As far as your inquiry about when we will grow crops,which was originally my primary motivation, we have installed some of our vast irrigation system and recycled water was finally turned on for us on or after October 1,-2018. Seventy volunteers built some permanent planting beds on September 29, 2018 but were unable to plant because recycled water was turned near the street. DVC students planted vegetable seeds and a hedge row and covered the crops with fabric and the water was turned on, so we will see how it goes.The lack of rain over the past couple of years has slowed the composting of the 2 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 166 of 202 Page 13 of 19 mulch.The horse manure was already mostly composted prior to delivery. Our soil is still not fertile, but may have enough broken down organic material to sustain vegetables. We will see. We know there are rabbits on the farm and turkeys and geese attracted by Central San's fountain, so we will learn from this experiment how these crops survive the trials and tribulations of urban life. As far as the greenhouse goes, as you know, Contra Costa Fire Chief is afraid of recycled water and thinks it will harm his equipment or personnel if they come in contact with it.The fact that Orinda/Moraga Fire Marshall said in an email that they use any kind of water for fire—swimming pool water, river water, recycled water, reservoir water—did not inspire the Contra Costa Fire Marshall to change his mind. Mike McGill found what appeared to be a fire pipe into the slough in Bay Point, where the water is filled with boats dripping oil and gas (ask him to see the photos he took). One cannot reason with someone who has made up their mind. We have taken this on as part of the need for public education around recycled water and I personally pigeonhole every fireman/woman I encounter and explain to them that perhaps the world's leading expert on this topic Bahman Sheikh says that recycled water is safe for fire.These firemen are very receptive. Assemblywoman Catharine Baker may very well write legislation forcing all fire departments to be ready to use recycled water, as she was astonished by the resistance to using recycled water for fire when she learned of it. Again,we are fulfilling our deal with Central San to promote the use of recycled water, in this case through the legislative process. Senator Steve Glazer was also dismayed to hear about this unwillingness to reuse this precious resource. Everything in life is what happens while you are on the journey. The development of this farm is a journey. When Central San obtained the Land Use Permit,they did not ask Contra Costa Fire if we could use recycled water for fire,they did not get fire approval for the project. We did not learn of this stumbling block until we took possession of the farm in summer of 2017.As a result, months ago we ordered water tanks capable of holding 25,000 gallons and we must fill these with potable water.These tanks must be installed to fire department specifications. We must get preapproval of our plans and fire turned down our first application for lack of detail about the plumbing of the tanks. Mike Milani is donating his engineering time and needs to spec the new plans. No greenhouse can be built without Fire approval which was never obtained by Central San during the Land Use Permit process and that has delayed us breaking ground. However, it's a chance for the community—especially elected officials--to learn about recycled water and its value for fire.Vice- Mayor of Concord Carlyn Obringer was shocked to learn that the plans for the Concord Naval Weapons Station included double plumbing(potable and recycled water) and yet the recycled water lines planned were not big enough to support fire water, which is a minor additional cost compared to doing it later. Once Fire has approved the water tank plumbing,we can take the next steps toward getting final Public Works approval,which was not obtained by Central San because Fire approval was never obtained. Everything is a chicken and egg problem and we are not even growing poultry. Although the greenhouse was a wonderful donation, it turned this farm in to a Land Development Project and set us back years. On the other hand, the soil lacked fertility and you can't build Midwestern top soil in a day. Furthermore,the greenhouse has sparked the imagination of those working to foster Economic Development on the Northern Waterfront and stands to make a major contribution to job growth along the Northern Waterfront and in East Contra Costa.There is so much excitement about the greenhouse and the farm teaching farmers how to engage in Regenerative Agriculture which reverses global warming instead of causing it. 3 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 167 of 202 Page 14 of 19 So,we can all wring our hands that this project is so complex, as Board Member Nejedly predicted from Day 1, or we can celebrate that this project is so complex that it is bringing massive public education, the value of compost for environmental restoration, legislative impetus, and probable economic development. No one wants to end nutritional poverty in this county more than I do. But we have to do it right. We have to be a model of good environmental stewardship, regenerative agriculture, organic methods, sustainable farming, safe recycled water use, healthy soil, and so on. It's easy to get frustrated, because nature is slow to heal.This soil was degraded. We are restoring it with compost, so that we can grow healthy produce full of vitamins and minerals. What's next?Well,we have ordered a fence for the East and North side where unfenced, but we are waiting installation. We have ordered and paid for the 25,000 water tanks and County Quarry has prepared the plot of land (they can sit right on the ground), but we are waiting delivery. We are waiting for an estimate from our irrigation contractor to run the irrigation line out to the end of the West line, he's only gone part way. He will be adding another solar controller and another quick connect soon, so we can reach further with our water. (BTW,we could not use the SW corner water quick connect because after it was installed we were told we were not allowed to put a drip hose on it and no one lives on the farm). When it starts raining we will plant some cover cropping near our quick connects, because we learned last two years that we cannot rely on rain. Lastly, on a personal note, both Professor Black and I feel that we have been bullied by some of the Board Members and I was bullied by a member of the staff. When Professor Black left the Board meeting in the fall of 2017, she was shaking so much she could not drive. When I received your latest letter, I sought the care of a medical doctor who prescribed medication because of the impact of Central San's bullying on me personally. We both believe our gender is a factor in the way we are being treated. We are the only Central San tenants owned and operated by women. We believe we are being discriminated against because we are women and perceived to be easy to bully. Both Professor Black and I have donated thousands of hours of our time to bring this wonderful project to fruition. We request that you treat us with the respect we deserve. Pivoting to the positive, last weekend in September,we had about 70 people come to our event.These included farmers, elected officials, Master Gardeners, board members from other urban farming non- profits, neighbors of Central San, residents of Alameda County, LMC and DVC Community College Professors and students, local gardeners,young adults from a county program, and their reaction was extremely positive.They could not believe how generous Central San was to have provided this amazing benefit to the community.They were astonished when we offered the Master Gardeners their own section, if they wanted to manage it and have classes. Someone from the CA Natives Society asked if we could work with them and give them a plot. We told them that we are stewards of the land and they are all welcome to tell us how they could demonstrate their programs, as long as they are compatible and donating the production to the community. Last week, 40 DVC students came out and planted the beds made on the weekend and learned about and installed drip irrigation. This project has provided enormous educational benefits to the community and is a HUGE Public Relations benefit for Central San, in addition to the fact that you are making a major real contribution to the community in other ways. Why are you continuously attacking the women running this project - undermining and sabotaging us?We don't understand why you can't enjoy the wonderful benefits you have provided to your community and celebrate with your community. 4 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 168 of 202 Page 15 of 19 Let's all take a step back and enjoy this complex adventure and process,the bumps in the road,the unexpected twists and turns, and the tremendous benefit the CoCo San Sustainable Farm is bringing and will continue to bring to Contra Costa County and beyond.This is a journey is a learning experience for the whole community and something for them to enjoy and participate in creating something of lasting benefit and building a deep sense of community—something so often lacking in urban life.This project has already brought Central San considerable positive attention in your industry and this should only increase. Sometimes doing it right takes longer than throwing it together quickly and sloppily to satisfy arbitrary deadlines. We have the potential to create an excellent model that can be replicated around the world, if we do it right. We would appreciate your support. Thank you, Carolyn Phinney, Ph.D./S/ President,AgLantis 5 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 169 of 202 Page 16 of 19 11/29/2018 Aw Attachment 4 / COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE URBAN FARM UPDATE DECEMBER 6, 2018 Y Danea Gemmell, PE Planning and Development Services Division Manager YEAR 2 (2018) GOALS 1. Plant a crop (such as green manure crop) - 5 acres 2. Provide goods to a market or Donate goods to Food Bank or School District 3. Develop a teaching plan curriculum 4. Increase volunteer's participation by 15% from previous year � z 1 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 170 of 202 Page 17 of 19 11/29/2018 GOAL 1 - PLANT A CROP (SUCH AS GREEN MANURE CROP) - 5 ACRES • Continued donation of horse -- manure was placed atop bark Y mulch for"lasagna compost" ,1 build up • Main line irrigation and drip irrigation installed to Northwest rows • In early October 2018, 40 Diablo Valley College students planted seeds and a hedge row and covered with fabric to deter birds 3 GOAL 2 - PROVIDE GOODS TO A MARKET OR DONATE GOODS TO FOOD BANK OR SCHOOL DISTRICT • 67 pounds of produce donated to the Contra Costa- i Solano Food Bank on November 19, 2018 o Kale o Lettuce o Radish �{� � o Daikon nF MnR C INN_ CENTRALSAN n 2 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 171 of 202 Page 18 of 19 11/29/2018 GOAL 3 - DEVELOP A TEACHING PLAN CURRICULUM • Summer Series STEM Classes from Acalanes • Classes at Los Medanos College and Diablo Valley College • On September 29, 2018, - AgLantis hosted 70-80 people to build planting beds and learn about recycled water and drip irrigation installation CENTRALSAN GOAL 4 - INCREASE VOLUNTEER'S PARTICIPATION BY 15% FROM PREVIOUS YEAR • 115 volunteers are needed in 2018 to comply with this goal • 70-80 participated in building planting beds ,. . • 40 planted seeds ' �\ • At least 5 harvested the crops in November • This goal is met 3 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 172 of 202 Page 19 of 19 11/29/2018 PROGRESS TOWARD YEAR 3 GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GOAL • Fence ordered and awaiting installation for north and east perimeters • Five water storage tanks with a 25,000 gallon capacity were bought and installed to meet In Fire Department requirements • Mike Milani, a consulting engineer, has donated time to develop fire plumbing plans ` QUESTIONS s.: CENTRALSAN f_ 4 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 173 of 202