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Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District will hold its annual 9/11 Memorial ceremony on Monday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Carpinteria Fire Station, 911 Walnut Ave. The brief ceremony will serve to remember loved ones lost in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. All members of the public are invited to attend.

The Carpinteria City Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., or view the meeting live at https://carpinteriaca.gov/, on Government Access Television Channel 21 or by logging into the Zoom webinar.

The following topics are highlights of the agenda. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found at https://bit.ly/462vAT9 .

• Proclamation declaring Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2023 as Hispanic Heritage Month.
• Proclamation Proclaiming September 2023 as “Suicide Prevention” Month.
• Proclamation Designating the Week of Sept. 11-17, 2023 as Celebrate Community Week.
• Carpinteria Valley Museum of History presentation by Executive Director/Curator Jayme Yahr.
• Request to waive accrued interest on the property lien at 4745 Carpinteria Avenue related to an unpaid assessment from 1981.
• Amendment to the lease with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. for Submerged Pipelines Serving Platforms Gail and Grace in City Submerged Lands.
• Special Event Permit Application for the 2023 California Avocado Festival.
• Amendment of the Carpinteria Municipal Code to add regulations pertaining to scooter use at the Carpinteria Skate Park, 5781 Carpinteria Avenue.
• An urgency ordinance adding Chapter 7.04 (“Just Cause for Termination of Residential Tenancy”) to a new Title 7 (“Housing Regulations”) of the Carpinteria Municipal Code.

Join us on Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 am to noon at any of the following locations in the City of Carpinteria: Carpinteria State Beach, Jelly Bowl Beach, and Franklin Creek Park.

We need your help to clean our local beaches and inland areas! Learn how to participate at ExploreEcology.org/CCD. Please bring your own supplies. For trash disposal, 5-gallon buckets or grocery bags work well.

Much to the delight of the community, the Carpinteria Skate Park officially opened on Aug. 25 with a ribbon cutting and ceremony at the new park located next to City Hall. Videographer Larry Nimmer captured the opening on camera and created both a short video at https://youtu.be/gCFZHtWUEZA along with a longer video that can be viewed on the City’s YouTube page at https://youtu.be/gdUBWiCzwtc

HopeNet of Carpinteria will hold its annual Candlelight Vigil in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the courtyard of the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. The event honors the memory of those who have died by suicide, survivors, and those impacted by suicide. It also increases awareness and sensitivity relative to mental wellness, suicide and suicide prevention. It is free, and Spanish translation will be available.

Our Carpinteria City lifeguards participated in the Ben Carlson memorial paddle this week. California State lifeguards passed the relay boards on to our team of City lifeguards: Daniel Carrera, Kyle Millhollin, Anthony Weighill, and Carpinteria Summerland Firefighter Taylor Barnett. Our team passed the race boards on the City of Santa Barbara lifeguards. Ben Carlson was a Newport Beach lifeguard who lost his life during a rescue. To learn more, visit https://www.bencarlsonfoundation.org/bens-story

The City of Carpinteria Aquatics team congratulates our Standout Staff Member for the month of August, Justin Main. Justin has worked for the city since 2021 as a pool lifeguard. Justin was a Carpinteria Junior Lifeguard, and he learned how to swim at Carpinteria Community Pool. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time at the beach and playing water polo. Justin will be heading to CSUMB in the fall to study computer science.

Attention Carpinteria small businesses! A brand new partnership between the California Green Business Network and Intuit is ready to help take your business’ sustainability to the next level.

This program specifically targets small businesses that are ready to certify as a Green Business, or that are already certified, and will provide $1,000 for efficiency improvements! These funds are separate and not part of the existing $500-$1000 rebates that are already available from Green Business Programs.

Learn more at https://greenbusinessca.org/mini-grant/

The Carpinteria Architectural Review Board will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. The board will hold a preliminary review of a proposed three-story commercial / residential mixed-use development that includes 24 apartment units (pictured). The property is located at 4745 Carpinteria Ave. and is presently occupied by Sun Coast Rentals. Additionally, the board will hold a preliminary review of an exterior remodel of an existing commercial multi-tenant building at 5030 Carpinteria Ave. Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found in the agenda at https://bit.ly/44uA7wk.