A6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016Local

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Council to award federal block grantsInterfaith Rotating Winter Shelter could get money for the fi rst timeBY FELICIA ALVAREZ

Enterprise staff writer

The Davis City Council is set to weigh in on how to divide up some $568,000 in Community Development Block Grants at its meeting Tuesday.

Designed to lend a hand to low-income residents, the federal grants could give a boost to programs such as Davis Community Meals, Citizens Who Care and the Interfaith Rotating Win-ter Shelter.

This year’s grant recommendations are homing in in immediate service needs, with health care and mental health care, independent living, hunger prevention and youth service pro-grams identified as critical areas of need, the city reports.

“Keeping with the trend of previous years, CDBG allocations have been cut for all entitlement agencies, including Davis,” the city report states. This year will see a 2-percent reduction in CDBG funding.

A single organization can receive no more than 15 percent of the total award, which pencils out to $85,000 this year.

“As in previous years, the amount of

CDBG funds requested this year far exceeds the amount available,” the city reports. Local organizations requested $740,000 in funding, about $172,000 over the amount available.

This year’s applications saw a new proposal from the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter, a coalition of local faith organizations that provide shelter for up to 25 homeless people during the wet winter months. The shelter is rec-ommended to receive $5,000 for the first time.

The Senior Citizens Commission made a new push to weigh in on CDBG grants this year, advocating to create a new adult day-care facility. However, after the commission heard the pro-posal, city staff learned that the facility would target middle-income residents, and therefor not be eligible for CDBG funding.

Davis Community Meals is recom-mended to receive the largest pool of money and could receive about $20,000 for its shelter resource cen-ter and homeless outreach program.

Ten other programs could receive $5,000 and $7,000 grants, includ-ing Center for Families, Citizens Who Care, CommuniCare Health Centers, Meals on Wheels, Empower Yolo, Farm Davis, Northern California Children’s Therapy Center, Short-Term Emer-gency Aid Committee, Yolo Community Care Continuum and Yolo County Court-Appointed Special Advocates.

Tuesday’s meeting also will see the council nail down criteria for selecting a

new extended-stay hotel.While two proposals are on the table,

a recent study found that the Davis hotel market can support only the already-approved Embassy Suites hotel/conference center — planned on the site of the current University Park Inn on Richards Boulevard — and one other hotel.

Both extended-stay proposals envi-sion four-story hotels with 120 rooms each. The Residence Inn hopes to build on a site near the Target shopping cen-ter, and a new Hyatt House is eyeing a spot on Drew Avenue in South Davis.

City staff recommends judging the sites by features such as site proximity to demand generators and Interstate 80, sustainability, branding and reve-nue to the city. The council could make a final decision on the new hotel pro-posal by September.

— Reach Felicia Alvarez at falvarez@davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @Felicia_A_

Step right up for Patwin Walkathon SaturdayEnterprise staff

Patwin Elementary School will host its 11th annual walkathon, one of the school’s largest fundraisers of the year, on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Patwin, 2222 Shasta Drive.

While the event is primarily for Patwin students and their families, anyone can come walk and enjoy the festivities.

This year’s theme is “Step Right Up for the Walkathon.” Walkers will loop a quarter-mile course that takes them from campus to the Arroyo Pool area and back. Principal Gay Bourguignon and the Patwin staff will be on hand to cheer on the students as they do their walkathon laps.

The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh, Gunrock and Henry the Hawk will start the festivities at 9 a.m.

Other activities and entertainment include a rock wall, a demonstration by the UC Davis Chemistry Club, and visits by the Veterinary Student Outreach Club, Sacramento Kings dancers, Poprocks Dance Team, Baku-hatsu Taiko Dan, Breakin’ Club @ UC Davis and Birdstrike, an improv comedy group.

The popular cake walk will run from 10 a.m. to noon.

“We love this event because it encourages fun and fitness together,” says event organizer Leslie Blevins. “It’s a chance for the whole school to come out and participate in something as a school community.”

All walkathon donations provide the funding needed to help the PTA support students and teachers.

Full moon will light the way for visitors who want a peek at nocturnal animalsSpecial to The Enterprise

Excitement is in the air at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve west of Wood-land.

On Thursday, bird ambassadors will spread their wings during a program about ecology and food webs and on Friday and Saturday the Cache Creek Conservancy naturalists will lead groups on night walks at the preserve.

Raptors — hawks, falcons, and owls — are the main event at the second Experience the Cache Creek Nature Preserve session, set for 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday.

Bird ambassadors from Hawks, Honkers and Hoots will bring two spe-cies of hawks and two species of fal-cons, all of which can be found at the Nature Preserve.

They’ll be joined by Fred Vander-wold, a naturalist and education spe-cialist for the Cache Creek Conservancy, and all will discuss the topic of ecology and food webs, and answer questions about the birds.

Then, participants will have the opportunity to dissect owl pellets to see how the food web works. Following the dissection session, there will be a walk and talk with Vanderwold on the Restore/Restory trail around the pre-serve.

The Experience the Cache Creek Nature Preserve is a free program for active adults offered by the Cache Creek Conservancy in partnership with the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance and the Woodland Senior Center.

Then, two special night walk programs follow on Friday and Satur-day, starting at 8 p.m.

Friday’s walk is for those 18 years old or older and Saturday’s event is more conducive to families with younger children.

Gates open at 7:30 p.m., and walks will begin about 8 p.m. both nights. The family walk will end at about 8:30 p.m. and the Friday night walk could continue until 9 p.m.

Both will take place, rain or shine.Each night walk features a guided

hike to hear nature’s nighttime sounds. During previous programs, partici-pants were fortunate to see several animal species and hear even more in the darkness.

Many of the animals that live in this area are nocturnal, and visitors should be able hear and see some of them.

“We will find out who may be mov-ing around seeking something to eat or who is swimming in the wetlands,” a spokeswoman said.

With a full moon rising, visitors will enjoy an easy walk along the trails to listen and observe a different aspect of the outdoor world.

There is no charge for the night walks, although donations are always appreciated. Pre-registration for each night walk is appreciated by calling the conservancy at 530-661-1070.

The Cache Creek Nature Preserve is at 34199 County Road 20 in Wood-land. Visitors should bring their own water and wear closed-toed shoes and, if it is sunny, a hat or visor.

Remember that dogs are not allowed.

For more information about this or other conservancy programs at the preserve, visit www.cachecreekconservancy.org or call 530-661-1070.

For more information about Hawks, Honkers, and Hoots, visit www.hawkshonkersandhoots.org.

Nature Preserve hosts day program, night walks

Davis recognizes Environmental Award winnersFarmers Market, Sierra Energy, Waldorf teacher

BY FELICIA ALVAREZ

Enterprise staff writer

The 22nd annual city of Davis Environmental Rec-ognition Awards will be presented at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. This year’s winners are the Davis Farm-ers Market, Sierra Energy and Gail Doesken, a teacher at the Davis Waldorf School.

The city’s Natural Resour-ces Commission created the awards in 1995 to honor and recognize the environmental accomplishments of indi-viduals, businesses and non-profit organizations working in and around Davis.■ The Farmers Market

was nominated by Ann Evans with letters of support from Thaddeus Barsotti, Mark Francis, Emily Gris-wold, Shar Katz, Judy Moores, John Mott Smith and Ben Pearl.

Evans says the market, which attracts more than 10,000 people per week to Central Park, has improved the environmental quality of life in Davis through its services, public education, motivation, inspi-ration and its actions related to its goal of zero waste at the market by 2018.

The nomination also rec-ognizes the tireless efforts of Market Manger Randii MacNear. The market will celebrate its 40th anniver-sary with a big party this August.■ Sierra Energy, nomi-

nated by Sylvia Pham.She writes that the com-

pany has turned an environ-mental problem (solid waste) into a business ven-ture that provides clean energy solutions with the potential to revolutionize how the world handles waste. In addition, Sierra Railroad, also run by CEO Mike Hart, was the first rail-road to run exclusively on biodiesel fuel.■ Gail Doesken, a teacher

at the Davis Waldorf School, nominated by Tina Rheault, the school’s administrator.

In her nomination, Rheault says Doesken “… is an outstanding individual in the Davis community, who has shared her love of the land and growing things with the students, faculty and families of our school community. She has inspired all of us to care more deeply about our own land and the environment in which we live and work.

“She has deeply impacted each of our students to be more aware, more knowl-edgeable and more grateful for the gifts that our land provides to us.”