Pavement Work Underway

February 7, 2022

As part of the City’s annual Pavement Rehabilitation Plan, work begins this week. The City uses a Pavement Management Program (PMP) to track the condition of our pavement and develop maintenance activities and projects based on what is found in the PMP. Pavement maintenance ranges from pothole repair and crack sealing to slurry seals, overlays, and reconstructions.

Pavement improvements are taking place in the following locations:

Hollister Avenue between Kinman Avenue and Kellogg Avenue
Kellogg Avenue from Ekwill Street to Hollister Avenue
Glenn Annie Road from Cathedral Oaks Road to Calle Real
Cathedral Oaks Road from Alameda Avenue to the San Pedro Creek Bridge
Cathedral Oaks Road from Calle Real to Winchester Canyon Road
Various road sections on Coloma Drive, Evergreen Drive, Hillview Drive, Forest Drive and Spruce Drive

Lane closures and some traffic delays are expected during this operation.

Already completed work for the Pavement Rehabilitation Plan includes reconstruction of curb ramps for ADA compliance (pictured above), a new bus pad on Hollister Avenue in Old Town (pictured below) spandrels, cross gutters, and miscellaneous concrete repairs.

If you have roads you see need repair, please report them using our City Assist program.

Additional City of Goleta Grant Funds Available for Non-Profits

February 7, 2022

Applications accepted beginning tomorrow, February 8 thru February 22

Are you a part of a local non-profit serving Goleta residents or know someone who is? If so, the City of Goleta has added $150,000 in additional funding to its Goleta City Grant program for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Starting on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, through Tuesday, February 22, 2022, new online applications will be accepted for Goleta City Grants, and previously submitted applications can be updated or revised.

The City Council had originally set aside approximately $100,000 in General Fund monies for the Goleta City Grant program. At the Special City Council meeting on January 5, 2022, the City Council set aside an additional $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Goleta City Grant Program. The Grant Funding Review Standing Committee set funding parameters at its meeting on February 3, 2022. Grants of up to $10,000 for ARPA-funded recipients and up to $5,000 for Goleta City Grant recipients will be awarded for programs that benefit Goleta residents and the general community. Organizations involved in educational and cultural activities, such as music, art, dance, and recreation, as well as Goleta-oriented special events and regional projects that enhance and support the quality of life in Goleta are encouraged to apply.

Grant applications for will be accepted online via the ZoomGrants program. Any applicants who are not selected for ARPA funding consideration will automatically be considered under the Goleta City Grant funding. Once all applications are received, the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tempore, and two Goleta residents appointed by the Mayor make up the committee that evaluates the applications and makes funding recommendations to the City Council. The Council then awards the grants at a meeting in the spring, likely in May of 2022.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help your non-profit or community group. Visit https://tinyurl.com/goletagrant for additional information on both grant programs or contact Shanna Dawson in the City of Goleta Neighborhood Services Department, at 805-690-5126 or sdawson@cityofgoleta.org.

City of Goleta Distributes 10,000 Test Kits to Community

February 7, 2022

The City of Goleta is pleased to report that 10,000+ free at-home COVID-19 tests were distributed to community members on Saturday, February 5^th at the West Wind Drive-In Theatre (907 S Kellogg Ave). The Point of Distribution site was scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. but due to the eager line of cars lined up early and ready to go, volunteers began passing out test kits at 9:15 a.m. They continued to distribute the test kits to the steady stream of cars for about 3 1/2 hours until all supplies ran out at approximately 12:45 p.m.

City of Goleta Emergency Services Coordinator Michael Baris said, “Thanks to everyone who came out today. It made all of us here at the City of Goleta happy to be a part of this project. Thanks to the volunteers who spent their Saturday with us.”

Watch a video from today’s test kit distribution here: https://youtu.be/4FCM_xvtqG8.

Volunteers included Mayor Paula Perotte, Councilmember Kyle Richards, Councilmember James Kyriaco, Goleta City Staff and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members.

The City received the COVID-19 test kits from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

Goleta thanks the West Wind Drive-In for providing the space, and also the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County for assisting with logistics.

Free at-home test kits can also be ordered online at https://covidtests.gov/.

For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit the Santa Barbara County Public Health Portal (https://publichealthsbc.org/).