This Week in Your Government

Monday, March 22 – Friday, March 26, 2010

Digital Bookmobile Visits Davis

From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, March 26, the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library will host OverDrive, Inc.’s Digital Bookmobile — an immersive download experience inside a high-tech tractor-trailer — to kick off the Yolo County Library’s new digital download service. Readers of all ages are invited to engage in digital downloading in the Digital Bookmobile through interactive demonstrations, and to experience Yolo County Library’s new audiobook, eBook, music and video download service at this free event.

Beginning on this same day, Yolo County Library card-holders will be able to check out and download digital titles from the comfort of their homes at any time by visiting: www.yolocountylibrary.org.

Your Opportunity to Participate

The following are your opportunities to participate in the public process this week.  There are many.  Click on links for full agendas, locations and back-up documentation.  If we’ve missed important events, we invite you to add them in a comment.

Monday, 22 March 2010

9:00 am – COUNTY – Yolo County Local Agency Formation Committee

6:00 pm – CITY – The City of Davis Youth Advisory Task Force and the Community Services Department is sponsoring Community Focus Groups on Teen Issues to hear and understand the critical issues facing our Davis teens today. If you are a member of a community youth organization, a parent/guardian, PTA member, or know of a teen between the ages of 13 – 17 years, you are invited to participate with other community members in a group discussion about teen issues. The feedback from the community focus groups will be used to design and plan future teen services here in Davis, and will be presented to the City Council later this year.  One last opportunity to participate takes place on Thursday.

6:30 pm – CITY – Natural Resources Commission

7:00 pm – CITY – Business and Economic Development Commission

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

9:00 am – County Board of Supervisors  – Budget workshop: receive updates on countywide staffing, study and countywide cost-savings strategies and conduct a workshop on the Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health and Employment & Social Services departments.

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

7:00 pm – CITY – Planning Commission

Thursday, 25 March 2010

12:30 pm – COUNTY – Yolo County Inclusion Team

3:30 pm – COUNTY – Waste Advisory Committee

5:00 pm – CITY/DJUSD – City of Davis/Davis Joint Unified School District 2×2

6:00 pm – CITY – Community Focus Group on Teen Issues

6:30 pm – CITY – Human Relations Commission

7:00 pm – CITY – The Water-Energy Connection: Innovation, Conservation, Community Action  – The California Energy Commission reports that water-related energy use consumes 19 percent of the state’s electricity. Learn how innovative approaches to water conservation can safeguard a precious resource, save energy, improve your garden, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  One of a series of forums sponsored by the Valley Climate Action Center and the City of Davis.

Friday, 26 March 2010

9:00 am – County Board of Supervisors – Budget workshop