JANUARY 2005

19^th AVE PARK NEWSLETTER

 HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO ALL OF OUR 19^TH AVE PARK RESIDENTS

 

Our Next meeting:

Date:    Thursday, January 13, 2005

Time:   7:30 PM

Place:   Marriott Hotel (meeting room, refreshments and parking courtesy of the Marriott Hotel)

Thank you Marriott Hotel!

Our Guest Speaker will be our New San Mateo Mayor, Jan Epstein. Jan has been a great supporter of our 19^th Ave Park neighborhood and this will be a nice opportunity for us to get to know her better.

Please mark your calendar and save the date.

We welcome all residents of 19^th Ave Park. Come join us and get acquainted with your neighbors.

Congratulations to our 19^th Ave. Park Neighbors for decorating their homes for the Holidays. --by Jeanne Burke

The Beautification Committee toured the entire neighborhood to find the winners for this year’s best-decorated homes. It was a very difficult to pick out just a few homes. Many neighbors had done such a wonderful job decorating their homes with lights and holiday decorations.

 

1^st Place-- winner was 686 Joanne Drive, the home of Gerry, Jeanie, Sophie & Rosie Cunningham

2^nd Place- winner was 10 Jody Court, the home of Larry, Shannon, Kevin, Brett & Tara Tallman

3^rd Place- winner was 645 Edna Way, the home of Janice, Todd & Hailey Robinson

Honorable Mention—695 Joanne Drive, the home of Fe, Ernie, E.J. & Kerwin Camantique

Please drive by and see the decorations before they are dismantled.  The winners have a plaque posted on their front lawn. Our winners will be awarded their prizes at our homeowner’s meeting on January 13th.

We hope even more of our neighbors will take part in decorating their homes for the entire neighborhood to enjoy, next year.

ELECTION TIME FOR 19^TH AVE PARK OFFICERS

Election time is just around the corner for the 19^th Ave. Park Board. If you are interested in getting involved, please drop a note to Jeanne Burke, our President, at 1603 Wolfe Drive. This is one way to have your voice count on issues that effect 19^th Ave. Park. We need new people to get on board and help with the running of our Homeowners Association. It’s less then one meeting a month. We would appreciate your help and your fresh ideas. Please come to our next Homeowner’s meeting on January 13^th you may even wish to volunteer and get involved.

Eichler Network, P. O. Box 22635 San Francisco, CA 94122

The Eichler Network is a newsletter-magazine that is published quarterly and is dedicated to Eichler homes throughout the Bay Area. If you live in an Eichler home the magazine is free of charge and it is a good reference for items related to Eichler homes. Check out their web site- www.eichlernetwork.com

The 19^th Avenue Homeowners Association has a new website! Point your browser to:

 

http://www.19thavepark.com/

 

where you’ll find information about our monthly meetings, an archive of previous newsletters, interesting links and more. You can even join our email group and receive notifications of new newsletters before anyone else, for free! Add www.19thavepark.com to your "favorites" today!" A BIG thank you to Emmanuel Huna and Janelle Tillman, our software engineers and residents of Jody Court.

STREET SWEEPING in 19^th Ave Park!

Street Sweeping signs have been posted and the street sweeper will be coming down your street on the 1^st and 3^rd of each Monday or Wednesday of the month. Please be sure to move your vehicles before 9 AM until 11 AM, so that the street sweeper can get closer to the curb. I am sure we will see an improvement on how clean our neighborhood will look. Be a good neighbor and do your part. This will avoid your getting a traffic ticket because you did not move your car. Just as a reminder, for the month of January, the dates for Mondays are; Jan. 3^rd and the 17^th, and for Wednesdays Jan. 5^th and the 19^th.  

San Mateo BFI Garbage Service

The City of San Mateo has just approved a rate increase for your garbage service. Check your BFI bill to see what they are charging you.  You may only be putting out one 32-gallon can but are being charge for two.  You can notify BFI immediately and have it corrected.  BFI will not call and notify you of the change, so check your statement.

If you pay for BFI garbage service you have two free On-Call cleanups each year. To arrange an On-Call Cleanup, contact BFI at 592-2411 or check out BFI’s web site at www.bfipeninsula.com for more information, here are some important points to remember: On-Call cleanups must be scheduled in advance with BFI. Do not put out On-Call materials more than 24 hours in advance of the scheduled pick-up day.

·        The amount of material per cleanup is limited to 2 cubic yards per home, plus one large appliance or other large item.

·        Do not include auto parts, auto batteries, tires, dirt, rocks, refrigerators, computers, televisions, animal waste, or hazardous materials such as paint or motor oil.

·        Refrigerators, computers and televisions require special handling; you must call ahead of time.

·        To get rid of unwanted reusable items, consider calling a local charity to donate the items, or contact San Mateo County Recycleworks for more information.

Storage of garbage receptacles

All garbage receptacles, including the yard waste receptacles, recycle bins and regular garbage cans, must be stored out of view of the public. Storing any of your garbage containers in public view after your weekly pickup is a violation of the City’s Nuisance Ordinance, and is enforced by the Code Enforcement Division. Please be a good neighbor and put your containers away immediately after BFI pickup day.

Henry Friedlander, 19^th Ave Park Newsletter Editor

We hope you will check us out on our new website!  http://www.19thavepark.com/

The January “Forum at Redwood City"-- Marshall Loring

We all want to keep and improve the pedestrian friendliness of our streets.  At the January 5 Forum at Redwood City [6:00 to 7:45 PM at the Little Fox Theater Mr. Dan Burden, a nationally-acclaimed pedestrian, bicycle, traffic calming and livable communities expert, will lead a discussion on how to assure full and vital health of our neighborhood and town center streets.    Doors open at 5:30, the cost is $10 per person.  For more detail see http://www.redwoodcity.org/manager/news/2004/pr_forumjanuary.html or call Dan Zack at 650-780- 7363.

The Forum at Redwood City Presents:
“Healthy Streets for Healthy People - Best Practices for Retrofitting our Best and Worst Streets"

Redwood City, CA - December 20, 2004 - The City of Redwood City and local non-profit training and education organization Communities by Design have scheduled another exciting educational forum on urban design. On Wednesday, January 5, 2005, from 6:00 to 7:45 pm, Mr. Dan Burden, a nationally-acclaimed pedestrian, bicycle, traffic calming and livable communities expert, will discuss how to bring back full and vital health to our neighborhood and town center streets. Mr. Burden is the current Director of Walk able Communities, Inc., a current National Advisory Board Member of Active Living By Design, and the former Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the State of Florida Department of Transportation. He has taught bicycle and pedestrian facility design in hundreds of different communities throughout the nation and has personally photographed and examined walking and bicycling conditions in over 200 cities in the U.S. and abroad. As a consultant, planner, expert witness, author, and a nationally recognized authority on bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs. Mr. Burden will be sharing best principles, practices and case studies for creating healthy streets in our communities. His presentation will cover how to do a complete checkup, diagnosis and overall health analysis of our neighborhood and town center streets to restore them to health, by utilizing the latest innovations in street design and new approaches to creating more pedestrian-friendly communities. The Forum takes place at the Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, in downtown Redwood City. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the cost is $10 per person, payable at the door. An optional no-host dinner with the presenter and other participants will be held following the Forum for those wishing to continue the discussion. The Forum brings nationally-known speakers and presenters to Downtown Redwood City for in-depth dialogues on city design issues, providing an on-going venue for professional-level education and dialogue about urban design issues, today’s hottest urban design topics, and most cutting-edge techniques.

Council to act on the Residential Parking Permit Ordinance—Marshall Loring.  The Residential Parking Permit Ordinance will be presented to the City Council at the Tuesday January 18 meeting [delayed one day for Martin Luther King’s Birthday].  This will be your first chance to speak to the Council on this. The Ordinance i s scheduled to be voted on for adoption at the Monday February 7 Council meeting.  For details see http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/ Corridor and Bay Meadows Plans EIR is now available. A major milestone in the process of adopting both the San Mateo Rail Corridor Plan and the Bay Meadows Development Plan.  The Final Environmental Impact Report for these plans is now available at City Hall [Planning Dept.] and all of the San Mateo libraries.

Concar Sidewalk Improvement Status—Marshall Loring. The planed Spring 2005 start of the Delaware to CalTrain sidewalk improvement is on schedule.   This is the amenity that Kenmark is donating in exchange for an increase in the life of their Concar Office Project Design Approval.  Kenmark, Kmart, and the City of San Mateo [Shaunn Mendrin, Planner] have agreed on the details of the improvement.  CalTrans approval for the work near the SR92 off ramp is expected early in January.  Shell has made favorable comments on sidewalk improvement by their station and formal Shell agreement is also expected in January.

19^th Ave Park Homeowner’s Membership Dues for 2005

It is time to renew your membership in 19^th Ave Park for the year 2005. 19^th Ave Park HOA depends on member dues to support its functions throughout the year and 19^th Ave Park dues are a bargain- still only $12 a year per household! The membership fee covers costs for printing our newsletter and incidental expenses of running the association. Members receive monthly newsletters keeping them up-to-date on important events in the neighborhood and our community. We have a general meeting at the Marriott Hotel the Second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. 19^th Ave Park represents residents on important issues that come before the City Council.  Please join our neighborhood association and make your voice heard!