APRIL 2005

19^th AVE PARK NEWSLETTER

Website: http://www.19thavepark.com

Our Next meeting:

Date:    Thursday, APRIL 14, 2005

Time:   7:30 PM

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

One of our guest speakers will be County of San Mateo Supervisor Richard S. Gordon; he is President of the County Supervisors this year and is assigned to the Third District. Rich will give us his look at San Mateo County today and what’s in the future for San Mateo. Our second speaker will be Diana B. Whitecar, Economic Development and Business Assistance Manager for the City of San Mateo. Diana will present a power point program on why we should SPEND OUR DOLLARS in San Mateo! Where do our sales taxes go and why it is so important to purchase your goods in San Mateo instead of elsewhere. Both speakers will give us a good view of San Mateo’s future. This will be a very interesting meeting and you shouldn’t miss it!

Please save the date and join us on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 7:30 PM

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

We had a great turnout for our March meeting, our speakers from SFPUC, gave us another look into the Hetch Hetchy Project and chloramines in our water. Please join us in April.

Street Sweeping and Recycling Schedule: April 2005:

Street Sweeping will be on Mondays, April 4^th and 18^th and Wednesdays, April. 6^th and the 20^th. Sweepers will be around between 9-11 AM.  Recycling by BFI will be on Wednesdays, April 13^th, and April 27^th. Please recycle all your newspapers, cans, plastics, Styrofoam products, glass and cardboard paper. Don’t forget your garden clippings too!

 Do you have old gasoline, used motor oil, batteries, stains, thinner, paints, cleaners, hobby supplies, automotive products, garden chemicals or fluorescent tubes? Hazardous waste can pollute local creeks, the bay and ocean where we fish and swim. Protect your watershed by disposing of household chemicals free of charge at a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off. Call (650) 363-4718 or www.smhealth.org for an appointment.

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 Everyone should have received the latest edition of the Ecihler Network.  Check them out on their web site- www.eichlernetwork.com

Have you paid your Homeowner’s Dues for 2005?

We have roughly 240 homes in 19^th Ave Park. This year we have received dues from 36 residents as reported by our treasurer Ed Halbrook. The $12 dollars for dues are used for the benefit of everyone in 19^th Ave Park. We understand if you cannot attend the meetings but your dues could still benefit our neighborhood. We would like to start some planting projects in our Concar Park. This park is a wonderful place for all our residents to enjoy, no matter what age you may be. Please drop off your dues at our Treasurer’s home at 1767 Wolfe or bring your check or cash to our next meeting April 14^th.

Back by popular demand----What did I forget?  Monday, April 11, 2005  10-11 a.m., San Mateo Senior Center-2645 Alameda de las Pulgas. How to tell the difference between normal memory loss and dementia will be discussed by John Timbs of the Alzheimer Association. You will also learn tips and strategies for improving memory. Join us for this informative workshop.  522-7490 Program of San Mateo parks and Recreation Department

Early Pioneers of 19^th Ave Park

We would like to have a meeting in the near future that showcases the experiences of some of the original residents of 19^th Avenue Park. (circa 1955).  For example, one family purchased their home by phone from the East Coast. They moved in at night along with their children only to discover that Eichler had put them into the wrong model. After the streets were finally paved and mud was no longer a problem, pre-school kids could be seen stretched out in the sun on the new pavement. Residents had to 'get in line' to get phone service - it took two weeks in 1955.   Please contact Pat Lapp at 341-2028 if you are one of those early pioneers and would like to share your story.

United HOA Report-Marshall Loring, SMOKE DETECTORS

Smoke alarms are required by fire code in all residences in the City of San Mateo. The presence of a working smoke alarm doubles your chance of survival in a fire by alerting you sooner and giving you more time to escape from a fire.

The San Mateo Fire Department in partnership with The Home Depot and other benefactors from the community is sponsoring a Smoke Alarm Program.  The purpose of this program is to provide free smoke alarms to those in need in our community.  We are targeting the very young and seniors, as they are more likely to become victims of fires.

The San Mateo Fire Department will also install smoke alarms free of charge if you cannot install it yourself.  For more information, please contact your local homeowner’s association or Captain Chris Cilia at 522-7522, extension 6386.

We will also have Captain Chris Cilia as our Speaker in June’s HOA meeting. We hope to have a good turnout for this very important information that can save your life!

The April 'Forum at Redwood City' At the April 6 Forum at Redwood City (6:00 to 7:45 PM) at the Little Fox Theater, Mr. Douglas Kolozsvari, Environmental Planner, will examine how 'free parking' almost always has associated costs and impacts on business, transit, and the environment. Doors open at 5:30, the cost is $10 per person. For more details call Dan Zack at 650-780-7363 or see http://www.redwoodcity.org/misc/morehottopics.forum.html.
 

Review of Single-Family (R-1) Design Guidelines and Design Process

The City is developing alternatives and options to address the issues that have been identified. These will be presented at a second Public Workshop on Thursday, March 31, 2005, 7PM in Central Park Center. For more information about this workshop see www.cityofsanmateo.org/dept/planning/AdvancedPlanning/singlefam

If you have additional comments or questions regarding contact Shaunn Mendrin at (650) 522-7215 or email at smendrin@cityofsanmateo.org

Other dates of interest for our residents: Transportation Corridor Plan and EIR  Monday, April 4^th, Study Session, 5 PM City Hall Conference Room C

Public Hearing- Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report for S.M. Rail Corridor Transit Oriented Development Plan, PA20-124 S. M. Corridor Transit  Oriented Development Plan and Approval of Traffic Mitigation Report, Monday, April 18^th, Council Chambers

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir’s Future- The man who is preparing a report for Governor Schwarzenegger on the desirability of draining the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir to provide additional National Park land is Gary Bardini, chief, Hydrology Branch, Department of Water Resources, 3310 El Camino Ave, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95821, gbardini@water.ca.org, (916) 651-9212. Letters or emails to him expressing your opinion and/or asking for information will help him understand the public’s interest in this important matter.

Anne Rousseau’s Neighborhood News. Your 19^th Avenue Park real Estate Resource--Latest Home Sale Hits $800.000. Believe It! The Celeste property closed escrow. It sold for $800.000. Good reason to keep our properties up and in good condition. Keep the front lawn in good shape and give the house a paint job is a start!

Henry Friedlander, 19^th Ave Park Newsletter Editor - We welcome articles and suggestions!