19th Ave Park Neighborhood Association

JUNE 2005

19TH AVE. PARK NEWSLETTER

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

Our Next meeting:

Date:   Thursday, JUNE 9, 2005               No meetings in July and August.

Time:   7:30 PM

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

                                                             Thank you Marriott Hotel

Fire Safety and Personal Safety Night!

Our guest speakers are from the San Mateo Fire Department and San Mateo Police Department.

Fire Captain Chris Cilia will make a presentation concerning the use of smoke detectors. The City has a program to give away, and install, smoke detectors, primarily to seniors, but anyone who desires to participate in their program can do so. Installing smoke detectors in your home can save your life and members of your family too. Come out and find how! Our Homeowners Association will be giving away free smoke detectors to those attending this meeting.  You can’t lose!

Our Second speaker will be Detective Mike Kloss, who will make a presentation on Identity Theft. Learn how to protect your personal information. If your ID information is stolen, it can be a major headache to straighten it out. Detective Kloss will tell us how to protect our information and keep it from getting into the wrong hands. Please bring your questions.

Street Weeping and Recycling Schedule: JUNE 2005

Street Sweeping will be on Monday, June 6th and 20th and Wednesday, June 1st and 15th. The sweeper will be around between 9-11 AM, so remember to move your vehicle and avoid a ticket. Recycling by BFI will on Wednesday, June 8th and 22nd. Please recycle all your newspapers, cans, plastics, glass and cardboard. Don’t forget your garden clippings too!

Are you a member of the 19th Ave Park Homeowner’s Association?

Why do we have only 50 households out of 240 homes as members of our 19th Ave Park Homeowner’s Association? We can use your support. If you don’t have time to come to our HOA meetings at least show your support by joining and pay your dues only $12.00 per year. Please make your check payable to 19th Ave Park HOA and leave in the mailbox at 1603 Wolfe Drive or 1967 Wolfe Drive. We had a great Homeowners meeting in May, where our School Superintendent for the San Mateo Union High School District made a presentation on what parents and students can expect in the upcoming school session. Our Association board members try to invite interesting speakers to our meetings, so that we can keep our residents informed. Please make an effort to attend our June 9th meeting.  This is also a good way to get acquainted with your neighbors.

Seniors can save on your property tax bill

Seniors age 65+ must reapply to be exempt from certain parcel tax. Call 650 312-7777 ext. 7936 for an application which must reach San Mateo/Foster City Elementary School District, 51 W. 41st Ave. by June 10, 2005. There are two parcel taxes $80 and $77.50 per parcel.

United Homeowner’s report by Marshall Loring

There will be several Planning Commission meetings and City Council meetings that will be of interest to 19th Ave Park residents for the month of June. City Council meetings are held at City Hall, Regular meetings are at 7 PM in the Council Chambers; Study Sessions are at 5 PM (unless notice is different) in Conference Room C:

Monday, June 6th Study Session: Review of New Sidewalk Program. The City is proposing the homeowners be responsible for the repairs to their sidewalks. At the regular meeting that night, the Council will hear and adopt the San Mateo Corridor Transit Oriented Development Plan. (19th Ave Park Board of Directors recommends approval)

Monday, June 20th Study Session: Bay Meadows Specific Plan Amendment & Development Agreement.

Monday, June 20th Regular meeting Ordinance for Introduction to Sidewalk Plan.

The Planning Commission will be hearing on June 16th, Summerhill Homes plan to demolish the San Mateo Executive Park/ Visa Headquarters at Clearview Way and West Hillsdale Blvd., and replace it with houses. Plus Marshall and Henry Friedlander have attended several Planning Commission meetings with reference to Bay Meadows II plan. We will have an update at our HOA meeting in June. Bay Meadows Land Company made a presentation at our last HOA meeting on the progress of their plan for the racetrack.

Central Park Music Series!

Join us every Thursday, starting JULY 7th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the corner of East 5th Avenue and Laurel Street in Downtown San Mateo. As always, the music is FREE to music lovers of all ages.

Shoreline Park Opening Day!

Join us on Saturday, JUNE 4th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for a day filled with fun activities that showcase the many new park features. Bring your family, dog, bike,  kayak or windsurf  board to launch the use of this valuable city asset. For more information on either events or other city information, check the City of San Mateo Website at http://www.cityofsanmateo.org 

IVY

Please check the IVY in your back yard if you’re home backs up to Concar or Delaware Streets. Ivy coming through the New Fence. Although the city does trim our new landscape they cannot trim the ivy coming from your back yard. Ivy will damage the fence if not taken care of.  Please trim back your ivy and keep it under control. Don’t destroy a beautiful benefit for 19th Ave Park. Be a good neighbor!

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 them out on their web site for other feature articles.  www.eichlernetwork.com

19th Ave Park Homeowner’s Membership Dues for 2005

It’s time to renew your membership in 19th Ave Park for the year 2005. Our HOA depends on member dues to support its functions throughout the year and 19th 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. 19th Ave Park represents residents on important issues that come before the City Council, and sponsors speakers of interest at our meetings.

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