FEBRUARY 2006

19^th AVE PARK NEWSLETTER

website: www.19thavepark.com

Our next meeting:

Date:    Thursday, February 9, 2006

Time:    7:30 PM

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

FEMA Flood Control and Funding will be the topic for our Homeowner’s meeting this month. Please join us and give us your input.

Darla Reams, Deputy Director of Public Works and Karen Riley, Management Analyst will present to our residents and residents from the Sunnybrae Neighborhood, what the City of San Mateo plans are for fixing the Flood Zone area. The City would like to place a Parcel Tax on the Ballot for us to vote on.  They will explain the different assessment packages that would fix these projects that have put our neighborhood, Sunnybrae and other neighborhoods in the flood zone. The Parcel Tax would require homeowners to pay an assessment fee and flood insurance. The assessment could range from $63 to $227 dollars a year for 20 years. This is an important subject that affects many of us in San Mateo. Come to the meeting and give us your thoughts.

Election of Officers for the year of 2006: we will be voting for residents of the 19^th Ave Park Homeowners Association.

Important information for our 19^th Ave Park residents

Your garbage service day is changing!!

Allied Waste Company also known as BFI is changing the day of the week that 19^th Ave Park will have their garbage picked up. Starting on February 6^th, instead of Wednesday, February 7^th, OUR NEW DAY WILL BE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th. They will also pick up your Recycling on the same day every other week. Here is our new schedule for homeowners in 19^th Ave Park starting in February.

Street Sweeping and Recycling Schedule: February 2006

Street sweeping will on Mondays, February 6^th and 20^th and Wednesdays, February 8^th and 22^nd. The sweeper will be here between 9-11AM, so please remember to move your vehicles in order to avoid a ticket. Recycling by Allied Waste/BFI is on Wednesday, February 1^st and then Friday, February 17^th. Please recycle all your newspapers, cans plastics, glass, and cardboard. You may include your garden clippings as well!

Just a note to remind residents that cans must be stored out of sight after Allied Waste/BFI makes its pickup! We all want to be good neighbors!

It’s time to renew your homeowner’s dues for 2006 and it’s still only $12.00 a year!!

Hello Everyone.

As president of our 19^th Ave Park Homeowners Association, I wish to thank all those residents who attended our January meeting! We are pleased to announce that there were 31 persons present, an increase of about ten people. We urge each and every one of you to return for the February meeting. Perhaps you can bring a neighbor as well. We are all very grateful to the Marriott Hotel for supplying us with a room, equipment, hors d'oeuvres, and drinks!! I look forward to seeing you on February 9^th, at 7:30!!

  Jeanne Burke

·          Applications for the Peninsula Community Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants Program are now available and must be submitted by April 14, 2006. $500 to $6000 grants for neighborhood groups with the most promising improvement ideas. Projects involving bridging across different backgrounds are encouraged. Priority is given to those impacting moderate to low-income neighborhoods.

·          For free home repairs for low-income families and seniors from the North Peninsula Neighborhood Services Center, call 650 583-3373.

·          The city of San Mateo offers 3% simple interest loans for low income households please, call 650 522-7220

·          Senior Drivers and their concerned friends and family members will benefit from the information that will be presented at any of the three seminars held, on February 16 at the Millbrae Senior Center, March 29 at the Foster City Recreation Center, and May 18 at the Burlingame Recreation Center. Space is limited, registration is required, call 650 363-4572 to register. Refreshments will be served. The seminars are sponsored by Mills-Peninsula Health Center.

·          Free Tax Assistance for middle and low-income taxpayers, special attention to those ages 60 and over. San Mateo Senior Center between 2/7/2006 – 4/11/2006 Tuesdays 12 to 4 PM Appointments required call 522-7490

·          Foot Doctor at San Mateo Senior Center, Robert Osheroff, D.P.M. is available on the 1^st and 4^th Tuesdays of the Month. He will cut toenails, trim corns and callouses and give you a complete Podiatric evaluation. Cost for the visit is only $33 per visit. Call 522-7490 and sign up for an appointment.

·          State Gets Tough On Discarding Batteries In Trash. For every Californian who throws household batteries into the family trash, here’s some bad news: You’ll soon be breaking a state law. Beginning Feb. 9, consumers won’t be able to dispose of household batteries in the comfort of their own homes. You’ll need to take them somewhere, like the hazardous waste facility or an authorized recycling center. In San Mateo, residents can drop them off at City Hall, 330- 20^th Ave. There is box located in the lobby. Save those batteries and drop them off anytime. Thanks for the information Marshall Loring, Jeff Hylton and Henry Friedlander

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 Allied Waste/BFI pickup day.

19^th Ave Park Homeowner’s Membership DUES for 2006

It is time to renew your membership in 19^th Ave Park for the year 2006. 19^th Ave Park HOA depends on members dues to support its functions throughout the year and 19^th Ave Park dues are a bargain still only $12.00 a year per household! The membership fee covers costs for printing our newsletters and incidental expenses of running the association. Residents receive monthly newsletters keeping them up to date on important events in the neighborhood and our community. We have a general meeting that is open to all our residents at the Marriott Hotel on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.  19^TH Ave Park represents all our residents whether you’re a homeowner or a renter on important issues that come before the City Council, and sponsors speakers of interest at our meetings. Please join our neighborhood association and make your voice heard! Send your checks to Ed Halbrook our Treasurer at 1767 Wolfe Drive, SM CA. 94402 or drop it off at either his home or at our President’s home on 1603 Wolfe Drive. Better yet bring it to our next homeowner’s meeting on February 9^th. Become a member of your homeowners association, you can volunteer too, and we need your support as well.

Henry Friedlander, 19^th Ave Park Newsletter Editor—We welcome your articles and suggestions.