North Central Neighborhood

Free Flu Shots at King Center

San Mateo County Public Health Nurses will give the flu vaccine on: / Las enfermeras de Salud Publica del Condado de San mateo ofreceran vacunas contra la influenza en:

Thursday, November 8th from 4:00PM-6:30PM

Thursday, December 13th from 4:00PM-6:30PM

Martin Luther King Community Center

725 Mone Diablo Ave, San Mateo

Anyone 6 months of age or older can get the flu vaccine. / Toda persona mayor de 6 meses de edad puede vacunarse.

No appointment required / Cita no es necesaria
No identification required / No se necesita identificacion
No fee required / No habra costo
No insurance required/No necesita aseguranza

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What are the most important needs in our North Central community?

Each year the City of San Mateo prepares an Action Plan that tells HUD what projects are important to the San Mateo community and how we plan to spend the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. As part of that process, the Community Relations Commission would like to hear from you about what you think are the most important needs in your community. The workshop will be held:

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 7:00pm
San Mateo City Hall Conference Room C
330 W 20th Ave. San Mateo, CA 94403

For more information, please call the Housing Division at 522-7229. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations for this meeting should notify Scott Prowse at 522-7229, or sprowse@cityofsanmateo.org a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Download and share the flyer: 2018-10-25 Needs Assessment Notice

Love North Central – Delaware Block Party Cleanup POSTPONED to Saturday, Jan. 12th!

Delaware Block Party Cleanup
Saturday, January 12th from 9 am to 11 am
@ ACE/HASSETT Hardware
545 First Ave, San Mateo

Join the block party cleanup along N. Delaware, Tilton, Cypress, 1st Ave, 2nd Ave, and Fremont.

We’ll pick up litter, clean the sidewalks, and plant a new garden together. Kids welcome!

Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your own gardening tools. Gloves, trash bags, and safety vests provided. Ice-cream and prizes for volunteers! Pre-register Online

Community Meeting on New Affordable Housing Development

In April 2018, the City of San Mateo selected MidPen Housing to redevelop two adjacent lots at 480 E. 4th Avenue and 400 E. 5th Avenue – the parking lots off 4th and 5th between Railroad and Claremont. Screen Shot 2018-10-27 at 7.26.40 AM

MidPen proposes building 164 affordable rental homes for families on one lot and a 699-stall parking garage on the other. The proposed development will provide affordable homes in a downtown setting and a garage that will more than double existing public parking on the current lots. The proposed development also includes a community-serving space on the ground floor of the parking garage.

Please stop by our Open House to learn more about our proposal!

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Stop by anytime from 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Oak Room, San Mateo Main Library
55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo

Light refreshments available | Children welcome | No RSVP required

Please download and share the flyers in English and Spanish:
DTSM_OpenHouse_Promo Flyer_ENGLISH
DTSM_OpenHouse_Promo Flyer_SPANISH

What do you like and dislike about San Mateo? What’s your vision of San Mateo in 2040?

On October 25th Julia Klein, Principal Planner, gave a presentation at our HANCSM General Meeting about the General Plan process. She invited everyone to participate and share your input about the things you like about San Mateo, the things you wish to change, and your vision of the City’s future.

Visit StriveSanMateo.org to take an online survey (and upload photos), view the calendar and meeting materials.

Everyone is invited to attend one of the upcoming Community Workshops on Saturday, November 3rd. There is a morning and afternoon session with childcare provided.

MORNING SESSION
Nov. 3rd, 2018 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Sign-up begins at 9:30 am)
Central Park Recreation Center
50 E 5th Avenue, San Mateo

AFTERNOON SESSION
Nov. 3rd, 2018 from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm (Sign-up begins at 2:00 pm.)
Hillsdale High School Cafeteria
3115 Del Monte Street, San Mateo

Download the complete presentation: GP 2019_10_25 HANCSM Meeting

King Park Improvement Project Community Meeting

San Mateo Parks and Recreation Department is holding a Neighborhood Meeting on Monday, October 22, 2018, from 7 – 8 PM at King Center, for the proposed King Park Improvement Project.

The proposed Scope of Work includes: replacement of the athletic field with synthetic turf, maintaining a perimeter of natural grass for tree protection; replacement and/or repair of the athletic field fence; re-development of the park area between the field and center, including realigning the pathway; moving the picnic area to the west, adjacent to the restroom to provide more consolidated informal natural grass; upgrades to the outdoor basketball court; new tables and a low fence along Eldorado Street; and security lighting upgrades.

Because of the amount of grading required, a Site Development Planning Application must be approved by the Planning Commission; thus the requirement to hold a neighborhood meeting. Project contact is Paul Council, 650-522-7263, or pcouncil@cityofsanmateo.org.

Love North Central Wins Outstanding Volunteer Award! Celebrate with us 7 PM Monday at City Hall!

Dear HANCSM community:

I’m pleased to announce that your HANCSM Board was selected by the City of San Mateo as one of this year’s “Outstanding Volunteer Honorees” in 2018 for the Love North Central campaign and cleanup event! Screen Shot 2018-06-13 at 5.59.47 PM

Of course, while the Board got these efforts started, it wouldn’t have been Outstanding without hundreds of neighbors like you who came to the cleanup; you who adopt drains and call city lines to mitigate dumping and graffiti in our neighborhood; you who go above and beyond to Love North Central! Thank you!

Bennito Angeles (HANCSM Board member) and his wife, Francis, will accept this honor on our behalf during a brief ceremonial item at the beginning of tomorrow night’s City Council meeting (7 p.m. SHARP on Monday, October 15, in the Council Chambers of City Hall (330 W 20th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403). This meeting is open to the public: if you’re available, please feel free to come in your Love North Central T-shirt and show support! Bennito and Francis will take a photo with the award and all neighbors outside the Council Chambers immediately following the ceremonial, to commemorate the occasion.

If you can’t make it tomorrow night, please be sure to join us for our upcoming Fall General meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 25 at King Center. We’ll bring the award there for all to see and enjoy!

Congratulations and Thank You, North Central, for being Outstanding Volunteers in our neighborhood and city!

Cordially,

Adam Loraine

Secretary

Vote Yes on Measure V!

This November San Mateo and Foster City voters have a chance to support our public school teachers and students by voting YES on Measure V, which will give our school district a reliable source of revenue to attract and retain teachers and secure STEM, music and art programs in our local elementary and middle schools.

Measure V is a parcel tax that would replace one that expired in 2017 and senior citizens can be exempted. Our district receives less per pupil then most of the districts in our county. We are 14th out of 17 in per student funding for elementary districts in San Mateo County. If Measure V fails there will be significant cuts to staff and programs that will disproportionately affect families and students in North Central.

On Thursday, September 27th, the HANCSM board voted to endorse Measure V which passed by majority vote (9-Yes, 2-No, 1-Abstain). We believe that investing in public education benefits the entire community and we want to be on the right side of history by supporting Measure V.

Visit YesOnMeasureV.com to get involved!
Seniors can be exempted from this parcel tax.
Measure V funds CANNOT be used to pay for administrators’ salaries, benefits, or pensions.

The HANCSM board is comprised of 11 North Central residents who are actively involved in the community and City. The HANCSM board’s endorsement is not a representation of the views of our entire North Central neighborhood or of the HANCSM members.

HANCSM Board Nominations – Volunteer Opportunity

Dear HANCSM members:

As noted in our bylaws, our upcoming Fall General Meeting (6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 25, at King Center) allows for the nomination and election of new members to the HANCSM Board (click here to meet your 2018 Board!)

If you’d like to help plan future general meetings and other projects, such as the Love North Central campaign–or if you know someone in the neighborhood who would–please plan to have candidates attend out next general meeting!

Our Board can have up to 15 members, and it currently has 12, so there are opportunities for multiple interested people to join. Each candidate will have a moment at the General Meeting to introduce themselves to those in attendance, explaining why they’d be a good fit for the Board. Then all present members can vote, and those who receive the most votes will win!

One must be a paid member to be considered for the Board, but annual dues are $10, and interested non-members can pay and register at the General Meeting to be considered.

The Board generally meets once a month on months without a quarterly general meeting (usually 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on fourth Thursdays at King Center). The next Board meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 29 (at King Center), and no meeting will occur in December; meetings will resume in January 2019. Board members are elected to terms of 2 years, and regular attendance of Board meetings is expected. We welcome new faces to join the HANCSM leadership team!

HANCSM Fall General Meeting Thurs. October 25th

Come meet your neighbors and enjoy some light refreshments (también hablamos español) – all are welcome to join our HANCSM General Meeting!

Thursday, October 25, 2018
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
725 Monte Diablo Avenue

Agenda:

Welcome & Intro (6:30p-6:40p)
Police Report, San Mateo Police Department (6:40p-6:55p)
General Plan Update, Planning Department (6:55p-7:40p)
Sustainable Streets Project, Public Works (7:40p-8:00p)
Neighborhood Watch, City Manager’s Office (8:00p-8:20p)
HANCSM Board Nominations & Elections (8:20p-8:30p)