Poplar/101 Meeting September 8th

Public Works Commission LATEST UPDATE!

Date: September 8, 2010
Time: Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Where? City Hall, Council Chambers, 330 W. 20th Avenue, 94403

Summary of Agenda Item: We will be reviewing the project suggestions discussed and developed at the May 20th workshop. Based upon the project criteria approved by the Commission on July 14th, we will share which of those suggestions we recommend for study.

More Information: Agenda (pdf)Administrative Report (pdf)

Think you Can’t Recycle That Old Thing? Try This

State licensed recycler Universal Waste Management, Inc. is coming to San Mateo for one weekend only.

Specialized in recycling traditionally difficult to recycle items such as E-Waste, clothing & textiles, household appliances, mattresses and much more, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to recycle your unwanted items in the most environmentally friendly way.

Please help us spread the word – post this information in highly visible places in your office, or request a flier from info@unwaste.com to pass out to all your tenants, colleagues, friends, family and associates.

We will never reach California’s “Zero Waste Initiative” without help from the community and people like you.

We would like to thank you in advance for your support and for helping us “UnWaste Your World”.

UnWaste Recycling Event
Bayshore Corporate Center (parking lot)
1720 South Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402
August 28th & 29th – (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) both days
For information: 888.832.9839, http://www.unwaste.com

FREE TO RECYCLE ITEMS
REUSABLE OR NOT-WORKING OR NOT- WE’LL TAKE IT.
CLOTHING, TEXTILES, SHOES, ACCESSORIES AND BOOKS. (REUSABLE OR NOT)

ALL CLOTHES
JACKETS & COATS
JEANS
KNITS
MIXED & LEATHER CLOTHING
SPORTSWEAR AND SUITS
UNDERGARMENTS
SHOES & ACCESSORIES

BOOTS
FOOTWEAR
TENNIS SHOES
HAND BAGS
PURSES
TOTES
ALL TEXTILES
BEDDING & LINENS
TOWELS
CURTAINS & DRAPES
TABLE CLOTHS
PILLOWS
NOTHING MADE OF TEXTILE WILL BE TURNED DOWN!!!
ALL BOOKS
SCHOOL TEXT
HARD COVER
PAPER BACK
MANUALS

LARGE AND SMALL HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS (WORKING OR NOT)

TELEVISIONS (ALL SIZES)
COMPUTER MONITORS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER COMPONENTS
COPY MACHINES
CELL PHONES
CD’S (PLAYERS & DISCS)
CAMERAS
CABLE BOXES
CONSOLE VIDEO GAMES
DVD (PLAYERS & DISCS)
DATA TAPES
FAX MACHINES
GPS SYSTEMS
INTERNET DEVICES
INK CARTRIDGES
KARAOKE MACHINES
KEYBOARDS
LCD TV’S & MONITORS
LAPTOPS
MICE
MP3 PLAYERS
MISCELLANEOUS WIRING
PRINTERS
PHONE MACHINES
PDA’S
RADIOS & BOOM BOXES
RECORD PLAYERS
SCANNERS
SHREDDERS
STEREO EQUIPMENT
SPEAKERS
TELEPHONES
TONER CARTRIDGES
VIDEO GAMES
VHS PLAYERS AND TAPES

SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES (WORKING OR NOT)

BLENDERS
COFFEE MAKERS
FOOD PROCESSORS
ESPRESSO MACHINES
JUICERS
RICE COOKERS
TOASTERS
TOASTER OVENS
VACUUM CLEANER
INDOOR GRILL
LAMPS
CURLING IRONS
ELECTRIC CURLERS
ELECTRIC SHAVERS
ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH
HAIR DRYERS

PAY TO RECYCLE ITEMS
(ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEAN & DRY, WE CAN ACCEPT CASH ONLY AND EXACT CHANGE IS PLEASE)
LARGE APPLIANCES, MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS
(WORKING OR NOT-REUSABLE OR NOT)

$40.00 RECYCLING FEE (PER ITEM)
REFRIGERATORS & LG FREEZERS
DISHWASHERS & STOVES
WASHERS & DRYERS
WATER HEATERS

$20.00 RECYCLING FEE
SMALL REFRIGERATORS
SMALL WINE CHILLERS

$5.00 RECYCLING FEE
MICROWAVE OVENS
$30.00 RECYCLING FEE
TWIN/ SINGLE MATTRESS

$40.00 RECYCLING FEE
FULL/QUEEN MATTRESS

$50.00 RECYCLING FEE
KING/CAL KING MATTRESS

** Mattress prices are listed with box spring or not **
NO BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS, LIGHT TUBES, or LIQUIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY ITEM FOR ANY REASON.
Got MORE Stuff? Office Furniture? Cubicles?
UnWaste also provides Commercial Hauling, Recycling & Waste Diversion Services.
Licensed & Insured, Competitive Pricing, All materials 100% recycled locally, No job TOO BIG. Call for a free estimate. 888.832.9839

Universal Waste Management, Inc. is a State Licensed Recycler of Electronic and Universal Waste. This program is non-tax deductible, Universal Waste Management, Inc. will not be offering receipts for tax purposes for any of the clothing or E-waste collected. All of the items collected will be recycled to the base bulk components or designated for beneficial re-use in our facility at 721 37th Ave. Oakland, CA in direct compliance to standards approved by the D.T.S.C., Cal Recycle, E.P.A. and the State of California. Nothing shipped to landfills or over seas.

For additional information: Call or Visit (888) 832-9839 WWW.UNWASTE.COM

Thanks to Ben And Brigitte Toy for forwarding this

San Mateo City Council Takes on HSR Sept 7th, Sept. 30th Workshop

Hello everyone,

The purpose of this email is to share that the Department of Public Works will be providing an update on High Speed Rail to the City Council on Tuesday, September 7th. (We anticipate sending you another email reminder on Friday, September 3rd after an agenda and administrative report are available online.)

In short, we will update the Council on the potential impacts of new information that is based on progress of any additional engineering work performed by the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) and new information shared at HSRA board meetings (one held in early August and a near future meeting in early September).

If you are unable to attend the Council meeting on September 7th, you can watch it online at www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?nid=193, as all council meetings are televised and streamed onto our Web site.

As previously reported via email updates, we will also have a September 30th workshop at the Main Library. We will provide a similar update to the one that will be covered in the September 7th Council meeting along with information related to any possible new developments. A flyer for the September 30th workshop has been posted at www.cityofsanmateo.org/highspeedrail.

We encourage everyone to share our Web address and the posted community flyer with your neighbors.

Thank you. Please let us know if you have any questions. We can be reached at 650.522.7300.

Department of Public Works
City of San Mateo

COMMUNITY ALERT CITY of SAN MATEO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 4:16:48 PM
Subject: Request

This ‘Press Release / Community Information’ is being sent to you by The Public Information Office of the San Mateo Police Department. We at the SMPD take pride in alerting our community partners about activities and current events relevant to neighborhood incidents.

PRESS RELEASE – COMMUNITY ALERT
CITY of SAN MATEO POLICE DEPARTMENT
200 Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403
http://www.cityofsanmateo.org

Community Assistance Requested – Robbery Investigation

San Mateo, CA – August 9th, 2010 – 7:55 pm – A victim was seriously physically assaulted and robbed in the area of 16th Ave. and Railroad Ave. The suspect in the assault stole cash from the victim, and fled the area in a vehicle. Officers quickly responded, and combed the area for suspects, evidence and witnesses. An independent eyewitness described the suspect in this case as a Polynesian (Pacific Islander) male in his 30s, 5’9 tall and weighing about 190 lbs. The witness saw the suspect leave the scene in the passenger seat of a dark blue or black 80s vintage subcompact Volkswagen, possibly a Rabbit or GTI. The vehicle had a store-bought “For Sale” sign in the window.

Attached is a artist’s sketch of the suspect, based on witness information:

Suspect: Pacific Islander Male – 30s – 5’9 and about 190 lbs. – Black Hair, Brown Eyes

Vehicle: 80s Vintage Volkswagen – Dark Blue or Black in Color – Possibly a Rabbit or GTI – Store-Bought “FOR SALE” sign in the window

SMPD Detectives are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the suspect in this case. Anyone with information is urged to call SMPD at the numbers below:

SMPD Investigations – Det. M. Williams 650-522-7655

SMPD Secret Witness Line – 650-522-7626

Anonymous Tip by Text Message (SMS) 650-262-3473

Anonymous Tip by email sanmateo@tipnow.org

Personal Safety Tips:

Try to avoid walking alone on the street after 9:00 p.m. If you must walk alone at night, use well-lit roads, with as much car traffic as possible, and walk near the curb. At night, avoid vacant lots, and areas with excessive trees and bushes.

When walking to your car at night, have your keys in your hand and be ready to open the door. If you have to walk in the street, walk facing traffic. A person walking with traffic can be followed, forced into a car, and abducted more easily than a person walking against traffic. Wear clothing and shoes that give you freedom of movement, and don’t burden yourself with too many packages or items.
Try to avoid using ATMs late at night. If you must, try to pick an ATM in an attended location, such as a supermarket or mall. At the very least, make sure the ATM is well lit, and be aware of any people “loitering” in the area. Try to avoid going alone.

Don’t carry a purse loosely around your shoulder. Clutch it tightly under your arm or, better yet, avoid carrying a purse and keep a wallet in your pocket instead.

If you are robbed, obey the robber’s instructions. Keeping your cash in a separate money clip or pouch will allow you to hand it over without sacrificing your credit cards, identification, and personal papers. Try to memorize your robber’s physical features, clothing, motor vehicle, and direction of flight. Call the police from the nearest available telephone.

Follow us on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/sanmateopd

Please help us make your neighborhood safer and take a stand against crime. Please report all criminal behavior, join a neighborhood watch program, and help anyone that might fall victim to a crime. If a Neighborhood Watch doesn’t exist on your block, you can start one with help from SMPD. For additional information about the City of San Mateo Neighborhood Watch Program, call Sergeant Dave Norris at (650)522-7626 or visit our web http://www.cityofsanmateo.org

Stakeholder Committee meeting for the North Central Transportation Plan Thursday, August 19th 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, King Center

For anyone new to the topic, the North Central Transportation Plan is an attempt to make public transportation, walking and bicycling more available, accessible and pleasant in North Central. If you’ve ever wished that there was a bench to sit on while waiting at a bus stop, better lighting while walking downtown, or that biking through San Mateo felt safer, you’ll be interested in this plan. — HANCSM Board Member Karen Jensen

Stakeholder Committee meeting for the North Central San Mateo Community-Based Transportation Plan. The meeting
is on Thursday, August 19thfrom6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at the “Fishbowl” Conference Room, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 725 Monte Diablo Ave, San Mateo.

The agenda for the meeting is below
1. Introductions (6:00 PM)
2. Presentation and Discussion: Evaluation of Potential Strategies (6:10 PM)
3. Next Steps and Other Items for Discussion (7:20 PM)

This meeting is one of the most valuable meetings for you to provide input about

the potential strategies that are the most important aspect of the Community
Based Transportation Plan. The next meeting in October will be the last, and the

debut of the Plan.

Please contact me at 650-522-7209 650-522-7209 or reply to this email to RSVP
for the meeting. Since this is a lengthy packet with oversize items, please let
us know if you will be bringing your own copy, so we can reduce paper waste. We
appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to help with this
exciting project.

Thank you in advance for your time,

Darcy Forsell, AICP| Planner| City of San Mateo
-330 W. 20th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 | ( 650.522.7209 650.522.7209
|7 650.522.7201 650.522.7201

Looks like CSHRA is Planning on Aerial Viaduct in North Central

From the Burlingame Voice article

High Cost Rail – Low Cost Aerial for Burlingame

For more than a year now, Peninsula residents have been criticized by the California High Speed Rail Authority for jumping to the conclusion that the cheapest and ugliest alignment would be foisted on our communities. How could we engage in such “fear-mongering?”

Well, it is now confirmed!

In the Federal Funding Application submitted on Friday, August 6th, the Authority requested the following:

“New infrastructure providing four tracks between Brisbane and Redwood junctions is proposed based on the more economical Aerial Structure cross-section as opposed to the Trench solution in some areas such as Burlingame, San Mateo which would be more expensive (see figure 2).”

My only hope is that this new reality wakes up those in our community who believe it will never happen “because the state can’t afford it” or “legislators would never let this happen.” And our neighboring communities who have taken the tactic of wining and dining with the Rail folks as their strategy to get the best result for their community. Guess that didn’t work – huh?

See below for ARRA application with quoted section above, page 4 of 19:
http://cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/images/chsr/20100806183201_Redefined%20San%20Francisco%20-%20San%20Jose%20Design-Build%20Section%20ARRA%20Track%202%20Scope.pdf

HSR to be on Aerial Viaduct or in Open Trench through North Central and Downtown San Mateo

Today the CAHSRA Supplemental Alternatives Analysis Report was published. It carries forward two alternatives for further consideration in North Central and downtown San Mateo:

Option A — an aerial viaduct (kind of like a freeway structure), or
Option B — an open trench that would pass below street intersections

The option of a tunnel or covered trench has been eliminated from consideration. If you click on the High Speed Rail tab above you will find links to the full Supplemental Alternatives Analysis Report and the Executive Summary.

Once CAHSRA settles this issue of “vertical alignment”, whether the trains will run up in the air or down in a trench, they will take on the “horizontal alignment” or where exactly the the trains will run in the sense of east or west.

HSR Elevated through San Mateo? Meeting Thursday, Report due out Friday

From John Horgan’s column in the San Mateo County Times:
“Evidence continues to mount that deep concerns in San Mateo and Burlingame over how a high-speed rail line may be built there are going to be realized.”

Here’s the link to the full column

There’s a Board meeting for CAHSR on Thursday morning with an agenda item (#7) concerning the vertical alignment on the Peninsula (elevated, at grade, trench/tunnel).

Supplemental Alternatives Analysis Report – San Francisco to San Jose
Staff will describe and make recommendations on the alignment, station, and
maintenance facility alternatives in the San Francisco to San Jose section, and the
Board will have an opportunity to provide direction on the alternatives to carry
forward for further study.
*(the Supplemental Alternatives Analysis report will be posted at www.cahisghspeedrail.ca.gov by
the morning of August 5th)

High Speed Rail Meeting at King Center, July 31

Special Weekend Community Workshop: Progress to Date

This HUGE project will bring big changes to our neighborhood and the City of San Mateo.

  • Come and get up to date on what’s happening.
  • Learn how you can express your opinions and concerns so that project planners will listen.

    • Saturday, July 31, 2010
    10am – Noon
    Martin Luther King Community Center
    725 Monte Diablo Avenue
    San Mateo, CA 94401

    More Information: Community Postcard (English, Spanish and Chinese) (pdf)
    Community Flyer (English) (pdf)
    Community Flyer (Spanish) (pdf)
    Community Flyer (Chinese) (pdf)

    This weekend workshop is a summary of information shared during past workshops held at San Mateo’s Main Library on weekday nights. It is being held on a Saturday so that families who are unable to attend workshops on weekday evenings can learn the latest news and voice their thoughts on High Speed Rail.