Mar. 10, 2017 - This week's stories

• Residents invited to apply for commission vacancies
• 12- Month lease ordinance in effect
• New homework time routine at Belle Haven After School Program
• Water supply restored back to Hetchy Hetchy
• Installation of trash capture devices to protect San Francisco Bay
• Menlo Swim and Sport continues to provide premium level programming

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Mar. 11 to Mar. 18
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Residents invited to apply for commission vacancies

Serving on a City of Menlo Park commission or committee is one way members of the public can volunteer and get involved with their local government. Recruitment for commission terms expiring this April is already underway. In the past year, commissions have played an instrumental role in providing feedback on important City projects such as the General Plan Update, Facebook Campus Expansion and more...Click to continue

Additional San Francisquito Creek flood protection project meeting set for Feb. 1

12- Month lease ordinance in effect

Menlo Park's 12- Month lease ordinance took effect this past Monday, March 6, 2017. City Council unanimously approved the 12-month lease ordinance (Ordinance 1023, Title 8, Chapter 53), Nov. 9, in efforts to minimize displacement and foster stability for landlord and tenant relationships. The ordinance provides current and prospective tenants a one-year lease option for multifamily rental properties of four or more units. By April 5, 2017, tenants must be offered...Click to continue

Water supply restored back to Hetchy Hetchy

In late-December 2016, the Menlo Park Municipal Water Department (MPMWD) wholesaler, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), temporarily changed the source of our typical water supply from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and began delivering water from local surface reservoirs along the Peninsula. This was necessary to accommodate inspections and repairs of the Mountain Tunnel pipeline that delivers water from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The Mountain Tunnel...Click to continue

New homework time routine at Belle Haven After School Program

Belle Haven After School Program is dedicated to providing greater academic support to our children, therefore the program has reinvented homework time by daily tracking each student's homework, in addition to individual assistance, Belle Haven's staff establishes a record not only for parents (to keep their children accountable) but also as mode of keeping familiar each student's current academic focus...Click to continue

Installation of trash capture devices to protect San Francisco Bay

Trash found on streets can be a problem in some areas of the City. During rain events, trash found on surface streets flows into the City’s storm drains causing potential blockages in the pipes. Consisting mostly of plastic, the trash flows in the storm pipes eventually draining into San Francisco Bay. As part of the State’s trash reduction requirements and stormwater program, the City completed the installation of...Click to continue

Menlo Swim and Sport continues to provide premium level sports and aquatic programming

Menlo Swim and Sport continues to provide premium programming

enlo Swim & Sport presented their annual report to the Parks & Recreation Commission during their February meeting. It is estimated that there are more than 488,000 visits to the Burgess Pool facility and 16,000 visits to the Belle Haven Pool facility on an annual basis. In 2016, Menlo Swim and Sport maintained its program and recreation based volume numbers at Burgess with a slight reduction in program participation...Click to continue

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