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Email from City of San Mateo Check out the latest from the City of San Mateo In today's edition: Minimum Wage Now $17.95 Public Hearing: General Plan 2040 Land Use Map Amendments Second Community Workshop on Tenant Protections and Anti-Displacement Spring 2025 Activity Guide is LIVE! Keeping our Storm Drains Clean this Winter California’s New Daylighting Law (AB 413) Now in Effect City Council Meeting Preview City Council Ceremonial Recognitions for Jan. 13, 2025 Going To Extremes: A Travel Journalist’s Tour Of The Globe’s Most Adventurous Outposts Reverón Piano Trio Lunar New Year in Downtown San Mateo Need Parking? Try the Kiku Garage! City Manager's Office Minimum Wage Now $17.95 As of Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage in San Mateo is now $17.95 per hour for all employees working in the City of San Mateo. This adjustment reflects the City's commitment to maintaining social and economic diversity and supporting workers. For more details, please visit the City webpage below. Learn More Community Development Updates Public Hearing: General Plan 2040 Land Use Map Amendments The Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers (330 W. 20th Ave.) to discuss the Strive San Mateo General Plan 2040 Land Use Map Amendments. Those who'd like to participate remotely can learn more at www.cityofsanmateo.org/publicmeetings. Strive San Mateo General Plan 20240 Land Use Map Amendments During the General Plan adoption hearings and its subsequent implementation, the City Council, staff, and individual landowners identified 13 sites across the city where the General Plan 2040 land use designations were either inconsistent with the existing and/or surrounding land uses, or required revision to reflect City Council direction. To address these inconsistencies and fully align with the General Plan's vision, the City is proposing land use designation amendments at these specified locations. Please visit www.cityofsanmateo.org/whatshappening for exact locations. A General Plan Interim Implementation Procedures Memo will also be published and made available at the meeting. This memo will provide information on how the land use designations will be applied until the City's Zoning Code (Title 27) has updated to be fully consistent with General Plan 2040. Second Community Workshop on Tenant Protections and Anti-Displacement On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 the City will be holding a second community workshop on tenant protections and anti-displacement policies. This workshop will be hosted by the Community Relations Commission (CRC) at their regular meeting at 7pm in City Council Chambers (and virtually on Zoom). This session will take place in the same format as our previous CRC meeting held on November 20, 2024. If you missed the previous CRC meeting on November 20th, you may access a recording of the meeting HERE. This is another opportunity for anyone to participate and provide their feedback on the most pressing housing issues in San Mateo. Staff will also provide a brief overview of the preliminary feedback received from the first community workshop and from preliminary meetings with staff of local legal aid organizations and tenant and landlord advocacy organizations. Spanish interpretation services will be available at this meeting (in-person and online). Please RSVP to housing@cityofsanmateo.org to receive a reminder and a Zoom link, for those participating remotely. An agenda and instructions on how to join the virtual meeting will also be posted in the City’s Public Meeting Portal the week before the meeting. For questions regarding the workshop details, contact us at jemora@cityofsanmateo.org. Public Meeting Portal Parks and Recreation News Spring 2025 Activity Guide is LIVE! The Parks and Recreation Department is excited to bring our Spring 2025 course offerings. We’re sure you will find something fun for everyone in the family, from spring break camps and arts and crafts, to dance, fitness and more! Mark your calendars now; registration starts on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for residents and Thursday, Feb. 13 for non-residents. Check out the full Activity Guide here. Get the Guide Public Works Progress Keeping our Storm Drains Clean this Winter Field maintenance crews have been working behind the scenes this winter to clean storm drain inlets and trash racks during wet weather. When the vacuum truck arrives at a storm drain, they start by removing debris like leaves, trash, and branches on top of and around the storm drain inlets. After clearing the area, they lift the inlet’s heavy cover to access the basin. The crew then uses the vacuum truck’s hose to remove any debris or muck blocking the drainpipe. For tougher debris, water jets help loosen everything before the vacuum sucks it all up. This process ensures rainwater can flow freely and prevents flooding, while also preventing debris from being sent downstream which could cause other blockages. During a rain event, the crew cleans an average of 50 catch basins and 45 trash racks citywide. Even more work is done as preventative maintenance to the storm system prior to a rain event. It's a tough job, but it keeps the community safe and flood-free. What You Can Do to Help Taking care of storm drains is something we can all contribute to. By participating in the Adopt-A-Drain program, you can help prevent blockages caused by leaves, trash, and debris. Keeping the area around your storm drain clean allows rainwater to flow freely, reducing the risk of flooding and protecting your neighborhood from drainage issues. Join the effort below! Adopt a Drain Here California’s New Daylighting Law (AB 413) Now in Effect As of Jan. 1, 2025, it's the law to keep at least 20 feet (or one large car length) between a marked or unmarked crosswalk and your vehicle! California Assembly Bill 413, also known as the Daylighting Law, prohibits stopping or parking a car within 20 feet of the vehicle approach of any painted or unpainted crosswalk, or 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present. This new state law helps increase visibility for all road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians entering the crosswalk and drivers approaching the crosswalk. New red curb markings will be installed in a phased approach in areas with high pedestrian-activity, commercial uses, schools, and parks, as well as high priority intersections identified in the adopted Local Road Safety Plan to be consistent with the new law. Street parking will be removed for new red curb markings where there is street parking next to the crosswalk. A 45-day grace period started on Jan. 1, 2025, and warnings have started to be issued for AB 413-related violations. This allows time to adjust to this new State law. For more information on AB 413, visit www.cityofsanmateo.org/DaylightingLaw. Learn More Here City Clerk's Office City Council Meeting Preview The following items will be discussed by the San Mateo City Council on Jan. 13, 2025: Third Avenue and South Norfolk Street Intersection Modification Project — Appropriation, Budget Transfers, and Agreement The Council will consider a resolution appropriating Measure A funds and budget transfers to the Community Development Block Grant Projects project budget in the Capital Project Fund, and approval of an agreement with Liffey Electric, Inc. for construction of the 3rd Avenue and South Norfolk Street Intersection Modification Project. The purpose of this project is to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and access around the intersection in the Shoreview and North Shoreview neighborhoods. Solid Waste 2025 Rate Setting and Proposition 218 Notification —Approval Council will provide direction on proposed increases to residential and commercial solid waste rates and commercial organics collection rates, and authorize staff to mail a Proposition 218 Notification to all property taxpayers proposing a not-to-exceed increase in solid waste, recycling, and compost collection rates for 2025. New Construction Reach Codes for the 2022 Code Cycle — Ordinance Introduction Staff will introduce an Ordinance for Council to consider amending the San Mateo Municipal Code Chapter 23.24 "Energy Code" and Chapter 23.70 "Green Building Code" to require enhanced energy performance for new construction, repeal unenforceable measures of the City's current reach codes, and make a minor edit to the City's electric-readiness requirements. City Council Appointments to External Agencies and Liaison Roles — Approval Council will review and provide direction on the 2025 appointments to external agencies, organizations, and liaison roles, and consider and approve the final appointments and liaisons list. Want to Learn More? The full City Council Agenda and Packet can be viewed on the City's Public Meeting Portal. Public Meeting Portal City Council Ceremonial Recognitions for Jan. 13, 2025 Holiday Decorating Award for Small Business – Presentation The City Council will recognize the prize-winning small businesses who participated in the Holiday Decorating competition. Commendatory Resolutions – Carolyn Shavel, Angela Sakkos, and Mike Allen The City Council will recognize three Parks and Recreation staff members who will be leaving the city. Each honoree has served the City for over 30 years! Join us in congratulating and thanking them for their dedication and service to our community. Library News & Events Going To Extremes: A Travel Journalist’s Tour Of The Globe’s Most Adventurous Outposts Tuesday, Jan. 14 | 6-7 p.m. | Virtual via Zoom Author and journalist Peter Mandel discusses and show slides of his most extreme travel experiences, such as surviving a coup in Ecuador, visiting a 'city' of penguins at the South Pole, fishing for piranha on Brazil's Rio Negro, sailing on an arctic icebreaker, kayaking to the Statue of Liberty, and more! Find out how travel turns to prose in today's magazines and newspapers. Registration is required for this Zoom event. Register Here Reverón Piano Trio Saturday, Jan. 11 | 3-4 p.m. | Main Library, 1st Floor, Oak Room Join us for a Musical Conversation with the Reverón Piano Trio presented by Music at Kohl Mansion and the San Mateo Public Library. The Trio consists of Simon Gollo (violin), Horacio Contreras (cello) and Ana Maria Otamendi (piano), and introduces audiences to underrepresented music from Latin America, alongside contemporary and standard repertoire. The afternoon will include selections from works by Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Astor Piazzola (Argentina), Gabriela Lena Frank (Peru/USA), and Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela). Learn More Community News & Events Lunar New Year in Downtown San Mateo Celebrate Lunar New Year on Saturday, Jan. 25 in downtown San Mateo from noon to 2 p.m.! This family-friendly event on B Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave) will showcase a Lion Dance performance from Lion Dance Me at noon, plus community booths with activities, red envelopes and give-aways for kids from noon to 2 p.m. Learn more about this and other downtown events by clicking the button below. See More Downtown Events Need Parking? Try the Kiku Garage! Visting downtown San Mateo during a busy time and can't find parking? The new Kiku Garage, located at 400 E. Fifth Avenue (Fifth and S. Claremont) has 526 spaces! Enjoy FREE parking on Sundays, City-designated holidays, and after 6 p.m. daily. Plus, support sustainability with 27 electric vehicle chargers. Monthly permits available starting at $65, with low-income permits at $40 for eligible individuals. Check out our Downtown Parking Facilities page and map, including costs! Visit the Parking Page   Follow us on social media & stay engaged Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email City of San Mateo | 330 West 20th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94403 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice