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City Hall Office Closed Monday, October 11, 2021•• Police and Fire emergency services will be fully operational. For emergencies, call 9-1-1.|•• For non-emergency Police matters, please call (650) 595-7400. |
City Council/Commission/Committee Meetings |
October 12, 2021, 4 p.m. Economic Recovery Task Force Meeting [agenda] October 12, 2021, 7 p.m. City Council Meeting [agenda] |
Events |
October 9, 2021 Belmont Waterdog Run [register] October 23, 2021 Document Shredding [details] November 11, 2021 Veteran's Memorial Event [details to follow] Visit the City Calendar for all upcoming events |
Public Safety |
On Saturday, 10/9, runners will be participating in the annual Belmont Waterdog Run. This year, the race will begin and end at Twin Pines Park. The run will begin at 7:15a and end prior to 11:00a. There may be some minor traffic delays, however; all major thoroughfares will remain open to vehicle traffic. This is a wonderful community event and BPD will have a strong presence to assist the runners and motorists alike. If you experience any issues during the race, call BPD at 650.595.7400. |
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| Pink Patch During the month of October, the Belmont Police Department is participating in the Pink Patch Project to raise awareness on the impact of Brest Cancer #pinkpatchproject began in 2013 and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Breast Cancer research and awareness. We are proud to support this worthy cause! |
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Fiscal and Organizational Sustainability |
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Economic Recovery Task Force The first Economic Recovery Task Force meeting is scheduled for Tuesday October 12, 2021 from 4:00-5:30 PM. The public may view the full meeting schedule and planned topics here and join the live meeting here. For any questions, please email EconDev@belmont.gov. |
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Creating a More Affordable Future Webinar and Discussion Series Starts October 13th Why are our housing prices so high, and what can we do about it? How can we create more affordable housing and great places to live? Each San Mateo County community is currently updating its Housing Element – a housing plan that is part of every jurisdiction’s General Plan. Join fellow community members for a four-part webinar and discussion series, brought to you by Let’s Talk Housing San Mateo County and Home for All, to learn about our housing issues so you can help plan for a shared future that is better for everyone. Wednesdays at 6 pm:
Each webinar will include a discussion with panelists followed by answering your questions. Panelists include (will add panelists later): This series will be in English with Spanish and Chinese interpretation. This webinar and discussion series is brought to you Let’s Talk Housing San Mateo County and Home for All. To register and learn more, visit: letstalkhousing.org/events |
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Quality of Life |
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Focus groups (virtual) about draft recommendations for the City’s currently undeveloped parks, Hidden Canyon Park and Ralston Ranch Park, are happening on October 18 and October 20, respectively. Please go to BelmontProsPlan.com to register for these focus groups, to learn more information about the input and evolution of the draft park improvement recommendations and next steps, and to provide feedback on these recommendations. Please note: these recommendations are not intended to be final designs. The layout, look and feel of any park improvements will be finalized following community outreach and engagement. A project update will be presented to the Parks & Recreation Commission on November 3. |
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Thank you to everyone that joined us this past Friday for a Movie In the Park night full of Halloween fun, making it one of the best turnouts we’ve seen! From watching The Nightmare before Christmas to taking photos at the Halloween-themed photo booth, we’re feeling ready for the spooky season! Shoutout to all our event and raffle sponsors for making this event so enjoyable for the Belmont community. We look forward to hosting more Movies in the Park in 2022! |
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Farm Animals Petting Zoo On October 1st the Belmont Community Learning Center had Little Explorers Petting Zoo on site for the children. Thank you to our Parent-Teacher Organization for sponsoring this fun enrichment activity! |
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Belmont Restaurant is First to be Foodware Aware Peacock’s Koriander Restaurant steps up as the first Belmont business to lead the way on early compliance and reducing foodware waste. Peacock’s Koriander will start working on changing their current plastic containers to biodegradable from the new year 2022 Background - In November 2020, the City of Belmont adopted the Foodservice Ware Ordinance, the intent serving to reduce the environmental impacts related to one-time use food service ware provided by food facilities, and to promote the use of reusable and compostable items. Implementation and enforcement of the Ordinance will start in March 2022. In an effort to assist food establishments in shifting over prior to implementation of the ordinance, the City is working in conjunction with the County of San Mateo’s Office of Sustainability in their “Foodware Aware” Program. The City reached out to Belmont food establishments and the Peacock Koriander restaurant owner/operator was the first responder and took the pledge to be Foodware Aware. Additionally, the restaurant will start working on changing over from plastic containers to biodegradable products for the upcoming 2022 new year; their restaurant will be highlighted on the City’s Environmental Sustainability webpage. Are you a Belmont food establishment and want to join others in this environmentally sustainable program? Take the Pledge and have your business highlighted as a Foodware Aware business. For more information, contact Diane Lynn at 650-595-7417 or dlynn@belmont.gov |
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Parks Program CalendarHalloween Fun in October Home Decorating Contest Submission Deadline: October 17 Spooktacular Drive Thru October 28, 4pm Virtual Costume & Pumpkin Contests Submission Deadline by Oct 27 Spooky Stories Night October 27 |
Community Partners |
Flu Shot Clinic A free Flu Shot Clinic for people aged 60 and up will take place on Wednesday, October 20, between 10am – 12:30pm, outside the Twin Pines Senior & Community Center. Participants must sign up in advance to receive their shot. Call (650) 595-7444 to sign up. |
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101 Express Lanes Project A scheduled ramp closure in the City of Belmont this coming weekend. Details on this project found at https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-san-mateo-101-express-lane-project |
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