City Council Votes to Approve Boat Rental
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ph 650-574-5952 fax 650-240-3870 Foster City’s Oldest Local Weekly Newspaper email: [email protected] Published every Wednesday for 40 years August 21, 2013 City Council Votes to Approve Boat COUNCIL CORNER Rental and to Support Bowditch Plan Bay Area – Part 2 Bond Measure This article is the follow on to coverage of the “Plan Bay Area.” City Council Approves by Councilmember Art Kiesel Contract With Edgewater n the Draft Environmental Impact Marine to Rent Boats on Report (EIR), there is a section on the Lagoon IGlobal Climate Change. It is noted that Parks and Recreation Director, we can experience “sea level rise and Kevin Miller, appeared increased storm surge during the latter before the City Council and half of the 20th century.” recommended that the Council It goes on to state that there are pass a resolution approving a projections of a sea level rise of seven contract with Edgewater LLC to 23 inches by the end of the century. to rent electric boats on the I have listened to presentations and one Lagoon. The resolution would in particular from the Bay Conservation allow Edgewater to exclusively and Development Commission (BCDC) but the increased housing as well? operate a concession which suggesting that we should prepare for a The water life cycle starts with snow in the provides a non-captained sea level rise of 4 feet by the end of this winter months landing on the mountain electric boat rental program century. The San Francisco Bay has 1,000 tops. It then melts slowly during the spring on the Foster City lagoon. They miles of shoreline and it would be a very and the runoff is captured in dammed will be allowed to park up to costly task to construct levies along the valleys and reservoirs for later use. We three boats at Leo Ryan Park shoreline of the entire Bay. I have been have essentially used the snowpack near the Bocci Ball Courts. unable to locate where in the Plan any as mother-nature’s reservoir. There has Miller explained that this mitigation or the cost of constructing such been a segment of our population that location was chosen so that a large system is addressed. would rather see the elimination of the views from the Rec Center There is also a very small section in the dams in favor of the restoration of Open and the Lagoon Room will EIR that addresses water supply. The EIR Space. However, with global warming not be blocked by the rental notes, “Changes in local rainfall, salt approaching, precipitation levels should boats. The location where water intrusion, sea water flooding the continue but in the form of rain, not snow. the boats will be parked is delta, and a reduced Sierra snowpack can Snow will fall only at the higher elevations pictured here. There would be The rental location will utilize the existing cleats for up to 3 vessels all threaten the Bay Area’s water supply.” and with warmer temperatures, the snow no permanent facility as the next to the aluminum seawall and artificial turf between the central The Plan has projections for San Mateo melt will happen sooner and faster. With rental boats would be brought door and the eastern door on the water side of the recreation County for over 100,000 new jobs which more water to capture and store in a on site each day. There will center. No tie-ups in front of the lagoon room windows (concrete will require about 58,000 additional shorter period of time, where will we store be many safety procedures seawall) housing units. Where will the water come the water until we are ready to use it? that Edgewater will need to Up to three boats may be moored waiting for renter. from to supply not only existing housing concluded on page 3 concluded on page 2 Back to School Information For Bowditch Middle School Maze Day is Set for This Week in a confused environment. But thanks 7th Graders need to go Thursday, August Immunizations to the work of the PTA and Bowditch’s 22, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm; and AZE DAY is the day that parents All 7th and 8th graders need to have TDAP administrative personnel, the process has need to turn in completed forms 8th Graders need to go Thursday, August vaccinations before they start school. become much improved over the years. for students entering or returning 22, from 12:00 am - 2:00 pm M Parents need to visit the school’s website First Day of School Information to Bowditch. Parents and students can If you forget to turn in your forms, your also get prepared for the coming school and download the needed forms and turn The first day of school for Bowditch is student can turn them in on the first day year. Students will have their picture them in on Maze Day. Actually, there Wednesday, August 28th. This will be a of school. Please remember that many taken for their school IDs and you are now two Maze Days and here is the full day of school and it will run from 8:25 of the people staffing MAZE DAY are PTA can purchase locks, agendas, and PE schedule: am to 3:00 pm. The normal, Wednesday members and other parents, so please uniforms. We’re betting that the name 6th Graders need to go on Wednesday, minimum day schedule will start the be patient and remember that they are Maze Day is because the experience was August 21 (Today!!), from 9:00 am - 12:00 volunteers. akin to a mouse running through a maze pm concluded on page 2 NEWS & EVENTS New Bus Information For the New School Year Limited Bus Service Available From the San Mateo High School District or the 2013-2014 School Year, School information, CLICK HERE or contact about 4.5 percent. Some routes that serve service to San Francisco only offered bus service is available to and from Student Services (650) 312-7341. GET schools will be renumbered to make the on weekdays during the peak-hour/ FAragon, Hillsdale and San Mateo ON THE BUS! system less confusing. Other than the peak-direction. High Schools from the Foster City area route number, the service will remain the SAMTRANS Announces Route Route 17 will serve Pacifica seven days a only. School bus service is also available to same. Information on which routes serve Changes That Will Impact Students week. Route 120 will run more frequently and from Peninsula High School from San schools throughout the county is available For The New School Year on Sunday. Route 140 will be extended to Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, Millbrae at www.samtrans.com/schools. and San Bruno. If your student has an IEP Following adoption of the SamTrans serve the airport’s free Airtran stop. For a summary of all August route changes, through Special Education he or she may Service Plan in May 2013, SamTrans Route 359 will be discontinued including the new route numbers go to the be eligible for transportation at no charge staff immediately began to work on following webpage: Route 281 will operate every 15 minutes through that program. Please contact the implementing the changes. To ensure on weekdays; service will be removed Special Education Department at (650) customers can benefit as soon as possible, http://www.samtrans.com/Assets/ from some areas. Route 296 will run every 558-2260 to confirm your students Special some changes are occurring now in August SamTrans/SCHEDULESand 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 Education transportation. 2013, with the balance of the changes For a complete timetable list of all August minutes on Saturday. Parents who choose to have their students taking place in January 2014. route changes, including the new route Some of the routing changes may require travel to and/or from school on a school Information about the changes will be numbers, go to http://www.samtrans.com/ customers to take alternate routes or bus must purchase a School Bus Sticker, provided with written material onboard schedulesandmaps/timetables.html transit, such as BART or Muni. To assist which is good for the whole 13/14 buses and through announcements on the Changes effective on Jan. 26, 2014 with planning your trip and finding school year and needs to be attached to bus using the public address and electronic alternatives, call our SamTrans Customer the student’s school ID card in order to message systems. Another good source of The changes taking place in January 2014 Service Center at 1-800-660-4287 (TTY be valid, or a Monthly School Bus Pass. information is through the SAMTRANS represent a wide range of adjustments to only 650-508-6448). For more information on the School Bus Facebook and Twitter accounts. the rest of the SamTrans system. These Stickers and Monthly School Bus Passes, include increasing how often a bus runs For Students Biking or Walking to Changes That Took Effect on Aug. 11, and for application forms, please see on some routes and realigning routes on a School below. 2013 few routes to servicing the college of San If you are biking or walking to Bowditch, Routes 390 and 391 will be replaced Mateo from the Coastside and introducing For School Bus Sticker and Monthly School the School District’s map should provides by Route ECR, which will run every 15 two alternative service pilot projects. A Bus Pass information, please call Pam you with routes that you can safely take minutes between the Palo Alto Transit few changes to note are: Chavez at (650) 558- 2204.