Dear Mayor, Council members, and City Staff: Thanks for the informative and concise newsletter with links for more info. This is a great way to keep up on the city council agenda and items that affect our city. Keep up the good work, and thank you for your service. Skip Hilton ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: City of Menlo Park Date: Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 7:31 PM Subject: City Council Weekly Digest for Nov 10, 2017 To: Skiphilton_at_(domainremoved) [image: City Council Weekly Digest] http://www.menlopark.org/cmo > November 10, 2017 - This week's stories • New Traffic Signals and Ramps at Willow Road https://maps.google.com/?q=Willow+Road+%26+101&entry=gmail&source=g >& 101 https://maps.google.com/?q=Willow+Road+%26+101&entry=gmail&source=g > • Winter weather preparedness • San Mateo County Flood Park Draft Environmental Impact Report • Raising a reader in the Belle Haven community • Adding a layer of safety to our playgrounds Upcoming events: Nov 11 to Nov 18 http://menlopark.org/calendar.aspx?Keywords=&startDate=11/11/2017&enddate=11/18/2017&CID=34,14,28,29,38,39,40,33,25,32&showPastEvents=false > Entire event calendar http://menlopark.org/calendar.aspx > New Traffic Signals and Ramps at Willow Road & 101 http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=901#item > This past week Caltrans turned on new traffic signals for the intersections of Willow Road https://maps.google.com/?q=Willow+Road+%26+101&entry=gmail&source=g >and the ramps to and from U.S. 101 https://maps.google.com/?q=Willow+Road+%26+101&entry=gmail&source=g >. The layout of the on- and off-ramps also changed with both of the southbound ramps connecting to Willow Road on the south side of the street and both of the northbound ramps connecting to Willow Road on the north side of the street. This marks a major milestone in the interchange project’s process as the contractors move into the next phase of construction...Click to continue http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=901#item > [image: New Traffic Signals and Ramps at Willow Road & 101] http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=901#item > Winter weather preparedness http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=898#item > The City is prepared for the upcoming winter weather. In September, Public Works staff and the San Francisquito Joint Powers Authority walked the length of the San Francisquito Creek. The purpose of the creek walk was to identify items such as downed trees and other large debris in the channel that could obstruct flows and pose a threat to public safety during large winter storm events. This year six downed trees were identified for the Menlo Park tree crew to cut into smaller pieces, this work...Click to continue http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=898#item > [image: Winter weather preparedness] http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=898#item > San Mateo County Flood Park Draft Environmental Impact Report http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=900#item > Representatives from San Mateo County Parks Department presented the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Flood Park Landscape Plan to the City Council at their meeting November 7, 2017. After public comment, Council members provided general feedback on topics that included safe routes to the park, traffic mitigations for emergency access, on-street parking concerns near the park, Bay Road and Ringwood intersection improvements and requests...Click to continue http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=900#item > [image: San Mateo County Flood Park Draft Environmental Impact Report] http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=900#item > Raising a reader in the Belle Haven community http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=899#item > With the collaboration of the City of Menlo Park Library and the Raising A Reader Program, the families at the Belle Haven Child Development Center will receive resources that will help encourage families to develop, practice and maintain a habit of sharing books with their children. Menlo Park Library visits the Center weekly for storytelling to help build imagination in children as well as promote both language development and early literacy skills. To continue motivation and bring in the excitement of books, the Raising A Reader Program supplies...Click to continue http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=899#item > [image: Raising a reader in the Belle Haven community] http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=899#item > Adding a layer of safety to our playgrounds http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=897#item > Public Works maintenance staff routinely inspect the City’s playgrounds for safety compliance. One of the features that requires regular maintenance is the depth of woodchips beneath the playground. The woodchips are used as a groundcover below play equipment to absorb shock and prevent potential injury from falls. The woodchips are 100 percent virgin wood designed specifically for playgrounds and meet the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials...Click to continue http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=897#item > [image: Adding a layer of safety to our playgrounds] http://menlopark.org/Blog.aspx?IID=897#item > Stay informed! Did you know that you can subscribe to updates on anything from meeting agendas to community events (and more!) from the City's website? Visit the Notify Me http://www.menlopark.org/notifyme > page and select the topics that interest you! [image: Facebook Share] Share on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://goo.gl/pT4ukw > [image: Twitter Share] Share on Twitter http://twitter.com/share?url=https://goo.gl/pT4ukw > [image: Email Share] Share via Email https://goo.gl/pT4ukw > Copyright 2017 City of Menlo Park. All Rights Reserved. 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 https://maps.google.com/?q=701+Laurel+St.,+Menlo+Park,+CA+94025&entry=gmail&source=g > If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, you may Unsubscribe http://www.menlopark.org/list.aspx >. Powered by[image: CivicSend - A product of CivicPlus] Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser https://goo.gl/pT4ukw >. -- Skip Hilton skiphilton_at_(domainremoved)650-799-1992 Received on Sun Nov 12 2017 - 14:51:44 PST
