San Mateo City Council Goal Setting Session - Feb. 15

On February 15, 2012 at 5:30 PM at the Senior Center at 2645 Alameda De Las Pulgas, the San Mateo City Council will meet to set the goals and priorities for the  upcoming legislative year for the City of San Mateo. 

Over the past year, I have worked tirelessly to meet with as many of you as possible  to listen to your ideas about how we can improve our City for everyone.  In the  Fall, I hosted two successful "City Council UNPLUGGED" meetings at the main  library, where Councilmembers, City staff, and the public met informally to  discuss the future of our City.

Being  a Councilmember means listening to all of you and  turning your ideas in comprehensive legislation that can move our City forward. 
Based  on my discussions with residents from all corners of the City, I plan to ask the  City Council and City Staff to focus on the following areas in the coming year: 

DOWNTOWN  PARKING:  A review of our downtown parking  inventory, with emphasis on it's the impact on residential neighborhoods in the  area and the ability of senior to park, eat and shop in our Downtown.  

LEAFBLOWERS:  A review of our  current leaf blower ordinance, with a focus on noise and emissions  pollution.

SINGLE-USE BAGS &  CONTAINERS:  Support for a ban on single-use bags and containers that  make sense to local small-business owners. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:  Creation  of a comprehensive plan for economic development throughout our City, with an  emphasis on drawing retail, technology, and performing arts businesses to our  Downtown.

If  you have already been part of our discussions, THANK YOU for your participation,  and I welcome your continued input as we move forward on these and other  issues. 

If  you have yet to weigh in on these issues, I encourage you to contact me at dlim@cityofsanmateo.org and share your wisdom  and input with me.