City Manager Weekly Update
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Loma Prieta Earthquake
30 years ago, the Bay Area was rocked by the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake. 63 lives were lost in the tragedy, along with over $14 billion dollars’ worth of damage. This tragedy reminds us about the potential danger of earthquakes and the damage they can cause. Today is International Shakeout Day; we want to remind you about earthquake preparedness. If you want to learn more ways to be prepared, visit the
Red Cross website.
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City Offices Closed Friday
Los Altos City Hall, the Maintenance Services Center and Recreation & Community Services front office will be closed on Friday, October 17th, 2019 as part of the Defined 9/80 Schedule. A complete list of public counter and administrative office hours, as well as a schedule of Friday closures, are available on the City’s website at
www.losaltosca.gov/hours.
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GreenTown is Planting 500 Trees
Trees are an important part of our ecosystem and play a pivotal role in the response to Climate Change. GreenTown is working with Canopy to provide residents with trees at deep discounts and have even offered to plant it for you! The first demonstration will be on November 9th, at 9:00am, Rosita Park. If you want to learn more, visit GreenTown Los Altos at
greentownlosaltos.org/500-trees
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Community Center Demolition
With the groundbreaking over, Gonsalves and Stronk have started overseeing the demolition phase of the Community Center project. Residents can expect more noise as crews will be coming in and out of the site, along with buildings being taken down. There is no a specific beginning date, but activity will be increasing over the next couple days. Construction crews are currently working on trees that have been marked for removal before they begin demolishing the buildings.
We will be doing everything we can to minimize the dust and the noise.
We have water on hand for the dust and we will have no noise after-hours.
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Veterans
Plaza Furniture
The City of Los Altos recently added new furniture to improve Veterans Plaza. These beautiful chairs, cushions, and umbrellas make Veterans Plaza more inviting to Downtown visitors. This furniture will allow residents to sit and enjoy Veterans Plaza with comfortable seating and sun protection. Made from high quality materials, we look forward to being able to use it for a long time. Come out and check it out yourself!
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Flood Preparedness Week
Every California county has experienced a federally declared flood disaster in the past 20 years. We want to encourage everyone to take part in California Flood Preparedness Week on October 19th - 26th. Four creeks run through Los Altos: Adobe, Hale, Permanente and Stevens. With the rainy season approaching, every Los Altos resident can help to prevent localized flooding, and should be flood ready—especially if you live near one of these creeks. Visit
the City's website
to see how you can prepare and prevent flooding in your area.
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Emergency Preparedness Exhibit and Events
Los Altos PREPARES has partnered with the Los Altos History Museum to produce a new exhibition "
Our Community Prepares: Acts of Nature, Then and Now
," on display
October 17th – January 19
th
. This exhibit marks the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, reflecting on the stories of lives shaken by disasters in the area, and ways the community has worked together to prepare for natural disasters in the future. Bring family, friends, and neighbors to the History Museum at 51 S. San Antonio Road Thursdays through Sunday, noon to 4:00pm to enjoy the exhibit. To learn more, please visit
https://www.losaltoshistory.org/exhibits/be-prepared/
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The first special event and workshop associated with this exhibit is the:
Jamboree-on-the-Air Amateur Radio Event
Los Altos PREPARES will host a 2019 Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) site, 10:00am to 3:00pm, at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 North San Antonio Road. Everyone is welcome to stop by to see amateur (ham) radio in action, learn more about the technology, and try it out!! During the JOTA, ham radio operators, Scouts, and the general public are linked together over the airwaves—around the world, the USA, and the Bay Area. Learn more about ham radio at
www.laares.org
; please contact Nancy Bremeau at
nancy@bremeau.net
if you have questions about the JOTA.
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Fremont Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation (Grant Road to Stevens Creek Bridge)
The City has initiated the design phase of the Fremont Avenue Pavement Project. The project includes pavement repairs, repaving, and installation of signage & striping improvements. This project is partially-funded by the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program in the amount of $336,000 for the future construction phase.
The City is hosting its first Open House community meeting for this project on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm at the Grant Park Community Center. The City is requesting input from residents to help develop new complete street design options, such as bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Design is anticipated to continue through 2020 and will include an extensive environmental review process as a condition of the grant.
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Halloween Window Painting Contest
The 56th Halloween Window Painting Contest will be starting on Thursday, October 17th, and running till Saturday, October 19th. Judging of the windows will take place on Sunday, October 20th. The judging will be done by our fabulous commissioners. Good luck to all the talented artists that are participating. We truly appreciate the support from them and from the Los Altos Village Association.
We are proud to announce that the following stores are participating:
Aldo’s, A Runner’s Mind, For Your Nailz, Baskin & Robbins, Hygia Nail and Spa, IKB Design, Image Salon, Kua Body, Le Boulanger, Lulu’s, Mersey’s Farmhouse Kitchen, Paper Whirl, Pete’s Coffee, Pet’s Delight, Pompei, Revelation In Fit, Skateworks, Spot Pizza, State of Mind, Village Pantry, Uncommon Threads, United Studios of Self Defense, Webtown Drycleaners
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The Los Altos Parks & Recreation's Halloween Movie Night
The Los Altos Parks & Recreation Commission Presents “Twas 13 Days Before Halloween Movie Night”. This event will be taking place on Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at Grant Park (1575 Holt Ave.). The following movies will be premiered:
- (For ages 2 to 4.5) Casper's Halloween Special - 7:00pm to 7:30pm
- (Family Movie ) The House with a Clock in its Walls - 7:45pm to 9:30pm
Bring a chair, blanket, or jacket and join us for this family friendly Halloween double feature. For more information about our programs, please visit
www.LosAltosRecreation.org
or call (650) 947-2790.
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Senior Center Programs
Streaming TV & Music
Monday, Oct 21st, 2019 / 10:00am - Explore popular streaming channels, their pros and cons, and how you can access them. A quick peek at streaming music apps including Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Google Music, and Amazon Music. This activity will be taking place in Room 3.
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City of Los Altos | (650) 947-2700 | www.losaltosca.gov
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