January 23rd, 2019
City Manager Weekly Update

City Hall
City Offices Closed Friday
Los Altos City Hall, the Maintenance Services Center and Recreation & Community Services front office will be closed on Friday, January 24th, 2020 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.
City Council
Council Goal Setting Retreat
The City Council will be having their Council Goal Setting Retreat soon! Join us on February 5th at 4pm in the Los Altos Youth Center (LAYC) to watch the Council set their priorities. These priorities will guide the new Council over the next year and set the focus of the City. Our current priorities are: Traffic Safety, the Community Center, Housing and Land Use, Downtown Visioning, Community Engagement, Public Safety, and our City Assets. If you want to see our progress on these current priorities, visit us at www.losaltosca.gov/citycouncil/page/city-council-priorities
Community Development
New Sustainability Coordinator
After an extensive candidate review process, Emiko Ancheta has been selected to serve as the City’s new Sustainability Coordinator. Emiko has a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University in Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice. She has been with the City of Los Altos since 2008, where she has served as the Building Division’s Permit Technician. In 2015, Emiko, along with the Building Division’s Lorrie Tanguay, received the City’s 2015 Team of the Year Award.

The Sustainability Division is a component of the Community Development Department and the Sustainability Coordinator will plan, organize and coordinate a new Climate Action Plan that strives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, further environmental sustainability programs, plus establish and implement an action plan for City operations and the community-at-large. The Coordinator will also implement the City’s Solid Waste Program, including public education and outreach, and other tasks related to increasing landfill diversion rates. The Sustainability Coordinator will also serve as the liaison to the City’s Environmental Commission.
Sweet Diplomacy Ribbon Cutting
We invite everyone to join City Council members, the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, and the Los Altos Village Association at Sweet Diplomacy for their ribbon cutting on Friday, January 31st, 2020 at 3 pm. This beautiful gluten-free bakery is located at 209 1st Street in Downtown Los Altos.
Recreation
2020/2021 Tiny Tots Deposits
Los Altos Tiny Tots is an award winning recreation program that has been a Los Altos treasure for generations. This program is extremely popular so make sure to put a deposit down. Deposits will be opening up for all Los Altos residents on February 6th. Visit us at www.losaltosrecreation.org to learn more about the program. Los Altos Recreation will be hosting open houses for residents that are interested in seeing the Tiny Tot program in action. Swing by the San Antonio Club on January 29th/30th and February 4th/5th for the open houses.
2020 Ride-Sharing Event
The City of Los Altos Senior Program is hosting a two-part event that will help you get started using your cell phone for scheduling with apps like Lyft or Uber. Senior program volunteers provide tutoring on cell phone usage. From there we invite you to meet us for lunch at Bell Tower Café using your cell phone to schedule your ride and join us for lunch! The second event is to help with questions you have about using the Rideshare Reimbursement portion of the program. 

The first event is on Monday, January 27th, 2020 at 11:15 am in Room 2. The second event is on Monday, February 3rd, 2020 at 11:15am in Room 2. There is room for (15) people so sign us ASAP by calling (650) 947-2797 to register or drop in at Grant Park, Room 4 to register.                    
Adult (18+) Recreation Basketball League
Registration is now open for our Spring Adult Basketball League. All games will be played at Egan Junior High Gym (100 W Portola Ave. Los Altos). The season will be 10 games with tip-offs at 7:10pm, 8:05pm, and 9:00pm. The team entry fee is $775 per team. Each team must have two City of Los Altos registered volunteers who will commit to set-up or take down, and to keep the Score and Time Clock for the games. We hope to see you out there!
Reminders
Community Center
Saturday Construction
The City of Los Altos wants to inform its residents that there will be construction work on the new Los Altos Community Center this Saturday, January 25th . Per City ordinance, Saturday construction times are from   9:00am to 6:00pm. Crews will be trenching and installing underground utilities so the noise and dust should be minimal. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for an inconvenience this causes.

Ongoing project updates will be posted on the project webpage under   Community Center News & Project Updates . We encourage you to sign up to receive project updates via email by subscribing to the ‘New Community Center’ email list at   www.losaltosca.gov/enotify . If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at  communitycenter@losaltosca.gov . The City of Los Altos thanks you for your patience.
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