Community Appreciation for Police Response to Disturbances

At the beginning of the fall semester at San Diego State University, the City of San Diego and SDSU Police Departments made a special effort to respond to intoxication and loud parties that disturb neighbors. This response included the Rush Week Detail, which focused on drunk driving, and the College Area Patrol Car, which responded to disturbance calls in the College Area on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The College Area Patrol Car was jointly staffed by officers from SDPD and the SDSU Police Department. With the last of these special patrols at the end of October, the El Cerrito Community Council and the College Area Community Council wrote to the San Diego Police, Elected Representatives, and SDSU, expressing thanks and urging continued funding.

As part of weekly update email messages from the SDPD Mid-City Division, Lieutenant Charles Kaye has reported the following results for the College Car Patrols:

29 parties shut down as of October 21

For September and October:

115 Administrative Citations
121 Judicial Reviews
17 Arrests
281 Municipal Citations

79 fewer party and noise complaints
13% overall reduction in noise complaints from this year to last

365 alcohol related citations and arrests from September 2 to November 6

Lt. Kaye writes, "We are hoping to field the car again in January prior to the beginning of the spring semester. As you know, the City has yet to identify how it will address the budget issues and we may or may not be able to staff the car."

Select the following link to read the
ECCC letter to SDPD

Select the following link to read the
CACC letter to Elected Representatives and SDSU

Select the following link to read
Best Practice Guidelines for Party Patrols

ECCC Newsletter, October 2010

CONTENTS:

• Come Meet Your Local Businesses at ECCC's Meeting on Thursday October 21, 2010
• 7th Annual El Cerrito Halloween Costume Parade
• Announcing the BOO! Parade and Carnival
• El Cerrito Needs You!: A Call for Community Participation
• El Cerrito's Community Garage Sale
• Thanks to Departing ECCC Board Member, John Stende
• Update on Traffic Lights: Arosa/College & Adams Avenue/College Avenue
• Creating Identity in El Cerrito and Renewal of Our Business District
• Thursday, November 18, 2010 ECCC Meeting
• In Memory of Mr. James Stockfish
• Problem Party Houses in El Cerrito
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol
• Newsletter Donations Needed
• E-Mail from Captain McKinney, Mid-City Division, San Diego Police Department

Select the following links for
The October 2010 El Cerrito Community Newsletter
The October 2010 El Cerrito Community Newsletter, Pg 4 with Ads

ECCC September 2010 Community Meeting

THURSDAY September 16
7:00pm to 8:45pm
Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall
El Cajon Boulevard at El Cerrito Drive
West side entrance

AGENDA: Select the following link to read the
September 16, 2010 ECCC Meeting Agenda

GUEST SPEAKER: Marco Li Mandri
Creating Identity in El Cerrito and Renewal of Our Business District

ACTION ITEM: Council Membership Vote
ECCC Letter to the College Area Community Planning Board on the El Cerrito Enclave Project

The El Cerrito Enclave Project proposes the demolition of an existing residence on a 0.62 acre site and subdivision of the lot into four parcels for construction of four single family residences. The project is scheduled for review on October 6 by the College Area Community Planning Board.

Select the following link to read the
Proposed ECCC letter to the CACPB

You can access project plans on this ECCC blog in the August 22 “El Cerrito Enclave Plans“ posting.

ECCC Newsletter, September 2010

CONTENTS:

• ECCC's Annual Community Garage Sale
• Creating Identity in El Cerrito and Renewal of Our Business District
• ECCC's Statement on El Cerrito Enclave Project up for a Vote at September 16, ECCC Meeting
• ECCC's Annual Silent Auction & Ice Cream Social
• Community Effort Results in a More Peaceful Neighborhood
• Problem Party Houses in El Cerrito
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol
• Do You Remember the Silverado Ballroom?
• The BOO! Parade & Carnival
• E-mail from Lt. Chuck Kay, Mid-City Division - San Diego Police Department
• Rolando Community Council Urban Design Collaboration
• How to Make Old Windows & Buildings New Again
• Newsletter Donations

Select the following links for
The Sept. 2010 ECCC Newsletter in Adobe PDF
The Sept. 2010 ECCC Newsletter Page 4 with Ads in Adobe PDF

El Cerrito Enclave Plans for Review

The El Cerrito Enclave project is a plan to demolish an existing single family residence on a 0.62-acre parcel at 5402 Gilbert Drive and subdivide the lot into four parcels and construct four single family residences. The project is tentatively scheduled for review by the College Area Community Planning Board at the September 1, 2010 Project Review Committee meeting. The CACPB Project Review Committee meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Community Room of the College Rolando Library at 6600 Montezuma Road. Meetings are open to the public.

Select the following links to view the Assessment Letter with attached cycle reviews and plans for the El Cerrito Enclave project:

• Assessment Letter with Attachments
• Architectural Drawings
• L1 Title
• L2 Topographic
• L3 PDP TM-Notes
• L4 Tentative Map
• L5 Site Plan
• L6 Conceptual Grading-wqtr
• L7 Slope Analysis
• L8 Site Sections
• L9 Conceptual Landscape Plan
• L10 Conceptual Landscape Plan Notes
• L11 Brush Management Plan

Send comments on this project to:

College Area Community Planning Board at
CACC@CollegeNeighborhoods.com

Erik Marcussen with Ground Floor Design at
erik@groundfloordesign.com

Modifications to Plans for Alvarado Apartments

The Dinerstein Companies have submitted a set of changes to the City of San Diego Development Services Department for the Alvarado Apartments Project. These new apartments will replace the medical office buildings on Alvarado Road between Alvarado Hospital and an SDSU parking lot. The project was approved by the City Council on July 28, 2009, and the modifications are being submitted for Substantial Conformance Review. This means the modifications can be approved without further review by the College Area Community Council.

Select the following link to read the
Alvarado Apartments Substantial Conformance Review Letter

Select the following link to view the
Alvarado Apartments Site Plan

Send comments about this project to:

College Area Community Planning Board at
CACC@CollegeNeighborhoods.com

The Dinerstein Companies at
josh.vasbinder@dmcdevelopers.com

ECCC Newsletter, August 2010

CONTENTS

• ECCC's Annual Silent Auction and Ice Cream Social
• ECCC's Annual Community Garage Sale
• Large Item Trash Pick-up
• Colina Pool: El Cerrito's Best Kept Secret
• Details of the Family Health Centers of San Diego Building on El Cajon Blvd. between Dayton and Berting
• Announcing the BOO! Parade and Carnival, Saturday October 23, 2010
• Email from Lt. Chuck Kaye, Mid-City Division, SDPD
• Problem Party Houses in El Cerrito
• Residential High Occupancy Ordinance Enforcement
• Printing the ECCC Newsletter
• Newsletter Donations
• Community Relations Officer
• The College Neighborhoods Cookbook
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol

Select the following link to read the
August ECCC Newsletter, pages 1-3

Select the following link to read the
August ECCC Newsletter, page 4 with ads