University Avenue Mobility Study

With funds from the Crossroads Redevelopment Area, the City of San Diego is developing new plans for University Avenue. The University Avenue Mobility Study will develop a comprehensive plan to improve all modes of transportation in the University Avenue Corridor. The goal of the study is to identify short-mid and long term projects that will improve pedestrian access, bicycle facilities and accessibility, transit operations and facilities and traffic flow in the corridor. The study area for the project extends along the length of University Avenue from 54th Street to 69th Street.

Community input for the Mobility Study comes from a from a series of Community Workshops and from a Working Group, including ECCC Board member, Carl Luster. For more information about community involvement, follow the link for the “University Avenue Mobility Plan 54th to 68th Street” in the Transportation Studies list on the City’s Engineering and Capital Projects home page at http://www.sandiego.gov/engineering-cip/.

Select the following links to view the revised meeting schedule, minutes, and other documents for the University Avenue Mobility Study:

• Revised University Avenue Meeting Schedule
• Summary of University Avenue Walk Audits
• Description of Alternatives

Card Room Municipal Code Amendment

In the agenda for its April 20 Board of Director's meeting, the College Area Business Improvement District reports a request by local card rooms to the City of San Diego to amend the Municipal Code to match State Law for card rooms. The Lucky Lady Casino, at 5526 El Cajon Boulevard in El Cerrito, is licensed as a card room under the Municipal Code. The proposed changes would

• Increase the number of tables allowed in San Diego card rooms from 9 to 11
• Allow 24 hour operation instead of the current limit of 9:00am to 2:00am
• Allow the transfer of card room licenses to family members or sale to third parties (Current licenses are not transferable)

The Purpose and Intent of the current card room code (33.3901) states,

"The City Council finds that existence of cardrooms within the City of San Diego has necessitated ever–increasing efforts by Police Department personnel in investigating and responding to criminal activity occurring in and around such establishments; that these increased efforts bring additional costs to the taxpayers and residents of the City, that such establishments attract the incursion of criminal elements into the City, may encourage compulsive gambling, and aggravate existing crime problems in areas of the City where such establishments exist."

Select the following link to read the
Current Municipal Code for Card Rooms

Select the following link to read the
Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Code

ECCC Newsletter, February 2011

CONTENTS:

• Thursday February 17th 2011 ECCC Meeting, Mid-City Bus Rapid Transit Project Planned for Mid-City/Downtown Travelers
• March is Election Time at the ECCC
• Last Month's ECCC Meeting
• Reminder - El Cerrito Clean-up & Recycling Event - February 23rd 2011
• Did You Notice The Van Has Gone?
• A Letter to Community Residents
• Newsletter Donations
• Door Hanger Coupons with This Newsletter
• Rides and Smiles!, Jewish Family Service of San Diego
• Using the Remote to Lock Your Vehicle
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol Updates
• Colina Del Sol Pool, Spring 2011 Program

Select the following link for the
February 2011 ECCC Newsletter

ECCC Newsletter, January 2011

CONTENTS:

• Thursday January 20th 2011 ECCC Meeting, Water Purification Demonstration Project
• Last Month's ECCC Meeting, Holiday Pot-Luck & Get Together
• El Cerrito Community Clean Up and Recycling Event - February 23, 2011
• Mann Middle School/Crawford High School, Design Task Force Meeting #1
• Update on ECCC's El Cajon Boulevard Banner
• Don't Forget about the ECCC Blog
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol
• Newsletter Donations
• Look for Door Hanger Coupons in Next Month's Newsletter
• Rebuilding Together San Diego's Home Renovation (RTSD) Program Now Taking Applications
• Predatory Towing
• Potholes
• Rolando Street Fair Vendor Information

Select the following link for the
January 2011 ECCC Newsletter

ECCC Newsletter, December 2010

CONTENTS:

• Holiday Pot-Luck and Get Together
• Jim Westheimer Accepts Invitation to Join the ECCC Board
• Printing of ECCC's Newsletter Starts its Sixth Year!
• Facility Improvements Planned for Mann Middle School and Crawford High School
• Get Regular Announcements for Community Meetings and Events
• Redevelopment "101," The Topic of the ECCC November Meeting
• El Cerrito Neighborhood Patrol
• Sees Candy Drive
  
• Important Mid-City Community Court Changes
• Holiday Home Safety Tips
• It's All About Kids - Toy Drive
• Newsletter Donations

Select the Following Links for
The December 2010 ECCC Community Newsletter
The December 2010 ECCC Community Newsletter: Page 4 with Meeting Flyer

Facility Improvements Planned for Schools in El Cerrito

The San Diego Unified School District is making long range plans to upgrade facilities at Horace Mann Middle School and Crawford High School. Three meetings in November and December gathered community input and presented site layout options for both campuses. These long range plans will help to guide Proposition S bond funding for projects on both campuses over the next 5 years.

Planning for Prop S projects at Crawford and Mann will take place in a series of meetings that begin in January 2011. Times and locations for these meetings will be sent to the ECCC email list when they become available. If you’re not already on the ECCC email list, you can ask to be included by sending a message to ECCC@cox.net.

At the third master planning meeting on December 2, architects presented 4 site layout options based on community input at previous meetings. These options included the possibility of relocating the football and baseball fields. Improvements at the football field include the possibility of installing lights. To view the Master Plan site layout options, visit the School District website at http://www.sandi.net/sandi/site/default.asp and follow the links for "Proposition S" and the “School Facilities Project Map.” From the pages for Mann Middle School or Crawford High School, select the link for the “Master Plan 2010.”

Residents can express their viewpoint about projects at school facilities by attending upcoming meetings and by contacting the San Diego Unified School District.

For more information or to submit comments, contact the Prop. S Communications Office:

Proposition S Communications Office
4100 Normal Street, Room 2153
San Diego, CA 92103

Phone: (619) 725-7252
Fax: (619) 725-7021
Email: PropSInfo@sandi.net

You may also contact the Project Manager, David Grant
Email: dgrant@sandi.net.

Submit comments to School District E Board member, Shelia Jackson

Board of Education Office
San Diego Unified School District
4100 Normal Street, Room 2231
San Diego, CA 92103

Phone: (619) 725-5550
Email: sjackson@sandi.net

The School District and Prop S websites include complete contact information.

The Gift of Crime Prevention from the Mid-City Division

In the spirit of the holiday season, the staff of the Mid-City Division has shared information about staying safe for the holidays and throughout the year.

Holiday Safety Tips
The Holiday Safety Tips flyer includes Home Safety Tips, Shopping Safety Tips, and Online Shopping Safety. It ends with a Police Officer's "Week Before Christmas" Poem. Select the heading of this section to view the flyer.

Graffiti Information
The Graffiti Information flyer includes contact information to report and remove graffiti. Select the heading of this section to view the flyer.

Predatory Towing
The Predatory Towing flyer summarizes laws protecting drivers when their cars are towed from private property. Select the heading of this section to view the flyer.

Special thanks to Kristin Beattie, Mid-City Neighborhood Prosecutor, Jenny Hall, Community Relations Officer for neighborhoods north of El Cajon Boulevard, and Luis Roman, Community Relations Officer for neighborhoods south of El Cajon Boulevard.