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San Mateo reviews wet‑weather preparations: sandbags, catch basins, Marina Lagoon study
Summary
City staff gave an informational update on rain forecasts, sandbag stations and catch basin cleaning, camera monitoring, a spot‑dredging plan for the Marina Lagoon and a feasibility study with the Army Corps. No formal actions or votes were taken.
Catherine, a Public Works staff member filling in for Director Matt Fabry, told the San Mateo City Council that this meeting was "an informational update only," and outlined immediate steps the city is taking ahead of rain forecast for the week.
The update said the National Weather Service forecast calls for about a half inch of rain Monday and up to 1.5 inches Tuesday for San Mateo, with a flood watch in effect through Wednesday; staff urged residents to prepare emergency kits and to report downed trees and power lines.
The city described several near‑term and short‑term preparedness actions. Staff said they have inspected and cleaned roughly 4,300 catch basins so far this wet season (the agenda report listed 4,100), completed final maintenance on a fifth pump engine (noting a minor oil leak), and established a new sandbag station in North Central at Turnbull Preschool. "Out of the thousand sandbags, 350 have been used," Catherine said, and staff reported many stations have been…
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