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Belmont Community Foundation invites public to Barrett community-center festival; council shares community announcements
Summary
Clarissa Knafsker of the Belmont Community Foundation invited the public to an open festival on Aug. 9 to promote a proposed community center at Barrett; council members also announced a public-works open house May 22, the Your Voice Your Belmont survey, Harbor Industrial Area outreach and HEART housing funding updates.
Clarissa Knafsker, a board member of the Belmont Community Foundation, told the City Council on May 13 that the foundation is partnering with Footsteps After School and the Rotary Club to host a community event on Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Barrett to build public support and share information about a proposed new community center.
Knafsker said the festival-style event will include tours of the Barrett site, presentations about what a community center could look like, food, games and activities for all ages, and a large slide for children. Organizers are asking volunteers to sign up via BelmontCommunityFoundation.org (a QR code is also available on the foundation's materials) and said the foundation will provide periodic email updates for those who sign up.
Council members used the meeting to highlight other community events and outreach: - Public Works open house: The council invited residents to a Public Works open house on Thursday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Twin Pines Park to see demonstrations and learn about engineering projects. - Your Voice Your Belmont survey: Staff urged residents to complete the city's Your Voice Your Belmont survey to inform the draft budget and planning priorities; staff said the survey takes about five minutes and can be found online via the city's website or QR code. - Harbor Industrial Area (HIA) outreach: Staff reported a community meeting the previous night with roughly 40 to 50 participants to discuss possibilities for the Harbor Industrial Area and solicited further public input via email or the city website. - HEART housing update: A council member reported that HEART awarded $4,000,000 for predevelopment of the Ralston project — described as a 100% affordable building on Ralston — and that HEART provides housing-related services to cities and low-cost loans for mobile-home repairs. - Peninsula Clean Energy: A council member noted Peninsula Clean Energy will set rates this year offering about a 10% discount to PG&E generation rates.
Knafsker and council members encouraged residents to participate in events and surveys and to sign up as volunteers for the Barrett festival. No formal council action was taken on the proposed community center at the May 13 meeting.
