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San Dimas previews fall events, A Line opening plans and expanded EV chargers
Summary
City staff announced upcoming community events and operations updates: the A Line begins service Sept. 19 with free rides over opening weekend and Metro‑coordinated celebrations; the city ordered about 240 new parking signs for the event; EV charging capacity increased to nine stations across three lots; Parks & Recreation outlined multiple fall events including a community resource fair and Halloween Spooktacular.
San Dimas city staff used the Sept. 9 council meeting to preview a slate of fall community events and operational changes ahead of regional transit and seasonal programming.
City staff said the Metro A Line (light rail) will begin ride service Friday, Sept. 19, and that opening‑weekend rides will be free on Friday through Sunday. The city has been coordinating with Metro on logistics: the city manager said a parking restriction program approved in July resulted in about 240 new signs that are expected to be installed before the line becomes operational to help manage neighborhood parking near stations.
Sherry Garwick, director of public works, confirmed that Metro is coordinating the A Line’s opening‑day community celebrations and that more event details would be released soon. Council members were told staff and Metro will host community activities at each new station on opening day.
On city services, staff reported adjustments to EV charging availability: two chargers formerly at the city yard were relocated to a US Bank‑adjacent lot, bringing that lot’s total to four chargers and raising the city’s public charger count to nine across three lots. Staff said the city plans to convert the charging system to a fee‑based model to cover electricity and maintenance costs.
Parks & Recreation Director Scott Wasserman listed four upcoming events: the final farmers market of the season (Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Civic Center Park), the Run 'n' Scared 5K (Sept. 27), a Community Resource Fair with free flu shots and health screenings (Oct. 15), and the Halloween Spooktacular at City Hall (Oct. 18). The Chamber of Commerce also promoted a Wellness Fair aligned with the 5K and a Downtown Western tasting trail on Oct. 4.
Raymond Foster, speaking for the Chamber, said the recent community food drive raised about 7 tons of food with roughly 60 volunteers and $5,000 in donations; he also previewed a Marine Corps dinner on Nov. 10.
A vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Commission was announced; applications are due Sept. 23 and the city clerk’s contact (Deborah Black) was provided for questions. The meeting adjourned after brief council remarks and comments of thanks to staff for ongoing outreach work.
Practical next steps: Metro will publish more opening‑day details; staff will complete parking sign installation before A Line service begins and will implement the EV charger fee conversion process.
