CITY MANAGER’S
NOTES AND QUOTES
City of East Palo Alto
November 1, 2013
“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our
community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of
others, for their sakes and for our own.” - Cesar Chavez
First Time Home Buyer Faire
Find out more about the free first time homebuyer workshop:
When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 10:30am-12:00 pm
Where: Tanforan Mall, San Bruno, CA
RSVP: SIGN UP HERE
What is the HEART program and how do I qualify?
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Live or work in San Mateo County
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Family income up to $150K
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680 FICO score or better
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Buyer must have 5% down
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Purchase price up to $521,250
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Buyer may purchase a house or condo anywhere in San Mateo
County except Daly City
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Mortgage offered by Meriwest Mortgage
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Down payment loan up to $78,225 thru HEART
NEXTDOOR.COM
It is official, the City’s up and
running on Nextdoor.com!
Mapping has been completed
and emails have been sent out
asking staff to join the page.
This is a great tool for the community to communicate with
each other, share concerns, and
information on events. You can join the page at:
cityofeastpaloalto.nextdoor.com
CDD Office Closure
Please note on Thursday November 7th the Community
Development Department will have an all hands retreat
therefore the offices at Tate Street will be closed. Their main
line will be forwarded to City Hall. Please plan accordingly.
Halloween at City Hall
COATS FOR KIDS
REMINDER—The City has
established two separate
collection locations for
residents and community
members to drop off gently
worn coats, from Monday,
November 4th through Friday,
November 15th. The bin in City
Hall will be located on the 2nd
floor. The second location will
be at CDD on Tate Street.
City Hall was taken over on Halloween by Finance Pirates!
www.cityofepa.org
Please help those in need by
donating a coat.
CITY MANAGER’S
NOTES AND QUOTES
City of East Palo Alto
New to the East Palo Alto Team
In the past six months, the City’s Human Resources Department has been
busily engaged in supporting the City Council’s strategic initiative of
Increasing Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency. HR has worked with
each City Department to place high caliber individuals in key positions,
including the following over the last few months:
Stephanie Aguilar, Police Officer
Oscar Avilés, Administrative Intern (on-call)
Sean Harper, Police Officer
Tammy Holloway, Nutrition Site Supervisor
November 1, 2013
ALARMS IN STAIRWELLS
To ensure the government building remains secure,
Countywide Security requested that alarms be
installed. This request came in response to the
problems that we have had with transients
taking refuge in our building. It was also
observed that the side stairwell doors were
not shutting completely after staff exited.
There is now an alarm on the 1st floor of
both the north and south side stairwell doors.
Please do not exit the building from the side
stairwell doors unless in the case of an
emergency. Please get the message out and request
that they exit from the central stairwell or elevator.
Robert Luna, Building Inspector
State Assemblyman Gordon
John Nagel, City Attorney
Elisa Navarro, Administrative Intern (on-call)
Barbara Powell, Assistant City Manager
Joseph Prado, Administrative Intern (on-call)
Emily Rogers-Pharr, Measure C Program Coordinator
Jordan Samari, Associate Civil Engineer
Lee Thomas, Interim Youth and Family Services Manager
Ana Torres, Accounting Technician
Miriam Torres, Truancy Prevention Social Worker
Additional recruitments are underway or nearing completion for Chief
Building Official, General Plan Project Manager, Senior Engineer (2), Deputy
City Attorney and Office Assistant.
WOMEN’S NETWORKING EVENT
Council Members Lisa Gauthier and Laura Martinez invite you to a
women’s networking event in East Palo Alto.
Who: Business Professionals, Government, recent
Graduates, College Students and Entrepreneurs:
-Meet and connect with professional women in your
area
-Bring your business cards
-Raffle giveaway from local businesses
November 14, 2013
6:30PM – 8:30PM
Community Room/Chambers
2415 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
REMINDER
FLU VACCINE CLINICS
San Mateo County will have Flu Clinics at various
locations and dates through December. City Hall will
be hosting on Monday November 18th from 11:30AM
to 1:00PM in the Community Room. For more dates
and times please visit: www.smchealth.org/flu or call
650-573-3927
“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” - Babe Ruth
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