The METNA News Newsletter of the Merced Extension Triangle Neighborhood Association

Volume 15 Number 1 November 2014

METNA MEETING Tuesday, November 11, 2014

7:00pm, Palmetto Meeting Hall

640 Palmetto Avenue

(between St. Charles and Chester)

Invited Guests

State Assemblymember Phil Ting

California State Assembly, District 19

Norman Yee, Supervisor

SF Board of Supervisors, District 7

Sandra Halladey, Director Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Jared Giarrusso, Assoc. Director,

Community Relations, San Francisco State University

Curtis Lum, Captain

J. L. Kato, Sergeant

Taraval Police Station

ALL NEIGHBORS WELCOME

COURT OF APPEALS CLEARS WAY FOR PARKMERCED

REDEVELOPMENT

THE SFPUC OFFERS FREE WATER-WISE EVALUATIONS

In what may be the final hurdle

to the redevelopment of

Parkmerced was cleared on August

14th with a 3-0 ruling by the First

District Court of Appeals in the

case of Parkmerced vs. the City

and County of San Francisco.

In May, the Court heard oral

arguments regarding the case.

Lawyer Stuart Flashman

represented plaintiffs San

Francisco Tomorrow and the

Parkmerced Action Coalition.

Deputy City Attorney Brian

Crossman represented Parkmerced

Investment Partners and the City

and County of San Francisco. One

argument made by Flashman was

that the 1986 City Proposition M limited the amount of development

in San Francisco, specifically the

size and scope at Parkmerced. In

the Court’s 3-0 ruling Presiding

Justice J. Anthony Cline stated that

planners need not insist on line-by-

line compliance of Proposition M,

but rather that the project is

consistent with overall goals that

required new developments to fit

San Francisco’s official policies

such as open space, affordable

housing, displacement of tenants,

transit policies, energy efficiency,

earthquake preparedness, and the

preservation of existing

neighborhoods. The ruling,

affirming the redevelopment project,

means that the project may move

forward.

Parkmerced Investment Partners

has filed a phase application, with

the City in late September, which is

required to give notice of the intent

to subsequently start the process of

engaging architects, contractors, and

consultants. Under the development

agreement with the City and County

of San Francisco certain community

benefits packages will kick in with

each development phase of the 30-

year build-out.

The developers are now looking at a

possible groundbreaking in late

summer or fall of 2015.

The San Francisco Public

Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

invites San Francisco residents to

participate in their free Water-

Wise Evaluations program. The

program includes a

comprehensive, site-specific

consultation from a water-

efficiency expert.

The water-efficiency expert will

visit your property to assess your

water use and needs. The person

will walk you through your home

and garden and provide

information about your water use,

point out potential water savings

measures, and help identify leaks

that can cause increased water and

energy bills. These evaluations can

provide you with free devices and

materials, including water-

efficient showerheads, faucet

aerators and standard toilet repair

parts. The evaluation will

determine the efficiency of water-

using fixtures and appliances and

provide information about

incentives available for making

improvements, as well as provide

tips for efficient outdoor water use. The SFPUC encourages

homeowners associations, and

multi-family property managers to

utilize SFPUC services to

collectively evaluate a property’s

water use on a unit-by-unit level.

There is also a Water

Conservation Checklist for tips and

recommendations to improve the

efficiency of your property. Visit

sfwater.org/conservation for the

checklist.

For more information or to

scheduled an appointment for a

Water-Wise Evaluation contact the

Water Conservation section of the

SFPUC at (415) 551-4730.

Page 2 The METNA News November 2014

In the November 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 1) edition of the METNA News we highlighted a pictorial review of

twelve of the many projects that METNA had been involved with over our first seven years. In this issue we

will continue that tradition highlighting twelve of the many projects that METNA has worked on in the past

seven years to improve the safety, security and quality of life issues for our neighborhood residents. This is

just a partial list of the many projects that METNA has worked on along with numerous cleanup efforts

throughout the Triangle.

Brotherhood Way-St Charles Sewer Project Completed: March, 2008 Alemany-Worcester Lot Renovation Completed: March, 2011

Stop Signs at Niantic and Belle Installed: June, 2011 Zone B and CC parking on north side of Alemany (Brotherhood to Arch) Installed: June, 2011

Curb Ramps, St. Charles at Niantic and Belle Completed: August 2011

St. Charles Bridge Art Project , “Migration” Dedicated: September, 2012

November 2014 The METNA News Page 3

METNA will continue to work with various public and private agencies to provide the same leadership and

service to the entire community. Thank you for supporting METNA—your community organization that

works for you. To those of you who have not joined our unique Association, we urge you to join us, and

attend our quarterly meetings whenever possible. Together, we will continue to provide a positive influence

in our neighborhood and the City.

Hydrostatic Testing of Gas Line #109 Completed: October, 2013

New Sidewalk on Niantic Ave. Completed: January, 2014

Repaving of Alemany Blvd. Completed: May, 2014

Alemany-Brotherhood Dog Park Renovations Ongoing

Maintenance of Brotherhood Way Greenbelt Ongoing

Monitoring and Cleaning of Catch Basins and Sewer Lines Ongoing

Page 4 The METNA News November 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

TITLE BOX

METNA OFFICERS President Vice-President Glen Hatakeyama Marc Christensen 207 Chester Ave. 60 Kempton Ave. (415) 333-0197 (415) 585-2465 ragtime217@ christensen.marc. gmail.com metna@gmail.com Secretary Treasurer Terry Watson Richard Zerga 272 St. Charles Ave. 24 Kempton Ave. (650) 992-8583 (415) 334-8237 watsoclark@ rjz1comcast.net comcast.net Sergeant at Arms Neighborhood Neil Hunt Improvement 239 St. Charles Ave. Steve Heide (415) 308-3486 306 St. Charles Ave (650) 991-0463 Newsletter Editor Executive Alfred Eberle Committee 79 Kempton Ave. Dwayne Price (415) 845-9807 1 Ramsell St. uruziam@sbcglobal. (415) 333-7252 net

METNA MEETING SCHEDULE

7:00pm Palmetto Meeting Hall (640 Palmetto Avenue) Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Tuesday, November 10, 2015

POLICE COMMUNITY MEETING

3rd Tuesday each month 7:00pm @ Taraval Police Station, 2345 -24

th

Avenue, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Tuesday, December 16, 2014 *6:00pm @ M&L Ward Rec. Center, 650 Capitol Avenue *Tuesday, January 20, 2015

OCEANVIEW VILLAGE HOA MEETING

7:00pm @ OceanView Village HOA Officce Tuesday, November 18, 2014

TARAVAL POLICE STATION WEBSITE

www.taraval.org A partial cost of the printing of this Newsletter is being underwritten by FedExOffice, Colma

BUSINESS OF THE ISSUE

METNA COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TITLE BOX

The following METNA members

have been nominated for office for the

2015-16 term. Candidates are:

President: Marc Christensen

Vice-President: Glen Hatakeyama,

Neil Hunt, Glenn Rogers

Secretary: Terry Watson

Treasurer: Rich Zerga

Sergeant of Arms: Leroy Clark,

Neil Hunt

Voting will take place at the

November 11th

METNA meeting.

MET residents, property owners,

business members, sponsors, and

benefactors in good standing are

eligible to vote.

EXTREME PIZZA

CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AT

OCEANVIEW VILLAGE

3911 Alemany Blvd., Suite

1001

Owner: Jackie Gan

Phone: 415-661-9300

or 650-992-9800

Online at:

www.extremepizza.com

Hours: Daily, 11:00am to 11:00pm

Extreme Pizza is the selected

business of the issue as it

celebrates its 10 year

anniversary at OceanView

Village. The restaurant opened

its doors on October 30, 2004.

It offers a vast array of“Veggin’

Out” pizzas and “Carnivore”

pizzas from an 8” to 18” pizzas

that serve 4 to 6 people. It also

offers vegan gluten-free pizzas.

Pizzas are also available with

wheat crust. It also offers

calzones, submarine sandwiches,

plus numerous side and entrée

salads and desserts.

If you have not tried an Extreme

Pizza you are missing a real

treat. We thank Jackie Gan and Extreme Pizza for donating

pizzas for the quarterly METNA

neighborhood meetings at a

reduced rate.

OCEANVIEW SUPERMARKET:

NO PROGRESS FROM

LEASEHOLDER ALBERTSONS

Albertsons has made no effort to sit

down and meet with members from

the Mayor’s Office of Economic and

Workforce Development, Supervisor’s

Norman Yee’s Office and Executive

Board Members of METNA, as has

been requested by all three groups.

METNA Vice-President Marc

Christensen has been pushing for a

meeting to bring all parties together to

come to a workable solution to bring

in a quality grocery supermarket to the

vacated space. It is hoped that

leaseholder Albertsons will agree to

meet in the very near future to so that

we can work together to solve the

current vacancy and bring a much

needed service back to our

neighborhood.

CLEANUP ON BROTHERHOOD

The Department of Public Works

(DPW) is making the Brotherhood

Way Greenbelt a priority in cleaning

up portions of the area that have

recently seen several homeless

encampments due to the overgrowth

of the trees and shrubs.

The raising of the canopy of trees

and the removal of weeds and non

native brush, plus the removal of trash

left by squatters has returned the

greenbelt to a very safe and good

looking environment. We thank DPW

for their efforts to beautify the area.

METNA REMINDER

DOG FECES PICKUP:

Health Code, Section 40 While the vast majority of pet owners

carry bags and clean up after their pets,

there are still a few residents that do

not. This is a public health issue.

Health Code, Section 40 states: “Dogs

to be controlled so as not to commit

nuisances. It shall be unlawful for the

owner or custodian of any dog who

permits said dog to defecate on public

or private property, or who walks a dog

without carrying a container suitable

for the removal and disposal of dog

excrement.” Please be a responsible

neighbor and always pick up after

your dog. Let’s work together to keep

our neighborhood clean and safe.

ELECTION OF METNA OFFICERS

AT NOV 11th

MEETING