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Around The Glen
City council approves creek trail consultant
The city council last week approved an agreement to pay Harris and Associates Inc., nearly $500,000 to manage the construction of the Los Gatos Creek Trail from Lincoln to Auzerais avenues.
Harris and Associates will initially coordinate a feasibility study and develop a detailed plan for the two-thirds of a mile stretch along Los Gatos Creek. The consultants will work with city staff, the Santa Clara Valley Water District and Caltrans, among others.
A 1985 Los Gatos Creek Trail master plan has the trail extending from Lexington Reservoir all the way to the Guadalupe River confluence in downtown San Jose. Money for the project comes from the city's general and tax funds, as well as state and federal grants.
--Kate Carter
Free parking for electric vehicles
For drivers of electric vehicles, there's no longer any need to fear the meter maid.
Last week, the city council agreed to give free parking to those who drive cars that don't pollute. Eligible cars are zero-emission vehicles that have decals from the California Highway Patrol, as well as those that cannot drive fast enough to travel on freeways, mayoral spokesman David Vossbrink said.
"Hybrid" cars that use both electricity and gas are not eligible to park free at city meters, parking lots and garages, he said.
The council also approved a recommendation to city staff to buy more clean-air vehicles for the city, and to promote the use of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. NEVs are shared cars used for moving around neighborhoods or educational and corporate campuses, and for short trips outside the participating areas, Vossbrink said.
--Kate Carter
City of San Jose holds redistricting meetings
City officials are asking residents to help adjust the boundaries of the city's 10 council districts.
The city's redistricting advisory committee, chaired by former District 6 city councilman Frank Fiscalini, is using 2000 U.S. Census data and community comments to make the council districts reflect the city's changing population.
"The census clearly indicates that there will be some changes," city spokesman Tom Manheim said.
The commission must make recommendations to the city council by May 30, Mannheim said, and the council must have completed the redistricting by Oct. 30.
Community meetings are scheduled for April 25, at Silver Creek High School in room M2 (3434 Silver Creek Road) and May 9 at the Willows Senior Center (2175 Lincoln Ave.), both at 7 p.m. The commission also meets on April 18, May 2, May 9 and May 16, at 7 p.m. at city hall (801 N. First St.) in room 106.
For more information call 408.277.4424, or visit www.ci.san-jose.ca.us.
--Kate Carter
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