2024 Year in Review
2 Strategic Focus Areas
• Infrastructure & Mobility
• Economic Development & Housing
• Fiscal & Organizational Sustainability
• Public Safety
• Quality of Life
Infrastructure & Mobility
American Public Works Association Accreditation
Infrastructure Projects
Completed construction of:
• San Juan Blvd. Capacity Improvement
Project
• 2023 Pavement Project
• 2024 Slurry Seal Project
• Belmont Creek Dredging Project
• Completed Manor Roof Replacement
Before After
After the completion of the 2023
Pavement Project and the 2024
Slurry Seal Project, Belmont's
Pavement Condition Index(PCI),
has continued to rise:
• 2014 – 56
• 2017 – 59 (+5%)
• 2021 – 63 (+6.7%)
• 2024 – 68 (+7.9%)
Transforming Belmont’s Roadways
Storm Water Management
The Twin Pines Park Storm Water Detention Basin Project aims to reduce flooding in the downstream portion of the Belmont Creek Watershed, specifically within the
downstream Harbor Industrial Area.
The Hydraulic and Hydrology Analysis was completed in
early 2023 and the design is expected to be completed in 2025.
Parks & Recreation
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS)
Plan Adopted by Council March 2024
Parks & Recreation
Continued maintenance of fields, parks, &
open space throughout Belmont
Parks & Recreation
Continued fuel reduction/vegetation management projects with CalFire and FireSafe San Mateo County resources and funding
• Storm repairs and assessment
completed
• Conducted 16 Community Center
Conversation presentations about
the future of the community center
Barrett Community Center
Housing & Economic Development
2024 Completed
Housing Projects
• Artisan Crossing – 250 Apartment units
• The Hayden – 177 Apartment units
• Village Walk – 15 Townhomes
442 Total Units Completed including 65
affordable
Under Construction
& Coming Soon
Two 100% Affordable projects:
• Belmont Family Apartments (803
Belmont Ave.) – 125 units (under
construction)
• Hill Street and El Camino – 37
units (construction to start in April
2025)
Certified Housing Element
• City adopted Revised 2023-2031 Housing Element
in September 2024
• Received notice we achieved Certification from
the State on October 16, 2024
• The City has been working to achieve this goal
since 2021.
Monthly Business Spotlights
2024 PERMIT CENTER
SUCCESSES
*From 1/1/24 to 11/22/24
Fiscal & Organizational Sustainability
Fiscal & Organizational Sustainability
• Measure DD was supported by 85% of Belmont voters
and will modernize Belmont’s business license tax
structure by making it more simplified and equitable
• Received budget awards from the national and state
finance organizations for the FY 2024-25 Budget
• Received financial reporting award for the FY 2022-23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Fiscal & Organizational Sustainability
Public Safety
Belmont Police Department
• Completed the 4th Annual
Community Police Academy
• Acquired grand funding from the
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
• Demonstrated a strong commitment
to outreach and transparency
through community events and
public information
Fire Station 14
• 1,513 calls for service
• 27 Haz Mat Responses
*Number of calls as of 12/2/24
Fire Station 15
• 1,280 Calls for service
Community Risk Reduction
& Fire Prevention
• 194 Inspections completed
• 221 Plan Reviews completed
• 76 Planning Applications
reviewed
2024 Mutual Aid Deployments
19 Deployments accounting for 22,029 personnel hours
Quality of life
Launch of the MyBelmont 311 App
• Since launching in September, MyBelmont has 174
new users, and 564 devices have used the app.
• 142 tickets have been created and we have closed
84 tickets as of Dec. 1.
Community
Events
Community
Events
Parks & Recreation
Summer Programs
Adaptive Recreation
• Expanded Inclusion Camp (part of
Camp SOAR) and youth scholarship
program
• Host the annual Adaptive EGGventure
Hunt
• New for those with disabilities:
• Adaptive Yoga
• Sensory Santa at the Firehouse
• Sensory space for use at all events
• Superstar Dance
• Winter Ball for All (Jan. 2025)
Thank you, Belmont staff!
Thank you!
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