Parks and Recreation
The City will be concluding their survey for
summer movie selections on February 9, 2015.
Choose your favorites by visiting
Lunch n' Learn Travel Series
Now is the time to start brainstorming for your next vacation but where do you start? Join the experts from Moraga Travel during the Lunch n' Learn Travel Series hosted by the City of Orinda and Town of Moraga. They will be covering Travel Styles and Tips on February 11, Aloha Getaways on March 11 and all you need to know about Cruises on April 8. Lectures with a Question and Answer session begins at 10:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Each Lunch n' Learn is $10 Resident/$11 Non-Resident. Pre-registration is required; register online at www.cityoforinda.org by searching under the Adult- Special Interest classes. Basketball Season is Back
January marks the beginning of Orinda Youth Association (OYA) Basketball. The OYA Basketball program is broken up into two leagues, the Developmental League and the Advanced League. The Developmental League is a Saturday-only-program for Kindergarten and 1st graders that consists of a 30 minute practice followed by a 30 minute game, and seeks to introduce the basic rules and fundamental skills to beginning players. The Advanced League consists of one practice and one game per week, and is designed for the players to apply the skills they have been developing in actual game play. This season we have 395 participants ages 4-10 in our program, which is a 20% increase over last year.
New this year, OYA is partnering with Alpha Basketball as part of a trial offering coaching materials to all of our 2nd and 3rd grade volunteer coaches. Each week coaches receive an email from Alpha Basketball with a grade specific practice plan. Each drill listed in the plan is clickable and linked to video demonstration and commentary through the Alpha Basketball Vimeo site. So far we have gotten great feedback from our coaches and plan on expanding the program to all levels next year. To learn more about Alpha Basketball click here.
Recreation and Summer Camp Fair
The Parks and Recreation Department is busy planning the first Recreation and Summer Camp fair. The event will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 10:00am to 1:00pm and will provide adults the opportunity to meet summer day camp staff and specialty class instructors. All registrations completed during the fair for classes listed in the Winter/Spring Activity Guide and Summer Camps brochure, will receive 10% off all fees. Please visit Orinda's Parks & Recreation Facebook page to share the event with friends and to be entered into a raffle.
Visit www.facebook.com/CityOfOrindaParksandRec.
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Crime Statistics for 01/18/15 to 01/24/15
1 - Residential Burglary 400 block Camino Sobrante
2 - Traffic Stop Arrest Camino Sobrante @ Camino Pablo
Camino Pablo @ Santa Maria
1 - Battery 10 block Theatre Square
1 - Fraud Credit Card 10 block Las Palomas
2 - Public Nuisance Arrest 10 block Tara Road
30 block Carisbrook Drive
1 - In Custody Theft Arrest Orinda Safeway
1 - Subject Stop Arrest Moraga Way @ Brookside Road
1 - Hit and Run Misdemeanor 40 block St Stephens Drive
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Upcoming Community Activities
ORINDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON
Save the date: February 20, 2015
COMEDY NIGHT - LIVE AT THE ORINDA
Save the date: March 6, 2015
Orinda Action Day
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Trivia Bee - Orinda Chamber and Orinda Rotary!
Save the date: April 24, 2015
State of the City Luncheon with Orinda Chamber and Orinda Rotary
Save the Date: April 29, 2015
Click Here for more information!
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Planning Department
Planning Commission Appointments and Reappointment
The Planning Commission and staff welcomed newly appointed Commissioner Willy Mautner at his first meeting on January 27 and congratulated Commissioner Louise Adamson on her re-appointment to the Commission. Mr. Mautner filled a vacated seat and started his duties as Commissioner the morning after he was appointed with an orientation, review of the January 27 agenda packet and project site visits. Commissioner Claire Sammon Roberts starts her term at the first meeting in March.
Planning Commission
January 27, 2015
- 10 Calvin Court - Design review and tree removal permit for a new 1,935 square foot single family residence and a 484 square foot detached garage on a vacant lot (approved 6-0)
- 31 Paintbrush Lane - Design review for a new 5,429 square foot single family residence (approved 6-0)
- 33 Paintbrush Lane - Design review for a new 5,396 square foot single family residence (approved 6-0)
- 67 Muth - Design review for a new 3,863 square foot single family residence on a vacant lot (approved 6-0)
- 33 Lombardy - Design review for a new 2,719 square foot addition and aesthetic roof line remodel, to an existing 4,506 square foot single story home (approved 6-0)
- 10 Frogs Leap - Design review for a new 2,902 adjusted square foot single family home in the Wilder (approved 6-0)
- 11 Big Leaf Road - Design review and elevated deck permit for a new 3,792 square foot single family residence (approved 5-1) with McGrath dissenting
February 10, 2015
- 138 Oak Road - Design review resubmittal for a new 4,680 adjusted square foot single-family residence on a vacant lot.
- 19 La Encinal - Request for extension of design review approval for a new single family residence.
- Wilder Landscape Master Plan Modifications
Zoning Administrator
Posted
- 89/91 Loma Vista Dr. - Lot line adjustment application to remove the shared lot line between two properties in order to create one parcel with a total area of 25,420 square feet. Both properties are held under the same ownership. The existing house located at 89 Loma Vista Dr. is proposed for demolition as part of the lot line adjustment merging these properties.
Projects Received
- Vista del Orinda (265-153-013) - CDR (conceptual development review application) for a new single family residence with a 2nd unit on a vacant lot
- 5 La Cresta - Design review application for a new two-story 2400 square foot single family residence
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Contra Costa County Library
This past November and December Lamorinda residents participated in the County wide project, War Comes Home. Bringing together film, books and author appearances this project struck a chord with many. Perhaps you were one of the hundreds who participated either by attending the documentary film showing of Chosin at the Orinda Theatre on November 12, or who read the book Until Tuesday and came to hear the author, Luis Carlos Montalvan and his service dog Tuesday, present their moving story at the Lafayette Library on Tuesday, December 2. If you did participate in any way, please consider going to this link and filling out a brief online survey:
This survey is on behalf of California Humanities, one of the underwriters of this project.
Any questions or comments can go to Beth Girshman, Orinda Library Manager, bgirshma@ccclib.org
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