This has been received by the City of Burlingame as Service Request #9478.

Angle looking toward Grove Ave

Hello,

Thank you for reporting this issue. The City of Burlingame launched SeeClickFix under the name “accessBurlingame” in June 2015 to equip residents and visitors with a free, quick, convenient, and public method for submitting service requests to City staff. Service requests are typically issues or concerns that can be fixed or completed in a reasonable amount of time. Examples of typical service requests include requests to clean up graffiti and dirty streets, repair potholes, or report broken signs and street lights.
Given the extent of repairs necessary to alleviate the issue, this request will be closed and will be considered for the possibility of future upgrades.

Thank you,
Street Supervisor

Then please re-assign this to vector control or escalate with engineering. This is a health issue. If it's not going to be addressed through engineering, then the streets department need to give this corner special attention in the spring to manually remove the pooling water.

This has been received by the City of Burlingame as Service Request #9520.

We live at 1411 Capuchino Ave. The first 35 years we we have lived here we never had this problem. After they totally rebuilt the house on the corner this started to happen. I have called the city regarding this so many times. Matthew Nextdoor, has tried everything to to stop this problem, but we realize it is a city issue. There are so many bees in that standing water. Please stop putting us off. ‘‘This has been going on for to many years. Thank you.

It’s all three of our houses from the corner. The drain is at the fourth house. The road does not slope enough for the water to drain into it. Also, there are so many leaves that the water gets stopped by them consistently. Just wanted to point that out..
Thank you

Good afternoon,

Thank you for reporting the issue and sharing your observations.

Our records indicate that there has been several projects in the neighborhood to provide better drainage. Due to the flat nature of the area, a more comprehensive study is needed to identify additional improvements. As noted, there are several private drains (from each of the properties) that continuous discharge into the curb and gutter. This location is included in our list of potential project sites.

Thank you.

That's great. In the meantime, what other city departments can assist with the ongoing health concern of this being a breeding ground for mosquitoes and yellowjackets? "Included in our list of potential project sites" gives me very little hope for seeing a remedy in the near term. Is there a vector control district this can be referred to?

Great, And now the street cleaner only comes every other week. We moved our cars to make room for the street cleaner on Thursday, and No Show! This is just ridiculous. We pay out taxes and this is what we get. Put off again!!!!! At least have the street cleaner come every week, until you solve this problem.

Hello,
Please contact the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District, which is located at 1351 Rollins Road, Burlingame, California. Their contact number is 650-344-8592. As identified by a Vector control specialist, mosquitos are readily able to breed in stagnant water that has been ‘standing’ for seven days. As noted in a post above, there are several private drains that continuously discharge into the street, which is identified as a consistent flow.
During the Spring and Summer months, street sweeping may be performed on a weekly basis in lieu of every other week based on staffing availability. We are currently working on updating the Burlingame.org website to reference this update. When parked vehicles prohibit the effectiveness of the street sweeper, we ask that residents sweep the leaves or debris towards the middle of the street; https://www.burlingame.org/departments/public_works/street_sweeping_program.php
Staff has recently communicated that the City of Burlingame launched SeeClickFix under the name “accessBurlingame” in June 2015 to equip residents and visitors with a free, quick, convenient, and public method for submitting service requests to City staff. Service requests are typically issues or concerns that can be fixed or completed in a reasonable amount of time. Examples of typical service requests include requests to clean up graffiti and dirty streets, repair potholes, or report broken signs and street lights.
Our records indicate that there have been several projects in the neighborhood to provide better drainage. Due to the flat nature of the area, a more comprehensive study is needed to identify additional improvements. As noted, there are several private drains (from each of the properties) that continuously discharge into the curb and gutter. This location is included in our list of potential project sites.
Given the extent of repairs necessary to alleviate the issue, this request will be moved to a public forum, but it will be considered for the possibility of future upgrades.
Thank you again for reporting this issue,
Street, Storm Drain and Sewer Manager

This issue was recategorized from Curb & Gutter Repair to Public Forum.

accessBurlingame assigned this issue to City Manager

How's this all going? Another year, another drain full of standing water.