The Los Paseos Neighborhood Association Board is proposing a few small changes to the LPNA Bylaws. These are the first changes since the original Bylaws were approved in 2016. The changes will be voted on by the members at the next General Meeting, on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

The changes are proposed to:

• • recognize that meetings may be held virtually (e.g. on Zoom),
  • provide for posting draft quarterly meeting minutes before they are approved at the next meeting,
  • clarify the quorum for a Board meeting,
  • revise the financial oversight duties of the President to be more practical, and
  • clarify the provision for non-participation in political campaigns.

The proposed changes are marked in red text in the draft. It is also posted on the Governing Documents page for reference.

Nominations are now open for LPNA’s Officer positions on our Board for 2024. The election of Officers will take place at our December 7, 2023 General Meeting. Nominations will close on November 7, 2023, which is 30 days prior to the General Meeting.

Nominations can be emailed to any LPNA Officer, e.g.:
President@lospaseosneighbors.com or
VP@lospaseosneighbors.com.
They can also be sent using our website Contact Us feature at:
lospaseosneighbors.com/contact-us.

Descriptions of Officer positions are in Article 6 of our Bylaws, posted at:
lospaseosneighbors.com/governing-documents.
Biographies of current officers are located at:
lospaseosneighbors.com/about/board-of-directors.

It is that time of the year again!!! This coming Tuesday evening on August 2, come join your neighbors at Los Paseos Park from 5-8PM for an evening of fun, food, and entertainment!

• Learn about initiatives to help safeguard the neighborhood
• Meet local businesses and organizations in our community
• Most importantly, meet your fellow neighbors and community members

To avoid sewer pipe issues, flush only toilet paper down the toilet. Everything else goes into the trash!

Here are some common non-flushable items that can cause pipe backups and hazardous sewer overflows, or end up at the San José -Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility. Instead of flushing these items down the toilet, here are ways that residents can help not clog up the sewer system:

• • For wipes (even ones labeled flushable), paper hand towels, rags, feminine hygiene products,  and most items, dispose of them in the trash.
  • For pharmaceuticals, take them to a drop off bin. Here is a list of drop off pharmaceutical containers in San José (Set items aside until the shelter-in-place order is lifted) 
  • Items that cannot go into regular garbage, recycling, or compost because they are hazardous waste or contain hazardous materials

• • • • electronics
      • paints
      • motor oil
      • pesticides
      • batteries
      • mercury containing items like thermometers and light bulbs

should be disposed of at County Household Hazardous Waste. (Set items aside since HHW has suspended drop-offs and events in response to COVID-19.)

If these items do not clog your pipes and somehow manage to make their way to the waste treatment facility, the risk of clogging or damaging the processing equipment is probable. It requires intensive labor resources to monitor and clean debris away from machinery, or repair equipment. Let’s all do our part to minimize these problems during the pandemic.

We’re interested in feedback from the community. What do people prefer for a general meeting location? Something within the neighborhood and walking distance, or a more public venue like the library requiring you to drive in order to attend. Let us know via the poll below:

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Despite the sporadic heavy rains, many families ventured out and attended the event again this year to obtain a Christmas tree, visit Santa, meet SJPD/SJFD personnel, or contribute to the Toys for Tots program. A huge thanks to LPNA, LPHOA, the Matta family, and all the other participants to make this another successful event. A brief photo album was posted to the LPNA facebook page.

For families attending the event and had photos taken with Santa or SJ vehicles, please contact Lisa at LPHOA for information to access those images, or Greg Peck/Karen Lattin at LPNA