Major Projects

A Use Permit was received requesting that the City allow up to 87,000 square feet of Research & Development (R&D) use at the existing 115,629 square-foot office building at Century Plaza located at 1065 E. Hillsdale Boulevard – UP2021-0043.

 An application was submitted by Delvin Harvey of Gilead Science, Inc. to demolish an existing office building and entitle a new  research and development building on the Gilead Campus. The proposed conceptual plans for the subject site include the following:

​​​​​​​The City’s storm drainage system consists of a network of storm drainpipes that drain to the lagoon which is then manually pumped into the San Francisco Bay at the City’s Corporation Yard.

The Lagoon Pump Station at the City’s Corporation Yard houses four pump bays with two active pumps and two decommissioned pumps. CIP 717 provides for the removal of 2 non-functioning lagoon pump engines, impellers, shafts, and associated plumbing that were abandoned in place when the two current pumps were installed in 2001, so that a third and...

An Amendment to Title 3, Revenue and Finance of the Foster City Municipal Code to add Chapters 3.50 Park Facilities Impact Fee, 3.60 Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee, and 3.70 Public Safety Impact Fee to implement new Development Impact Fees including an amendment to Chapter 17.88 Affordable Housing Commercial Linkage Fee of Title 17, of the Foster City Municipal Code to update the City's Affordable Housing Commercial Linkage Fee

The Comprehensive Development Impact Fees and the Commercial Linkage Fee studies are available below and in the Files tab on this page:

The District has an ongoing program to maintain and upgrade the wastewater system to improve operation and reliability. As part of the program, the District has identified emergency generators and automatic transfer switches (ATSs) at ten of the District’s wastewater lift stations that are reaching the end of their service lives and in need of replacement.

A Use Permit to demolish the existing 32,000-square-foot recreation center and construct a new Foster City Recreation Center in approximately the same location. The new recreation center building would be two stories and a maximum of approximately 40 feet in height and approximately 40,000 square feet in size. The proposed project would also include improvements to Leo J. Ryan Park consisting of new outdoor gathering spaces, new landscaping, and restriped parking lots.

The project consists of the removal and replacement of various large water meters throughout the District. A survey that was conducted in 2022 identified several large water meters that are due for replacement. These meters are currently under-registering and do not account for the full cost of water usage. Due to their size and lay length differences, many will require new meter boxes and reconfiguration of piping to and from the new meters, and therefore cannot be performed in house by staff.

The Median Modification and Road Improvements at Chess Drive and Foster City Boulevard Project is the combining of CIP 301-635 and 301-637. The two projects were developed as part of the Engineering Feasibility Study Final Report (May 2009) to address traffic related impacts from proposed development projects in Foster City. The projects are identified as Multi-Project #3, #4, #7, and #8 in the study. The project is being designed by the City’s design consultant, BKF Engineers, and the scope involves:

Several of Foster City's 24 beautiful parks are nearing 50 years old.  As part of the City's ongoing effort to properly and adequately maintain its Parks infrastructure and ensure the quality and diversity of the facilities, a Parks System Master Plan is necessary.  Development of a Master Plan for the Parks System will allow for future planning of projects and guide the overall direction of the City's parks program. 

PG&E will be working in the Carmel Village communities for a pipeline replacement project to improve the safety and reliability of the natural gas system. Approximately 2,700 feet of 2-inch gas distribution main and 85 service lines will be replaced/relocated for homes on the following streets:

Halibut St.                 Grunion Ct.                  Bramble Ct.

Portions of Marlin Ave., and Beach Park Blvd. will also be impacted by this work.

The project is anticipated to start in early...

The City Council first authorized a Recreation Center Master Plan Study as a component of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget and received extensive public outreach during that fiscal year as a first step in developing a Recreation Center Master Plan. 

The San Mateo 101 Express Lanes Project is a multi-year, multi-agency project initiated to reduce traffic congestion and encourage carpooling and transit use on U.S. 101 in San Mateo County.

The project will create 22 miles of express lanes on U.S. Highway 101 from I-380 in San Bruno to the San Mateo County/Santa Clara County border. The San Mateo 101 Express Lanes will then seamlessly connect to the express lanes being constructed in Santa Clara County.

The existing 16-inch force main along Shell Blvd Bridge was originally constructed in the 1960’s and is a critical facility which delivers over 500,000 gallons of sewage (approximately one-third of the wastewater generated in the City) daily to the San Mateo Wastewater Treatment Plant. During a routine maintenance inspection, a small crack was identified on the top side of the force main which called for a repair. The repairs were completed in February 2021 and included the in-house replacement of the air release valve located on the force main at the high point on the...

This project is identified in the Water Distribution System Master Plan. The 24-inch cement mortar lined and coated steel transmission main is the District’s sole source of water and was constructed in 1962. A condition assessment of the transmission main and other steel mains that comprise the backbone of the District’s water system was performed in 2005. At the time, the District’s steel mains were determined to be in very good condition. It was recommended that the District’s transmission main undergo a new assessment within the 20 year period.