Snapshots of the Mission Beach Town Council (MBTC) meeting held Feb. 9: • Thomas Lochtefeld, the master leaseholder of Belmont Park who is currently in bankruptcy court with the city over disagreements in changes to the park’s lease, updated the Mission Bay Town Council on the situation. He said the next court hearing will be in March, when the future of Belmont Park may be decided. Lochtefeld asked the MBTC to write a letter to Mayor Jerry Sanders supporting an extension of the previous lease. “I’m still in negotiations with the city, but I’m not going to compromise. To me, it’s all or nothing,” Lochtefeld told the MBTC. “There will be severe consequences (if the city takes over operations of Belmont Park) and the people who are going to suffer are you.” • Project engineer Sheila Gamueda announced the sewer and water-main replacement project planned for several areas in Mission Beach won’t begin until after Labor Day. • Mission Beach Woman’s Club president Maruta Gardner reported that the idea of selling corporate advertising on lifeguard towers, lifeguard surfboards and public restrooms was discussed at a City Council meeting she recently attended. A host of concerns and questions were brought up during the MBTC meeting regarding this subject. Thyme Curtis, representative to District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, said there is no official plan to go through with the idea, but she plans to update the MBTC as more information becomes available. • Area 9 MBTC representative Bob Craig requested further information from Curtis on when the city plans to make repairs to decaying sections of the sea wall along the boardwalk. • Craig also said he has been in contact with city officials about performing a sweep of the recycling and trash containers in Mission Beach. People throwing away recyclable items in the trash could face a warning for violating Mission Beach’s new recycling ordinance. • San Diego Police Department Lt. James Filley said that although crime in Mission Beach overall has gone down over the last year, residential burglaries have been going up. Filley said most of the burglaries were the result of residents leaving their doors and windows open or unlocked. • Residents interested in helping fight local crime can attend the next Neighborhood Watch meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Mission Beach Woman’s Club at 5:30 p.m. • MBTC President Bob Ruane said the www.missionbeachtc.org website has added a feature to the homepage displaying updated temperature and wind levels at the Mission Beach Yacht Club.