SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 VOLUME 10 NO. 37 1ST RESPONDERS TO HONOR 9/11 SIERRA MADRE CITY MANAGER ELAINE AGUILAR TO RETIRE On Sunday, September 11, 2016, the public is invited to join SierraSATURDAY, Madre City Manager Elaine JUNE loss for Sierra4, Madre.2016 We express our Sierra Madre’s First Responders - The Sierra Madre Police, Aguilar recently notified the City deep gratitude for her nearly decade of VOLUME 10 NO. 23 Paramedics, Firefighters and CERT members when they gather Council of her retirement, effective service to our community, and know to honor the memory of those who lost their lives fifteen years December 9, 2016. Aguilar has served that she will remain a close friend to ago. as Sierra Madre’s City Manager since the City for years to come.” 2007 and has a combined total of Arrive at the SMFD by 6:30 am. The Verdugo Fire thirty-three years of public service, Prior to City Manager Aguilar’s Communications Center, the regional emergency dispatch working for three other municipalities arrival, the City had five different City facility serving the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, since 1983. Managers and Interim Managers in Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, San a short seven year period. For staff Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena. Verdugo Aguilar came to Sierra Madre after stability and continuity, the City and also provides contract dispatch service for the Burbank- serving in the Southern California Council requested a minimum five Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Fire Department will cities of Glendale, La Puente and year commitment. When reminded sound an area wide alarm at the exact moment the first tower Paramount. She personally notified of this, Aguilar stated, “The five year was struck. the City Council of her decision to commitment became a nine year retire, stating that, “It has been a commitment, because I enjoyed SIERRA MADRE’S COMMUNITY pleasure and an honor to work with what I was doing. Sierra Madre is a the City Council, the community and truly special community that comes FOREST IN PERIL staff for the past 9 years, but after 33 together to resolve problems and find Sierra Madre, Ca. - As many The USDA, US Forest Service, total years, it is time for me to devote creative solutions.” residents have noticed, many and CalFire recommend more time to my family.” trees are suffering from drought proper watering of young trees Aguilar provided advanced notice stress in our community, and twice a week, 5 gallons each Upon being notified, Mayor Gene of her upcoming retirement, so many trees are dying. This time and proper watering of Goss stated, “I congratulate City the City Council could initiate the includes public trees, which are mature trees once a week, 5 Manager Aguilar on her pending recruitment process for the next City within the parkway or at public gallons. For perspective, if a retirement and her years of service Manager. Aguilar stated, “There are parks, as well as trees on private resident was concentrating on to Sierra Madre. Elaine has been a many projects and plans in the works, property. Sierra Madre is not the saving one mature and one tireless, dedicated public servant and and it is important to maintain the only community in Southern young tree on their property will be difficult to replace. I know I momentum.” California that is experiencing it would take almost a year to speak for many by saying that she will this problem. According to the use just one unit of water (748 be missed.” The Council will be discussing the City’s contracted Arborist, the gallons). Please note that this is recruitment of the City’s new City primary cause for the rapid a general rule-of-thumb. Some Former Mayor and Council Member Manager at their September 13, 2016 decline and death of these trees species will need more or less John Harabedian added, “Elaine City Council meeting. Elaine Aguilar, left with former Mayor Mary Ann MacGillivray is a reduction in soil moisture water, and you may have more retiring as City Manager is a huge Photo by Bill Coburn content and levels caused by the than two trees that you wish to multiple-year drought. As you save. ANTONOVICH SIERRA MADRE HONOR AWARDS IS THE CITY OF SIERRA may have noticed, some species Some of Sierra Madre’s mature MADRE’S OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE in our Community Forest are trees, public and private, have CELEBRATES harder hit than others. taken decades to become the PATRIOT’S DAY TRUE TREASURES OF SIERRA MADRE, ITS VOLUNTEERS, CITY beautiful trees that comprise Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich COMMISSIONERS, AND EMPLOYEES. Public Works staff would like the Community Forest. In remembered those who died, the To Nominate: Simply e-mail Communications Team the community to know that addition to aesthetic value, firefighters and law enforcement who perished in rescue efforts, and or drop off a short letter at WISTARIA AWARD |CERT | Joe Ortiz. Awarded it is our intention to have dead they provide shade to reduce City Hall listing qualifications PAST WINNERS: to an employee/individual for or non-viable trees removed energy use and costs, improve called for renewed awareness and preparedness. of your nominee by 5:00 pm, protecting and maintaining as quickly as possible. Dead air quality, assist in keeping Monday September 12, 2016. Sierra Madre Little League| safety in the community or non-viable trees may pollutants from the watershed, “September 11, 2001 was a dawn that will see no sunset. I was in Friends of the Library | MWTR eventually become hazards and many other environmental Washington D.C. on that fateful GEORGE MAUER Committee | Historical PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD from branch or total failure, advantages. Trees are day and witnessed firsthand the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Preservation Society, Fourth of PAST WINNERS: Debbie and also become homes for inherently much more valuable devastating aftermath of the attack AWARD July Committee | Civic Club. Henderson | Toni Buckner pests that can further damage to the community as-a-whole on our Pentagon. Fifteen years PAST WINNERS: Gordon Recognizes a City / Community |Miguel Hernandez, James our Community Forest. The than water intensive turf and later, we remember the thousands of innocent victims who perished ,the Caldwell | George Enyedi | partnership that assists with Carlson |Susan Clifton, Jose Fire Department and Code other plants. Marilyn McKernan | Richard providing community-wide Reynoso, Selena Yang, Kyle Enforcement Department are Sierra Madre’s Municipal Code heroic first responders and the men and women in our armed services Mays | Robert Young | Bob programs and services. Schnurr | Rosemary Garcia also addressing private dead section 12.20.070 requires Spears The Employee of the Year trees for these reasons. adjacent property owners to fighting to protect our nation. Our thoughts and prayers are with Awarded to a person / entity PUBLIC SAFETY AWARD award for the remarkable public provide on-going irrigation to their families and we will never whose lifetime of service PAST WINNERS: Hank and customer service. The Public Works staffparkway trees. forget their sacrifice . T o embodies the spirit of Landsberg |Casey Morrisey wouldSIERRA like toMADRE ask for the POLICE BLOTTER prevent future acts of terror, we volunteerism |Todd Conrad | Emergency (continued on page 2) community’s assistance For more information on must remain vigilant and prepared . in protecting this valuable techniques to help save the While our Armed Forces and allies resource. The community has Community’s trees during this fight terrorism abroad, LA County made tremendous efforts in extended drought, you can visit the agencies continue to monitor and water conservation activities, Public Works Department in City prevent attacks locally and prepare and while balancing water Hall, Monday through Thursday for the possibility of an incident. It is vital for each of us, in our conservation with tree from 7:30am to 2:00 pm or visit communities and neighborhoods, preservation may sound like a the City’s website here, or contact to be vigilant in observing any difficult task, please consider James Carlson at 626-355-7135 potential threat or violent act and the following: [email protected]. reporting it to authorities. If you see something, say something.” SAVE THE 85 S. BALDWIN FICUS: APPEAL LETTER FILED Sierra Madre resident Daniel 21st Agenda of the Energy, be other solutions that could Golden filed a formal appeal Environment and Natural preserve the tree and ensure with the city in an effort to Resource Commission meeting. public safety for all." He offers save the Ficus tree on North the city two options: Baldwin. The appeal is The story behind the appeal was requesting a temporary halt published in this newspaper Option 1. Secure a to plans for removal of the August 20th. (http:// Second Opinion. Though tree pending further research mtnviewsnews.com/v10/htm/ the City’s regular consulting and examination of the tree n34/index.htm). Arborist is a certified and and the buckled sidewalk. It responsible professional, also requested that the matter Golden believes, "there may (continued on page 2) be placed on the September Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com 2 Mountain View News Saturday, September 10, 2016 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 6-Day Weather Forecast Sierra Wise Madre, Ca. Sun: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Mon: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Tues: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Wed: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service CITY OF SIERRA MADRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City Hall 232 W.