Hometown Hero Milo Ventimiglia: The low-down on this high-flying star Features 12 Hometown Hero Anaheim Magazine chats with Milo Ventimiglia. On the Cover 12 15 Fun in the Sun Summer Fitness Stay cool in the pool and made in the shade this summer in Anaheim. Milo Ventimiglia: Anaheim-born hero. ©Shane McCauley 16 With Our Compliments A guide to free City services. 15 Departments 2 City Scene Anaheim water ranks top in Southern California; Independence Day celebration; Mayor Curt Pringle Anaheim Cinco de Mayo fiesta; OC Black Chamber of Commerce celebrates history; Mayor Pro Tem Bob Hernandez Anaheim’s transit master plan; City hosts finish line for Great American Race 2007; Planning Department launches Q-Flow; Engage your senses at Taste of Anaheim. Council Member Lorri Galloway Council Member Harry S. Sidhu, P.E. 16 8 Newsmakers Council Member Lucille Kring Anaheim ballerina twirls her way to the top; Local royalty. City Manager David M. Morgan 9 Building for the Future Colony Park by Brookfield Homes; New West Anaheim Youth Center and Police Station; Managing Editor John James Nicoletti New park in West Anaheim; Anaheim Police take flight. Editor Jeanne Meehan 2 11 Calendar of Events Contributors: Alicia Navarro, Breana Gattari, Celeste Navejas, Crystal Henson, Jennifer Labrado, Jennifer Steinhart, Matt Prince, 18 Business Connection Meghan Schinderle, Nikki Moreno, Tavia Jefferson Commuting to Anaheim eases with grant; Construction of new CKE office building; Kaiser Permanente and ARCO join Anaheim 150; Anaheim’s green initiatives; Anaheim Magazine is published quarterly by the City of Anaheim. Adopt-A-Ramp in Anaheim; Turner Construction moves to Platinum Triangle. Address all correspondence to Anaheim Magazine, c/o Managing Editor, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805. 8 20 Important Phone Numbers and Websites The City of Anaheim is a City Council/City Manager form of government. As such, the City Council makes policy decisions at About Anaheim: Celebrating its 150th Anniversary, the City of Anaheim is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and California’s 10th most City Council meetings, Tuesdays at 5 P.M. while the City Manager populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 342,000 residents and 2,117 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual oversees the day-to-day operations of the City. To contact the budget is $1.297 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as CKE Restaurants, Inc., L-3 Communications, City Council to voice opinions, call (714) 765-5247. If you have Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arsenal, and the USA concerns regarding the day-to-day operations of the City, call Men’s National Volleyball team call Anaheim home. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim specific departments found on page 20 of this publication or Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes the City Manager’s Office at (714) 765-5162. millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. Summer 2007 ❚ Anaheim CITY SCENE City of Anaheim: Start Your Engines! NAHEIM REVS UP TO GRAB THE CHECK- town Anaheim finish line in 1999 and 2002. Anaheim also served as the race’s starting point in 1986, 1987 and 1988. ERED FLAG AS THE CITY HOSTS THE FINISH “We’ve finished in Anaheim twice, and on both occasions LINE FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE 2007. the crowds were tremendous,” said Bill Ewing, CEO of Rally Partners, Inc., the event organizers. “I’m sure it will be an The Great Race will begin on June 30, in Concord, North incredible event.” Carolina and will finish, 14 days and 4,000 miles later, on July The tradition of the Great Race began in 1983 to provide 14, in Downtown Anaheim on Center Street Promenade. enthusiasts an opportunity to take to the open road and drive ARCO, CIM Group, Inc. and Lee Homes are sponsors of this their classic cars across the country. Automobiles manufac- year’s Anaheim finish line. tured in 1969 or earlier are eligible to participate. As an official Anaheim 150 event, the cross-country rally race for classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars will return to For more information on the Great American Race 2007, Anaheim to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the 75th anniversary please visit www.anaheim.net or www.greatrace.com. ❚ of the Ford 1932 “Deuce” V-8, and the City’s sesquicentennial. The competition is not new to Anaheim as car enthusiasts in Southern California welcomed race competitors at a Down- Anaheim ❚ Summer 2007 2 ©Gavin Smith CITY SCENE Queue Up With Q-Flow HE LANNING EPARTMENT HAS EASED P D Planning Department’s New Q-Flow Services SERVICE WAIT TIMES WITH A NEW SYSTEM, Business License Application Q-FLOW.LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL EAST, THE SYSTEM DECREASES WAIT TIMES FOR Site Plan Review THOSE NEEDING MULTIPLE PLANNING SERVICES ©David Fairfield/Getty Images Plan Check Submittal BY USING ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS FROM ONE COUNTER TO ANOTHER. Special Inspector Registration Prior to Q-Flow, customers had to sign in individually at the Business License Renewal Business License, Building and Planning Services counters. Now, each person will receive a single ticket for all counters at Entitlement and Case Filing one kiosk. Customers choose services at the easy-to-use Q-Flow and are then entered into an electronic queue. Ticket numbers Building Code Questions are announced over monitors and speakers in the lobby. For more information on the new Q-Flow system, please con- Building Permits tact Anaheim’s Planning Department at (714) 765-5139. ❚ 3 Summer 2007 ❚ Anaheim CITY SCENE Anaheim Sees Stars and Stripes HIS INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE CANYON HILLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL WILL HOST ITS 19TH ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRA- TION.WITH EVERYTHING FROM GAME BOOTHS TO DOG SHOWS, PARADES TO FIREWORKS, THE FESTIVITIES ARE SURE TO PROVIDE FUN, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. The celebration kicks off with a free patriotic concert and ice cream social on Saturday, June 30 at 7 P.M. On this evening, the community choir will entertain with patriotic sing-a-long music. In addition, Mr. & Mrs.Anaheim Hills, Miss Anaheim Hills & Court, Citizen of the Year and the Canyon Hills Com- munity Council scholarship winners will be announced. There will be free shuttle buses to and from Peralta Park starting at 5 P.M. from the Crossroads Center, at the corner of Imperial Hwy. and Santa Ana Canyon Road. Volunteers and donations are still being sought for this Anaheim 150 event. Call (714) 283-6653 for volunteer/donation information. ❚ July 4 Features Firecracker 5K/10K Walk/Run Fiesta! Fiesta! 220 S. Imperial Highway, Anaheim 10K race starts 7A.M. / 5K starts at 7:30A.M. HE 36TH ANNUAL ANAHEIM CINCO DE Pancake Breakfast Canyon High School Cafeteria MAYO FIESTA WAS ANOTHER SPECTACU- 8—10A.M. LAR CELEBRATION DURING ANAHEIM’S 150TH “Yankee Doodle” Dog Show Canyon High School (upper parking lot) ANNIVERSARY.THE COMMUNITY EVENT, WAS 10:30A.M. A TRULY GRAND AND SPECIAL DAY FOR THE Peralta Park Food & Game Booths PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED 12:30—8:45P.M. 100,000 . Live entertainment starts 6P.M. This year the fiesta was held May 3-6 at La Palma Park locat- 4th of July Parade ed on the corner of Harbor Blvd. & La Palma Ave. Thursday Parade starts at Canyon High School and Friday evenings were filled with fun rides and games. The and travels west on Santa Ana Canyon Road festivities continued Saturday morning with a soccer tourna- to Pinney Road near Peralta Park ment, food, carnival, live entertainment and the crowning of 3 P.M. the Cinco de Mayo Queen. On Sunday, a Mass was followed Fireworks Show by more fun, food and festivities. Peralta Park 9 P.M. For more information please visit www.anaheimcincode- mayo.com ❚ Anaheim ❚ Summer 2007 4 CITY SCENE Transportation Solutions Through a Shared Vision S THE CITY CELEBRATES THE PAST AND Authority’s (OCTA) Go Local program which will specifically LOOKS TOWARD THE FUTURE, THE IM- recommend a transit system to extend the reach of what will soon be a frequent, all-day Metrolink train service throughout PROVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY the County. IN ANAHEIM AND THE REGION IS OF CRITI- To learn the latest information on the Transit Master Plan, or CAL IMPORTANCE. to find out how you can participate, please call (800) 577-8601, or visit www.anaheim.net and click on Go Local. ❚ With that objective in mind, Anaheim is in the process of A train station at ARTIC would be a key stop on proposed high speed rail lines. developing a Transit Master Plan that will develop a compre- hensive transit vision in response to the mobility needs of Anaheim residents, businesses and visitors. The study will define feeder routes to improve connectivity to Anaheim’s two Metrolink stations and lay out a plan that will help guide the development of transit projects for the next 25 years. As part of the Transit Master Plan process, Anaheim is working closely with the Orange County Transportation 5 Summer 2007 ❚ Anaheim CITY SCENE OC Black Chamber of Commerce Celebrates History at Annual Banquet HE ORANGE COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROUDLY PRESENTS ITS 16TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET ON AUGUST 25 AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER. Celebrating “Reading, Writing, and Recording…of our History,” this year’s event will recognize community institu- tions for reaching significant milestones in Orange County education and history.