CascadesThe Monterey Park Volume XV, No. VI Citywide News for Business, Community and Education September 2016 September 11 Monterey Park Farmers’ Market Brings Patriot Day Ceremony Healthy Fall Produce to Your Table Summer is winding down and the flavors of 1. Eat within three to four days of purchase fall are starting to roll into the market. September 2. Add lemon or lime juice with olive oil brings a variety of healthful and delicious 3. Salt lightly produce. You’ll start to notice an abundance of 4. Don’t overcook (they often produce a cruciferous vegetables, such as: broccoli, bok sulfur odor when cooked too long). choy, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, daikon radish and Asian greens. Monterey Park Farmers’ Market runs rain While these veggies grow in all different colors, or shine every Friday from 4-8 p.m. at 318 S. shapes and sizes, they all are rich in nutritional Ramona Avenue near the library and city hall. value (high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals) and Eligible CalFresh, WIC and SSI customers The public is invited to attend a Patriot will add great flavor to your meal. can receive up to $10 in free farmers’ market Day remembrance ceremony on Sunday, money through our Market Match program. September 11 on the city hall front lawn. Farmers’ Market Tip of the Month Have a question? Email the market at info@ Monterey Park’s event, to coincide with the To some, cruciferous vegetables are often farmermark.com, follow on Facebook or visit U.S. Patriot Day and National Day of Service bitter or tasteless. Here are a couple of ways www.farmermark.com/montereypark for more and Remembrance, will take place at 8:30 to tone down the bitterness and bring out the information. a.m. and feature a moment of silence at as sweetness: well as placement of a wreath by members of the police and fire departments. The Mayor and City Council invite members of the community to join in the ceremony. Save the Date: Third Annual Geranium Festival and ArtWalk Monterey Park Amusements such as a dog pageant, art walk and rock climbing complement good old fashioned sack races and pie Through the Eyes of eating contests at the city fair-themed event Saturday, October 8. Admission is FREE an Artist artists, interactive STEM-related (science, search for “Geranium Festival” or call the City of Monterey Park Third Annual technology, engineering and mathematics) recreation department at 626-307-1388. Geranium Festival and ArtWalk activities, a dunk-a-principal tank, a rock Barnes Park is located at 350 S. McPherrin Saturday, October 8, 2016 climbing wall, train rides, sack races and more. Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission Or, just come out to the park and enjoy Barnes Park, 350 S. McPherrin Avenue, a fall day with your Monterey Park family, Monterey Park, CA 91754. friends and neighbors. Whatever your interests, the Geranium Festival Committee Come on down to Barnes Park Saturday, has something planned for you. October 8 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. for the Third Annual Geranium Festival and ArtWalk. This Look for more details in the October issue year’s family friendly activities include a of the Cascades newspaper and on the city website. For Dog-tennial pageant, ArtWalk, Monterey Park resident and artist Emi “Dog-tennial” pageant with awards for best personality, an ArtWalk highlighting various exhibitor or general event information, Motokawa with her "Through the Eyes of please visit www.MontereyPark.ca.gov and The Artist" Metro poster depicting scenes forms of art created by local community of Monterey Park that appears on board L.A. County buses and rail cars . Motokawa was recently recognized by the city for her Part of the centennial series of articles celebrating Monterey Park’s 100 year history… contributions to the art and culture of the community. Motokawa’s art and biography can be found on www.Metro.net. The Downtown Business Improvement District and the Origin of the MPK Lunar 中文版第22頁 New Year Festival Español Pagina 22 By Beryl Williams and Johnny Thompson In November of 1985, five local weather helped to bring an estimated 40,000 business owners held a meeting to place people to the Festival. By 1997, the festival Christmas decorations in the downtown was receiving national television coverage Garvey/Garfield business area of Monterey on CNN and locally by KNBC, KABC, Park. They were Fred Hsieh, John Weidner, Fox TV, KSCI, Jade Channel and ACTV. PAID Johnny Thompson, Doug Ball and Richard Coverage of the event praised the BID ECRWSS PERMIT# 97 PRSRT. STD U.S. POSTAGE Kwok. After a petition had been circulated for expanding the festival and achieving MONTEREY PARK and approved, they formed the Business national attention. After a time being Improvement District (BID) and became an known as the Lantern Festival, the event advisory committee to the city (BIDAC). is now celebrated as the Lunar New Year Legislation had been passed that enabled Festival and is co-sponsored and produced the group to raise BID money from yearly by the city and World Journal Newspaper. business license fees from those businesses Traditional lion dancers perform at Monterey located inside the prescribed section of the Serving on the BID advisory committee Park’s Lunar New Year Festival when it was downtown – from Ramona to Alhambra today are Daniel Fong, Ivan Ho, Gene Jeng, known as the Lantern Festival. and from Newmark to Emerson Avenues. Josephine Louie and Johnny Thompson. There are 300 businesses located within the By 1987, Monterey Park became the limits of the BID area and a percentage of Postal Customer first incorporated city in the US to have business license fees are targeted for the an Asian majority, mainly of Chinese BID. Activities funded by the BID include cultural background. Having achieved the daily sidewalk cleaning and trash removal, Monterey Park, CA 91754-91755 Park, CA Monterey goal of placing Christmas decorations, furniture and flower-container upkeep, BIDAC decided to focus on celebrating putting up Christmas decorations and pole the first Chinese New Year in Monterey banners and offering business assistance Park in 1992. Back then it was called the programs. From its inception, the Garvey/ Flower Market Festival and was held over Garfield BID has provided businesses in a weekend in the back parking lot of Bank the downtown area invaluable support of America. By the next year the festival to promote and develop its presence in was moved to Garvey Avenue. Monterey Park as a leading destination for, Johnny Thompson, Monterey Park business owner City of Monterey Park 320 Newmark Ave. W. 91754 Monterey Park, CA not only local shoppers, but also travelers and member of the Business Improvement District, The multitude of activities and sunny from afar including foreign visitors. in his Garvey Avenue music store. Page 2 Citywide News for Business, Community and Education September 2016 CITY OFFICIALS Free Home Energy Mitchell Ing, Mayor Teresa Real Sebastian, Vice Mayor Assessments from the SGV Stephen Lam, Council Member Hans Liang, Council Member Energy Wise Partnership Peter Chan, Council Member The San Gabriel Valley Energy Wise Partnership is made up information on rebate and financing programs through local Vincent D. Chang, City Clerk Joseph Leon, City Treasurer of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, the cities utility companies like Southern California Edison (SCE) and within the San Gabriel Valley, Southern California Edison Southern California Gas Company (SCG). Paul Talbot, City Manager and the Southern California Gas Company. This partnership Mark Hensley, City Attorney is funded by the California Public Utilities Commission and Participation in the EASY home assessment is free, and is provides different programs to assist the San Gabriel Valley a wonderful program to utilize. The recommendations given cities in lowering their energy consumption. through the assessment will give you the tools and knowledge CITY COUNCIL, COMMISSIONS, you will need to lower your utility bills. The SGVEWP COMMITTEES AND BOARDS MEETING One useful program that is available to the residents of program assessors will review your energy usage and utility SCHEDULE Monterey Park is the Energy Assessment Screening for Your data to develop a customized action plan to increase the Home (EASY) program. The EASY program provides a free efficiency and comfort of your home. For more information CITY COUNCIL home assessment that will help you identify opportunities to on the EASY home assessment, visit www.sgvenergywise.org 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers reduce your energy and water usage, therefore helping you to and click on the EASY tab above. To schedule your own EASY save some money. With the home assessment, you’ll receive appointment, visit easycivicspark.appointy.com. Information COMMISSION ON AGING customized solutions and project recommendations, as well as provided by San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. 3rd Monday, 11:00 a.m. Langley Senior Center, 400 W. Emerson Ave. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT City Hall Frequently Used ADVISORY COMMITTEE City Hall Hours Quarterly, 3rd Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Phone Numbers Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. City Hall Room 266 Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mayor and City Council 626-307-1465 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMISSION City Manager 626-307-1255 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. City Clerk 626-307-1362 City Hall Community Room City Treasurer 626-307-1488 City Events Calendar Animal Control 626-307-1217 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Aquatics/ Rec. Classes 626-307-1388 September 5 Labor Day Holiday, 1st &3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. Building Division 626-307-1300 City Hall Council Chambers Business License 626-307-1338 City Hall and Library Closed.