Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 20, 2010

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Mountain Views News Saturday, November 20, 2010

During the first trimester of 
2010, Carden of the Foothills 
students focused on the 
meaning of the character 
traits of compassion and 
responsibility. Discovering 
that our “neighbors” are not 
only people that we know, but 
also people that we will never 
meet, they have reached out 
with compassion to participate 
in service projects.

Guide Dogs of America was a 
recipient of Carden compassion 
in November. Students 
collected “Pennies for Puppies”, 
raising approximately $500 
to help with veterinary cost 
and other expenses associated 
with raising puppies that will 
be trained as guide dogs for 
the blind or sight impaired. 
Students also contributed bath 
towels and blankets as well as 
dog toys to the organization. 

A Thanksgiving food drive for 
the Monrovia Unity Center 
and purchasing Christmas gifts 
for fifteen children through the 
centers “Angel Tree Project” 
will round out the projects for 
this year. Understanding our 
responsibility to neighbors is to 
embrace the idea that, “To those 
who are given much, much is 
expected”. The students have 
benefit greatly and it is a win/
win experience. 

 Carden of the Foothills School

429 Wildrose Ave.

Monrovia, CA 91016

626-358-9414

cardenofthefoothills.com

DUARTE MAYOR’S THANKSGIVING 
PRAYER BREAKFAST TO HONOR 
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

And Who is My Neighbor?


Duarte will express its thanks 
to outstanding community 
volunteers at the 25th annual 
Mayor’s Thanksgiving 
Prayer Breakfast and 23rd 
annual Duarte Chamber 
Community Service 
Recognition Awards, 
Wednesday, Nov. 24. 

The public is invited to 
attend the event that will 
take place from 7 a.m. to 9 
a.m. at City of Hope, Cooper 
Auditorium, 1500 E. Duarte 
Rd. Keynote speaker will be 
Karen Robertson, an author, 
life coach and professional 
clown. 

Outstanding community 
volunteers will be honored 
by the Duarte Chamber 
in the categories of Civic 
Service, Service to Senior 
Citizens, Humanitarian, 
Service to Youth, Business, 
and Youth.

The occasion will also 
launch the 9th annual 
“Holiday of Promise,” a 
joint project of Duarte’s 
Promise -- The Alliance for 
Youth, the Duarte Church 
and Clergy Association and 
numerous area businesses, 
to collect food, personal 
items and gift donations to 
help brighten the holidays 
for needy families in the 
community. Donations will 
be collected from Monday, 
Nov. 22 through Tuesday, 
Dec. 14 for distribution to 
needy families through the 
Duarte Community Service 
Council and Foothill Unity 
Center. 

 The Mayor’s 
Thanksgiving Breakfast 
and Community Service 
Recognition Awards are 
sponsored by the City of 
Duarte, Duarte Chamber of 
Commerce, Duarte Kiwanis 
Club, Duarte Church and 
Clergy Association, the City 
of Hope, Duarte Women’s 
Club, Duarte’s Promise -- 
The Alliance for Youth and 
Royal Oaks Manor. 

 Tickets are $10/$8 for 
children and seniors, and can 
be purchased at the Duarte 
Chamber of Commerce 
or at City Hall or online at 
www.duartechamber.com. 
A limited number of tickets 
will also be available at the 
door. For more information, 
call Duarte Chamber of 
Commerce at (626) 357-
3333 or Duarte City Hall 
357-7931, ext. 266. 


Encarnacion Cervantes, 
Building Division Manager, 
presented the new code 
guidelines on Tuesday 
night, November 16, for 
review to the Monrovia 
City Council. Based on 
the California Building 
Standard, the information 
reflected the minimum 
compliance requirements 
for homeowners and/
or contractors for home 
construction, repair and 
improvement projects. 

The subject of the 
presentation was an 
administrative report, AR-
2, that affords Monrovians 
two options. The mandatory 
requirements must follow 
the State guidelines for home 
construction and repair 
whereas voluntary options 
must supplement the State 
requirements plus apply 
the appropriate standards 
(such as Green Standards) 
relating to the nature of 
the work being done. The 
matter, known as Ordinance 
No. 2010-16, covers 
mechanical, electrical, 
plumbing, residential code, 
green building standards, 
fire, administrative, 
building security, related to 
construction of residential 
construction and repair 
projects. 

The City Council will present 
the information at the next 
City Council meeting to be 
held December 7 at City Hall, 
under the name Ordinance 
No. 2010-16. The issue 
is a concern because the 
State has liberal guidelines 
on some points for single 
family dwellers making 
second-story additions 
versus requirements for 
contractors. According 
to Cervantes, building 
inspectors had an issue 
with this point feeling more 
documentation was needed 
for single-family dwellers. 

Establishing the code 
takes a three year process 
according to the guidelines 
of the Administrative 
Procedures Act. Currently, 
the departments and city 
officials are reviewing 2012 
codes while revising and 
amending these codes to 
be implemented January 
2011. The State codes can 
be amended to include 
city amendments like the 
Monrovia’s Environmental 
Accords. 

The Council also heard the 
annual report on the 2009-
10 Monrovia Environmental 
Accords which included 
a Climate Action Plan, 
addressing the storm water 
issue, and other impacts to 
the environment. Heather 
Maloney, Sr. Management 
Analyst, pointed out that 
the team had done 18 energy 
audits to low and moderate 
families. She also introduced 
the California Green 
Communities Challenge. 
Monrovia is one of 9 cities 
participating. Submitting 
to green standards enables 
the project managers to 
submit their projects for 
available funding earmarked 
for retro-fitting, low-income 
family dwellers, and other 
cost-saving energy designs. 
Even the city of Monrovia 
has taken cost-saving 
measures by creating an 
online program to alleviate 
the cost of employees 
traveling to destination for 
training. 

The Southern California 
Area of Governments, 
(SCAG), will hold its 
monthly meeting “Business 
Friendly Principles” in 
January 2011 with the newly 
elected Governor Edmund 
G. Brown, Jr. in attendance 
to discuss ways to revitalize 
the economy in the foothill 
valley community. SCAG 
is a ruling authority over 
cities which dictates city 
requirements for available 
funding for its many 
initiatives. Mayor Mary 
Ann Lutz mentioned she 
will be attending this 
event. The areas to be 
addressed include economic 
development, business 
partnership, responsiveness, 
and attractiveness. 

The Mayor also had 
Steve Sizemore, a Metro 
Transportation Authority 
representative give a 
brief update on the 
Goldline supplemental 
Environmental Impact 
Report (SEIR) update which 
includes an extension of the 
comment review period to 
December 9. Interested 
parties should submit their 
concerns to the Goldline 
Authority by that date for 
consideration. 

Mayor Pro Tem Tom 
Adams requested the 
Fire Department give 
a demonstration of the 
natural gas lines and safety 
guidelines. The city hopes 
to avoid a disaster which 
occurred in San Bruno 
recently where the first 
responders believed the 
incident was an airplane 
crash. Only 25 minutes 
into inspecting the scene 
did they find out it was a gas 
explosion. City officials 
had them conduct safety 
measures. 

MONROVIA COUNCIL MEETING 
NOV. 16 RECAP By Vivianne M. Parker

MONROVIA KIWANIS SECOND ANNUAL “BOTTLES TO 
BABIES” PROJECT HELPS LOW INCOME MOMS 

“Green” Bottles Distributed to Clients of Foothill Pregnancy 
Resource Center

November 18, 2010 — Low income mothers of infants gathered at Foothill 
Pregnancy Resource Center in Duarte on Tuesday, November 16, to pick 
up “green” plastic baby bottles manufactured without harmful chemicals. 
The occasion was the second annual Bottles to Babies project, organized 
by Monrovia Kiwanis.

The bottles were purchased from the manufacturer, Green To Grow, with 
funds donated by the Kiwanis Charitable Foundation. They are free of 
bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, chemicals used in the manufacture of 
traditional polycarbonate baby bottles. Scientists have linked even very 
low BPA exposure to cancers, impaired immune function, and other 
health issues caused by hormone disruption.

“We thank the community for helping to make Bottles to Babies an ongoing 
program for infants of low income families,” said Kiwanis Member John 
Andersen, who helped coordinate the distribution. For more information 
or to donate funds, contact Jon Andersen, (626) 359-7448.

On hand (photo left) at Foothill Pregnancy Resource Center 
(FPRC) for the Kiwanis Club of Monrovia’s second annual distribution of BPA-free bottles to mothers of infants, left to 
right: FPRC Executive Director Lori Berg and Nurse Manager/Center Director Mary Ann Graham, RN, plus Kiwanis Club 
President Alfredo Mejia and Secretary Donald Yost. 


Girl Scouts Food Drive & Service Day 

Familiar grocery storefront fixture sets up 
booths to help local foodbanks and pantries

On Saturday, December 4, thousands of Girl Scouts in Los 
Angeles County will set up in front of participating Vons/
Pavilions locations from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for the Feed Your 
Neighbor Food Drive & Service Day. Local Girl Scouts, a familiar 
fixture in front of grocery stores, will be asking consumers to 
help them reach their goal of donating 65,000 lbs of food to local 
foodbanks and pantries. Simultaneously, hundreds of other LA 
area Girl Scouts will be volunteering their time to sort, package, 
and feed meals to those in need at pantry affiliates. The Feed Your 
Neighbor Food Drive & Service Day is a culmination of activities 
and opportunities the girls have participated in over the last 
six weeks. Girl Scouts invites the 
community to make a difference in 
the lives of our neighbors. The 

Foothill Community Center in 
Monrovia & Pasadena will be one of 
the agencies that benefits from the 
food drive. For more information 
visit www.girlscoutsla.org.

FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

• The USDA reported 
(11/16/09) that 12% of residents 
of California are “food insecure,” 
meaning that they lack consistent 
access to adequate amounts of 
nutritious food.

• Food pantry demand 
reached a record high due to the 
economy impact on LA County 
families. Hundreds of thousands 
of residents are seeking food 
assistance from charities and 
the County of Los Angeles. 
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Monrovia 
Christmas Tree 
Lighting


Come join us 
on Thursday, 
December 2nd 
for the City 
of Monrovia’s 
Annual Tree 
Lighting 
and Holiday 
Parade. The Tree lighting 
is scheduled for 6 p.m. at 
the fountain in Monrovia 
Library Park, 321 S. Myrtle 
Avenue. The “Tinsel, Trees 
& Teddy Bears” Holiday 
Parade is scheduled to begin 
at 7:00 p.m. The parade 
route will begin at the corner 
of Myrtle and Chestnut 
Avenues, continuing north 
and conclude at the corner 
of Myrtle and Palm Avenues. 
After the parade, children can 
visit Santa in Library Park! 

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