Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 25, 2011

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Mountain Views News Saturday, June 25, 2011

ARCADIA WINS AWARD

NEARLY 600 ARCADIANS TO PARTICIPATE

IN JULY 2 COMMUNITY PARADE

Chinese dragons, drums, and Ronald McDonald among latest entries


The City of Arcadia was presented with two 
awards at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood 
last night (Wednesday, June 22) by the Los 
Angeles Chapter of the American Planning 
Association.

The 1,100-member group recognized Arcadia 
with The Comprehensive Plan Award/Award of 
Merit for the City’s recently updated General 
Plan; and the Distinguished Leadership Award/
Citizen Planner to Arcadia resident and 

The APA Award winners were announced in 
April.

Mayor Kovacic was on hand to join recipients 
Assistant City Manager Jason Kruckeberg, 
Senior Planner Lisa Flores, Deputy Director of 
Development Services Phil Wray, and Laura 
Stetson of Hogle-Ireland, the City’s General 
Plan Consultant.

Every year, the American Planning Association 
recognizes outstanding planning and environmental 
achievements by individuals, cities 
and business. The efforts of these individuals 
and organizations are honored for innovative 
and exceptional planning for the physical environment. 
Both award recipients are now eligible 
for State-wide recognition.

Arcadia’s updated General Plan was adopted 
by the City Council at the end of 2010 after 
much public input and many hours of work by 
staff and the volunteer General Plan Advisory 
Committee. The General Plan is a planning 
document that represents the community’s view 
of the future. The policies and goals set forth in 
the General Plan are the basis of future land use 
decisions; they will help to preserve neighborhoods 
and they create a framework for smart 
and sustainable growth.

 The Distinguished Leadership Award was 
presented to Scott Hettrick for his outstanding 
leadership and countless hours of work on behalf 
of the General Plan, as well as his efforts in 
a number of areas such as historical preservation 
through the “History Lives Here” program 
which recognizes historic landmarks and buildings 
in Arcadia, the Gold Line Extension Project, 
and community outreach.

Arcadia’s General Plan is available for public 
view on the City website at http://www.
ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1586

 

From Arcadia’s Best....

ARCADIA, Calif. – Nearly 600 Arcadians, Ronald 
McDonald, and a pair of Chinese dragons will be 
showcased among more than 70 unique vehicles, 
equestrian and marching units presented by 30 
different local groups in the first Arcadia community 
parade in at least 75 years at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2.

Among the latest entries in the Arcadia’s Best 
Patriotic Festival on First Avenue from Duarte Road 
to Huntington Drive is a martial arts group with 
students marching as two Chinese dragons to the 
beat of drums, and 100 students in the Arcadia High 
School marching band.

The parade will be followed at 11 a.m. by a street 
festival featuring nearly 30 classic cars owned by 
local residents; 10 gourmet food trucks including 
The Grilled Cheese Truck; vendor booths that will 
feature a book signing by local novelist C.B. Shiepe; 
and performances by music and theater groups and a 
12-year-old student soloist.

Among the many dignitaries in the parade will 
be the Mayor and entire City Council, Chamber 
of Commerce Citizen of the Year Sho Tay, Senior 
Citizens of the Year Jim and Margaret Barrows, and 
a half-dozen local Boy Scout Troops and Cub Packs 
from the Lucky Baldwin District.

In addition to thirteen former Rose Queens and 
Princesses who represented Arcadia from 1949 – 
2010 and will ride individually in Corvettes and other 
special vehicles, a surrey pulled by four Clydesdale 
horses will carry another dozen ladies who were 
Royalty on the Arcadia Rose float from 1965 – 1991.

The parade on First Avenue will begin at Alice 
Street near the Arcadia Presbyterian Church and end 
at California Street near First Avenue Middle School. 
The following street fair will be contained on First 
Avenue from California Street to Huntington Drive, 
with a performance area at Bonita Street.

Sponsors, City and Volunteer Supporters

Founding sponsors include the Gold Line Metro 
Foothill Transportation Authority, Arcadia Masonic 
Lodge, Mickey Segal, Waste Management, Post 
Alarm Systems, Peter Amundson, Santa Anita Park, 
Matt Denny’s Ale House and Restaurant, Foothill 
Credit Union, The Book Rack/Image Foundry, The 
Arcadia Historical Society, and Richard Libby.

The Arcadia City Council, including Mayor 
Gary Kovacic, who has helped shepherd the event, 
unanimously approved the event under recent Mayor 
and original champion Peter Amundson, the latter 
of whom will be driving one of his classic vehicles 
in the parade. The Patriotic Festival is supported by 
the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Police and Fire 
Departments. Mayor Pro Tem Bob Harbicht not only 
recommended event coordinator Bruce McCallum 
but will be driving along with his group of Santa 
Anita As. Councilman Mickey Segal was the original 
founding sponsor.

Other participating and supporting groups include 
the Arcadia Chinese Association, the Arcadia 
Education Foundation, Arcadia Republicans, 
Assistance League of Arcadia, the Arcadia Rotary 
Club, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, and many 
others.

Many of those groups and others, along with many 
individuals, have provided invaluable volunteer 
support.

For more information and to participate, visit 
http://ArcadiasBestFoundation.org, e-mail: 

info@ArcadiasBestFoundation.org, or call 
626-538-5431.

General Plan Advisory Committee member 

Scott Hettrick

Arcadia Police Blotter


For the period of Sunday, June 12, through Saturday, 
June 18, the Police Department responded to 
955 calls for service of which 108 required formal 
investigations. The following is a summary report 
of the major incidents handled by the Department 
during this period.

Sunday, June 12:

At approximately 2:45 a.m., while patrolling the 
area of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive 
an officer observed a vehicle pull into the parking 
lot of the Denny’s restaurant located on East Huntington 
Drive. The driver, a 38-year-old Hispanic 
female, jumped out of the vehicle and proceeded 
to urinate in public. Contact was made with the 
driver who was found to be intoxicated and unable 
to operate her vehicle safely on the roadway. 
The female was placed under arrest for driving 
under the influence and urinating in public.

At about 10:30 a.m., a 58-year-old Hispanic male 
along with his 9-year-old daughter arrive at the 
Arcadia Police department lobby and report that 
his wife, a 45-year-old Hispanic female had threatened 
to stab him with a knife after an argument. 
Officers responded to the 200 block of Joyce Avenue 
where an investigation revealed that the 
female had broken numerous items in her home 
and in anger had picked up a knife and threatened 
her husband. She was placed under arrest for assault 
with a deadly weapon.

Monday, June 13:

3. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers were dispatched 
to the area of Alex Di Peppe’s restaurant located 
at 140 Las Tunas Drive regarding a welfare check. 
The officers had been advised by dispatch that a 
male subject was staggering and seemed disoriented 
while walking from the restaurant west 
on Las Tunas drive. Contact was made with the 
51-year-old White male who was found to be intoxicated 
and was placed under arrest for being 
drunk in public.

4. At about 9:45 p.m., units were dispatched to the 
5700 block of South Baldwin Avenue regarding a 
suicidal subject who was holding a knife. Shortly 
before arrival, the subject’s caretaker was able to 
convince the 56-year-old White male to put down 
the knife. The subject was found to be a danger to 
himself and was transported to the Arcadia Methodist 
hospital for a 72-hour Psychiatric evaluation 
and treatment.

Tuesday, June 14:

5. At about 10:30 a.m., officers responded to the 
Arcadia Police department lobby regarding a 
fraud report. Upon arrival, officers contacted a 
40-year-old female of unknown race who reported 
she had received a call from US Bank informing 
her of several checks that had been recently 
drawn on her bank account. Further investigation 
revealed that an unknown suspect(s) had either 
altered or recreated three checks from the victim’s 
account and had successfully cashed two of 
the three for an approximate loss of $1860.00. A 
follow-up investigation is being conducted by the 
Detective Bureau.

6. Between 10:00 a.m. on June 13th and 11:45 
a.m. on June 14th, a residential burglary occurred 
in the 500 block of Santa Rosa Road. Unknown 
suspect(s) pried the northeast corner window 
screen damaging it. No property was reported 
missing.

Wednesday, June 15:

7. Between 7:40 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., a residential 
burglary occurred in the 00 block of West Floral 
Avenue. Unknown suspect(s) entered the location 
by shattering a window on the rear door. 
Once inside, the suspect(s) ransacked the home 
and stole an IPod and jewelry for an approximate 
loss of $700.00.

8. About 6:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 
600 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a 
deceased person. Upon arrival, officers found an 
89-year-old female of Unknown race in her bed 
and not breathing. Her care taker had been the 
one to call for medical assistance when she realized 
the female was not moving or breathing. 
There were no signs of foul play and it appeared 
she passed away from natural causes.

Thursday, June 16:

9. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., officers responded to 
the Arcadia Police department lobby regarding a 
theft report. The victim, a 27-year-old Asian male, 
reported that he had gone to the First Avenue 
Middle School located at 301 South First Avenue 
to play basketball. He further stated that he had 
set down his keys and cell phone on the ground 
below the basketball net. Approximately 2 hours 
later he noticed the car keys were missing. He 
was able to open his vehicle using a spare key and 
then noticed his wallet was missing. Shortly after, 
he was told by his bank that two purchases had 
been made in that hour at Nordstrom’s and Macy’s 
totaling approximately $1100.00. A follow-up investigation 
is being conducted by the Detective 
Bureau. 

10. Shortly after 7:00 p.m., officers were patrolling 
the area of Colorado Boulevard and Santa 
Anita Avenue and conducted a subject check. A 
records check of one of the subjects revealed an 
outstanding misdemeanor warrant. The 23-year-
old Hispanic male was placed under arrest for the 
warrant.

Friday, June 17:

11. At about 9:50 a.m., while on patrol in the 
900 block of West Huntington Drive, an officer 
received an alert in his unit from the Automatic 
License Plate Reader System (ALPRS) informing 
him that a vehicle, a tan Ford F150, had an outstanding 
warrant. The officer stopped the vehicle 
and contacted the driver, a 33-year-old Hispanic 
male. A records check of the subject revealed an 
outstanding no bail felony warrant for burglary 
and an additional misdemeanor warrant in the 
amount of $30,000.00. The driver was placed under 
arrest for the warrants.

12. Between 9:00 a.m. on June 10th and 2:40 p.m. 
on June 17th, a residential burglary occurred in 
the 1500 block of Azure Way. Unknown suspect(s) 
attempted to pry open the rear sliding glass door 
and then entered the house through a bathroom 
window. The suspect(s) ransacked the house and 
stole checkbooks.

Saturday, June 18:

13. Shortly before 12:00 a.m., while on patrol in 
the area of Sixth Avenue and Camino Real Avenue, 
an officer received an alert in his unit from 
the Automatic License Plate Reader System (ALPRS) 
informing him that a vehicle, a gray Chevrolet 
Tahoe, had an outstanding warrant. The officer 
stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver, 
a 30-year-old White male, who was found to be 
driving without a valid driver’s license. Further investigation 
revealed burglary tools in the vehicle. 
The driver was placed under arrest for possession 
of burglary tools and driving without a license.

14. At approximately 11:40 p.m., officers were dispatched 
to the 2800 block of Winthorp Avenue 
regarding a suspicious occupied vehicle. Upon 
arrival, officers contacted the driver of the vehicle, 
a 22-year-old Asian male, who began vomiting 
when the officers arrived. The subject was found 
to be intoxicated and was arrested for disorderly 
conduct and being drunk in public. The 20-year-
old Asian female passenger was also intoxicated 
an appeared to need medical attention. She was 
transported to the Arcadia Methodist hospital for 
a medical evaluation and possible treatment.

Mayor Kovacic (left) joins (right-to-left) Laura Stetson of Hogle-Ireland, and City staffers Deputy 
Director of Development Services Phil Wray, , Senior Planner Lisa Flores, and Assistant City 
Manager Jason Kruckeberg

 

ADULT COOKING 
CLASSES - SUMMER

Come and learn how 
to cook quick, easy and 
delicious 3-course meals 
with Jan Sayvongsa, a 
Graduate of Le Cordon 
Bleu College of Culinary 
Arts. Every week will be 
an adventure for your 
taste buds. Enhance 
your knife skills and 
perfect all the cooking 
techniques. This class 
is for all skill levels 
of cooks! PLUS $45 
materials fee for Session 
1 (with the exception 
of Monday of Session 
1 which will be $36). 
Classes are held in the 
Arcadia Community 
Center Kitchen, 365 
Campus Drive, Arcadia 
91007. 

You can register now 
on-line, by mail or in 
person! For specific 
times, location, fees 
and to download the 
registration form go 
on-line to the City 
of Arcadia’s website: 
www.ci.arcadia.ca.us or 
stop by the office, 375 
Campus Drive. 

For more information 
please call 626.574.5113!

Community Calendar

Modification Committee Meeting

6/28/2011

Planning Commission Meeting

6/28/2011

City Council Meeting

7/5/2011

With a Sweep of the Brush: 

The Arcadia Flourishing Painters Exhibit

7/9/2011

Modification Committee Meeting

7/12/2011

Sprinkler Workshop

Saturday, July 9

9:30am-1pm / Palm Room at the Arboretum

$25 Arboretum members/$28 non-members

Laramee Haynes, instructor

Registration: 626.821.4623

"What do plants need?" is the guiding question for this sprinkler workshop. 

Sprinklers, when carefully designed and operated, will help your garden thrive and use 
less water. 

This intensive workshop covers 

• basic plant needs, 

• sprinklers system design, 

• sprinkler system parts such as valves, pop ups, nozzles, and how they work, 

• irrigation controllers 

• and finally sprinkler maintenance. 

Laramee Haynes is a Pasadena-based landscape contractor and designer with ten years of 
field experience. Prior to purchasing his father's landscaping business, Laramee worked as 
a mechanical engineer in manufacturing. He has also designed wonderful gardens at the 
Pasadena Showcase Houses and the LA Garden Show. www.hayneslandscaping.com