Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 18, 2015

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Mountain View News Saturday, April 18, 2015

AIR QUALITY OPEN HOUSE MEETING 

FEATURING SCAQMD SLATED FOR MAY 5TH

MONROVIA POLICE BLOTTER

During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 416 service 
events, resulting in 65 investigations. To see a complete listing of crimes 
reported, go to http://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/monrovia for crime 
mapping. For Police Department news and information, visit our website 
and follow us on Twitter.

Injury Traffic Collision

April 14 at 2:50 p.m., a traffic collision with injuries involved was reported 
at Mayflower and Evergreen. A driver that was heading southbound on 
Mayflower made a left turn into the path of a driver heading northbound on 
Mayflower. Both drivers and a passenger were injured. All injured persons 
were taken to a hospital for treatment. The injuries were not life threatening.

Residential Burglary/Vandalism - Suspect Arrested

On April 15 at 11:31 p.m., an officer responded to 900 block of West Duarte 
regarding a disturbing subject. The victim said his ex-girlfriend, who does 
not live at the residence, smashed out an upstairs window and got inside 
the home. The victim’s daughter was inside a downstairs room when the 
ex-girlfriend broke into the house. The suspect exited the window and was 
walking through the backyard when she picked up a brick and threw it 
through the sliding door window where the daughter was. The suspect fled 
before officer’s arrived. Several hours later a neighbor of the victim called to 
report the ex-girlfriend had returned and was breaking into the residence 
again. All units responded to the residence and located the suspect in the 
daughter’s room. The suspect was arrested for burglary and vandalism.

DUARTE, CA, April 16, 2015 – On Thursday, May 5th at 5:30 pm, 
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and 
the City of Duarte will jointly co-sponsor an open house meeting 
on air quality issues affecting our City at the Duarte Community 
Center. At 6:00 pm, residents will also hear information about the 
data generated over the last year from the air quality monitoring 
station located at Valley View Elementary School and be able to 
ask questions about the air that they breathe since Vulcan began its 
mining and reclamation activities in 2014. Key representatives from 
the SCAQMD will also be staffing a series of informational tables. 
This meeting marks the fourth time in ten years that the SCAQMD 
has held a special meeting in Duarte to discuss the dust and air 
quality issues relating to Vulcan mining activities. The last meetings 
were in 2014, 2010 and 2005. 

Highlights of the upcoming meeting agenda will include: 

• A presentation on the air quality monitoring station in the Duarte 
and its corresponding webpage; 

• A question and answer period during which residents can request 
information about local air quality issues from SCAQMD experts; 
and 

• Information on what residents can do to help clean up the air that 
they breathe and report potential violations.

 The City of Duarte City Council and staff have also taken numerous 
steps to protect local air quality due to mining in its neighboring 
community. Beginning in 2008, the Council established a $700,000 
fund entitled the “Fight Against Vulcan Expansion” fund (FAVE) 
in response to the anticipated mining expansion plans. Since 
Azusa released its Draft plan to the public on December 23, 2009, the 
City has also participated in all Azusa public hearings, consistently 
generated press information to the media resulting in numerous 
Star News and Tribune stories, collaborated with the SCAQMD 
on two previous “Town Hall Meetings” and in 2014, completed the 
placement of a state-of-the-art PM 10 monitoring station adjacent 
to Valley View School. A dedicated web page on the City’s website 
is available where Duarte residents can monitor the air quality they 
are breathing via real time data. Data from the monitoring station 
streams live to the SCAQMD where it is analyzed for quality control, 
then sent to the City and made available for the public on the city’s 
www.accessduarte.com website.

 Duarte also waged a legal battle by filing its original lawsuit against 
the mining expansion in August of 2010. The suit was first heard in 
late March of 2011, and was denied at the Superior Court level in 
May of 2012. An appeal with the State Court of Appeals was also 
unfortunately denied. 

 The SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange 
County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San 
Bernardino counties. This area of 10,743 square miles is home to over 
16.8 million people–about half the population of the whole state of 
California. It is the second most populated urban area in the United 
States and one of the smoggiest.

 

 

 For additional information on the upcoming Open House meeting, 
please contact Duarte City Hall 626 357-7931, xt. 221 or visit www.
accessduarte.com

DUARTE HIGH SCHOOL TO 
PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL HIGH 
SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL

The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) continues its vital role of championing 
and training the next generation of musical talent at its acclaimed High School 
Choir Festival showcasing some 1,000 choir students from 29 Southland 
high schools in massed choir in a free concert on Friday, May 1, 2015, 1 pm, 
at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Sharing the podium 
are LAMC Artistic Director Grant Gershon and special guest conductor Rollo 
Dilworth, esteemed professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University 
in Philadelphia. The program features Dilworth’s compelling arrangement of 
the spiritual Rockin’ Jerusalem; two selections from Vivaldi’s Gloria – Quoniam 
tu solus sanctus and Cum Sancto spiritu; Abbie Betinis’s Journey Home; The 
Lone Wild Bird, arranged by Frank DeWald; the South African freedom song 
Siyahamba; and Soulspeak by Z. Randall Stroop. In addition, the prestigious 
100-voice Festival Honor Choir, comprised of outstanding young singers 
nominated by their teachers, presents Janger by Budi Susanto Yohanes; The 
Ground by Ola Gjeilo; and Muié Rendêra by C.A. Pinto Fonseca. Now in its 26th 
year, the High School Choir Festival is one of the longest and most successful 
continuously operating music outreach programs in Southern California. 
The in-depth, yearlong, in-school program presented by the Chorale includes 
intensive teacher training; classroom rehearsals and master classes for students 
and choral directors led by members of the LA Master Chorale. At the festival, 
students also enjoy a performance by the professional Los Angeles Master 
Chorale Chamber Singers under the direction of Associate Conductor Lesley 
Leighton.

 Participating choirs include Agoura High School Mixed Choir (Agoura), 
Chad Bloom, director; Arleta High School Concert Choir (Arleta), Greg 
Broadous, director; Arroyo High School Chamber Singers (El Monte), Jennifer 
Stanley, director; Bellflower High School Vocal Ensemble (Bellflower), Carolyn 
Kelley, director; Birmingham Community Charter High School Chamber 
Singers (Lake Balboa), Michael Suffolk, director; California High School 
Chamber Singers (Whittier), Dan Hawkins, director; Cortines High School 
Concert Choir (Los Angeles 90012), Desiree Fowler, director; Culver City High 
School (Culver City), Dr. Tony Spano, director; Duarte High School Cantabile 
Singers (Duarte), Claire Hsu, director; East LA Performing Arts Upscale 
Choir, (Los Angeles 90063), Melissa Rios, director; El Monte High School 
A Cappella Choir (El Monte), Joel Whisler, director; Fullerton Union School 
Vocal Ensemble (Fullerton), Scott Hedgecock, director; Glendale High School 
A Cappella Choir (Glendale), Grace Sheldon-Williams, director; and Glendora 
High School Royal Stewarts (Glendora), Dr. Brian Trevor, director.

 Also featured are Granada Hills Charter School Highlander Choir (Granada 
Hills), Sarah White, director; Hamilton High School Chamber Singers (Los 
Angeles 90034), Kelci Hahn, director; Lakewood High School Madrigal Singers 
(Lakewood), Ralph Siemsen, director; Mira Costa High School Multicultural 
Choir (Manhattan Beach), Michael Hayden, director; Montebello High School 
Golden Keys (Montebello), Jessie Flasschoen, director; Norwalk High School 
Singers (Norwalk), Nancy Lanpher, director; Orange County School of the Arts 
Chamber Singers (Santa Ana), Adriana Manfredi, director; Rancho Cucamonga 
High School Chamber Singers (Rancho Cucamonga), Kelley Squires, director; 
Rosemead High School Chamber Singers (Rosemead), Ruth Gray, director; San 
Gabriel Academy Chorale (San Gabriel), Lilybeth Evardome-Hunt, director; 
San Gabriel High School Matador Choir (San Gabriel), Cecilia Revilla, director; 
Taft High School Vocal Ensemble (Woodland Hills), Tom Pease, director; Van 
Nuys High School Vocal Ensemble (Van Nuys), Brianne Arevajo, director; 
Venice High School Allegros (Los Angeles), Wendy Samoff, director; Wilson 
High School Chamber Singers (Long Beach), Curtis Heard, director.

 The High School Choir Festival is made possible, in part, by grants from the 
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts and Edison International.

 The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s High School Choir Festival is FREE and 
seating is first come, first served. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 
South Grand Avenue at First Street in Los Angeles. For information, please call 
(213) 972-7282 or visit www.lamc.org/HSCF.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY UPDATE


Alert: Evergreen Ave will require lane closures next week. The 
north lane of Evergreen Ave will be closed from the I-210 ramp to 
Myrtle Ave the following week.

OFF-SITE (Streets, Medians, Sidewalks and Freeway Underpass) 
WORK

WHEN: April 20 to April 24, 2015

WHERE: Myrtle Avenue (between Duarte Road and Evergreen 
Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will installing irrigation and street lighting on the 
west side of Myrtle Ave. Traffic lanes will be impacted periodically, 
but extended lane closures will not be necessary. Pedestrian traffic 
will be routed to the east side of Myrtle Ave. Please observe street 
delineations and traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: Duarte Road (between California Avenue and Magnolia 
Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will be installing irrigation, and street lighting 
on Duarte Rd. Traffic lanes will be impacted periodically, but 
extended lane closures will not be necessary from Myrtle Ave to 
Magnolia Ave. Street parking will not be available. Please observe 
street delineations and traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: Pomona Avenue (between Myrtle Avenue and Magnolia 
Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will be installing landscaping and pavers on the 
south side of Pomona Ave. Pedestrian traffic will be routed to 
the north side of Pomona Ave. The intersection of Primrose Ave 
and Pomona Ave will be restricted to one lane periodically. Street 
parking will not be available. Please observe street delineations and 
traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: Magnolia Avenue (between Evergreen Avenue and 
railroad crossing)

WHAT: Crews will be installing irrigation and telecommunication 
substructure. Full road closures will be required periodically. 
Pedestrian traffic will be routed to the west side of Magnolia 
Ave. Street parking will not be available. Please observe street 
delineations and traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: Primrose Avenue (south of Evergreen Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will be reconstructing Primrose Ave south of 
Pomona Ave. The intersection of Primrose Ave and Pomona Ave 
will be restricted to one lane periodically. Street parking will not 
be available. Pedestrian traffic will be routed to the east side of the 
Primrose, south of Pomona Ave. Please observe street delineations 
and traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: California Avenue (between Duarte Road and Evergreen 
Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will be installing landscaping on the west side of 
California Ave. Pedestrian traffic will be routed to the east side of 
California Ave. Traffic lanes will be impacted periodically. Street 
parking will not be available. Please observe street delineations and 
traffic signs for your safety.

WHERE: Evergreen Avenue (between Primrose Avenue and Myrtle 
Avenue)

WHAT: Crews will be removing landscaping on the north side of 
Evergreen Ave. The north lane of Evergreen will be closed during 
construction. Pedestrian traffic will be routed to the south side of 
Evergreen Ave. Please observe street delineations and traffic signs 
for your safety.

ON-SITE (Station Square Plaza, Park and Promenade) WORK

WHEN: April 20, 2015 to April 24, 2015

WHERE: Monrovia Park & Ride Lot

WHAT: The contractor will be grading the site and constructing 
the foundation of the amphitheater. There are alternate parking 
spaces available at 123 W. Pomona Ave, Monrovia - northwest of 
the Park and Ride lot (see aerial map below). Signs showing the 
direction of the alternate parking are posted on site. Parking is now 
available on the west side of the building, in addition to the east 
and north sides of the building. Overnight parking is not allowed.

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AIR QUALITY 
OPEN HOUSE 
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the City of 
Duarte invite you to an open house on the Duarte Monitoring Station and its 
air quality findings on air quality. Representatives from SCAQMD will also be 
available to answer additional questions on the air we breathe and what we 
can do to make it better. !
When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm 
6:00 pm Presentation by AQMD Staff 
Where: Duarte City Hall 
1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte 
Co-sponsored by: 
South Coast Air Quality Management District 
City of Duarte; The City of Health !For more information please call Karen Herrera at 626-357-7931 ext. 221 or visit our 
homepage at www.accessduarte.com. Follow us on Twitter @CityofDuarte 
DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPING 

CONTEST IS ONE OF SEVERAL IDEAS 

BEING DEVELOPED BY OUR 

WATER CONSERVATION TEAM

Based on the Governor’s recent order mandating 
water use restrictions, staff has put together an 
internal team led by Tina Cherry, our Community 
Services Director. The group is currently putting 
together a plan to help articulate ways that 
Monrovians can implement additional water 
conservation efforts. Some of the ideas that have 
been developed include the following:

- Water Efficient Landscaping Contest

- Xeriscape Demonstration Gardens

- Access to “Cash for Grass” Programs

- Rain Barrel Rebate Programs

- Soil Moisture Sensor Rebate Programs

- Water Conservation Marketing Plan

 Staff will be formalizing these concepts into an 
overall plan for review during the next few weeks. 
In the meantime, I also wanted to emphasize what 
a great job Monrovians are doing in conserving 
water here in our community. In California, the 
per capita water usage per day is 196 gallons. 
In Monrovia, for all of calendar year 2014, we 
utilized 174.18 gallons per capita per day, which is 
12.5% less than the Statewide average. 

 Furthermore, based on our actual water usage 
rates here in Monrovia since we instituted our 
Phase 1 water conservation measures back 
in September 2014, if current trends hold for 
remainder of calendar year 2015, we are projecting 
a per capita usage rate of 152.24 gallons of water 
use per day. That would mean that Monrovians 
use 28.7% less water per capita per day than the 
average Californian!