Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, January 13, 2018

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Weather Wise 

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

Sun Ptly Cldy Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Mon: Rain 60% Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Tues: Rain 60% Hi 50s Lows 40s

 Wed: Sunny Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Thur: Sunny Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Fri: Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 40s 

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service 

CITY OF SIERRA MADRE 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City 
Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 
626-355-7135 
NEXT REGULAR January 23, 2018 
6:30 pm 
1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 
Free on-air publicity for local events 
Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts 
for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. 
PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 
24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial. 
Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their 
event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community 
Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus 
surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 
Your event must: 
• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity 
• Be open to the public 
• Be of general interest to local citizens 
Just write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event 
and e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 
SIERRA MADRE CITY 
MEETINGS 
Regular City Council MeetingTuesday, January 23, 2018 
6:30 pm 
Can’t make it to the meeting, but still want toshare your thoughts? You can mail or drop off a written statement to City Hall oremail city@cityofsierramadre.com before 30 the night of the meeting and yourstatement will be delivered to all the Council Members.Sierra Madre City Hall232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (626) 355-7135 
City CouncilJanuary 23, 2018 at 6:30 pm 

Planning Commission January 18, 2018 at 7:00 pmFebruary 1, 
2018 at 7:00 pm 

Community Service CommissionJanuary 22, 2018 at 6:30 pm 

Senior Community Commission January 11, 2018 at 3:00 pm 
Library Board of TrusteesJanuary 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm 

Energy, Environment, and Natural Resource CommissionJanuary 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm 

SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER 

During this time period, the Sierra Madre Police Departmentresponded to approximately 2 70 day and night time calls for service. 

Wednesday, January 3 A residential burglary and thefts fromtwo vehicles occurred in the 400 block of E. Highland Ave, whichoccurred from 

Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at 9:30 pm to January 3, 2018 at about

9:15 a.m. The suspect(s) entered two unlocked vehicles andremoved numerous items from both vehicles, which included agarage remote. The suspect(s) then used the remote to open andenter a detached garage of a residence. Once in the garage, thesuspect(s) rifled through items, but it appears that no propertywas stolen. Case to Detectives 
Friday, January 5 At about 3:23 p.m. a victim of vandalismreported that his vehicle was targeted on three separate occasions,
from 11/14/2017 at 10:00 p.m. to 01/05/2018 at 12:00 p.m. Thevehicle was struck with raw eggs and had a tire punctured withan unknown object while parked in the 200 block of E. MontecitoAve. Case to Detectives 

Saturday, January 6 An officer responded to the station lobbyfor a report of fraud. Unknown suspect(s) used the victim'sHome Depot credit card to purchase items online, totaling about$12,000.00. The victim notified Home Depot credit services andwas directed to file a police report due to the amount of moneyused to make the purchases. The victim did not know how the 
suspect(s) got his account information. Case to Detectives 

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forecastweatherparametersareforecastedtobemet:
City of Sierra Madre 1.sustainedwindaverage15mphorgreater

2.relativehumiditylessthanorequalto25percentandORDINANCE NO. 1397-U 3. 
temperatureofgreaterthan75degreesF.
Whereapplicable,drylightningandunstableairarealsocriteria.
URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIAAMENDING SECTION 10.52.030 OFTheFireChief 
orhisorherdesigneeisauthorizedtodeclareaRedFlagWeatherevent,YellowFlagAlertorRedFlagAlert.
THE SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING ON-STREET PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS ON C. 
DuringaYellowFlagAlertDayoraRedFlagAlertDay,itshallbeunlawful,whenauthorizedsignsareinplacegivingYELLOW AND RED FLAG ALERT DAYS notice,toparkanyvehicleonanyofthefollowingstreetsorportionsthereofinviolationofthosepostedsigns: 


WHEREAS,theApril2008firesaboveSierraMadreburnedanextensivehillsideandmountainarea,erodingthenatural(1) 
MountWilsonTrail; 
vegetationandleavingtheadjacenthillsideresidentialareasespeciallyvulnerableintheeventofmudanddebrisslidesduringthe(2) 
ChurchillRoad; 
rainyseason;WHEREAS,toensurethatpublicsafetyandpublicworksvehiclescanaccessthoseneighborhoodsinaweatheror(3) 
SkylandDrive; 
debris-relatedemergency,theCityCouncilenactedanordinancetoprohibitparkingondesignatedstreetsduringtheactivationof(4) 
FernGlen; 
ayellowandredflagemergencynotificationsystem;WHEREAS,thepurposeofthisordinanceistoprotectthehealth,safetyand(5) 
FernDrive; 
welfareofthecitizensofSierraMadrethroughtheregulationofon-streetparkingoncertainCitystreetsduringdaysofextreme(6) 
IdleHour; 
precipitation;andWHEREAS,theCityCouncildesirestoaddaRedFlagFireWeathereventtothehazardswhichtriggertheyel-(7) 
CanyonCrestDrive; 
lowandredflagemergencynotificationsystemtoensurethatpublicsafetyandotheremergencyvehiclescanaccessthosestreets(8) 
OrangeDrive; 
inafire-relatedemergencyandWHEREAS,2017hasbeenoneoftheworstfireseasonsonrecord,duetoamulti-yeardrought,(9) 
WoodlandDrive; 
followedbyabove-averagerainfallinwinter2016/2017whichencouragedgrowthofbrush;and 
WHEREAS, 
the 
winter 
(10) 
BrooksideLane; 
season 
in 
2017/2018 
has 
produced 
below-average 
rainfall 
and 
periods 
of 
high 
wind, 
which 
increases 
the 
fire 
danger, 
particularly(11) 
SunnysideLane; 
forcommunities,suchasSierraMadre,whicharelocatedinoradjacenttofoothillsandforestedareas;andWHEREAS,Govern-(12) 
YuccaTrail; 
mentCodeSection36937(b)authorizestheadoptionofordinancesthattakeeffectimmediatelyforthepurposeofpreservingthe(13) 
HollyTrail; 
publicpeace,healthorsafety,providedsuchordinancesareapprovedbyfour-fifths(4/5)voteoftheCityCouncil. 
(14) 
Sturtevant;and 


(15) 
Elm. 
THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFSIERRAMADREDOESHEREBYORDAINASFOLLOWS: 
SECTION4. 
CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct. 
TheCityCouncilhasconsideredalloftheevidenceinSECTION1. 
Therecitalsabovearetrueandcorrectandincorporatedhereinbyreference. 
therecord,includingthestaffreports,thetestimonyreceivedduringthepublichearingonthematterheldbytheCityCouncil,andhereby 
determines 
that 
that 
the 
amendment 
to 
Section 
10.52.030 
regarding 
parking 
prohibitions 
will 
not 
have 
a 
significant 
effect
SECTION2. 
UrgencyFindings:TheCityCouncilfindsasfollows,pursuanttoGovernmentCodeSection 
ontheenvironmentandinfactconstituteanactionnecessarytopreventormitigateanemergency,and 
isthereforeexemptfrom36937(b): A) 
NumerouswildfireshaveburnedthroughtownsinbothNorthernandSouthernCaliforniaduringthefallCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityActreviewpursuanttoTitle14,Section15269(c)oftheCaliforniaCodeofRegulations;and 
andwinterof2017,andwithbelow-averagerainfallandperiodsofhighwind,thefireseasoncontinuesinto2018;andB) 
I 
n 
ordertokeepfiresat10acresorless,90%ofthetime,itisnecessarytoforfireagenciesandtheirfireapparatustohaveaccessSECTION5. 
TheCityCouncilintendsthisOrdinancetosupplement,nottoduplicateorcontradict,applicablestateandtothefireareastogettothemquickly;andC) 
InthecanyonareaoftheCity,asdefinedbyOrdinance1286,therearefederallawandthisOrdinanceshallbeconstruedinlightofthatintent. 
approximately 
432 
parcels, 
with 
a 
greater 
number 
of 
structures 
with 
many 
narrow 
streets 
with 
any 
average 
of 
only 
10 
to12 
feet,
allowingonlyforone-waytrafficforpassengervehicleswherevehiclesarealsoallowedtopark;andD) 
Inordertopro-SECTION6.Ifanysections,subsections,subdivisions,paragraph,sentence,clauseorphraseofthisOrdinanceoranyparthereoftect 
the 
health, 
safety 
and 
welfare 
of 
the 
City, 
it 
is 
necessary 
to 
prohibit 
parking 
on 
such 
streets 
to 
enable 
fire 
apparatus 
to 
accessor 
exhibit 
hereto 
is 
for 
any 
reason 
held 
to 
be 
invalid, 
such 
invalidity 
shall 
not 
effect 
the 
validity 
of 
the 
remaining 
portions 
of 
thistheareaasquicklyaspossibleduringRedFlagFireWeatherdays,whenfiredangerishigh;and 
E) 
Given 
that 
the 
Ordinanceoranypartthereoforexhibitthereto. 
TheCityCouncilherebydeclaresthatitwouldhavepassedeachsection,subsecCityisvulnerabletohighfiredangerduringthecurrent2017/
2018winterseason,itisnecessarytoenabletheFireChieftodeclaretion,subdivision,paragraph,sentence,clauseorphrasehereof,irrespectiveofthefactthatanyoneormoresections,subsections,
a"RedFlagFireWeather"eventtoauthorizetheinstallationofsignsprohibitingon-streetparkingasneeded. 
Accordingly,thesubdivisions,paragraph,sentences,clausesorphrasesbedeclaredinvalid. 
adoptionofthisUrgencyOrdinanceisnecessarytoimmediatelypreservethepublicpeace,health,andsafety,pursuanttoGovernmentCodeSection36937(
b). 
SECTION7.PublicationandEffectiveDate.UponadoptionofthisUrgencyOrdinancebynolessthanfour-fifths(4/5)voteofthe

Council,theMayorshallsignandtheCityClerkshallattesttothepassageofthisOrdinance. 
TheCityClerkshallcausethesameSECTION3. 
Chapter10.52.030isherebyamendedtoread:10.52.030 PARKINGPROHIBITIONS. 
tobepublishedonceinnewspaperofgeneralcirculationwithinfifteen(15)daysafteritsadoption.ThisUrgencyOrdinanceshall

A. 
WhenevertheFireDepartmentdeterminesthaton-streetparkingonanyCitystreetdesignatedinsubdivision(B)ofthisbecomeeffectiveimmediatelyuponitsadoption. 
SectionwouldcreateahazardtolifeorpropertybyinterferingwithemergencyvehicleaccessandresidentevacuationduringanyeventofmudanddebrisfloworRedFlagFireWeatherevent,theFireDepartmentisherebyauthorizedtoinstallandmaintainURGENCYORDINANCENo.1397UPASSED,APPROVED,andADOPTEDthis9THdayofJanuary,2018.
atthatplacesignsgivingnoticethaton-streetparkingisprohibitedonaYellowFlagAlertDayorRedFlagAlertDay. 
TheFire 
I,LauraAguilar,AssistantCityClerkoftheCityofSierraMadre,doherebycertifythatUrgencyOrdinanceNo.1397UwasDepartmentisfurtherauthorizedtoincludenotice,onanysignthatprohibitson-streetparkingonYellowFlagAlertDaysorRedintroducedattheregularmeetingoftheCityCouncilonJanuary9,2018,andwasthereafteradoptedandpassedatthatmeeting,
FlagAlertDays,thatvehiclesparkedinviolationofthesignmayberemovedattheowner’sexpensebythefollowingvotes: 
B. 
For 
purposes 
of 
this 
Chapter, 
a 
"Red 
Flag 
Fire 
Weather 
event" 
means 
a 
fire-weather 
forecaster 
alert 
to 
limited 
weatherconditionsofparticularimportancethatmayresultinextremeburningconditions,whichmaybeissuedduringanon-goingeventAYES:MayorRachelleArizmendi,MayorProTemDeniseDelmar,CouncilMemberJohnCapoccia,CouncilMemberGeneorwherethefireweatherforecasterhasahighdegreeofconfidencethatRedFlagcriteriawilloccurwithin24hoursofissuance.Goss,andCouncilMemberJohnHarabedianRedFlagcriteriamayoccurwheneverageographicalareahasbeeninadryspellforaweekortwo,orforashorterperiod,ifbeforeNOES:None 
spring 
green-up 
or 
after 
fall 
color, 
and 
the 
National 
Fire 
Danger 
Rating 
System 
(NFDRS) 
is 
high 
to 
extreme 
and 
the 
following 
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