CELEBRATE AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY IN SIERRA MADRE! 

CELEBRATING THE SUPREME COURT’S WISDOM 

DEADLINE FOR FILLING COMMISSION 
VACANCIES FAST APPROACHING 

Why not share your talents and be a part of Sierra Madre’s solutions! Apply to become a member of one
of the city’s commissions and take a proactive step in preserving our cherished village. 


The deadline to apply to be a Planning Commissioner (2 vacancies) or Energy, Environment and Natural
Resources Commissioner (3 vacancies) is July 9, 2015. Applications can be downloaded from the City’s
website and returned in person to City Hall or emailed to laguilar@cityofsierramadre.com. 
The City is also collecting applications for the following Commissions: 


Community Services - 1 vacancy
Library Board of Trustees - 1 vacancy
Senior Community Commission - 2 vacancies 


For more information please visit the City’s website or call 626.355.7135. 


SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015 
VOLUME 9 NO. 26 
SIERRA MADRE CITY COUNCIL HONORSHOMETOWN HERO - VICTOR ESPINOZA


People gathered Friday night on Lake Ave. at the 210 freeway overpass, near the Metro GoldLine Station to celebrate the long awaited Supreme Court protecting the Constitutional rights 
of same-sex couples. Friday’s rally was organized by All Saints Church, Planned Parenthoodand the Pasadena Pride Center among others. 

Photo by D. Lee/MVNews 


Sierra Madre Mayor John Capoccia, left, congratulates the city’s latest Hometown Hero,

Victor Espinoza. Espinoza became the first jockey to win horse racing’s Triple Crown in 37years when he crossed the finish line with American Pharoah at the Belmont Stakes earlier

this month. Said Espinoza, “It is an honor for me to say that I live in Sierra Madre. Sierra 
Madre is a lucky town”. Photo courtesy of the City of Sierra Madre 


COUNCIL PASSES 2015-2016 BUDGET

Inside this week: 

 Tuesday’s council meeting beganthe city has been ‘paying it forward’on a solemn note with a movingin terms of contributions to the 

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prayer by Mayor Pro Tem Gene Gossemployee retirement fund. As a 
remembering the families of theresult, all contributions for the 2015


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violent tragedy in South Carolina2016 fiscal year have already been

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and extended his prayers for thepaid. The council agreed that no 
nation and the city. Following that,advanced payments would be madeand perhaps because of it, the Sierrathis year, however Mayor CapocciaMadre City Council held one of thereminded everyone that our policy

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most contention free budget meetingsof paying in advance should resumefor as long as anyone can remember. as soon as feasible, hopefully by the

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beginning of the next fiscal year. 
The main focus of the evening was

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a continuation of the discussion on 
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what services needed to be cut, tothe State regarding Redevelopmentwhat extent and for how long. After Funds, the anticipated deficit waslistening to the results of the extensivereduced noticeably. However, City

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community outreach to residents,Manager Elaine Aguilar informed

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it was decided at the last meetingthe council that all requests for RDAthat an effort would be made to cut funds from the state had finally

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services as little as possible and, ifbeen paid and there were no other

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necessary use general fund reserves‘windfalls’ in the future. 
to fill any deficit for the 2015-2016

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fiscal year which begins July 1st. 
For this fiscal year, the General Fund

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surplus will fill the gap. However, inDuring public comment, it was planning for the future, the council

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apparent that everyone who spokehas established three committees 

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realized the critical situation that the to investigate other ways to managecity was in and the need to considerboth expenditures and revenues for

new or alternative revenue sources if the next fiscal year. 
the city wanted to avoid further cuts

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in 2016-2017. 
The committees, which will be consist 
of council members and current 

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In the end, the council decided tocommissioners are:
adopt a $22 million dollar budget Library Committee

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that would keep most services at the Public Safety Committee andcurrent level. The library, which had Revenue Committee. 
been faced with a reduction of $70,000 

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was spared one part time position, Final selection of who will serve will 
a savings of $19,000, reducing thebe fast tracked so that they can begin

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budget cuts for the Library to $51,000.working asap. 
In regards to cutting expenditures, S. Henderson/MVNews 


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