Foothills Sentry - July 2022

Page 3 Foothills Sentry July 2022 7540 E. Chapman Ave. Orange, CA 92869 (714) 639-9792 MEAT&DELI, PRODUCE, BAKERY, FRESH FISH, GIFT BASKETS, WINE MON-SAT: 8am - 9pmSUN: 8am - 8pm www.Pac i�i cRanchMarket.com $ OFF Excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. With coupon only. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. Limit one coupon per customer. Valid only at P aci�ic Ranch Market. When You Spend $25 or More * EXPIRES: 07/31/22 5 OC’s Premier ProduceMarket Orange council approves more permit parking The Orange City Council grant- ed “permit parking only” status to sections of Citrus St. and Collins Ave., while acknowledging that approval only moves the problem to the next block. Residents on those streets are the latest to ask for permitted parking to alleviate inadequate curbside parking in their neigh- borhoods. The new permitted parking applies to both sides of Citrus St., between Walnut and Sycamore Ave., and on Collins, between Hart and house number 2842. The permit parking area on Collins includes only 10 parking spots along a one-block stretch. A study conducted by city staff found that 82.9% of the available slots were full during “problem times,” well above the 75% re- quired for permits to be consid- ered. Citrus St.’s recurring use rate was 79%. Speaking at a public hear- ing, June 14, residents reported that cars belonging to apartment dwellers and students living in “Chapman rental houses” over- whelmed available curbside park- ing. “I’ve watched Citrus turn into frat row,” resident Holly Cislo told the council. “There are six-plus bedrooms in homes. There are apartments and four- plexes. I’m tired of cars racing up and down the street. It’s out of control. At least permits will eliminate some cars.” A moving target Steve LaScalza lives on the block just beyond the Citrus per- mit parking area. “I agree park- ing is a problem,” he said, “but permitting will just move the problem onto the next block and surrounding streets. The police don’t have adequate staffing for parking concerns. You call them, and they don’t come. The real problem is apartments and stu- dent rentals not being responsible for their own business.” Chip Monaco concurred with LaScalza. “In nearly every case, the issue is multi-family parking,” he said. “The permit parking pol- icy is not appropriate because it doesn’t solve the problem. It just shifts it to another neighborhood. We’re coming to a point where non-residents won’t be able to park anywhere. We need to write a policy that will solve the prob- lem and stop pushing the burden on to neighbors.” “It’s like squeezing a balloon,” Jon Dumitru said. Ana Gutierrez pointed out that the parking problem is citywide, noting that her neighborhood suf- fers the same way, but can’t af- ford the city-imposed $4,000 ap- plication fee. “We need to relook at the policy and fee schedule,” she said. Arianna Barrios suggested the city lower the application fee to give “all residents the same op- portunity. The fees are really high. You have to pay to play, or you’re out of luck.” She also advised revisiting the city’s boarding house ordinance. “Investors are making houses mini-dorms,” she said. “Its hap- pening all over single-family neighborhoods.” Kim Nichols reminded every- one that the state mandated cities to approve Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior ADUs without requiring additional park- ing space. With that, the city’s hands are tied, she said. The council approved parking permits for both streets, with Mo- naco noting that he expected to see LaScalza and his neighbors asking for permitted parking at a future council meeting. Flags fly over Orange Flag Day commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag. President Woodrow Wilson issued a procla- mation that officially established June 14 as National Flag Day in 1916. The Orange Elks host a Flag Day program every year. This year, two members were recog- nized for a project that honors the U.S. flag in the community. Orange Elks member J C Cortez From left, Orange Elks Americanism Chair Chris Michaelis, Flag Day Chair Don Westerfield, honorees J C Cortez and Gary Doebereiner. started “Flags over Orange/Villa Park/Tustin.” He provides a flag, at no charge, to those seniors or disabled neighbors, military, po- lice, fire or veterans, who would like to fly a flag but need a help- ing hand mounting one. J C and his crew, including Gary Doe- bereiner, have placed over 130 flags. This year, the Home Depot in Orange and the Orange Elks made donations to the Orange/ Villa Park flag project. Graduates awarded music grants The Orange County Friends of Music and the Orange Commu- nity Master Chorale awarded mu- sical grants, ranging from $500 to $1,000, to six graduating seniors from local high schools. Grants were given to Callie Baca, Villa Park High; Leandro Rojas and Lisbet Wences, Orange High; Julia Sawtell and Amy Stukenholtz, Orange Lutheran. Alondra Guerrero of Orange High received the Beverly Parr Memorial Award. These awards require a nomi- nation by the students’ respective vocal music directors, an aca- demic review, and acceptance at a school of higher learning. The chorale has been giving out the grants since 2000 to further its mission to share music with all. The awards will be presented by the Mayor of Orange at the 27th Annual 3rd of July Celebra- tion at Grijalva Park. Residents on portions of Citrus Street and Collins Avenue have been granted parking permits to alleviate the car crunch on their blocks.