Foothills Sentry November 2021

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We won’t have to spend $146 thousand on an environmental analysis. And we could bring bus routes back to Glassell.” “I will not consider parklets as an option,” Chip Monaco maintained, noting that concrete bollards or other safety devices would not prevent cars from plowing into diners sitting near traffic lanes. He cited a recent newspaper article describing a car crashing into a streetside din- ing area in Long Beach. “It’s not safe,” he said. “It’s not viable.” Jon Dumitru added that, “with our experience in the plaza area, bollards are not very good. We have a car drive through bollards every few months. And they don’t consider the safety of the driver.” “I’m a data collector,” Kim Nichols posited. “I want to see the results of an environmental study. We owe it to residents and businesses to pursue it.” She ac- knowledged city staff for “think- ing outside the box” with park- lets, and suggested safety data on them be gathered as well. “I don’t want to be afraid of infor- mation,” she said. “It has value to the community.” On the mark “Sometimes,” Mayor Mark Murphy allowed, “in the best agreements, nobody gets ev- erything they want.” He sug- gested proceeding with the CEQA study, but also having the streetscape consultant look at parklets. “We can tell the restaurants in January that they can have a parklet for a year. By next September, we’ll have data back, and can then consider the seasonal option. My motion,” he said, “would be to authorize staff to go with both options. Get par- klet design done while waiting for the environmental report.” “Why this rush to parklets?” Monaco asked. “Do we not have the option as a council to extend the temporary Paseo beyond De- cember? We have the ability to make it through July or August. Then parklets won’t be needed.” Barrios jumped in with a mo- tion to pursue Option 2 only. Gutierrez seconded, but the vote was 5-2 against the idea. Kim Nichols motioned to ap- prove Murphy’s idea – both op- tions – and he seconded it. Her motion, it was pointed out, did not mean the council had to ap- prove parklets, it simply left all options on the table. “I don’t want to wait six months and have no options,” Murphy insisted. The vote to pursue both options was 5-2, with Barrios and Gutierrez opposed. Fire Safe Council President Mary Schrieber was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award at the Resilience Brilliance Confer- ence in Sacramento. She is flanked by local TV host Rob Steward (left) and Cal Fire Chief Daniel Berlant. Canyon Fire Safe Council’s Mary Schrieber earns leadership award The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) awarded its prestigious Outstanding Leader- ship Award to Fire Safe Council East Orange County Canyons (FSCEOCC) President Mary Sch- reiber during the its first annual Resilience Brilliance Conference in Sacramento, Oct. 5. The award was presented by Cal Fire Chief Daniel Berlant, Assistant Deputy Director, Fire Engineering & Investigations and Wildfire Planning & Engineering. Shreiber received a standing ova- tion for her 12 years of service to the canyon community, which has been evacuated due to fire many times. On the same day that the Re- silience Brilliance award recipi- ents were named, the CFSC also announced the winners of five $25,000 Edison grants, one of which went to the FSCEOCC. Project Manager Mike Boeck wrote the successful grant pro- posal named “Dead and Dy- ing Tree Removals.” The funds will be spent during the next six weeks on the removal of fire haz- ards in the Silverado, Williams, Modjeska and Trabuco Canyons. These achievements would not be possible without the assis- tance of Fire Safe Council stake- holders and partners, including FSCEOCC officers and board of directors, volunteers and the Or- ange County Fire Authority. Spe- cial thanks go to Dave Erickson, OCFA’s wildland resource plan- ner, for his assistance with the Edison grant. Tustin Mayor’s Breakfast rewards nonprofits The public is invited to join Tustin Mayor Letitia Clark at the 24th annual Mayor’s Thanksgiv- ing Breakfast, on Thurs., Nov. 18, from 7-9 a.m. at the Salvation Army Tustin Ranch Church. Hosted by the Tustin Commu- nity Foundation, the event will feature keynote speaker Fram Virjee, a first-generation college student, and now president of CSU Fullerton. He arrived in U.S. at the age of five, as an immigrant aboard the Queen Mary. He serves as both the personification of Cal State Fullerton’s inclusive, equitable mission, and as an inspiration for others. Grants and music Entertainment will be provided by the Foothill High School Jazz Band; the Tustin Police Depart- ment Honor Guard; and mem- bers of the Voices of Tustin. The Tustin Community Foundation will award its 2021 community grants, as well as the City of Tu- stin Nonprofit Recovery Grants. There will be a special collection for the Tustin Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. A number of grants are given to local nonprofits, based on community needs, the economy, healthcare issues and the city’s diverse population. The annual grants are intended to meet the most pressing needs and have the most impact in the greater Tustin community. Tickets for the breakfast are $75 each, or two for $125, and may be purchased via the founda- tion website at tustincommunity- foundation.org . Sponsorships are also en- couraged. The Tustin Salvation Army is located at 10200 Pio- neer Road. Glassell was closed to traffic soon after the street fair ended to allow the Paseo to reopen. The lunch crowd has been sparse, but residents say it picks up at night.

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