ACONA Meeting History
March 26, 2024 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda • Slides: STRs • ADUs • Resources
• Short-Term Rentals (STRs)
Speakers:
Deondria Barajas, Treasurer & Tax Collector's Office
Hamlet Panosian, Treasurer & Tax Collector's Office
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Speakers:
Kenneth Warner, LA County Regional Planning
Connie Chung, LA County Regional Planning
Zoe Axelrod, LA County Regional Planning
Edward Rojas, LA County Regional Planning
January 30, 2024 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides
• Updates from Nic Arnzen, Altadena Town Council:
- UWS trash problems, reliability, and price increase
- Poly/Chaney trail development update
- Roadway improvements
• Land Use: Overview of the work done by the ATC Land Use Committee
Speaker: Diane Marcussen, ATC Land Use Committee Chair
• Filming in Altadena
Speakers:
Amy Kradolfer, Director Integrated Communications, FilmLA
Gary Smith, LA County Film Office, Dept. of Economic Opportunity
Paul Audley, President, FilmLA
November 29, 2023 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides
• Community Issues Updates
Speakers:
Nic Arnzen Altadena Town Council
Captain Jabari Williams, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Dorothy Wong, Altadena Town Council
- Questions raised by ACONA survey, including the
Devil's Gate Restoration Project
- 24 Hour Fitness management response / plan to curb thefts
and break-ins (vehicles and lockers)
- Who is responsible for keeping right of way open for
foot travel between curb/edge of road and property lines
- Best way to report right of way issues, short term
rental home infractions, and un-permitted street vendors
• Traffic and safety improvement updates
Speaker: Julian Garcia LA County Public Works
• West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan and its impact on Altadena
Speaker: Adrine Arakelian, LA County Regional Planner
September 26, 2023 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides
• Updates on previous topics
Speaker: Nic Arnzen, Altadena Town Council & ACONA
- Farmers Markets
- Bear Cart Rollout/Bear Wise Program
- Tree Trimming and Removal Tips/Guidance
- Poly Sports Complex Project
• SCE Upgrades in The Meadows
Speaker: David Ford, SCE Government Relations Manager
• Water during Fire Season
Speaker: Nina Jazmadarian, General Mgr., Foothill Municipal Water Dist.
May 23, 2023 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides • Video (178MB)
• Nuccio property acquisition by Polytechnic School
Speakers:
John Bracker, Head of Polytechnic School
Lisa Wu, Polytechnic School
Holly Williams, Land Use Consultant
Michael Bicay, President, Altadena WILD
• The "new" trash service and Altadena's organic waste
Speakers:
Clark Aswan, Sr. Civil Engineer, LA County Public Works
Matt Blackburn, Universal Waste Systems
John Gasparian, Jr., American Reclamation
• The topics you want at future ACONA meetings
Speaker: Nicholaus Arnzen, Altadena Town Council & ACONA Planning Committee
March 28, 2023 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides
• Altadena Libraries: The new design
Speakers:
Nikki Winslow, Altadena Library District Director
Mark Schoeman, Architect, ABA
• Update on Safe Streets and sidewalks in Altadena
Speaker: Daniel Quintana, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer, LA County Public Works
January 24, 2023 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides • Video
• Preparing for fire/earthquake; Disaster preparedness for pets
Speaker: Deb Halberstadt
• Two pedestrian deaths in Altadena
Speakers:
Captain Jabari Williams, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Jeremy Keller, California Highway Patrol
• Review of pedestrian and traffic safety in Altadena
Matthew Dubiel, PE, LA County Public Works
November 16, 2022 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda/slides
• Mandate to cut back on electricity usage and use solar panels
Speaker: David Ford, Southern California Edison Local Public Affairs
• Grey water use
Speaker: Josep Ferrer, Communications Manager, Greywater Corps
September 27, 2022 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• New Waste Pickup in Altadena
Speakers:
Matt Blackburn, VP, Universal Waste Systems (UWS)
Michelle Newsham, Reporting/Compliance Manager, UWS
• Filming in Altadena
Speakers:
Paul Audley, Film LA
Gary Smith, LA County
• Drought and Fires in Altadena
Speaker:
Jennifer Betancourt-Torres, General Mgr., Lincoln Avenue Water Co.
May 24, 2022 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda • Kinneloa slides
• Statewide Drought: Supplies and Conservation Actions
Speakers:
Nina Jazmadarian, General Manager, Foothill Municipal Water District
Mel Matthews, General Manager, Kinneloa Irrigation District
• What the County Offers about Setting Up Small Business
Speaker: Ernesto Bobadilla, Acting Chief, LA County Dept. of Consumer and
Business Affairs Small Business Office
March 22, 2022 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• History of Altadena
Speaker: Michelle Zack, Altadena historian and author
• Altadena Town Council: what it is, what it does
Speaker: Veronica Jones, ATC Executive Committee Chair
January 25, 2022 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• Update on the New Compost Law & Athens Rate Increases
Speaker: Ed Chen, Government Affairs Director, Athens Services
• Slow-Down Signs, Public Works Traffic
Speaker: Matthew Dubiel, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer, LA County Public Works
• Edison vs. Clean Power Alliance: Pros and Cons
Speaker: Sherita Coffelt, Clean Power Alliance
November 17, 2021 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• Altadena Sheriff's Station's New Captain
Speaker: Capt. Jabari Williams
• Affordable Housing in Altadena
Speakers:
Tahirah Farris, LA County Department of Regional Planning
Nathan Merrick, LA County Coastal Development Services
September 28, 2021 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• Fire Prevention
Speakers:
N. Jamahl Butler, District Ranger, Forest Service
Lt. Mark S. Skaggs, Altadena Station Operations, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Greg Short, Battalion Chief. Los Angeles County Fire Department
• Covid-19 Update: Vaccinations and the new variants
Speaker: Anders Corey, Health Deputy for Supervisor Barger
May 25, 2021 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
• Southern California Edison, Tree Trimming and Forest Fires
Speakers:
David Guzman, SCE Operations Manager, Vegetation Management
David Ford, SCE Operations Government Relations Manager
• Parking Enforcement in Altadena
Speakers:
Jonathan Gonzalez, Sr. Civil Engineering Asst., LA County Public Works
Lt. Mark S. Skaggs, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• The Drought in Altadena
Speaker:
Jennifer Betancourt Torres, General Manager, Lincoln Avenue Water
March 23, 2021 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda & Presentations • Five Acres presentation
• Group Homes in Altadena
Speakers:
Gina Peck-Sobolewski, Hathaway-Sycamores
Elizabeth Gonzalez. Five Acres
• Trail Access and Crowding during Covid
Speakers:
Zachary Likins, LA County Trails Planning
Jonathan Gonzalez, LA County Public Works
• Living with Wildlife
Speaker: Rebecca Barboza, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
January 26, 2021 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda
Addressing Gang Violence in Altadena
A panel discussion on what actions community groups are taking to stem gang violence in Altadena.
Panel Members:
Capt. Marjory Jacobs, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Paul Livingstone, Soul Force Project — using diverse music to celebrate alternatives to violence
Dominick Correy, District Representative, Sen. Portantino's Office
Brian Biery, Flintridge Center
Nina Ehlig, SENCH neighborhood association
November 18, 2020 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda • COVID Update Presentation
• Getting Prepared for the Next Fire
Speaker: Chief Kristian Litz, Los Angeles County Fire Department
• Homelessness in Altadena
Speaker: Dana Rae Vanderford, LA Co. Homelessness Policy Deputy
• COVID Update
Speaker: Millicent Wilson, M.D.
September 22, 2020 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda & Presentations
• Bobcat Fire Update
Speakers:
LA County Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Wes Anzai
LA County Fire Dept. Community Svcs. Liaison Maria Grycan
• Altadena Town Council Update
Speaker: ATC Chairman Billy Malone
Barking dogs; Trash; Complaints; Recycling centers
• Altadena Sheriff's Station Update
Speaker: Captain Marjory Jacobs
Parking enforcement; Station closing; Speeding;
Independent committees; Divesting funds
May 26, 2020 • Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda & Presentations [large file]
• Leaf Blowers
Speakers:
Dan Mabe, Founder/CEO/President, AGZA American Green Zone
Alliance
Michael Cacciotti, Board Member, South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD)
• Altadena Library Update & Resources
Speaker: Nikki Winslow, Library District Director, Altadena Library District
• Cyber Crime and Social Media
Speaker: Deb Halberstadt
March 24, 2020 [cancelled]
January 28, 2020 Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda & Presentations
• Edison Tree Trimming and Climate Change Impacts
Speakers:
Rebecca Latta, Arborist
David Ford, Government Relations Manager, SCE
Gerardo Avila, Vegetation Activities, SCE
• Aging and Senior Assistance
Speaker: Dana Barcelona-Bonner, Family Resource & Community Partnerships, Regency Park Astoria
• School Closures
Speaker: Kim Kenne, PUSD Board Member
November 20, 2019 Meeting Notes • Meeting Agenda • Robocalls Slides • Homeless Issues Slides
• Robocalls and the Do Not Call List
Speaker: Robert Quigley, Federal Trade Commission LA Office
• Homeless Issues in Altadena
Speaker: Dty. Rodney Gutierrez, Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST)
September 24, 2019 Meeting Notes • Meeting Slides
• Illegal Dumping (and whom to call)
Speaker: Jessica Aldridge, Sustainability Manager, Athens Services
• Property Rehab (what to do and whom to call about a neighbor)
Speakers:
Ciara Barnett, Sr. Civil Engineer, LA Co. Public Works
Robert Tabares, Code Enforcement/Property Rehab, No. Region LA Co.
Yosh Morisaku, Sr. Civil Engineer, LA Co. Public Works
Kevin Petrowksy, Section Assistant, So. Region LA Co.
• Businesses in Altadena (and how do we help new ones?)
Speakers: Ernesto Bobadilla & Chris Perry, Office of Small Business, LA Co. Consumer & Business Affairs
May 28, 2019 Meeting Notes • Meeting Slides/Search & Rescue • Devil's Gate Slides (large file) • Water Supply Slides • Resources
• Extension of Deadline to Register Fences and Hedges
Speakers: Ai-Viet Huynh & Alex Garcia, LA County Dept. of Regional Planning
• Search & Rescue in Altadena (helicopters, etc)
Speakers: Alex Canchola & Dan Paige, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Devil's Gate Reservoir Restoration Project Update
Speakers: Brittany Barker & Steve Burger, LA County Public Works
• Update on Water in Altadena (after the rains)
Speaker: Melvin Matthews, General Manager, Kinneloa Irrigation District
March 26, 2019 Meeting Notes • Meeting Slides • Clean Power Alliance Slides• Resources
• Tree Trimming by SCE to Prevent Wildfires
Speakers: David Ford,, Government Relations Manager, David Guzman, Manager of Vegetation Management, SCE
• Tree Trimming from an Arborist's Perspective
Speaker: Rebecca Latta, Certified Treee Risk Assessor
• Clean Power Alliance
Speaker: Christian Cruz, Community Outreach Manager
January 30, 2019 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• ADUs: Accessory Dwelling Units (Granny Flats)
Speaker: Ayala Scott, LA County Regional Planning Department
• Leaf Blowers and Title 12 Environmental Protection
Speaker: Robert Vasquez, LA County Department of Public Health
• Protecting Homes from House Fires and Wildfires
Speaker: Maria Grycan, LA County Fire Department
November 27, 2018 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Grocery Outlet Store on Lake Avenue
Speakers: Michell & Mario Guajardo
• Credit and Debit Card Crimes in Altadena
Speaker: Detective Derric Taylor, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Southern California Edison Infrastructure: Public Safety Shutdowns
Speaker: David A. Ford, Government Relations Manager, SCE Local Public Affairs
• Altadena Fence Registration
Speaker: Alex Garcia, Supervising Regional Planner, Zoning Enforcement East, Department of Regional Planning
• New County Traffic Safety Initiative
Speaker: Alexis Lantz, Policy Analyst, PLACE Program (Policies for Livable Active Communities and Environments), LA County Department of Public Health
September 25, 2018 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Update on the Altadena Library
Presenter: Terry Andrues, Altadena Library Board of Trustees
• Parked Car Safety
Presenter: Capt. Vicki Stuckey, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Day One Walk to School Day
Presenter: Jazmine de la Torre, Healthy Communities Initiative
• Recycling and Zero Waste
Presenter: Jonathan Levy, Zero Waste Project Manager
May 22, 2018 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Update on the drought — rain this season to date & reservoir levels
Presenter: Demitri Polyzos, Metropolitan Water District
• Capturing and conserving water in Altadena
Presenter: Nicki Sherman, The River Project/Water LA
• Pruning/removal of trees by So. Cal Edison on public and private property
Presenter: David Guzman, Southern California Edison
March 27, 2018 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Urban wildlife and coyotes
Presenter:
Jim Hartman, LA County Agriculture Commission
• Trash pick-up in Altadena, including recyclables and bulky items
Presenters:
Jessica Aldridge, Athens Services
Steve Milewski, LA County Public Works
• Altadena Community Standards District (CSD) update on fences and hedge heights
Presenters:
Richard Marshalian, Mark Herwick, Alex Garcia, Barbara Childers
LA County Dept. of Regional Planning, Zoning Enforcement East
January 23, 2018 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Complete Streets
Speaker: Elaine Kunitake
• Overview of the LA County Department of Public Works
Speaker: James Yang
November 28, 2017 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Starting a Neighborhood Watch/A map of current Watch groups in Altadena
Speakers: Jeff Sed!ik, Neighborhood Watch volunteer
Captain Vicki Stuckey, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Parking/traffic issues at Altadena schools due to child pick-up
Speakers: Officers Bejar & Ulloa, CHP, Capt. Vicki Stuckey, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Anne Lee, Alma Fuerte
Lauren O'Neill, Odyssey Charter School
Benita Scheckel, Altadena Elementary School
Douglas Garrett, Pasadena Waldorf School
September 26, 2017 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Altadena Library Update
Speaker: Mindy Kitty, Director, Altadena Library District
• Altadena Town Council Update
Speakers: Pat Sutherlen, Vice Chair, Okorie Ezieme, Chair, Altadena Town Council
• California Waterfix: Modernizing the System
Speaker: Christine Frey, Metropolitan Water District
May 23, 2017 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Resources
• Drones in Altadena
Speaker: Deputy Dan Paige, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Summertime Activities
Speaker: Mary Gothart
• Neighborhood Associations/Neighborhood Watches
Speakers: Neighborhood Block Captains
March 28, 2017 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Pasadena Humane Society Services to Altadena
Speaker: Elizabeth Richer-Campo, Sr. VP, Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
• What's All the Shooting About?
Speaker: Capt. Vicki Stuckey, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Speaker: Chief Phillip Sanchez, Pasadena Police Department
Speaker: Natalie Salazar, Crimestoppers
January 24, 2017 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • Altadena Library Presentation
• Altadena Library, Past Present Future
Speaker: Mindy Kittay, Director, Altadena Library District
• Pasadena Unified School District Update
Speaker: Kim Kenne, District 1 representative
November 22, 2016 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • CSD Presentation
The Teams & People who will work together to Keep us Prepared in Altadena for any Fire or Earthquake Disaster
• CERT - Community Emergency Response Team
Speaker: Deputy Dan Paige, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• MYN - Map Your Neighborhood
Speaker: Steve Reagan
• Radio & ALERT FM
Speaker: Nancee Darling
• Drones - The facts of what you can and can't do with Drones in an emergency situation
Speaker: Dty Dan Paige
• Community Standards District (CSD) Update- What are the facts and pending changes affecting Altadena
Speaker: Jim Osterling, Vice Chair, CSD Committee
Speaker: Richard Marshalian, Regional Planning Assistant II, Department of Regional Planning, Advance Planning
September 27, 2016 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Altadena Sheriff's Station: new staff, comments on recent shootings
Speaker: Captain Vickie Stuckey
• Traffic and Lighting and Road Maintenance (including speed bumps)
Speakers:
Edward Lee, Associate Civil Engineer, LA County (road and sidewalk maintenance)
John Ickis, LA County Traffic & Lighting (speed humps)
Carl Pederson III, LA County Department of Traffic and Lighting will answer questions.
• The Hahamonga/Eaton Wash Altadena to Pasadena water pipeline
Ken Zimmer, Water Conservation Planning, LA County
May 24, 2016 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Statewide Drought: Supplies and Conservation Actions
Daniel Drugan, Water Program Technician, Foothill Municipal Water District
• Bike and Pedestrian Traffic Safety in Altadena
Captain Steve Strull, California Highway Patrol
Officer Xavier Bejar, California Highway Patrol
• Fireworks in Altadena
Captain Vicki Stuckey, Altadena Sheriff's Station
Lt. Rob Lewis, Altadena Sheriff's Station
• Fire Danger Is Early This Year!
Stephanie English, Community Services Liaison, Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Div. 3
March 29, 2016 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• NASA Groundwater Cleanup at JPL • Presentation Slides
Merrilee Fellows, NASA Manager for Community Involvement
Steve Slaten, NASA Management Office, Facilities and Environmental Manager
David Conner, Senior Geologist
• Devil's Gate to Eaton Pipeline Project • Presentation Slides
Keith Lilley, Department of Public Works, County of Los Angeles
• Water Projects & Panel Discussion • Presentation Slides
Bradley R. Boman, Engineering Manager, City of Pasadena
Lisa Yamashita-Lopez, General Manager, Rubio Canyon Land and Water Association
Robert Hayward, General Manager, Lincoln Avenue Water Company
Nina Jazmadarian, General Manager, Foothill Municipal Water District
Melvin Matthews, General Manager, Kinneloa Water District
NEW: Information on the Clean Water Act available under this date in the Resources tab
January 26, 2016 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • El Niño Presentation
• Altadena Town Council Update
Diane Marcussen, ATC Chairman
• Fire Danger and Preparation
Stephanie English, Community Services Liaison, LA County Fire Department Division III
• El Niño and the Drought
J. Lopez, Assistant Chief, LA County Fire Department Forestry Division
November 3, 2015 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• New Captain at the Altadena Sheriff's Station
Captain Vicki Stuckey
• El Niño
Jeff Reeb, Director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management
Keith Lilley, Los Angeles County Public Works Dept. Water Resources Div
• Barking Dogs in Altadena
Sheri Koenig, Animal Control Manager, Baldwin Park Animal Care Center
Sgt. Zeke Morales, LA County Animal Control
• LA County Concerns
Sussy Nemer, Senior Deputy for Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
September 29, 2015 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Feeding Ourselves and Our Neighbors during the Drought
Rachael Maysels, Food Forward Back Yard Harvest Program
Rachel Surls, Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program
May 26, 2015 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda • FMWD Presentation
• The Drought & Conservation Measures
Nina Jazmadarian, Daniel Drugan, Foothill Municipal Water District
• Robocalls and the Do Not Call List
Gerald Phillips, Field Representative for Assemblymember Chris Holden
March 24, 2015 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Code enforcement in Altadena (See Resources for Q&A)
Alex Garcia, Zoning Enforcement, LA County
Tim Grover, Building and Safety, LA County
• Five-minute updates on:
- Nixel: How do you subscribe to get Altadena Station Alerts?
- CAC [The Sheriff's Community Advisory Committee]
- Map Your Neighborhood [MYN]
- Rainfall
January 27, 2015 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Map Your Neighborhood
Steve Reagan, MYN Committee Chair
Liz Giordano, CERT's Red Cross Liaison
Deb Halberstadt, Facilitator Trainer
Nancee Darling of ALERT
November 4, 2014 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Sheriff’s Report on Shooting/Killing at Fair Oaks Burger & Gangs
Deputy Mike Spina, Altadena Station LASD
Natalie Salazar, Crime Stoppers
• Fire Season—Safety and Preparation
Stephanie English, Community Services Liaison, LA County Fire Department
• The Drought/ What We Can/Should Do
Shan Kwan, Assistant General Manager, Pasadena Water & Power
Jennifer Guess, Public Information Coordinator, Pasadena Water & Power
September 23, 2014 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• The Drought/ What We Can/Should Do (See Resources page for water company responses)
Lisa Yamashita-Lopez Rubio Canon Land and Water Association, Operations Manager
Robert J. Hayward Lincoln Avenue Water Company, General Manager
William Kimberling Las Flores Water Co, General Manager
May 6, 2014 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Pasadena Unified School District Update
Kim Kenne PUSD Board, District 1 (West Altadena)
• Walkability Study Follow-up
Barbie Ishida from NBBA (Neighbors Building a Better Altadena)
March 4, 2014 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• “Foreboding Weather: Live it up while you can” (see Resources page for this presentation)
Robert Haw Senior Member of the Engineering Staff, SMAP project, JPL
• Alternate Water Systems
Carlos Borja, Chief Environmental Specialist, L.A. County Department of Public Health
January 7, 2014 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Traffic & Parking in Altadena: CHP
California Highway Patrol Officers Thomas Miller & Xavier Bejar
Tommy Muttaraid, Traffic and Lighting Division, Los Angeles County Public Works
November 5, 2013 Meeting Notes
• Recent shootings near Glenrose and Altadena Drive, Crime Stats and what you as neighbors can do to continue the downward trend in violent crimes
Lt. Eric Lasko, Altadena Sheriff’s Station
September 24, 2013 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Altadena Town Council Update
Diane Marcussen, Chairperson
• PUSD Update on Common Core Standards, Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), PUSD Master Planning Process/ Master Plan Value Statements and School/City/Community Work Plan (SCCWP)
Kim Kenne, Pasadena Unified School District [PUSD] Board Member for District
May 28, 2013 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Altadena Sheriff's Update
Lt. Eric Lasko
• Green/Food Co-Op - "drought-tolerant" vegetation in Altadena, organic foods/groceries in Altadena, the new Arroyo food Co-Op
Green/Food Co-Op Ellen Walton
Green/Food Co-Op Mia Dunn
Green/Food Co-Op Alex Berrie
• Altadena Heritage
Mark Goldschmidt
• MonteCedro Update
James S. Rothrock of MonteCedro
• Update on CERT "Zones"
Holly Rundberg
March 26, 2013 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Answers to questions raised by ACONA members about “street issues,” traffic
Paul Barbe, Civil Engineer with the Traffic and Lighting Division of LA County
• Open Communications between Neighborhood Watch Groups & Altadena Sheriff's
Captain John Benedict, Altadena Sheriffs
Jeff Sedlik, “Neighborhood Watch Map Guru”
November 27, 2012 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Traffic in Altadena
Paul Barbe, Civil Engineer with the Traffic and Lighting Division of LA County
Captain Strull, CHP
• Fire Safety, preparing for Santa Ana winds and possible fires coming down to Altadena
Stephanie English, Community Services Liaison for Division III Fire Station 73
June 26, 2012 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Altadena Chamber of Commerce: Retail issues in Altadena, Obstacles to improving the retail landscape, Chamber Business Survey results
Ed Meyers
Daniel Harlow
Lori Webster
Interview with Alex Cortes – El Patron
• Update and open Q&A on Community Issues
Altadena Sheriff’s Captain John Benedict
March 27, 2012 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• “Noise and Nuisance" Issues in Altadena
Cole Landowski, Chief of the Environmental Hygiene Program, LA County
• Altadena Shake-Out Drill
Steve Reagan Block Captain New York Drive at Allen
• Ralphs: Issues both sides with store on Lake Avenue
Ed Meyers, Altadena Chamber of Commerce
Ericka Lozano-Buhl, Initiated a petition on Change.org
January 24, 2012 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• “Let’s get better cell coverage in Altadena!”
Rich Roche, External Affairs Director, AT&T
Ted Tsagris, Senior Manager Development Construction, T-Mobile
Linda Paul, Real Estate and Zoning Manager, T-Mobile
Tim O'Malley, Mgr, System Performance Inland Empire Verizon Wireless
• Impact of USPS Closures in Pasadena on Altadena
Michael Evans, President American Postal Workers Union of California
Phillip M. Warlick, American Postal Workers Union of California
• Altadena Shake-Out Drill
Steve Reagan Block Captain New York Drive at Allen
November 1, 2011 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Trash in Altadena
Thor Schmidt, General Manager of Athens
Paul Alva, Franchise Garbage Disposal, Los Angeles County
Tomas Soli, Operations Manager Athens
Luis Sanchez, Altadena Route Supervisor Athens
• Neighborhood Watch
Natalie Salazar, Director CLEPP Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Sgt. Michael D. Randenberg & Dty. Ronnie Manier, Community Relations, Altadena Sheriff's
Holly Rundberg, ACONA's expert on Neighborhood Watch/ Neighborhood Associations
Jeff Sedlik, Creator of the AltadenAlert Neighborhood Watch Map
August 9, 2011 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Filming in Altadena
Geoffrey Smith, Film LA
Russ Fega, Home Shoot Home/ Altadena Community Chest
• Liquor Stores in Altadena
Alex Garcia, Department of Regional Planning
Anthony Posada, Supervising Investigator- ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
Christina Hernandez, Treasurer Tax Collector--Business License and Collection Services Unit
Anthony Posada, Supervising Investigator- ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
Nicole Gomez, ABC
• VIDA: Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives
Dty. Scott Wengert, Altadena Sheriff's Station
May 24, 2011 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Group Homes
Tanganica Turner, Field Representative of State Assembly Member Anthony Portantino
• Altadena Sheriff’s Station Dispatch
Lt. Roosevelt Johnson
• Animal Care and Control
Lance Hunter, Animal Care & Control Manager, Baldwin Park Shelter
Sgt. Zeke Morales, Field Sergeant, Altadena
March 29, 2011 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Liquor stores in Altadena; The appearance of neighborhoods; Can the county can pass a law to fine residences that play loud music or otherwise disturb neighborhoods?
Sussy Nemer, Senior Deputy for Supervisor Michael Antonovich
• Nuisance abatement
Carolyn Seitz
January 25, 2011 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• ACONAOnline.Org, ACONA’s new Website
Elliot Gold
• CHP Speed Limits in Altadena
Officer Thomas Miller & Officer Ming-Yang Hsu
• Training Teens to Talk to Sheriff’s Deputies when Stopped
Sgt. Randenberg & Dty. Williams
November 8, 2010 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• Neighborhood Association Success Stories
Sandy DeJardin, La Viña
Nina Ehlig, SENCH
• Prototype Neighborhood Association Website
Devra Hall Levy
• Neighborhood Emergency Training
Natalie Salazar
• What is Nixel and how do you use it?
Dty. Robert Boese
September 21, 2010 Meeting Notes • PowerPoint Agenda
• BraeWatch
Jeff Sed!ik
• Altadena Sheriffs - Mapping
Sgt. Michael Randenberg
• List Serve options for neighborhood associations
Ken Chow
• CERT training in October
