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CIVIC CENTER GROUNDBREAKING IN JANUARY |
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 Please
save the date and join the Calabasas City Council for a historic
groundbreaking for the new
Calabasas Civic Center on Saturday, January
6, 2007. A light fare will be served at 11:00a.m. and the
groundbreaking ceremony will commence at 11:30a.m. This
family-friendly celebratory event will feature music, kids activities,
comments from members of the City Council and, of course, the literal
breaking of ground. Construction is set to commence on the
Monday after the groundbreaking. Once complete in summer 2008,
the Calabasas Civic Center will include a new City Hall, Library and
public plaza.
The Civic Center groundbreaking is free, open to the public and will
take place at the Civic Center site at Park Sorrento and Park Centre
(just behind the Calabasas Library). Please join your neighbors
in celebrating this long-awaited community milestone! |
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SNOW DAY
PREDICTED ON DECEMBER 3 |
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 This
year's "Snow Snow Snow Day" returns on December 3, 2006 at
Gates Canyon Park in Calabasas. As always, between 11:00a.m. and
1:30p.m., thirty-five TONS of snow will be on the ground for
frolicking by children of all ages. Admission is only $5 per child
ages 2-12 and children under 2 are free! The mid-day event will
also feature refreshments, pictures with Santa, and arts & crafts. So
bring your innertube, sled or saucer and get ready for snow-filled fun
in southern California! For more information, please call (818)
880-6461. |
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SAVE THE
DATE: 9TH ANNUAL CALABASAS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS |
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 Mayor
Dennis Washburn will present the 9th Annual City of Calabasas Mayor's
State of the City Address on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in the
Council Chambers at Calabasas City Hall. The speech will be broadcast
live on
CTV.
The State of the City address is an annual presentation by the Mayor
of Calabasas bringing residents, City staff and civic leaders together
to reflect on City accomplishments from the past year and to review
plans for the future. The
Calabasas
Chamber of Commerce will host a mixer at 6:00p.m. and the speech
will begin at 7:00p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.
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2007
RECYCLING AWARENESS CALENDAR |
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 A
2007
Recycling Awareness Calendar will be distributed in December to every household and every business in Calabasas.
The calendar contains
important dates such as City sponsored events, recycling round-ups,
and dates for City Council and Commission meetings. Each page
contains one or more
recycling tips and environmental messages. Pages two, three and twenty-eight
contain extensive information on the City’s recycling programs, the
Environmental Excellence Award and information about the next
recycling coloring contest. For more information about recycling
in the City of Calabasas, please contact Alex Farassati at (818)
878-4225, ext. 307. |
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CALABASAS
GENERAL PLAN TO BE UPDATED |
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 The
Community Development Department is gearing up for an update to the
City’s General Plan, and all citizens of Calabasas are encouraged to
play a part in the process.
Under California
law, the City’s General Plan is the foundational policy document
regarding land use and development, housing, infrastructure planning,
and environmental protection. State law also requires the City to
maintain a current general plan. Therefore, because the City’s general
plan is more than ten years old, an update is necessary. The process
for updating the general plan will begin in January 2007, and is
expected to be completed in July 2008.
The planning process will be overseen by a twenty
member General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), composed of
representatives from various City commissions and the general public, and
representing all geographic areas of the City.
The
appointments to the GPAC
will be
completed in December 2006 and the GPAC will convene initially in
January 2007. In the meantime, the
City Council will be asked to select the planning consultant based
upon responses to a Request for Proposals at its December 6, 2006
meeting. The planning consultant will staff and coordinate the
activities of the GPAC; prepare the underlying planning studies and
working documents; conduct community input and feedback exercises and
workshops; prepare the environmental impact report (EIR); and eventually
present the final draft plan to the Planning Commission and the City
Council for their consideration.
Residents, property
owners, and business owners in the City of Calabasas will play a very
important role in the development of the new General Plan. They will be
asked to contribute ideas, goals, and expectations for the future vision
of Calabasas at public workshops, via community surveys, and at public
hearings. Please take this responsibility seriously and lend the GPAC
and planning team opinions and views so that the new General Plan may
appropriately reflect the hopes and expectations of the broader
community. Watch for future e.News articles, mailings, and public
notices concerning general plan workshops, meetings, and exercises
starting in January 2007. |
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NOMINATION PERIOD FOR 2007 MUNICIPAL ELECTION |
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 The
City has set up a 2007 General Municipal Election webpage with
detailed information about the upcoming election in Calabasas. There will be two
non-partisan City Council seats that will be on the ballot, as well as
four members of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of
Trustees (Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7). For those interested in running
for City Council, nomination papers and candidate’s handbooks can be
picked up from the Calabasas City Clerk’s Office during the nomination
period which ends on December 8,
2006. Please call Gwen Peirce, Assistant City Clerk at (818) 878-4225
with any questions. |
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WINTER RECREATION BROCHURE |
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 The
2006 Winter Recreation brochure is now available in print and
online. The brochure features detailed
information about adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs,
community news and information, sports activities and much more.
Remember, you can also easily register for classes online!
For more information about Calabasas recreation opportunities or for
help with class registration, please call the Community Services
department at (818) 880-6461. |
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E-WASTE
COLLECTION EVENTS |
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 The
City is holding a free electronic waste collection on Saturday,
December 2, 2006 at the future Calabasas Civic Center site located at Park
Sorrento behind the Commons shopping center from 10:00a.m - 3:00p.m.
Acceptable items include but are not limited to CD players, laptops
and personal computers, microwave ovens, printers, radios, stereos,
telephones, and VCR’s.
Also on Saturday, December 9, 2006 there will be a free water based paint
and used oil collection event at the
Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center
located at 23400 Park Sorrento from 10:00a.m - 2:00p.m. For more
information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid
Waste Coordinator at (818) 878-4225. |
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DONATE
AND RECYCLE EYEGLASSES AT CITY HALL |
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 According to the
World Health Organization, approximately 25 percent of the world's
population needs eyeglasses.
Globally, one child in four cannot
see well enough to learn to read without glasses. Unfortunately, for
many, a pair of glasses is both unaffordable and inaccessible.
People
in some developing countries have been known to walk miles and miles
to get the free eyeglasses. Calabasas residents
can help a person in need by donating glasses that are no longer in
use.
Donated
eyeglasses may be placed in the collection box at the Calabasas City
Hall or at any City facility. Eyeglasses received are sorted, cleaned,
categorized, bagged, and boxed by the International Lions Club in
preparation for shipment to developing countries. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL COLORING CONTEST WINNERS |
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 The
Calabasas Environmental Commission received 255 entries for the 2006
recycling coloring contest. All entries were carefully reviewed by the
commissioners during the November 7, 2006 public meeting at the
Calabasas City Hall. Thirteen winners were chosen based on the
creativity and theme of their illustration. The winning drawings will
be printed in the 2007 City of Calabasas Community Recycling Awareness
calendar.
The first
place winner’s drawing will be printed on the cover of the calendar;
however each winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate during the
December 5th Environmental Commission meeting. Whitney
Levine, whose drawing is shown above, was the grand prize winner of the
2006 recycling coloring contest. Thanks to everyone who entered
their drawings and for doing their part in promoting a healthier
environment!
Here’s the list of all thirteen
winners:
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First Name |
Last Name |
Grade |
School |
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WHITNEY |
LEVINE |
5TH |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
School |
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MEGAN |
NISON |
4TH |
Chaparral Elementary School |
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ABIGAIL |
TSAI |
3RD |
White Oak Elementary School |
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AREZU |
MAGHSOUDI |
3RD |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
School |
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MINERVA |
SOLIS |
6TH |
St. Augustine School |
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JENNIFER |
CONTRERAS |
8TH |
A.E. Wright Middle School |
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TIFFANY |
DUCHARME |
4TH |
Lupin Hill Elementary School |
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KELLY |
COLLINS |
5TH |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
School |
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SAMANTHA |
TSAI |
4TH |
White Oak Elementary School |
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AMANDA BEATRICE |
LOPEZ |
3RD |
Yerba Buena Elementary School |
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RESHMAE |
MOHAMMED |
8TH |
A.E. Wright Middle School |
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RACHAEL |
MURCIANO |
1ST |
Woodlake Elementary School |
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ASHLEY |
KNAACK |
5th |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
School |
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WAYS TO
MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON GREENER |
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 Americans
generate about 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Years
than any other time of the year, according to the California Integrated
Waste Management Board. However,
there are many alternatives in decorating gifts that
are creative and environmentally friendly.
The beautiful colors
and patterns in holiday wrapping paper contain dyes and chemicals that
make it difficult to be recycled.
Gift bags and pre-printed
gift boxes are great alternatives to wrapping paper, especially since they
are reusable. Be
creative by wrapping presents in fabric or turn gift-giving into a game by
hiding presents around the house.
Consider
giving gifts that do not generate waste such as music or sports lessons,
gym memberships, or tickets for special events: concerts, the opera, a
musical or sporting event.
Holiday trees
can be properly cared for and recycled after the holidays: cut about one
inch off the base of the tree trunk and place it in the tree holder with
hot water. Also, consider purchasing an artificial tree or a live tree
that can be planted after the holidays. For
those residents interested in "recycling" live Christmas trees, please
remove all ornaments, cut the tree in half and place the tree in a
green color yard waste bin for collection between December 26, 2006
and January 6, 2007. Please note that flocked trees and those
coated with fire retardants cannot be accepted. Please contact
G.I. Industries at (818) 782-2474 with any questions.
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WHAT'S ON CTV? |
Be sure to tune in to CTV
on cable channel 3 in Calabasas, through live
online web-streaming,
or watch any meeting or CTV program at ANYTIME through the new
CTV archive.
Premiering this month
on CTV:
Calabasas, A Living History
(View this program anytime with CTV Archiving)
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Calabasas, A Living History - Join host John Loesing as
he explores the history of Calabasas and the people who
helped make it a City.
On this episode, Loesing interviews Marvin Lopata, one
of the original City Councilmembers, former mayor and
long time Calabasas resident.
Tune for this very special episode taped at
Freedom Park, the City's first park. Hear stories of
the early days of Calabasas, struggle for cityhood, and
Lopata's views of where the city is headed in the
future.
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Visit the
CTV Channel Guide for a complete listing of
programming.
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CALABASAS
MEETINGS
& HOLIDAYS |
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 Calabasas
City Hall will be closed on Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26 and
Monday, January 1, 2007. City Hall will also close at noon on Friday,
December 29.
City Council Agenda Items
are available online the Thursday prior to a City Council Meeting.
Agendas for all commissions
are available online the Friday prior to the commission meeting.
For a complete
calendar of events and meetings during
December, please visit our
Calendar Page. |
That’s all for this month.
On behalf of the Mayor, City
Council, Commissioners and the entire City Staff, have a safe and happy
holiday season.
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