Council Member Denise Barnes
District 1 News
June 2020
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Helping Others During the Crisis
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As the coronavirus crisis extends into June, the need for meals and necessities continues for many Anaheim families and seniors.
Many organizations and people have stepped up to meet the needs, and I want to extend my deepest gratitude to those who have gone above and beyond to help our less fortunate neighbors.
Thank you to:
- John Machiaverna, Boys & Girls Club distributing meals to families on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
- Eldon Baber, Raise Foundation
- Bruno Serrato and Catarina's Club
- Grandma's House of Hope/Nana's Kidz with Haskett Library staff
- Angels Baseball
- Katella Grill
- George Grachen, Friends of Families
- Jose & Sandra Valenzuela, Grocery Outlet
- Shawn Cao, Glee Donuts & Burgers
- Scott Barnes
- Lee Carmichael
- Holy Ground Christian Fellowship
- Mothers Market
- Islands Restaurant
- Panera Bread
- Pizza Hut
- KFC
- El Pollo Loco
- Northgate Gonzalez Market
A very special thank you to George Grachen and Friends of Families for arranging a donation of 20,000 diapers!
Katella Grill donated 200 $20 Northgate Market gift cards. Additionally, with the support of Angels Baseball, they distributed boxes of food that included
lettuce, milk, cheese, yogurt, bread and other staples.
In collaboration with
Grandma's House of Hope's Nana's Kidz program,
Haskett Library distributes weekly food bags to children. During the months of April and May, 200 bags were distributed each week. Starting June 10, the library will be distributing 350 food bags weekly!
Weekly food distribution continues at Brookhurst Community Center on Saturdays 1-3 p.m. or until food runs out. Cars will be lined up in the parking lot beginning at noon. All are welcome.
I would like to encourage restaurant owners, vendors and individuals to contribute meals, food items or necessities if you are able. The need continues to be huge in our community.
If you are aware of seniors who need meals, please contact Community Services to sign up for Meals on Wheels at (714) 765-4511.
If
ANYBODY
experiences food shortages during this time and are struggling, please do not hesitate to contact my office at (714) 765-5032. We will do our best to get the help you need as soon as possible.
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District 1 Updates on New Projects
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Plans continue on 39 Commons. Below is a summary of where we're at. We have faced many challenges with this property, but with the dedicated determination of our city staff, the project is moving along and there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Retail:
Progress at the northwest corner of the property continues to have delays. The city has been requested to perform additional testing on the site, to be concluded in late June. The retail site plan has been revised in order to move building pads from the area until the environmental agencies finish their review.
Residential:
The developer is ready to present this project to the Planning Commission for review of the required conditional-use permit. We are awaiting confirmation of the Planning Commission hearing date.
Mixed Use:
Negotiations continue with developer regarding lease terms with a national grocery store. Trader Joe's is still reviewing the site, but responses have been delayed amid the coronavirus crisis.
Southeast corner site:
The city has bids out for demolition quotes for the car wash and Mexican restaurant. If there are no unforeseen problems, it is anticipated that the two structures will be demolished by July 31, and at the latest by Sept. 30. The Americana Motel has around 20 people still waiting to be placed in permanent housing. The good news is that plans are slowly moving ahead.
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Welcome to the Neighborhood!
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Holiday Inn Express West
727 S. Beach Blvd.
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Holiday Inn Express Anaheim West is open for business! Completely renovated, it opened on March 12, 2020 just as the coronavirus crisis began.
The newly renovated hotel is gorgeous and is a very welcome asset to our neighborhood.
A grand opening ribbon cutting will take place as soon as social distancing guidelines have eased up.
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Amazon Logistics
1256 N. Magnolia St.
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Amazon Logistics began delivering packages on June 3.
The new Anaheim location is a final distribution center for orders to be delivered in the surrounding zip codes.
A grand opening ribbon cutting will take place as soon as social distancing guidelines have eased up.
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Jamboree Housing Corporation is busy converting the Econo Lodge into permanent supportive housing. It will provide homes for 69 people in need, plus one onsite manager.
We are grateful for the commitment to excellence that Jamboree provides to all its projects in our city.
The planned completion date is April 1, 2021.
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Andy's Updates newsletter is a weekly email summarizing the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak.
It is sent every Friday. Get the latest on the crisis, and how it impacts Anaheim, right in your inbox.
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Street Sweeping Returns June 15th!
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We need your help to keep your neighborhood clean!
While we’ve relaxed enforcement on parking citations for street sweeping since the state stay-at-home order began, we are now asking you to move your car on your street sweeping day.
We resumed issuing citations on June 15.
For now, we won’t begin enforcing other parking violations such as permit parking. But please note, we’ll continue to cite those who are posing a risk to public safety, such as parking in an alley or on a red curb.
Thank you all for doing your part, we appreciate it!
We’re in this together and we’ll get through it together.
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Business Resources/Coronavirus
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The city of Anaheim continues to respond to the challenge of coronavirus on behalf of our residents and businesses with regular updates for business resources at
Anaheim.net/economicdevelopment
.
Anaheim and all of Orange County now appear to be transitioning into early stage 3 as part of California’s four-stage reopening plan. Several other businesses are anticipated to be approved for reopening on June 12. See Latest Updates on Business Resources for more information.
Anaheim’s Economic Development Team is committed to connecting business with resources to assist their business. Visit our
Coronavirus Business Resources
webpage
for the latest financing opportunities.
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Public Utilities: Powering Anaheim for 125 Years
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A/C Tuneup
It's that time of year when we crank up the air conditioner. For a limited time, Anaheim residents can get up to a $100 rebate or, if you are an income-qualified customer, up to a $150 rebate for getting an A/C tuneup. Please note that customers are only eligible to participate in this program once per year. Click
here
for more information.
Dusk-to-Dawn Lighting
The new and improved Dusk-to-Dawn Lighting Program now offers more ways to get high efficiency outdoor lighting to keep your home bright and safe. Click
here
for more information.
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Anaheim Public Library News
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Anaheim Public Library is proactively transforming the way they do business. Staff has been creative, enthusiastic and committed to developing new ways to serve our Anaheim community in this challenging time.
Haskett Library is working closely with our local schools, including those in Anaheim Elementary School District, Anaheim Union School District, Magnolia Elementary School District and Savanna Elementary District, to offer permanent loan books.
Thanks to Friends of the Library and State grants, children are receiving books in bags, along with school supplies, library literature that promotes services and programs, Census information and healthy eating brochures from one of our service partners.
Since April, Haskett Library staff members have participated in 32 outreach events in District 1 and distributed 8,336 free books. The Mobile Library has also distributed 575 books in District 1.
What's New?
Your neighborhood Anaheim Public Library is offering a virtual Summer Reading Program!
You can sign up now and keep track of your reading progress by downloading the READsquared app or by visiting
Anaheim.readsquared.com
.
Kids, teens and adults can participate in educational activities throughout the summer with themes including archaeology, cooking demos, yoga and more!
Curbside Pickup
Library patrons can place holds on books and DVDs through the
Library catalog
or over the phone for curbside pickup. Books are available for pickup Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Library staff call the patrons when their books are available for pickup.
Live Storytimes
The live storytimes are very popular and well loved by our littlest patrons and their parents, so the library staff have added a series of live STEAM and art programs that focus on science and math.
You can watch the most recent live storytime on Facebook
here.
Our premiere storytellers, Angelica Sauceda and Brianna Meli, are doing this storytime in English and Spanish.
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To our residents in District 1 -
Happy Father's Day!
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Town hall meetings will continue on hiatus until further notice.
You can reach out to us
here
or call Helen Myers at (714) 765-5032 if you have comments or questions.
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