City of Fillmore

11/12/2013
Keep the Peace
700 Blk. 5t St.
Vandalism
300 Blk. Main
Battery
900 Blk. Arrasmith
Burglary
600 Blk. Ventura
Keep the Peace
200 Blk. Olive
Vandalism
900 Blk. Wileman
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At this Tuesday's Fillmore City Council Meeting a new fire truck was approved along with funds for the City's 100-year celebration, a new pump track bike park, a request to help fund a new Watershed Coordination position, and a wave of a Temporary Use Permit by the Lions Club.

The Council approved going forward with the installation of a new pump track/bike park at Two Rivers Park. Jose Ibarra, Park and Recreation Commissioner, put together a volunteer group to build the pump track, which includes a donation for the cost of professional designs. The track is a mixture of compacted clay and dirt and takes a few days to build. The volunteer work crew will be supervised by a pump track/bike park professional to meet specific requirement and limit the City's liability/risk. It will require yearly maintenance and be an unsupervised ride at your own risk park. The cost is expected to be around $9,500 to build and require 8 to 10 hours maintenance yearly. The City will be applying for a $10,000 grant on December 1, 2013 to help cover costs. It will first be set up as temporary but it was suggested by a Council Member that they consider making it permanent. Ibarra stated that the closest pump park is in Fresno, and Mark Langton, of CORBA, the Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (the local chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association), informed the Council that the County of Los Angeles is on track to build three pump tracks very soon. Ibarra was asked who would take care of any weeds and he responded that the users often maintain the track similar to how the skate park is swept by those skating there.

The desire for the new sport track has grown out of mountain bike racing and is something both parents and children of all ages do together. A pump track is a continuous circuit of dirt rollers, berms and jumps that loop back on itself as the riders propel themselves by shifting their body weight; similar to one shifting their weight on a swing to propel higher. The pumping allows the rider to propel forward without having to pedal. As the bike moves up and down and sideways the rider's goal is to keep the torso, the center of the body's mass, in as straight of a line as possible and as quickly and fluidly as possible. Pump track riding challenges the participant and requires a great deal of energy and exercise in a short amount of time.

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A Grand Opening ceremony was held at Piru Town Square Skate Park on November 7, 2013 officially opening the new skate park. Supervisor Kathy Long praised the hard work of all involved with the project.

The County asked the residents of the Piru many years ago, what recreation improvement they would like and the skate park was at the top of the list. Funding finally became available through many sources to fund the $1.1 million project.

For more information about the Ventura County Parks, please call (805) 654-3822 or visit the website at http//:gsa.countyofventura.org/parks or send an email to county.parks@ventura.org.

PIRU SKATE PARK FACT SHEET

Planning Timeline
• March 3, 2009 former RDA approved the Piru Town Square Expansion Project.
• In April 2011, the County requested a modification to PD -1805 for the Piru Town Square expansion to add a new skate park and a pedestrian walkway that would connect the two facilities.
• The Notice of Determination for the Negative Declaration was filed on August 1, 2011.

Funding Amounts and Sources
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Federal $ 835,637
Housing Related Parks Program Grant (HRPG) State $ 244,200
TOTAL $1,079,837

Total Costs
Construction Contract $ 938,639
Construction Engineering $ 127,150
TOTAL $1,065,789

Contractor’s Name
Green Building Corporation
North Hollywood CA

Consultant Names
Design and Project Manager:
Community Works Design Group
Landscape Architecture
Riverside CA

Civil Engineer:
Adkan Engineers
Riverside CA

Structural Engineer:
Wong & Associates
Irvine CA

Geotechnical Engineer
FUGRO West
Ventura CA

Survey & Drainage Engineer
Penfield & Smith
Camarillo CA

PWA staff:
Chris Cooper
Daniel Hartzell
John Pennington
John Metoyer

A Fillmore resident was found wandering on Grimes Canyon Road Tuesday, after his family reported him missing. Identity of the 70-year old man, suffering from dementia, was not released. Sheriffs Deputies responded to a reported sighting of an elderly man, walking with a cane, over the canyon road at 6:30pm. He was found in good condition and returned to his family.

City of Fillmore

11/05/2013
Trespass
300 Blk 4th St.
Search Warrant
800 Blk. Sespe
Threats
600 Blk. Shiells
Keep the Peace
200 Blk. Olive
Search Warrant
900 Blk. 4th St.
Theft
300 Blk. Central
Keep the Peace
900 Blk. Lewis
Search Warrant
900 Blk. 4th St.
Search Warrant
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Ventura County Sheriff's Department

As Myanmar, formerly Burma, slowly emerges from the cloud of civil war and military control, there is an air of optimism in the Southeast Asian country of 60 million people.

Things are getting better there, although much work remains to be done. For the members of Cops Running For Charity, Myanmar presents itself as an opportunity in the form of a marathon that traverses an area boasting more than 2,000 temples that have been closed to westerners for the past 50 years.

In their quest to find worthy running courses in exotic locales, the CRFC have found another place featuring spectacular scenery and rich cultural traditions.

The team will run the Bagan Temple Marathon on November 2nd. The course travels through villages on dirt trails that will combine with high temperatures and humidity to provide plenty of challenges for the runners, who have trained locally for many years and competed in numerous running events.

The group has run hundreds of miles in preparation for, and during, marathons. They also have raised more than $250,000 for the benefit of those among us who need it the most. They have a commitment to their community and to physical fitness that has spanned decades. All of the runners pay for their own expenses, including the cost of travel. That leaves behind every dollar they raise for the charities they have chosen.

This year, the team hopes to raise $50,000 for medical charities that include: Children’s Hospital, ALS, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Hospice of Camarillo, Dr. Darrell Davey Foundation, The Steve Gleason Foundation, and The Blazeman Foundation.

The runners participating in this event are: Commander Randy Pentis, Commander Tim Hagel, Captain Paul Higgason, Captain Dave Kenney, and Sergeant Frank Underlin.

Anyone interested in more information about CRFC can contact Commander Randy Pentis at (805)947-8067 or by e-mail at randy.pentis@ventura.org.

The website is www.copsrunningforcharity.com

Nature of Incident: Cops Running For Charity To Run Marathon In Myanmar
Location: Bagan, Myanmar
Date & Time: Nov. 2, 2013
Unit(s) Responsible: Cops Running For Charity
Prepared by: Sgt. Eric Buschow
Media Release Date: Oct. 24, 2013
Follow-Up Contact: Cmdr. Randy Pentis (805)947-8067
Approved by: Cmdr. Randy Pentis

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

On August 19, 2013 deputies from the Fillmore Police Department received calls of graffiti vandalism to city owned and privately owned property including a church in the city. The graffiti was spray painted at 7 different locations around the city. All of this graffiti was associated with a particular tagging crew. The deputies began an investigation and conducted a probation search at Fillmore resident Jose Vasquez’ residence. Deputies found evidence linking him to the graffiti vandalism cases that were under investigation. Deputies arrested Vasquez for vandalism and other unrelated charges and booked into the Ventura County Jail on August 20, 2013.

On October 24, 2013 Vasquez pled guilty to Felony Vandalism in Ventura County Superior Court, and received a sentence of 16 months in county jail and his driver’s license was suspended for one year.

WHAT IS THE CITY DOING ABOUT GRAFFITI?
Graffiti hurts communities and impacts business. Studies show that quick removal of graffiti is an effective crime prevention tool. The City’s objective is to remove graffiti within 24 hours after being reported. Call the city of Fillmore at 524-1500 ext 309 to report graffiti in the city and they will take steps to remove it.

GRAFFITI TRACKING PROGRAM
Recently, the City implemented a graffiti tracking and intelligence system that has been successfully implemented in cities throughout California. The system is used by the Public Works Department and the Police Department to facilitate coordination between enforcement and cleanup.

Tracking graffiti helps to identify graffiti hot spots and targets specific incidents. When a vandal is prosecuted the cost of removal for each incident he/she is responsible for can be more easily identified allowing the City to recover the costs.

PARENTAL CIVIL LIABILITY
Parents need to be aware, under California Civil Code Section 1714.1, they can be held civilly liable for the acts of their children and carry the burden of the financial fees incurred in connection with any civil prosecution.

Nature of Incident: Graffiti Arrest / Prosecution
Report Number: 13-18534
Location: City of Fillmore
Date & Time: August 19, 2013
Unit(s) Responsible: Fillmore Police Department
(S)uspects, City of Residence Age
Jose Vasquez Fillmore 21
Prepared by: Sgt. J. Hendren
Media Release Date: November 4, 2013
Follow-Up Contact: Deputy E. Hernandez 805-524-2233
Approved by: Captain Monica McGrath

Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Fillmore Unified School District

The short November 5, 2013 Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) Board Meeting was very somber as Education Services employee Gary Mayeda along with last year’s Teacher of the Year Raina Arellano, now a Teacher on Special Assignment, gave a Common Core State Standards Update presentation titled "A Systemic Approach to Writing Strategies Districtwide."

The presentations main focus was on the relationship of FUSD's Task Force Program (TFP) that began gathering study plan data district wide the beginning of the 2011 school year and where the TFP is today with the implementation of Common Core Standards Language Arts that is scheduled to begin statewide in 2014.

The three main text that TFP will use in English Language Arts are: information/explanatory, opinion/argumentative and narrative. These texts have been in use at Fillmore High School since last year with Fillmore Middle School and the elementary schools starting this year.

Examples of the TFP progress included such things as "anchor papers." These anchor papers will originate by gathering all student writings throughout the district and then each class level's work is compared. Those papers that are considered examples of the writing quality all students are expected to achieve are set aside and used as guides for other students in that grade level. A great deal of emphasis is put on teacher input and teachers are playing a major role development and that it will be teacher driven.

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