January 11, 2005
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Monthly Ballroom Dance - Adults of all ages are invited to attend the Huntington Beach Council on Aging Ballroom Dances at the Rodgers Seniors' Center. The dance starts at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. The cost is $5 at the door, and each event features live music, snacks, and beverages. The dances are held the second Friday of each month.
Meals to the Home - In 2004, Senior Meals to the Home volunteers delivered 110, 850 meals! These volunteers spent 5,300 hours on their routes delivering meals Monday - Friday to 145 clients. Meals' volunteers develop affection for the seniors on their routes and love to tell stories about them. One volunteer reported that each Friday when she delivers the meals to one of her clients, they are impeccably dressed and eating breakfast in front of her favorite game show, The Price is Right. Another volunteer spoke of the devoted care of a husband who takes care of his bed-bound wife. Each morning, he dresses his wife for the day, and with steady, loving, hands, carefully applies her make-up. He then fluffs her pillows and helps her to sit upright, ready for breakfast. Volunteers deliver more than meals to their clients; they also deliver daily contact, a warm smile, and an opportunity to ensure a client's safety.
Marine Safety - On January 8 while on routine early morning patrol, Marine Safety Officer Eric Ching discovered a dead body on the beach service road in the area of city beach tower #22. On January 9, two Marine Safety Officers responded to a mutual aid request from the state beach. Newport Beach and state beach lifeguards were responding on personal watercraft to a report of a male subject intertubing down the Santa Ana River. As it turned out, the subject had entered the ocean at 56th Street in Newport Beach, and the current had pushed him westward to the mouth of the Santa Ana River. The outflow from the river then pushed him further from shore and out of view. The subject eventually came ashore on Huntington State Beach. Marine Safety Officers spotted funnel clouds off Huntington Beach on January 2 & 3. The annual Polar Bear Plunge took place at the Huntington Beach Municipal Pier on New Year's Day. The Procession of Lights was held at Pier Plaza on January 2. Marine Safety statistics for January 1 through January 9 were as follows: Attendance - 58,516; Public Contacts - 1,794; Preventative Actions - 89; Law Enforcement Contacts - 130; Medical Aids - 1; Drownings - 0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Business Development - From January 10-12, Business Development staff, along with the Orange County Business Council, will be staffing a booth at the annual Medical Design and Manufacturing West Convention. This year, the event is expected to reach capacity and be very successful. Several Huntington Beach businesses are scheduled to attend. It is anticipated that several states, such as Nevada, Louisiana, Texas, Idaho, and Mississippi, will have economic development professionals in attendance, soliciting local companies to relocate there.
Sixth Street Reopens - After several weeks of work to install a 96" storm drain line down Sixth Street, the street was reopened several weeks ahead of schedule on December 21, 2004. Residents and businesses that utilize Sixth Street will now be able to use the street on a regular basis. Although additional utility relocations will occur on Sixth Street, the work will cause minimal impact in comparison to the installation of the storm drain line. The Sixth Street storm drain was installed as part of the utility relocation measures being undertaken in association with The Strand Project. The storm drain upgrade will be of area-wide benefit to the entire downtown area.
Target Remodel - The Target at Brookhurst and Adams Street closed on January 8. The 103,458-sf store will be demolished, and a new 123,800-sf Target will be built in its place. The new Target will feature an 8,100-sf attached garden center as well as new landscaping and a completely redesigned parking area. During construction, there will be no Target stores open in the city of Huntington Beach, and we would encourage our local residents to try to shop at other Huntington Beach stores in the interim. Many residents would be surprised to know that the Target store on Beach Boulevard is located in the city of Westminster. The new store is slated to open in mid-October of this year and should prove to be a convenient, more attractive, shopping experience.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Retirements - Two of the department's canines retired from duty this past week after many years of catching bad guys. Sheky who retired after seven years, and Janse who retired after five years of service, are credited with numerous arrests during their careers. The canines will now live out their retirement years at the officer's homes.
December Helicopter Stats - Inclement weather played a large role in the activities for the month of December. However, the pilots still managed to make 14 Felony arrests, 21 Misdemeanor arrests, and issue 39 citations. They were able to cancel units responding to calls 101 times. During the month, the helicopter pilots handled 547 total calls and several significant assists. They also responded to a person with a shotgun. While utilizing the FLIR (infra-red heat device), they were able to locate the subject with the shotgun and a handgun in his possession.
PUBLIC WORKS
Central County Corridor Options Open Houses - The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) will hold three workshops to discuss conceptual alternatives for improving transportation in central Orange County. The lack of north-south travel options has been identified as a key problem for travelers in this area. The possible remedies will include freeway expansion, arterial road improvements, and mass transit. Solutions under consideration include extending SR-57 to Huntington Beach or Pacific Coast Highway, improving street intersections and freeway interchanges, and adding lanes to SR-55. Open houses will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on January 20 at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center; January 25 at the Monroe Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room in Fountain Valley; and January 27 at the OCTA facility in Orange. The public is invited to attend and provide input, or complete the special Central Corridor Survey online at www.octa.net/centralcounty between January 18 and February 6.
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