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June 26, 2015Vol. 2 No. 12 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach & South Bay

ATTENTION IMPERIAL BEACH LOCALSOn the morning of 4th of July, meet in front of Mar Vista High School on Elm nolater than 8am to get ready for the I.B. Bike Parade which kicks off at 8:30am.Decorate your bikes, strollers, hats and of course dont forget the flags. Noisemakers are fun as well. The I.B. Bike Parade is a great way to start off the 4th ofJuly Celebration!!!

POW WOW BY THE SEAOne World Bridge and The City of Imperial Beach presented the 11th annual Pow WowBy the Sea On June 20th and 21st at the Imperial Beach Pier . The event was anexcellent display of Native American culture, colorful costumes and sacred rituals atPier Plaza. The event drew over 20 vendors and the I.B. Posse. Mike Briandle said they

PIER SOUTH RESORT PARTICIPATES IN WORLDWIDEGLOBALAWARENESS DAY

Pier South Resort participated in Global Wellness Day along with 70 other countries.Volunteers from around the world came together to unite for one cause, to bringawareness of wellness for just one day, that day could change your life. Global

CUTTING-EDGE LIBRARY PLANS UNVEILEDDetailed building plans have finally been presented for the new Imperial Beach Li-brary construction project. On Tuesday, June 16th, a comprehensive presentationwas held in the Marina Vista Center. The presentation was led by San Diego CountySupervisor Greg Cox, with Mayor Serge Dedina and other civic leaders in atten-dance. Also present were the projects design and construction team, who madethemselves available to answer questions regarding the new library.

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DRIVEDemolition of the as-sorted apartments lo-cated on SeacoastDrive between Ebonyand Imperial BeachBlvd is under way.This begins a new as-sociation between thisproperty and thepeople and City of

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Dear Editor, if you dont mind my post for the Taggers.Taggers, You say you want respect. How can you get respect bydefacing, private and public property.Im sure you have made your parents very proud of whatyou have done to our community.Did you learn this trait from your parents? If you are soproud of your work, why dont you tag your own fencesand houses, or are you afraid to do that. You dont seemto be afraid to go out in the wee hours of the night todeface property that is not yours. Why cant you be braveenough to deface your own property or someone elses indaylight?You say you want RESPECT. You have to earn RESPECT.It is not given! Get educated on what is proper behavior.Imperial Beach does not just belong to just Taggers andBangers, or any other clique. It belongs to all the Resi-dents of Imperial Beach.Quit defacing our town.Ed Delos Reyes, Imperial Beach Resident since 1947

Letter to the Editor,The Cost Of Cheating and Stealing MoneyOh! My goodness! What a black eye in our community!These folks who allegedly misappropriated Chamber Funds,left the rest of the Chamber to make sense of the Who,What, Where and How did this happen to figure out. I as-sume their books are audited; so my thoughts are; ThankGoodness someone was watching the back door! Its luckyfor the perpetrators that tar and feathers are no longer ameans to end thievery in a community! Shame on you!Cheryl Quinones, Imperial Beach, California

Schools Out! Rains are over! Summer isBooming! Imperial Beach is bustling withbeach goers, traffic and parking for the sum-mer! Little League season has ended and theirAll Stars slug it out. Girls Softball are going toState Finals and need money to pay the girlsway there. McDonalds will reopen in theirnew facility on July 9th. On July 12th RonaldMcDonald will make a special appearance. Wewant to welcome McDonalds as a new ad-vertiser and invite you to look for special cou-pons in our next issue. State Speaker Toni

Atkins will be at the Boys & Girls ClubSaturday, June 27th from 9-11 to partici-pate in the SOCKS FOR VETS campaign.Bring a bag of socks and come meet yourState Representative. The Pow Wow bythe Sea was by far one of the best eventswe have seen ever. A presentation of cul-ture, celebratory and ceremonial dance andmusic was educational and inspirational.The workmanship of native Americancrafts displayed for sale was amazing. Weadvertised last years event which was can-celled. We apologize for not promoting theevent but, we never received a press re-lease about it. If your group has an event,let us know at least 2 weeks prior and wewill print it.We are gratified to find out that our news-paper has become a voice for the citizens.Our recent story about Pier Plaza Tenantsgetting parking tickets while loading andunloading store supplies has reached ahappy conclusion; just days after publica-tion. While the Port Real Estate person hasyet to respond, Mayor Serge Dedina, CityManager Andy Hall and outgoing PublicSafety Director Tom Clark all went to visitthose affected and immediately resolvedthe problem by issuing special parkingpermits with the City Logo and official sig-natures for their dashboards. How simpleit could have been for the Port to put thisfire out long ago? We are very happy that

justice has been served for those being needlessly op-pressed and to be able to provide a forum for the un-derdogs to be heard. Our special thanks to the CityOfficials who jumped on this problem and resolved italmost instantly. Do you have a problem or issue youcant get resolved? This paper can be your voice, ifyou tell us about your problem. The City has recentlybeen more receptive to resolving citizen problems asdemonstrated once again by the issuance of parkingpermits for these Port Tenants at Pier Plaza.The Library Project has been approved now and thetemporary library will be at the Boys and Girls Club forprobably the next year. A seamless move is plannedover a weekend.A staff member witnessed an altercation at the beachthis weekend and prevented the arrest of the victim byapproaching the arresting officer and presenting himwith video of the incident. The person who had beenarrested at gunpoint had actually been the victim andthe officer finally released a very grateful tourist. Af-terwards, he stopped our staff member and thankedher for saving him from a night in jail over nothing.This illustrates how anyone in Imperial Beach with acamera in their phone can become an instant reporter.The fireworks are scheduled to happen but at presstime, the group trying to raise the $9000 balance neededstill had not reached their goal. Kick in some change ora few dollars to help keep this event going in the future.The 4th of July Bike Parade promises to be the biggestyet. The fireworks are a GO even if all the moneyhas not been raised by the event time.Coming up later in July will be the Sun and Sea Festi-val. Parade applications have been taken and suppos-edly the parade is full with entries. This year, besidesthe Mayors Breakfast at the event, there will be a newevent. The Mayors swim and paddle around the pier.In true surf culture style, our new Mayor Serge Dedinawill hit the water with others to swim and paddle aroundthe pier. This could likely become a yearly event ifenough people participate.The City Council Meeting for July 1st has been can-celled. A short summer vacation for Mar Vista Stu-dents ends July 27th. Enjoy your summer of fun in I.B.Wed like to thank our readers and also special thanksto our sponsors who make this all possible. Please sup-port them with your business. We welcome back sev-eral sponsors who have returned in the spirit of com-munity to supporting the work of this local grassrootsnews organization.Let us hear from you. Your ideas are more valuablethan you think. Lets engage in an open communitydialogue and make Imperial Beach an even better placeto live. This newspaper has the ability to be the voiceof the people. Tell us what you think and be heard!

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Joe Ukulele comes to the Farmers Market in Im-perial Beach on Fridays. Joe plays the ukuleleand sings. He is a free spirit and his music andsongs make you feel happy. Little children arealso inspired by his music. When I saw Jeziahand his little sister Kaia dancing with Ukulele Joe,I had to take this photo. He inspires so many andhe does this on his own time. Thank you UkuleleJoe!!! Come on down to the Farmers Market onFriday and see him for yourself! -Donna Alsum

Imperial Beach. After the proper safety fence was installedto protect the public, all hazardous materials were abatedand removed from the site. All usable appliances, cabinetsand windows were removed and recycled for use in otherprojects. The developer was approached by the IB FireDepartment requesting the opportunity to use the structuresfor training purposes, noting that not many circumstancesexist that will allow the fire department to practice escapeand rescue techniques. Three days of training were achieved,with participation of the Imperial Beach, Coronado FD andthe County Fire Dept. The structures were taken apart byhand to maximize the reuse of the lumber. Three truckloadsof lumber were salvaged and will be reused. All pipe, wireand assorted metals were recycled. The concrete will becrushed and used for road base. To date, the work has gonewell with little disruption of traffic, neighbors or tourism.With the anticipation of building a first class destination re-sort, the management realizes that they will be part of thecommunity for a long time and want to start their involve-ment immediately. In response to a call for donations tofund the Fourth of July Fireworks, Imperial Beach Resortoffered to match up to $9,000 dollars of all new donationsuntil the needed amount is raised. Other activities, such asthe Sun and Sea Festival event and local high school andyouth sporting events, are being investigated to see wheretheir property or sponsorship might be of benefit to localgroups or events.I was lucky, to meet Mr. James Knudson, the owners rep-

resentative on site and take photos of the FireDepartments training and tell him about ourcitys local events. It has been my pleasure totake photos and learn more about the ImperialBeach Resort Hotel. I think they are a GoodNeighbor already by matching our fireworksfund and giving back to our community beforethey are even built! Welcome to Imperial Beach,Imperial Beach Resort and Thank You for yourvery generous offer to match funds for fire-works this year! - Sha-Ron Cobb

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donate a special sand sculpture every year. Thisyears theme was of Perez Layton; whom is afamous dancer that has won all the competi-tions in the USA and World-wide.Guard Dancer: William Buchanan, SouthernDrum: Sooner nation, Northern Drum: DancingCloud Singers, MC: Randy Edmunds.The event was all free; inviting the communityto learn about the Native American Culture.Traditional pow wows are competitive. Thisevent was strictly dancing, inter-tribal songs,teachings of different styles in feathers, drumdances and attire of the Native Culture and ways.There are 18 tribes in the San Diego County and

over a hundred tribes in the state of California alone.Some participants included tribes as far as Alaska that cameoffering Indian feathers. Where they dance, it is consideredsacred ground; since it was all Indian land before; from theChulaVista Bird Estuary to the Seacoast.The Pow-wow by the Sea was a unique event on the first dayof summer and Fathers Day. We also had unique offeringsfor kids to experience a real community friendly event.The drum beats attracts the Dolphins. The Dolphins feel thebeat of the drum and come close to shore. Randy Edmondstalked about the elderly teachings.

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DONATE TO PRESERVE 4th OF JULY FIREWORKSIN IMPERIAL BEACH

Imperial Beach Resort

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A Dollar for Dollar match for Funding July 4th Fireworks.

Thanks to a grassroots city-wide effort, last years Bring Back the Boom fundraisingcampaign was a success. In just over a month we raised nearly $18,000 to secure 4th ofJuly Fireworks in Imperial Beach. It was hard work, but worth every minute to see nearly70,000 people gather along IBs beachfront to celebrate the Fourth.

This year, were extremely thankful for The Port of San Diegos substantial donation.However, their donation only covers half of the $50,000 needed for fireworks. I HEARTIB and the Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce have committed to help raise thefunds to cover the remaining costs.

Independence Day is less than two weeks away and were still short of our goal. How-ever, the owners of Imperial Beach Resort have generously offered to match,dollar-for-dollar, all donations (up to $9,000) collected from now until July4th. Imperial Beach Resort understands the value in being a good neighbor and wantsthe community to know they look forward to supporting more events in the future.

4th of July fireworks is a time honored tradition in Imperial Beach and last year provedIB residents and local businesses love and support this event. Its with this in mind that weask for your financial support in order to Preserve Our Fireworks in Imperial Beach foranother year.

There are several ways to donate/sponsor the 2015 4th of July Fireworks:

Send a check (payable to City of Imperial Beach Fireworks) to:825 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932.

Make a donation to the online IB Fireworks Fund campaign at: www.gofundme.com/Bring-Back-The-Boom

PayPal users can send money directly using the email [email protected] For sponsorship opportunities to hang a banner off the Imperial Beach Pier to be seen andphotographed by an estimated 80,000 people, please send an email to Candy Unger [email protected]

Chamber Members: For logo inclusion in the Chambers sponsorship banner,

please contact Jim Mickelson (see number below) Thank you!

Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce?& Visitors Bureau, Inc. 805 Ocean Lane * Imperial Beach, CA 91932 * 619-424-3151

Additional Points of Contact: Tim ONeal 761-7284 * Jim Mickelson 739-0739 * Sha-Ron Cobb 392-5603


Clearly evident was the broad scope and ambi-tious nature of the project that was presented tothe general public that evening.The new facility, which is being funded by boththe City of Imperial Beach and the County of SanDiego, has been designed to be one of the firstZero Net Energy (ZNE) sites in the United States,meaning that every kilowatt used by the buildingwill be produced on-site. Essentially, the library isdesigned to run on renewable energy generatedby the facility itself.The flat parts of the roof will also feature solarpanels designed to produce direct-current elec-tricity for the library. In addition to that, the de-signers plan on installing low-flow fixtures, as wellas planting native plants with a drip-irrigation sys-tem to conserve water.The venture hopes to be designated a LEED GoldStandard Building, which is a label awarded bythe U.S. Green Building Council when a facilitydisplays, leadership in energy and environmentaldesign standards.As for the design of the building itself, architectJeff Katz says that he was inspired by the sea-shore. He began with the roof, which is curvedand designed to resemble a breaking wave. He alsoincluded a boardwalk, which will run from thelibrary and Veterans Park all the way to 8th Street.The design draws you through the building, much

Wellness Day was first celebrated in 2012. Global Wellness Daywas established in Turkey as the first day dedicated to livingwell, and has now been accepted world-wide. Pier South Re-sort in Imperial Beach is now one of those locations. All of uswould like to be healthier, to look better, and to live well bothphysically and spiritually. Living well is almost the entire worldsshared dream and a large part of the Imperial Beach culture. Aseverything that is precious to us has been honored with a spe-cial day, why is it that we dont have a special global day dedi-cated to the only thing which is really valuable to all of us, thatis, living well? We can now answer this question by saying itnow exists. This special day is called Global Wellness Day.With the slogan One day can change your whole life, PierSouth and the Imperial Beach participants celebrated GlobalWellness Day on Saturday, June 13th with a bang. This will beits 4th year and it will be held on the 2nd Saturday of June everyyear as an international day dedicated to living well. GlobalWellness Day is an entirely not-for-profit day, a social projectcreated by volunteers dedicated to living well. The purpose ofGlobal Wellness Day is to ask the question, even if for just oneday, How can I live a healthier and better life?, to direct thethoughts of both individuals and society towards living welland to raise awareness. Participants at Pier South Resort didjust that. They enjoyed a day full of FREE activities. Everythingfrom tai chi, meditation, yoga, cross fit, beach boot camp andworkout of the day classes were offered to massages andnutrition classes. Attendees enjoyed music and yoga from IBYoga pool side. The event was full of nutrition and health andwellness displays that were interactive to participants, they alsooffered a variety of classes. Global Wellness Day was a suc-cess and the Pier South Resort looks forward to an even biggerand better one next year! Thank you to all of the volunteerswho made this day for Imperial Beach possible. -Jeannette Shambaugh

HAPPY ENDING FOR PORT TENANTS ATTHE PIERLast week, this publication reported that the businesses located at Portwood Pier Plaza believed thatthey were experiencing harassment by the local Sheriffs Department, who would regularly issuecitations for using the adjoining alley as a spot to temporarily park their vehicles for the purposes ofloading and unloading supplies for their businesses.Their primary complaint was that other parties, such as civic maintenance crews and Farmers MarketVendors were using the same spot with impunity, which made the residing small-business owners feeltargeted.We are now happy to report that, shortly after running the story in the previous issue of I.B. LocalNews, direct action has been taken by the city to rectify the situation.Mayor Serge Dedina, City Manager Andy Hall and Public Safety Director Tom Clark addressed theissue personally, issuing the residents designated parking passes, as well as offering to look into theparking citations.We would like to thank Mayor Dedina for his assistance, said a grateful Marc Desmas, proprietor ofPar Amor. His partner, Shirley Yap, also expressed her gratitude to the City of Imperial Beach and theI.B. Local News for listening to the problem and acting positively. - By Jordan Jacobo

RUTA MADRA FILMED INIMPERIAL BEACH

Film Makers choose Imperial Beach to start their Epic Jour-ney. The film Ruta Madre Mother of all Road Trips wasfilmed in Imperial Beach last week. Producers were here forabout a week and used three separate filming locations for themovie. They began at Rema Park, then did a day of beach film-ing and finished at the Portwood Pier Plazas iconic Surfhenge.The movie is about a group of friends on a journey; the motherof all journeys; appropriately so it is begins in our little beachtown. The movie will be available on Netflix next year and atupcoming film festivals. - Jeannette Shambaugh

(Global Wellness Day - Contd from Front Pg) (Library - Contd from Front Pg) like parking near the beach, going down the beachand going into the waves, said Katz, adding that thelibrary is much more than a place to look at books.The interior will feature a large community room,computer stations expansive windows to allow fornatural light. The childrens section will house anold time Woody station wagon, reminiscent of theclassic mid-century surf era.Just off the sprawling courtyard, the developers willalso construct a small bookstore for the Friends ofthe Library, in which books will be offered for saleto the public. There will also be ample meeting spacefor civic organizations such as the Imperial BeachWomans Club, which has an official agreement withthe city to use the library as a sort of base of opera-tions.Aside from its energy-saving features, the new li-brary is designed to be almost three-times as largeas the old facility. Upgrading the total square foot-age from 5,000 feet to a more comfortable 14,000square feet.The current library is scheduled for demolition andland-grading in October of this year, but ImperialBeach Library staff have assured residents that,throughout the construction process, the library sys-tem will still function. Plans have been made totransfer a large portion of library materials to theBoys and Girls Club, which has graciously agreedto make part of their facility available.The new library is slated for completion by late sum-mer of 2016. - By Jordan Jacobo

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VENDORS AND ARTISANS SOUGHT FOR THE SUN & SEA FESTIVALSun & Sea Festival Organizers Want Specialty Booths for Saturday, July 18

Sun & Sea Festival organizers are seeking food and small business vendors as well as artisans to sellhandmade items at the one-day, family-friendly and no alcohol event. Smaller, handmade items orspecialty booths are the ideal fit for this type of event which also features a Farmers Market andInternational food booths. This is the second year as the Sun & Sea Festival which starts at Pier Plazaand runs north along Seacoast Drive to Dunes Park.

We are interested in the Sun & Sea festival becoming a fun family event and to offer a broad varietyof unique and quality of items that attracts all ages, said Shirley Nakawatase, event co-chair.

Food booths or food trucks with vendors whose dishes are authentic and nutritious serving qualityfood such as lobster rolls or international flavors are a good fit for the festival. According to Kim Paris,vendor chairperson, We like the idea of healthy, family alternatives versus everything fried as adver-tised at other fairs and we will maintain a balance of vendors to avoid selling too much of the same typeof food.

Artisans who make their own crafts produce one-of-a-kind items are also attractive to festival organiz-ers. The handmade Artisan booths will also be scattered around the festival area and kept in balance sothat the handmade items being sold will not be competing with. Children-specific items should beidentified as there is a specific childrens area called the Nathans Famous Kidzone.

The application for vendors is available online at the Sun & Sea Festival website. The online applica-tion can be submitted online or there is a PDF document available to print which can be filled out andmail through the U.S. Post office. The one-day fee for food Vendors/Trucks is $675. The ArtisanBooths selling handmade items pay $155 to sell at the festival.

Here is the link to apply: http://sunandseafestival.com/vendor-application-request/

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HELP END HUNGER IN IB:Free Picnic & Resource Faire on

Sunday, June 28 at Noon

On Sunday, June 28th from noon- 2pm, thecommunity is invited to a free Picnic and Re-source Faire at the IB United Methodist Church(455 Palm Avenue). The event is sponsoredby IB Community Harvest which is a commu-nity collaborative group dedicated to end hun-ger in Imperial Beach.Everyone attending is encouraged to bring fooddonations. Needed food includes spaghetti,pasta sauce, canned meats, soup, canned fruit& vegetables, rice, beans and cake mix. Alldonated food will be distributed through the IBUnited Methodist Churchs weekly food pan-try to those in need. Currently, the churchsfood pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9am-noon; however, beginning July 14, the pantrywill be open on Tuesdays and Thursday from9am-11am.Besides a free picnic lunch on June 28th, indi-viduals will be able to learn about other com-munity groups who will be present at the eventsuch as Habitat for Humanity, IB Boys & GirlsClub, IB Health Clinic, Camp Surf, Sheriff andFire Departments, American Cancer Societyand the IB United Methodist Church.Parking at the church is limited, so the publicis encouraged to park on surrounding streets.The event will be held in the back playgroundarea of the church property.The IB Community Harvest is a subcommitteeof the IB Collaborative and is made up of indi-viduals representing the IB Health Clinic,

Nestor United Methodist Church (Nestor UMC) will hosta family-friendly barbecue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. onSunday, July 5, 2015. Come for a day of fun. Nestor willfurnish the food and jumper with water slide for kids.

Nestor UMC has served the area over 119 years. It nowlooks to the future and how it may better aid and assistits community beyond their current worship services andoutreach programs. We encourage visitors to ask aboutour various activities for people of all ages and welcometheir suggestions. UMC is also interested in ideas abouthow the church may be able to better support our visi-tors and the community.

The Nestor UMC family friendly barbecue is open to all.Also feel free to join us that Sunday for worship at 10a.m. More information can be found atwww.nestorumc.com and www.cc4arts.org.

L O C A L S A I D T O U R I S TOn the afternoon of Sunday, June 21st, a black male was assaulted in the alleyjust behind The Plank bar. The altercation began after the man accused aHispanic male of damaging his vehicle. The man, who bystanders claim wasadorned with gang-affiliated tattoos, quickly became enraged and began to yellat his accuser, spouting insults and racial slurs. He then proceeded to throwbricks, rocks and debris at the man, and swung a pipe at him.Shortly thereafter, a deputy from the sheriffs department arrived on the scene.Though the attacker had long since fled, the officer proceeded to draw hisweapon and ordered the victim to get on his knees in order to search him.Despite the protests of bystanders and witnesses, all of whom attested to themans innocence, the officer proceeded to arrest the assault victim.It was then that a staff member from I.B. Local News, who happened to havebeen in the crowd, came forward and informed the officer that she had takenpictures of the altercation. At first, the deputy was dismissive, refusing to viewthe photos. It wasnt until our staff member informed him that she was withthe local press that the officer agreed to view the images.Over the next couple hours, those who had witnessed the assault also offeredtheir testimony, and the victim was eventually allowed to go free.

YMCA: Camp Surf, IB Women Club, IB Boys &Girls Club and the IB United Methodist Church. Allinterested individuals and organizations are welcometo join this effort. Meetings are held on the secondTuesday of the month at 9am at YMCA: Camp Surf.For more information about the June 28th event orabout the IB Community Harvest team, contact Rev.John Griffin at 619.424.5181 [email protected].

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PARADE PARTICIPANTS WANTED,ESPECIALLY MARCHING BANDS Sun & Sea Festival Parade to Be Held

Along Seacoast Drive on Saturday July 18

For those that have always wanted to participate in a parade, thisis the year! The Sun & Sea Festival Parade Committee would likemore parade entries, especially marching bands professional andamateurs. So if you have a neighborhood kazoo band, you mightwant to strut your stuff at this years parade. The theme is: Cel-ebrating the Spirit of Happy Birthday Imperial Beach as we com-memorate the Citys 59th birthday on July 18. Birthday decora-tions, costumes and music are encouraged.There is no charge to enter the parade, but each participant mustapply first. There is an online application which includes all theinformation you need to know to participate. The deadline tosubmit your application for the Sun and Sea Festival Parade isFriday, June 26, 2015. The parade starts at 9 a.m.How to apply: Applicants will be asked to provide the number andtype of entrants so to efficiently arrange the order of the parade.For instance, keeping separate the Doberman Club from the Friendsof Cats. Groups will also be asked to submit a description ofyour group for the announcers to read.Submit your parade entry on-line at the Sun & Sea Festival website:http://sunandseafestival.com/2015-parade-application/ or you maydownload the PDF form and print the application which can befaxed to 619-699-1995 or emailed [email protected]. All entries will be confirmedby email or phone.All parade questions should be addressed [email protected] or by calling Tessa Lero at (619)699-1991.

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Mrs. C. is a Navy Veteran who served during World War II. She is respected by manyof I.B. locals for being a great influence in the community. Her deceased husband wasa former and honored Deputy Sherriff who also served during World War II. She is agreat mother of seven daughters and one son and always has her door open for friendsand family. So when they came together for birthday pot luck, the Fleet Reserve was afull house. - Priscilla Villalpando

Seacoast Realty, 600Palm Ave, Ste.115 (offRainbow Dr.held theirGrand Opening RibbonCutting Thursday, June25th. Mayor Dedina andChamber memberswere present to cut theribbon for the GrandOpening of SeacoastRealty Group. RodrigoRuiz, Daniel Perez,Gabriel Perez, IrmaPerez, Anna Perez andMichael Gonzoles arethe newest real estategroup in ImperialBeach. The event wascatered by Big Kahunaand was well attended. Welcome to I.B.

LONG TIME I.B. RESIDENTSSAY GOODBYE

Gene and Lilly Jones are a happily married coupleand grandparents who have been living the beachlife for 35 years here in Imperial Beach. They haverecently decided to move out of town to be closerto family. Friends got together to throw a goodbyesurprise party at Ye Old Plank Inn. The Jones hadmany friends show them the love and support theyhave earned throughout the years of being longtime locals here in I.B. - Priscialla Villalpando

Imperial Beach residents will be enjoying fireworks againthis Fourth of July! The display, being shot from the IBPier, will begin around 9 PM to insure maximum visibilitywith the benefit of darkness. You can view the fireworkson the beach from Imperial Beach Blvd. to Palm Avenue,facing the end of Portwood Pier. So gather your friendsand family, bring a picnic or grab a snack from neighbor-ing businesses, then spread your beach blanket early toclaim some space and catch all the action. Be sure totune into KYXY Radio 96.5 FM at 9 PM for a syncedmusic playlist set to the fireworks show! Be sure to stickaround after the display for music at the Imperial BeachPier Plaza! You can help keep this tradition alive!The City of Imperial Beach is processing donations forFireworks in partnership with I Heart IB. Visitwww.ImperialBeachCA.gov/fireworks to donate towardsour community fireworks display.It is community events such as this that have built theties and bonds we share with our friends and neighbors.The 4th of July Fireworks show is part of the fabric thatis Imperial Beach and helps foster community pride.

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKSAGAIN FOR IMPERIAL BEACH!!

Ed Kravitz

Priscilla Villalpando

Sha-Ron Cobb


Council Watchdog is only a briefsynopsis of what took place at theCity Council Meeting in Impe-rial Beach. If you are interestedin any of these subjects we inviteyou to view the entire video orread the Council Minutes formore details. Both can be viewedon the Citys website.

COUNCILWATCHDOG.........

JUNE 17, 2015

Pledge of AllegianceAwards:1.1 Proclimation for Marsha Dohse Morrison School Teacher with 40years Seniority.Tom Clark on RetirementPublic CommentsOur Editor commented on upcoming FAA meetings regardingreconfiguration of air traffic patterns for the San Diego Region. Thesuggestion was made to have someone from the City attend that meet-ing and provide input if air traffic pattern changes are going to causeincreased over-flights and pollution for Imperial Beach.Also mentioned was Tsunami Evacuation Routes being constricted byso called improvement projects such as Old Palm Ave, Palm AvenueMaster Plan lane changes, Pocket Park at current location of Palm andDelaware given to Sudberry and Planters, Pop-Outs and Crosswalksthat narrow 4 lanes down to two exit lanes on both Palm Avenue andImperial Beach Blvd. (Relinquishment of Caltrans Right-of-way alsomentioned) Editors request was to give consideration to restoring allof the Tsunami Evacuation Lanes and implementing all the recommen-dations of a previous Grand Jury including installation of a warningsiren.5.1 Eagle Scout PresentationLandscape project by Steven Eis for parking lot next to Sheriffs2.1 - 2.9 Consent Agenda.One Item (2.5) Pulled at request of Coun-cilman SpriggsOther items PASSED UNANIMOUS3.1 First Reading of Ordinance to give exclusive Water Franchise toCal American Water for 25 years . The City will get 2% for allowing thewater company to dig up City Streets and rights-of-way to make re-pairs or improvements. Will be voted on at next meeting. UNANIMOUS;BILBRAY ABSENT4.1 Negative Impacts Declareation for the approval of Go Ahead onNew Library project. Supervisor Greg Cox addressed the meeting andthanked those involved in the process for participating and stated thathe had previously worked with all of the design teams on various otherprojects in the past. Approval to commence with the demolition of theold Library and the construction of the new library PASSED UNANI-MOUS; BILBRAY ABSENT5.2 Approve Sub Lease with Boys and Girls Club for Temporary Li-brary Quarters During Construction. PASSED UNANIMOUS; BILBRAYABSENT5.3 Budget Item / Acceptance of the Budgets for FY 2015-16 and 2016-2017PASSED UNANIMOUS; BILBRAY ABSENT5.4 Budget Item / Ammending the Budget for 2014 - 15 The amend-ments were required to put all the changes on one document for audit-ing purposes. Bond Money and the Successor Agency $4.6 million dol-lars/Debt Service and Wells Fargo Bank were mentioned.The FinanceDepartment Director stated that the 2013 budget did not include R.O.P.S.or the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency. Worthwatching video for more details if you are interested in the Budget.MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY; BILBRAY ABSENT5.5 Relinquishment of SR-75 for Sudberry Breakwater Center. Illustra-tion shows two CALTRANS parcels overlayed on the old Miracle Shop-ping Center for reference. This plan to obtain the frontage propertyfrom Caltrans started with the MASTER PLAN PARK SECTION thatwas already approved in 2009. The application for relinquishment ofthe Breakwater segment was in 2010 and the relinquishment of thesecond parcel now. An ENCROCHMENT PERMIT WAS GRANTED.(see illustration 5.5 showing parcel boundaries)2.5 Pulled from Consent Agenda RE: Partnership with IndustryA $35,000 contract authorization for Tidelands Maintenance to hirePartnership With Industry which employs people with handicaps anddisabilities to do tidelands maintenance work. The agenda item had an8.6% variation for up to $38,000. Councilman Spriggs asked that theitem be pulled because there was a discrepancy between the amount ofthe authorization and the variation that might set a not so good newprecident by allowing the measure to be adopted as it was written.Possible wage increases and prevailing wages could affect the futurecosts of the program. Handicapped people get paid a % of their abilityto do the full $10 per hour job.based on their ability to do the job wellaccording to Public Works Director Levine. If the prevailing wage orminimum wage were to go up the program could increase in cost to$38,000. Spriggs noted that if wages go up there are a multitude ofitems the City will have to deal with and they will all have to be dealtwith together at that time but, not individually ahead of time based onspeculation of what those cost increases might be. He felt that an 8.6%overage approval ahead of time might not be of great consequence in a$35,000 contract but, an 8.6% disparity in a larger contract ahead oftime would be a significant amount of money! He did not want to starta precedent for funding future needs before they are proven needed. (Ihope I have explain the principles and point Councilman Spriggs wastrying to make fairly. As a matter of principles it is noteworthy thatSpriggs brought these principles and eithics into the discussion) Thevideo is available to view under AGENDAS or PAST AGENDAS on theCitys website.MOTION PASSES 3-1 BILBRAY ABSENT. Spriggs voted NO as itwas written.These are only partial notes. If you are interested in any of these items,we encourage you to watch the video on the Citys website. The July 1Council Meeting has been cancelled. We encourage citizens to attendand participate in City Council Meetings. You may fill out a speakersslip prior to the 6:00 PM meetings and speak on any subject for 3minutes.

RELINQUISHED CALTRANS PARCELS

FRO-YO ON SEACOASTBeach Side Fro-Yo will be having their Grand Opening July 3rd at 4:00PM. Mayor Serge Dedinawill be joining for the ribbon cutting! With hard work, dedication and support from friends andfamily, the frozen yogurt shop on Seacoast is up and running as smooth as their yogurt. Stop byand enjoy a cool summer treat. - Priscialla Vallalpando

We will be hosting a public meeting regarding the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan(ALUCP) developed by our agency for Naval Outlaying Landing Field (NOLF) ImperialBeach. The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) functions as theAirport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for the county of San Diego. Each county inCalifornia (with a few exemptions) has an ALUC as provided for by State statute. EachALUC is responsible for preparing and implementing an ALUCP for each military andpublic-use airport within its county, of which there are 16 in the county of San Diego. Thepurpose of an ALUCP is to protect the airport from encroachment by incompatible landuses and to protect the public within the airport vicinity by establishing airport compatibilitystandards for a variety of land uses. Affected agencies such as cities and school districtsare then required to incorporate the ALUCP into their zoning and general/master plan-ningor overrule the ALUCP in whole or in part. Since SDCRAA assumed the ALUCresponsibility in 2003 (previously held by SANDAG), ALUCPs have been completed for14 of the 16 military and public-use airports in the county; only NOLF Imperial Beach andNaval Air Station (NAS) North Island remain as airports for which ALUCPs need to beadopted.

PUBLIC MEETING - NOLF IMPERIAL BEACH ALUCP

ALUCs are requiredto develop ALUCPsthrough a public inputand outreach pro-gram, and SDCRAAhas previously hostedan introductory pub-lic meeting and held apublic review com-ment period on thedraft ALUCP. Beforewe take the NOLFImperial BeachALUCP to theALUC for adoption,we are hosting a sec-ond public meeting onTuesday, July 21 at 7pm at the Tijuana Es-tuary Park VisitorCenter.



IMPERIAL BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE2015 NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS

Below is list of the newly elected Executive Board for 2015-2016and the newly elected Board of Directors for 2015 2017.

Executive Board of Directors - 2015-2016:

President: Mike Osborne- IB Pet HospitalVice President: Karen Odermatt- Mobile NotarySecretary: Open SeatTreasurer: Jim Mickelson- Realty SourceBID Chairperson: Christine LaPausky- Dames Day Spa

Board of Directors - 2015-2017:

Steve Berry- IB PrintingGeorge Braudaway- All-Phase DrywallTim Earp- Pier South HotelWilliam Landry- Fleet Reserve Unit Post 287Erika Lowery- Associate MemberKim Paris- IB BeautifulAaron Ruiz- Boys & Girls Clubs of South CountyMarco Topete- EDCO

The monthly ChamberBreakfast featured Rob-ert Stabinow making apresentation regardingbeach safety. The life-guard presentation wasfollowed by a presenta-tion by our Fire CaptainJohn French. Breakfastwas provided by theWave Caf. ChamberNetworking breakfast isopen to anyone and takesplace the third Thursdayeach month; 7:15 at thDempsey Holder Centerfor $10 donation.

CHAMBER STATEMENTOn February 10, 2015, a member of the Imperial BeachChamber of Commerce (IBCOC) Board of Directors madean unauthorized withdrawal from the IBCOC bank account.A portion of these funds have been returned but $19,500remains outstanding. The Board of Directors continues towork with Chase Bank to recover these funds and to pre-vent future incidents of this nature. Since this is an ongo-ing investigation through the San Diego County SheriffsDepartment through their Central Investigations Division,Financial Crimes Investigations, we cannot release anyfurther information. The Imperial Beach Chamber ofCommerce continues to operate as normal and remainsopen for business.

NEW DISPENSARY SHUT DOWN

A new Medical Marijuana Dispensary recently opened in South San Diego just east of Impe-rial Beach on Palm Avenue. A court order taped to the front of the business states that aTemporary Restraining Order was placed on the Dispensary by the County of San Diego inan Ex-Parte action on May 28th.Nobody appeared at the Ex-Parte hearing on behalf of the dispensary and a default judgmentwas rendered. Ex-Parte Hearings are on short notice and do not require the same standard ofservice. A phone call the day before can be accepted as legal service versus the normalmethod of being handed a summons personally to appear.This is just another in a series of shut downs by the District Attorneys Office of MedicalMarijuana Dispensaries in the County.While Medical Marijuana has been mandated by the voters in the State, it appears that theDistrict Attorney and the Federal Government have different ideas on this subject.Grandma is sick and needs her medicine. Do we have to buy it on the street?To be continued

Amber Jade Mobile Craft Classes provide craft classes for all ages at farmersmarkets, street fairs, and private parties. The business started just over amonth ago and has received a ton of interest, bookings, and regulars. IBFarmers Market is where you can find them every Friday 2-7pm.They are 2 local sisters who are at home moms and love to craft, and thoughtthey should share it! Amber Jave Mobile Craft Classes provide a safe place forkids to come with their families and create something awesome with theirown 2 hands that they can keep and be proud of, while spending quality timewith their family, working on social skills, and using fine motor skills whilelearning a new craft.Some of the workshops include soap making, bath salts and scrubs, roll yourown beeswax candle, painted and embedded garden stepping stones, gardenterrariums, and monster pillows. The sisters provide everything you need tocreate a make and take. They run different crafts every week and keep theprice point at $5 so everyone can participate, while creating lasting keepsakes.Amber Jade Mobile Craft Classes pride themselves in creating new, fresh,quality crafts. You can see them participating in the sandcastles parade as wellas having a booth in Dolphin Park during sandcastles making terrariums astheir craft :)

I.B CHAMBERNETWORKING

BREAKFASTJUNE 25TH

TWO SISTERS SHARE A LOVE FOR CRAFTS

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO PAINT

IMPERIAL BEACH PURPLE FOR RELAY FOR LIFE

The American Cancer Society is seeking BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS to getinvolved in the Relay For Life movement by displaying purple ribbons and other decorationsfrom Saturday July 11th through Saturday, July 25th.THEN on July 25, 2015 11am to 2:00 pm, at PIER PLAZA we will have a Paint the TownParty!THERE WILL BE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS FOR THE BESTRELAY SPIRIT DECORATED BUSINESSES on July 25th.JOIN US PLEASE and SHOW YOUR RELAY SUPPORT! Judging will take place themorning of July 25th.Participants who make a $10 donation through the Paint the Town Purple campaign willreceive purple decorative bow to display. Purple is the signature color of the AmericanCancer Society Relay For Life program, which represents all cancers.Ideas for Businesses to Paint the Town Purple include putting up purple-themed displaysin storefronts, swapping out white light bulbs for purple ones, or selecting a day for every-one to wear purple at work. BE CREATIVE!!The Relay For Life program is a 24 hour community event, happening soon in ImperialBeach, Saturday - August 1st 9am through Sunday August 2nd, 9am. CURRENTLY SEEK-ING TO ADD TEAMS and SURVIVORS to Our Imperial Beach Relay for Life! Teams andindividuals set up campsites at MAR VISTA HIGH SCHOOL Football Field and take turnswalking or running around the track. Each team has at least one participant on the track at alltimes. Cancer never sleeps so neither do we is out Motto! Cancer survivors and caregiverstake a celebratory first lap to start the event. Four million people participated in more than6,000 events worldwide last year. The money raised supports groundbreaking cancer re-search, education and prevention programs, and critical services for people facing cancer.The Relay For Life of SAN DIEGO County movement, visit relayforlife.org or call 1-800-227-2345.

About the American Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly three million volunteerssaving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community.As the largest voluntary health organization, the Societys efforts have contributed to a 22percent decline in cancer death rates in the US during the past two decades, and a 50 percentdrop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14.5 million Americans whohave had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays thisyear. Were determined to finish the fight against cancer. As the nations largest private,not-for-profit investor in cancer research, were finding cures and ensuring people facingcancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care,lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join thefight, visit cancer.org or call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345.

I.B FIRE CAPTAIN JOHN FRENCH SPEAKS AT CHAMBER BREAKFAST

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