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March 2006 ���
• Inaugural Season
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J atching the progress of the Victoria Gardens �
��, �'" Cultural Center is almost as exciting as the
programs and entertairunent awaiting the com-
muniry when the facfliry opens later this Summer.
The Victoria Gardens venue is a unique marriage
of performing arts and meeting faciliry with a public
library that wIll be home to a collection of 100,000
items. The Cultural Center, one of the anchors of
the 1,5 million square foot Victoria Gardens retaIl
center, has raised the bar regionwide for qualiry of
life developments,
"It's an inspired pairing that focuses on educa-
tion and entertainment, creating oppoi�ilnities for
children and their families to experience both liter-
ature and professional dleater performances," stated
Kevin McArdle, Rancho Cucamonga's Communiry
Seivices Director. "The combination makes this
faciliry unlike any in the nation."
The Lewis Family Playhouse will announce its
inaugural season performance
-` _ this March. "Bringing pro-
� fessional theater to the
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tlleatei� programs and classes ����'f �-;= unveiled in Banlc of �
at this incredible new ' - �` �nerica Imagination
venue, our communiry will ��� ,, , f- ,i�� a�� � Cotu�tyard
have even more o ortuni- ' ��-�-�� � � �' =� � `� � ; � Summer 2006 � �
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the curtain to Watch, ��� �'"''� � I �`�� �== Victoria Gardens i
Dream, and Be... a pait of ��` �-_� ��• Cultural Center �
die magic of theater from Q i
performing on stage to — September 2006
creating cosnimes and working the lights." • Inaugural Season, '
The library planned for Victoria Gardens will add Lewis I'amily ;
a second branch to the Rancho Cucamonga Public ' Playhouse Begins
Library system, complementing the very popular
Archibald Library. "While both libraries will offer
shared research and online services, each will For more information:
provide unique collections to meet the needs of the ; Le�tiis Tamily Playhouse Box �
communiry," explained Debi Clark Rancho ' Office (909) 477-275? 1
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Cucamonga's Library Services Director. In addition Librarg (909) 477-2720
to best sellers, popular materials, and children's '
homework support, the Victoria Gardens Library
will have a unique collection that combines educa-
tion and fl1e arts plus special mini-collections
geared toward scheduled peiformances at the ''
Lewis Family Playhouse. "This is a unique oppor- '=''�
nmiry to serve the needs of our growing communiry �'�,!
with basic services in two locations, but add a � e.
different and special focus to each." ;
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G��vT FUNns
NEIGHBORHOOD
C��v-UP
More than 120 residences participated in
Rancho Cucamonga's Fourth Neighborhood
Clean-Up Day, a program which started in 2004.
Roll-off bins were delivered to the
area near Grove Avenue and
San Bernardino Road and �
residents, assisted by vol �� ���
unteers and Ciry staff, f��'!f
were able to dispose of `� ���
unwanted large items � �
and cleared vegeta- `'
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tion. By the end of the ,�,;�'�
day, 16 tons of debris �� � "`
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were removed. " - �
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This year, the Code � t`' ���
Enforcement Division's ' '
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new Communiry Outreach ��- �-- '?� '
trailer was a part of the event, —
The trailer providecl information and
educational items to residents as a part of the State
Department of Housing and Communiry
Development grant, which also funded the neigh-
borhood clean-up event. The trailer will also be
used for events such as Neighborhood Watch
meetings and National Night Out.
Rancho Cucamonga Building and Safery Official
Trang Huynh commented, "The grant provides an
opportuniry to build on Rancho Cucamonga's
extraordinary community involvement. Code
EnforcemenYs slogan, `Working Together to
Promote an Attractive Conununiry, is really an
expression of this communiry
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partnership and commit- -
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ment to high standards of �� � '� ',
maintenance that enstu�e the ��.�= ` gg�
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hig hest qua liry o f li fe for a l l '� _
residents." The $194,000 �
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grant also fiinds a new �� �'�
graffiti abatement truck, � ,� �. ��� _
new computers and other ' >Y
supplies needed for an �` �'�`
effective code enforce- "` `'�� � : `��
ment program. ��.= `� . `,`:"�
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1VIILY MEMBER
D ORCES
NDERWAY
Rancho Cucamonga's new Foothill
Boulevard Armed Forces Banner Program is a
special way the communiry can honor residents
and close family members of residents seiving
in the armed forces. Active duty members who
call Rancho Cucamonga home or are the
spouse, child, grandchild, niece/nephew or
son/daughter in law of a resident are eligible
for the honor. Banners are limited to one
per sen�iceperson.
�' The cost of �155 covers the manufac-
turing and installation of the banners.
Order by April 12, 2006; for your banner
�� to be installed as a part of the summer
�; banner program beginning in May. Tl�e
next order deadline will be October 11, 2006
for the banner to be installed in November as
part of the holiday banner program.
Banners remain on continuous displ�y along
Foothill Boulevard as long as the Ciry's Armed
Forces banner program continues and as long
as the honored person remains on active duty,
unless the banner is damaged. Damaged ban-
ners are removed by the Ciry. Banners are
given to the sponsor at the end of clisplay.
Get an order Form online at www.ci.rancho-
cucamonga.ca.us under the "What's Going on
in Rancho Cucamonga" listing. For more infor-
mation, call Lynda Thompson, Rancho
Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, (909) 477-
2700, extension 2059•
MILITARY
R A N C H O C U C A M O N G A • R E P O R T E R • `L O O G
Rancho Cucamonga's Street Sweeping Program is on the road for-
days a week, ten and a half 1lours per day making stu�e the City'
streets and neighborhoods nleet Rancho Cucamonga's high standard
for qualiry maintenailce. The Five sweepers in this Ciry-operated pro
gram take on more than 1,000 miles of Ciry streets, making a clean
sweep of debris and dirt every two weeks. Major arterials are also
swept every two weeks. These include Carnelian, Vineyard,
Hellman, Archibald, Hermosa, Haven, Milliken, Rochester, Day
Creek, Etiwanda, Base Line, East, Highland, 19th, Foothill, Arrow
Route, and 4th.
Yotu residential street is swept every t�nro weeks Following your
trash pickup, or oi7 the following Monday iF your trash is picked up
on Thursday or Friday. Take a look at the map on this page to con-
Firm the day that your neighborhood is swept and you c�n help
the Ciry optimize its investment by making sure that vehicles and
other objects are off the street and the sweeper won't llave to go
around them. You'll get a cleaner street For your efforts.
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SNE�AK PREVIEW OF
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A hard hat tour for educators in January gave local teachers a sneak preview of the new facilities at the
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center and what they will mean to area students. With the bulk of the heavy con-
struction complete, it is easy to see how the Center will function when it is complete.
Amid piles of ducting and drywall, excited teachers could envision their students in the Lewis Family
Playhouse watching a family-friendly production they had just learned about in class. They could imagine the
special theater and performing arts collection at the Victoria Gardens Library.
The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center is partnering with educators to develop programming that will enhance
arts education in the communiry's schools. A wide range of topics from field
•�._ -� trips and curriculum guides to performance selections, children's pro-
�b�'""`-- gramming and resources have been developed with the input of
° teachers.
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:// ,,�-� �'" wark center as well as programming integrated with
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� �, ,; - f�'� ��`" ,�;�- � Playhouse performers will join Library staff to create
� ` '� ��: ,�'"�` �� � close-up experiences for children and famIlies,
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p �� m �`a�� g� '-� �, ! Elementary and middle school chlldren wlll be
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,�,=y � f� �P��. �� � _„� able to experience professional performances of
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�� � ' � ��� , ��: � �� ����� j�yi � � y oped to meet California state standards.
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� �� �'-� �� G;� ;,�� Rancho Cucamonga schools can become leaders in
;� ti�� `.�, ��"`��' delivering arts education by leveraging the opportuni-
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R A N C H O C U C A M O N G A • R E P O R T E R • `L O O G
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The puppy and the kitten in the new RC Pets logo peer
out at you from under the Rancho Cucamonga arch
and you know instantly you want to take them
home. The appealing mascots for the new Animal a''`
Care and Seivices Department logo support the .� '
City's goal of increasing adoption raCes at the �: ,y
shelter. . ���
"By using a marketing approach that reaches
out to people's hearts, the very impulse that
makes them want a pet, we are helping our
new Animal Care and Services Department
succeed," commented Pam Easter, Depury Ciry
Manager, in charge of leading the transition.
"Our new mascots emphasize the adoptabiliry
of these animals. Who wouldn't want to take
these guys home?" she continued.
The logo is a part of a series of
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outreach efforts that will help �;� ��
establish the shelter as the pet -�
source of choice for the com- `
muniry. Other key elements �;�" � �� �'
include the establishment of
a strong volunteer group, a ��� `e�
new website coming this �r �,'� .�
spring that will showcase
adoptable animals, and elec- \ � ;
tronic and print newsletters. `�_ j�"
NEW SERVICES PROGRAM
TO BE A COMMLTNITY AFFAIIZ
Development of the upcoming Animal Care and Seivices Program is progressing at full
speed. The Animal Shelter will tiuly be a"communiry" shelter and offer plenry of oppor-
tunities for commtmiry involvement. This includes the development of a strong volunteer
program and foster care program, working with rescue groups, and spearheading
fundraising. There will also be plenry of communiry events such as off-site adoption fairs,
spay/neuter clinics, licensing clinics, and vaccination clinics.
Last year, the Rancho Cucamonga Ciry Cotmcil decided to transition from its 1995
contract with San Bernardino Counry for �nimal con�rol seivices to a City-run shelter. The
timeline for the transition is May 2006 for shelter operations and July 2006 for field
operations. Two community workshops have helped guide polic5� development for the
new Animal Care and Services Department and the transition is on track for a late Spring
shelter takeover.
In December 2005, Nathan Winograd of No Kill Solutions presented his Phase II Repoit
to the Ciry Council, The report included recommendations for seivice levels and a budget.
The service levels adopted by the Ciry Council includes spay/neutering as a program cor-
nerstone, reducing the flow of animals to the shelter and allowing more resources to be
allocated toward saving lives.
Make Sure Your Furry Friends
Find Their Way Home
MICROCHIPPING
AVAILABLE AT
RC SHELTER
Microchipping works. The information about
where home is and how to contact you means
your dog or cat can find their way back to you,
even though they can't speak to tell those who
find them where home is.
The information, stored on a tiny computer
microchip, is embedded just under your peYs skin.
It is painless and costs only $15. All dogs and cats
adopted from the RC Animal Shelter are
microchipped free of charge.
For more information, call the RC Animal
Shelter at (909) 466-PETS.
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Rancho Cucamonga's new Telephone and
Online Permit System—RC TOPS for short—will
make its debut this coming �Iarch. Developers,
contractors and homeowners can test drive the
new system soon after.
RC TOPS will give Building �
and Safery, Engineering and --��—
Planning customers 24/7 phone
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and Internet access to a variery — :
of permit services. Plan check -„�' ;
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status, inspection results, or � r �!
scheduling an upcoming inspec- - ""
tion will now be available at your computer key-
board or your telephone keypad. One of RC TOPS
best features— 24/7 availabiliry—means you can
work according to your schedule, anytime of the
day or night. Another huge benefit is eliminating
delays associated with returning calls—no more
phone tag.
The City benefits also by automating tasks
such as inspection scheduling. How
much of a saving can this really be?
More than you imagine. Each month
staff handles approximately 1,800
inspection requests. Automation through
RCTOPS is expected to save about 120
hours of staff tinle per month.
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AGING STREETS
Properly maintained roadways ]ast longer, are safer, and save money. The Rancho
Cucamonga P�vement Rehabilitation Program, begun in 1992, is a prevenCive program
that addresses street coildition issues before streeCs deteriorate and cause problems.
Both slurry seal and overlay processes are used as pait of the program, but slurry
seal has a much lower cost and acts as a protective coating, filling cracks, restoring
skid resistance, and prolonging road life. The protective sealant lasts from four to
seven years.
Tlle earliest projects started on the west side of the Ciry in more established neigh-
borhoods and gradually moved east until even the Terra Vista and Victoria planned
communities have benefited h�om the program. Overlay projects are done when
roads are so worn that slurry seal is not suFficient. The Ciry's first overlay work began
in 19�9 and usecl a blend of asphalt and aggregate that is very strong and that is laid
as a new layer of pavement. Typical overlays Iast from eight to 14 years.
The result? In the past
13 years, 180 miles of ����,� _. - �, �.,.-.�._-.
&�ncho Cucamonga streets
have been slurry sealed
and 44 miles of streets
rehabilitated with over-
lays. Transportation fees,
Gas taxes, and Measure I
monies all fund the Ciry's
Pavement Rehabilitation
PIOgI'1R1.
R A N C H O C U C A M O N G A • R E P O R T E R • 'L O O 6
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Crate and Barrel, at 33,000 square feet, will join anchors Macy's, JCPenney and
Robinsons•May, with a two-story retail store later this year. Victoria Gardens Marketing
Director Glenn Miller couldn't be happier. "It's just such a cache name. Home fiunish-
ings is a very hot sector in retail."
The addition will bring leased space to 1.2 million square feet with a 5-acre parcel yet
to be developed. Eddie Bauer, Borders Book and Music, and Kings Fish House are other
recent additions to the Victoria Gardens site. Women's clothing retailer Anttu�opologie
will also be joining Victoria Gardens in the near future.
Victoria Gardens also announced several other retailers that are new to the Inland
Empire.
The Levi's Store, Japanese restaurant Gyu-Kaku, and Pasadena boutiques Jalou�Zalu and
Currant join the already impressive tenant list.
Gya-Kaku operates four restaurants in the Los Angeles area, one in New York and two
in Hawaii, with plans to open another in Pasadena. The
Japanese-sryle eatery features table-side barbecues where diners
cook their meat, seafood and vegetables. �
Jalou�c/Zalu—a fashion forward "fiinky" women's clothier— ,_.
will be located side by side with Currant with an opening � `� -�
between the two so shoppers can move fi�om one boutique to ���� ���R
the other. Currant will offer acces- �. ,� ��'
sories, including jewelry, ;r� �� �� � ,.,�
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� Rancho Specialt�� Hospital, �n acute care and
surgical faciliry with adjoining medical buildulg, is
open for business u1 Rancho Cucamonga.
ylarc Ftustman, CEO of Rancho Specialry
Hospital said Rancho Cllcamonga ���as an ideal
location for a large healthcare faciliry seiving a
growing communit�� �a�ith high demai�d for
additional healthcare seivices. Rancho Speciaity
Hospital is the only lon�-
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"� � � �' much needed service to
�� ` ,�� an uncler-served marlcet.
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a � '� Speci�l�y Hospital offels
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�- �� stuQer{) lnd short-ternl and
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���� � long term acute care services.
�� �� �1 urgent rue center will be
��; 1� locatecl in the adjacent med-
1 ical oFfice building and will
�-� open in I'ebruary or early
��� ������ ivIarch. The l�ospiCal does not
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A three-story medical ofFice
���A�. �:. �.� � building stands adjacent to dle
� � hospital. Administ��ators are in
� � the process of renting out
�'` _�'� tllree-quarters oF the space to
odler medical practitioners,
Rancho Cucamonga's Redevelopment Ageilcy
assisted Rancho Specialry Hospit�il's o��-ners and
management team in streamlinmg the process ro�
reC��ofit the buildings, compl5� �villl fll�e clepartment
regulations ancl obtain tlle necessary pernlits.
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Each ��ear, unintentional injuries ki11 and disable moi�e chil-
dren than kidnapping, drugs �ind disease combined, making
injuiy tlle number one he�ilth risk facing children Coclay. The
R�ncho Cucamonga Pire Department is coinmitted to reducing
this risk and has partnered n�ith 1oca1 pre-schools for the Kisk
�atchT°' program. Risk WaCchT" is a comprehensive injury pre-
vention program designed by the National Fire Protection
Association for children in preschool throu�h ei�hth grade.
The Fire Depart�nent in��oduced the program in September
2005 to four local pre-schools: ChafFey College Child
Development Center; Cross �� Crown Lutheran Scllool; Pebbles
Christian School and St. PeCer � St. Pau1 Pre-School. There are
18 teachers and more than 450 children participating in the pro-
gram. TRro new schools, Cucamonga Heacl Start and Rancho
Heritage School, will joi❑ the ��ro�ram beFore the end of [he
current school year. The program is designed to introduce one
new uljury prevention module each mon�h dl�ring the school year.
The Risk ��atc11T�' curriculum focuses on eight injuries tl�at
Icill or cause serious harm to children ages 14 and under. They
include �l2otor i�ehticle S�fety; Fi�r�e ��n�d Bu�r�ra Preve�attio�n;
Choking, Suffoc��t�io��,, c�aacl St�rct�2gulatio��.
Preue�ztio�ra; Poiso�ra�i�rzg Preve�7tion; Falls � �� � � �
Preve�at�iorr; I�irec�r�nslnj�ua��Preve�ztion; 13ike � � �
c�ncl Peclestri.a.n Sc� e1�� �� a�zcl �Ura.te�� Safel�j�. � �'
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Risk ���atchT"' conciudes ��ith water safety � �
as the last lesson For the child��en before �� �_��
summer begins. Unfortunately, drowning is �� -��' ���� �
tl�e leading cause of death for children ages ,�; ��
one to four in San Bernardino Counry. This � `'`- "� �
alarming statistic is made only more tragic � �
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when n�e realize tha[ drowning is 100% _,�,
pre�ventable. Constant supervision is thc -��� ,�
key to preventing 5�our child from becom ;�' . '�
ing a statistic. Other preventive measures ��
inchide barriers, such as isolation fences, � ����
ancf swim lessons, which may be hel��ful � ��
for older cl�ilclren. Please don't assume learning to swim wi11
make your children "drown proof.'� Supervision is essei7tial
when children are in or around water.
P'or more infornlation about Risk �X�atchC°� or dro���ning pre-
vention, please contact the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Dis[rict at
(909) 477-2770.
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Rancho Cucamonga Police have two new helpers in its
efforts to recover stolen cars and de[er auto tlleft. Hi�h tech
mobile license plate readeis have been installed in nvo patrol
cars. Mounted to the light bar on patrol cars using magnetic
clips or as a stand-alone unit, the equipinent is easily trans-
ferred ro a number of cars. The processor is t11e size of a small
box �nd is srored in the trunk.
The plate reader operates b�� scanning license plates as ofFi-
cers patrol, checking the �late numbers against a database.
Plate numbers for stolen or �vantecl vehicles are idenCiFied in
milliseconds and the system sotmds an alarnl and flashes a red
ligl�t advising the officer oF the sighting.
Every morning, oFficeis download data froin a special �veb-
site and as they go about their duties, the system reacls license
plates in u� to four lanes of traffic at vehicle speeds in excess
of 75 miles per hour. This efficient new system c�n read 8,000
to 10,000 license plates per car per shift.
Does it make a difference? Since the
installation of the system, recovery
rates for stolen vehicles have
significantiy increasecl.
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�OMNiENTS, PLEASE�
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of the Rancho Cucamonga Reporter.
�Ue welcome your comments.
Please call Fabian Villenas at
� (90R) 477-2700, ext. 2006. �
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10500 Civic Center Dr. ° P.O. Box 807 • Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 °(909) 477-2700 • Fax (909) 477-2846
William J. Alexander, Mayor • Diane Williams, Mayor Pro Tem • Rex Gutierrez, L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, Council Members
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