Monrovia Councilmembers to Meet with Supervisor Antonovich
By Susan Motander
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Gold Line, Gang Injunction to be Discussed in Public Meeting
The Monrovia City Council meets annually with Mike Antonovich, the member of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in whose district the city exists. The meeting for this year is set for today, November 19 at 8 a.m. in the Community Service Room at the Monrovia Public Library. The supervisor and the council members along with their respective staffs are set to discuss several issues.
The Supervisor was instrumental in obtaining funding for the new playground equipment for Library Park. He also worked to obtain another grant to help restore the trails and entrance to Monrovia’s Canyon Park. Updates on the status of both these projects are on the agenda for this meeting.
The extension of the Gold Line through Monrovia will also be discussed. There has been extensive discussion with the County and the Metropolitan Transit Authority regarding the establishment of a maintenance yard for the Gold Line is Monrovia in conjunction with the planned Depot Renovation and Transit Center Complex near the old Santa Fe Station at the southern end of town. The Council and Supervisor are set to discuss these issues as well at the meeting this morning.
Also on the agenda is the proposed Gang Injunction which the Monrovia Police Department in conjunction with the L.A. County District Attorney office has been pursuing. The matter of a preliminary injunction has been set for a hearing in Superior Court on December 18. If granted the injunction would prohibit specifically named members of the Du-Roc Crips and the Nuevo Varrio gang from congregating in public, drinking alcohol, unlawfully possessing weapons or creating graffiti inside of a specific “safety” zone. The proposed zone would incorporate parts of the city of Monrovia and some unincorporated County areas adjacent to the City, specifically the area from Mountain Avenue on the east side to Fifth Avenue on the west, and from Live Oak Avenue north to Foothill Blvd.
The Council Members and the Supervisor are also set to review the reconstruction of the Chantry Flats Road which was damaged in the recent fires in the foothills. There will be a discussion of strategies to retain businesses in the City and how the County can assist the City in this endeavor. And lastly, the group will discuss the Sawpit Wash Trail project.
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