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Monday, July 5 - July 11, 2010 Volume III, No. XXViI
City Makes Deep Cuts as New Fiscal Year Begins By Kristie Tom
It’s the end of another fiscal year--and thus, the beginning of the annual struggle to develop a practical proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Temple City’s Deputy Treasurer and City Manager, Jose Pulido, have worked together to review this past year’s revenue and expen-
ditures in order to construct a plausible budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Revenues for Temple City have been decreasing over the past three fiscal years by a drastic $2 million, and this upcoming year, the city expects to generate another 1.4% less than this past year. The city is assuming another hard year in the down economy, cutting spending by over
$400,000 for next year’s budget. These cuts originate from a lack of new projects, which the city does not believe are necessary because many that were proposed and approved last year have yet to be completed. Temple City is, however, renewing their contracts with various service companies for Live Oak Park, the City Hall, the Community Room, public transportation, pollution
elimination, security services, graffiti removal, and tree services. Subsidies for Landscape and Lighting District are being cut from $245,785 to $193,815, a 21.1% decrease. And because the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) revenues have also decreased 5.8% in this past year, the city has lowered the expected income for this up-
coming year by 2.7%. The Low and Moderate Housing Fund, which is used for housing programs and debt problems in the city, has been cut $66,830, a 16.3% decrease. The Debt Service Fund, which is used to pay outstanding debt, loan repayment to the city, and bond repayment, is predicted to only have $934,003 this year. However, not all hope
has been lost--new funds proposed for the 2010-2011 fiscal year for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are almost double those of the year before, and are now listed at $5,207,865. Overall, despite the few grants that Temple City has managed to get a hold of, the city seems to be cutting programs left and right, which will have a grave affect on many local citizens.
TCUSD Schools Receive State’s Top Award
La Rosa Elementary School: Front row: Jennifer Lau, Tiffany Haeberlein, Back row: Michael Lin, Chelsea Kang-Smith, Monica Green Emperor Elementary School and La Rosa Elementary School received t he Ca lifor nia Depa r t ment of Education’s top award, the California Distinguished School Award on June 4 at the Disneyland Hotel. T he Dist i ng u ished School Award identifies and honors schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap. Only 110 elementary schools in Los Angeles County received the prestigious award. Schools are invited to apply for Distinguished
School honors and must meet a variety of eligibility criteria including designated federal and state accountability measures based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Adequate Yearly Progress and the Academic Performance Index requirements. The criteria for school selection is based on the submission of an application, including a comprehensive description of two of the school’s successful signature practices, an application review, along with a site visit designed to validate the full implementation of the submitted practices.
Emperor Elementary School: Front row: Josette Schwartz, Kathy Perini, Chelsea Kang-Smith. Back row: Anna Pierce, Myra Ruedel, Helen Hsu
Library Accepting Donations of New Books and DVDs
Celebrate 50 Years by Running 50 Miles
Reading has become a favorite past time for many and there is nothing better than to stop by your neighborhood library to find that “special” book. The City of Temple City is continuing to accept donations of new books and DVDs to support the Los Angeles County Library – Temple City with “50 Books for 50 Years.” Residents are invited to stop by City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive to choose a book or
For most, jogging a couple laps in the park may sound completely tiresome, a mile extremely exhausting, and a marathon would be out of the question, but imagine attempting to complete a 50-Mile Challenge. In honor of Temple City’s 50th Anniversary, the program, “Shape Up TC” is opening up a summer walking/jogging club to anyone who would like to participate. Meetings will be held over an 11-week period on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at Live Oak Park. Those who do complete the entire 11-weeks will also receive recognition and 50th Anniversary commemorative items. If you would still like to be a part of this exciting program, don’t forget to register at the Live Oak Park Annex. Best of luck to those fantastic fifty-mile participants.
DVD title from the library wish list. All donations will be gladly accepted. Each book or DVD will have a special “donated from” plaque affixed to each donation. Let us do the shopping for you! Monetary donations will be accepted. For additional information, please call Debbie Ingram at the Department of Parks and Recreation (626) 285-2171 ext. 2328.