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6 | January 24, 2019 | Malibu surfside news news malibusurfsidenews.com Community invited to weigh in on plans for MHS campus Surveys remain open through Feb. 1 Submitted by SMMUSD CITY OF MALIBU Certified O.W.T.S. and N.A.W.T. Septic inspectors for all single family, multi-family and commercial properties. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is conducting an online survey of Malibu community members to gather input for the Malibu High School campus plan. The survey will be combined with those taken by Malibu Pathway parents, students and administrators. The survey will be used to guide planning for the new middle school (grades six through eight) and high school (grades nine through 12). The surveys ask community members questions about their current use of the high school facilities, which spaces need improvement, how to prioritize those that need changing, and asks for comment on the facilities that need enhancement to increase school and community use. The district is asking that surveys be completed by Feb. 1. “The surveys inform us in aspects of planning the new Malibu Middle and High School campus,” said Carey Upton, chief operations officer for the district. “They will also help us understand the role of the campus in the larger community.” The surveys are one of McDermott • Residential • Commercial • 310-456-1173 McDermott Pumping has provided excellent service to Malibu for over 23 years! 310-456-2286 ARE YOU HIRING? Advertise your company's open positions in Malibu Surfside News and reach local, qualified candidates today! FOR RATES & INFORMATION Call708.326.9170 many upcoming opportunities for community members, parents, students and faculty/staff to participate in planning the reimagined schools. Following are the survey links. The surveys for parents, students and administrators are being sent by email. • Community survey (English): www.survey monkey.com/r/malibums andhscommunity • Community survey (Spanish): www.survey monkey.com/r/malibums andhsencuestadelacomu nidad Questions about the surveys can be directed to Barbara Chiavelli at bchia velli@smmusd.org. MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS SMMUSD Board of Education Following storms, fires, Malibu schools chart path to recovery Air quality checks, other tests being conducted Michele Willer-Allred Freelance Reporter Malibu schools have “predominantly” recovered from the impacts of the Woolsey Fire, but Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials said recent rain and resulting muds have caused additional problems that are being addressed. “Luckily, the impacts [to the schools from the fire] were few,” Carey Upton, the district’s chief operations officer, said during a presentation at the Board of Education’s Thursday, Jan. 17 meeting. Upton said all of the environmental tests that were taken post-fire on each Malibu campus have been returned, and those tests have demonstrated the facilities are safe to occupy and use. Those tests include particulate matter, asbestos, and lead wipe samples at all the campuses, with the addition of PCB air and wipe samples at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School and Malibu High School. Limited soil samples of the playing fields and mud flow that came onto the campus also are being taken at MHS. Upton said the district continues to conduct daily checks of the air quality at the campuses with monitors. Air quality reports can be checked by residents at each campus website. On Friday, Jan. 18, the report for Malibu schools showed “good” and “moderate” readings. “The air quality is in the High Moderate today after spiking into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range following the rains,” the report stated. “We are getting a higher reading at all Malibu schools today than two official monitors say. We need to keep an eye on it today since the low winds will be out of the NW this morning.” The prior week, between Jan. 9-11, the air was deemed “unhealthy for sensitive groups” at Malibu schools, though fog was believed to have led to false readings, according to SMMUSD. A teacher’s lounge, workroom and classrooms in MHS’s Building D that were flooded by rain on Nov. 29 have been renovated, and are expected to reopen by Jan. 28 after final PCB sampling. Upton said the rain-damaged softball and baseball fields as well as the tennis courts at MHS still need to be refurbished before they can reopen. He said work with the City using K-rail barriers has resulted in a way to reduce most of the mud flow coming from the top of MHS. Culverts also are being added to create pathways for the mud. Upton said the district is entering “the next phase in our disaster response,” which includes working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to try to reclaim some of the school district’s expenditures. A lot of the district’s costs were taken and recuperated through the district’s insurance provider. “We’re also calculating other potential costs and making sure those are covered, but we do anticipate that there will be some substantial uncovered costs,” Upton said. “We’re trying to work with FEMA to see if we can capture those.” Upton said the district will have a better report for the board on what those numbers are in the next couple weeks. Early learning modifications The board voted 6-0, with Member Oscar de la Torre absent, to support funding to further support an in-house, expanded Early Learning program, which would replace the Head Start program and provide preschool opportunities to resident families who qualify under district guidelines. The board agreed to fund the program at $1 million a year for the next five years. District officials said it has become “extremely challenging” for the district to meet the Los Angeles County Office of Please see smmusd, 10
malibusurfsidenews.com news Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 7 Police Reports High-end purses, safe reportedly stolen from under-construction home An Apple MacBook Pro laptop, three Louis Vuitton purses, one pair of shoes, two Balenciaga purses, and a large, metal, digital safe with unknown contents, collectively valued at $12,600, reportedly were stolen from a residence on Dume Drive, according to a Jan. 7 report. The alleged victim said she left and secured her residence on Jan. 6, but did not set the alarm system because a construction crew was going to work on the residence the next morning. She stated her residence was under construction because of damage from the Woolsey Fire, and she was not currently living there. On Jan. 7, she received a call from the construction manager that the home was burglarized. The police were unable to contact the construction manager for a statement. Jan. 10 • A vehicle burglary was reported at Malibu Lagoon State Park, 3835 Cross Creek Road. The estimated damage was $400 to the front door handle. • Two vehicle tires valued at $186 each reportedly were vandalized in the gated community of Vista Pacifica. The alleged victim stated he had parked his vehicle in front of his townhome, and the next morning noticed his tires were vandalized. He did not see any possible suspects, nor could think of any possible suspects. No witnesses or surveillance video of the incident was found. The responding officer was unable to detect what kind of object was used to damage the tires. Jan. 5 • A Samsung Galaxy cellphone valued at $850 reportedly was stolen from 203356 Pacific Coast Highway. The alleged victim and her husband drove to Moonshadows restaurant and had their vehicle parked by a valet attendant there. She stated she left her cellphone in the center console, but noticed it missing when they retrieved the vehicle and drove home. A phone retrieval app was used, and a location was given in South Gate. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Malibu Surfside News police reports are compiled from official records on file at the Los Angeles County Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff’s Department headquarters. Anyone listed in these reports is considered to be innocent of all charges until proven guilty in a court of law. storms From Page 4 damaging the bridge on PCH, and swamping the Civic Center in floodwater and mud. That flood was also thought to be intensified by upstream fire damage. Almost the entire Malibu Canyon corridor burned in 1993, leaving steep slopes vulnerable during the heavy rains. The 1995, series of storms once again caused mudflows on PCH at Big Rock that were unrelated to fire, but it also caused problems for residents in the fire-ravaged Las Flores, Rambla and Topanga neighborhoods. More recently, in the winter of 2014-15, rainstorms triggered mud and fire debris flows on PCH north of Yerba Buena, shutting down 10 miles of the highway in both directions for weeks. The mud was a direct result of the 2013 Springs Fire, which created slide hazards that just needed water to become active. The recent series of storms dropped an estimated 4.5 inches of rain in the Point Dume area, to nearly 7 inches in Malibu Canyon, bringing the total for the season so far in Malibu to around 12 inches. The “final alert” from the City of Malibu went out at 9:50 a.m. on the morning of Friday, Jan. 18, notifying residents that the rain-related emergency was over, and all evacuations were lifted. Malibu made it through this round of storms without a major disaster, although the canyon roads remained closed. While residents may be weary of emergency notifications and evacuation orders, Malibu’s history confirms the risk of post-fire mudflows is a legitimate concern, and one that will continue to be a major issue in high-risk areas like Malibu West for several years following the fire. Hikers urged to ‘exercise caution’ as most MRCA parks reopen Escondido Canyon Park, Charmlee Wilderness Park remain closed Submitted by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority has opened most of the MRCA-managed parks that had been previously closed by conditions related to the November 2018 Woolsey Fire. The MRCA has cleared hazardous conditions from the parks and open space. In addition, in order to assure public safety, the MRCA has conducted limited radiological analysis of soils in Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve and other MRCA areas. The assessment determined that the fire had not increased the lowlevel concentrations that are generally consistent with normal background levels. As always, trail users should exercise caution in the open space, and not venture off established trails so that plants and wildlife can recover from the fire aftermath. The agency has installed new signs to remind hikers to stay on the trail and contribute to the recovery of the ecosystem. The following parks managed by the MRCA that were previously closed are now open to the public: • Cameron Nature Preserve at Puerco Canyon • Corral Canyon Park – Sara Wan Trailhead • Fran Pavley Meadow • Las Virgenes View Trail • Liberty Canyon Trailhead • Seminole Overlook • Triunfo Creek Park • Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve (formerly Ahmanson Ranch) • Zev Yaroslavsky Las Virgenes Highlands Park The following parks managed by the MRCA remain closed until further notice: • Escondido Canyon Park • Charmlee Wilderness Park Featuring: 1/26 Chris Gardner Sarah Keller Will Burkhart Chelsea Skidmore Zack Miller Andrew Lopez STANDUP AT THE MALIBU PLAYHOUSE HOSTED AND PRODUCED BY MICHAEL SCHIRTZER Headliner: Morgan Jay Credits: SF Sketchfest FREE PARKING - DOORS AT 7:30PM SHOW AT 8 29243 PACIFIC COAST HWY MALIBU, CA 90265 TICKETS @ WWW.MICHAELSCHIRTZER.ORG
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