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Home My Public Portal AboutA1989-06-12 COMMUNITY ACCESS a, . r � � , l�a��'u�I�' �L�L��,�� 1�� CITY OF LYNWGOD 11330 Bullis tmad Lr'rr�ood, California 90262 June 12, 1989 City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. . AGENDA ' I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEPIS A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL ; D. MINUTES - April 17, 1989 , II. SCHEDULED MATTERS 1. BUDGET DISCUSSIbN 2. COMMISSIONERS' REPORT ON PROPOSED "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM (Rev. C. C. Coleman & Mary Wright) � 3. FIELD TRIP TO WATCH PRODUCING OF "BELLFLOWER CITY BEAT" i 4. BRAINSTORMING SFSSION ON A NAME FOR LYNWOOD PROGRAM III. PUBLIC ORALS ' IV. ADJOURNMENT � I I i i i I I ' � J � � COMMUNITY ACCESS ADVISOR`.t BOARD Minutes for the Meeting of ' June 12, 1989 The regular meeting of the Community Access Advisory Board of the City of Lynwood, California was held on June 12, 1989 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall. (The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act). Chairperson Mary Wright called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members in attendance were Mary Wright, Bill Cunningham and Ann Fields. Absent were Rev. C. C. Coleman and Randy Williams. Staff present were Gerald W. Forde and Carol de Jesus. It was moved, seconde:d and carried to approve the minutes of April 17, 1989 meeting. SCHEDULED MATTERS , 1. BUDGET DISCUSSION Mr. Forde requested the board to allow the LII budget to remain on status quo. A re-evaluation of the grant program will be performed after the budget season is over, in order to identify the amount for public service program. The board members agreed to lnr. Forde's request. 2. BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT ON PROPOSED "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM Chairperson Wright highlighted the details for the "City Beat" program that board member Coleman and she worked on: -the program will be similar to the Bellflower City Beat Program -initially, the pregram will be a fifteen minute show -invite one or two personalities on each show -have the Mayor or chairman of the Youth Council do a three to five minutes pxesentation -have a calendar section at the end of the program that will inform the public of upcoming city activities which will be entitled Special Events -get board member:> interested to attend training classes on production; if the members wish to participate, Mr. Forde will notify the ��merican Cablesystems to inform the group of the schedule for the next training classes. Committee feels it should have a tight rein on the script in terms of it not being political; suggestions are welcome but final decision on the the content of the script will be determined by the 'board. , � � 3. FIELD TRIP TO WATCH PRODUCING OF "BELLFLOWER CITY BEAT" Chairperson Wright suggested that the board members take a field trip to the Bellflower studio to view their City Beat "behind the scenes" program so they can get some ideas on how ' to set the Lynwood's program. The board members were asked to notify Mr. Forde when they can be availab�e to go on a fieldtrip to Bellflower. , 4. BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON A NAME FOR LYNWOOD PROGRAM The following were some suggested names: Ann Fields - Lynw000l Closeup; Lynwood Bold and Beautiful; ' Lynwood Showcase; Lynwood Facing the Challenge; Lynwood Teamwork Mary Wright - Lynwoad Living, the video Mr. Forde indicate:d that there will be a selection of the three top names for final choice by the Lynwood Information Inc. � Members were encouraged to come up with more names for next ' meeting. BOARD ORALS ' Terms of both board members Wright and Fields will soon be expiring. Chairperson Wright announced that board member Randy William has been removed from the board due to his many absences. The board members were asked to come out with an outline for the , script on the "City Beat" Program. The formulation of a working committee was suggested. Mr. Forde announced that the gang video produced by American Cablesystems won first place at the Ace Award, a national prestigious award for cable programming. Board member Fields suggested that a questionnaire be passed out to the public to find out how effectively the gang video is being used. Before the meeting ended, Chairperson Wright asked the board members to come back with ideas for programming. Mr. Forde also requested the board tc review the grant guidelines in order to identify dollar amounta that may need some changes. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Next board meeting is scheduled for July 10, 1989. - � ;� � �h �- • � �--__. Date: June 21, 1989 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: David Litsinger, Chairman Community Affairs Commission Subject: LEGISLATIVE COMMUNITY LUNCHEON FOR MENTAL HEALTH , On May 19th, three members of your Community Affairs Commission attended a"Legislative Community Luncheon for Mental Health" at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles. These members were Chairman Ddvid Litsinger, Members Lucille Walker and Barbara Newton. Later reports indicatecl that this was the largest gathering that the Hotel had ever had in their largest dining room: over 2300! Four of the five Supervisors were there (Supervisor Hahn was absent); Archibishop Roger Mahoney was present; Assemblyman Bruce Bronzan (Fresno), Chairman, Health Committee, California Assembly; Trish Van Devere (wife, Actor George Scott), mental health advocate; and Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D., Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Hf�alth Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To we three, it was quite an experience - and the information that was given to us by the various persons that came to the podium was very revealing. At our National level, as well as at our State level, fundi:ng for Mental Health has an extremely low priority. And at our local level - County, primarily - very little is being done, compa�red to what needs to be done, and coukl be done; all because funding help from Sacramento and Washington, D.C., has virtually "dried up." Our society is generally speaking "disinterested" in Mental Health, compared to other "ills" of our society (i.e., drugs, alcoholism, etc.). There coatinues to be a lot of stigma attached to Mental Health. One of the statistics brought out in the course of this meeting was that we, the public have a very poor idea of the "sciences"; only 4� of Science teachers have had any "science" beyond highs school! A need exists to push for more science-based solutions ,� � to Mental Illness: it is (or should be) classified as a "legitimate" illness. In California, the Mental Health system is the worst funded system in the state. We do not turn out into the streets people with heart, lung and otlzer diseases; but we do release mentally ill people onto the streets! our cur�ent budget reduced funding ' for mental illness 40�•-- from Sacramento! We at the luncheon wer� urged to write to Governor Deukmejian, David Roberti (State Senate), and Willie Brown (State Assembly). I did so, and Mr. Willie Brown, Jr. was the only replier to me. ' In his letter to me, he states: ' "Governor Deukmejian is placing the needs of the elderly and the disabled against the needs of the mentally ill by slashing local ' mental health services to $200 million."..."I will do all I can to fight for appropria.te long-range funding for State Mental Health services." ' On the program, we noted tY,at many of our local communities support and endorse t:he program of Californians for Mental Health. (Cities such Bellflower, Cerritos, Gardena, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Santa Monica). Perhaps, our City � should look into their support of this program. We have no idea if there are any costs `�nvolved - or what they would be. The address of this orq:inization is: ' 11721-A Telegraph Ra3d Santa Fe Springs, Ca 90670 I r`` � �, � ; i �. - J ��u�l� �� l��r� �� CITY OF LYNWOOG 11330 Bullis I�ad �yfi�JGOd, CQIIfOfflla 9��2 June 12, 1989 City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. AGENDA I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL D. MINUTES - April 17, 1989 II. SCHEDULED MATTERS , 1. BUDGET DISCUSSION 2. COMMISSIONERS' REPORT ON PROPOSED "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM (Rev. C. C. Coleman & Mary Wright) 3. FIELD TRIP TO WATCH PRODUCING OF "BELLFLOWER CITY BEAT" 4. BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON A NAME FOR LYNWOOD PROGRAM III. PUBLIC ORALS IV. ADJOURNMENT ! I � . 'y / 1 � COMMUNITY ACCESS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for the Meeting of April 17, 1989 The regular meeting of the Community Access Advisory Board of the City of Lynwood, California was held on April 17, 1989 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall (The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act). Chairperson Mary Wright called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members in attendance were Mary Wright, Bill Cunningham, and Re��. C. C. Coleman. ExcUSed was Ann Fields. Absent was Randy Williams. Staff present were Gerald J. Forde and Carol de Jesus. It was moved, seconded and carried to approve the minutes of March 20,1989 meeting. SCHEDliLED MATTERS A. DISCUSSION OF "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM Board Member Culeman agreed to serve as a committee member for the "City Beat" program. Both Chairperson Wright and Re�-. Coleman planned to meet on May 2 to work out the details for the program. The commissioners and staff also came up with some ideas as follow: -focus on the Mayor and Youth Council -have moderator give recap of Council activities -highlight some new recreational activities -program outreach -physical building The commission will have a brainstorming session next meeting tc determine a catching name for Lynwood's program. B. ORGANIZATION OF LYNWOOD PRODUCTION GROUP Chairperson Wright explained that since the board has not had any recent success in "getting programming", it Would be ideal if the people whom American Cablesystems has given training to and who have used the studio form a group and use their talents to produce some shows. The City will not pay them monetarr� compensation but as an incentive, they will get a chance to show their work on local television. �.<.�:. � � Rev. Coleman expressed an interest in getting into a training program with the American Cablesystems. ORALS Gerald Forde announced to the board that Don Fraser, Assistant City Manager, after seven years of service with the Cit,y is taking up a position Nith Ralph Andersen & Associates in Sacramento. Since Reverend Coleman was not present at the past meeting, Chairperson Wright reiterated the change of board meeting schedule (from t.hird to the second Monday of each month beginning the month of May). Rev. Coleman was in favor of the change. The nekt commission meeting is scheduled for May 8, 1989. Meeting ended at 6:10 p.m. � � � �� . . � - � C �� Ifi ��C��.�.� ��I�Q�`� ��?� CITY OF LYNWOOD 11330 Bull4s imad L'rttwood CaliSu� �ia 902�� June 12, 1989 �� City Hall Council Chambers � � 5:30 p.m. C ' � cR �° �� D AGENDA S �� AM JU N � 9 198g I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 7i8a9�Ipi11��i1�2i3i4�� 6 A. CALL TO ORDER , � B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE /;G�V #� C. ROLL CALL � � �� D. MINUTES - April 17, 1989 n� � 1�C1! � II. SCHEDULED MATTERS �C� 1. BUDGET DISCUSSIUN 2. COMMISSIONERS' REPORT ON PROPOSED "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM (Rev. C. C. Coleman & Mary Wriqht) 3. FIELD TRIP TO WATCH PRODUCING OF "BELLFLOWER CITY BEAT" 4. BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON A NAME FOR LYNWOOD PROGRAM III. PUBLIC ORALS IV. ADJOURNMENT � � COMMUNITY ACCESS ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for the Meeting of April 17, 1989 The regular meeting of the Community Access Advisory Board of the City of Lynwood, Californis was held on April 17, 1989 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall (The egenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act). Chairperson Mary Wright called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members in attendance were Mary Wright, Bill Cunningham, and Re�. C. C. Coleman. Excused was Ann Fields. Absent was Randy Williams. Staf£ present �aere Gerald J. Forde and Carol de Jesus. It was moved, seconded and carried to approve the minutes of March 20,1989 meeting. SCHEDULED MATTERS A. DISCUSSIOK OF "CITY BEAT" PROGRAM Board Member Coleman agreed to serve as a committee member for the "City Beat" program. Both Chairperson Wright and Rev. Coleman planned to meet on May 2 to work oUt the details for the program. The commissioners and staff also came up with some ideas as follow: -focus on the Mayor and Youth Council -have moderator give recap of Council activities -highlight some new recreational activities -program outreach -physical building The commission c,ill have a brainstorming session next meeting tc determine a catching name for Lynwood's program. B. ORGANI2ATION OF LYNWOOD PRODUCTIOtv' GROUP Chairperson Wright explained that since the board has not had any recent success in "getting programming", it would be ideal if the people cahom American Cablesystems has given training to and who have used the studio form a group and use their talents to produce some shows. The City saill not pay them monetary compensation b�t as an incentive, they will get a chance to show their s�ork on local television. � � . Rev. Coleman expressed an interest in getting into a training program with the American Cablesystems. ORALS Gerald Forde announced to the board that Don Fraser, Assistant City Manager, arter seven years of service with the City is taking up a position ui.th Ralph Andersen & Associates in Sacramento. Since Reverend Coleman was not present at the past meeting, Chairperson Wright reiterated the change of board meeting schedule (from third to the second Monda3- of each month beginning the month of May). Rev. Coleman was in favor of the change. The next commission meeting is scheduled for May 8, 1989. Meeting ended at 6:10 p.m.