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Home My Public Portal AboutA1989-06-21 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION �: �: �� I�UY�I�Y AF ��I�� . � - ��I� �� , Date: 6��4 T�. Purchasing From: Donald J. Fraser, Asst. City Manager Subject: CONII�IISSIONERS PAY Please, pa , the following commissioners for their attendance nt . the G/L i f� meeting of the Community Affairs Commission. / PRESENT ABSENT Yolanda Bays 3841 Lugo Avenue �� y� Lynwood, Ca 90262 —__ Bette Espeseth —� 11172 Carson Drive - Zynwood, Ca 90262 Ann A. Fields > 3920 Magnolia Avenue / Lynwood, Ca 90262 V _ David Litsinger / - 5300 Cortland�� Z,ynwood, Ca 902 2 : _ Barbara Newton 3933 Walnut � � � i,ynwood, Ca 90262 Lucille Walker / :P.O. Box 556 ✓ Z.ynwood, Ca 90262 �� . Marion Madden 3300 Cortland Sp. 27 Lynwood, Ca 90262 � 1-cb01 . ._� __ ._ � �� J� �. � COMMUNITY AFFA�RS COMM�SS�ON � �Y�� . 11330 Bullis R�od L.�mwood, Ca 90262 June 21, 1989 � n � � � ' City Council Chambers N�L a'-a�2.Q . 5:0o p.m. I RECEII/ED CITY OF LYNWOOD I , AGENDA ��TY �LL-RKS OF,=10E - AM JUN� 15 1989 . 7 i 8 � 9 il 0 illi12ili2 i 3 i 4 i � 6 , I. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS • /�� "_ "y`- ��f�_ _ /_ l A. CALL TO ORDER '� �Q1�� B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE � � C. ROLL CALL D. MINUTES - May 17, 1989 II. SCHEDULED MATTERS �. 1. AN OVERVIEW ON CO`1PLETE COGNT COTIMITTEE - PATRICIA MOORE, CENSUS COMMUNITY AWARENESS SPECIALIST 2. REPORT ON COMMUNITY/LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON FOR MENTAL HEALTH 3. UPDATE ON STATUS OF LYNWOOD LIVING, THE NEWSLETTER III. PUBLIC ORALS ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN TO A REGULAR MEETING FOR JULY 19, 1989 AT 5:00 - P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL, 11330 BULLIS ROAD, CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA .� . ., � � REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAY" 1 7 , 1989 The Community Affairs Commission met in a regular session on MaI' li, 1989 at the Council Chambers of the City Ha11, 11330 , Bu11is Road, Lynwood California. (�genda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act). Commissioner Litsinger called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Present Absent Folanda Bays Bette Espeseth • , Ann Fields David Litsinger Marion Madden Barbara Newton Lucille Walker Staff present: Gerald Forde & Carol de Jesus. The minutes of the April 19, 1989 meeting was appro��ed. BUSINESS ITEMS: � , 1. AIv OVERVIEIv ON COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE Ms. Patricia Moore, Census Community Awareness Specialist had asked Mayor Evelyn Wells to give an overview on Complete Count Committee in her place. Mayor Wells passed out booklets on 1990 Census Governments Promotion Handbook for commissioners to read-and use as a guide for future discussions. The Piayor explained in brief: .. . . -��. � � . � . A. Complete Count Committee • The purpose of the Compiete Count Committee is to promote the 1990 Census and the City of Lynwood. The role of the commission is to take census data in order for the City to be able to receive dollars that will heip provide badl5� needed services in the community. Since the information will be kept for ten (10) years, the Mayor appealed to the committee to make sure that the information taken be accurate. ' The Census personnel will come out one day and check on the number of homeless in the City and it is the function of the committee to be.able to determine the information needed. The PSayor emphasized that she wanted to see an active, aggressive commission doing the census count. She and the Council will gice full support to the commission and will make e�•erything avail_able to the needs of the commissioners in terms of available help from Youth Council and Block Watch. Captains. B. Confidentiality The surveys that the commission c:ill send to the residence will be treated confidential and will not involve ani- public code enforcement intervention. C. Publicity The Mayor recommended a ceremonial kickoff for the 1990 Census through the use of newspaper ads or cable access programming. D. Regiorial Committee Senator Dymally will set up a regional committee for the whole 31 congressional district comprising of elected officials, etc. among them, a member selected from the Complete Count Committee. E. Action Taken The Mayor asked the commissioners to read the booklet, do a checklist and come up with a schedule of what they want done and get it out as soon as possible. Another project that the Mayor recommended to the Commission is its participation in the Drug-Free Red Ribbon Pledge. � � V 4 � '� � � 2. NEWSLETTER ARTICLE "DID YOU KNOF'?" Mr. Forde e�:plained to the commission that since the Lynwood Press is no longer in business, the city finds itself withont an adjudicated paper which is i•equired for publishing legal ads. Because of a high degree of expenditures in the areas of publishing promotional items, city ads and the City Newsletter, Council has put a hold on the latter until final negotiations with Dr. C.Z. Wilson, Chairman and publisher of Central News - Wave Publications Inc. (Lynwood Press) takes place. Mr. Forde will give s status report next meeting. 3. COPIMUNITF/LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON FOR MENTAL.HEALTH The city paid for the attendance of three (3) commissioners to the annual legislative luncheon for mental health. The three commissioners are David Litsinger, Yolanda Bays and • Barbara Newton. Chairman Litsinger will give a report on the event at the next commission meeting. COMMISSIONERS' ORALS Yolanda Bays - very� concerned about the role of the Sheriff's. Mr. Forde explained that CoUncil is pressuring for availability to meet with the Sheriff at a regular basis. A meeting has been scheduled for Covncil and Sheriff to discuss the law enforcement services for the Justice Center, which will be one of the largest largest facilities in the County of Los Angeles. Commissioner Ann Fields requested that Mr. Forde report back to the commission on what transpired at the said meeting. Mr. Forde also informed the commission that he will set a meeting for the chairman to meet with the Sheriff and go over the problems discussed at the commission meetings. In the � meanwhile, he told the commissioners to call him should they have any misgivings about calling the Sheriff, and he will call the Sheriff himself. � ,Barbara Newton - invited Mr. Forde and Carol de Jesus to attend the Yo�th Merit Award scheduled for June 5 at 6:30 P.M. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:40 - PM. The next meeting is scheduled for July 19, 1989.