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CITY OF LYNWOOD
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FEBRUARY 23, 2004 CITYOf LYNWOOD
5:00 P.M. CITYC�FR;(S n�FICE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEB 1 9 2004
11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90� p�
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JOHN BEIMER, CHAIRPERSON DALE JONES� VICE CHAIRPERSON �/G� +
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JULIO MENDOZA CHARLES WOOD HAWN REED MANNY PEREZ ,
ALBERT JIMENEZ LOUIS FORD ANN FIELDS
WILLIE WILLIAMS MARIO GUTIERREZ j
RECREATION STAFF: JIM GIVEN, DIRECTOR LEO RODRIGUEZ, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II � �
ELIZABETH DIXON, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II �
� ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK
AGENDA f
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L CALL TO ORDER ' �
❑. INVOCATION �
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
N. ROLL CALL: �
CHAIRPERSON BEIMER VICE CHAIRPERSON JONES
BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER WOOD i
BOARD MEMBER REED BOARD MEMBER JIMENEZ
BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER PEREZ '
BOARD MEMBER FIELDS BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS I
BOARD MEMBER GUTIERREZ
V. AGENDA POSTING - FEBRUARY ,'
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —JANUARY 2004
Vll. INFORMAT[ON ITEMS: NONE �
VIIL SCHEDULED MATTERS: A. Review of ineeting held on 1/29 at Bateman Hall i
regarding Veterans Memorial & Outdoor �
Performance Arena �
PUBLIC ORALS
IX. BOARD MEMBER ORALS �
X. ADJOURNMENT — ADJOURN TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING WH1CH WILL BE HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, MARCH 22,
2004.
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL
, MEETING MINUTES FOR
JANUARY 26, 2004
� � I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson John Beimer called the Veterans Affairs Council
meeting to ordcr at 5:00 p.m.
IL [NVOCATION: Board Member Charles Wood gave.the Invocation.
� 111. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Board Member Ann Fields led the Pledge of A�Ilegiance.
IV. ROLL CALL:
� CHAIRPGRSONBt:IMER PRESLNT VICECIIAIRPHRSON,IONES ABSENT
BOARD MEMBHR MENDOZA PRES[NT 60ARD MCM6ER WOOD PRESLNT
BOARD MEMBER RFFD ABSEN'i BOARD MEM6ER JIMENEZ ABSEN'I'
� 60ARD MEMBFR PORD PRFSGNT QOARD MEMBER PIELDS PRESFNT
QOARD MGMBER WILLIAMS ABSBNT I30ARD MBMBER GU"I'IFRRE'l. ABSf:NT
QOARD MHMBER PBREZ PRHSGNT
V. AGENDA POSTING: Chairperson Beimer continned that thc agenda was posted by the
City Clerk for the January 2004 meeting. �
VL APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson Beimer requests a vote on the minutes tor the .'
� November mecting (No Dece�nber meeting). Board Member Wood motions that the �
minutes be approved. Board Member Mendoza seconds the inotion. All members vote �,
unanimously for approval of the November iniimtes. �
VIL INFORMATION ITEMS: None �
VI11. SCHEDULED MATTERS:
A. VETERANS MEMORIAL & OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE ARENA —Thcre will be
a kick-off planning meeting held at Bateman Hall in the V IP room on 1/29/04 at 2:00 �
p.m. Mr. Rodriguez and one other Veterans Affairs Council Board Member are ,
invited to attend. Board Member Wood volunteers to represent the Vcterans Affairs
Council at the meeting.
Mr. Leo Rodriguez, Recreation Superintendent II gave a brief overview of tentative ;
plans for the Veterans Memorial Monument First, there will be additional meetings
in the future and the Veterans Affairs Board Members will have the opportunity to
provide thcir recommendations. Yadi Farhadi of the Public Works/Enginecring �
Department has applied for grant monies for this project. The monument will include �
a performance amphitheatre to dra�v attention to the area. Currently the �
groundbreaking ceremony is tentativcly scheduled for Nove�nber 2004 and may be
incorporated into the a�nual Vcterans Day Program. �
IX. PUBLIC ORALS: None
X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS:
Jones — Absent
Perez — Board Member Manny Perez stated that he had a serious accident on November
8, 2003 and has been unable to attend meetings. He did not resign from the Veterans
Affairs Council. His name will be added back to the mailing list and agenda.
Wood — No comment
Mendoza —Inyuired about the Veterans Day program video shot by Mr. Rodriguez' son.
Ford — No comment
Reed — Absent
Gutierrez — Absent
Fields — No conunent
Jimenez - Abscnt �
VVilliams — Abscnt
Beimer — Announced that Board Member H�wn Reed broke his hip and could not attend
the meeting.
Rodriguez — Mr. Rodriguez stated that the cable technician assisting his son with the
� Veterans Day progr�n video was recently on vacation and is now working on anothcr
project. The video will be ready soon aud hopefully a screening party can be arranged
for cast and crew and the Veterans Affairs Council.
XI ADJOURNMENT—THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WILL
BE HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004.
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