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JOHN BEIMER, CHAIRPERSON
DALE JONES, VICE CHAIRPERSON �
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JULIO MENDOZA CHARLES WOOD HAWN REED '
MANNY PEREZ LOUIS FORD FRANK CALDERON i
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ANN FIELDS WILLIE WILLIAMS ,
»>RECREATION STAFF«< �
JIM GIVEN, DIRECTOR
ART HERNANDEZ, RECREATION COORDINATOR
' ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK
L CALL TO ORDER
IL INVOCATION i
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ` ,
IV. ROLL CALL: ;
CHAIRPERSON BEIMER VICE CHAIRPERSON JONES �
BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER WOOD �
. BOARD MEMBER REED BOARD MEMBER PEREZ
BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER CALDERON �
BOARD MEMBER FIELDS BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS I
V. AGENDA POSTING
VL APPROVAL OF MINUTES
VII. INFORMATION ITEMS
VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS - `
A. REVIEW OF VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
IX. PUBLIC ORALS
X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS ' i
XI. ADJOURNMENT - THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, �
JANUARY 23, 2006. '
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES FOR
OCTOBER 24, 2005
I. CALL TO ORDER: ChairpersonJohn Beimer called the Veterans Affairs
Council meeting to order at 5:07 p.m.
IL INVOCATIOIV: Board Member Charles Wood led the Invocation.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairperson Beimer led the Pledge of Allegiance.
N. ROLL CALL: ,
CHAIRPERSON BEIMER - Present VICE CHAIR JONES - Absent
BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA - Present BOARD MEMBER WOOD -Present I
BOARD MEMBER REED - Absent BOARD MEMBER PEREZ - Absent �
BOARD MEMBER FORD - Present BOARD MEMBER CALDERON - Absent
' BOARD MEMBER FIELDS -Honorary Member BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS - Absent i
V. AGENDA POSTING: Chairperson Beimer affirmed that the agenda was duly �
posted by the City Clerk for the October zoo5 meeting. �
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VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson Beimer requests a vote on the minutes
for the September zoo5 minutes. Board Member Mendoza motions that the i
minutes be approved. Board Member Wood seconds the motion. All members ,
vote unanimously for approval of the minutes. f
VII. INFORMATION ITEMS: None '
VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS: '
A. Women's Commission -"GiEts of Love" Program -
B. Veterans Day Ceremony - Final preparations are being made for this annual
event. There will be a wreath ceremony along with participation from the Young
Marines and the middle school ROTC. Invitations will go out this Thursday. �
The Veterans Affairs Board Members are instructed to wear a shirt and tie or their �
uniform if possible. The ceremony will be held on Friday, November ti, zoo5 at '
io:oo a.m. on the front City Hall lawn. i
IX. PUBLIC ORALS: None i
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X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS:
, ➢ JONES - Absent
, ➢ WOOD - The L.S.A. Baseball program raised $5,00o for hurricane relief
assistance; half of the money will go to the city of Lynwood and half will go to
the American Red Cross. Each entity will use the funds to assist hurricane
, victims.
➢ FORD - Commented that he did not realize that Hurricane Katrina evacuees �
were staying in Lynwood.
➢ FIELDS - Honorary Member
➢ PEREZ - Absent '
➢ CALDERON - Absent
➢ REED - Absent
➢ MENDOZA - More Veterans from out of the area need to be recruited to
participate in events. He hopes to see a Veterans Memorial in Lynwood one
day.
➢ WILLIAMS - Absent
➢ BEIMER - No Comment
XI. ADJOURNMENT - The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn to the next
regularly scheduled meeting which will be held at 5:0o p.m. on Monday,
November z8, zoo5.
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