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Home My Public Portal About01-24-2005 VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION h • CITY OF LYNWOOD ``� .. VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL • 1ANUARY 24, 2005 r g. ' 5:00 P.M. '� � �.� � G 4:. 4�..�. v� ts` ' CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS �iTY�� tit'° . ,,, .. , -. . ' 11330 BULLIS ROAD - . LYNWOOD, CA 90262 .l,qi; 2,0 2D05 + llf;'. FPa! . . . . . „, �: •� p.� M.. � � � � � »>VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL«<'�i �`'' '� ��; �� . � � � JOHN BEIMER, CHAIRPERSON �`� ��L .� �, DALE JONES, VICE CHAIRPERSON ��,\�� J. � �, • � � � »>BOARD MEMBERS«< � , JULIO MENDOZA CHARLES WOOD HAWN REED , MANNY PEREZ LOUIS FORD ANN FIELDS ` � . WILLIE WILLIAMS . »>RECREATION STAFF«< . JIM GIVEN, DIRECTOR �� LEO RODRIGUEZ, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II � ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK ' � .. ` AGENDA � I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE , IV. ROLL CALL: ' CHAIRPERSON BEIMER VICE CHAIRPERSON JONES BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER WOOD . �BOARD MEIVIBER REED . BOARD MEMBER PEREZ BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER FIELDS � BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS V. AGENDA POSTIIVG VL APPROVAL OF MINUTES VII. INFORMATION ITEMS VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS � � IX. PUBLIC ORALS ' X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS " XI. ADJOURNMENT - THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED . MEETING,WILL $E HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, - :. FEBRUARY 28, 2005. � � ` � CITY OF LYNWOOD `� ° - VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2004 ; I. , CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson John Beimer called the Veterans Affairs � , Council meeting to order at 5:0o p.m. , _ II. INVOCATION: Vice Cliairperson Wood gave the Invocation. �- III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairperson Beimer led the Pledge of Allegi�nce. IV. ROLL CALL: CHAIRPERSON,BEIMER - Present VICE CHAIR JONES - Present BOARD IVIEMBER MENDOZA - Absen[ BOARD MEMBER WOOD -Present " BOARD MEMBER REED - Absent ' BOARD MEMBER PEREZ - Absent BOARD MEMBER FORD = Absent BOARD MEMBER FIELDS -Absen� BOARD nQEMBER WILLIAMS - Absent � � ^ � V. AGENDA POSTING: Chairperson Beimer confirmed that the agenda was ' � posted by the.City Clerk for the November'zoo4 meeting. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUT.ES: VII. INFORMATION ITEMS: ➢ Candy Czne Lane Christmas Parade - iz/to/o4 - There will be a carnival as part of the holiday festivities. i. Annual Holiday Dinner for Commissioners, Board IVlembers and Blockwatch Captains - on iz/t7/oq @ 6:3o p.rn. at Bateman Hall. , ' ➢ Community Services Day - iz�zo�oq - Food & Toy Distribution - The L.S.A. " Soccer and Baseball Programs are very involved with collecting toys for this annual, event. ➢ Mr. Leo Rodriguez informed the Commissioners that the City of Lynwood is once again contracting with California Security for citywide securiry guard -. services instead of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department. ➢ NIr. Rodriguez announced that he will be off from work for the'whole month of � December. ,� � � I� VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS: IDEAS FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT WALLS - Mr. Rodriguez stated that the Veterans Council must do something tofally different than what is being done in order to obtain funds for the Veterans Memorial Monument. Turn-around trips to Las Vegas are a possibility as is "Meet a Veteran" day. Another possibility,is to scale-down the . � design altogether and do something yery minimaL The cities of Santa Fe Springs and' South Gate have very simple designs for their Veterans Memorial ' Monuments. � IX. PUBLIC ORALS: None X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS: � ➢ JONES - No Comment . ➢ WOOD - No Comment ➢ FORD - Absent � � �� ➢ FIELDS - Abs'ent � � � . � " i PEREZ - Absent � ' ➢ M'ENDOZA - Absent ➢' REED - Absent _ � i� VVILLIAMS - Absent � � � ` ➢ BEIMER -.Announced that Board Member Reed received an invitation to the ' WWII Memorial Monument Ceremony in Washington D.C. This event is . ;'restricted to WWII veterans and is by invitation only. Board Member Reed ' aTso received a certificaxe of remembrance as a veteran of W W II. There is a ' toll-free 80o number in case anyone wants to call to receive their own certificate ' of remembrance for their service in WWII. Chairperson Beimer statedthat Board Member Reed's health seems to be improving. , XI_ _ ADJOURNMENT - The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn for the holidays. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held at 5:0o p.m. on Monday, ' January z4, zoo5. ' , recreatn\veterans affairs mvncil �aoo5 � . . . . �.