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CITY OF LYNWOOD
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETING
APRIL 17, 1996
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5 00 P M " EIVED
AGENDA CI OF LYNWOOD
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
APR 11 1996
I. OPENING CEREMONIES
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Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Certification of the Posting of
Roll Call
Approval of the Past Minutes - March 20
II INFORMATION ITEMS
A City Council Agenda Report
B Block Watch Captain's Agenda Report
C Recreation Activity Report
III. SCHEDULED MATTERS
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A. Report on the HRMAC Meeting on April 11, 1996
B. Report on the City Budget Schedule for the
Fiscal Year 96 -97
IV. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
V. COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn to the regularly scheduled meeting on May 15,
1996 at 5:00 p.m in the City Hall Council Chambers, 11330 Bullis
Road, City of Lynwood, CA 90262
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CITY OF LYNWOOD
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION MINUTES
OF THE MARCH 20, 1996 MEETING
The Community Affairs Commission meeting of March 20, 1996 was
called to order by Chairperson David Litsinger at 5:00 p.m. The
pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Bette Espeseth
Roll Call of Commissioners present
Chairperson
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
David Litsinger
Bette Espeseth
Barbara Newton
Yolanda Bays
Lucille Walker
Ann Fields
Lorna Hawkins
Staff present: Mr. Ralph Davis
Mr. Ralph Davis certified the posting of the agenda
Commissioners Espeseth motioned to approve the minutes of the March
20, 1996 meeting. Commissioner Newton seconded the motion. The
Commission agrees and the minutes were so ordered
INFORMATION ITEMS
The Block Watch Captains meeting was held on February 27, 1996.
They are currently working on their Earthquake Preparedness
Program. Many Block Watch Captains are concerned at the fact that
there are approximately 60 to 70 Block Watch Captains yet only 25
usually attend the meetings. The Block Watch Captains would like
for all Captains to participate and become active members.
Mr Ralph Davis reported that Western Waste and USA Waste will be
merging together in order to provide better services to their
customers.
Mr. Ralph Davis stated that the Unity Festival proposal was
approved by the City Council
The Lynwood City Council also approved the Olympic Torch Relay
Ceremony program. The Ceremony will be held on April 27, 1996 at
the Los Angeles Coliseum There will be twelve Lynwood.residents
running in the relay
The Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 6,
1996 at 10:00 a.m in Mervyn M Dymally Congressional Park. Free
candy will be distributed to all the children. The Rotary Club is
sponsoring this event
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MINUTES OF THE
MARCH 20, 1996 MEETING
The Annual Mr. and Mrs Lynwood Competition will be held on March
30, 1996 at Bateman Hall. This competition is sponsored annually
by the Lynwood Chamber of Commerce
Baseball Opening Day will be held on March 30, 1996. The program
will begin at 10:00 a.m There are approximately 400 - 500
participants in the Baseball program.
The Lynwood All City Track Meet will be held on Saturday, April 13,
1996 at Lynwood High School. The track meet is scheduled to begin
at 9:00 a m.
On Saturday, April 20, 1996 the 4th Annual Peace March will be
held. Drive -By Agony sponsors this event in order promote peace in
the communities and to stop gang violence
A Doctor's Day dinner will be held on March 22, 1996 The City
Council will present a Humanitarian award in honor of Dr. Ross
Miller.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
Ms. Frankie Maryland made a presentation on HRMAC She stated that
she is very excited to be able to work with the City of Lynwood.
She explained to the commission that her purpose is to get the
surrounding cities to help one another. A consortium is held the
second Thursday of each month A staff member and a Commissioner
should be present at all the meetings. Ms. Maryland's job is to
help the city form a plan that would prevent inter -group tension in
the city
PUBLIC ORALS
NONE
COMMISSION ORALS
Commissioner Walker attended the Unity Dinner. She stated that it
was very entertaining and had a great time at the dinner
Commissioner Newton also attended the Unity Dinner and enjoyed it
very much.
Commissioner Hawkins talked about the Peace March which will be
held on April 20, 1996. She would really like for everyone to
participate. The Peace March will begin in Lynwood and end on
Olvera Street
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'MINUTES OF THE
MARCH 20, 1996 MEETING
Commissioner Espeseth stated that Frontier Market is changing its
name to Superior Market
Chairperson Litsinger reported that the Loving Cup will be
presented on Tuesday to the winner of the Mathathon Competition
The meeting was adjourned at 6 10 p m by Chairperson David
Litsinger