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CITY OF LYNWOOD
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETING
OCTOBER 18, 1995
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5 00 P M
AGENDA
CITY OF LYNWOOU
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
I. OPENING CEREMONIES
A • Call to Order
B Pledge of Allegiance
C Certification of the Posting of the Agenda
D Roll Call
E Approval of the Past Minutes - September 13, 1995
II INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Recreation and Community Services Activity Report
B. Block Watch Captain's Report
C City Council Matters
III. SCHEDULED MATTERS
A. Report on Chamber of Commerce
B Report on Community Service Day Program
C. Report on Character Counts Week
IV. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
V. COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Motion to adjourn to the regularly scheduled meeting on November
15, 1995 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 SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 MEETING
The Community Affairs Commission meeting of September 13,1995 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
David Litsinger
Bette Espeseth
Yolanda Bays
Ann Fields
Lucille Walker
Barbara Newton
Commissioner Lorna Hawkins was not in attendance Mr. Ralph Davis
stated that Commissioner Hawkins was in Sacramento receiving an
award
Staff present Mr Ralph Davis
Mr Davis certified the posting of the agenda
Commissioner Espeseth motioned to approve the minutes of the July
19, 1995 meeting Commissioner Newton seconded the motion The
Commission agrees and the minutes were so ordered.
INFORMATION ITEMS
At the last City Council meeting, Council had a discussion about a
feeding program that was scheduled to be distributed at Mervyn M.
Dymally Park Council is concerned that this program would bring
in people who will abuse the program. They would like for the
program to be monitored properly At the moment this feeding
program is being held at the National Guard Armory
The City Council also requested that two (2) new Commissions be
formed. The first Commission being the Library Commission which
would help determine what the needs of the library are. The second
Commission would be the Arts Commission which would be responsible
for the expansion of arts in the community
There will be a trip to the Pomona County Fair on September 20,
1995 sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Tickets are $8 00 per
person
There will be an informative workshop held by the Sheriff's
Department on Community Policing. It is geared to help residents
identify gangs and know what procedures to follow in case of an
emergency The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Century
Sheriff's Station.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 MEETING
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
An update of the Fall Programs was given by Mr. Ralph Davis.
newsrelease handouts were given to all Commissioners
Mr. Ralph Davis spoke on the Lynwood Community Youth Gang Task
Force Many organizations are involved with this program. This
program is geared to making our communities safer places for our
youth
The Teen Help,Line is another program underway Parents will be
provided with a list of various organizations which they can call
to help their teenage children. The lists will be available at
local churches and schools.
Character Counts Week will be held from October 15 through October
21, 1995. This is a nation wide program geared to teach children
the value of good character A numerous amount of agencies such
as; St. Francis Medical Center, the Lynwood Unified School
District, Drive -By Agony, and the Community Violence Task Force as
well as the City of Lynwood are hosting this event.
Mr Ralph Davis asked that the presentation Mr Errick Lee,
Executive Director of the Lynwood Chamber of Commerce, be held over
to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
The Community Services Day is tentatively scheduled for Saturday,
December 16, 1995 This event is held to help those families in
need. Food, toys (for children 12 years old and under) and
Christmas trees will be distributed on this day Letters will be
mailed to three (3) companies asking them to donate Christmas trees
for this day. There will be information booths at this event along
with local entertainment to make it a festive day Santa Claus
will also be present
Various Commissioners requested that boxes for canned foods and
toys be placed in various locations in order for people to donate
food and toys to be used for the Community Services Day
The September 16th Street Fair
three (3) days Martin Luther
between Norton and Abbott Road
will be an event that will last
King Jr. Boulevard will be closed
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 MEETING
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Commissioner Fields stated that at the Old Americans Day there was
no one representing the City of Lynwood She also attended the
80th Anniversary Celebration of the United Methodist Church and
stated that she enjoyed it very much
Commissioner Walker reported that the City Council is going to help
out the Lynwood Library She also reported on the 80th Anniversary
Celebration of the United Methodist Church She also enjoyed the
program very much and said that many people were in attendance
Commissioner Bays reported that the man that who was caught peeping
was finally arrested. He was caught because on a parent was able
to take down the license plate number of his vehicle
Commissioner Espeseth reported that the Alpha Beta in Lynwood will
not be ,turned into a Ralph's because Ralph's stated that this
particular store did not make enough money.
Chairperson Litsinger pointed out that the Community Affairs
Commission picture is missing He stated that he was in favor of
all the ideas presented for the Community Service Day Program.
The meeting was adjourned at 6 02 p.m until the next regularly
scheduled meeting on November 15, 1995