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NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
June 10, 2008
10:00 AM
MAY 2 $ 2008
CITY OF LYN'J~/OOD
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AGENDA
Margaret Araujo, Chairperson
Sylvia Herron Gloria Jaimes Olga Real
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Roll Call
IV. Certification of Agenda Posting
V. Minutes Approval for May 13 Regular Meeting
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Martina Rodriquez
Commissioner
VI. Report on March 27 Women of the Year Award Luncheon
VII. Election of Vice Chair
VIII. Board Retreat
IX. Board Orals
X. Public Orals'
' limited to two minutes per speaker
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Adjournment: Motion to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday,
July 8' 2008 at 10 AM. in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall, 11330 Bullis
Road, Lynwood, CA 90262.
City oP Lynwood
Lynwood Women's Corrunission
Meeting iVlinuCes
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
3:00 P.M. City Council Chambers
Call to Order:
Chairperson Margaret Araujo called the meethig to order at 3:02 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Commissioner Real led the Pledge oP Allegiance.
Roll Call:
Chairperson Margaret Araujo- Present
Commissioner Gloria Jaimcs- PresenC
Commissioner Sylvia Herron-Present
Commissioner Olga Real-Present
Commissioner Martina Rodriquez-Absent
Attendees
Consuelo Mtushall, Staff Liaison
Serena Coulson-Johnson, Minutes Clerk
Pearline Calderon, Friend
Irene Garcia, Friend
Lorene Reed, Friend
Lien Stringfield, Friend
Certification of Agenda Posting: Agenda was duly posted.
Chairperson Araujo called for a motion to approve the March 11 and Special Meeting March
24, 2008 minutes as read. Commissioner Hen'on asked for three grammatical corrections [o
be made to the March 1 L (1) and March 24 (2) minutes. Motioned by Comnvssioner Herron
and seconded.
Chairperson Araujo asked staff to give the report on the March 27 Women of the Year
Award. C. Marshall give a verbal account of the event and said the written report world be
included at the next meeting.
Chairperson Araujo asked members to comment on the report. Commissioner Jaimes
mentioned that some of the raffle items were claimed more than once by certain woman in
the audience. Staff suggested that members would be able to work with staff on the raffle for
next year so this would not reoccur. Commissioner 1-Ierron mentioned that all awardees
should have the same Cime to speak. She suggested two minutes as a speaking limit for each =+a
awardee. She liked the food and wondered why the potatoes were not mashed, as
commissioners had requested. hi addition, Commissioner Herron asked why the program
was done at the last minute. She suggested that members and others could help staff so it
was not done at the last minute.
Commissioner Jaimes suggested that the commission should plan now for future events and
that they should have the opporhmity to volunteer for tasks for those events. Chairperson
Araujo stated that the commissioners will plan in advance for future events. She mentioned
that in July the commission should be planning for the October 2008 Health Fair and that
members should be involved in implementing ir.
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Discussion followed on the change in Che time for the commission meeting. Members
discussed 11 AM and 10 AM on the second Tuesday of the month. A motion was made by
Commissioner Herron and seconded. The motion was passed for the Women's Commission
meeting to change from 3 PM on the second Tuesday of the month to 10 AM on the second
Tuesday of the month.
Discussion followed on time for the commission retreat. Commissioner Herron made a
motion to have the June IO meeting at 10 AM at Bateman Hall or the Community Center.
Motion seconded and passed. Staff asked if members were comfortable with staff facilitating
the retreat. Members answered that they were comfortable with staff facilitating the reheat.
The Election of Officers was the next item on the agenda. Discussion followed as to why
this was being done now. Chair Araujo and Commission Herron explained to members why
an election was necessary. Commissioner Herron made a motion to retain Margaret Araujo
as chair and to hold off voting for vice-chair until the June meeting. Seconded and carried.
1'he Board Oral portion oP the agenda was opened by Chair Araujo. Commissioner Jaime
discussed her idea for members to talk about issues on the phone. Staff and other members
joined in a discussion on how a board functions as a whole and how meetings were meant for
members to vote on issues. It was made clear that members should not call each other on
board issues, but they should read the minutes and agenda and be prepared to make a
decision individually which upon the vote becomes a board decision.
Chair Araujo announced the upcoming session for all City Commissioners on Monday, May
19, 2008 at 4:30 PM al Bateman Hall. The Chair also announced the Anti-Prostitution
March to be held on Friday, May ] 6 at Helen Keller School at 5 PM.
Staff announced the Meadows Park Groundbreaking on Saturday, May 17 at 9 AM. Staff
read the memo from Mayor Sankillan explaining that translators will not be used for
commission members. Staff will redo the calendar for the commissioners.
The Public Orals portion of the meeting was opened by Chair Araujo. h-ene Garcia, Friend
asked to speak and was told by Chair Araujo Chat she was limited to two minutes. Ms. Garcia
told Commission members that Chair Araujo had been rude to her at the Women of the Year
event She said it was the truth that Chair Araujo had yanked the young man away from
talking to her. Chair Araujo Cold Ms. Garcia that she could not publicly attack her personally '~
as she had been told by Mayor Pro Tem Castro. Ms. Garcia continued to speak until the
Chair hit the gavel so that it made a loud noise. Ms. Gu-cia then moved to the rear of the
Council Chambers. Commissioner Herron mentioned that speakers should not identify the
name of the person they were upset with, but that the public did have a right to speak to the
commission.
Staff discussed the role oP the commission and the current paUt being taken by Che new
Mayor, CiCy Council and City Manager. Lorene Reed, Friend came to the front to speak and
said that it was good to see the commissioners wanting to be involved in activities. She
adding that they had duties aad responsibilities to the community and that the retreat was a
good idea. She questioned whether the Triends really existed as Friends, as there was
nothing in the ordinance about the friends.
Chair Araujo said chat Che retreat will coucenu'ate on making plans for commission activities
and how they will be involved in them. Commissions gave direction Co staff to reserve the
old Senior Citizen area in the Community Center first and then Batem~i Hall. Discussion
followed on absences for Commission Rodriquez and when she was sworn in. Staff said they
would look into the attendance records and report back Co the commission.
Commissioner Herron made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Real and approved. The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 PM.
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