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HomeMy Public PortalAboutA 2009-01-26 - VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCILCITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL JANUARY 26, 2009 5:00 p. m. l CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER - ~ - -- - ~~ 11330 BULLIS ROAD I~ LYNWOOD, CA 90262 JAN 2 2.2009 »>VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL~<T~ pd~ LYNVVppD CHARLES WOOD, CHAIRPERSC~I~1~Y C~-EFI~B DEE~CE JOE BATTLE, VICE CHAIRPERSON!i~ »>BOARD MEMBERS«< c?t~ JULIO MENDOZA LOUIS FORD ~~ g` MANNY PEREZ FRANK CALDERON JOHN BEIMER WILLIE WILLIAMS »>RECREATION STAFF«< PERRY BRENTS, DIRECTOR ROZIE CARRILLO, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. ROLL CALL: CHAIRPERSON WOOD VICE CHAIRPERSON BATTLE BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER CALDERON BOARD MEMBER PEREZ BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER BEIMER V. AGENDA POSTING VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS A. RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS VIII. PUBLIC ORALS IX. BOARD MEMBER ORALS X. ADJOURNMENT -The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, February z3, zoo9. CITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES; NOVEMBER z4,.zoo8 I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting for November z4, zoo8 was called to order at s:oo p.m. II. INVOCATION: There was no Invocation. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was not recited. IV. ROLL'CALL: Present Absent BOARD MEMBER CALDERON BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS CHAIRPERSON WOOD VICE CHAIRPERSON BATTLE BOARD MEMBER BEIMER BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER PEREZ V. AGENDA POSTING: The agenda was duly posted by the City Clerk for the November zoo8 meeting. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The October minutes were not approved due to a lack of a quorum. VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS: A. Review of Veterans Day Program - Ms. Rozie Carrillo, Recreation Superintendent II commented that Chairperson Wood remarked that she did a great job with the Veterans Day Program. She would have liked to have seen more people come out for the event. Ms. Carrillo stated that she learned a lot and is excited about next year's program. Chairperson Wood remarked that street banners usually draw people to events. Ms. Carrillo will arrange to have someone sponsor banners next year. Chairperson Wood has a friend that can make a street banner for approximately ~zso to X300. Ms. Carrillo informed the Board Members that the wood for the crosses was donated by Jones Lumber, the crosses were made free of charge by Lynwood High School. Woodshop students, the wreath was purchased from the Magic Rose and the food was purchased by the City of Lynwood. The program came in under budget. Chairperson Wood stated that he was not happy with the person from post #7z3. Ms. Carrillo suggested using the VFW Honor Guard next year. Chairperson Wood stated that the R.O.T.C. program has started up again in the middle schools. VIII. PUBLIC ORALS: None 9. IX. BOARD MEMBER ORALS: - FORD -Absent - WOOD -Chairperson Wood wishes everyone a nice Thanksgiving holiday and hopes to see everyone at the Christmas Parade. Ms. Carrillo says she hopes to see everyone at the Tree Lighting Ceremony on iz/4. Chairperson Wood also mentions T-Ball on iz/i, Baseball on iz/6 & iz/7 and Softball on iz/i3 & iz/i4. Toys will be collected at these events and donated to the Community Services Day program. - PEREZ -Absent - CALDERON -Board Member Calderon spoke about the on-going water study at Camp I:ejeune in San Diego. You can Google this online and get updated information on the status of the drinking water. Allegedly the water at Camp Lejeune is not safe for drinking and many children are being diagnosed with diseases such as Cerebral Palsy. - MENDOZA -Absent - WILLIAMS -Absent - BEIMER -Board Member Beimer stated that he was sick and unable to attend the Veterans Day Program. He heard it was an excellent event. - BATTLE -Absent X. ADJOURNMENT -The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn for the holidays. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held at S:oo p.m. on Monday, January z6, 2009 in the Lynwood City Hall Council Chambers.