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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2010-07-26 - VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL CITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL JULY 26, 2010 5:00 p. m. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11330 BULLIS ROAD LYNWOOD, CA 90262 Dt~~ P o s ~c~ JUL 2 1 2010 CITY OF LYNWOOD CITY CLERKS OFFICE M ~~i a ~.u,~ ~ o~ ~ ~.- i~ c~ I~ r, ~ ~5 »>VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL«< CHARLES WOOD, CHAIRPERSON »>BOARD MEMBERS«< LOUIS FORD JULIO MENDOZA FRANK CALDERON WILLIE WILLIAMS HERIBERTO BANCALARI »>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 BOARD MEMBER CALDERON BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER BANCALARI V. AGENDA POSTING VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS -TABLED FROM LAST MEETING A. ALL AMERICA CITY WINNER B. MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN LINDA SANCHEZ 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 S p.m. on Monday, August z3, zoio. . 7 • , CITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June z8, zoto I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting for June z8, zoio did not take place, as there was no one in attendance. II. INVOCATION: None III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was not recited. IV. ROLL CALL: Present Absent CHAIRPERSON WOOD BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER BANCALARI BOARD MEMBER CALDERON BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS V. VI AGENDA POSTING: for the June zoio meeting. The agenda was duly posted by the City Clerk APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: The May zoio meeting minutes were not approved due to lack of a quorum. VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS: TABLED TO NEXT MEETING A. ALL AMERICA CITY WINNER B. MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN LINDA SANCHEZ VIII. PUBLIC ORALS: None IX. BOARD MEMBER ORALS: - WOOD -Absent ~ - FORD -Absent - BANCALARI -Absent - PEREZ -Absent - CALDERON -Absent - WILLIAMS -Absent - BATTLE -Absent X ADJOURNMENT -The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held at 5:0o p.m. on Monday, July z6, zoio in the Lynwood City Hall Council Chambers. ~~~ c'``~f°r'Vd - = ~~. FOR IMMEDIATE RELCASE Contact: Jamel Goodloe Staff Liaison ipoodloe lynwood.ca.us 11330 Bullis Road Lynwood, CA 90262 310-603-0220, ext. 613 THE CITY OF LYNWOOD IS AN ALL-AMERICA CITY! Kansas City, Missouri- The City of Lynwood was one of ten cities nationwide to receive an All-America City Award. The National Civic League announced the winners of the 61st annual All-America City Award during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. The City of Lynwood competed against 25 other cities for this award. Lynwood last received this honor in 1961 and become a finalist in 1991. Lynwood is one of two California cities to receive the honor; the second is Rancho Cordova. The two California cities join Chandler, Arizona; North Miami, Florida; Acworth, Georgia; Des Moines, Iowa; Salisbury, Maryland; Gastonia, North Carolina; Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; and EI Paso, Texas. The National Civic League's 61-year old awards program recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties and metro regions for outstanding civic accomplishments. To win, communities have to demonstrate an ability to address serious challenges with innovative, grassroots strategies that promote civic engagement and cooperation between the public, private and nonprofit sectors. The All-America City Award is an honor achieved by more than 600 communities. This highly coveted accolade initiates a renewed civic spirit and pride plus a significant local, state and national attention that is a proven boost for recruitment of industry, jobs and investments to communities" says City Manager Roger L. Haley. "I challenged my team to bring this national recognition to our community and they met the challenge." The City submitted an application for the competition in February to showcase its advanced surveillance camera program, its Brush with Kindness program - in which it partners with Habitat for Humanity -and its Lynwood Youth Sports Association program. The City's video surveillance camera program has a lot to do with the improvements, along with an aggressive plan to attack violent crime between the 9 i Sheriff's, the City, and residents. These efforts have resulted in the lowE homicides, with zero homicides in the~year 2010, compared to average of in past years. ' This city has gone through challenging, difficult times," Santillan staid. "TF isn't just for the City Council... this recognition is for the residents, Department, the City's staff, the children and for the teachers. The c everyone in the City for uniting, because one person cannot chiange tF community, it really does take a village." This year, the public was able to follow the action by watching 41ive-strE event courtesy of Free Speech TV an'd a live chat featured by Twitter a Communities also prod`u, ced videos 'which told stories showcasing th promote civic engagement and solve~local problems. Members of the publ tens of thousands ~to~ back their favorite videos on the All- Ameri www.allamericacityaward.com. , ~ ~ For more information ~n the All-America City Award or the Natio~ al Civic our blog at www.allamericacityaward.com or contact us at 310-603-0220. s i 4 i st number of 20 homicides is recognition the Sheriff s redit goes to e image of a ~ming of the id Facebook. it efforts to ;voted in the a City blog, League, visit ' 'l ', a F Contact: Marsha Catron, 202-263-9161 Sanchez Announces Grants for Veterans Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (w;t A,reen 'ob trainong in add tion to grants Labor is awarding a grant to provide veterans in Callforrna g 1 awarded under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration bogmarkethnfogmatiosn, cla groom Orton the-job receive skills assessments, individual job counseling, la training, and job placement services. "I want Veterans organizations to know that there are goo a ~ Reran! nda Sanche a I am p eased to see returning to civiliantlife to find `meaningful employment, s p local groups receive these grants to assist our local veterans." GREEN JOB TRAINING GRANTEES: State Award Year Grantee Name City CA $500,000 United States Veterans Initiative Inglewood, Long Beach, and~Los Angeles counties HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION GRANTEES: State Award Year Grantee Name City , CA $300,000 New The Salvation Army Los Angeles CA Corp Los Angeles CA $130,000 New People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Los Angeles CA $300,000 New United States Vets Inc_ Phoenix Site Los Angeles CA $253,606 2nd The S volunteer of Amern ae1lA CA Lo A geles geles CA $300,000 2nd CA $300,000 2nd Weingart Center Association Los Angeles CA 5300,000 2nd New Directions Inc. Los Angeles ~ $300,p00 2nd United States Veterans Initiative, Long Beach long Beach r awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boa iations.l Funds we e public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and communKy organ A list of grantees and general information on the Department of Labor's unemployment and re- employment programs can be found at w~~~~~~•~1~~-•;r"'~`` i:r'• For Immediate Release,lune 23, 2010 .~ ~ ' ` r- r~rQfil: Ld111U1 d, JOIIIIC t1110111V .JQIIIIC.LUillvlul; iiwn.iwuo~..yu-~ Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:07 PM To: Zamora, Jamie Subject: VA Celebrates 66th Anniversary of GI Bill Department of Veterans Affairs F4R iMMF:,D1A'I'L RI_:I..I- ASE: June 23. 2010 Office of Public Affairs Waahingto~, OC 2t~20 Media Relations {702) 461-76~ www.ve-goy News Release VA Celebrates 66th Anniversary of GI Bill More Than $3.6 Billion in Post-9/1.1 GI Bill Benefits Issued WASP-IINGTON - On the 66`I' anniversar\~ of signing the GI Bill into law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has issued more than $i.6 billion in the bill's newest manifestation, the Post-9/1 1 GI Bill. Benefit payments under the bill. implemented last year. have gone to more than 285.000 people and their educational institutions. On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of~ 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights. "l'he Veterans Administration - as it was known at that time -- was responsible for carrying out the law's key provisions for education and training. loan guaranty for homes, farms or businesses, and unemployment pay. Before the World War ll, college and homeownership were, for the most part, unreachable dreams for the average American. 'T'hanks to the GI Bill, millions who would have flooded the job market opted for education instead. In the peak year of 1947, Veterans accounted for 49 percent of college admissions. By the time the original GI Bill ended..luly 2~, 196. 7.8 million ol~the 16 million World War II Veterans had participated in an education or training program. In 1984, tiormer Mississippi congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery revamped the GI Bill. The Montgomery G1 Bill assured that VA home loan guaranty and education programs continued to ~york for Veterans of the post-Vietnam era. In 2009, GI Bill benefits were updated again. ~Che new law `.;eve Veterans with active duty service on. or after. Sept. 1 1 2001. enhanced educational benefits to cover more expenses, provide a living allowance, money for books and the ability to transfer unused educational benefits to spouses or children.