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APPROVED
MINUTES OF THE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL CITY OF OS MEAD
APRIL 13, 1977 DAT a~
BY
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council was call to
order in Joint Session with the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors at 7:30 P.M. at the T & J Restaurant, 8526 E. Valley Blvd. by
Mayor Cichy.
ROLL CALL: CITY COUNCIL & STAFF
Present: Cichy, Hunter, Trujillo,
Imperial (arrived at 8:00 P.M.)
Absent: Taylor
Ex officio: Dickey, Tripepi, Wyckoff, J. Young
ROLL CALL: CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ruth Kirkby, President
Don Frieninger, Vice-President
Art Maude
Jill Necco
Louis Tury
Don Bailey
Jack Adams
Jim Bennett
Serge Woodruff
Bill Liggett
John Judziewicz, Executive Manager
Chamber President, Ruth Kirkby assumed the Chairmanship-of the Meeting and
asked for introductions...
Ruth Read a Report which Outlined the 3 Main Committees of the Chamber
1) Business Development Committee
2) Legislative Affairs Committee
3) Membership Committee
She stated that the Chamber is happy to announce that their Total Budget is
$52,602.00 and that the City no longer provides over 50% of the income
(City allocated $21,466.00).
Suggestions for Better Communications were as follows:
1) Representatives of Chamber to attend City Meetings
Representatives of City to Attend Chamber Board Meeting
2) The Chamber have a Box at City Hall where all City Notices and
Agendas can be put:
3) Coordination of efforts for Publications - including bringing publications
to Council for input before final.
4) To consider the size of the Chamber Board with possible increase.
Fund Raisers and Annual Events were discussed including:
1) American Heritage Parade
2) Las Vegas Night
3) Mixers..
Basic Problems were discussed including:
1) Need to Fill Empty Stores
2) Paperwork of Administration of the Chamber vs Need to Get Out & Talk to
Businessmen..
3) Establishment of Priorities
Councilwoman Trujillo left the meeting at 9:30 P.M.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
HELD APRIL 12, 1977 WAS ADJOURNED TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1977 AT 7:30 P.M.
AT THE T & J RESTAURANT, 8526 E. VALLEY BLVD., ROSEMEAD CALIFORNIA TO BE HELD
IN JOINT SESSION WITH THE ROSEMEAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Dated: April 12, 1977
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Council/Chamber Minutes
April 13, 1977
By Request, the Council Members in Attendance related "Where the City is Going"
expressing concepts of present status, and of things to come..Promotion of the
"Entire City" was utmost with projects mentioned:
1) Beautification of Garvey Avenue & San Gabriel Blvd.
2) Development in Project Area No. 1
3) Hopeful further up-grading of Valley Blvd. and Rosemead Blvd.
4) Code Enforcement Officer (emphasis put on this position in that many
businesses in the City will most likely be affected,by enforcement)
Possible CETA Slots for the Chamber Office were discussed in order to free the
Executive Manager..Also, the importance of businessmen contacting businessmen'
was stressed. The Economic Profiles updated this year were discussed and it was
expressed that it is a needed tool for outlining the demographics of the City.
It was expressed and seemed agreeable,to all that this meeting was beneficial
and that perhaps we should communicateO in this way more often on some sort of
regular basAk.
The Meeting was Adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
P(Jy'}C CITY CLERK MAYOR ~THEC17~20F~ SEM E