CDC - Item 2A - Minutes Agency Attorney Interviews 08-14-07MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Agency Attorney Interviews
August 14, 2007
Chairman Tran called the special meeting of the Rosemead Community Development
Commission to order at 4:35 p.m. in the conference room of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley
Boulevard, Rosemead, California.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS
Present: Commissioner Clark, Vice-Chairman Nunez, Chairman Tran
Absent: Commissioner Low (arrived late) and Commissioner Taylor
Chairman Tran recessed the meeting at 4:37 pm after roll call to wait for Commissioner
Low who was delayed in traffic and Commissioner Taylor who was absent.
The meeting reconvened at 5:09 pm. Executive Director Chi announced he had been in
contact with Commissioner Taylor and indicated he would not arrive until 5:30 pm and
asked the Commission to proceed with the interviews.
At total of five firms were interviewed by the Commission in open session in the order
described below:
1) Richards/Watson/Gerson represented by Michael Estrada and Roxanne Diaz.
2) Burke Williams & Sorensen represented by Joseph Montes and Rachel
Richman.
3) Kane Ballmer & Berman represented by Royce Jones, Susan Apy and Davey.
Kim.
4) Alvarez-Glassman & Colvin represented by Arnold Alvarez-Glassman and
Ricardo Olivarez.
5) Best Best & Krieger represented by Delmar Williams, Mala Subramanian,
Elizabeth Hull and Donne Lawrence-Hughes.
Each firm was allotted approximately 15 minutes to answer questions asked by the
Commissioners in attendance. Applicants were asked to:
• introduce themselves and their firms;
• describe a successful project;
• explain why the Commission should choose their firm over others; and
• convey information they wanted the CDC to know that was not included in
their application.
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Additionally each firm was asked to describe their experience with eminent domain and
to indicate whether or not they would charge the CDC for travel time. At the conclusion
of the question and answer period, firms were given the opportunity to provide closing
remarks.
The interviews recessed briefly at 5:28 pm, reconvened at 5:29 pm and adjourned at
6:05 pm at the conclusion of the last interview.
Respectfully submitted:
APPROVED:
Nina Castruita John Tran
COMMISSION SECRETARY CHAIRMAN
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