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CC - VII B - Request From Commissioner Diana Herrera For Reappointment To The Planning Commissionl% TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL FROM: NANCY VALDERRAMA, CITY CLERK DATE: APRIL 16, 2002 RE: REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER DIANA HERRERA FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Attached is a letter from Commissioner Herrera requesting reappointment to the Planning Commission. If granted, this appointment would expire in April 2004. It would be appropriate to consider this request at this time. Attachment wmmis.wpd:3 L APR 2 3 2p02 ITEM No..y1 April 11, 2002 Honorable Mayor and Members Rosemead City Council I am submitting this letter in order to request that you consider my reappointment as a member of the Rosemead Planning Commission. My term expires in April, 2002. As you know, I have served on the Traffic Commission for a number of years and the Planning Commission for one year, dealing with various issues relating to traffic, housing, density, and commercial developments. Additionally, being a resident, I am concerned with the future of Rosemead. All decisions that I make have been based upon what I feel would be best for our City. With these thoughts in mind, I respectfully request that I be reappointed a member of the Rosemead Planning Commission. Respectfully submitted, DIANA HERRERA camnis:l r r Bill Crowe, Director of Administrative Services, replied that the City is eligible to receive Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant funds (JAIBG). That program is intended to promote greater accountability of juveniles in the justice system. Mr. Crowe continued that Rosemead's allocation for 2002 is $11,000. Funds in the past has been used for prosecution programs, such as the "707" program which deals with the District Attorney's office handling juvenile felony offenders. Mayor Bruesch requested a memo on the HEAT and "707" programs. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN IMPERIAL that the Council approve allocation of Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant funds in the amount of $11,000, to the District Attorney's Office, and authorize the City Manager to sign the documents. Vote resulted: Yes: Imperial, Taylor, Bruesch, Clark, Vasquez No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION - None VI. STATUS REPORTS - None VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS A. MAYOR'S COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 2002-2003 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ that the Council approve the Mayor's committee appointments for 2002-2003. Vote resulted: Yes: Imperial, Taylor, Bruesch, Clark, Vasquez No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. ==>B. REQUEST FROM PLANNING COMMISSIONER DIANA HERRERA FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION C. REQUEST FROM PLANNING COMMISSIONER DUC LOI FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION D. REQUEST FROM TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER ED QUINTANILLA FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION CCMn4:423-02 Page 93 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLARK that the Council reappointment the aforementioned Commissioners to their respective Commissions. Vote resulted: Yes: Imperial, Taylor, Bruesch, Clark, Vasquez No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. E. ROSEMEAD REBELS FOOTBALL - BANNER SIGN FUNDING REQUEST Jess Gonzalez, 3856 N. Bartlett, Rosemead, spoke on behalf of the Rosemead Rebels Football organization. Mr. Gonzalez noted several former Rebels that have gone on to attain success in their fields. Mr. Gonzales stated the Rebels have an aggressive recruiting program. However, their flyers are not always distributed at the school level and many kids are unaware of their program. Mr. Gonzales stated that hanging a sign-up banner across Garvey Avenue would benefit their recruitment program. Discussion ensued about the size of the banner. It was agreed that the banner would be 4' x .3 Councilman Imperial congratulated Mr. Gonzalez for all of his efforts and hard work over the years and for turning out outstanding citizens. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN R PERIAL, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ that the Council approve the request for a sign banner and that funding be taken from appropriated reserves. Vote resulted: Yes: Imperial, Taylor, Bruesch, Clark, Vasquez No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Councilman Taylor stated he spoke with staff after the last Council about the hundreds of tons of asphalt that are being dumped into the gravel pits at the Peck Road water basin settling area. Mr. Taylor questioned why an oil product is being dumped there. The memo he received in response dealt with the asphalt being stored for MTA purposes, which is at another location. Mr. Taylor stated that the water in the rock quarries is part of the water table, and cited as an example what a gallon of gas does to millions of gallons of water. CCMIN:4-23-02 Page #4