Minutes of the August 15, 2005 Board meeting

Public input was provided by Jeff Yann who discussed the great progress being made on the Emerald Necklace park development. He distributed an excellent brochure describing the project.

CHP Public Information Officer, Joe Zizo, introduced his replacement, Officer Raquel Stage. She reported that crashes and DUI's are at an all time low, the COPS team has been revived and can be reached at their hotline 562-868-0503, extension 255. She attributed the decrease in crashes and DUI's largely to greater visibility of law enforcement in our area.

L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Sanford shared that the shooting on the 60 freeway was road rage, that a kidnapping for ransom occurred and the suspects were captured, deputies are in training for WMD issues including protective equipment and clothing. He reported that the Sheriff 's staffing is at an all time low.

Bud Welch, Ombudsman for the Puente Hills landfill, shared that construction in canyon 4, Liquid Management Project, is in progress. The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) went on line in July 2005, and is receiving 200-300 tons per day. Two gates are still under construction and moving slowly.

Supervisor Knabe's deputy, Dickie Simmons, introduced representatives from the County including Jason Alameddine and Peter Wang from Building and Safety, Deputy County Counsel Tracy Swann, Associate County Counsel Paul Kim, Rose Hamilton and Patricia Hachiya from Code Enforcement, and Susan Brown from Parks and Recreation.

The representatives from County Counsel spoke at length regarding the County's addressing the Medical Marijuana facility issue which included restraining orders and future plans and injunctions by the courts on behalf of the Board if Supervisors. Ms. Brown spoke about an infusion of funds into the department's budget. A survey of the community is in progress to better understand needs and expectations.