Minutes of the September 15, 2003 Board meeting

The California Highway Patrol reported that they continue to work on illegal street racing. They noted that there has been a decline of that type of activity in Hacienda Heights.

Dickie Simmons of Supervisor Knabe's office reported that the project to trim the palm trees along Hacienda Boulevard will be underway within a week. Thereafter, the trees will be trimmed on a bi-annual basis.

Dickie also noted that the County is looking into planting oleander trees along Stimson Avenue north of Halliburton and providing some type of landscaping along Gale Avenue.

Mike Hughes announced the nominating committee for the 2004 Board elections. The committee will consist of Jim Snyder (chair), Jeff Yann, C.J. Jenkins, John Shubin and Christina Hughes. Leaving the Board will be Mike Hughes, Jeff Yann and Jim Snyder. Board members up for re-election are Charles Norris, Mary Tang and Mary Varela.

The County is looking into restricting overnight parking on the south side of Gale Avenue between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. Parking is already restricted on the north side of Gale to curtail overnight parking of bigrig trucks. Mike Hughes felt that the real problem is the parking restrictions imposed by the City of Industry, which has forced truckers to park in the residential areas of Hacienda Heights. The Board approved a motion to request the City of Industry to address the problem.

Mary Varela is still working with the Hacienda-La Puente School District for HHIA's proposal for a park on the 4.5 acre property adjacent to Orange Grove School for a walking park. The main issue is whether to purchase the property or lease it.