Minutes of the December 20, 2004 Board meeting

Eleven of the 12 current Board Members were in attendance. Vice-President Charles Norris was excused due to a family commitment.

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 15 MEETING. Approved as presented.

TREASURER'S REPORT. Mary Tang stated that the HHIA bank balance as of November 30 amounted to $8,740.24.

LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATES. No representatives were able to attend.

PROGRAMS. This was a business meeting and no program was scheduled.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT. Mike Williams announced the date of the HHIA Annual Membership meeting for January 13, 7:00 PM, at the Palm Elementary School. A special committee will count the ballots at this meeting and results will be announced. Board Members who chair committees will give their reports of yearlong activities.

The next Board Meeting will be held on Monday, January 24, new Board Members will be seated, and election of Board Officers will be voted upon. In February, the Board will hold a dinner meeting to discuss goals for the 2005 year. Date and place to be determined.

The President recognized the presence of Deputy Jeff Salcedo from Congresswoman Grace Napolitano's office, and expressed appreciation for his attendance.

PUBLIC INPUT. Regarding code enforcement, it was suggested that too restrictive laws can be changed, although it would require time and effort to do so.

SUPERVISOR KNABE'S OFFICE. Field Deputy Dickie Simmons expressed appreciation for the good attendance at the Public Safety Appreciation Luncheon on December 1, stated that Public Access Television Station, channel 3, will air a new program on law enforcement, and called attention to the of crossing guard assignments review which is reviewed every three years - the current focus is on Stimson and La Monde, Stimson and Colima, Kwis and Los Robles. There will be a hearing on a the-way stop for Kwis and Robles.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Mary Varela - Parks and Recreation, and the Board election. There are 861 ballots for 484 households that were mailed on December 13.

Luis Rodriguez - Environmental Impact report is on file.

Jean Robson - Membership has reached its highest count for the year, and she is updating the membership list.

Scott Martin - Public Health and Safety, and Newsletter. Special thanks to Mary Tang for printing the ballots, to Mary Varela for mailing and to Mike Williams for contributing articles.

Alfonso Baez - Zoning. Brought of the matter of growing number of cell phone antennae in our area.

Tom Chang - Streets and Highways. We need to address the amount of excessive speeding that is contributing to more crashes, especially on Stimson and Colima.

Scott Martin - Programs. Will request a presentation by the Fire Department in February.

Mary Tang - Community Relations. Attended a Rotary meeting, met with the speaker on the landfill project and methane gases, and invited him to address HHIA.

Lucy Pedregon - Public Relations. Attended the Pubic Safety luncheon, Supervisor Knabe's swearing in ceremony, visited Assemblyman Ed Chavez's Christmas social.

Rudy Almeida. Attended the Public Safety luncheon, the swearing in ceremony, and the Chavez social.

OLD BUSINESS. Puente Hills Landfill Citizens Advisory Committee needs volunteers to serve on the watchdog committee. They need to be knowledgeable about the Conditional Use Permit provisions.

NEW BUSINESS. Principal Amy Baumann requested HHIA support for the crossing guard at Stimson and La Monde. Board voted to prepare a letter of support.