Minutes of the October 17, 2005 Board meeting

The HHIA Board approved an expenditure of $100 to send four Board Members to the November 16 Homeland Heroes Annual Public Safety Appreciation luncheon on November 16.

Treasurer's Report by Mary Tang noted a balance of $7,339.30.

Law Enforcement. Deputy Sheriff Brian Sanford noted that tagging is on the increase. There are still problems with illegally parked vehicles. He will try to get someone to the Board to talk about identity theft. The Sheriff will be conducting patrols of the 7th Street trailhead. Mike Hughes suggested that patrols could be useful near the end of the Los Robles entry point.

President's Report by Mike Williams advised that the HHIA 50th anniversary celebration is being planned for Saturday, November 5 at the HH Women's Club.

Public Input. A question was raised about street patching which Dickie Simmons will follow up. Rudy Almeida commented on a letter dealing with the Medical Marijuana Dispensary, noted the graffiti problem - especially on the freeway overpass.

Supervisor Knabe's Deputy Dickie Simmons reviewed upcoming events: the Public Safety Appreciation luncheon at Pacific Palms, the Youth Science Center Gala, the Taste of the Heights next year in May, the growing interest in the Community Emergency Response Training (CERT), noted that Steve Feld is the new president of the Sierra Club, encouraged people to make use of the 7th street trailhead and to watch for vandalism. Safety speed indicators will be installed near Grazied school. Dickie introduced James Yang, as ourt new representative for Roads and Maintenance (replacing Fabrizio Pachano), and introduced Ken Parker who handed out a Community Needs Assessment Survey. Ken talked about improving parks to provide walkways for exercise.

Vanesse Estella, Manager, Special Events for the American Cancer Society, spoke about plans for a 2006 Heights Relay for LIfe. This fund raiser will be jointly coordinated for Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights, venue to be announced. It is a 24 hour continuous event, 9:00 AM to 9:00 AM of constant team relays and celebrations.

David Wykowski, HH Public Library Branch, announced that the League of Women Voters will hold a meeting on October 26, at 7:00 PM, to discuss the November propositions. He added that wireless web access will be coming to the library soon.