MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LOCAL AGENCY

 

FORMATION COMMISSION FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY

 

December 11, 2002

 

 

 

 

Present:                     

 

Henri Pellissier, Chairman

Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke

James DiGiuseppe

Jerry E. Gladbach

Carol Herrera

Cindy Miscikowski

Beatrice Proo, Vice Chairman

William Wentworth

Zev Yaroslavsky

 

Hal Bernson, Alternate

Kenneth I. Chappell, Alternate

Richard Close, Alternate

Robert W. Goldsworthy

Cristina Cruz-Madrid, Alternate

 

 

Larry J. Calemine, Executive Officer

John Krattli, Legal Counsel

 

Absent:

Donald Knabe, Alternate

           

 

 

                       

 

1

    The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. 

 

2   Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairman Pellissier.

 

   Persons who made a contribution of more than $250 to any member of the Commission during the preceding 12 months were asked to come forward and state for the record the Commissioner to whom such contribution was made and the item of their involvement.  (None)

 

3

    Chairman Pellissier extended congratulations and acknowledgements to Commissioner Herrera on her appointment as Mayor of the City of Diamond Bar.

 

4

    The Executive Officer present the final staff report on the proposed incorporation of Hacienda Heights.  He indicated that the proposal was initiated by Registered-Voter Petition on December 8, 1999 under Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985 and the applicant of record is the Hacienda Heights Cityhood Organization under the auspices of Barbara Fish and Felicia Minardi.  Although the application was filed under the old prevailing guidelines of 1985, the Certificate of Filing deeming the application complete was not issued until August 7, 2002.  Therefore, the application was processed pursuant to the new Cortese-Knox Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.

 

Chairman Pellissier inquired about the County Sanitation Districts Foothill Landfill Project that required a one dollar fee be set aside for Hacienda Heights and Avocado Heights.  Commissioner Yaroslavsky responded that he understood the money was to be administered by the county in a special environmental fund.  In response to Commissioner Herrera’s inquiry regarding how tax data was gathered, Mr. Stephen Harding of RSG and Lari Sheehan of the Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Office indicated that all steps were taken to insure that tax was gathered for the subject territory and not from city or other areas that shared a zip code with the subject territory.

Barbara Fish, Ken Manning and Jim McQuiston addressed the commission regarding the Hacienda Heights incorporation proposal.

 

   Commissioner Wentworth made a motion to adopt Resolution Making Determinations Approving the Incorporation of the Hacienda Heights Territory.  Chariman Pellissier called for the role.  The results are as follows:

 

AYES: Burke, Herrera, DiGiuseppe, Wenworth, Gladbach, Yaroslavsky, Proo, Miscikowski, Pellissier.

 

NOES: None

   

5   

    On motion of Commissioner Proo, unanimously carried, the November 20, 2002 minutes were approved.

 

6

   On motion of Commission Wentworth, unanimously carried, the November 2002 Operating Account Check Register and Money Market Account Statement was approved.

 

7    No one came forward to address the commission during the public comment period. 

 

6

    Settings for future meetings.  The next meeting will be January 8 and 22, 2003

 

7

   On motion of Commissioner Yaroslavsky, unanimously carried, the Regular Meeting was adjourned at 10:05 a.m.

 

 

 

                                                       Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                       LARRY J. CALEMINE

                                    Executive Officer