Gift reports, Duvall bill, vet memorial, Janeway house
One elected official and five management staff members reported receiving gifts from individuals or groups on economic interest statements filed with three local governing agencies by an April 1 deadline.
City Councilman Jim Winder, Parks and Facilities Director Steve Campbell and Parks and Recreation Director Sue Leto listed $650 in gifts, which included two golf outings for Winder, sporting tickets for Campbell and golf and food for Leto.
Black Gold Golf Club and St. Jude Medical Center paid $310 for Winder’s golf rounds, Merchants Building Maintenance $150 for Campbell’s tickets and Kemper Sports $190 for Leto’s events in Palm Desert. Kemper manages the city’s Black Gold golf facility.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Superintendent Dennis Smith listed a $100 golf tournament paid by the Construction Management Association of America.
Yorba Linda Water District General Manager Ken Vecchiarelli reported a $150 golf tournament paid by the district’s legal counsel McCormick, Kidman and Behrens and auditor Diane Cyganik listed $100 in hockey tickets from elected director Ric Collett.
Of the 15 elected council members, school trustees and water directors, only Winder reported gifts, limited by law to a value of $390 per donor in 2008 and $420 this year.
Other noteworthy items:
First, former mayor and current state Assemblyman Mike Duvall introduced two pieces of legislation he said would “prohibit discrimination against the military and protect the dignity of our fallen troops.”
Assembly Bill 585 would prevent using names of fallen soldiers on political paraphernalia for profit without the consent of next of kin, and AB 534 would provide equal access to military recruiters at public school career fairs.
Second, City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting skateboarding and bicycling on the Veterans Memorial and adjacent sidewalks off Valley View Avenue and approved spending $7,150 for a dedication ceremony May 3 at 2 p.m.
Council also voted to inform the local Masonic Lodge that the group may use the memorial for an annual Veterans Day event the lodge wants to coordinate with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Elks Club but “without…city resources or funding….”
Third, council took action on the very visible but sadly dilapidated Janeway home, formerly known as the Calico House, just west of the Imperial Highway at Lemon Street intersection.
A 5-0 vote directs city staff to negotiate purchase of house and property and protect it from further damage until council can form a public/private partnership, obtain grants or private funds to restore the home for a future community use or as a residence.
City Councilman Jim Winder, Parks and Facilities Director Steve Campbell and Parks and Recreation Director Sue Leto listed $650 in gifts, which included two golf outings for Winder, sporting tickets for Campbell and golf and food for Leto.
Black Gold Golf Club and St. Jude Medical Center paid $310 for Winder’s golf rounds, Merchants Building Maintenance $150 for Campbell’s tickets and Kemper Sports $190 for Leto’s events in Palm Desert. Kemper manages the city’s Black Gold golf facility.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Superintendent Dennis Smith listed a $100 golf tournament paid by the Construction Management Association of America.
Yorba Linda Water District General Manager Ken Vecchiarelli reported a $150 golf tournament paid by the district’s legal counsel McCormick, Kidman and Behrens and auditor Diane Cyganik listed $100 in hockey tickets from elected director Ric Collett.
Of the 15 elected council members, school trustees and water directors, only Winder reported gifts, limited by law to a value of $390 per donor in 2008 and $420 this year.
Other noteworthy items:
First, former mayor and current state Assemblyman Mike Duvall introduced two pieces of legislation he said would “prohibit discrimination against the military and protect the dignity of our fallen troops.”
Assembly Bill 585 would prevent using names of fallen soldiers on political paraphernalia for profit without the consent of next of kin, and AB 534 would provide equal access to military recruiters at public school career fairs.
Second, City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting skateboarding and bicycling on the Veterans Memorial and adjacent sidewalks off Valley View Avenue and approved spending $7,150 for a dedication ceremony May 3 at 2 p.m.
Council also voted to inform the local Masonic Lodge that the group may use the memorial for an annual Veterans Day event the lodge wants to coordinate with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Elks Club but “without…city resources or funding….”
Third, council took action on the very visible but sadly dilapidated Janeway home, formerly known as the Calico House, just west of the Imperial Highway at Lemon Street intersection.
A 5-0 vote directs city staff to negotiate purchase of house and property and protect it from further damage until council can form a public/private partnership, obtain grants or private funds to restore the home for a future community use or as a residence.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 PM
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