Date: Monday, Oct.19, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Place: Galpin Ford - 2nd floor meeting room
15555 Roscoe Blvd (at the 405)
Parking: Free parking in the Galpin Lot on the West side of Orion
Please do not park in the customer service areas.
Agenda
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Networking
Introductions
7:00pm- 7:30pm
Reports by Valley VOTE Committees
( 5 minutes MAXIMUM for each including Q&A)
Housing -Universal Project Vic Viereck
DWP Strategic Plan Richard Bort
Neighborhood Councils Denny Schneider
DWP update Jack Humphreville
Transportation Bart Reed
Membership Richard Leyner
7:30pm- 8:10pm Chuck DeVore
Assemblymember Chuck DeVore is the author of AB 1035- Nuclear Regulatory Commission : Exemption.
In order to help meet California's energy needs, this bill would exempt an applicant for a nuclear power plant of producing up to 2,000 megawatts to obtain an early site permit from the United States Regulatory Commission. Chuck will focus his remarks on AB 1035 and it's importance to the state's future.
Assemblyman Chuck DeVore currently represents the 70th District of the State of California. Chuck lives in Irvine and represents an area that includes a half-million people in Orange County. He was elected in 2004 and reelected in 2006 and in 2008.
He has been honored as the Legislator of the Year by numerous organizations including the United Way of Orange County in 2006 for his legislation improving childcare. Chuck worked in the aerospace industry for 13 years and was vice president of research before leaving work to begin serving as an elected official.
Chuck served as a Reagan White House appointee in the Pentagon from 1986 to 1988. In 1988 he served as Director of Public Liaison for former Congressman Chris Cox's first campaign for public office. Through 1990, he served as the Congressman's Senior Assistant. From 1991 to 1996, Chuck served as a City Commissioner for the City of Irvine. He was Chairman of the city's Community Services Commission.
In 1983, Chuck enlisted in the United States Army Reserve. He earned an ROTC scholarship that allowed him to attend Claremont McKenna College where he graduated with honors with a degree in Strategic Studies in 1985 and was commissioned an officer. He also studied overseas at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. After more than 24 years of service, Chuck retired from the Army National Guard with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. A graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, his awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster, and others.
Chuck's opinion pieces have appeared in numerous publications. In 2008, he authored a scholarly piece entitled, "Relative Risk: Global Warming and Imported Fossil Fuels vs. Nuclear Power," for the UC Berkeley School of Law's inaugural edition of Ecology Law Currents.
We are very pleased to have Assemblymember DeVore take time out of his very busy schedule to visit us at Valley VOTE
8:10pm - 8:30pm Mitch Englander
Mittch Englander is Chief of Staff for 12th City Council District Councilmember Greig Smith. In addition to his duties for the council office he is a Reserve Los Angeles Police Officer, Chairman of the North Valley Family YMCA and is on the Boards of the San Fernando Valley Jaycees, Boys and Girls Club, and the Devonshire Police Activities League. Mitch will bring us an update on current issues being faced by the City Council and city departments in these very tough economic times.
Questions from the audience, as time permits, will follow each speakers remarks. The public and press are invited to the meeting.
The next regular monthly meeting of Valley VOTE will be on Monday, November 16, 2009.
City Controller Wendy Greuel will be our featured speaker.
Valley VOTE Mission Statement
Valley VOTE, a diverse coalition of San Fernando Valley residents, business people, educators, community activists, and organizations, is committed to exploring and fostering the implementation of programs that empower the people of the San Fernando Valley and the City of Los Angeles, to improve local governance, education and public participation on policy matters.
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