Southwest Chula Vista Civic Association

(A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION)

PO Box 6064, Chula Vista, CA 91909, (619) 425-5771

This month’s meeting is our ANNUAL MEETING and will be held on Monday January 23 at 6:00PM at the South Library on Orange and Fourth in room B which you can enter from the 4^th Ave. parking lot.

Since this is our annual meeting we will be electing our board of directors. If you would like to be on the board please contact me at 619 425-5771 so we can be sure your name is on the ballot. Nominations are now open. The existing board members have agreed to continue to serve, but we can expand the board to include others and would love to do so. WE WILL HAVE PIZZA and time for getting to know one another. Please bring your issues and ideas as to what we should get involved in in 2012. Also ideas for meetings in 2012

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What will happen?

1. Are you interested in a career with the County of San Diego?

Please join us to learn more about job opportunities and for information on the hiring process.

Date: Wednesday, January 18

Time: (two sessions offered) at 9:00am and 10:30am Location: South County Career Center

1111 Bay Blvd, Suite E Chula Vista, CA 91911

Limited seating available so please arrive early

Please visit www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hr for a complete list of job openings and to apply on-line

2. City council meets at 4PM every Tuesday at city hall on F&4^th

3. Chula Vista Sustainable Energy Showcase Home - Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting – on January 24, 2012 from 1 to 2 p.m. 590 Fig Ave, CV 91910

4. January 28 from 9-10:30AM a workshop on how you can make your home more comfortable with rebate money and interest free loans from the city of CV. At Loma Verde Recreation Center at the west end of Loma Drive, which is near Hilltop off of Orange Ave.

Ongoing

Mondays Farmers Market at Swiss Park on Main St west of I-5 4-8; Thursdays 3-7 PMFARMERS MARKET in the Village Center Street at Third.

Tuesdays, THURSDAYs and Saturdays, Noon - 4 PM HERITAGE MUSEUM 360 Third Avenue

NEWS

Residents who have an elder with dementia or a disabled person who wanders may be interested in applying for the EmFinders program (learn more atwww.ChulaVistaPD.org/goto/EmFinders,) Contact the Senior Volunteer Patrol office at (619) 476-2588. After a brief initial screening by a volunteer, qualifying residents will be invited to meet with police personnel and enroll in the EmFinders Program. Each enrollee will be provided with the free wristwatch-style emergency location device. Each enrollee will also be provided with a maximum of one year service in the EmFinders nationwide location system. Additional years of service must be paid by the enrollee or caregiver.

630 L St PACE-daycare for the elderly will be opening here in the old Office depot bldg.

SOUTHWEST CHULA VISTA CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Minutes of General Meeting 11/21/2011

Call to order at 6:12 with 17 attendees Guest: Lillian Leopold representing Sweetwater Union High School District

1. The discussion with SUHSD was in regard to the response to a possible lawsuit regarding minority representation and the voting rights act by the school board. The move to change to district elections was approved by a 3-2 vote on September 19.

2. Comment cards were handed out and collected to solicit opinion of the following:

a. If the district can receive a waiver from the state to change to district elections with no vote of the public, it would save over $100,000.

b. The district boundaries as approved would be drawn in such a way as to have no incumbent board member lose their seat.

c. The application for the waiver must be filed by the end of the year and will be ruled upon in March.

The second guest speaker was William Perno, co-founder of PASS (people against smoking Spice) Highlights include:

1. A new state law banning the sale of Spice takes effect in January 2012. Spice and Bath Salts are synthetic and dangerous chemicals that are produced to circumvent drug laws.

2. There are currently no age limits on the sale of Spice and Bath Salts.

3. 38 states have banned Spice and 30 have banned Bath Salts.

4. There is no penalty for possession of these drugs.

The city of Chula Vista Council passed an ordinance at their first meeting in November banning sales within our jurisdiction. Adjournment at 7:10

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