Downey, California

Commissions and Boards

Downey Civic Center Corporation
Design Review Board
Handicapped Appeals Board
Library Advisory Board
Los Angeles County-Downey Regional Public Recreation Area Commission (Golf Course Authority)
Parking Place Commission
Personnel Advisory Board
Planning Commission
Recreation and Community Services Commission
Water Advisory Board
Water Facilities Corporation
Cable TV Citizens Advisory Committee
Citizens Health and Environmental Sanitation Committee
Emergency Preparedness Committee
Traffic Committee

Downey Civic Center Corporation

The Civic Center Corporation meets annually in February at 5:00 P.M. in the Administrative Services Conference room at Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Kathleen Midstokke, City Clerk

Design Review Board

Members are appointed at-large and by occupation. The Design Review Board meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 P.M. in the conference room of the Council Chamber of Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Ron Yoshiki, City Planner

Handicapped Appeals Board

The Handicapped Appeals Board meets as called. Two members shall be physically handicapped. The remaining three members will be appointed from the standing Design Review Board, comprised of two members experienced in construction and One a public member.

CONTACT PERSON: Ron Yoshiki, City Planner

Library Advisory Board

The Library Advisory Board meets at 6:30 P.M. on the third Tuesday of each month in the Cormack meeting room. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Vicki Jenkins, City Librarian

Los Angeles County-Downey Regional Public Recreation Area Commission (Golf Course Authority)

The Commission consists of five members, two appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (*) and three appointed by the City Council. The members serve four-year terms. Meetings are held annually in February in the administrative services conference room of the Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Kathleen Midstokke, City Clerk

Parking Place Commission

The commission meets on the third Thursday of each month (as needed) at 3:30 P.M. in the training/testing room on the second floor of Downey city Hall. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works

Personnel Advisory Board

The Personnel Advisory Board meets on a special called basis to handle personnel grievances. The meetings are held in the training/testing room on the second floor of the Downey City Hall. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Christopher Birch, Director of Personnel

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission meets at 7:30 P.M. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in the Council chamber of Downey City Hall. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Ron Yoshiki, City Planner

Recreation and Community Services Commission

The Recreation and Community Services Commission meets at 4:00 P.M. on the first Tuesday of each month in the Council Chamber of Downey City Hall. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Jim Jarrett, Director of Recreation & Community Services

Water Advisory Board

The Water Advisory Board meets at 7:00 P.M. the third Wednesday of each month at the water yard. With the new charter amendment governing terms of commissions, their terms will run concurrently with the term of the council member making the appointment.

CONTACT PERSON: Greg Mayfield, Water/Sanitation Superintendent

Water Facilities Corporation

Annual meetings are held on the first Thursday in October at 7:30 A.M. in the Training/Testing Room on the second floor of Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works

Cable TV Citizens Advisory Committee

The committee meets on an as-needed basis. Meetings are held in the Council Chamber Conference Room of the Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Christina Vogel, Assistant to the City Manager

Citizens Health and Environmental Sanitation Committee

The committee meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 12:15 P.M. in the Green Room at the Downey Theatre, 8435 Firestone Boulevard. The committee is dark during the months of June, August and December.

CONTACT PERSON: Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works

Emergency Preparedness Committee

Committee meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at Fire Station No. 1 located at 12222 Paramount Boulevard, Downey.

CONTACT PERSON: Mark Sauter, Fire Chief

Traffic Committee

The members serve a four-year term and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The committee meets on the first Thursday of the month at 9:00 A.M. in the Testing/Training room on the second floor of Downey City Hall.

CONTACT PERSON: Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works