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ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE

Members of the LA County City Selection Committee includes the Mayor of each city within Los Angeles County. Each city appoints an elected official as a delegate to the City Selection Committee; it usually is the Mayor. The term of office for each Member of the LA County City Selection Committee coincides with City Mayor terms, and the Committee meets three or four times a year, at the call of the Chairman. Their duties are to appoint City representatives to such Boards, Commissions and Agencies as may be required by law, i.e., LAFCO, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Committee; and to nominate for appointment Members to the California Coastal Commission. Nominations for the City Selection Committee appointees to the MTA are made by the Sector Subcommittees for the Sectors whose representatives’ terms are expiring. The cities assigned to one of the four regions in Los Angeles County (North County/San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Southeast Long Beach and Southwest Corridor) shall meet as a Sector Subcommittee. Each candidate with a majority weighted vote will then be nominated from that Sector for consideration for appointment to the MTA.

ELECTED OFFICERS

Dennis Washburn, Chairman				Louie A. Lujan, Vice Chairman

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ELECTED OFFICERS


	Dennis Washburn Dennis Washburn has made a career of advertising, marketing and communications programs at agencies representing organizations of renown in manufacturing, technology, information management, sophisticated aerospace and electronic systems, healthcare and consumer products -- large and small, and numerous business-to-business enterprises. He has managed advertising and sales programs, brand development, corporate identity and image campaigns, investor relations and public information/PR for local, regional, national and international businesses and governments. Skilled in strategic planning, negotiations, team building and productivity, presentations, campaign development, writing, public speaking and protocol, Dennis is also a certificated mediator with experience in public sector mediation and negotiations. He holds a UC Berkeley BA in International Relations/Political Science and taught management as an Associate Professor during his two-year MBA Program in Marketing and Finance at San Diego State University. Dennis is a popular elected official, successful in electioneering, organizational development, public affairs, community building, intergovernmental relations amongst municipal, county, regional, state, federal and international entities. He is a founder, 4-term Council Member and 4-time Mayor of the City of Calabasas. He also is a Director and past president of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, a Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commissioner, a Regional Councilmember of the Southern California Association of Governments, Founder and 3-time President of the Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments, and current Division Representative to the State Board and Past President of the 88-city LA County Division of the League of California Cities. PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Executive Director, Foundation for Pierce College, Conducting programs and projects for institutional advancement and funds development to enhance the Pierce College campus, student and faculty support, departmental programs and initiatives, community awareness and involvement, and alumni association activities, growth and development. Mayor and Councilmember, City of Calabasas, CA 91-07, culminating three incorporation campaigns in the 70s and 80s, Calabasas was formed in March, 1991, and voters elected Dennis to the City Council and he has served as Mayor in 91, 95, 2000 and 2006. Calabasas, a municipal corporation, has grown to $300 million on its balance sheet and an annual budget exceeding $18 Million in 15 years. Dennis represents Calabasas on the Las Virgenes/Malibu Council of Governments, serving three terms as President. He also chairs the SCAG Energy and Environment Policy Committee and its Water Policy Task Force, and is Vice Chair of the SCAG Administration Committee. Dennis is Chairman of the Santa Monica Mountains Fund and a Trustee of the Conejo-Las Virgenes Future Foundation. EDUCATION San Diego State University (Masters in Business and Administration) UC Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts) COMMUNITY SERVICE Dennis Washburn is a community builder, communicator and mediator, professionally and in spirit. A third generation Californian educated in Alhambra, at UC Berkeley (BA) and San Diego State University (MBA), his first career in advertising and marketing drew him to build his home, family and devotion to a sense of place, in the Santa Monica Mountains over the past 26 years. He is a founder, first Mayor and Council member of LA County's 88th and still newest city of Calabasas. His passion for the conservation of natural resources finds expression through 10 years of service as an elected Director and board President of the Resource Conservation District of Santa Monica Mountains, membership on the State Association's Water Quality Task Force and appointment to the National Association of Conservation Districts' Urban, Coastal and Community Resources Committee. He facilitated development of, and now chairs the Malibu Creek Watershed Council, and The Santa Monica Mountains Fund; is a Trustee of the Conejo-Las Virgenes Future Foundation Board, and is the Northwestern LA Cities' Representative on the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project Steering Committee. Dennis Washburn has incorporated this broad experience in the business, public and non-profit sectors into a second, and concurrent career as a professional mediator and negotiator through Washburn & Meldman Mediated Negotiations, focused on resolving complex or sensitive public sector conflicts. In his spare time, he created and organizes community events, festivals and celebrations to foster the sense of Community that is so difficult to sustain in our new digital age. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Founder, first Mayor and Council member of LA County's 88th and still newest City of Calabasas Director and Board President of the Resource Conservation District of Santa Monica Mountains Member on the State Association's Water Quality Task Force Appointment to the National Association of Conservation Districts' Urban, Coastal and Community Resources Committee. Facilitated development of, and now chairs the Malibu Creek Watershed Council, and The Santa Monica Mountains Fund Trustee of the Conejo-Las Virgenes Future Foundation Board Representative on the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project Steering Committee.


		Louie A. Lujan Louie Alex Lujan was born in 1976 in Montebello, CA. His parents, Alex and Rachel, eventually moved to West Covina, CA where they continued to raise him and his two younger siblings. Louie, the eldest of the three siblings, remained very active in little league baseball and volunteered for many civic related activities. As they raised him, his parents continued to teach him the value of an education and encouraged him to attend college. Upon graduation with high honors from West Covina High School in 1994, Lujan was accepted to attend the University of Southern California (USC) where he earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1998. Lujan was then offered a full scholarship to complete his graduate studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). While at LMU, his interest in education led him to obtain his Masters Degree in Secondary Education (M.Ed.) and his teaching credential in 2000. Lujan then became a teacher of Government and Economics; his increased involvement as an educator led him to become an advocate for educational reform on the state and local level. In 2001, Lujan returned to the USC where he earned his second Masters Degree in Public Administration (M.P.A). In 2007, Lujan was accepted to the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) where he began work on his Ph.D. in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Policy and Higher Education. Lujan began his political career as an undergraduate at USC where he became an Intern for Congressman Esteban Torres (Ret.). Lujan was inspired by the Congressman to further pursue his interest in politics and education. His experiences with the Congressman and his advocacy for educational reform set the stage for his decision to run for public office. At the age of 23, he was the top vote getter among three candidates vying for two positions on the La Puente Valley County Water District in November of 1999. With the public supporting him, Mr. Lujan then set his sights on running for the La Puente City Council where, again, he was the top vote getter among six candidates vying for two seats in March 2001. As Mayor in 2005, he was re-elected once again as the top vote getter and in 2007 he was selected by his colleagues to serve as Mayor for a second time. His long-standing involvement in the community and quick rise in politics has given him the reputation of being one of the San Gabriel Valley's rising stars. As an elected official, Lujan is passionate about issues such as the environment, educational reform, affordable housing, health care, ground water contamination and the utilization of technology to improve government. Currently, Lujan serves as a Committee Member for the National League of Cities Technology Council, a Delegate for the California League of Cities, the Foothill Transit Zone, the L.A. County Sanitation District, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. His many community affiliations include the La Puente Youth Coalition, La Puente Redevelopment Board, Bassett Educational Advisory Committee, and the California Z Fellow Technology Advisory Committee. In June of 2002, Lujan married his Fiancé, Christina. Their wedding was a community event held at St. Louis of France Church in La Puente, CA. Today, Louie and Christina Lujan remain active in La Puente and take great pride in serving the community. EDUCATION University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science) Loyola Marymount University (M.A., Secondary Education) University of Southern California (Masters, Public Administration)
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE AUTHORITY Sections 50270 through 50281 of the Government Code. NUMBER OF MEMBERS Includes the Mayor of each city within Los Angeles County. APPOINTMENT By each City. TERM OF OFFICE To coincide with City Mayor terms. COMPENSATION None. MEETINGS Three or four times a year, at the call of the Chairman. DUTIES To appoint City representatives to such boards, commissions and agencies as may be required by law; i.e., LAFCO, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Committee; and to nominate for appointment members to the California Coastal Commission. OATH Not required. Created on: Revised: 6/15/93 End of City Selection Committee
LIST OF MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE TO SERVE ON THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES Expiration Date CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE (2-year term of office) Dennis Washburn, Chairman December 26, 2010 City of Calabasas Louie A. Lujan, Vice Chairman December 26, 2010 City of La Puente LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (4-year term of office) Margaret Finlay, Member May 2, 2013 City of Duarte Carol Herrera, Member May 3, 2010 City of Diamond Bar Judy Mitchell, Alternate May 1, 2011 City of Rolling Hills Estates METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (4-year term of office) a. North County/San Fernando Valley Sector / James Ledford, Palmdale, Chair Ara Najarian, Member January 1, 2013 City of Glendale b. San Gabriel Valley Sector / Carol Herrera, Diamond Bar, Chair John Fasana, Member January 1, 2011 City of Duarte c. Southeast Long Beach Sector / Mike Mendez, Norwalk, Chair Diane DuBois, Member January 1, 2013 City of Lakewood d. Southwest Corridor Sector / Oscar Medrano Jr., Gardena, Chair Pam O’Connor January 1, 2011 City of Santa Monica SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (4-year term of office) a. Western Region Tonia Reyes Uranga January 15, 2010 City of Long Beach b. Eastern Region Michael A. Cacciotti January 15, 2012 City of South Pasadena SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE One City Manager (vacant) One Police Chief (vacant) COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSION (51 Cities) (2-year term of office) 1st Supervisorial District Bob Archuleta, City of Pico Rivera April 30, 2011 Tom King, City of Walnut April 30, 2010 2nd Supervisorial District Harold Hofmann, City of Lawndale April 30, 2010 Lillie Dobson, City of Compton April 30, 2010 3rd Supervisorial District Pamela Conley Ulich, City of Malibu April 30, 2010 Julie Ruelas, City of San Fernando April 30, 2010 4th Supervisorial District Richard Montgomery, City of Manhattan Beach April 30, 2011 Gordon Stefenhagen, City of Norwalk April 30, 2011 5th Supervisorial District Peter Yao, City of Claremont April 30, 2011 Marsha McLean, City of Santa Clarita April 30, 2011 INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PROPOSITION E SERVICE TAX (57 Cities) (3-year term of office) Laura Lee, City of Cerritos July 1, 2009 LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Serve at the pleasure of the Committee Vacancy (7) MTA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CORPORATION Donald Zerlip, City of Redondo Beach CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION (nominees only) Revised February 4, 2008 S:\CitySelection\List of Members on Various Committees.doc
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