WHAT HAPPENED: Five new members -- Cameron...

WHAT HAPPENED:

Five new members -- Cameron Abrams, Alan Chancellor, Charles

Goldenberg, Ken Inouye and Karen Jackle -- were appointed to the

Human Relations Task Force.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The Human Relations Task Force, formed by the City Council in

February 1997, is made up of nine members and meets once a month. The

task force is dedicated to celebrating the diversity of the community

through education and understanding. The group aims to promote

cultural awareness by sponsoring annual community events, film

symposiums and educational field trips.

Mayor Cathy Green and Councilman Gil Coerper, the City Council

liaisons to the task force, recommended the appointment of Abrams, a

nine-year Huntington Beach resident.

Green and Coerper recommended Chancellor, Goldenberg, Inouye and

Jackle for re-election to the board.

WHAT HAPPENED:

A group of areas were approved to be considered for next year’s

community development block grants.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The Department of Housing and Urban Development gives annual

community development block grant funding to programs dedicated to

improving the quality of life for low and moderate income residents.

The federal block grants in the past have supported projects such

as Project Self Sufficiency, the Oak View Community Center and the

Huntington Beach Community Clinic.

In the first step in the block grant funding process, eight areas

were approved Monday to be considered for funding. Eligibility for

projects is based in part upon the geographic location of the

proposed project.

Interested agencies can now apply for community development block

grant funding.

WHAT HAPPENED:

Sgt. Dave Bunnetta was honored with the Mayor’s Award.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Bunnetta has served with the Huntington Beach Police Department

since 1988. Since November 2000, he has been in charge of the

community oriented policing team, which works hands on to solve

neighborhood problems such as disputes or parking or noise

complaints.

The team also works on special events and runs the citizen’s

police academy.

WHAT WAS SAID:

“Sgt. Bunnetta is among our very best,” Police Chief Ken Small

said.