From UCCA’s President Jemma Samala: Happy New Year everyone! Hope your holiday season went well, and it was nice to take a break, as we all are now getting back to work, helping out our communities!
Our first 2024 UCCA public general meeting is Wednesday, January 10, 5:30pm at the UC Library at 4155 Governor Drive. You will notice that it’s a half hour earlier than in the past. I want to make sure we respect our librarians time, and finish up by 7:30 at the latest, as we run our meetings outside of their normal operating hours. Feel free to arrive earlier, as we’ll have meet & greet time starting at 5:15pm.
- PDF Agenda: UCCA Agenda January 2024 rev
- Agenda item to share? Contact UCCA President Jemma Samala at: jemmasamala@gmail.com
5:00 to 5:30pm: Community Meet & Greet
• Enjoy light refreshments
• Meet & greet community members, legislative reps, community leaders, public safety reps, Pure Water reps, library staff, etc.
• UCCA and community members can renew their memberships or join UCCA for 2024
5:30pm: Call to Order & Approve Agenda Jemma Samala
5:31pm: Approve Minutes – November 2023 Jim Beshears/Katie Rodolico
5:33pm: President’s Remarks Jemma Samala
5:35pm: Public Safety Reports
• SD Police Dept – Officer Anderson Brown
• Any additional public safety representatives
5:45pm: Pure Water Project Update Sarah Bowles, Pure Water Community Outreach Specialist
5:55pm: Elected Officials Representative Reports
• Allison Apfeld, representative for Scott Peters, U.S. Congressman 50th District
• Zach Burton, representative for Kent Lee, SD Councilmember, District 6
• Mariah Kallhoff, representative for CA Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, District 77
• Any additional representatives
6:10pm: Special Reports and non-agenda Public Comment
6:25pm: UCCA Committee Reports
• Financial Report – Phil Fowler
• Membership Update – Julie Nydam (info provided by Jemma)
• Grants Status and Website/Social Media updates – Diane Ahern
• Neighborhood Watch – Barbara Gellman
• Holiday Tree/Menorah Lighting Event – Barry Bernstein
• UCCA New Business
6:40pm: Community open forum / public comment
6:45pm: Adjourn and room cleanup Everyone
Please also note on your calendars that we are going to have public meetings every other month. The UCCA board will have board-only working meetings in the other months. The public meeting dates for 2024 are listed below, all starting at 5:30pm at the UC Library:
- January 10
- March 13
- May 8
- July 10
- September 11
- November 13
During the off months of February, April, June, August and October, we will be planning “One-on-One” talks – one person, one topic of concern to the community. If that is something you, or your public official, would be interested in, please let me know. I envision them to be one hour long max, including a Q&A at the end. Dates and times are flexible.
Please let me know if you plan to attend the January meeting, and if there’s a specific topic you want to report on.
That’s it from me. I look forward to working with all of you, and I hope for a harmonic, healthy and happy year for our communities.
Thanks for your service,
Jemma Samala
UCCA President
jemmasamala@gmail.com
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