Los Alamitos honored its first person in conjunction with the City’s 50th Anniversary Celebration during the Tuesday, Feb. 16 City Council meeting.
Esther Mejia, the oldest living resident of the city, was honored with a number of family members by her side. She was born in 1915 and remembered a number of things about the city during a brief ceremony.
She attended a two-story wooden school in Los Alamitos and her grandfather was president of a sugarbeet factory.
Pete Carvajal, chairman of the 50th Anniversary committee, gave an update of the festivities. The parade, scheduled for Saturday, March 27, has 32 entries presently. There is still room for more, Carvajal said, as the goal is 50 entries.
The carnival is coming along well with nine vendor spots available. For more information visit losal50.org
As part of the year-long celebration, the council will hold the first of three meetings at a historic site beginning with March 1 meeting at St. Isidore Plaza Hall.
Moving the meetings to other sites give Los Alamitos residents a chance to see long time venues of the city, according to Mayor Marilynn Poe. Other meetings will be held at the Los Alamitos Museum and the Joint Forces Training Base at dates to be announced.
In other news, the council interviewed three candidates for the vacant city clerk position before the meeting. City Attorney Sandra Levin said a formal announcement of a hire will be made in the near future.
The city has been without a full time city clerk since the retirement of Susan Vanderpool. C. Darleen Cordova has been interim city clerk since Vanderpool’s retirement. The council also received a status report on the city requesting proposals for solid waste collection in the city. Companies must submit proposals by March 19. Interviews with prospective companies are expected to be completed by March 31 with the council expected to name a contractor for both business and residential pickup at its April 19 meeting.
The contract would then begin Jan 1, 2011.
