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La Palma City Council recognizes local groups, names employee and approves consent calendar unanimously
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Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the La Palma City Council issued proclamations (Korean American Day), recognized Radiant Futures and Honey Pharmacy, honored city employees including Detective Ricardo Gonzales and Sergeant Justin Brasch, and approved the consent calendar by unanimous roll call.
The La Palma City Council used much of its Jan. 13 meeting to honor community organizations, students and city employees before handling routine business.
The council proclaimed Jan. 13 as Korean American Day and heard remarks from James Cho of the Korean American Federation of Orange County. The council also presented a proclamation to Radiant Futures for its work supporting survivors of domestic violence and human-trafficking victims; a representative of the organization accepted and thanked the council. Honey Pharmacy was recognized as the city’s business of the quarter; owners Dr. Lauren Minh, PharmD, and Dr. Angela Kwan, PharmD, were acknowledged for bilingual services and community involvement.
The city presented employee awards: Detective Ricardo Gonzales was named employee of the year and Sergeant Justin Brasch was named supervisor of the year; both received proclamations and brief acceptance remarks. Deputy City Manager Joe Cisneros introduced two promoted staffers, Colby Deterding (recreation coordinator) and Jason Hong (community services supervisor), each of whom thanked the council.
Later in the meeting the council moved, seconded and approved the consent calendar. Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Baker made the motion to approve and Council Member Vikesh Patel seconded; the clerk called the roll and the motion passed unanimously.
On a regular‑item discussion, staff reported on a council request to consider moving the annual tree‑lighting ceremony; after learning of scheduling conflicts (school calendars and a neighboring city event), the sponsor withdrew the request and the council took no action on changing the date.
The meeting concluded with AB 1234 reports from council members that included recent ribbon cuttings and intergovernmental meetings.
