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City of
Arcadia
Department of
Recreation and
Community Services
375 Campus Dr.
Post Office Box 60021
Arcadia, CA 91066-6021
(626) 574-5113
(626)821-4370 Fax
www.ArcadiaCA.gov
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
As authorized by California Government Code Section 54956 and Arcadia City
Charter Section 408, a Special Meeting of the Health Committee is hereby called to
be held at the Arcadia Recreation Office, 375 Campus Drive, Arcadia, California
on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
At this Special Meeting, the following matters will be discussed.
a. Approve the special meeting minutes of July 19, 2023
Recommended Action. Approve
b. Discussion about the formation of the Health Committee
There will be time reserved for those members of the public who wish to address
the Health Committee regarding the above item.
In accordance with the Brown Act, public comments will be limited to addressing
the item listed on this special meeting agenda. Under the Brown Act, the Health
Committee is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on
the posted agenda.
No other business than the above will be considered at this meeting.
Dated: August 10, 2023 _______________________________
City Council Member Michael Cao
_______________________________
City Council Member Eileen Wang
HEALTH COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023
CALL TO ORDER – Council Member Michael Cao called the meeting to order at 5:05pm.
ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESENT: Michael Cao, Eileen Wang
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
a. Discussion about the formation of the Health Committee
The following guests were invited by Council Members Cao and Wang: Arcadia Fire Chief
Chen Suen was invited to the meeting to answer questions and provide information on common
calls in Arcadia. Desiree Molina has been a nurse for eight years at USC Arcadia Hospital.
Tracy Joseph is a member of Holy Angels Church and has been with USC Arcadia Hospital for
almost 30 years. Chia-Chieh Hu has been a physician for 21 years and works with Huntington
Health. Sapna Nair is the office manager at Children’s Hospital in Arcadia and has been with
Children’s Hospital for eight years. Cliff Daniels is the Chief Strategy Officer at USC Arcadia
Hospital and has been with the hospital for over 11 years. Ike Mmeje is a medical resident at
USC Arcadia Hospital and has been there for four months. Diane Daniels is the physician’s
relations manager at USC Arcadia Hospital and has been with the hospital for over 11 years.
Dino Clarizo is an internal medical specialist at USC Arcadia Hospital and Mark Feng is a
Urologist at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in the City of Baldwin Park.
Arcadia Fire Chief Suen provided a copy of a staff report regarding all types of medical calls the
City received during 2021-2023.
City Council Members Cao and Wang met with everyone to discuss goals, collaboration, and
ideas for the new Health Committee. Council Members Cao and Wang are looking to have a
community health fair and how to make it successful. The health fair will provide the public with
information, resources, outreach programs and education on different types of health issues.
The Special Meeting ended at 6:00pm.
Dated: August 16, 2023 _______________________________
City Council Member Michael Cao
_______________________________
City Council Member Eileen Wang