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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve Mayor Dunton’s reappointment of Robert Wilson to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2025-2026 School Year.
DATE: August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Approve Mayor Dunton’s reappointment of Robert Wilson to the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force for the 2025-2026 School Year; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
BACKGROUND
The Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force is a committee comprised of community organizations and school representatives that provides input on instructional programs. A representative is selected by the Mayor annually to serve on this Task Force.
Mr. Robert Wilson has been the City’s representative on the Bellflower Unified School District’s Citizens’ Task Force since 2013 and has expressed an interest in continuing to serve on the Task Force.
ATTACHMENT
Correspondence from Bellflower Unified School District ................................................ 2
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
President
Amie Stewart
Vice President
Mayra Garza
Clerk
Bred Crihfleld
Member
Renita Armstrong
Member
Maurlna Cintron
Student Member
Ejiroghene Ojose
Student Member
Alyssa Supnet
Superintendent
Dr. Erin M. Simon
BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Unified in Purpose!
Office of Elementary Education
16703 South Clark Avenue - Bellflower - California 90706 (562) 866-9011
July 30, 2025
The Honorable Ray Dunton, Mayor
City of Bellflower
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA 90706
Dear Mayor Ray Dunton,
The Bellflower Unified School District has a Citizen's Task Force (CTF), which is a committee composed of community organizations and school representatives, which provides input on instructional programs.
You are invited and encouraged to appoint a representative to the CTF. Attached is a copy of our tentative meeting dates and times for the year. Last year, Robert Wilson was nominated to serve as the 2024-2025 CTF representative. Please let me know if you will be retaining your current representative or selecting a new member for the 2025-2026 school year.
The name of your selected representative will be listed as an information item for the upcoming September board meeting.
Please provide the information below for your 2025-2026 representative:
Name:
Address:
Contact Number:
Email:
A response by Friday, August 15, 2025, would be greatly appreciated. Please call my office if you have any questions or need more time to make your selection.
Sincerely,
Dr. Deirdre Reyes
Director, Elementary Education
Proudly serving the Communities of Bellflower, Cem’tos and Lakewood
BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of Elementary Education
CITIZENS’ TASK FORCE
2025-2026
Committee Meeting Dates
October 14
December 9
January 20
*February 24
March 24
April 28
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Board Room
*This meeting will be held in the C Building Conference Room C3
BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
16703 S Clark Avenue ▪ Bellflower, CA 90706 ▪ (562) 866-9011