Schedule and Meetings
The Westside Project is led by the City of Vernon and their consultants, The Arroyo Group + LOHA Team. The planning process, which will take approximately two years, will set the stage for the next 30+ years of the Westside’s future.
Stakeholders Advisory Committee
Supporting and helping to guide the plan is a Stakeholders Advisory Committee composed of a diverse group of residents, business owners, property owners and other interested parties. The Stakeholders Advisory Committee is anticipated to meet six times during the planning process. Presentations to the committee and meeting minutes are shared below.
Additionally, comments may always be offered to the City, consultants and Stakeholders Advisory Committee by contacting us.
Major Milestones
Approval of RFP
Project Introduction/Approval of Contract
Westside Project Kick-Off
Identification of Opportunities and Constraints
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #1:
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #2:
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #3
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #4
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #5
EIR Scoping Period
Scoping Meeting
Council Study Session
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #6
Stakeholders Advisory Committee Meeting #7
Draft Zoning Amendment
Draft Program EIR - Public Review Period
EIR Public Meeting
Public Hearing/Zoning Amendment Adoption
May 2020
August 2020
October 2020
January 2021
February 2, 2021
February 16, 2021
February 23, 2021
August 18, 2021
September 28, 2021
April 20 - May 20, 2022
May 4, 2022
June 21, 2022
October 11, 2022
November 29, 2022
March 30, 2023
March 30 - May 14, 2023
April 27, 2023
Summer 2023
Stakeholders Advisory Committee
Members
Brian Bailey, Pabco Paper
Jack Cline, Lee & Associates
Steve Freed, President, Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Juliet Goff, Kal Plastics
Dale Jabour, Sweetener Products
Ming-Shin Kou, Red Chamber
Richard Lucas, CEG Construction
Judith Merlo, Vernon Community Fund
Marisa Olguin, CEO, Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Andy Perkins, Core-Mark
Jeff Sanita, Newmark
Ben Shanassafer, The Hundreds
Doug Williams, Williams Data Management
Kevin Wilson, Former Vernon Community Services Director
Marlene Ybarra, Housing Commission
Melissa Ybarra, Mayor Pro-Tem
City Staff & Government Representatives
Carlos Fandino, Vernon City Administrator
Daniel Wall, Vernon Director of Public Works
Manuel Garcia, Vernon Deputy Director of Public Works
Angela Kimmey, Vernon Public Utilities
Abigail Mejia, representative of State Senator Lena Gonzalez
The Arroyo Group + LOHA Team Leadership
Philip Burns, The Arroyo Group, Project Manager
Robert Paternoster, The Arroyo Group, Moderator
Lance Lowrey, The Arroyo Group, Sr. Designer
Ian Dickenson, LOHA, Architect & Urban Designer