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Mayor Mike Gin
Mike Gin
415 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, California 90277
(310)
372-1171, EXT. 2404
(310) 379-9268
FAX
Michael A. Gin is currently serving on his 2nd Term as the 28th
Mayor of the City of Redondo Beach, having been reelected as Mayor in March
2009.
Mike also serves as field deputy for Los Angeles Supervisor Don Knabe. He
represents Supervisor Knabe in the communities of San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor
City, Westfield, Academy Hill, and the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho
Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates.
As
Mayor, he currently serves as a Vice Chair of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Commission and was recently elected to the Advisory Board of the United States
Conference of Mayors.
In
the Summer of 2007, Mike was named as a David Bohnett Fellow of the Gay and
Lesbian Leadership Institute and attended and completed the Senior Executives in
State and Local Government Executive Education Program at the Kennedy School at
Harvard University.
He
previously served as District 3 Councilman for the City of Redondo Beach from
1995-2003 and retired from the City Council due to term limits. During his term
as Councilman, he served as an alternate Director of the Los Angeles County
Sanitation District, an alternate Director of the South Bay Council of
Governments, and as member of the Board of Directors for the Independent Cities
Association.
Mike's interests in youth and education issues allowed him to serve as Chairman
of Redondo Beach's City Council/School Board Subcommittee.
On
March 2, 1999, Mike was reelected without opposition to his seat on the Redondo
Beach City Council.
Listed below are some of Mike’s accomplishments while he served our community as
Councilman:
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Negotiated with Los Angeles County to provide over $7M in flood control
improvements for our community.
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Worked
with City Staff to ensure that various improvements to Dominguez Park
were implemented (Heritage Court, new playground equipment, etc.)
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Placed a
high priority on various infrastructure improvements throughout the City
including:
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Street Resurfacing Projects
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Playground Equipment Replacement Projects
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Flood Control Projects
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Sewer Repairs
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First
Chairman of the City Council/School Board Subcommittee. The Subcommittee
formed to improve relations and forge partnerships between the City and
the School District on issues of mutual interest and concern.
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With
former Councilwoman Marilyn White, negotiated with Restaurants
Unlimited, Inc. to bring Kincaid’s Restaurant to the Redondo Beach Pier.
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Worked
with neighborhood residents to come up with a consensus plan for
upgrades to Fulton Playfield. New amenities included terraced slopes,
new shrubs and vegetation, decomposed granite walkways, new drinking
fountains and benches, and a new baseball backstop.
Prior to his election to the City Council in March 1995, Mike was Vice-Chairman
of the Redondo Beach Planning Commission (member from 1992-1995) and was
previously Chairman of the Redondo Beach Preservation Commission (member from
1989-1992).
Mike has served as a Counselor and panel speaker for the Hugh O'Brian Youth
Foundation seminars (HOBY). HOBY brings together outstanding high school
sophomores from throughout California to participate in its annual leadership
seminar. The students interact personally with various business, community, and
political leaders and talk about current issues and problems. Mike was a high
school student ambassador in the HOBY program in 1978.
In
1999, Mike was one of seven Chinese-American municipal elected officials in LA
County honored with CAUSE's (Chinese Americans United for Self-Empowerment)
"Citizen of the Year" award for contributions and service to the LA
Chinese-American community.
Also in the same year, Mike was selected as one of fourteen elected officials
from across the country selected to participate in the Elected Officials
Leadership Academy sponsored by the Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional
Studies (APAICS) in Washington, DC.
In
1993, he was honored by the Redondo Beach Jaycees and the Redondo Beach Chamber
of Commerce as "Young Man of the Year" for his dedication and years of service
to the Redondo Beach community.
Throughout his years of public service, Mike has also been active as a member or
board member of the following organizations:
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Ex-Officio
Board Member, Harbor Area Gang Alternatives Program
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Member,
Board of Directors, Joint Efforts, Inc., San Pedro
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Member,
Redondo Beach Rotary Club
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Ex-Officio
Member, Redondo Beach Sister Cities Committee Board of Directors
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Member,
Board of Directors, Redondo Beach Historical Society
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Member,
Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Member,
Redondo Beach Jaycees
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Member,
Board of Directors, Center for Asian-Americans United for Self Empowerment
(CAUSE)
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Chair,
Chinese Heart Council, American Heart Association
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Member,
Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Beach Cities Branch
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Member, Los
Angeles County Board of Directors, American Heart Association
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Member,
Statewide Asian Community Task Force, American Heart Association
Prior to joining the Supervisor Knabe's staff, Mike was a Technical Support
Services Manager with Infonet Services Corporation in El Segundo, CA. Prior to
joining Infonet, Mike was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff with TRW in
Redondo Beach, CA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer
Science from the University of Southern California in 1984. In his spare time,
Mike enjoys traveling, snow skiing, working out, and playing the piano.
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