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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
Mike is currently
serving as a field deputy for Los Angeles Supervisor Don Knabe. Mike 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.
Mike 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. 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 also served as
an alternate Director of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District and an
alternate Director of the South Bay Council of Governments.
Mike's interests
in youth and education issues allowed him to serve as Chairman of Redondo
Beach's City Council/School Board Subcommittee. Mike also served on the Board of
Directors for the Independent Cities Association.
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On March 2,
1999, Mike was reelected without opposition to his seat on the Redondo Beach
City Council.
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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
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.
With former Councilwoman Marilyn White, negotiated with Restaurants
Unlimited, Inc. to bring Kincaid’s Restaurant to the Redondo Beach Pier.
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.
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 1993, Mike 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.
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.
In 1999, 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.
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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 snow skiing,
working out, and playing the piano.
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