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Judith Mitchell was elected to
the Rolling Hills Estates City Council in 1999, and is serving her fourth
term as a council member. She served as Mayor in 2004 and 2009, and has
been involved in city activities for over 26 years. Appointed in 1984 to
the city's Park and Activities Commission, and in 1994 to the Planning
Commission, she helped establish Highridge Park, the 36-acre George F Canyon
Nature Center, and the 28-acre Linden H. Chandler Preserve, the latter two
being critical parts of the city's natural environment and the sites of
intensive habitat restoration efforts. A strong advocate for her city's
equestrian lifestyle, she has promoted the preservation of open space,
riding trails, and the community's rural character. Her public service has
included a strong interest in environmental protection. She initiated the
city’s first Environmental Advisory Committee, which facilitated the city’s
adoption of energy-efficient, green building guidelines, and a water
conservation ordinance in 2008.
Council Member Mitchell was the
President of the League of California Cities in 2009. Her involvement with the
League of California Cities includes service as the chair of the League's
Environmental Quality Policy Committee for two years, chair of the League's
Climate Change Working Group, which drafted policy guidelines to address the
challenges of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. She has also
chaired the League’s Employee Relations Policy Committee and served on the
League's CEQA task force, the Infrastructure Task Force, the Flood Control
Working Group, and the Pension Reform Task Force.
Councilmember Mitchell has served
on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Regional Law Enforcement Committee and the
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority, acting as chair from 2002 to
2004. She is an Alternate Commissioner of the Los Angeles County Local
Agency Formation Commission. She serves as a Member of the Regional Council of the
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), and as Chair of the
Legislative, Communications and Membership Committee of SCAG.
She currently serves as the
Immediate Past Chair
of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG). As a board member
and officer of the SBCCOG, she was instrumental in establishing the South
Bay Environmental Services Center (SBESC), a partnership between the South
Bay Cities Council of Governments and Southern California Gas Company,
Southern California Edison, West Basin Municipal Water District, City of
Torrance, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), and County of Los Angeles.
SBESC is a local clearinghouse for information ---workshops, materials and
outreach--- on energy efficiency, water conservation and environmental
sustainability to assist public agencies, businesses, and residents of the
South Bay to best utilize the many resources available to them through a
wide variety of statewide and local energy efficiency and water conservation
programs.
Councilmember Mitchell was born
in South Bend, Indiana. She received her B.A. from Purdue University, an
M.A. from University of California at Los Angeles, and her J.D. from Loyola
Law School at Los Angeles. Councilmember Mitchell is an attorney and was
involved in an active business litigation practice until 2001. She now
serves as "of counsel" to her former Los Angeles law firm.
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