Cano family presented with Proclamation
A Proclamation honoring Nativedad Cano for his contribution to Mariachi Music was presented to his daughters Alejandra and Natalie at Tuesday’s council meeting by Mayor Manuel Minjares. Cano moved to Fillmore in 1990 and passed away October 3, 2014. He was a visiting professor at UCLA and won a Grammy in 2008 for his music.
A Proclamation honoring Nativedad Cano for his contribution to Mariachi Music was presented to his daughters Alejandra and Natalie at Tuesday’s council meeting by Mayor Manuel Minjares. Cano moved to Fillmore in 1990 and passed away October 3, 2014. He was a visiting professor at UCLA and won a Grammy in 2008 for his music.
By Jean McLeod — Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

During the Special December 16, 2014 City Council meeting a new Mayor for the City of Fillmore was selected, Mayor Douglas Tucker, along with new Mayor Pro Tem Diane McCall. Tucker thanked the out-going Mayor Manuel Minjares and Mayor Pro Tem Rick Neal for their professionalism and their helping setting the City on sound financial ground. Minjares responded telling Tucker, “You will be a good mayor.”

The meeting began with a Proclamation honoring Nativedad Cano for his contribution to Mariachi Music. Cano was born in Ahuisculco, Jalisco, Mexico July 23, 1933 and passed away October 3, 2014. He moved to Fillmore in 1990, where he lived with his family and loved the town. Cano was a visiting professor at UCLA and won a Grammy in 2008 for his music. The Proclamation was accepted by his daughters Alejandra and Natalie.

Council Members were then asked what committees, commissions, liaisons and outside agency appointments each would consider being on. The appointments: Manual Minjares; School Board Liaison, Ventura Regional Sanitation District, Ventura COG, Fillmore Development Council, Ventura County Transportation Commission, Air Pollution Control District alternate, North Fillmore Neighborhood Commission alternate.

Diane McCall; School Board Liaison, Animal Regulation, Heritage Valley Tourism, Chamber of Commerce.

Douglas Tucker; Air Pollution Control District, North Fillmore Neighborhood Commission, Planning Commission, Economic Development Council-Ventura County, Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance.

Rick Neal; Heritage Valley Tourism, Ventura Regional Sanitation District, Economic Development Council-Ventura County, Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance, Chamber of Commerce, Fillmore Development Council.

Carrie Broggie; Film Commission, Planning Commission, Veterans Memorial, Parks and Recreation Commission.

Two student representatives, Angel Cisneros and Sara Beylik, were then appointed to one year on the Parks and Recreation Commission along with two Commissioners, Geraldine Lee and Camilla Conaway, who will serve for four years.

The Special meeting ended within an hour.