i 4 he % a 3 ll ll l - 9?a ia jv-[ a a ia ii nr a al if A 4^ IKE & VC^I IIII VjvA' aa V I 9 I r MU,,r^b 1 V si V\ NTS # a,! Eric Garcetti Honorable Mebers of the City Council c/o City Clerk City Hall, Roo 395 Honorable Mebers: Subject to your confiration, I have reappointed Mr. Evangelos Abatielos to the Board of Building and Safety Coissioners for the ter ending June 30, 2021. Mr. Abatielos s current ter expires on June 30, 2016. I certify that in y opinion Mr. Abatielos is qualified for the work that will devolve upon hi, and that I ake the appointent solely in the interest of the City. Sincerely, ERIC GARCETTI EG:dlg Attachent 200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600 MAYOR.LACITY.ORG
COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FORM Nae: Coission: End of Ter: Evangelos Abatielos Board of Building and Safety Coissioners 6/30/2021 Appointee Inforation 1. Race/ethnicity: Caucasian 2. Gender: Male 3. Council district and neighborhood of residence: 4 - Central 4. Are you a registered voter? Yes 5. Prior coission experience: Board of Building and Safety Coissioners 6. Highest level of education copleted: University of Southern California 7. Occupation/profession: Partner, United Melon Dist, Inc. 8. Experience(s) that qualifies person for appointent: See attached resue 9. Purpose of this appointent: Reappointent 10. Current coposition of the coission: Coissioner APC CD Ethnicity Gender Appt Date Ter End Abatielos, Evangelos P. Central 5 Caucasian M 04-Apr-06 30-Jun-16 Brannon, Felicia East 14 African Aerican F 15-Dec-12 30-Jun-17 Geaga-Rosenthal, Joselyn Central 13 Asian Pacific Islander F 08-May-14 30-Jun-19 South Hovaguiian, George Valley 4 Caucasian M 21-Jan-14 30-Jun-17 Nunez, Javier North Valley 7 Latino M 08-May-14 30-Jun-20
Evangelos (Van) Abatielos, was born on Noveber 17,1943 in Southern California to Aalia Vengel of Manhattan Beach and Panaghis Andreas Abatielos of Kefalonia, Greece. He was brought up in a strict Greek household where faily and church were of paraount iportance. He was an active eber of Saint Katherine Church, serving as altar boy, where his parents faily were founding ebers. As a young adolescent, he and his faily, left the South Bay and all things failiar to live in his father s native country where he perfected his Greek and acquired a lifelong love for Greece. After one year, when his father cae to the realization that his beloved hoeland had changed, he once again packed up the faily and oved the back to Southern California dying shortly thereafter, leaving his widow and two teenage children struggling to survive. An excellent student and disciplined an of the faily, Van anaged to graduate fro high school with honors while he continued to work to help support the faily. He was offered a scholarship to the University of Southern California, which he accepted. Encouraged by his other s faily, he becae a teacher, quickly advancing to the chairan of the foreign language departent of Palos Verdes High School. Shortly thereafter he arried Vicky Zaferis of Los Angeles and began helping his father-in-law, Ernie Zaferis, in the business that he had started. Seizing the opportunity to expand this seasonal business, he began to work with the ostly Hispanic eployees, using his Spanish to anage labor. He eventually accepted a partnership in 1981 along with his brother-in-law, Ji Zaferis, and continues to work full tie with United Melon Distributors, Inc., and Pegasus Foods, Inc. Aside fro his strong work ethic, he has served on the board of Saint Katherine and Saint Sophia Cathedral, and has reained an active supporter of the church, various private schools and civic charities. He is the very proud father of three daughters, Aalia (Ay) Eugenia (Genna) and Vanessa.
: 'u d % M Mi 1 II TVS!*5* 1 i3 I6 Ik f3 l "Jbiub :.«LV<J/f r NAiiiu *SA n1 v» YV'^1 yv,.".;,l... I ii & «rrs v; s I jtwlil ;1 ^W Eric Garcetti Mr. Evangelos Abatielos Dear Mr. Abatielos: I a pleased to infor you that I hereby reappoint you to the Board of Building and Safety Coissioners for the ter ending June 30, 2021. In order to coplete the process as quickly as possible, there are several steps that ust be taken, any of which require visiting City Hall. If you require parking during these procedures, please call Claudia Luna in y Office at (213) 978-0621 to ake arrangeents for you. To begin the reappointent process, please review, sign and return the enclosed Reuneration For, Undated Separation Fors, Background Check Release and Inforation Sheet within one week of receiving this letter. These docuents are necessary to ensuring the ost efficient, open and accountable City governent possible. As part of the City Council confiration process, you will need to eet with David Ryu, your Councileber, and Councileber Jose Huizar, the Chair of the Planning and Land Use Manageent Coittee, to answer any questions they ay have. You will be hearing fro a City Council coittee clerk who will let you know when your reappointent will be considered by the Planning and Land Use Manageent Coittee. Soetie thereafter, you will be notified by the coittee clerk when your reappointent will be presented to the full City Council for confiration. Once you are confired, you will be required to take the oath of office in the City Clerk s Office in Roo 395 of City Hall. Claudia Luna will assist you during the confiration process if you have questions. 200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600 MAYOR.LACITY.ORG
Mr. Evangelos Abatielos Page 2 If you ove at any point during your ter, have any changes in your telephone nubers, or in the future plan to resign (resignation ust be put in writing), please contact y office iediately. Congratulations and thank you for agreeing to serve the people of Los Angeles. Sincerely, ERIC GARCETTI EG:dlg
Attachent I Mr. Evangelos Abatielos Noinee Check List I.Within seven days: Mail, fax or eail the following fors to: Claudia Luna, Office of the, Office of Intergovernental Relations, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or eail: Claudia.Luna@lacity.org. Reuneration For Undated Separation Fors Background Check Release Coissioner Inforation Sheet/Voluntary Statistics As soon as possible, the s Office will schedule a eeting with you and: Your City Councileber David Ryu (contact at (213) 473-7004). Councileber Jose Huizar, Chair of the Council Coittee considering your noination (contact at (213) 473-7014). Staff in the s Office of Intergovernental Relations will assist you with these arrangeents.