| ARROYO
SECO
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESIDENT Ernest Sanchez VICE-PRESIDENT Eliot Sekuler SECRETARY Margaret Barto TREASURER Pat Griffith REGISTRAR RuthAnne Tarletz |
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SECO
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL C/O Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 3516 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031 TELEPHONE: (866) LA-HELPS FAX: (323) 224-2322 |
ARROYO
SECO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, March 26, 2007
7:00 PM
Monterey Adult Day Health Care Center
5926 Monterey Road (at Ave. 60)
Los Angeles , California 90042
Supporting documentation for this meeting can be found at:
http://www.asnc.us/2007-archives/03-Mar/_0307archives.htm
ASNC AGENDA
7:00pm
Call to Order
Roll Call
Public Comments - Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Board’s jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker.
Comments by the President
Board Discussion/Action Items:
| 1. | * Approval of minutes from meetings of Jan 22, 2007 and Feb. 26, 2007– Maggie Barto, Secretary |
| 2. | Treasurer’s report and call for Budget & Finance Committee to review past encumbrances – Pat Griffith |
| 3. | * Potential Board approval of candidate for Transcribing Secretary – Maggie Barto |
| 4. | *Motions from the Hermon Local Issues Committee: |
| a. Request the ASNC support installation of a basketball court at Hermon Park in place of, or as an addition to existing tennis courts there. This comes as an official motion from the Hermon community, through the Hermon Local Issues Committee. b. In response to the urban blight of abandoned shopping carts in our community, Hermon Local Issues Committee recommends the ASNC board request that Councilmember Jose Huizar's office closely follow Councilmember Tony Cardenas pilot program in his district which calls for abandoned shopping carts to be collected within 48 hours of a complaint by the Bureau of Sanitation, and be ready to use the study's findings in CD14, as well. Until then we further recommend that the council offices contact district stores to suggest alternative ways to accommodate their patrons without removing carts from the store property. c. Hermon Local Issues requests formal ASNC support for demolishing a long-neglected, nuisance property at 5812-1/2 Monterey Road, through the city's Nuisance Abatement office. (Note: The owner has been contacted several times by the city, declined to clear the property or close off the vacant building). Now used by groups for late-night parties and a constant graffiti target, the lot and building also pose a fire threat to adjacent structures, including Northeast Mental Health. |
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| 5. | *Motions from Sycamore Grove rep. Josef Bray-Ali |
| a. The purchase, or subscription to, an online public real estate records database for the purpose contacting property owners and researching urban planning issues. There are several services:usrealnet.com, netronline.com. b. Providing links to several public property information sources on our web-site: LADBS Parcel Profile, LA County Assessor Maps, NavigateLA, ZIMAS, and others c. Use the following statement on a petition to change the name of Avenue 43 to Lummis Street or Avenue: "I support changing the name of Avenue 43 to Lummis Street". Make recommendations on a sample petition, and make 100 copies, with plans to canvas Avenue 43 to obtain signatures of residents. Use this petition as method of signing up stakeholders to the ASNC. d. Setup a working group to slow automobile traffic on Figueroa adjacent to Sycamore Grove Park |
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| 6. | Motion for Montecito Heights Local Issues Committee |
| a. It is moved by the Montecito Heights Local Issues Committee that the City of Los Angeles, principally through the cooperative efforts of Council Districts 1 and 14, which are served by the helipad and share Debs Park, find the means to transfer the property from the Department of Water and Power to the Department of Recreation and Parks, thus accomplishing the following: permanency of the helipad with the ability to improve it, expansion of Debs Park to contiguous land, maintenance of the site by the nearby Recreation and Parks personnel, protection of valuable open space, access by the public to the periphery of the site with its views and nature, the elimination of the present fence line to mitigate an endemic dumping problem, and an end to the questions hanging over the community about the eventual disposition of the site by the DWP. | |
| 7. | * Funding of $1835 fir ASNC Dog Training Program – Lezle Stein |
| 8. | *Review existing committees and Liaisons for need and appropriate chair – Ernie Sanchez |
| 9. | *Motion from David Brunk to go out again for bid on all offered paid positions. |
| 10. | *Motion to take a position on the LA River Revitalization draft master Plan – Paula Sirola |
| 11. | Report on DONE action on Bylaws amendments – Naheed Qureshi |
| 12. | Report from LADWP/MOU Oversight Committee Liaison Peter Parrish on the Solar Incentive Program and the Energy Efficiency Program |
| 13. | Report from Planning Dept./MOU Oversight Committee Liaison Zara Scoville on Pilot Notification Program |
Reports
| 14. | Committee Reports | ||
| a. | Local Issues- | ||
| i. | Hermon | ||
| ii. | Montecito Heights | ||
| iii. | Monterey Hills | ||
| iv. | Mount Washington | ||
| v. | Sycamore Grove | ||
| b. | Rules and Elections | ||
| c. | Recreation, Arts & Culture | ||
| d. | Communications and Outreach | ||
| e. | Budget and Finance | ||
| f. | Public Safety - Bill Murray | ||
| i. | Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Project – Samantha Allen | ||
| 15. | Report from Liaisons: | ||
| a. | LADWP/MOU Oversight Committee – Peter Parrish | ||
| b. | Planning Dept./MOU Oversight Committee – Zara Scoville | ||
| c. | Friends of Southwest Coalition – Eliot Sekuler | ||
| d. | Northeast Transportation Coalition – Jerry Schneider | ||
| e. | Northeast LA Open Space Coalition – Scott Rubel | ||
| f. | Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhood Councils – Bill Murray | ||
| g. | NELA NC Federation – Samantha Allen | ||
| h. | Controller Chick’s NCs – Jesse Simon | ||
| i. | Animal Welfare – Lezle Stein | ||
| j. | 912 Review Committee | ||
| k. | MW Elementary School Multipurpose Room – David Brunk | ||
| 16. | Future meeting dates and location - President | ||
| 17. | Adjournment | ||
Legend: * – Action item
Process for Reconsideration - The Board may reconsider and amend its actions on items listed on the agenda in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.
The public is requested to fill out a “ Speaker Card ” to address the Board on any item of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on an item. Comments from the public on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board.
Agenda is posted for public review at Mount Washington Elementary School Bulletin Board, Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center, Albertson's at Avenue 43 and Figueroa, Rock Rose Café, Montecito Heights Senior Center , Montecito Heights Recreation Center , Monterey Business Center , ASNC's Official Web site and distributed on ASNC's Email list. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting
Naheed Qureshi, Project Coordinator
naheed.qureshi@ lacity.org 213 / 485-1360.
Calendar Items:
| Next Meeting: Monday, April 23, 2007 |