MINUTES

Meeting called to order by President Ernie Sanchez.

Roll Call: All were present but Eliot Sekuler, excused, Jerry Schneider, excused, and Ruth Anne Tarletz, excused. Unexcused were Sara Lopez, Ida Simms, Zara Scoville, and Paula Sirola.

Public Comments:

Raymond Yu announced a Memorial Day parade, Canoga Park , begins at Sherman Way and Vassar Ave. 5/29.

Helene Schpk, 323-422-1330, hschpk@sbcglobal.net. Announced Glassell Park and Cypress Park Great Walkabout: inventory of streets and major corridors 6/9, 8:00 a.m. Plan to have 25 groups, with at least 4 people per group. Community design overlay to follow. She took names of those interested in more information.

Nicole Posser, representative of the Highland Park Heritage Trust (323-255-5792, aguild@pacbell.net) brought a brochure for the alternative plan for the Southwest Museum . 5/29 Meeting at the Autry National Center from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Support for keeping investment in NE Los Angeles from neighborhood councils is requested. She asked that councils get the word out about the meeting.

Discussion: Scott Rubel thought the councils had already expressed support. Ernie discussed re-establishing ASNC's support for the alternative plan and having board members attend the scoping meeting. Pat Griffith suggested putting it into the next month's agenda. Darlene Roker asked for clarification on when the meeting will be and how it has been publicized to date.

Mike Fong (Mike.Fong@lacity.org) with councilmember Ed Reyes' office, made announcements.

Townhall meeting Thursday at Cypress Park Recreation Center , 5/24, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Planning dept is planning an open house around Heritage Square Museum/Gold Line station on Thursday, May 31 st , at the Cypress Park Library.

Bureau of Sanitation, annual open house, at North Central District Yard, 452 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles. www.lacity.org/san Sat., June 2 nd , 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Pat Griffith mentioned replacing two resignations of board members, one board member who has not shown up, and one board member about to resign. Darlene Roker asked which board member did not show up and asked where the minutes from the last meeting are. (They were not in the packet.)

Scott Folsom announced 6/2 in Mt. Washington the Jack and Denny Smith Library and Community Center, and 6/3 Lummis Day. La Casita Verde, the preschool, has openings (323-222-7001). Last Friday, Councilmember Alarcon asked for the city to create a Department of Education. Scott asks the council to take a look at the motion and weigh in.

Josef Bray-Ali has made a three signature/page petition to change the name of Avenue 43 to Lummis Drive . He did some work for the Highland Park Farmer's Market to see about moving the market into Marmion Way instead of in the parking lot and to set up a special events waiver for the market. He is looking for support.

Jack Fenn announced that the neighborhood association for Montecito Heights has had a resignation of the president. He will be succeeded by the vice president.

Board Discussion/Action Items:

1. Approval of minutes from meetings of Apr 23, 2007 tabled as the minutes are not in the package.

2. Treasurer's report-Pat Griffith . Attached to the agenda is the current report. Community Projects commitment is moving to 2007-8. Meeting will be held. She asked of the items that have not been paid, are any going away? Emails will be sent.

3. From the Hermon Local Issues Committee meeting – Joe Riser. Strike item 3 on agenda.

4. From the Hermon Local Issues Committee meeting – Joe Riser. Vote on item 4, request that the ASNC file a community impact statement (CIS) in support of City Council motion #07-1164-S1 (Huizar-Wesson; dated May 11, 2007, and referred to Planning and Land Use Management) instructing the Dept. of Transportation to install permanent ceremonial street signs identifying the locations of city Historic Cultural Monuments #736 and 802 on Monterey Road in the Hermon community.

Pat Griffith seconds that. Motion approved unanimously.

5. Joe Riser. Vote on item 5, request that the ASNC board file a community impact statement (CIS) in support of City Council motion #07-0460 (Huizar-Garcetti; dated Feb. 13, 2007) calling for a city ordinance that would require a discretionary review of historic significance and public notification before demolition permits are issued for buildings 45 years old or older (see full-text of motion in board materials).

Discussion: Scott Rubel asks if it will be controversial. Nicole Posser does not think so, that it is simply putting a pause into the process of demolition, a stop gap. Scott Rubel does not think 45 years is that old. Nicole Posser says it captures buildings within 5 years of being marked as historic, which is usually 50 years.

Darlene Roker moves to support action item #5. Pat Griffith seconds that. Motion approved unanimously.

6., 7. Bill Murray not in attendance. Maggie Barto moves that 6 and 7 are tabled until next meeting.

8.  Amy Inouye wants letters of support or petition signatures for the Chicken Boy statue to go up on Future Studio's roof. She is new to the area, 3-1/2 years, and works as a graphic designer. She has done projects about the history of Los Angeles . In the 1970s, she drove around Los Angeles (Broadway, between 3 rd and 4 th ), and saw Chicken Boy. Mid 1980s when the restaurant closed, she tried to save the Chicken Boy statue (22 feet high). When she obtained the statue, she had to put it into storage. She has bought a building on Figueroa and wants to put Chicken Boy on the roof. Building and Safety wants to treat it as a sign, so she has to appeal. She requests a letter of support to the Board of Building and Safety from the council. Chicken Boy will be on the roof with a billboard.

Discussion: Jack Fenn asks why it is not a Cultural Affairs issue, why it is a Building and Safety issue. Darlene Roker asks if there is a way to prevent anyone from marking Chicken Boy.

Amy says she will light Chicken Boy and install cameras to deter graffiti taggers.

Joe Riser moves that letter of support be written. Scott Folsom seconds. Motion approved unanimously.

9.  Provide funding for 5 campers for the Audubon's Summer Camp at Debs Park . The camp is $200 per week and it would be nice to fund a scholarship, perhaps $1,000.

Discussion: Jack Fenn asks if the motion should be amended to become $100 per grant as a matching grant.

Jack moves to change the motion from 5 campers to 10 campers at $100 per grant. Scott Rubel seconds it. Motion change approved unanimously.

Changed motion approved unanimously.

10.  The 5-year-old Hermon “Clean Team,” a self-funded, all-volunteer group, requests financial support for its 3 rd community “Great Hermon Clean Up” on June 2, in the amount of $95 – ($45 for pickup truck rental and $50 for the volunteers' lunches.)

Discussion: Jack Fenn asked if a hazardous materials pickup is associated with the clean team. Wendi says it will be associated with the November clean up. Jack Fenn said he and a neighbor took gallons of material to the hazardous materials site in one car, and they were told about fines of $10,000 if they exceeded 10 gallons of hazardous materials, as well as being told that two households disposing of materials in one car is illegal. Mike Fong apologizes that Jack had to go through that.

Pat Griffith moves, Maggie Barto seconds, motion approved unanimously.

11.  Ernie Sanchez – Getting committees off the ground.

Discussion: Joe Riser says the board is changing, and perhaps some of the committees that are lacking leaders might be closed. Maggie Barto asks if board members are not supposed to be on committees? Pat Griffith says Monterey Hills should have a local issues committee, Recreation, Arts & Culture should be a standing committee not on the bylaws. Darlene Roker asks if local issues committee is different or of broader scope from the federation? Jack Fenn says it's a way of moving issues needing backing to the Local Issues Committee before it gets to the ASNC. Joe Riser says Local Issues committee could not exclude anyone in the neighborhood. Pat Griffith asks if someone else should chair the Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Project? Marilyn Sanchez does not see the need for the committee. Pat mentions Parrish, Scoville, Sekuler attend their liaison meetings. Schneider and Rubel may not have committees that meet anymore. Wendi Riser talks about the Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Project and had gotten together with Samantha Allen and Herman, who had researched prices on many items necessary for this project. When the time came to request funds for this project, they were told it was not fair if all neighborhoods were not receiving similar funds for items as well. Pat Griffith thought tonight's agenda was to delete committees that are not existing. Scott Rubel asks if the Elementary School committee or Controller Chick's NCs still need to exist? Joe Riser asks to discuss as an item next month the Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhood Councils and the NELA NC Federation. Maggie Barto asks if we have people who came in second from the last election, and do we advertise for this? We need to pass our election procedures at the next meeting. Darlene Roker asks when the next meeting is? June 25th . David Brunk had sent Pat forms for use of the Smith Library room.

Joe Riser makes a motion that Public Safety Committee, and Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Project, Northeast Transportation Coalition, Northeast LA Open Space Coalition, 912 Review Committee be dissolved. Scott Rubel seconds the motion.

12. Naheed Qureshi – no report.

Reports

13.  Committee Reports

a. Local Issues

b. Communications and Outreach – Maggie Barto mentioned 6/2 Jack Denny Community Center opening. This is part of outreach. 6/3 Lummis Day celebration. Pat Griffith wondered if volunteers are needed. Wendi Riser asks if the Dog Park could come and speak about what the ASNC has done for them. To participate, email Ruth Anne Tarletz, sarte1mex@aol.com.

c. Budget and finance – Pat Griffith will call a meeting.

14.  Report from Liaisons

a. NELA NC Federation new representative

15.  Future meeting dates and location – Ernie Sanchez

Next meeting June 25th. Montecito Heights Senior Center, 4545 Homer Street, Los Angeles, California 90031 , 7:00p.m. 1st meeting at Mt Washington multipurpose in July. Ernie will contact David Brunk.

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