ARROYO SECO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL INTERIM OFFICERS PRESIDENT Ernest Sanchez VICE-PRESIDENT Vacant SECRETARY Tina Zabala TREASURER Jack Fenn REGISTRAR Zara Scoville

CITY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA

ARROYO 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, 24-MARCH-2008
· 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ·

Mount Washington Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room
3981 San Rafael Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Supporting documentation for this meeting can be found at:
http://www.asnc.us/2008-archives/03-Mar/_0308archives.htm

ASNC AGENDA

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I.   CALL TO ORDER. Roll call.

II.  PUBLIC COMMENTS.

III. COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT (by Ernest Sanchez).

IV. DISCUSSION & POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

1.	Third reading and vote on two proposed bylaws amendments from Rules and Elections Committee meeting of 12-JANUARY-2008. (Note: Requires the attendance of 50 registered stakeholders.) (a) Amend the following sentence from Article VII, para. 3 of the ASNC Bylaws (Elections): "Each candidate who wishes to be included on a pre-printed ballot must submit a statement of intent 60 days prior to the date of the election." Change final portion to read “. . . 30 days prior to the date of the election.” (b) Amend the following sentence (removing listed items A-H entirely) -- from Article IX, para. 1 of the ASNC Bylaws (Meetings), "Announcements of meetings and other events of the Neighborhood Council shall be posted on the ASNC’s official website and in the following locations:” Change final portion to read “and in the physical locations listed in the council’s Standing Rules.”
2.	Approval of minutes of December 2007, January 2008, and February 2008 meetings. (T.Zabala)
3.	Treasurer’s report (J.Fenn)
4.	Introduction of 2 candidates for the Bookkeeping Assistant and Administrative Assistant positions. They are Edeltraut Schober and Robert Hawkes.
5.	$4,000 (split into two, one now and one in the new fiscal year) for the Monterey Hills Jazz Fest. (D.Roker) Motion (Darlene Roker/Jeremy Dillard) to amend original request to $1,500 now and $2,500 until final figures for the July 2008 budget. Someone will be appearing from the Monterey Hills Jazz Fest committee, on behalf of the MH Federation, to ask for an allotment of $, per the request of the board last month. This is to support the motion that Jeremy and I had last month
6.	Request that the ASNC recommends that (1) Instant Runoff Voting be adopted for all elections involving the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Community College District; and (2) it send letters supporting Instant Runoff Voting to Councilmembers Jose Huizar, Ed Reyes, Eric Garcetti, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Gautam Dutta, Esq., Deputy Director, Political Reform Program, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION, 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2724, Los Angeles, CA 90010, 213.480-0994, dutta@newamerica.net, www.newamerica.net/politicalreform.
7.	Motion from Hank Shaeffer: “Whenever funds are appropriated by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the appropriation shall state the fiscal year or years for which such funds are appropriated and, in the event funds are appropriated for more than one fiscal year, the amount appropriated for each fiscal year.”
8.	Motion from Hermon Local Issues: "Request that the ASNC ask City Councilmember Jose Huizar to support the official renaming of "Hermon Park in the Arroyo Seco Dog Park" as "Hermon Dog Park" -- the name commonly used (and originally requested) by the Hermon Dog Park Formation Committee and the ASNC in 2004 (see attached original ASNC motions)."
9.	In order to preserve time for board deliberations and actions, moved that presentations from City departments and other governmental entities be limited to 10-15 minutes (at the president's discretion)within regular ASNC board meetings, unless specifically invited by the board to address current local concerns. Presenters who require more time to address stakeholders should be offered the option of starting earlier, before the formal meeting begins (e.g., a special early convening at 6:30 p.m., when attendance would be optional), or be referred to one or more Local Issues meetings within ASNC communities which typically draw larger stakeholder attendance (Joseph Riser).
10.	Letter to CRA and Councilmember Huizar’s office (D. Roker). “The members of the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, on behalf of Monterey Hills, are concerned about the continuing problem of graffiti on city-owned vehicles and construction buildings located on Parcel S, Via Marisol. “Not only does the unremoved graffiti encourage more defacing, but according to Post Patrol patrolling Monterey Hills, the juveniles suspected of committing these crimes also smoke and drink behind these buildings, causing a potential for fires in this area. “We would like the city department(s) responsible for this area to use whatever resources they have to keep this area as graffiti free as possible.“
11.	Motion from Joseph Riser: "Request from Los Angeles International Charter High School to reallocate up to $1,300 from ASNC funds previously approved for a school equipment purchase for use in buying mirrors and balance bars for its Arts Program's dance studio -- (related to last year's request through Hermon Local Issues for $1,600 for a lawn tractor for the school's athletic field)."

12.	COMMITTEE REPORTS
	a.	Local Issues:
		i.	Hermon
		ii.	Montecito Heights
		iii.	Monterey Hills
		iv.	Mount Washington
		v.	Sycamore Grove
	b.	Rules and Elections (VP-Vacant)
	c.	Recreation, Arts & Culture (J.M.Walker)
	d.	Communications and Outreach (Z.Scoville)
	e.	Budget and Finance (J.Fenn)
13.	Report from Liaisons (requested at least once per quarter and may be in writing):
	a.	LADWP/MOU Oversight Committee (Peter Parrish)
	b.	Planning Dept./MOU Oversight Committee (Zara Scoville)
	c.	Friends of Southwest Coalition (Ann Walnum)
	d.	Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhood Councils (Bill Murray)
	e.	Controller Chick’s NC’s (Maggie Barto)
	f.	Animal Welfare (Lezle Stein)
	g.	MW Elementary School Multipurpose Room (David Brunk)

V.  NEW BUSINESS (Committee referrals and/or future Board agenda items).

14.	Comments from the Board on subject matters within the Board’s jurisdiction, and suggestions for future agenda items.
15.	Future meetings dates and location (E.Sanchez). Next meeting date: 28-APRIL-2008 at 7:00p.m. Next meeting location: TBD

VI. ADJOURNMENT

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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.

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Next Meeting: Monday, April 28, 2008