Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
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In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 930 6239 0507 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of the meeting. When calling-in telephonically, the public is requested to dial *9, when prompted by the presiding officer, to address the Board on any agenda item before the Board takes an action on an item. Zoom users should use the “raise hand” feature.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time
public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS – The public may address the Board on any agenda item before the Board takes an action on an item. Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Public comment is limited to 2) minute per speaker.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the General Public Comment period. Please note that under the Brown Act, the Board is prevented from acting on a matter that you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a member of the public may become the subject of a future Board meeting.
Public Comment is limited to (2) minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee. The presiding chair may impose time limits per each agenda item as needed.
AGENDA
There were no meetings scheduled on July 2021, August 2021.
September 2021-Meeting cancelled.
October 2021-Meeting minutes
November-2021-Meeting Minutes
December Meeting Minutes
January 2022- Cancelled.
See attached support document Roll Call Vote
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Items for Discussion and Possible Action:
6. Discussion and possible action on Neighborhood Purpose Grants (“NPG”) for the benefit of local public schools. Outreach to the following schools to submit Neighborhood purpose grants for consideration by the Education Committee.
Calabash Elementary- Sam Evans
Calvert-Sam Evans
El Camino HS- Mihran Kalaydjian
Serrania Elementary- Shelly Schwartz
Taft HS- Reina Cerros McCaughey
Woodland Hills Academy- Heath Klein
Woodland Hills Elementary- Shelly Schwartz
Woodlake Avenue Elementary- Colleen Schwab
Roll Call Vote
7. Discussion and Possible Action- Draft an announcement to inform the local public school communities about funds available through Neighborhood Purpose Grants. Empower your LAUSD Schools by applying for a grant through your local neighborhood council. See attached.
Roll Call Vote:
8. Discussion and possible action: Host an LAUSD District 4 Board Election Virtual Town Hall ahead of the November election. A moderator will be invited for this town hall. There are 3 candidates running for LAUSD District board 4, Nick Melvoin, Raisa White, and Kellie N Williams. The date to be determined. (Vice Chair)
Roll Call Vote:
9. Discussion and Possible Action: Educators Award Program – Suggestion for the award this year to be presented to all the principals and Assistant Principals only. School Principals have been at the school
working almost every day, they carried the difficult task of getting everything in order and ready for the students to continue learning during the pandemic. We can also surprise some of our LAUSD officials that have been working as hard as the principals nonstop for the past year. We can organize the whole award program for the month of June, either at the board meeting or in person. (Vice Chair)
Roll Call Vote:
10. Discussion and Possible Action: Should the education committee Publish recorded committee meetings on the WHWCNC Education Committee page, or another publicly accessible forum such as YouTube.
Roll Call Vote:
11. Discussion and Possible Action: LAUSD Covid report.
Roll Call Vote:
12. New Business to be placed next month’s committee meeting agenda.
Adjournment of Meeting:
The next Committee Meeting will be held on March 1, 2022 by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2021 -2022 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.
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A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.
*RECONSIDERATION AND GRIEVANCE PROCESS – For information on the WHWCNC process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or any other procedural matters related
to this Council, please consult the WHWCNC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available at our website at www.whcouncil.org
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