Community Services Committee Members

Joyce Fletcher, Chair Karen Di Biase Kate Kennedy

Julian Tu

 

 

WOODLAND HILLS WARNER CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

 

Community Services Committee Meeting Agenda

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Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

6:30 pm to 8:00pm

 Located at the

Community Room, Capital One Café

inside Westfield Topanga Mall – First Floor near Nordstrom 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, 1038, Los Angeles, CA 91303

Website: whcouncil.org

 

 

Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Joyce Fletcher de la Mesa Directiva, [email protected] o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

 

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS 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 two (2) minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board.

I.                   CALL TO ORDER AND COMMITTEE ROLL CALL

Members: Joyce Fletcher-Chair, Karen DiBiase, Kate Kennedy, Julian Tu

 

II.                APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 2. 2025

• PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA – Comments will be heard when the agenda item is called by the Chair of the committee.

Each speaker will also be allowed a two (2) minute comment on each agenda item.

 

IV.            AGENDA ITEMS

For discussion and possible action:

 

1. Discussion and planning for the NC booth at the Grateful Hearts event in Warner Park on

Sunday, November 9, 2025 9 AM-3 PM at 21555 Oxnard Street! Rams Village at Warner Center.
Parking at 6100 Oxnard Street.

 

2. Motion to approve funding for one or more of the following items in support of Fire Station 84.

At the request of Community Services Committee Chairperson Joyce Fletcher, the Fire Station

provided the following list of items they need.

 

-Dyson Cordless Vacuum for our upstairs from Costco (Amazon $600)

-JBL Party Box Speaker for our gym and apparatus floor (Amazon $600)

-Gift card to Cook’sDirect.com to purchase new pots and pans

-Gift cards to Home Depot or Harbor Freight to purchase tools for the station

-Commercial Hoover Backpack Vacuum from Home Depot (Amazon $600)

 

3. Discussion related to securing a historical designation for the American Legion Hall as it was              once a horse stable and then a makeup room at the Warner Brothers Studio in Woodland Hills.

In 1951 the building was personally donated by Harry Warner and moved to its current location.

Discussion includes a NPG for American Legion Hall with previously approved $500 funding

for a project. Julian

 

4. Update on Letter of Recommendation to be sent to Councilmember Blumenfiled related to

request for the City Council to adopt an ordinance that includes the following standards that are

required for Marijuana Dispensaries.

Those standards include forbidding minors from entering the premises, ensuring that each location

is not within a 1,000-foot radius of a school or within a 600-foot radius of a public park, public library,            religious institution, childcare facility, youth center, alcoholism/ drug abuse recovery or treatment             facility, among other restrictions.

 

5. New Business – to be discussed at the next committee meeting.

 

  ADJOURNMENT

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 (72 hours) prior to the meeting by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by calling (213) 978-1551 or email: [email protected]

Public Posting of Agendas

The Community Services Committee meets on the 1^st and 3^rd Monday of each month. However, visit our website calendar page at whcouncil.org, to review all committee meeting dates, as the date may change. Neighborhood Council agendas are posted for public review as follows:

Fire Station 84 front window located at 21050 Burbank Blvd. Woodland Hills CA 91367.

 

On the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council website at calendar page at www.whcouncil.org  You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System (ENS)

 

 

 

 

 

Notice to Paid Representatives

If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register

as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 48.01 et seq.

More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the

Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected]

 

Public Access of Records

In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed at our website: www.whcouncil.org or

at the scheduled meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please get in touch with Secretary Joyce Fletcher by email to  [email protected]

 

Reconsideration and Grievance Process

For information on the NC’s process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or any other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the NC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available

at our Board meetings and our website www.whcouncil.org.