Community Services Meeting

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, March 4, 2019 – 6:30 pm
America Legion Hall 826
5320 Fallbrook Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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The Community Services Committee meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.
However please check the Council www.whcouncil.org website calendar page
for any changes to date, location or cancellations that may occur.
*PUBLIC INPUT AT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS – The public is requested to fill
out a “Speaker Card” to 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. 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 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the
Board.
Comments from Stakeholders and the Public on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective
item is being considered. Comments within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction on other matters not
appearing on the Agenda will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public Comment is limited to
20 minutes.
The opinions, positions or actions taken by the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council do
not represent or imply similar opinions held by the Owner, Landlord, L.A.U.S.D, or representatives of
any venue hosting a meeting of the Neighborhood Council Board, or affiliated committees.
Committee Members: Mercy Alpert and Joyce Fletcher Co-Chairs
Bill Anderson, Peter Fletcher, Pat Patton, Karen DiBiase, Ray Cole, Duane Buckley
Sheppard Kaufman, Ex Officio
Alternate Committee Members: Marie Pierre, Linda Kouy-Ghadosh
• Call to Order
• Pledge
• Roll Call
• Public Comment: Items not on the Agenda (15 minutes)
COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS:
Items for discussion and possible vote:
1. Los Angeles Park Survey – Park and Recreation, County Funds to create new parks –
Formation of Park Steering Committee – Peter Fletcher
2. Ventura Blvd. Business Improvement District (BID) – Partner with Council Office
and local property owners. Update
3. Tree Planting and Trimming – Shade in City Parks etc. – Other Environmental
concerns – Karen DiBiase
4. Committee attendance to staff a NC booth at the upcoming Woodland Hills Park and
Recreation event. Funding for a NC outreach booth.
5. Community Education Initiatives Update – Bill Anderson
6. How shall we spend our Committee budget funds? $1000.00
7. Other community services concerns and issues
8. Approval of the Minutes – Mercy Alpert
9. Community Services Requests for the Council office – List to be sent to Tim Glick
10. Report on Activities in the Community
Adjournment of meeting:
*THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT – 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 and 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 you wish to attend by contacting Joyce Fletcher, at (818-
340-6554 or email j.fletcher@whcouncil.org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213)
978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org
*PUBLIC ACCESS OF RECORDS – In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, nonexempt
writings
that are distributed to a majority or all of 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 contact Joyce Fletcher at (818) 340-6554 or email j.fletcher@whcouncil.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
• www.whcouncil.org – go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are
held on the second Wednesday of each month. The Community Services Committee meets the first and
third Monday of each month. Check the calendar page for any change of meeting date.
• You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification
System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions
*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 Board meetings and
our website at www.whcouncil.org