Community Services Meeting Teleconference

AGENDA – COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, April 5, 2021 – 6:30 pm

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VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (MARCH 17, 2020) and due to concerns over COVID-19,
the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial +1 669 900 6833 or go
online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 817 3953 2210 and then press # to join 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.
*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 (1) minute per speaker.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – Comments from the public on other matters not
appearing on the agenda 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, that is within the WHWCNC Board’s jurisdiction, may become the
subject of a future Board meeting.
General Public Comment is limited to(1)minute per speaker and 20 minutes total.
Due to zoom teleconference which allows greater public comments at meetings; Public Comment is limited to (1) minute
per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order
Attendance Roll Call: Joyce Fletcher, Mercy Alpert, Ray Cole, Dean Weiss, Karen DiBiase, Peter Fletcher
General Public Comment Period for the public (on items not on the agenda): (1) minute each
Public comment is limited to (20) minutes.
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Items for discussion and possible action:
Item No. (1) Current available locations for WHWCNC (10) banners per the City of LA
Locations may change per availability of sites.
Discussion and possible action:
Current available pole locations to hang banners on Ventura Blvd.:
• (10) poles on Ventura Blvd from De Soto to Alhama Dr; 4/18/2021 – 8/06/2021
• (22) poles on Ventura Blvd from Premiere Hills to Del Moreno; 2/25/2021 – 2/25/2022
• (28) poles on Ventura Blvd from Canoga to De Soto; 5/6/2021 – 7/1/2021
• (36) poles on Ventura Blvd from De Soto to Del Moreno ; 5/6/2021 – 7/1/2021
• (12) poles on Ventura Blvd from Topanga to Calatrana; 6/14/2021 – 8/6/2021
• (8) poles on Ventura Blvd from Farralone to Topanga; 9/3/2021 – 2/25/2022
Item No. (2) Transportation Technology Innovation Zone in Warner Center (TTIZ)
Request by the Warner Center Association and local government to support a request letter for
state funding to form a Transportation Technology Innovation Zone in Warner Center.
Warner Center Transportation Technology Innovation Zone
MOTION:
Motion to approve a letter of support to the State of California, in support of the Warner Center Association’s request of funds from the state to jumpstart the Warner Center Transportation Technology Innovation Zone.
The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council hereby finds that:
WHEREAS, Warner Center is a Regional Center designated by the City of Los Angeles; and,
WHEREAS, Warner Center 2035 Plan encourages business, housing, and transportation opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center community is joining together to encourage new technologies to be effectuated within Warner Center area as a means of mitigating traffic, enhancing the pedestrian experience, and generating new business opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles has designated Warner Center as a Transportation Technology Innovation Zone (TTIZ) by motion of Councilmember Blumenfield and the Los Angeles City Council with support from Mayor Garcetti; and,
WHEREAS, Warner Center has a rich history as a hub for innovation and is the ideal location to deploy and test new technologies and is well situated to attract new industry to the area.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council is in support of the efforts to seek State funding for four transportation technology programs to be implemented in Warner Center; 1) a transportation technology incubator, 2) innovative transit pilot programs, 3) Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Infrastructure study, and 4) the implementation of public WIFI . This will help to bring state of the art technologies to Warner Center that will position Warner Center as a technological hub for decades to come, expanding business opportunities and building on Warner Center’s legacy as a place of innovation. The Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council supports this motion, and draft letter of support, as presented on April 14, 2021.
See support document posted on the website with the agenda.
Item No. (3) Planning for 2021 new projects and NPG’s.
The final fiscal year deadline to submit an NPG to the City Clerk is June 1, 2021.
The final fiscal deadline to approve an NPG by the NC Board is May 12, 2021.
2020-2021 fiscal year ends June 30, 2021.
4. New Business, committee member requests and stakeholder requests to be reviewed at the next meeting.
5. Community Services Requests for the Council office – List to be sent to Veronica Vos.
6. Report on current activities in the community that may be of interest to the committee for a future agenda.
7. Adjournment of meeting:
The Community Services Committee Meetings are normally held the first and third Monday of each month.
The Regular Full Board Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month.
Go to the whcouncil.org website and click on the calendar page for all meetings and updates.
*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 j.fletcher@whcouncil. org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org
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* For information on the WHWCNC process or any other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the WHWCNC Bylaws, Standing Rules and Codes of Conduct. The documents are available on our website at www.whcouncil.org or contact the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 or EmpowerLa@LACity.org
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