FULL BOARD MEETING

WHWCNC FULL BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

American Legion Hall

5320 Fallbrook Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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Stakeholders and the public are permitted to address the Council on any item on the Agenda prior to the Board taking an action on said item. It is requested speakers complete a “Speaker Card” and hand it to the Chair.

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.

Each speaker is limited to two minutes, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Council.

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.

 

AGENDA

 

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

 

Approval of Minutes:   Board Meeting – June 13, 2018

Special Board Meeting – May 31, 2018

 

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1. Organization, Operation, Policies, & Procedures:

 

Public Announcements:

 

LAPD Topanga Division – Lead Officers, Sean Dinse and Brent Rygh

Office of Councilman Bob Blumenfield

New Empower LA representative for WHWCNC – Gibson Nyambura

Office of other Local and State Officials and Other Public Announcements and Presentations

 

Public Comment Period (on items not on the agenda): (2) minutes per speaker

 

Organization, Operation, Policies, & Procedures, Officer Reports:

 

President – Joyce Fletcher

The WHWCNC Board Retreat

Adjournment of Board Meetings

Board member procedure for Board member comment for items on the agenda

Board member procedure for Board member comment for items not on the agenda

Vice-President – Sheppard Kaufman

Treasurer – Heath Kline

Secretary – Linda Kouy-Ghadosh

Parliamentarian – Don Patterson

 

 

 

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PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION and Q&A

 

THE CITY IS WRITING A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN FOR WOODLAND HILLS

Presentation by City Planner Tom Glick

 

Discussion of how you will be affected by the NEW Community Plan for

Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland Hills – West Hills

This update will greatly affect future land use and development in your neighborhood and community.

The community is encouraged to attend this presentation and fill out the Community Plan Survey.

You’re input is needed.

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2. Items for Board discussion and possible action:

 

Item No. (1) Don Patterson, Governance Committee

(18-060) Board Appointment

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Motion to appoint Tamara Johnson to the Board member position of Area 1 Alternate.

 

Item No. (2) Joyce Fletcher, President

(18-061) Resilience Liaison

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Motion for the WHWCNC Board to approve Gina Thornburg, Joyce Fletcher and any other interested Board members as WHWCNC Resilience Liaisons.

 

In the near future, the Mayor’s Office and EmpowerLA will co-host a Town Hall type meeting with the Resilience Liaisons from across the city to present and discuss this initiative in more detail.  Neighborhood Councils will be asked by the Mayor’s Office to come up with a Resilience Plan for their areas by the end of calendar year 2019.  EmpowerLA will assist and support you in that effort as we move along.  For more information on Resilient Los Angeles visit :  https://www.lamayor.org/Resilience.

                       

Item No. (3) Joyce Fletcher, President

(18-062) WHWCNC Self-Assessment

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Motion to approve the WHWCNC 2019 Self-Assessment which summarizes how the WHWCNC performed in 2017/2018 based on the 2017/2018 strategic plan and shows the Board what was most effective in your Neighborhood Council’s civic engagement efforts.

 

Item No (4) Joyce Fletcher, President

(18-063) WHWCNC 2019 Election STIP Sheet

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Motion to approve the WH-WCNC 2019 Election STIP Sheet which provides the Office of the City Clerk with our Neighborhood Council’s polling place, polling place hours, and translation preferences for the 2019 Neighborhood Council Elections. This worksheet will supplement the policies and procedures in the Neighborhood Council 2019 Election Manual.

 

Item No. (5) Peter Fletcher

(18-064) WHWCNC Inventory Report

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

As EmpowerLA requires all items purchased between the date the inventory was last completed on June 13, 2018 and June 30, 2018, to be added to the inventory report, along with photos and approved by the Board and sent to EmpowerLA no later than July 15th:

 

MOTION: Discussion and motion to approve and certify the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council’s (WHWCNC)  Inventory list is correct and complete, containing all items in the possession of WHWCNC; as reported to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment during Fiscal Year 2017-2018

 

Item No. (6) PLUM Committee – Lauren Coffman, Co-Chair

(18-065)  DIR-2018-2646 (permit compliance for change of use)

Stretch Motion Studio 21837 Ventura Boulevard

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Minor project permit compliance within the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan for a massage therapy studio and associated signage; 2,000 sq. ft. change of use from restaurant to massage / physical therapy studio.

 

Motion:

As pertaining to case DIR-2018-2646, having held one public meeting for the application filed by Michel Gahard / Motion Stretch Studio Woodland Hills LLC and represented by Terri Dickeroff / CGR Development, for the massage / physical therapy project located at 21837 Ventura Boulevard, the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee hereby finds that:

 

WHEREAS, the Applicant has designed and submitted proposed signage for the massage / physical therapy project compliant with the Ventura Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the project is not requesting any exceptions, or variances; and

 

WHEREAS, the change of use from restaurant to a massage / physical therapy use will not cause a requirement for an increase in parking; and

 

WHEREAS, the Applicant has presented a parking plan that conforms to the requirements of the Ventura / Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the tenant space is 2,000 sq. ft., not 4,000 sq. ft. as indicated on the planning application;

 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee, for the findings and conditions stated herein, finds that the submitted application and plans by Michel Gahard / Motion Stretch Studio Woodland Hills, LLC, for the proposed project at 21837 Ventura Boulevard receive the support of the Board of the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council for the requested actions contingent upon the following conditions:

 

 

 

Conditions

1. Construction materials will be staged in the parking area at the rear of the tenant space;
2. The Applicant will also submit their signage to the shopping center property owner for compliance and continuity with the shopping center signage program;
3. To alleviate parking congestion, consideration of the recommendation that employees of the Motion Stretch Studio park in the rear of the building parking area during daylight hours;
4. There will be no installation of any kind of privacy curtains around each massage / physical therapy station;
5. No banners will be posted along the rear façade of the building;

 

Item No. (7) ) PLUM Committee, Lauren Coffman – Co-Chair

(18-066) DIR-2018-1930-CUB (Conditional Use Permit)

American Multi-Cinema, Inc., 21801 Oxnard Street

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

MOTION: As pertaining to Case DIR-2018-1930-CUB, having held one public meeting for the

Application filed by American Multi-Cinema, Inc and Michael Ayaz of Liquorlicense.com for a conditional use permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction within a 120,000 square-foot theater located at 21801 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA, that contains sixteen auditoriums, lobby area, and 1,246 fixed seats and 55 wheelchair spaces.  Hours of operation are from generally 9:00am-2:00am, daily, with occasional extended hours of operation, beyond 2:00am for special or new movie release until the conclusion of said movie showing, the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee hereby finds that:

 

WHEREAS, the proposed use will still meet the requirements of the area Specific Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the applicant has agreed to implement the suggested conditions (see below) to the submitted application as set forth by Commanding Officer Maureen Ryan from the Topanga Division;

 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee, for the findings and conditions stated herein, finds that the submitted application and plans by Liquorlicense.com for the proposed Conditional Use Permit at the AMC Theater, located at 21801 Oxnard St receive the support of the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council for the requested actions contingent upon the following conditions:

 

Conditions

1. Within one year of the effective date of this determination (April 25, 2018), all personnel acting in the capacity of manager or server at the premise shall attend a Standaldized Training for Alcohol Retailers (STAR) session sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
2. The city may grant a conditional use permit for a defined period of time, e.g., three years or five years, after which time the approval is null and void and the applicant would have to file an application in order to keep selling alcoholic beverages.

3. The Petitioner(s) shall be responsible for maintaining free of litter, the area and adjacent to the premises over which they have control.
4. No alcoholic beverage shall be consumed on any property adjacent to the licensed premises under the control of the licensees,
5. No intoxicated person or persons observed publicly drinking shall be admitted to the location,

1. The parking lot of the premises shall be equipped with lighting of sufficient power to

illuminate and make easily discernible the appearance and conduct of all persons on or about the parking lot.

7. No illuminated (i.e. neon) or alcohol advertising or digital signage of any type will be located in the windows or on the business storefront.

1. Signs shall be posted in English and in the predominant language of the facility’s clientele,

if different, that California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who are under 21 years of age.

1. The applicant shall provide the Zoning Administrator a copy of each license suspension thereof or citation issued by the Los Angeles Police Department or State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon such issuance.

10. No smoking of tobacco or recreationa/medical marijuana products including cigarettes, cigars, hookah, vape or water pipes either inside the location or on any outdoor patios,
11. That all exterior public space (front, side and rear) will be illuminated with sufficient lighting for the police to identify all persons standing outdoors at night.

1. The business operator shall install video surveillance cameras and monitors inside the

premises and cameras outside which show the outside frontage area, to the satisfaction of

the Police Department prior to the exercise of the grant. Evidence of compliance shall be

submitted by the business operator to the Zoning Administrator. The business operator shall

maintain the video for at least two weeks and have them made available to the Police

Department upon request.

1. That the authorized use shall be conducted at all times with due regard for the character of

the surrounding district, and the right is reserved by the Zoning Administrator to impose

additional corrective conditions, if, in the Administrator’s opinion, such conditions are

proven necessary for the protections ofpersons in the neighborhood or occupants ofadjacent

properly or to revoke or amend this authorization if conditions are not met or operation of the site continues to constitute a nuisance.

14. At all times when the premises are open for business, the sale of alcohoiic beverages shall be incidental to the sale of food.
15. There shall be no live entertainment, amplified music, or dancing permitted on the premises at any time.

1. These Conditions of Approval shalt be retained on the property at all times and shall be

produced immediately upon the request of a Police Ottcer. The manager shall be made

aware of the Conditions and inform their employees of same. The manager shall also maintain an emergency contact number for thc property owner.

1. No person under age 18 shall serve or sell alcohol.

 

Item No. (8) ) Joyce Fletcher, Chair – Promenade 2035 Ad Hoc Committee

(18-066) NC Letter related to the Westfield Promenade 2035 Draft Environmental Impact Report

 

Discussion and possible action:

 

Motion for the WHWCNC to approve a letter which contains comments/findings provided by the Promenade 2035 Ad Hoc Committee related to the Westfield Promenade 2035 Project Draft Environmental Impact Report.

The letter will be sent to the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield to advise them of these findings.  (Letter will be provided at the Board meeting)

 

4. Board Member Area Reports:

 

Area 1 – Karen DiBiase, Linda Kouy-Ghadosh, Tamara Johnson

Area 2 – Sean McCarthy, Raymond Cole, Brian Drapkin, Paul Lawler

Area 3 – Nancy McLean, Herbert Madsen, Martin Lipkin, Eva Morris-Huffman

Area 4 – Don Patterson, Cameron Gil, Bill Anderson

Area 5 – Dorothy Strackbein, Richard Hollander, Mercy Alpert

Area 6 – Pat Patton, Heath Kline, Gilbert Yablon, Lauren Coffman

Area 7 – Aaron Williams, Joyce Fletcher, Peter Fletcher, Marie Pierre

At Large – Sheppard Kaufman, Gina Thornburg

Youth Member- Ved Kulkarni

 

 

 

 

 

5. Committee Reports:

 

Beautification Committee – Sean McCarthy, Chair

Budget Committee – Heath Kline and Joyce Fletcher, Co-Chairs

Community Outreach Committee – Ray Cole, Chair – Peter Fletcher, Vice Chair

Community Services Committee  – Mercy Alpert and Joyce Fletcher, Co-Chairs

Education Committee – Bill Anderson, Chair

Environment Committee – Karen DiBiase and Gina Thornburg, Co-Chairs

Governance Committee – Don Patterson, Chair

Homelessness Committee  – Ray Cole, Chair

PLUM Committee – Don Patterson and Lauren Coffman, Co-Chairs

Public Safety Committee – Sheppard Kaufman, Chair

WHIP Committee – August Steurer, Chair

Ad-hoc Westfield Promenade 2035 Project – Joyce Fletcher, Chair

Ad-hoc SSFL Committee – Karen DiBiase, Chair

 

Announcements: The next Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

 

Meeting dates for or the upcoming 2018/2019 year; the proposed Board meeting dates are: TBD (Date, Time, location subject to change or cancellation. Please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes.

 

Adjournment of meeting:

 

 

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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 three business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting Joyce Fletcher 818-340-6554 j.fletcher@whcouncil.org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org

 

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Agendas for meetings will be posted here and at specific locations 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. Meetings are subject to change and the WHWCNC website www.whcouncil.org should be checked frequently.

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