SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING

SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, October 15, 2018 – 6:30 pm
America Legion Hall 826
5320 Fallbrook Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, October 15, 2018 – 6:30 pm

America Legion Hall 826

5320 Fallbrook Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

 

The Community Services Committee meets the 1^st and 3^rd 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, Cameron Gil       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. How to set up a non-profit for the WHWCNC

Cameron Gil, Karen DiBiase, Bill Anderson – Joyce Fletcher update

PLAN FOR A CITY WIDE SYSTEM OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS

4. Independent Entities Certified Neighborhood Councils shall be as independent, self-governing, and self-directed as possible.

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) shall assist Certified Neighborhood Councils to pursue options, including, but not limited to, tax-exempt status and/or non-profit incorporation, to strengthen their independence. Tax-exempt status and/or non-profit incorporation will have no effect on a Certified Neighborhood Council’s eligibility for assistance, monetary or otherwise, from DONE.

 

2. Los Angeles Park Survey – Park and Recreation, County Funds – Update

Park Steering Committee – Peter Fletcher, Cameron Gil

 

3. Ventura Blvd. Business Improvement District (BID) – Partner with Office of Council Member Bob Blumenfield

Mercy Alpert, Joyce Fletcher – Update

 

4. Tree Planting and Trimming– Michael Owens, Council Member Bob Blumenfield

City blocks of trees to be trimmed. – Update

 

5. Education Committee NC Poster Contest 2019 – Bill Anderson

Community Services Committee will actively provide support for the event

 

6. Approval of the Minutes – Mercy Alpert

 

7. Community Services Requests for the Council office – List to be sent to Tim Glick

 

8. 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, non-exempt 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

 

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*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