WH Issues and Policies Virtual Cmte Mtg 12-8-2022
2022-12-08 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
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December 8, 2022
At 7:30 pm
By Virtual Meeting Teleconference and Phone Number For Public Participation
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Committee Members are
Chairperson Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills Issues and Policies Committee meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet-based service option.
The Chair will give listeners instructions for providing public comments at the start of the meeting. When calling-in telephonically, the public is requested to dial *9, when prompted by the Chair or Moderator, to address the Committee on any agenda item before the Committee acts on each item. Zoom users should use the “raise hand” feature.
AB 361 Updates: Submission of Public comment cannot be required in advance of the meeting; only real-time public comment is required. If broadcasting interruptions prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If the public cannot provide public comment or cannot be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Messaging and virtual backgrounds are in the control of the individual Committee member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
Contact Person:, Heath Kline, 818-312-5610
h.kline@whcouncil.org

Meeting Agenda

Public Input on Agenda Items – The public may address the Committee on any agenda item before the Committee acts on an item. The Committee will accept comments from the public on agenda items only when the Committee considers the individual item.
Public Input on Matters not appearing on the Agenda – During the General Public Comment period, the Committee listens to comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda within the Committee’s jurisdiction. * Please note that the Brown Act prevents the Committee from acting on an issue you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a public member may become the subject of a future Committee meeting.
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Public Comments are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker unless adjusted by the presiding member of the Committee. As needed, the presiding member may impose different time limits per each agenda item.

Call to Order
Establish Quorum:
Roll Call — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams
Comments by the Public regarding Issues NOT on the Agenda.

(2 minutes each)
Agenda Items for Discussion and Possible Action by the Committee:

Approval of Available Committee Minutes

Roll Call Vote — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams
All public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker unless adjusted by the presiding member of the Committee. If available, the event page for this meeting has draft minutes posted on whcouncil.com.

Council Files 21-1472, 22-1196, 22-1197, 23-0002-S1:
Efforts to put up one or more Charter Reform Ballot Measures in 2023 and 2024 regarding 1) a new Independent Council Redistricting process and 2) the Establishment of more Council based on population.

The Committee continues their discussion of the issues with the possibility of acting regarding WHWCNC filing a CIS regarding the proposals for placement of a City Charter Amendment to create more-independent Redistricting Commissions and recommendations to increase the number of council members, possibly based on population.
Preliminary Draft CIS
Community Impact Statement Summary:
Since the origination of LA’s city council system, there have been 15 council districts. At the time, there were 200,000 people in the City of LA, with about 13,300 persons per district. That number is multiplied twenty times to over 3.85 million people today. Each Council District in Los Angeles has more people than the Cities of Burbank and Pasadena combined. There is scant evidence that this consolidation of power in such populated Districts is good for the residents and voters of LA. The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council wholeheartedly supports bringing Charter Reform Ballot Initiatives to the voters before 2024. These would increase and tie Council district sizes to population, expand the City Council to provide more representation to our communities and remove Councilmembers and elected officials from redistricting.
Preliminary Draft CIS
WHIP recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center-Neighborhood Council [WHWCNC] resolve and send the following WHIP statement of community impact as its own. The CIS supports calling for City Charter ballot measures on the expansion of the number of Council Districts and a new impartial Redistricting process to redistrict Los Angeles in time for the 2024 election cycle:
Council File 21-1472
November 2022 Ballot / Ballot Measure / City Charter Amendment / Independent Redistricting Commission
Council File 23-0002-S1
Independent Redistricting Process / New Commission / New Redistricting Maps / City of Los Angeles / April 2023 Special Election
Council File 22-1196
Charter Reform Ballot Initiative / 2024 / Redistricting Process / Los Angeles City Council Seats / Representation Fixed to Population Growth
The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council supports the creation of an independent redistricting commission. It is a necessary and overdue step for the City Council and Los Angeles Unified School Board Districts. During the 2021 redistricting process, many Neighborhood Councils had to expend significant energy and time to fight for their neighborhood in a polarized and politicized process. It is time for Los Angeles to catch up to California and Los Angeles County, which already have independent redistricting commissions.
We propose adding restrictions for applicant qualifications excluding any bidder, contractor, developer, or someone with a direct financial interest in the City’s work from serving on the Commission. We also recommend excluding anyone affiliated with the management of an employee union, any recent candidate for a City of LA elected office, former elected officials in the City of LA, and anyone who has donated or raised above a certain threshold for local candidates.
The Redistricting process must follow a set of rank-ordered criteria to create new districts:

Population Equality:Districts must comply with the S. Constitution’s requirement of “one person, one vote.”
Federal Voting Rights Act:Districts must ensure an equal opportunity for minorities to elect a candidate of their choice
Geographic Contiguity:All areas within a district must connect as an undivided whole, except for the particular case of islands
Geographic Integrity:Without violating previous criteria, Districts shall minimize the division of neighborhood councils before minimizing the division of communities of interest to the extent feasible. Communities of interest are secondary to neighborhood councils. They must be a contiguous population sharing common social and economic interests that justify inclusion within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.
Geographic Compactness:To the extent practicable, and where this does not conflict with previous criteria, districts must not bypass nearby communities for more distant communities of interest. Communities of interest cannot be considered broader than 7 miles.
To the extent practicable, Districts should not cross watersheds.
Drawing Districts shall not consider any effects on Incumbents, political candidates, or political.

The City Council districts are currently too large to govern each area well. They have created an environment leading to opportunities for corruption by concentrating so much power in so few hands. A fifth of our City Council Members coming under indictment in the last decade is a strong indicator of opportunities for corruption. We also strongly believe in the expansion of the City Council’s size.
It is simply impossible for 15 Council Members to govern 4 million people appropriately. Each City Council Member is supposed to represent over a quarter million residents. For comparison, in New York City (8.4 million people, 51 council districts), each council district represents approximately 160,000-170,000 people. In Chicago (2.71 million people, 50 wards), each alderperson represents about 54,000 people. The City of Fresno has a Council Member per 112,000 persons. We favor getting to somewhere in the middle.
We support a ballot measure to establish a new City Council, having one Council Member per 110,000 residents to the nearest whole number and expanding the Council Districts as the population increases.
Serving as Commission Co-chairs, two retired Superior Court Judges put forth by the presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court shall select the Commission from a pool of about 80 candidates nominated across the City. At least one judge shall live in the City of Los Angeles.
To establish the pool of candidates, each Los Angeles Neighborhood Council may nominate at least one and up to 3 candidates at the rate of one per 50,000 in population to the nearest whole number, ideally resulting in selecting about 1 out of 5 candidates to the Redistricting Commission of 17 members plus the two Co-chairs.
We support ballot measures to increase the number of Council districts and establish new redistricting procedures. They should appear on the same ballot. When voters pass one or both ballot measures as proposed, the City Council must immediately initiate the redistricting process to complete new redistricting in time for the 2024 election cycle.
Roll Call Vote — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams

Council File 14-0425-S13:
18447 West Sherman Way / Reseda Theatre Project / Reseda Theatre Senior Housing L.P. / Reseda Theatre and Public Market / Disposition and Development Agreement / Fifth Amendment.

Committee discussion with possible action regarding support for the position of the Reseda Neighborhood Council’s objection to continuing the process of modifying the development agreement until the community has been consulted.
Preliminary Draft CIS
Council File 14-0425-S13
18477 West Sherman Way | Reseda Theatre Project
Position: Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood opposes L.A. City Council File 14-0425-S13 – until the Reseda community has adequately been outreached to and their input has been satisfactorily received.
The revitalization of the Reseda Theater has been a dream of the Reseda Community for over two decades and why they supported the bundling of the theatre project with a senior housing project that promised to revitalize the theater years ago. Throughout the years the Reseda Neighborhood Council has requested updates regarding the progress of the theatre but was never informed regarding this proposed severance into two corporate entities. Respectively – the transfer of property from Reseda Theater Senior Housing, LP to Reseda Theatre and Public Market LP.
In public records, the Reseda Neighborhood Council discovered that incorporation documents setting the groundwork for using two corporate entities were filed in May 2021, which means that there have been over 18 months to inform their community of potential changes.
As Woodland Hills has similarly been party to the same style of concealment of City development activities and perceived backroom dealings originating from our shared council office on development projects impacting our community such as the expansion of the West Valley Food Pantry or the aquation with public funds of properties across from Taft High School to be operated by a non-profit to provide homeless housing and services to targeted groups without details to the community of who will actually be served or any details of the programs that will be offered on-site to help the residents despite numerous inquiries from the public, we feel it is our responsibility to join the Reseda NC in calling out development projects in Council District 3 that surreptitiously bypass Neighborhood Councils and community input. As the stakeholders of Reseda were not informed of the proposed changes and were without the opportunity to weigh in on serious concerns, it continues the tradition of perceived backroom dealing and City Council corruption that has plagued the Los Angeles City Council for the past few years. By way of examples, we refer to the ways that LA City Council handled its own redistricting and that of LAUSD recently where community input fell on deaf ears. We also see similarities in bypassing informing and taking input from the affected area stakeholders and NCs in the handling of the Northeast Valley Animal Shelter (see our CIS regarding Council File 22-0897).
The financing for this project has been supplied by the City of Los Angeles, with our tax dollars. Reseda’s understandable concern is that this request to transfer ownership from one corporate owner to two is simply a cynical ploy on the part of the developer to guarantee that, should they run into difficulties or roadblocks in the restoration of the theater, they would fail to keep their promise to restore and revitalize the Reseda Theater in a form acceptable to the community.
As such, the WHWCNC requests Council File 14-0425-S13 be continued until the stakeholders of Reseda have been given the opportunity to provide robust feedback and have their input be thoughtfully considered. This means the transfer of property from Reseda Theater Senior Housing, LP to Reseda Theatre and Public Market LP be delayed, and possibly denied, until adequate outreach has been shown and input received.
Sincerely,
Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council
Roll Call Vote — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams

Council File 22-1489:
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) / Development Projects / Community Impact / VNY Citizens Advisory Council.

The Committee initiates discussion with possible action regarding support for the motion by Councilman Blumenfield calling for a report from LA World Airports regarding a list of projects and awards, past community engagement, compliance with 2005 VNY Master Plan, environmental impacts, and proposal for future community engagement.
Roll Call Vote — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams

Council File 21-0407:
Neighborhood Council / Standardize Election Rules / Stakeholder Participation.

The Committee to discuss and possibly take action regarding the Board issuing an impact statement regarding the Empower LA report to the City Council on by-laws issues related to Neighborhood Council Elections. Another requested action in the council file is for the City Attorney to standardize election rules and limit this authority.
Preliminary Draft CIS
The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council strongly encourages the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a follow-up report-back to CF 21-0407 with input from experienced Neighborhood Council board members to expand on its responses to the specific City Council asks, and emphasizing that the Neighborhood Councils are independent pursuant to the City Charter and that amendments to their bylaws cannot be made by the City Council or other entity, only by each Neighborhood Council.
Roll Call Vote — Heath Kline, John Sandy Campbell, August Steurer, Aaron Williams

Committee consideration of Possible issues
Discussion on future Committee meeting agendas acting to set a date for the next meeting.

Issue suggestions are posted when available on the whcouncil.com event page for this meeting.

Adjournment of Meeting

Meeting dates for the 2021-2022 year: Committee holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete committee and board meetings list. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to the holiday, the meeting on December 22, 2022, is probably canceled. A possible Special Meeting may be scheduled for December 29, 2022. The next Regular Committee Meeting in January will be held on January 12, 2022, by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and confirm the date and time.
Due to COVID-19, virtual teleconferencing replaces ALL in-person Committee meetings. However, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.

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 based on 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 or services may be provided upon request.
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PUBLIC ACCESS OF RECORDS – In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, the Committee provides non-exempt writings distributed to a majority of all of the Committee Members in advance of a meeting on the WHWCNC website: www.whcouncil.org or via the scheduled meeting video presentation. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact Dena Weiss by emailing d.weiss@whcouncil.org
PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS –

A copy of this agenda is also physically posted outside of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber window located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber offices are at the Promenade Mall outside the mall’s east entrance and south of Ruth Chris Restaurant. Access the offices from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.
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RECONSIDERATION AND GRIEVANCE PROCESS – For information on the WHWCNC process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the WHWCNC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available at our website at www.whcouncil.org

WHWCNC SPECIAL FULL BOARD MEETING
2022-12-12 18:30 - 21:30
Link to file Dec 12, 2022

AGENDA
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
SPECIAL – FULL BOARD MEETING
Monday, December 12, 2022, 6:30 pm
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
Link to join Webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83817897333
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 838 1789 7333 and Press #
Click for November 9th Board Minutes
Click for September MER
Cllick for October MER
Click for November MER
Click for Board Members Elgible for Parlimentarian Position
Click for Ruth’s Chris Case Report
Click for Collins Street Case Report
Click for Mulholland Wire Facility Case Report
Click for In N Out Plum Case Report

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.

Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 838 1789 7333 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.

AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE REGULAR FULL BOARD MEETING DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES.

Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.

*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 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.
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total unless adjusted by
the presiding officer of the board.

AGENDA

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Public Announcements:
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield (2 minutes)
Office of Local and State Officials – if available (2 minutes each)
Other Local Agencies – if available (2 minutes each)

General Public Comment, by the Public, on Non-Agenda Items:
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total.
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Organization, Operation, Policies, & Procedures:

All comment is limited to 1 minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board.
Time limits set for each agenda item may be adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board. Time limits may vary so the public is encouraged to join the meeting several minutes PRIOR to a specific agenda item being discusseded.

Approval of Minutes: Board Meeting – November 9, 2022 (5 minutes)

See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Officer Reports (5 minutes)

President – Dena Weiss
Vice President – Mihran Kalaydjian
Treasurer – Paul Lawler
Parliamentarian – Vacant

Items for Discussion and Possible Action:

Item No. (1) Paul Lawyer, Treasurer, and Dena Weiss, President,
(22-107) Approval of MER for September 2022
Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)
Motion for the board to approve the September 2022 Monthly Expense Report (MER).
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (2) Paul Lawyer, Treasurer, and Dena Weiss, President,
(22-108) Approval of MER for October 2022
Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)
Motion for the board to approve the October 2022 Monthly Expense Report (MER).
See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Item No. (3) Paul Lawyer, Treasurer, and Dena Weiss, President,
(22-109) Approval of MER for November 2022
Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)
Motion for the board to approve the November 2022 Monthly Expense Report (MER).
See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Item No (4) Governance Committee, Dena Weiss, Chair
(22-110) Stakeholders Appointment to Area 5 Business Rep Seat

Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)

Motion for the board to appoint Julie Waltrip to the Area 5 Business Rep board seat.

Roll Call Vote

Item No (5) Governance Committee, Dena Weiss, Chair
(22-111) Stakeholders Appointment to Area 5 CBO Seat

Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)

Motion for the board to appoint Theresa Campbell to the Area 5 Community Based Organization board seat.
Roll Call Vote

Item No (6) Governance Committee, Dena Weiss, Chair
(22-112) Stakeholder Appointment to Area 6 Alternate Board Seat

Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)

Motion for the board to appoint Vipul Parmar to the Area 6 Alternate board seat.

Roll Call Vote
Item No. (7) Governance Committee, Dena Weiss, Chair
(22-113) Election Of Parliamentarian

Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)

Nominations will be accepted for the position of Parliamentarian.

The new Parliamentarian will serve until the 2023 WHWCNC Election has been certified by the City
Clerk and then a WHWCNC Officers Election will be held at the next regular Board Meeting. The 2023 WHWCNC election will be held on June 18. 2023.

Description Per the Bylaws:
Section 2: Duties and Powers

Parliamentarian. The Parliamentarian shall ensure that the WHWCNC meetings are

in compliance with the Bylaws, Standing Rules, WHWCNC Code of Civility, EmpowerLA Code of Conduct and all other City, State and Federal rules and regulations. The Parliamentarian shall ensure the meetings are undertaken in an expeditious manner and shall be the timekeeper, ensuring that all speakers speak within the publicly noticed time frames. The Parliamentarian shall ensure the members abide by all rules to ensure that our NC’s business is conducted in a respectful and courteous manner and in a manner that will generate respect and credibility for our WHWCNC.

Election of Parliamentarian:

Article VI – Section 1: Officers of the Board: The Officers of the Board (“the Officers”) shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Parliamentarian. These Officers shall be elected by the Board as provided below, and all must be elected members of the Board.

An appointed member of the board can be elected as an Officer, should no elected member agree to be
nominated for a specific Officer position or no elected member is elected by a majority vote of the board for a specific Officer position.

The Youth Member and Alternate Representatives cannot serve as an Officer of the Board.

Alternate Representatives cannot vote in the election unless one of their area reps is absent.

The youth member can vote in the election.

If there are more than two (2) candidates for an office and none receives a majority vote on the first election, a run-off election shall be held immediately between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes.

See posted list of elected board members and appointed board members eligible for nomination for Parliamentarian.
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (8) Planning, Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (PLUM)- Don Patterson, Chair
(22-114) Case No. ZA-2022-5065-CWW, ENV-2022—5066-CE
23388 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills 91364
Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)
Project Description
AT&T Mobility is proposing a roof mounted wireless telecommunications facility consisting of 16 panel antennas & 48 RRUs, arranged in four sectors of four antennas/12 RRUs each (all screened), and ancillary equipment atop the roof (also screened). The proposed design will mitigate any adverse visual impacts and blend with the design of the underlying building. (See attached simulations.)

PLUM Motion
The Planning Land Use and Mobility committee of the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council (WHWCNC), having held one remote meeting via ZOOM on the proposed AT&T Mobility Wireless Telecommunications Facility (WTF) request and has made the following finds and recommends the support of the Board of the WHWCNC as follows:

WHEREAS: AT&T Mobility proposes installing a wireless facility consisting of 16 panel antennas, 48 RRUs, and equipment cabinets behind screening on an existing rooftop; and

WHEREAS: Existing service is insufficient to meet existing demand by customers in the West Valley due to overloaded existing facilities resulting in interrupted service, dropped calls, or complete denial of service inside nearby neighborhood retail centers; and

WHEREAS: The LAMC authorizes the Zoning Administrator to grant Conditional Uses, allows conditional use of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities; and

WHEREAS: AT&T Mobility has satisfied the conditions of LAMC Sections 12.24 and 11.5.7 that allow for the installation of wireless facilities in R3-1 Zones; and

WHEREAS: The location meets the minimum distances to habitable structures required by the FCC. The antennas will be painted matte in a non-reflective color to match the existing transmission tower where they will be installed. The proposed antennas meet setback requirements from all abutting streets, residential uses, and all zones; and

WHEREAS: AT&T Mobility emissions are regulated by the FCC to ensure public safety standards based on peer-reviewed scientific studies, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; and

WHEREAS: AT&T Mobility analyzed several alternate locations as candidates for a AT&T Mobility WTF, and the subject location is the only location that has the requisite space, power, telco utility availability on site, as well as land-lord interest in leasing space to AT&T Mobility for a new WTF; and

WHEREAS: The site is of adequate size, shape, topography, location, and access to utilities to accommodate the proposed wireless facility in that all setbacks are met, and it has access to power and telephone connections; and

WHEREAS: The use and development will be compatible with the intended character of the area and are similar to other rooftop approvals elsewhere in the City; and

WHEREAS: AT&T Mobility will operate this facility in full compliance with the regulations and licensing requirements of the FCC, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the CPUC, governed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other applicable laws.

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 AT&T Mobility for the proposed Conditional Use Permit at the Motion Picture & Television Fund, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, receive the support of the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council for the requested actions. Further Neighborhood Council advises the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield of its findings and its subsequent supporting recommendation to approve this application as presented to the Board of the WHWCNC on December 12, 2022
See posted support document
Roll call vote
Item No. (9) Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (PLUM) – Don Patterson, Chair
(22-115) Case No. ZA-2022-1090-ZV-ZAA 22450 W. Collins Street, Woodland Hills, 91367

Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)

Project Description
Application to expand an operating 6-bed/patient Detox facility in a single family residence treating substance abuse patients (by-right under State Law) into a 12-bed/12 person Detox facility at the same location using primarily the same staff and facilities. Expansion over the State allowed 6 patients is not by-right under State Law, and approval is solely at the discretion of the City of Los Angeles. At three (3) WHWCNC PLUM Committee presentations, neighbors spoke about numerous problems currently emanating from this facility and causing issues in the neighborhood, and aired concerns that doubling the number of patients in the current facility without expanding staff or protections put the community at risk. The Applicant was asked—and agreed—to hold in-persons meetings with the neighbors and discuss the issues and any possible remedies. No meeting(s) occurred in the 3 months after the request was made and agreed-to by the Applicant.

PLUM Motion
As pertaining to Cases ZA-2022-1090-ZV-ZAA and ENV-2022-2091-CE, having held three (3) public virtual teleconference PLUM meetings for the application filed by Aaron Barsalou, the applicant/owner of Psyclarity Health, the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee hereby finds that:

WHEREAS, the applicant has been operating a by-right 6-bed Residential Detox Program at the 22450 Collins Street location under State License No.191055AP since August 2020, treating substance abuse patients: and,

WHEREAS, the applicant is now requesting a Zone Variance to permit increasing the by-right, 6 bed licensed Residential Detox Program on the RE11-1 zoned parcel at 22450 Collins Street, to a 12-bed Program, that is not covered by the State statute, by doubling up in the existing rooms; and,

WHEREAS, the applicant has stated does not plan to increase staff levels, add oversight personnel or make any modifications to the existing structure to accommodate the requested increased client count; and,

WHEREAS, the LAPD has reported that during the period of September 2021 to September 2022 there were a total of 9 police/emergency calls (an average of 1 every 40 days) for service at the facility; and,

WHEREAS, the surrounding neighbors have expressed concerns that the increased volume of occupants will result in an increase in the level of residents roaming the neighborhood streets at night, and increase emergency and police activity resulting in further deterioration of the safety and quiet, semi-rural nature of the residential community; and,

WHEREAS, the Applicant agreed to hold meetings with neighbors to see if issues could be worked out, but failed to hold even one such meeting over a three month period; and,

WHEREAS, the PLUM Committee members question whether the existing staff level will be sufficient to prevent occupants from leaving the facility alone and roaming on the local streets; and,

WHEREAS, the applicant plans to increase on-site parking capacity from 4 to 8 spaces by adding 4 new parking spaces and 10 bicycle spaces in the open back yard space of the property to comply with the required minimum of 9 parking spaces, thus negating the need for a Zone Variance; and,

WHEREAS, a Zoning Administrator Determination is being requested to address an existing reduced side yard setback of 5’6” to 8’ in lieu of the minimum required setback of 10’ for institutions and centers like this; and,

WHEREAS, a temporarily closed school facility–Hughes Adult Learning Center, (formerly Charles Evans Hughes Junior High School) is directly across Capistrano Avenue to the west and is currently being used by the West Valley Girls Softball League for athletic activities and could put these children in a dangerous situation; and,

WHEREAS, another Detox facility in the community is already located approximately 0.38 of a mile away on Dolorosa Street;

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee, for the findings stated herein, finds that the submitted application and plans to expand the Substance Abuse facility at 22450 Collins Street from the current 6 patients to the requested 12 patients, not receive the support of the Board of the Woodland Hills -Warner Center Neighborhood Council for the requested action(s);

The Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council advise the city of Los Angeles Planning Department and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield of its findings and recommendation to not approve the application presented on Dec. 12, 2022.
See posted support document
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (10) Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (PLUM) – Don Patterson, Chair
(22-116) Case No. DIR-2021-7703-DI 5919 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse)

Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)

Project Description:
The Applicant is requesting s supplemental permit for minor modifications to the façade, internal floor layout and revise location of RTUs.

PLUM Motion
As pertaining to Case DIR-2021-7703-DI for relocation and renovations for Ruth’s Chris Steak House at 5919 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, after having held one (1) virtual public meeting related to a modification to the previously supported project filed by Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. to enlarge, upgrade and refurbish an existing restaurant structure in Allison Plaza in the Downtown District of the Warner Center 2035 Plan, and to gain Administrative Clearance and a Director’s Interpretation for WC 2035 SP Section 5.3.2.7.2 for horizontal additions, and for relief from Section 6.1.2.3.5(a), the WHWCNC Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee hereby finds that:

WHEREAS, the proposed modifications result in no change to the overall design and functions of the approved plans; and

WHEREAS, the requested changes will retain a long-time, high-end Warner Center dining establishment in the Downtown District and help to attract additional commercial activity and enterprises to the commercial center of Warner Center.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Planning Land Use and Mobility Committee and the full Board of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council, for the findings and conditions stated herein, finds that application and plans submitted by Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. and its affiliated architects and representatives receive the support of the Board of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council (WHWCNC) for their requested actions contingent upon the following conditions:
Conditions

All plans presented either in person or electronically on December 1, 2022 to the WHWCNC PLUM Committee and Board of the WHWCNC on December 12, 2022 shall be dated as such.

The applicant will not submit any significant, further updated plans or changes without first presenting them to the WHWCNC for support. Any modifications to the elevation(s)/ architecture that are no longer in substantial conformance with the initial presented plans will be presented first to the WHWCNC for support before submitting them to City Additionally, all conditions herein shall be printed on one of the Project Summary pages as a commitment to–and acceptance of–these conditions.

The Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council advise the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield of its findings and subsequent recommendations to support this motion presented on December 12, 2022.
See posted support document
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (11) Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (PLUM) – Don Patterson, Chair
(22-117) Case No. ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPR-WDI 22822 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (In-N-Out)
Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)
Project Description
Application to demolish vacant 1-story former bank building on the corner of Rigoletto Street and Ventura Blvd., and replace it with a new 3,342 SF restaurant with 24 car drive-thru service lane, dining patio, parking lot, and trash enclosure in the Cahuenga Blvd./Ventura Blvd. Specific Plan. The property structure is zoned C4-1 VLD. The site also includes a large parking lot zoned P-1 VLD. The entire property totals 39,876 SF, and has two access entry/exits—on Ventura Blvd, and on Rigoletto. Application includes four (4) Code relief requests.

PLUM Motion
As pertains to Application ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPR-WDI, concerning the demolition of existing 6,739SF bank building with parking lot (total 39,876 SF lot), and construction of a new 3,342 SF restaurant with drive-thru service, dining patio, parking lot and trash enclosure in the Cahuenga Blvd./Ventura Blvd. Specific Plan section of Woodland Hills, the Planning, Land Use and Mobility Committee hereby finds that:

WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a demolition and construction plans that substantially conform to the requirements of the Cahuenga Blvd. /Ventura Blvd. Specific Plan; and

WHEREAS, the request for relief from Code Section 12.24.W.17 for a CUP for a drive-through restaurant in the C4 Zone appears to be warranted; and

WHEREAS, the request from Code Section 12.24.W.27 for a CUP for a commercial corner development that operates between 11 PM and 7 AM and does not comply with requirements in Section 12.22.A.23(a)(3) also appears to be warranted; and

WHEREAS, the request to waive the 5-foot dedication along Rigoletto (and add to the dedication along Del Valle) should be considered; and

WHEREAS, the submitted landscape plan not only satisfied the Specific Plan requirements, but also will help shield the adjacent apartment complex from the project; and

WHEREAS, the project Applicant has acknowledged and accepted the conditions of the Neighborhood Council and agreed to include them on a project summary page in revised project plan submittal;
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 for the proposed project at 22822 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, and recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council adopt this motion of the committee as its own in SUPPORT of the requested actions as stated contingent upon adoption by the Applicant of the following conditions:
Condition(s)

All plans presented on December 12, 2020 at the virtual Meeting of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council (WHWCNC) shall be dated as such and re-submitted to Planning as an (updated) project application submittal.
The applicant will not submit any significant, further updated plans without first presenting them to the WHWCNC for support.
Additionally, all conditions herein shall be printed on one of the Project Summary pages as a commitment to and acceptance of these conditions.
Applicant shall work with the City’s Department of Transportation to address the “Right Hand Turn Only” necessity for the drive-through exit.

The Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills- Warner Center- Neighborhood Council advise the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield of PLUM’s findings and its subsequent supporting recommendation to approve this application as presented on December 12, 2022.

See supporting documents
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (12) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(22-118) CIS regarding City Council File 22-1489
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) / Development Projects / Community Impact / VNY Citizens Advisory Council
Discussion and Possible Action: Motion to adopt the following CIS from the WHIP Committee:
(10 minutes)
CIS Summary:
The Woodland Hills – Warner Neighborhood Council Board SUPPORTS the Los Angeles City Council enacting the actions in Motion #22-1489 with swift and immediate enforcement.
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has grown to rank as one of the world’s busiest general aviation airports. Even though the airport’s growth has brought financial gain to the airport and the City of Los Angeles and additional jobs for Angelenos, it comes at a real cost to San Fernando Valley residents. Increased noise, pollution, and air traffic complicate our regional efforts to address environmental justice concerns and our climate crisis.
Woodland Hills – Warner Neighborhood Council Statement of Impact on Community
Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has grown to rank as one of the world’s busiest general aviation airports. It is one of two airports owned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)–including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Its location in the center of the San Fernando Valley had been a significant departure and arrival point for legions of small private and corporate prop aircraft for decades. But year after year, it has seen many small single-engine aircraft users replaced by newer, bigger, and noisier corporate jet aircraft. And, during Covid, VNY traffic increased, and operations expanded, providing private air traffic an alternative to LAX. That has substantially increased the volume of air traffic over densely populated Valley communities.
Even though the airport’s growth has brought financial gain to VNY and the City of Los Angeles and more jobs for Angelenos, it comes at a real cost to San Fernando Valley residents. Increased noise, pollution, and air traffic complicate regional efforts to address environmental justice concerns and our climate crisis.
The airport system operates under the direction of a policy-making Board of Airport Commissioners [BOAC] appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles. In 1985, the Los Angeles City Council established the Van Nuys Airport Citizens Advisory Council [CAC] for community examination and input around all aspects of general aviation operations, facilities development, and land utilization at and around the airport. But during the recent Covid crisis, the perceived urgency facilitated an easy way for VNY to bypass the Van Nuys CAC and other advisory bodies, to ignore their input and process, and just submit project proposals directly to the BOAC.
Due to the circumvention of the Van Nuys CAC, year-over-year after-hours operations at VNY have increased by 40.24%–directly impacting nearby residents with additional noise, pollution, and traffic. Overall, FAA traffic control and after-hours operations have risen 40.06% since 2017.
This moment is critical for the City of Los Angeles when transparency and credibility are needed to restore public trust. As such, LA City Council Members from Valley District 3, District 2, and District 4 created Motion #22-1489 that mandates input from the Van Nuys Airport CAC and sets clear standards of community outreach from the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) regarding updates made to the Van Nuys Airport. Additionally, the Councilmember for the LAX area supports the motion.
As such, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center-Neighborhood Council must endorse this City Council action and encourage our City Councilman, Bob Blumenfield, to continue his vigilance over increasing noise, pollution, and air traffic impacts on the residents and businesses of Council District 3.
Therefore:
WHEREAS, the residents, businesses, and property owners of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center area, as do all other VNY impacted communities deserve a meaningful opportunity for input about any proposed changes and projects under consideration by VNY and evaluation by the BOAC; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles has chartered the Van Nuys Airport CAC with providing stakeholder input and outreach that VNY and the BOAC must in good faith adhere to; and
WHEREAS, the WHWCNC desires to completely support the actions of City Council Motion #22-1489 and urge the Council President that it be brought out of Committee to the Council floor for a complete vote of the LA City Council as swiftly as possible;
THEREFORE, the Woodland Hills Impacts and Policies (WHIP) Committee recommends the Woodland Hills – Warner Neighborhood Council Board accept this Impact Statement as its own and request the Los Angeles City Council to enact the actions in Motion #22-1489 with swift and immediate enforcement.
FURTHERMORE, the Woodland Hills Impacts and Policies Committee recommends that WHWCNC Board President Dena Weiss send a letter with this statement to all the active members of the City Council for immediate action, as well as the BOAC and Mayor Bass.
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (13) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(22-119) Board CIS regarding City Council Files 21-0407. Neighborhood Council / Standardize Election Rules / Stakeholder Participation
Discussion and Possible Action: Motion to adopt the following CIS from the WHIP Committee.
(10 minutes)
Community Impact Statement:
The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council [WHWCNC] strongly encourages the City Council to require the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a supplemental report-back responding to City Council requests in City Council File 21-0407. Further input from experienced Neighborhood Council Board Members, which improves upon the report’s initial conclusions, should better serve as the basis for City Council decisions.
The WHWCNC Board bases this advice on the knowledge that fellow Neighborhood Councils [NCs] report the report-back from EmpowerLA, submitted to City Council on 10/14/2022, contains factual errors when compared to raw elections data available on EmpowerLA.org. The Department’s limited attention to detail and awareness of statistics concerns the WHWCNC Board. Consequently, our NC expects that the City Council will not rely on the 10/14/2022 report for making changes to the regulation of NC Elections. However, further study is essential, especially regarding self-affirmation.
The WHWCNC Board is highly concerned that self-affirmation by potential voters will become mandated by the City. The founders of this NC crafted the structure of WHWCNC to minimize the possibility of an organization’s takeover of the Board to follow its self-serving agenda. Our NC structure depends on recognizing, preserving, and promoting our seven distinct sub-communities of interest areas within our NC boundaries and having representatives of three types to encourage diversity of viewpoints and interests. Unfortunately, the feared takeover-attempt situation has occurred more than once. Yet, those attempts failed more than once, primarily due to the Board’s structure. Self-affirmation allows voters to jump to other areas to tilt election outcomes fraudulently. Implementing voter self-affirmation removes the safeguards upon which honest elections and the Board structure depend. Self-affirmation is only appropriate when there is no distinction in standing for Board seats.
In recent years, voter fraud has become an intense topic in America. Voter validation improves confidence in elections. The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council notes that Neighborhood Councils that required voter validation, like WHWCNC, had higher voter turnout and more vote-by mail ballots returned and counted despite them being a smaller percentage of the councils having an election in 2021. WHWCNC believes voter validation minimizes the risk of fraudulent board takeovers.
While Empower LA may make recommendations, our Board emphasizes that Neighborhood Councils are independent under the City Charter. Therefore, any amendments to their bylaws regarding voter qualifications cannot be made by the City Council or other entity, only by each Neighborhood Council.
Distribution: The WHIP Committee unanimously recommends adoption of the above CI Statement by the WHWCNC and posting the CIS to the Council CIS Portal to the relevant Council Files and all City Council Members.
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (14) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(22-120) Board CIS regarding City Council Files 21-1472, 22-1196, 22-1197 and 23-0002-S1 pertaining to creating new Council Redistricting Commission Rules and Increasing the Number of Council Districts.
Discussion and Possible Action: Motion to adopt the following CIS from the WHIP Committee.
(10 minutes)
Community Impact Statement Summary:
Since the origination of LA’s city council system, there have been 15 council districts. At the time, there were 200,000 people in the City of LA, with about 13,300 persons per district. That number is multiplied twenty times to over 3.85 million people today. Each Council District in Los Angeles has more people than the Cities of Burbank and Pasadena combined. There is scant evidence that this consolidation of power in such populated Districts is good for the residents and voters of LA. The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council wholeheartedly supports bringing Charter Reform Ballot Initiatives to the voters before 2024. These would increase and tie Council district sizes to population, expand the City Council to provide more representation to our communities and remove Councilmembers and elected officials from redistricting.
WHIP Drafted CIS For Board Consideration
The WHIP Committee unanimously recommends that the Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center-Neighborhood Council [WHWCNC] resolve and send the following WHIP statement of community impact as its own. The CIS supports calling for City Charter ballot measures on the expansion of the number of Council Districts and a new impartial Redistricting process to redistrict Los Angeles in time for the 2024 election cycle:
Council File 21-1472
November 2022 Ballot / Ballot Measure / City Charter Amendment / Independent Redistricting Commission
Council File 23-0002-S1
Independent Redistricting Process / New Commission / New Redistricting Maps / City of Los Angeles / April 2023 Special Election
Council File 22-1196
Charter Reform Ballot Initiative / 2024 / Redistricting Process / Los Angeles City Council Seats / Representation Fixed to Population Growth

The Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council supports the creation of an independent redistricting commission. It is a necessary and overdue step for the City Council and Los Angeles Unified School Board Districts. During the 2021 redistricting process, many Neighborhood Councils had to expend significant energy and time to fight for their neighborhood in a polarized and politicized process. It is time for Los Angeles to catch up to California and Los Angeles County, which already have independent redistricting commissions.
We propose adding restrictions for applicant qualifications excluding any bidder, contractor, developer, or someone with a direct financial interest in the City’s work from serving on the Commission. We also recommend excluding anyone affiliated with the management of an employee union, any recent candidate for a City of LA elected office, former elected officials in the City of LA, and anyone who has donated or raised above a certain threshold for local candidates.
The Redistricting process must follow a set of rank-ordered criteria to create new districts:

Population Equality: Districts must comply with the U.S. Constitution’s requirement of “one person, one vote.”
Federal Voting Rights Act: Districts must ensure an equal opportunity for minorities to elect a candidate of their choice
Geographic Contiguity: All areas within a district must connect as an undivided whole, except for the particular case of islands
Geographic Integrity: Without violating previous criteria, Districts shall minimize the division of Neighborhood Councils before minimizing the division of communities of interest to the extent feasible. Communities of interest are secondary to neighborhood councils. They must be a contiguous population sharing common social and economic interests that justify inclusion within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation.
Geographic Compactness: To the extent practicable, and where this does not conflict with previous criteria, districts must not bypass nearby communities for more distant communities of interest. Communities of interest cannot be considered broader than 7 miles.
To the extent practicable, Districts should not cross watersheds.
Drawing Districts shall not consider any effects on incumbents, office candidates, or political parties.

The City Council districts are currently too large to govern each area well. They have created an environment leading to opportunities for corruption by concentrating so much power in so few hands. A fifth of our City Council Members coming under indictment in the last decade is a strong indicator of opportunities for corruption. We also strongly believe in the expansion of the City Council’s size.
It is simply impossible for 15 Council Members to govern 4 million people appropriately. Each City Council Member is supposed to represent over a quarter million residents. For comparison, in New York City (8.4 million people, 51 council districts), each council district represents approximately 160,000-170,000 people. In Chicago (2.71 million people, 50 wards), each alderperson represents about 54,000 people. The City of Fresno has a Council Member per 112,000 persons. We favor getting to somewhere in the middle.
We support a ballot measure to establish a new City Council, having one Council Member per 110,000 residents to the nearest whole number of Council Districts and expanding the number of Council Districts as the population increases.
Serving as Commission Co-chairs, two retired Superior Court Judges put forth by the presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court shall select the Commission from a pool of about 80 candidates nominated across the City. At least one judge shall live in the City of Los Angeles.
To establish the pool of candidates, each Los Angeles Neighborhood Council may nominate at least one and up to 3 candidates at the rate of one per 50,000 in population to the nearest whole number, ideally resulting in selecting about 1 out of 5 candidates to the Redistricting Commission of 17 members plus the two Co-chairs.
We support ballot measures to increase the number of Council Districts and establish new redistricting procedures. They should appear on the same ballot. When voters pass one or both ballot measures as proposed, the City Council must immediately initiate the redistricting process to complete new redistricting in time for the 2024 election cycle.
Distribution: The WHIP Committee recommends Posting the CIS to the Council CIS Portal to the relevant Council Files and all Council Members.
Roll Call Vote

Item No. (15) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(22-121) CIS regarding City Council File 14-0425-S13- 18477 West Sherman Way |
Reseda Theatre Restoration Project
Discussion and Possible Action: A Motion to adopt the following CIS from the WHIP Committee passed unanimously.
(10 minutes)
Position: Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council [WHWCNC] opposes City Council adoption of actions in Council File 14-0425-S13 unless amended and not before adequately reaching out to the Reseda community and satisfactorily receiving and addressing their comments and concerns.
The revitalization of the Reseda Theater has been a dream of the Reseda Community for over two decades. The community supported bundling the theater project with a senior housing project, which promised to revitalize the theater years ago.
Throughout the years, the Reseda Neighborhood Council [RNC] requested updates regarding the progress of the theater. RNC asserts that City entities never promptly informed the community regarding the proposed transfer and severance of Reseda Theater Senior Housing LP into two corporate entities, Reseda Theater and Public Market LP.
In public records, RNC discovered that the developer filed incorporation documents in May 2021 that set the groundwork for using two corporate entities. In addition, these records show that over 18 months, the developer and the City failed to inform the Reseda community of potential changes.
The WHWCNC and local community have likewise experienced similar lapses in communicating promptly with the impacted stakeholders and us. This results in the perception of concealment of City development activities and creates the perception of backroom dealings in our shared Council District on development projects impacting our local communities. We remember the handling of the expansion of the West Valley Food Pantry. There was also the acquisition of properties across from Taft High School with public funds to be operated by a non-profit to provide homeless housing and services to targeted groups. Unfortunately, details on these projects, and more, only come post-approval of projects by the City or until it is too late for the community to adequately weigh in with input before the City determines its decisions. This lack of communication continually happens despite numerous requests from the public for timely transparency on projects in CD3 that will have an enormous impact on our community and our stakeholders. Thus, WHWCNC feels it is our responsibility to join the RNC in calling out the inadequate and delinquent sharing of necessary information regarding development projects in Council District 3 that results when bypassing Neighborhood Councils and not informing or gathering community input.
Community input matters. Because Reseda stakeholders were not informed of the proposed changes and denied the opportunity to weigh in on serious concerns while the project was still in the planning stages, the perception of backroom deals continues. Inadequate timely transparency has plagued the Los Angeles City Council and City operating departments for years. By way of examples, we refer to the ways that LA City Council handled its own redistricting and that of LAUSD last cycle, where community and NC input fell on deaf ears. We also see similarities in the handling of the Northeast Valley Animal Shelter and the Van Nuys Airport [VNY], in which City departments bypassed steps for informing the public and getting necessary responses from affected stakeholders and Neighborhood Councils (see our CISs regarding Council Files 22-0897 and 22-1489).
The City of Los Angeles provides financing for this project with tax dollars. RNC’s understandable concern is that this request for ownership transfer from one corporate owner to two is a possible ploy on the developer’s part to keep the successfully operating housing project and escape their contractual obligations to restore and revitalize the Reseda Theater as promised to the community.
Therefore, the WHWCNC requests the City Council defer acting on Council File 14-0425-S13 until after the City informs the stakeholders of Reseda on the reasons for and the possible implications of the changes proposed. The City and developers must objectively show the community that the proposed changes in ownership structure and any other pending changes will in no way jeopardize the restoration of the theater as promised. After educating the community and RNC on the impact of the pending changes, they should have the opportunity to provide robust feedback. Then the City and developer should consider the community’s thoughtful input. Waiting for community education and assessing their responses means the property transfer from Reseda Theater Senior Housing, LP, to Reseda Theater and Public Market LP must be delayed and possibly denied unless the community is assured of project completion with the proposed changes.
Sincerely,
Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council
Distribution: The WHIP Committee recommends Posting the CIS to the Council CIS Portal to the relevant Council Files and all Council Members.
Roll Call Vote

Area Reports – (10 minutes)

Area 1 – Aaron Quantz, Karen DiBiase, Mark Schwartz, Reina Cerros-McCaughey
Area 2 – Arturo Velasquez, Paul Lawler, Sean McCarthy, Philip Swain
Area 3 –Mark Ball, John Sandy Campbell, Annmarie Donkin
Area 4 – Don Patterson, Martin Lipkin, Dena Weiss, Rachel Tabak
Area 5 – Christopher Waddy, Gretchen Gesell
Area 6 – Leslie Simon, Mihran Kalaydjian, Heath Kline
Area 7 – Aaron Williams, Houtan Hormozian, Christine Robinson
At-Large –August Steurer, Bobby Wasserman
Youth Member – Talia Isaacs

Committee Reports – (10 minutes)

Budget Committee – Paul Lawler, Chair
Community Services Committee – Rachel Tabak and Houtan Hormozian, co-chairs
Community Outreach and Social Media Committee – August Steurer and Bobbie Wasserman, co-chairs
Education Committee –Mihran Kalaydjian, Chair
Environmental & Beautification Committee – Karen DiBiase, Chair
Governance Committee – Dena Weiss, Chair
Public Health and Homelessness Committee –Aaron Quantz, Chair
PLUM Committee – Don Patterson, Chair
Safety Committee – Houtan Hormozian and Rachel Tabak, co-chairs
WHIP Committee – Heath Kline, Chair
Ad-hoc Committee – Flight Path and Noise Advisory Committee – Martin Lipkin, Chair

Announcements:
The next Regular Board meeting will be held on January 11, 2023, by teleconference. President Dena Weiss will prepare the Agenda but be unable to attend due to family commitment overseas. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2022 -2023 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.

Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference.
HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.

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 Dena Weiss, at email address d.weiss@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
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A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

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California State Assembly Gabriel's Toy Drive at the West Valley Food Pantry
2022-12-13 15:30 - 18:30
During the holidays and throughout the year, the local District Office of the California State Assembly is committed to delivering the highest level of constituent services and helping those in need. The District Office can help resolve issues with state government and assist with state benefits, physical and mental health resources, and support for individuals and small businesses.
With the spirit of the holidays in mind, the District Office is hosting a Toy Drive benefiting the West Valley Food Pantry. Please join in spreading holiday cheer to families in need by donating an unwrapped toy at the event.
Donations only. Toys will be distributed at a later date to families in need.
Drive-Thru Holiday Toy Drive – Tue, Dec 13 2022, 3:30 – 6:30pm
Event Address
West Valley Food Pantryhol
Prince of Peace Church
5700 Rudnick Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
RSVP.idi https://a45.asmdc.org/drive-thru-holiday-toy-drive

Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee
2022-12-15 18:30 - 19:00
The regular meeting of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee scheduled for December 15, 2022 is cancelled.

December 27, 2022 - Woodland Hills/ Warner Center Neighborhood Council – Public Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting
2022-12-27 18:30 - 20:00
Link to 122722 PH&H Agenda_Dec 27, 2022

Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
Agenda – Public Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting
27 December 2022 at 6:30p.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING BY
TELECONFERENCE
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PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option. Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 938 9924 1002 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.

AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.

*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 2) minute per speaker.

*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS 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 (2) minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the
committee. The presiding chair may impose time limits per each agenda item as needed.
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·AGENDA

Call to Order

Roll Call: Chair Aaron M Quantz, Mark Schwartz, Reina Cerros McCaughey, Annmarie Donkin,

Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (3) minutes per speaker

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

Approval of Committee Minutes from August 23rd & October 25th Committee Meeting

See supporting documents:

https://whcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/minutes-agendas-newsletters/HomelessnessMinutes_2022-08-23.pdf
https://whcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/minutes-agendas-newsletters/HomelessnessMinutes_2022-10-25.pdf

Items for Discussion and Possible Action:
All comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee.
1. Discussion and possible action: (CF 21-1230-S2)

Relative to establishing the Livable Communities
Initiative along suitable transit-rich corridors and related mattters. The Housing and Transportation Committees have approved the item and their reports are within the Council File

MOTION: State law requires the City of Los Angeles to update its Housing Element every eight years and demonstrate sufficient zoned capacity for housing-especially affordable housing. For the 2021-2022 planning cycle, the City was given a housing target of 456,643 new units, which we must accommodate for by 2029.
According to Los Angeles City Planning, while some of this capacity is achievable by maintaining the status quo, there remains a shortfall of 255,432 units. This shortfall necessitates innovative planning tools and programs to meet our housing targets. For this reason, the City Council recently adopted Los Angeles’ most ambitious Housing Element to date. The City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element outlines strategies that speak to the City’s diverse housing needs and goals around ending homelessness, producing more housing, expanding housing opportunities, and creating mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhoods across Los Angeles near jobs and transit.

Some of these strategies will be included automatically in community plan updates, but many of the policy programs detailed in Chapter 6 of the Housing Element require City Council action to effectuate.
One key program is the Livable Communities Initiative (LCI), identified as Program 131 of the adopted
Housing Element. As detailed in the Housing Element, “LCI is an opportunity to advance a holistic vision for livable, healthy, and sustainable communities along the City’s transit-rich corridors utilizing mixed-use, mixed-income housing combined with opportunities to transform the street and public realm by adding or improving wide sidewalks, tree canopy, outdoor dining, bicycle infrastructure, transit shelters, fast and frequent transit, and public seating and plazas.” LCI helps to implement critical “complete street” strategies in the City’s adopted Mobility Plan 2035; moreover, it encourages reinvestment and street activation across neighborhoods so that Angelenos have access to safe and enjoyable public spaces to walk, roll, and thrive.

The City’s current development regulations are confusing and restrictive, and often make it challenging to build much-needed housing. In the midst of a housing shortage and low vacancy rates in Los Angeles, where almost 60% of renters are cost-burdened, the LCI alongside other strategies identified in the Housing Element are an opportunity to holistically plan for green, affordable, and connected communities.

I THEREFORE MOVE that City Council direct Los Angeles City Planning, with assistance from the
Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and other relevant
departments, to report back within 180 days with strategies to establish the Livable Communities Initiative along suitable transit-rich corridors, or analogous Citywide regulations, that facilitates mid-scale development, promotes the creation of housing units where ‘ they do not currently exist, and creates or enhances existing commercial, Mixed-use character. As part of its report, City Planning should consider by-right or administrative development and zoning standards to mid-scale development; including, but not limited to: Waivers or reductions of setback, unit floor area, and other development standards; An inclusionary housing requirement to increase access to affordable housing; A minimum density requirement to promote multifamily, mixed-use development; Provisions to encourage greater lot density such as allowing for microunits, shared housing, or increasing area ratio (FAR) allowances; The elimination or reduction of parking minimums in “high quality transit areas” or “transit-rich areas”;
Exclusions and/or mitigations for lot located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), an identified historic district, or are designated as open space; and result in the demolition of buildings subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance

I FURTHER MOVE that, as part of this report back, City Council directs Los Angeles City Planning to
develop a community-driven outreach and engagement strategy that will assist in informing the necessary maps and reports required to identify suitable transit-rich corridors that would benefit from the Livable Communities Initiative and complement existing rezoning efforts through the implementation of the Housing Element (2021-2029). This strategy should demonstrate adequate engagement and involvement with marginalized, historically underserved, and/or disadvantaged communities potentially impacted by the selection of suitable corridors.

I FURTHER MOVE that City Council direct Los Angeles City Planning, in coordination with City Planning’s Urban Design Studio, to report back within 180 days on options for an administrative clearance procedure for projects eligible for the Livable Communities Initiative that outlines objective Design and Development Standards to ensure high quality, contextual design and compatibility with the vision of the Livable Communities Initiative outlined in Program 131 of the Housing Element (2021-2029).
I FURTHER MOVE that City Council direct Los Angeles City Planning, Los Angeles Department of
Transportation, the Department of Public Works, and the Economic Workforce Development Department, with assistance from the City Administrative Office and other relevant departments, to report back within 180 days with options to establish a streamlined, administrative review process that ensures projects eligible for the Livable Communities Initiative invest in public right-of-way amenities and infrastructure improvements in order to encourage transit ridership, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and placemaking.

Roll Call Vote

Discussion and possible action: (CF 22-0755)

The City’s FY 2021-22 Budget included a $1,000,000 pilot program in partnership with the University of
Southern California (USC) to deliver medical services to homeless residents. The program also places
individuals into various types of housing and provides hygiene services at high-needs locations throughout the City. The program received an additional $1,000,000 in the FY 2022-23 Budget to continue these needed services. This current service contract is ending on June 30, 2022. At this time, a new contract is required to recognize funding provided to LAHD in the FY 2022-23 Budget Resolution. It is important that a new contract be properly executed with USC through the Los Angeles Housing Department, administrator for this contract, to ensure continuity of service.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instruct and authorize the General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) or designee to execute a contract with the University of Southern California (USC) to provide street medicine and housing services in the amount of $1,000,000 as approved in the City’s FY 22-23 Budget, and that the contract commence July 1, 2022 for a term of 12 months, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months.
I FURTHER MOVE that the Council find that the services to be performed by the University of Southern California are for the performance of professional, scientific, expert, technical, or other special services of a temporary and occasional character for which competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous and that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees.
I FURTHER MOVE that LAHD be authorized to make any technical corrections or clarifications as
necessary to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION 72A: AMEND item #72 (CF: 22-0755) to add the following directions: I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council instruct the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), the Mayor’s Office, the Unified Homelessness Response Center (UHRC), and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to report in 60 days on the status of the City’s partnership with the USC Street Medicine Program, and funding sources and options for expanding street medicine services across the City.

Roll Call Vote

Discussion and possible action: (CF 22-1313)

MOTION: (Los Angeles City Council – HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE)
The most recent Point-in-Time Count data from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) indicate that nearly 6,500 people experiencing homelessness in the City are living in a total of about 4,000 recreational vehicles (RVs). That number, which has grown by 40% since 2018, represents 22% of the City’s total unsheltered homeless population. All too often, RVs used as dwellings on LA’s streets are in grave disrepair, meaning that people living in them face unsanitary and sometimes dangerous conditions. Many residents of RV s also lack access to adequate hygiene facilities. A number of the individuals who live in RVs actually make substantial rent payments to the vehicle’s owner, paying out hundreds of dollars each month for precarious and substandard housing. RVs have also posed challenges for the neighborhoods in which they are located related to the release of untreated effluent into streets or stormwater drains, increased risk of fires (especially from external generators), and other public safety concerns Since 2010, the City’s primary response to vehicular homelessness-particularly in RVs-has been a reactive one, not one that focuses on resolving homelessness for inhabitants of RVs. The City has used LAMC 80.69.4, a law that allows the City to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles (those over 84 inches high and 22 feet long) between 2a.m. and 6 a.m on specific streets. Through Council action, hundreds of streets have been added every year to the list of streets where oversized vehicle parking is prohibited. In addition to street-specific oversized vehicle bans, people who live in RVs on city streets must comply with rules that prohibit staying in one parking spot for more than 72 hours. Vehicles that violate this rule can be ticketed and towed. During the pandemic, the City paused ticketing and towing of vehicles with people living in them in accordance with CDC guidelines to allow people experiencing homelessness to shelter in place-safely, but in April of this year, the City Council voted to resume parking enforcement for vehicles used as dwellings. This enforcement- based approach to addressing RVs, however, has proven to be largely ineffective. Often, RV dwellers move their vehicles to other streets in response to a ticket or an oversized vehicle prohibition, meaning that these bans simply move people experiencing homelessness from one street to another.
Additionally, the City’s capacity to enforce the new rules around RV dwelling is extremely limited-and likely to remain so- because of the lack ofvendors and tow yard space to tow and impound oversized vehicles. It is clear that the City needs to come up with a more effective and holistic response to vehicular homelessness. One option to address vehicular homelessness in RVs is to provide designated sites as “safe parking” lots. Safe parking programs typically provide nighttime security and hygiene facilities, as well as some case management on site. However, there are currently very few safe parking sites within the City that are large enough to accommodate RVs. Furthermore, none of these sites operate 24 hours a day, which poses a particular challenge for people in RVs, who do not opt to use the sites because it is onerous or impossible to move their vehicles out of the lots during daytime hours due to the size and condition of the vehicles.
Another strategy is to offer housing options to residents of RVs. Indeed, the City Administrative Officer (CAO) recently proposed new outreach and engagement protocols to address Citywide vehicle dwelling (CF 21-0956-S1), which instructs that prior to towing a vehicle, housing or shelter referrals should be made to vehicle dwellers “if available.” However, the City simply does not have adequate numbers of shelter beds or interim housing sites to offer housing to every resident currently in an RV. It is likely that without adequate housing options to offer residents, strict enforcement of existing RV laws would result in more individuals encamped in tents and makeshift shelters on City sidewalks. Effective housing navigation for people living in RVs will require specialized resources in order to successfully resolve homelessness for residents. Homeless service providers with experience working with residents of RV s report that incentives, such as small cash payments, can serve as useful tools to encourage residents moving into housing to relinquish their RVs when they move. Short-term storage options for RVs can also help residents overcome skepticism about moving into an interim housing site.
In the proposed 2022-23 California budget, Governor Newsom has earmarked $300 million for Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) grants. Local governments can apply for ERF grants to create projects that serve people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in encampments. In 2022, Council District 4 received an ERF grant of$1,747,115 to rehouse individuals living unsheltered along a 19-mile stretch ofthe Los Angeles River. Eligible fund uses include street outreach and engagement, housing navigation, interim and permanent housing capacity building, activities to ensure sustained outcomes for people served, and funding for the restoration of encampment sites. The likely expansion of this flexible funding stream presents a promising opportunity to secure funds to support a City-wide, comprehensive approach to addressing RV homelessness effectively.

THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council direct the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and the Department of Transportation (LADOT), to report back within 60 days with a comprehensive City-wide rehousing strategy for people experiencing RV homelessness, in alignment with the City’s Street Engagement Strategy and LAHSA’s Best Practices for Addressing Street Encampments. The strategy should include the following components: Identifying and securing appropriate interim shelter and housing for people living in RV s across the City; Creation of incentives for voluntary relinquishment of RVs used as dwellings; Identifying and securing short-term storage lots for RVs after the owner or dweller moves into interim or permanent housing if the owner or dweller wishes to store the RV for a short time;
Expanding Safe Parking programs, in collaboration with LAHSA, to include oversized/larger RVs in 24-
hour Safe Parking programming; Demolishing RVs, after the owner or dweller moves into interim or permanent housing, with consent of the owner; leveraging case management from sanitation outreach/City-funded generalist outreach teams for people living in RVs, with a focus on strategies for working with people living in RVs; and Necessary budgetary and staffing resources to implement the strategy.
I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council direct the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report back
within 60 days regarding the possibility of submitting an application on behalf of the City for an ERF grant to support the proposed City-wide rehousing strategy for people experiencing RV homelessness.

Roll Call Vote

Discussion and possible action: (CF 21-1208)
Motion: In 2016 the State of Califomia adopted methane emissions targets in an effort to reduce short-
lived climate pollutants under SB 1383 requiring all jurisdictions to reduce organic waste disposal by 75% by 2025. This was a necessary response to scientific discoveries that greenhouse gasses released by “landfilling” food and yard waste is a major contributor to pollutants and climate change.
The research uncovered that Califomia landfills are the third largest source of generated methane gas.
Organics like food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, and cardboard make up half of what is dumped in our
landfills. The new regulations require jurisdictions to adopt and enforce an ordinance on reducing
commercial and residential food waste generation. All jurisdictions starting in 2022 will need to provide
organic waste collection services and utilize recycling facilities, procure products made from recycled
organic material, as well as redirect 20 percent of edible food currently thrown away to those going hungry by the year 2025. Under the new law, each jurisdiction is accountable for compliance by its sourcegenerators, and CalRecycle, the State’s recycling and waste regulatory agency, is authorized to issue escalating penalties for non-compliance beginning in 2022.
The City of Los Angeles has been at the forefront implementing waste collection programs and recycling to address operational eficiencies and climate change. In January 2017 the City approved seven RecycLA contracts for the collection of solid waste, recycling and organics from large multifamily properties and businesses. These contracts contained specific landfill reduction targets tiat must be contractually met. Since there is always room for improvement, the City must begin work to ensure our policies are in compliance with the new State regulations beginning in 2022.
During the course of the past year and a half, City residents have been coping with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, many residents have sought economic relief through the rent
moratorium and utility bill assistance. The implementation of the new regulations associated with organics may have an impact on the City residents and businesses as they emerge from the pandemic. Given this, it is important that the City fully understand the economic impact of these regulations and provide ways to minimize their effect on struggling City residents and businesses. The Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) should be requested to analyze the law and prepare a report with recommendations on phasing in the steps for data-collection, policy compliance, and future plans for capital improvements that comply with the new CalRecycle regulations. The City supports the goals to reduce
emissions of short-lived climate pollutants statewide and the regulations approved by CalRecycle already align with the City’s zero-waste goals.
I THEREFORE MOVE that the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) be instructed to report to the City Council within 60 days on the steps necessary to comply with the CalRecycle regulations to reduce organic waste disposal by 75% by 2025; and the ability to develop a phased approach to compliance.
I further move that the BOS, With the assistance of the City Administrative Officer and the Chief Legislative Analyst, be instructed to report on the potential impact of the CalRecycle regulations on the ratepayers and methods and approaches to provide relief to ratepayers and minimize potential impacts.

Roll Call Vote

Discussion and possible action:

Motion: The Holidays are upon us and it’s time to send some money to one of the non-profits who are and will be feeding those experiencing homelessness and to approve $1500 to be allocated to New Friends Homeless Center for the weekly Friday dinners for the Homeless at the Woodland Hills United Methodist Church on Shoup Ave, in Woodland Hills

Roll Call Vote

Items to be placed on the agenda for the next meeting Adjournment of Meeting:
Adjournment of Meeting

The Woodland Hills/ Warner Center Neighborhood Council Public Health and Homelessness
Committee meets regularly on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. The next Committee
Meeting will be held on 24 January, 2023, by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at
whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2022 -2023 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every
month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a
complete list of committee and board meetings.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change.
Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference.
HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org
website calendar page for any changes that may occur.
*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 Dena Weiss, at (818-340-6554 or email d.weiss@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
Dena Weiss at (818) 340-6554 or email d.weiss@whcouncil.org

*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
lwww.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings
are held on the second Wednesday of each month.
Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification
System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions
·A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West
Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland
Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of
the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from
Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

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Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa
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Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee Meeting - January 5, 2023
2023-01-05 18:30 - 22:30
The Planning, Land Use and Mobility (PLUM) Committee will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Significant items for discussion are summarized below. The full agenda can be found here: January 5, 2023 PLUM Agenda

ENV-2008-3471; ADM-2022-7181 Request for change of use from retail to live-work. 6109 & 6149 DeSoto Ave. and 21010 & 21003 Erwin St., Woodland Hills, 91367
Request for change in use from retail to live-work for project currently under construction (Q DeSoto).

Update on construction of a new median in the 20500 Block of Ventura Blvd. adjacent to Porsche Woodland Hills development.

Courtesy Presentation for redevelopment of property on the northeast corner of DeSoto Ave. and Ventura Blvd. 20833-20861 W. Ventura Boulevard, 5330 N. De Soto Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. Courtesy presentation for initial feedback only, no action will be taken.

Review of the potential redevelopment of the approximately 2.5-acre property located at the northeast corner of Ventura Boulevard and De Soto Avenue involving the construction of a new auto dealership, associated parking, and landscaping in the (Q)C4-1 Zone and within the Neighborhood & General Commercial Plan Designation area of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan.

Discussion of PLUM Committee webpages.
Review and discussion of PLUM Committee webpages on www.whcouncil.org and potential improvements.

Discussion of PLUM Committee meetings and criteria to consider special joint meetings with the Board on certain projects.

WHWCNC Full Board Meeting
2023-01-11 18:30 - 21:30
Add agendaJan 11, 2023

AGENDA
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
FULL BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 6:30 pm
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/96493712127 )
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 964 9371 2127 and Press #

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.

Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 964 9371 2127 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.

AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time
public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide
public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.

Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.

*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 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.
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total unless adjusted by
the presiding officer of the board.

___________________________________________________________________________________

AGENDA

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Public Announcements:
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield (2 minutes)
Office of Local and State Officials – if available (2 minutes each)
Jack Trent Dorfman, Field Representative for Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel presentation
Election
Other Local Agencies – if available (2 minutes each)
Empower LA update about 2023 election

General Public Comment, by the Public, on Non-Agenda Items:
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total.

Suggestions for Agenda Items to be considered at committees and / or next board meeting.
(2 minutes each)
___________________________________________________________________________________

Organization, Operation, Policies, & Procedures:

All comment is limited to 1 minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board.
Time limits set for each agenda item may be adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board. Time limits may vary so the public is encouraged to join the meeting several minutes PRIOR to a specific agenda item being discussed.

Approval of Minutes: Board Meeting – December 12, 2022 (5 minutes)

See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Officer Reports (5 minutes)

President – Dena Weiss
Vice President – Mihran Kalaydjian
Treasurer – Paul Lawler
Parliamentarian – Leslie Simon
Secretary -Karen DiBiase

Items for Discussion and Possible Action:

Item No. 1 Dena Weiss, President
(23-001) )
At its November 1, 2022, meeting, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved a recommendation to invite 21 Neighborhood Councils to participate in an Empowered Virtual Governance pilot program. The WHWCNC board has been one of the 21 neighborhood council boards invited to participate in the Empowered Virtual Governance Hybrid pilot program. Posted on the Empower LA website are many details regarding this pilot program. The Board needs to investigate further and ascertain whether it wants to move forward with participation or not. The Board needs to choose an appropriate meeting place.
Item No. 2 Planning, Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (PLUM)- Don Patterson, Chair
(23-002) ENV-2008-3471; ADM-2022-7181, 6109, 6149 DeSoto. 21010, 21003 Erwin
Request Administrative Clearance for a Change of Use at the “Q Erwin.”
Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)
BOARD MOTION:
Affirm the PLUM Committee’s negative vote on the following PLUM Motion, not supporting the requested support for Administrative Clearance for a change in use. (A “Yes” vote does not support the proposed change in use; a “no” vote supports the change in use.)

PLUM MOTION:
The Planning Land Use and Mobility meeting held a virtual meeting on the Administrative Clearance for a Change of Use for the “Q” Erwin on January 5th, having found no reason to deny the requested action for an Administrative Clearance.
THEREFORE: Be it resolved that the Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee recommend that the Board of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council advise the Los Angeles Department of City Planning and Council District 3 Councilmember Bob Blumenfield of its findings and supporting recommendation for the Administrative Clearance requested as presented to the WHWCNC Board on January 11th, 2023.

See posted support document
Roll call vote

Area Reports – (10 minutes)

Area 1 – Aaron Quantz, Karen DiBiase, Mark Schwartz, Reina Cerros-McCaughey
Area 2 – Arturo Velasquez, Paul Lawler, Sean McCarthy, Philp Swain
Area 3 – Mark Ball, John Sandy Campbell, Annemarie Donkin
Area 4 – Don Patterson, Martin Lipkin, Dena Weiss, Rachel Tabak
Area 5 – Christopher Waddy, Julie Waltrip, Theresa Campbell, Gretchen Gesell
Area 6 – Leslie Simon, Mihran Kalaydjian, Heath Kline
Area 7 – Aaron Williams, Houtan Hormozian, Christine Robinson
At-Large –August Steurer, Bobbie Wasserman
Youth Member – Talia Isaacs

Committee Reports – (10 minutes)

Budget Committee – Paul Lawler – Chair
Community Services Committee – Rachel Tabak – Chair, Houtan Hormozian – Co Chair
Education Committee –Mihran Kalaydjian – Chair
Environmental & Beautification Committee – Karen DiBiase, Chair
Governance Committee – Dena Weiss- Chair
Public Health and Homelessness Committee –Aaron Quantz- Chair
Public Safety and Transportation – Houtan Hormozian Chair, Rachel Tabak Co Chair
PLUM Committee – Don Patterson – Chair
WHIP Committee – Heath Kline- Chair
Ad-hoc Committee – Flight Path and Noise Advisory Committee – Martin Lipkin, Chair

Announcements:
The next Regular Board meeting will be held on February 8, 2023, by teleconference. President Dena Weiss will prepare the Agenda but be unable to attend due to family commitment overseas. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for the 2023 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.

Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference.
HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.

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 Dena Weiss, at email address d.weiss@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, if available, related to an item on the agenda, please contact Dena Weiss, at email address d.weiss@whcouncil.org.

*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
• www.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date
and/or time.
• You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System
at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss al d.weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

WH Issues and Policies Virtual Cmte Mtg CANCELED for 01-12/2023
2023-01-12 19:30
The Woodland Hills Issues and Policies Committee meeting for January 12, 2023 has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2023.

Public Safety & Transportation Committee Meeting Teleconference (CANCELLED)
2023-01-16 18:30

WHWCNC Governance Committee Meeting
2023-01-17 18:30 - 20:30
Link agenda Jan 17, 2023
AGENDA– MONTHLY MEETING OF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 6:30 pm VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86850992271) Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 868 5099 2271 and Press #
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021, Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet-based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 868 5099 2271 and then press # to join the meeting.
Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood
Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 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.
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the board.
AGENDA

Call to Order
Roll Call: Members/ Executive Committee and Officers: Chair – Dena Weiss, Mihran Kalaydjian, Paul Lawler, Karen DiBiase, Leslie Simons.

Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (2) minutes per speaker
Stakeholder Public Comment Period (on items NOT on the agenda): (1) minutes per speaker
Approval of Committee Minutes: December 8, 2022.

Items for discussion and possible action:
Stakeholder Public Comment will be taken on each agenda item: (2) minutes per speaker

Motion to make Reina Cerros McCaughey co-chair of the Public Health and Homelessness Committee. The current chair, Aaron Quantz, has approved this appointment.

Discussion regarding suggestions and options for in person meetings at ADA compliant locations, for both committee and full Board meetings. In person meetings are starting on March 1, 2023.

Review of roles of Officer duties in support of President Weiss going forward with a view of division of labor. Article VI Section 2 of our Bylaws state the following:

Section 2: Duties and Powers

President. The President shall be the principal officer of the Neighborhood Council and shall

exercise and perform such other duties as the Neighborhood Council may assign from time to time as prescribed in the Bylaws, Standing Rules and designated by EmpowerLA.

(SR – 20) Additional Duties of the President – The President shall be the primary spokesperson
of the Neighborhood Council and shall sign all correspondence from the officers as prescribed by the bylaws. (Article VI §2A).

Vice-President. The Vice-President shall act as a presiding officer in the absence of the In case of vacancy in the office of President, or in the case of the President’s unavailability due to sickness, disability, death or resignation, the Vice- President shall perform the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all the powers and perform such other duties the Bylaws and Standing Rules and EmpowerLA may prescribe. The Vice-President shall be responsible for the oversight and compliance of the Standing Committees of the WHWCNC.

The Treasurer shall maintain the financial records, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct financial records of the Neighborhood Council’s financial transactions. The financial records shall be open to inspection by any stakeholder and Representative of the Neighborhood Council at all reasonable times. All financial records shall be kept in accordance with Article IX of these Bylaws. In the absence of both the President and Vice-President, the presiding officer for board meetings and executive committee meetings shall be the Treasurer.

The Secretary shall record, write and post the minutes of the Neighborhood Council; board meetings, special board meetings and Executive Committee Meetings. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the Neighborhood Council’s non-financial records; and perform all other duties prescribed in the Bylaws, Standing Rules and EmpowerLA. The Secretary shall keep an official list of Representatives, Alternates, and Committee Members terms, meeting attendance and keep a register of the physical addresses, electrical addresses and telephone numbers of each Representative and Alternate. The Secretary shall be present when the meeting is called to order and remain present until the meeting is adjourned.

The Board shall appoint by a majority vote of board members present and voting a board member Assistant Secretary who shall assist the Secretary, at the request of the Secretary, with all duties and act in his or her absence at board meetings, special board meetings and at Executive Committee meetings. When the Assistant Secretary is acting as the Secretary the Assistant Secretary shall be present when the meeting is called to order, remain present until the meeting is adjourned and record and write the minutes of that meeting.

The Parliamentarian shall ensure that the WHWCNC meetings are in compliance with the Bylaws, Standing Rules, WHWCNC Code of Civility, EmpowerLA Code of Conduct and all other City, State and Federal rules and regulations. The Parliamentarian shall ensure the meetings are undertaken in an expeditious manner and shall be the timekeeper, ensuring that all speakers speak within the publicly noticed time frames. The Parliamentarian shall ensure the members abide by all rules to ensure that our NC’s business is conducted in a courteous manner and in a manner that will generate respect and credibility for our WHWCNC.

Discussion and possible motion for Ad Hoc committee to undertake organization of the Virtual meeting pilot and suggestions of chairs.

Discussion and motion to make the Education Committee into the Education and Youth Committee.

After receipt of stakeholder complaints, an announcement is made to the public, that all committee chairs will be reminded to always take public comment on motion items.

Review of Standing Rules. Revisions previously commenced. This will be provided in a supporting document.

New business to be placed on the next committee meeting

Adjournment of meeting:
The next Committee Meeting will be held on February 14, 2023 by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time of meeting dates for the 2023 year: the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules. Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur included the projected in person meetings set to commence after March 1, 2023.

*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 Dena Weiss by email at d.weiss@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 Dena Weiss at d.weiss@whcouncil.org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:

whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

· A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d,weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee (Cancelled)
2023-01-19 18:30 - 19:00
The regular meeting of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee scheduled for January 19, 2023 is cancelled.

Community Communications Cmte (Outreach) Meeting for 01-23-2023
2023-01-23 18:30

LA Restaurants: Programs & Funding for Going Green
2023-01-24 15:00 - 16:00
Learn about LA restaurant programs and resources for going green.
Hear from organization leaders discussing funding, resources, and certifications as an LA Green Business Program, Surfrider Ocean Friendly Restaurants, Clean Bay Certified Restaurants, and Plastic Free Restaurants.
Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/751…/WN_7DXBQ-0kQBeUQdR_AeJQlw

Public Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting - Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council Agenda
2023-01-24 18:30 - 20:00
AGENDA LINK
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council Agenda – Public Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting
24 January, 2023 at 6:30p.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone https://us02web.zoom.us/j/93899241002 Dial (1 669 900 6833)
to Join the Meeting

Then Enter This Webinar ID: 938 9924 1002

and Press # 9

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 938 9924 1002 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 at the start of the meeting. Public comment is limited to (2) minute per speaker.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS 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 (2) minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee. The presiding chair may impose time limits per each agenda item as needed. AGENDA
Call to Order
Roll Call: Chair: Aaron M Quantz, co-Chair: Reina Cerros McCaughey, Mark Schwartz, Annemarie Donkin
Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (3) minutes per speaker
Stakeholder Public Comment Period (on items NOT on the Agenda): (2) minutes per speaker

Stakeholder Public Comment Period (on items listed on this Agenda) (2) minutes per speaker
Approval of Committee Minutes: August 23rd and October 25th Committee meeting:
Support Documents:
https://whcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/minutes-agendas-newsletters/HomelessnessMinutes_2022-08-23.pdf
https://whcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/minutes-agendas-newsletters/HomelessnessMinutes_2022-10- 25.pdf

Items for Discussion and Possible Action:

All comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee.
Item No. (1) Discussion and possible action:
To provide $1500 to New Friends Homeless Center in support of their Friday evening Hot meals for the needy and homeless.
See Support Documents:

Roll Call Vote
Item No. (2) Discussion and possible action:
Right to Return / Right to Remain / SB 330 and SB 8 Housing Crisis Act Implementation / Occupant Protections Enforced
COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL: LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT REPORT BACK ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING CRISIS ACT (HCA) (SB 330 and SB 8)
SUMMARY:
The General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) respectfully submits this report in response to the various motions and amending motions from CF 20-0047/19-0400 and 21-0035 which requested a report back on the enforcement of the occupant protections established by the Housing Crisis Act (HCA). This report specifically focuses on the implementation of the Right to Return and Right to Remain provisions of the Housing Crisis Act. Through this report, the General Manager of LAHD respectfully requests authority to amend the Department’s existing relocation contract to include Right to Return services for displaced tenants. LAHD also requests Council to instruct the City Attorney, in consultation with LAHD, to develop an ordinance that would require Right to Return services to be funded through a fee paid by developers as part of a housing development application. Lastly, the Department seeks approval to revise it land use fee following an internally conducted fee study to support additional staffing for HCA implementation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I. That the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor:
A. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of LAHD, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. (C-138119). This amendment will increase the contract amount by $200,000 from the Foreclosure Registry Trust Fund, Fund No. 56V/43, Account No. 43WC71- SB330/Relocation and Right to Return Services for a new total contract amount of up to $4,700,000, to provide additional relocation and Right to Return services, in substantial conformance with the attached draft
LAHD Report on the Implementation of the Housing Crisis Act pro forma Agreement, subject to contractor’s performance, funding availability, and approval of the City Attorney as to form
B. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of LAHD, to draft an ordinance within 60 days for Council approval requiring developers to pay for the cost of Right to Return services as part of the development application based on a new fee or cost study conducted by LAHD.
C. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of LAHD, to amend LAMC Section 19.14 to include an
updated land use fee amount based on a revised fee study conducted by LAHD and to expand its applicability to cover all affordability covenants required by City ordinances, regulations and planning
determinations.
D. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: i. Establish appropriation Account No. 43WC71-SB330/Relocation and Right to Return Services, within the Foreclosure Registry Trust Fund (Penalty sub fund), Fund No. 56V/43. ii. Appropriate from cash balance in the amount of $200,000 within the Foreclosure Registry Trust Fund, Fund No. 56V/43, Appropriation Account No. 43WC71- SB330/Relocation and Right to Return
Services, to fund Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., a contract amendment to be executed for additional relocation and right to return services.
iii. Expend funds not to exceed $200,000 upon proper demand of the LAHD General Manager, or designee.
E. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of LAHD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and any necessary technical adjustments consistent with Mayor and City Council actions, subject to the approval
of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and instruct the Controller to implement the instructions.
BACKGROUND
The HCA, which went into effect January 1, 2020, significantly increased affordable housing replacement requirements and tenant protections throughout the state. In addition to making several changes to the development process, the HCA required the replacement of low-income housing and required displaced tenants to be provided relocation, a Right to Return to the new development, and a Right to Remain in their units until six months prior to start of construction. In 2020, LAHD, City Planning and LADBS provided a report to the PLUM and Housing Committees regarding the provisions and implementation of the HCA. On March 3, 2021, the City Council adopted Council Motion 20-0047/19-0400 instructing the departments to report back in more detail on replacement unit requirements, the HCA’s interactions with other state laws, and procedures to enforce the occupancy protections established under the HCA.
Item No (3) Discussion and possible action: (from last month’s meeting)
The City’s FY 2021-22 Budget included a $1,000,000 pilot program in partnership with the University of Southern California (USC) to deliver medical services to homeless residents.
The program also places individuals into various types of housing and provides hygiene services at high-needs locations throughout the City. The program received an additional $1,000,000 in the FY 2022-23 Budget to continue these needed services. This current service contract is ending on June 30, 2022. At this time, a new contract is required to recognize funding provided to LAHD in the FY 2022-23 Budget Resolution.
It is important that a new contract be properly executed with USC through the Los Angeles Housing Department, administrator for this contract, to ensure continuity of service. I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instruct and authorize the General Manager of the Los
Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) or designee to execute a contract with the University of Southern California (USC) to provide street medicine and housing services in the amount of $1,000,000 as approved in the City’s FY 22-23 Budget, and that the contract commence July 1, 2022 for a term of 12 months, with an option to extend for an additional 12 months.
I FURTHER MOVE that the Council find that the services to be performed by the University of Southern California are for the performance of professional, scientific, expert, technical, or other special services of a temporary and occasional character for which competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous and that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees.
I FURTHER MOVE that LAHD be authorized to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
MOTION 72A: AMEND item #72 (CF: 22-0755) to add the following directions: I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council instruct the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), the Mayor’s Office, the Unified Homelessness Response Center (UHRC), and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to report in 60 days on the status of the City’s partnership with the USC Street Medicine Program, and funding sources and options for expanding street medicine services across the City.
Items to be placed on the agenda for the next meeting
Adjournment of Meeting:
The next Committee Meeting will be held on 28 February 2023, by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2021 -2022 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.
*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 Dena Weiss, at (818)-269-1302 or email d.weiss@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 Dena Weiss at (818) 340-6554 or email d.weiss@whcouncil.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:

www.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org
SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d.weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.
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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

Homeless Count
2023-01-24 20:00 - 23:00
We encourage you to register to volunteer for the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.
In the San Fernando Valley, the 2023 Homeless Count is planned for Tuesday, January 24, from 8PM to 11PM.
The data collected is an essential component in understanding the scope and nature of homelessness in Los Angeles County and helps Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and its partners deliver services where they are needed most to support the needs of our unhoused neighbors.
To register or for additional information, visit http://theycountwillyou.org

WH Issues and Policies Cmte Virtual Meeting 1-26-2023
2023-01-26 19:30

Education & Youth Committee Meeting Teleconference
2023-01-30 18:30 - 20:00
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
AGENDA
CALABASH NPG
Woodland Academy School Fair NPG
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
https://us02web.zoom.us/w/86372290984
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 863 7229 0984 and Press #
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 930 6239 0507 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time
public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 2) minute per speaker.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS 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 (2) minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee. The presiding chair may impose time limits per each agenda item as needed.
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AGENDA

Call to Order: P.M.
Roll Call: Mihran Kalaydjian- Chair, Heath Kline, Arturo Velasquez, Talia Isaacs, Shelly Schwartz, Colleen Schwab, Mark Ball
Public Comment by the Public on Items NOT on the Agenda. (2 minutes each)
Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (3) minutes per speaker
Approval of Committee Minutes: See posted support document.

Roll Call Vote
_______________________________________________________________________________
Items for Discussion and Possible Action:
All comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee.

Presentation by LA City Youth Council Members will be titled “A Voice for Youth in Government” (10 Minutes & Q&A)
Presentation by Seliene Hacker “Lockhurst Theater of Arts” from Lockhurst Elementary School. (10 Minutes & Q&A)
Discussion and Possible Action: Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the benefit of Friends of Calabash for $4,653 This grant will be used to directly pay for the necessities of providing science education and opportunities for learning for a public elementary school in Woodland Hills through the purchasing of mobile field trips (presentations provided on campus) from Discovery Cube.

Roll Call Vote
9. Discussion and Possible Action: Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the Woodland Hills Academy for $1,700. This grant will enable us to continue to raise awareness of these valuable resources and programs amongst the public and help connect our more vulnerable citizens with needed services. We know how necessary these programs are and aim to increase public awareness of the services available throughout our community.
Roll Call Vote
10. Discussion and Possible Action on Inviting different groups, Organizations and Individuals to speak about how they can benefit the Students in LAUSD
Roll Call Vote
11. A motion for the Education and Youth Committee to contact and partner with student councils at schools in Woodland Hills such as the Conejo High School Student District Advisory Committee (SDAC)
12. Discussion and possible action to Move that the education committee WHWCNC reach out to our schools in obtaining information as to how our committee can be of service to the schools. Recognizing the financial limitations of our Council, we can meet with the school leaders and establish communication/team effort for the upcoming school year. (Colleen Schwab)
Roll Call Vote
13. New Business to be placed next month’s committee meeting agenda.
14. Adjournment of Meeting: P.M.
The next Committee Meeting will be held on February 7, 2023, by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2021 -2022 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.
*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 Dena Weiss by email d.weiss@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 Dena Weiss by email d.weiss@whcouncil.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
• www.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
• You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions
A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.
*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 website at www.whcouncil.org.
SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d.weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.
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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING
2023-01-31 18:30 - 20:00
Link Jan 31
AGENDA – SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 6:30pm VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83705336667
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 837 0533 6667 and Press #
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021, Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet-based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 837 0533 6667 and then press # to join the meeting.
Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood
Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 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.
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the board.

AGENDA

Call to Order
Roll Cass: Members: Chair – Karen DiBiase, Sean McCarthy, Chris Waddy, Gretchen Gesell, Christine Robinson.

Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (3) minutes per speaker
Stakeholder Public Comment Period (on items NOT on the agenda): (1) minute per speaker
Approval of Committee Minutes: None

Items for discussion and possible action:
Stakeholder Public Comment will be taken on each agenda item: (2) minutes per speaker

Discussion of ways to promote Woodland Hills to be greener, cleaner and improve our shared community. Possible tree plantings and maintenance.

Discussion on support for WHWCNC’s FIRST SATURDAY CLEAN-UP TEAM

Discussion on dates to hold the monthly committee meeting. Roll Call Vote

Discussion on location to hold the monthly committee meetings when return to in-person meetings. Roll Call Vote

New business to be placed on the next committee meeting agenda.

Adjournment of Meeting:

The next Committee Meeting will be held on a date to be determined by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time of meeting dates for the 2022 year: the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules. Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.

*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 Karen DiBiase by email at k.dibiase@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 Karen DiBiase at k.dibiase@whcouncil.org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:

whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

· A copy of this agenda is also physically posted at the Woodland Hills Branch Public Library (located at 22200 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364).
· A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber (located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367). The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d,weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

WH Issues and Policies Special Virtual Mtg Agenda for 1-31-2023
2023-01-31 19:30

Public Safety & Transportation Committee Meeting Teleconference
2023-02-01 18:30 - 20:00

Planning, Land Use, and Mobility Committee Meeting
2023-02-02 18:30 - 22:00
The Planning, Land Use, and Mobility (PLUM) Committee will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 6:30 pm. The full agenda can be found here: Feb 2, 2023 PLUM Agenda. Significant items for discussion include:

Presentation on a plan for the development of 5300 Oakdale Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364
The committee will hear a presentation and provide initial feedback on a plan for the development of 5300 Oakdale Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. The proposed development is for single-family homes and preservation of a portion of the property. No action will be taken as a result of this presentation.

CPC-2022-6472; ENV-2022-673 5353 Del Moreno Drive, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Demolition of an existing single-family home and development of a mixed-use commercial building with 67 residential units in seven-stories, 61,000 square feet, and 76-foot height. .

Community Services Committee Meeting
2023-02-06 18:30 - 20:00

Education & Youth Committee Meeting Teleconference
2023-02-07 18:30 - 20:00
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
AGENDA
Woodland Academy School Fair NPG
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/93062390507
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 930 6239 0507 and Press #

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 930 6239 0507 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time
public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 2) minute per speaker.
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS 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 (2) minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee. The presiding chair may impose time limits per each agenda item as needed.
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AGENDA

Call to Order: P.M.
Roll Call: Mihran Kalaydjian- Chair, Heath Kline, Arturo Velasquez, Talia Isaacs, Shelly Schwartz, Colleen Schwab, Mark Ball
Public Comment by the Public on Items NOT on the Agenda. (2 minutes each)
Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (3) minutes per speaker
Approval of Committee Minutes: See posted support document. Roll Call Vote

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Items for Discussion and Possible Action:
All comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding chair of the committee.
6. A motion for the Youth Advisory Committee to contact and partner with student councils at schools in Woodland Hills such as the Conejo High School Student District Advisory Committee (SDAC).
7. Discussion and Possible Action: Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the Woodland Hills Academy for $1,700. This grant will enable us to continue to raise awareness of these valuable resources and programs amongst the public and help connect our more vulnerable citizens with needed services. We know how necessary these programs are and aim to increase public awareness of the services available throughout our community.
Roll Call Vote
8. Discussion of ways to promote youth stakeholder committee memberships to youth in the Community.
9. Discussion of possible social media presence for Youth Committee
10. New Business to be placed next month’s committee meeting agenda.
11. Adjournment of Meeting: P.M.
The next Committee Meeting will be held on March 7, 2023 by teleconference. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for 2022 -2023 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings.
Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.
Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference.
HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.
*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 Dena Weiss by email d.weiss@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 Dena Weiss by email d.weiss@whcouncil.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
• www.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date
and/or time.
• You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions
A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.
*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 website at www.whcouncil.org.
SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d.weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.
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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

WHWCNC Full Board Meeting Agenda
2023-02-08 18:30 - 22:00
Link: Feb 8, 2023
AGENDA
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
FULL BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 6:30 pm
VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/96493712127 )
Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 964 9371 2127 and Press #

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021 Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet based service option.

Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 964 9371 2127 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.

AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time
public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide
public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.

Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.

*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 unless adjusted by the President. Public comment can only be made one time and will be heard at the beginning of an agenda item .
*PUBLIC INPUT ON MATTERS 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.
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AGENDA

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Public Announcements:
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield (2 minutes)
Office of Local and State Officials – if available (2 minutes each)
Other Local Agencies – if available (2 minutes each)

General Public Comment, by the Public, on Non-Agenda Items:
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total.

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Organization, Operation, Policies, & Procedures:

All comment is limited to 1 minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board.
Time limits set for each agenda item may be adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board. Time limits may vary so the public is encouraged to join the meeting several minutes PRIOR to a specific agenda item being discussed.

Approval of Minutes: Board Meeting – January 11, 2023 (5 minutes)

See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Officer Reports (5 minutes)

President – Dena Weiss. Tonight’s theme is “strengths”. Announcement of the departure from the Board of Annemarie Donkin.
Vice President – Mihran Kalaydjian
Treasurer – Paul Lawler
Parliamentarian – Leslie Simon. Reminder of Brown Act Rules and the timing for public comment
Secretary -Karen DiBiase

Items for Discussion and Possible Action:

Item No. (1) Paul Lawyer, Treasurer
(23-003) Approval of MER for December, 2022
Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)
Motion for the board to approve the December 2022 Monthly Expense Report (MER).
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (2) Dena Weiss, President
(23-004) Announcement of Committee Creation

Announcement of an Ad Hoc committee for the Virtual Governance Hybrid pilot program.
Item No. (3) Dena Weiss, President
(23-005) Meeting location for March In Person Board Meeting
Discussion and possible action: (10 minutes)
Discussion of location options for monthly full Board meetings starting in March.
Possible vote on costs of various locations.
Item No. (4) Board Members August Steurer & Heath Kline
(23-006) Motion to Reconsider Board Action Regarding In-N-Out Case ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPR-WDI–22822
Discussion and possible action: (5 minutes)
At the December 12, 2022, meeting of the WHWCNC, held on an earlier than normal meeting day to maximize board member attendance during the holiday season, the board passed (18 Aye-0 Nay-0 Abstentions-6 Ineligible) a substitute motion made by August Steurer regarding In-N-Out Burger’s plans to build a new restaurant with drive-thru facility at 22822 Ventura Boulevard, one block West of Fallbrook Avenue [December 12 Agenda Seq. No. 2022 NC 22-117Agenda item #11]. At the next meeting of the Board on January 11, 2023, the Board President and Chair of the full Board meeting Dena Weiss announced she was in receipt of public comments from stakeholders who said they will be affected by the proposed project but were not informed of the board’s earlier than normal meeting date and therefore missed the opportunity to provide their input to the board before it acted. In addition, the Board received the same information from Stakeholders during public comment.
In response to this information, in accordance with the NC’s Bylaws and City Procedure August Steurer, the original passed motion maker and prevailing side voter, made a motion to the Chair to have this motion placed on the agenda for reconsideration. Heath Kline, another affirmative voter for the approved motion seconded the request.
The Chair said she would accept the request and a vote (20 Aye-1 Nay-1 Abstain-4 Ineligible) was held; the motion passed. Following procedural guidance from the NC Parliamentarian Leslie Simon, and Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate Marilu Guevara to have follow up action placed on the February Board agenda, now August Steurer and Heath Kline come before the Board and bring the following Motion to Reconsider in the form of a Substitute Motion as is permitted:
The Board of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council (WHWCNC) having voted (20 Aye-1 Nay-1 Abstain-4 Ineligible) at the January 11, 2023 Board meeting to accept placing a Motion to Reconsider a previous action (approval of Case No. ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPR-WDI: New IN-N-OUT restaurant with drive-thru at 22822 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364) hereby votes to Reconsider and vacate the original action, and rescind that approval from 12/12/23, and directs that Case No. ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPR-WDI be sent back to the WHWCNC PLUM Committee for further input and discussion by both the neighborhood community, and the Applicant.
Roll Call Vote
Items Nos. (5) & (6) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(23-007 & 23-008) Two Board CISs
The WHIP committee brings before the full Board of the WHWCNC the following two motions asking for the NC to go on record in support of the City of Los Angeles seeking modification to the California Ralph M Brown Public Meetings Act to allow Neighborhood Councils to continue to meet virtually as they were able to do under AB361 during the COVID health emergency and to meet in a hybrid virtual-in-person method that may be within a NC’s abilities in the future, that they are not able to do under the now controlling California AB2449 regulations.
WHIP brings these motions to the Board after extended review of the City’s CF position and CIS responses filed by other NCs, and public input on the CF. Plus WHIP’s own extensive discussion over two meetings including extended public comment received by the committee.
To facilitate understanding of the motions and Board and public comment discussion of the topics please review the following two PDF documents that are posted with this agenda:
CF-23-0002-S16 Amend Brown Act Martinez.pdf
CF-23-0002-S17 Amend Brown Act Blumenefield.pdf

Item No. (5) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(23-007) Board CIS regarding City Council File 23-0002-S16 (just) Los Angeles Neighborhood Council System / Virtual Remote Meetings / Ralph M. Brown Act Amendment
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
The WHIP Committee of the WHWCNC voted to recommend that the full NC Board adopt the following motion as its own and then so inform by CIS filing and correspondence the City Council, Mayor, and other elected officials and staff who can help implement the changes called for in the Ralph M Brown Act to allow Neighborhood Councils [NCs] and their sub-committees the options to continue to meet virtually in a hybrid or entirely virtual fashion as they were permitted to do under the COVID health emergency:

[Vote: (2) Yea, (1) Nea, (1) Absent]

Council File 23-0002-S16 (Los Angeles Neighborhood Council System / Remote Meetings / Ralph M. Brown Act Amendment)

WHEREAS, Council File 23-0002-S16 supports more access to the neighborhood council process for Angelenos, with far more members of the public participating in each meeting from the convenience of their own homes and workplaces, while commuting and fulfilling caregiver obligations. Our and other NCs benefit from participants who find themselves outside the boundaries of their NC, ranging from a few miles to temporary travel out-of-state and even out of the country, creating more equity and fostering the vitality of our local communities and democracy; and

WHEREAS, the 99 Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles each have unique communities, needs, technology abilities, access to public meeting spaces; and

WHEREAS, in-person meetings may jeopardize the health and safety of vulnerable Angelenos due to ongoing exposure to COVID-19 and other personal health situations, such as being immunocompromised; and

WHEREAS, it is not realistic or financially viable to expect the all-volunteer Neighborhood Council system to be able to carry out “hybrid” meetings as permitted under AB 2449 effectively due to the limitations imposed on the NC Board as a whole, such as a requirement to establish a quorum in person in a publicly accessible ADA compliant facility within the boundaries of the NC when no such venue may be available to the NC. Likewise, imposing impractical, if not impossible, standards for individual NC Board members, such as not recognizing travel for “business” as an acceptable reason to participate remotely or the requirements to be on camera and only miss two in-person meetings annually (Should those requirements disqualify a businessperson or breastfeeding mother from serving on an NC Board?) in addition to budget and technology limitations; and

THEREFORE, the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council SUPPORTS the City Council action and the Mayor’s concurrence in Council File 23-0002-S16.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (6) WHIP Chair, Heath Kline
(23-008) Board CIS regarding City Council File 23-0002-S17 Local Legislative Bodies (including NCs) Hybrid & Virtual Meetings / Ralph M. Brown Act Amendment
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
The WHIP Committee of the WHWCNC unanimously voted to recommend that the full NC Board adopt the following motion as its own and then so inform by CIS filing and correspondence the City Council, Mayor, and other elected officials and staff who can help implement the changes called for in the Ralph M Brown Act to allow Neighborhood Councils [NCs] and their sub-committees the options to continue to meet virtually in a hybrid or entirely virtual fashion as they were permitted to do under the COVID health emergency:

[Vote: (3) Yea, (0) Nea, (1) Absent]

Council File 23-0002-S17 (Local Legislative Bodies / Virtual Meetings / Ralph M. Brown Act Amendment)

WHEREAS, Council File 23-0002-S17 supports more access to the neighborhood council process for Angelenos, with far more members of the public participating in each meeting from the convenience of their own homes and workplaces, while commuting and fulfilling caregiver obligations. Our and other NCs benefit from participants who find themselves outside the boundaries of their NC, ranging from a few miles to temporary travel out-of-state and even out of the country, creating more equity and fostering the vitality of our local communities and democracy; and

WHEREAS, in-person meetings may jeopardize the health and safety of vulnerable Angelenos due to ongoing exposure to COVID-19 and other personal health situations, such as being immunocompromised; and

WHEREAS, it is not realistic or financially viable to expect the all-volunteer Neighborhood Council system to be able to carry out “hybrid” meetings as permitted under AB 2449 effectively due to the limitations imposed on the NC Board as a whole, such as a requirement to establish a quorum in person in a publicly accessible ADA compliant facility within the boundaries of the NC when no such venue may be available to the NC. Likewise, imposing impractical, if not impossible, standards for individual NC board members, such as not recognizing travel for “business” as an acceptable reason to participate remotely or the requirements to be on camera and only miss two in-person meetings annually (Should those requirements disqualify a businessperson or breastfeeding mother from serving on an NC Board?) in addition to budget and technology limitations; and

WHEREAS, how the Brown Act applies to the broader City Boards and Commissions remains to be looked at by our Neighborhood Council, and while we currently approve the resolution, we reserve the right to make further comment on Council File 23-0002-S17 and how it affects in-person and virtual meetings of City Boards and Commissions other than Neighborhood Councils; and

THEREFORE, the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council SUPPORTS the City Council action and the Mayor’s concurrence in Council File 23-0002-S17.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (7) Dena Weiss, President
(23-009) WHWCNC Budget Reallocation
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
Discussion of the 2022-2023 Budget and possible reallocation of line items.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (8) Houtan Hormozian and Rachelle Tabak, Chairs of Public Safety Committee
(23-010)
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
Budget request from line-item Community Services budget for $500 for booth space at the West Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair on February 25, 2023. This amount would include access to rental equipment such as tables and chairs, janitorial, volunteer sustenance, banners, and signs.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (9) Mihran Kalaydjian and Talia Isaacs, Chairs of Education and Youth Committee
(23-011) NPG Request for Friends of Calabash School
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)

Motion to approve a Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the benefit
of Friends of Calabash for $1500 ($1,000 from Education Committee line item and $500 from NPG general line item). The original requested amount was $4653 however the Committee voted for $1,500. This grant will be used to directly pay for the necessities of providing science education and opportunities for learning for a public elementary school in Woodland Hills through the purchasing of mobile field trips (presentations provided on campus) from Discovery Cube.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote

Item No. (10) Aaron Quantz and Reina Cerros-McCaughey, Chairs of Homelessness Committee
(23-012) NPG Request for New Friends Homeless Center
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
Motion to approve a Neighborhood Purpose Grant from Homelessness Committee line item, to provide $1500 ($1,000 from Homelessness Committee line item and $500 from NPG general line item). to New Friends Homeless Center in support of their Friday evening hot meals for the needy and homeless.
See posted support document Roll Call Vote
Item No. (11) August Steurer and Bobbie Wasserman, Chairs of Community Outreach Committee
(23-013) Motion to approve Community Outreach expenditure.
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
Motion: WHEREAS, to allow the Community Outreach committee and the Neighborhood Council to do its work better, funds are needed to revise the website architecture and technology towards modernizing the website and social media functions to enable better communications and in person engagement with the community and the City government entities.

Therefore, the Community Outreach Committee recommends that the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council Board approve expenditures of up to $6,500 from line-item Community Outreach for the purposes of renovating the Council’s website, email services, hosting service, social media promotion capabilities, outreach literature, booth signage, and event giveaways. Most work to be conducted by Committee members.

Roll Call Vote

Area Reports – (10 minutes)

Area 1 – Aaron Quantz, Karen DiBiase, Mark Schwartz, Reina Cerros-McCaughey
Area 2 – Arturo Velasquez, Paul Lawler, Sean McCarthy, Philp Swain
Area 3 – Mark Ball, John Sandy Campbell
Area 4 – Don Patterson, Martin Lipkin, Dena Weiss, Rachel Tabak
Area 5 – Christopher Waddy, Julie Waltrip, Theresa Campbell, Gretchen Gesell
Area 6 – Leslie Simon, Mihran Kalaydjian, Heath Kline
Area 7 – Aaron Williams, Houtan Hormozian, Christine Robinson
At-Large –August Steurer, Bobbie Wasserman
Youth Member – Talia Isaacs

Committee Reports – (10 minutes)

Budget Committee – Paul Lawler, Chair
Community Services Committee – Rachel Tabak and Houtan Hormozian, Chairs
Community Outreach Committee – August Steurer and Bobbie Wasserman, Chairs
Education and Youth Committee –Mihran Kalaydjian and Talia Isaacs, Chairs
Environmental & Beautification Committee – Karen DiBiase, Chair
Governance Committee – Dena Weiss, Chair
Public Health and Homelessness Committee –Aaron Quantz and Reina Cerros-McCaughey, Chairs
Public Safety and Transportation – Houtan Hormozian and Rachel Tabak, Chairs
PLUM Committee – Don Patterson, Chair
WHIP Committee – Heath Kline, Chair
Ad-hoc Committee – Flight Path and Noise Advisory Committee, Martin Lipkin, Chair

Announcements:
The next Regular Board meeting will be held on March 8, 2023, in person at a location to be determined Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time.
Meeting dates for the 2023 year: Full Board meeting are held the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules.

Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference.
HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur.

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 Dena Weiss, at email address d.weiss@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, if available, related to an item on the agenda, please contact Dena Weiss, at email address d.weiss@whcouncil.org.

*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:
• www.whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date
and/or time.
• You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System
at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss al d.weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

Community Outreach Committee Virtual Mtg on 2-13-2023
2023-02-13 18:30

Planning, Land Use, and Mobility (PLUM) Meeting
2023-02-16 18:30 - 22:00
The PLUM Committee will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The full agenda can be found here: Feb 16, 2023 PLUM Agenda. Major items include:

ADM-2022-6861-CU-DB-SPP-PSH-SIP-PHP-HCA 23036-23060 W. Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Construction, use and maintenance of a new 8-story, 100% affordable residential building with 100 units, including 25 permanent supportive housing unit, over 3-stories of partial subterranean parking. (see “Letter of Compliance”)

WHWCNC Governance Committee Meeting
2023-02-21 18:30 - 20:00
Add link Feb 21, 2023

AGENDA– MONTHLY MEETING OF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 6:30 pm VIRTUAL MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE
Zoom Meeting Online or By Telephone (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86850992271) Dial (1 669 900 6833) to Join the Meeting
Then Enter This Webinar ID: 868 5099 2271 and Press #
VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING and PHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
In conformity with the September 16, 2021, Enactment of California Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically with a call-in option or internet-based service option.
Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must either dial 1 669 900 6833 or go online via Zoom and enter Webinar ID # 868 5099 2271 and then press # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.
Any messaging or virtual background is in the control of the individual board member in their personal capacity and does not reflect any formal position of the Neighborhood Council or the City of Los Angeles.
*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 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.
General Public Comment is limited to (1) minute per speaker and 20 minutes total unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the board.
AGENDA

Call to
Roll call of members: Executive Committee and Officers: Chair – Dena Weiss, Mihran Kalaydjian, Paul Lawler, Karen DiBiase, Leslie Simons.

Public Announcements by city officials and representatives: (2) minutes per
Stakeholder Public Comment Period (on items NOT on the agenda): (1) minute per
Approval of Committee Minutes: January 17, 2023.

Items for discussion and possible action:
Stakeholder Public Comment will be taken on each agenda item: (2) minutes per speaker

Item One: Announcements and possible motion about Ad Hoc committees and choice of chairs and committee members. Proposed Ad Hocs to be formed are: Virtual Meeting Committee,(previously discussed and agreed upon before); Election Committee; and an In Person Meeting Committee. These will be temporary and shall consist only of Board members to facilitate speed and efficiency of upcoming needs, and bypass Brown Acts requirements, per the WHWCNC Bylaws in Article VII:

“Section 2: Ad Hoc
An Ad Hoc committee is established for a specific purpose until it fulfills its assigned task and is terminated. An Ad Hoc committee that includes non-board member stakeholders must be agendized and noticed in keeping with the Brown Act (72) hour posting requirement.

Section 3: Committee Creation and Authorization
With the concurrence of the other Officers the President and Vice President shall create standing committees and Ad Hoc committees, and assign committee members. All members of the board must serve on and regularly attend at least one Standing Committee. Each committee may include non-elected and, by a majority vote of board members present and voting may authorize or terminate one (1) or more committees.

Committee: Term of Office: Each committee member of a standing committee and/or Ad Hoc committee shall continue until a successor is appointed by the President and Vice President or until the standing committee, or ad hoc committee is terminated.

A committee member shall be removed by the President and Vice President with concurrence of the other Officers from a specific committee, or ad hoc committee by committee member resignation or for non-compliance of rules and regulations as defined in the Bylaws, Standing Rules and all other rules and regulations of the WHWCNC, City and EmpowerLA.

Committee Chairperson: With the concurrence of the other Officers of the Neighborhood Council, the President shall designate a person to serve as a Chairperson for each Neighborhood Council committee, and Ad Hoc

Committee Vacancies: Vacancies on any committee, subcommittee and/or Ad Hoc

committee may be decided by the Committee Chairperson with the concurrence of the
President and Vice President of the Neighborhood Council.”

Item Two: Motion to approve amended Standing Rules. Revisions previously discussed and
voted on. This will be provided in a supporting document.

Roll call vote.

Item Three: Discussion and motion to approve a supplementary questionnaire NPG form which will ask additional questions to be answered by the applicant, if pertinent, and will streamline the NPG discussions and voting process at future meetings. Supporting document will be provided for suggested revision after discussion.

Roll call vote.

Item Four: New business to be placed on the next committee meeting agenda.

Adjournment of meeting:
The next Committee Meeting will be held on March 14, 2023, and will only be in person, if Empower LA does not offer the teleconference option, which it has indicating it will. Please visit the calendar page at whcouncil.org for the complete details and to confirm the date and time of meeting dates for the 2023 year: the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Check the NC website calendar for a complete list of committee and board meetings. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the NC calendar for updated meeting schedules. Due to COVID 19 ALL in person meetings have been moved to virtual teleconference. HOWEVER, please check the www.whcouncil.org website calendar page for any changes that may occur included the projected in person meetings set to commence after March 1, 2023.

*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 Dena Weiss by email at d.weiss@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 Dena Weiss at d.weiss@whcouncil.org or the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment at (213) 978-1551 EmpowerLa@LACity.org
*PUBLIC POSTING OF AGENDAS – agendas are posted for public review as follows:

whcouncil.org and go to the website Calendar page and click on the date – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the calendar for any change of meeting date and/or time.
You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to A. City’s Early Notification System at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions

· A copy of this agenda is also physically posted on the outside of the window of the West Valley Warner Center Chamber located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Ste 2330, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The Chamber is located at the Promenade Mall outside the east entrance of the mall and to the left of Ruth Chris Restaurant. The Chamber office is accessed from Owensmouth Street. Parking is free.

*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 website at www.whcouncil.org

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN – Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte a Dena Weiss de la Mesa Directiva, al d,weiss@whcouncil.org o por correo electrónico avisar al Concejo Vecinal.

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 §§ 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org

WH Issues and Policies Virtual Cmte Mtg for 2-23-23
2023-02-23 19:30 - 21:30
Motion 5A – NC Budget increases
Motion 5B –

CicLAvia The Valley
2023-02-26 09:00 - 15:00
On Sunday, February 26 (rain or shine!), we’re opening up Sherman Way from Canoga Park through Winnetka and into Reseda for a 5-mile stretch of open streets. Jog, ride, bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, spectate, and enjoy the route however you want. Our routes are welcoming to people of all ages and abilities!

Community Outreach Committee for 2/27/2023
2023-02-27 18:45 - 20:00
