Special Board Meeting – February 15, 2024
Please join us for our (special) monthly Board Meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6:30 pm at LAFD Fire Station #84.
The full agenda can be found HERE
Supporting document can be found HERE
Special Full Board Meeting
City of Los Angeles Fire Station #84, in the Community Room
[West side of building – Parking available across the street]
21050 Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA, 91367
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
IN-PERSON BOARD MEETING (ABRIDGED) AGENDA ITEMS
Item No. 1
Heath Kline, Treasurer
(24-012) Approval of MER for January, 2024
Item No. 2
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-013) Stakeholder Appointment to Area 3 Alternate Representative Seat
Motion for the Board to approve Jayce Baron to the Area 3 Alternate Representative Seat.
Item No. 3
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-014) Board member Heath Kline’s Seat Switch in Area 6, to Business Seat
Motion for the Board to approve Heath Kline to switch from Area 6 CBO seat to the Area 6 Business
representative seat.
Item No. 4
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-015) Board member Bobby Wasserman’s seat switch to Area 6 CBO seat
Motion for the Board to approve Bobby Wasserman to switch from At Large Alternate seat to Area 6 CBO seat.
Item No. 5
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-016) Stakeholder Appointment to Area 6 Alternate Representative Seat
Motion for the Board to approve Janice Mendell to the Area 6 Alternate Representative Seat.
Item No. 6
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-017) Stakeholder Appointment to Area 7 Alternate Representative Seat
Motion for the Board to approve Rosaleen O’Sullivan to the Area 7 Alternate Representative Seat.
Item No. 7
Dena Weiss, President
(24-018) Oath of Office and Seating of New Board Member
Administer NC Oath of Office and seat newly appointed board members.
Item No. 8
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-019) Election Of Vice President and Appoint the New VP to Serve as Alternate Signor Financial Officer
Discussion and possible action: (15 minutes)
Nominations will be accepted for the position of Vice President.
Item No. 9
Dena Weiss, Chair of Governance Committee
(24-020) Appointment of Reina Cerros- McCaughey as NC Homelessness Liaison
Motion for the Board to approve Reina Cerros-McCaughey, the current co-chair of the homelessness committee,
to be appointed as a Homelessness Liaison.
Item No. 10
Dena Weiss, Board President & Chair of Governance Committee
(24-021) Motion to pass the required enabling Board President Attestation and Board Justification CIS
Resolution to give the WHWCNC the option to have virtual-hybrid and virtual remote meetings.
The Governance Committee of the Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council unanimously
recommends to the full board of the NC that they (a.) pass by not less than a 2/3 majority [16] of the 23 seats on
the WHWCNC the following Board Resolution & Community Impact Statement [CIS] declaring the NC’s
decision to have the option to conduct its full board and/or committee meetings in a hybrid-virtual and/or fully
virtual format
Item No. 11
Tracey Rosen – Chair Community Outreach Committee
(24-022) Funding Request – WHWCNC Outreach- MOTION TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE 2024
SEASON OF VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER CONCERTS IN THE PARK
Motion to approve $3,500 in funding from the Board approved WHWCNC 2023-2024 Budget (General Outreach
Expenditure) to purchase a WHWCNC outreach booth at the Valley Cultural Foundation’s Spring-Summer
Concert Series held in Warner Center Park. This amount will allow us to have a booth, tent, chairs, signage and
recognition at each of the (10) concerts + 5 Movies in the Park to promote the WHWCNC and engage with
stakeholders. We will also be acknowledged as a co-sponsor at one concert where we will be provided the
opportunity to speak from the stage to promote the NC. Payment due by April 6, 2024, for NC to be included in
preprinted event programs and event signage.
Item No. (12)
Tracey Rosen – Chair Community Outreach Committee
(24-0023) Funding Request – WHWCNC Outreach- MOTION TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR ONE
GENERATION SENIOR SYMPOSIUM ON MAY 18, 2024
Motion to approve $1,000 in funding from Board approved WHWCNC 2023-2024 Budget (General Outreach
Expenditure) to allow participation in the One Generation Senior Symposium on June 2023 at its soccer field
located at: 17400 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406. This amount will allow us to have a booth, tent, signage,
and logo recognition at this event to promote the WHWCNC and engage with stakeholders. Payment due by April
1, 2024, for the NC to be included in pre-event social media and print promotion and event signage.
Item No. (13)
Julie Waltrip- Chair Education & Youth Committee
(24-024) Motion to Approve $2000.00 NPG Woodlake Elementary Community Charter School PTSA
Item No. 14
Heath Kline, Treasurer
(24-025) Motion to reallocate funds in our 23-24 FY Budget to provide funds within and between City Clerk
defined budget categories to provide available funds to support newly authorized board expenditures.
The WHWCNC treasurer is aware several new spending items will be placed on February 15 Special Meeting
agenda that were not previous on the NC’s budget and accounted for under the City Clerk’s prescribed budget
categories.
Item No. 15
Heath Kline, WHIP Chair
(24-026) WHIP Submits a CIS for consideration regarding composition of Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevards
Specific Plan Review Board
For discussion and possible action:
A Community Impact Statement to SUPPORT an action of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevards Corridor
Specific Plan Review Board regarding a pending amendment affecting the board structure. Action pertains
to a City Planning report adopted by the City Planning Commission and submitted to the City Council in Council
File 17-1071-S1 recommending amendments to the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevards Corridor Specific Plan. This
Motion pertains only to changes regarding the Plan Review Board.
2. Committee Reports,
Budget Committee – Heath Kline, Chair
Community Services Committee – Joyce Fletcher, Chair
Community Outreach Committee –Tracey Rosen, Chair
Education and Youth Committee – Julie Waltrip, Chair
Environmental & Beautification Committee – Karen DiBiase, Chair
Governance Committee – Dena Weiss, Chair
Public Health and Homelessness Committee –Reina Cerros-McCaughey and Geoffrey Hobson, Co-Chairs
Public Safety and Transportation –No Chair
PLUM Committee – Don Patterson and Marty Lipkin, Co-Chairs
WHIP Committee – August Steurer and Heath Kline, Co-Chairs
3. Area Reports
Area 1 – Karen DiBiase, Geoffrey Hobson, Shelly Schwartz, Reina Cerros-McCaughey
Area 2 – Julian Tu, Paul Lawler, Peter Haber, Masha Dowell
Area 3 – Tracey Rosen, Dean Mathew, Harout Aristakessian
Area 4 – Don Patterson, Martin Lipkin, Dena Weiss,
Area 5 – Christopher Waddy, Julie Waltrip, Steve Sommers, Allan Biggins
Area 6 –Bill Barnett, Heath Kline
Area 7 – Kate Kennedy, Joyce Fletcher, Schyler Katz
At-Large – August Steurer, Bobbie Wasserman
Adjournment of Meeting
• A copy of this agenda is also physically posted at the lobby entrance of LA Fire Station 84,
21050 Burbank Blvd., [west of DeSoto,] Woodland Hills, CA 91367.
