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Your Invitation to Participate in the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council… The Deadline Has Passed To Become a Candidate for the GGPNC Board of Directors… But you have two chances to vote: Election Forums: Thursday, October 12, & Saturday, October 14, 2006 Candidate Application - Deadline has passed Candidate Requirements Vote by Mail Registration Form -Deadline to apply has passed What is a Neighborhood Council? Neighborhood Councils, created by the Los Angeles City Charter, offer advice and oversight to City government...The City’s goal for Neighborhood Councils is to: Promote wider public participation in the decision making process
Increase government responsiveness to community needs Facilitate efficient delivery of city services to neighborhoods Ensure equal opportunity for all people in the community to participate Where is the GGPNC? /When was it organized? The GGPNC was officially Certified by the City in June 2002 to represent the areas of: Los Feliz, including Griffith Park, Franklin Hills, portions of East Hollywood and Silver Lake (Map) Who can participate in the GGPNC? Anyone who lives, works, owns property, participates in a local group or attends school, or a place of worship within the GGPNC boundaries is a GGPNC Stakeholder. As a Stakeholder you are encouraged to volunteer to seek election, or selection to the GGPNC Board of Directors. (see attached application) Stakeholders are also urged to participate by joining in the work of GGPNC committees to preserve and improve the quality of life in our communities and the entire City of Los Angeles. How does the GGPNC work to shape our community’s future? The GGPNC public Forum on development at Los Feliz & Hillhurst resulted in City Council designation of the last standing Brown Derby as a Historic-Culutural Monument and led the developer to significantly downsize development plans. The GGPNC held meetings to designate priorities for area street paving and traffic flow improvements The GGPNC worked successfully to prevent further commercialization of Griffith Park by opposing a luxury restaurant and working to re-focus the proposed new Master Plan. The GGPNC studies area requests for zoning variances and has prevented a view blocking tower proposed for a supermarket, helped close a crime ridden motel and voiced objections to an overly dense housing complex. The GGPNC helped preserve a century old architecturally and historically significant house slated for demolition. The GGPNC worked with the community and neighboring schools to provide the biggest turnout for the LA River cleanups sponsored by Friends of the LA River. The GGPNC has promoted neighborhood Improvement projects ranging from murals, public stairway restoration, streetscape redesign and tree planting. The GGPNC has worked to improve area schools and community-school partnerships. The GGPNC surveyed hundreds of area stakeholders to formulate our neighborhood’s budget priorities for presentation to the Mayor and City Council. The GGPNC has provided public forums and conveyed the community’s positions on diverse issues such as: Preferential Permit Parking pitting homeowners against renters
Retention of Park Rangers in an era of budget cuts Limitations on the sidewalk clutter of unregulated newsracks. LAPD alarm response policy DWP water rate increases without proper notice to neighborhood councils Want more information? Explore our www.GGPNC.org website E-mail us at: GGPNC@GGPNC.org Leave a voicemail message at: 323-908-6054 Write us at: PO Box 27003, Los Angeles, CA 90027 How is the GGPNC Board Organized? The Board of Directors has 19 stakeholder members 10 District Representatives (2 each from 5 geographic districts) will be elected this year. 9 additional Board Members will be selected by the board to represent diverse stakeholder interests: Businesses, Non-residential community or charity groups, Recreational services, Religious groups, Schools (employees, students, parents) What are the requirements to become a candidate for Elected District Representative? Candidates must be 18 years of age or older
Candidates must be stakeholders of the district from which they seek election (see map below) Candidates must mail applications in time to be RECEIVED by September 12, 2006, and may prepare a statement (one page only) indicating experience/qualifications, reason for seeking election, goals and objectives for serving the community. -Deadline to apply has passed Candidates must agree to commit the time necessary to perform their duties as a GGPNC Board member Candidates agree that their names and the statements they submit may be published on the GGPNC website and made available at various community locations. When, Where and How are the elections conducted? Two Candidate Forum/Election sessions will be held to meet and question candidates in the first hour of the election forum
Thursday, October 12, 2006, 6pm - 10pm
Our Mother of Good Council Church, 2060 N. Vermont (1 block south of Los Feliz Bl.) Saturday, October 14, 2006, 10am – 2pm
Thomas Starr King Middle School 4201 Fountain Ave. (enter parking via Bates Ave.) Stakeholders may vote at only one of the two forums after registering. Stakeholders may vote for no more than two candidates from each of the 5 election districts. Absentee voting is permitted for the disabled and others unable to attend the forums click here to download Vote By Mail registration form - Deadline to apply has passed GGPNC must RECEIVE completed Ballot by Oct. 5, 2006 at: GGPNC Election, PO Box 27003, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Elections will be supervised by an independent third party Votes will be tabulated after the second session…results will be available at www.GGPNC.org  |
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