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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes

EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
Tuesday May 19, 2009
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 9002

01. CALL TO ORDER: 6:18 PM –
Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) President, PHILIP GASTEIER, called the meeting to order.
Committee members present (05):
Carroll, Bruce VP, Administration,   DeMonte, Rosemary VP, Communication & Outreach, Gasteier, Philip President, Mauceri, Mark Secretary, O’Grady, Tomas Treasurerm, Absent: None.
A quorum was declared.

02. PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT: 6:20 PM –
Gasteier reminded the group of the rules regarding meeting conduct and maintaining decorum, indicating he would have a similar statement for the full Board.

03. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: APRIL 2009: 6:25 PM –
BRUCE CARROLL notes the new website is not in need of hiring help for uploading new information, but rather that committee chairs or their designates be trained in uploading information to the new website. MARK MAUCERI acknowledges revisions. Gasteier calls for a motion, Carroll moves to approve the APRIL 2009 minutes as revised, Mauceri seconds; adopted by consensus.

04. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: 6:30 PM –
DONE’s BETTY WONG-OYAMA reviews the City’s budget “crisis” situation and briefly outlines the process of next steps at the Mayoral level. It’s generally agreed to discuss the issue more in depth during the Treasurer’s report.

05. AD HOC COMMITTEE - WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT: 6:35 PM –
Carroll reports new website design is currently being loaded with test data and is beginning to take shape for the eventual transition. Uploading tools and instructions are near completion for committee use.

06. AD HOC COMMITTEE - COMMUNICATIONS: 6:38 PM –
Mauceri reported the ad hoc committee of Alex DeOcampo, Tal Vigderson and himself had a conference call meeting and recommend the postal correspondence (basically checking the mail) duties now fall to the Secretary. Carroll points out both he and Kenneth Owen have the P.O. box keys as a bulk of the items are large and P.Z.H.P. related.
Mauceri discusses East Hollywood Neighborhood Council’s effective use of FaceBook as a communication and outreach tool. Gasteier asks the Board be sent a link to see if their approach may be useful to GGPNC.

07. BUDGET & FINANCE STATUS: 6:42 PM –
TOMAS O’GRADY outlined the current financial status and contingency monies remaining. Approximately $8100 is now available based on new receipts and accounting entries. O’Grady outlines how unspent committee funding (“encumbered”) rolls back into the Council’s general fund after project completion, thus the increase from previous figures.
O’Grady reported while the City Council may have agreed to NC funding of $45,000 for the next fiscal year, it has not yet been approved. O’Grady suggested the GGPNC should freeze the budget on any “un-contracted” funds— those in which the Board has agreed with others to pay out-- for a few weeks until we know for sure what the final figure is.
Gasteier spoke about the California budget being in dire straits and City budgets may have to take a deeper hit than already projected.
Mauceri opined it would be prudent to wait a month and freeze the budget per O’Grady’s suggestion, and when the exact amount is decided, remove the “freeze” (or not), adding the move would show the Council acted prudently, rather than a rush to spend for fear of losing existing funds.
Gasteier notes the following Board meeting agenda doesn’t contemplate any additional spending, so there is a time horizon of a month already built in to await the Mayor’s decision, ergo, no budget action is necessary. The committee concurs Gasteier’s analysis is accurate. No action taken.

08. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL RELATED RECORDS & INFORMATION POLICY: 7:00 PM –
Mauceri reports the GGPNC needs to codify an up-to-date listing of committee chairs and committee members. Gasteier adds this is important part of the GGPNC policy and the committee member names should be added to the new website.
Mauceri also points out there are gaps in committee minutes ranging from a few months to a few years, depending on the committee, and the Board needs to strive to fill in the missing information to the best of its ability.
O’Grady stated the new meeting minute format tallying motions and allocated funds is a helpful time saver for the Council’s bookkeeping.
Parks, River, Open Spaces (PROS) Chair, BERNADETTE SOTER is recognized by Gasteier, and comments her committee has “reports” instead of minutes and she would be more comfortable calling it a committee report and not committee minutes.
Mauceri and Gasteier felt the semantics of what it is called does not matter so much as long as the same information contained in the minutes, i.e., who participated, what actions were taken, outcomes of votes, etc. was recorded.
O’Grady disagreed, stating stakeholders were accustomed to the Board and committees providing meeting minutes and having one committee deviate from the standard would be confusing. He suggested the Rules & Elections committee vet whether the Council could or should deviate from existing practices.

09. ADJORNMENT 7:06 PM –
CARROLL moves to adjourn, ROSEMARY DEMONTE seconded; meeting adjourned.
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MEETING SUMMARY:
Duration:    48 minutes
Motions:    Two (2)
Resolutions/Statements:    None (0)
Official Correspondence:    None (0)
Funds Allocated:    None (0)
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Submitted and approved by Committee consensus (as revised) on 06/16/2009.
//s// Mark F. Mauceri
Secretary (interim), Greater

EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
Tuesday April 21, 2009
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

01. CALL TO ORDER: 6:20 PM –
Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) President, PHILIP GASTEIER, called the meeting to order.
Board Members present (05): Carroll, Bruce District E Representative , DeMonte, Rosemary Board Member: Business Interests,   Gasteier, Philip District D Representative, Mauceri, Mark District E Representative    O’Grady, Tomas District D Representative    Absent: None.

A quorum was declared.
02. PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT: 6:21 PM -
Gasteier read from “Roberts Rules of Order” on Decorum of Meetings; Members are to speak to and address the Chair during meetings and there are to be no interruptions and to maintain civility.
MARK MAUCERI added it was up to the Executive Committee to lead by example and to assist in maintaining decorum by gently reminding people in their immediate vicinity at the table to help maintain order.

03. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 6:25 PM –
Gasteier called for a motion to approve the March 2009 minutes; Mauceri moved to accept; BRUCE CARROLL seconded; approved by consensus.

04. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: 6:27 PM –
BETTY WONG OYAMA, DONE Project Coordinator, distributed a “save the date” flyer on their Ethics training course. All Board Members are required to recertify every two years. She added the GGPNC is not in good standing to receive neighborhood grants because we’re remiss in having certain reports filed. She also advised any bylaw revisions need to be submitted no later than May 15th, to be approved and finalized by City Clerk’s June 1st deadline.

05. AD-HOC COMMITTEE: NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT: 6:33 PM –
Progress update. Carroll spoke about the need for need to provide training for committee chairs and others to begin uploading information to the new site; meetings will need to be addressed with the Committee with regards how the uploading of this information will be completed. Carroll has not spoken to Kurt Rademaekers, project leader, in about a week; dates being set for some time next month to establish protocols.

06. AD-HOC COMMITTEE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ADDITIONAL INTERNET OPTIONS: 6:35 PM –
Progress update. Mauceri spoke about needing a physical phone line in order to have a GGPNC publicly listed number; this line could ‘drop’ in the Citibank location as the LFIA (leaseholder) has approved. Carroll suggested seeing if MaxMail, our current service provider, can facilitate a 411 listing? Carroll also spoke about creating separate email addresses to isolate any issues or announcements being submitted to GGPNC through www.GGPNC.org website.

07. TREASURER’S REPORT: 6:44 PM –
Report on Budget & Finance Status. O’GRADY announced no new monies have been spent. A new budget will be forthcoming for the upcoming fiscal year (July ’09 – July ’10). Gasteier urged any allocated and committed funds be processed quickly, to reduce any risk of having to return monies not spent, should our fiscal guidelines be changed.

08. THE PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY: 6:50 PM -
Mauceri suggested the Committee help maintain decorum by gently reminding those speaking out of turn that someone else “has the floor.” He suggested if the Committee members continually reinforce proper meeting order, it would hopefully become the norm, reviewing the basic tenets: 1. Speakers must address the chair. 2. Speak in turn when recognized by the Chair. 3. If someone has spoken to an item, they must wait until everyone has been given the chance to speak on the issue, before being able to readdress.

Mauceri confirmed the standard for calling consensus votes goes to the negative, e,g., “Is there anyone opposed to the motion?” Mauceri stated vacillating between consensus calls to the positive leads to confusion and is restricted by the Parliamentary authority.
ADJOURNMENT: 6:58 PM –
GASTEIER Motion to adjourn, CARROLL move to accept, DEMONTE seconded, approved by consensus.
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MEETING SUMMARY:
Duration:    48 minutes
Motions/Votes:    01
Resolutions/Statements:    00
Official Correspondence:    00
Funds Allocated:    00
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Approved by Committee consensus (as revised) on 05/19/2009.
//s// Mark F. Mauceri
Secretary (interim), Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council

EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
Tuesday March 17, 2009
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

01. CALL TO ORDER/QUORUM:
6:10 PM – By Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) President, PHILIP GASTEIER.
Committee Members Present (5): CARROLL, DEMONTE, GASTEIER, MAUCERI, O’GRADY.
ABSENT: None A quorum was declared.

02. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
6:13 PM – Secretary, MARK MAUCERI, moved to approve the minutes of the February 2009 Board Meeting (as revised), seconded by VP, Administration, BRUCE CARROLL; approved by consensus.

03. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
6:15 PM – BETTY WONG-OYAMA, Neighborhood Council Project Coordinator (DONE), provided further details on the anticipated GGPNC Board Checklist from DONE.
Wong-Oyama requested the GGPNC Board to be detail specific in with the checklist regarding making sure the boundaries match the description as set forth in the bylaws. Any amendments to the bylaws will need to be submitted in April for approval by June 1st.
If there are election-related bylaws that contravene the City Clerk’s election language, The City Clerk’s language will override.
Wong-Oyama announced a series of workshops. A legal training class regarding the BROWN ACT is scheduled for Board Members on March 31st.
The Ethics & Conflict of Interest training is scheduled for April 29th. Workplace Violence training is scheduled for April 30th, and the SEC Funding training for Neighborhood Grant policies is scheduled at the end of March; SEC Funding Division could be sent to the GGPNC. headquarters for a 1-hour training; she requested the GGPNC Board members share their funding stories with the SEC Funding Division.
Wong-Oyama opined that given the city’s fiscal crisis, NC funding may be cut for next year (2009-2010)

04. TREASURER’S REPORT:
6:25 PM – Item skipped favoring full Board presentation.

05. RULES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
6:25 PM – Recommendation for timetable and process for Designated Representatives appointments in August ’09.
TOMAS O’GRADY, moved to recommend the GGPNC Board convene a special meeting for a more thorough discussion regarding whether the GGPNC Board should be appointing or electing officials, VP, Outreach & Communications, ROSEMARY DEMONTE, seconded.
DISCUSSION:
Gasteier requested clarification on the motion as to whether it should be placed on the Agenda for the next GGPNC Board meeting? After a lengthy discussion, the motion was clarified this item should be agendized to the April 2009 Board meeting agenda with early precedence.
Mark Mauceri made a friendly amendment that the Executive Committee recommends to the Board this discussion is in the spirit of examining the current structure to see if changes would be beneficial; O’GRADY agreed to the friendly amendment.
DEMONTE seconded the friendly amendment; approved by consensus.

06. AD HOC COMMITTEE – WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT:
6:48 pm - BRUCE CARROLL, discussed the formatting of the information and integrating the old website information with the new website and placing these items in a link set up. Meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2009.

07. AD HOC COMMITTEE - TELECOMMUNICATIONS & INTERNET OPTIONS:
6:50 PM – Mauceri advised a test page was being created for a presence on Facebook; and that new technology, “Google Voice” may be a viable technology for use. Mauceri also commented that the Internet aspects of this committee should eventually be handed off to the Outreach Committee at some point in time.

08. ADJOURNMENT:
6:55 PM – Gastier called for a motion to adjourn; seconded for Mauceri; adopted by consensus.

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MEETING SUMMARY:
Duration:    52 Minutes
Motions:    Three (3)
Resolutions/Statements:    None (0)
Official Correspondence:    None (0)
Funds Allocated:    None (0)
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UNAPPROVED DRAFT
EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
Tuesday February 17, 2009
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Philip Gasteier called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: O’Grady, DeMonte, Gasteier, Rademaekers, Carroll

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the January 20, 2009 meeting were approved as amended.
Minutes from the January 29, 2009 meeting were incomplete, so review was postponed.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
No public comments.

4. DWP MOU Oversight Committee Designee :
Rademaekers moved that, subject to other volunteers and recommendations from the Board, the Executive Committee recommends that the David Uebersax be the designee with Bruce Carroll as his alternate. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

5. Non-Board Committee Member Business Cards:
O’Grady moved that the Executive Committee approve that business cards be printed at Council cost for: Meg Taylor, Green Committee; Justine Tyler, Green Committee; Richard Spicer, PZHP; Leslie Weinstein, City Services; Kimberly Chandler; City Services. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

6. Website Development Report:
Rademaekers reported that the new website committee was scheduled to meet on Feb 19.

7. Consideration of New Meeting Sites:
The committee discussed the need to find an alternative meeting site for board meetings. As possibilities: O’Grady will investigate King Middle School; Gasteier will investigate Hollywood Lutheran Church; Board member Nyla Arslanian will investigate the Center for Inquiry.

8. Neighborhood Improvement Committee:
Nyla Arslanian officially announced her resignation as chair of the Neighborhood Improvement Committee. Carroll moved to appoint David Uebersax as the new chair of the Neighborhood Improvement Committee. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

9. Grievance Resolution:
Gasteier reported that relative to the grievance filed by Dana Cremin he is identifying people who would like to speak to the issue and will be scheduling a meeting for this purpose..

10. Other Reports; Other Comments on Non-Agenda Items:
Rosemary DeMonte announced that the Los Feliz Village Street Fair might not be able to happen this year due to the city not being willing to waive fees. DeMonte will obtain those costs and report back.

11. Adjournment:
At 6:57 pm Carroll moved to adjourn. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

UNAPPROVED DRAFT
EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
Special Grievance Meeting
Thursday January 29, 2009
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Philip Gasteier called the meeting to order at 7:50 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: DeMonte, Gasteier, Rademaekers, Carroll

2. Cremin Grievance – Interview with Dana Cremin:
Stakeholder Dana Cremin provided a detailed description the nature and the specifics of her grievances with the GGPNC per documentation she submitted to DONE on Dec 8, 2008. President Philip Gasteier asked clarifying questions and for clarifying details as did other Executive Committee members. Members of the public including GGPNC board members provided additional questions and comments.

Carroll moved that: the GGPNC Executive Committee should seek to get information from other persons with knowledge of the allegations by Ms. Cremin; that the President and Vice President of Administration will continue to act as staff for this committee to do fact-finding on the grievance; and the president will schedule another meeting of the Executive Committee at a time when other persons involved in the grievance may be heard as well as stakeholders; following that meeting a report will be drafted for the approval of the Executive Committee and presented to the Board.
Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

3. Consideration of Status of Election Materials:
Gasteier reported that DONE reported that there is no deadline for the destruction of election materials.

4. Selection of New Chair for Neighborhood Improvement Committee:
The official resignation of the current Chair has not been received yet, so this item will be deferred until February.

5. Public Comments and Announcements:
None

6. Adjournment:
At 9:50 pm Carroll moved to adjourn. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE

Tuesday December 16, 2008
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE

Tuesday November 18, 2008
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Philip Gasteier called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: O’Grady, DeMonte, Gasteier, Mims, Rademaekers, Carroll

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the October meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None.

4. Discussion of resuming retention of temporary staffing:
Rademaekers moved to recommend to the Board that GGPNC resume retention of temporary staffing for a minutes-taker for board meetings. Seconded by Carroll. Adopted by consensus.

5. Replacement of representative for District B: Gasteier moved to recommend to the Board that the open position for representative of District B be filled according to the written outline he presented. Seconded by Carroll; adopted by consensus.

6. Rules & Election Committee Members:
This issue was deferred to the full Board for consideration.

7. Budget Committee Members:
Nyla Arslanian, David Uebersax, and Mark Mauceri volunteered for this committee. Approval deferred to the full Board.

8. GGPNC Website:
Rademaekers presented two design alternative developed by Moore Business Results. Discussion deferred to the full Board.

9. Appointment of new Transportation Committee Chair:
This item was deferred until December

10. December Board Meeting Holiday Festivities:
Rosemary DeMonte moved to recommend to the Board that GGPNC expend up to $300.00 for holiday festivities to follow December 16 Board meeting. Seconded by O’Grady; adopted by consensus.

11. Review discussion of recommendation to have a handbook for members and stakeholders.
This item and possible action was referred to the Rules & Election Committee.

12. General questions regarding GGPNC Administration and Procedure(s) for the benefit of stakeholders, and newer Board Members:
This item and possible action was referred to the Rules & Election Committee.

13. Proposal to Create a Green Committee:
Tomas O’Grady moved to recommend to the Board that GGPNC create a Green Committee with the following mission statement: “The Greater Griffith Park Area is the “greenest” area in Los Angeles. In partnership with the city, the stakeholders of the GGPNC and the other committees of the GGPNC, the Green Committee works on ways to improve our environment both at the local and global level. This committee identifies possible opportunities for our stake holders and businesses to become better eco citizens. We study implications of both new and existing city practices and suggest new methods to mitigate their carbon footprint, with a particular emphasis on the residential areas (A large portion of The GGPNC area is taken up by Griffith Park , which is handled by the PROS committee). Areas of particular interest are garbage and recycling (black, blue and green), carbon emissions, water usage, native plants, green power generation, energy conservation and local air quality.” and that the Executive Committee appoint Meg Dickler-Taylor to Chair the committee should the board approve its formation. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

14. Business Cards:
DONE Project Manager stated that non-Board committee members could have business cards printed up if the Board approved the expense. O’Grady will follow up to obtain costs.

15. Adjournment:
At 7:05 pm Rademaekers moved to adjourn. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

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EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE

Tuesday OCTOBER 21, 2008
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

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EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE

Tuesday SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: DeMonte, Gasteier, Mims, Rademaekers, Carroll

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the August meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
Boardmember Nyla Arslanian expressed a concern about the volume of emails sent to Boardmembers as a potential violation of the Brown Act. Philip Gasteier recommended that Boardmembers avoid email discussions so as to avoid the appearance of hold non-public serial meetings.

4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Tomas O’Grady presented a schedule of payments made and outstanding since March 2008. The demand warrant for Moore Business Results needs to be resubmitted. A new demand warrant form was distributed.

5. Status of Outreach for Candidates to fill Open Board Positions: Outreach Committee Chair Rosemary DeMonte reported that two applications for the two open board positions had been received.

6. Review and Possible Enhancement of Administrative Procedures for Executing Official Correspondence: Gasteier outlined the procedure for Board-directed correspondence. Committee chair drafts correspondence and reviews with President; President signs and mails.

7. Review of GGPNC Publications Prior to Publication: Concerns had previously been expressed that official Board publications appeared to make statements of position that the Board had not approved. Gasteier directed the Rules & Elections Committee to develop a procedure for review of publications prior to printing and distribution.

8. Website Development Status:
Moore Business Results cannot start work without initial payment for which a new demand warrant needs to be submitted (Item 4.)

9. Review of Committee and Chair Status: Secretary Kurt Rademaekers reported that he hadn’t yet received lists of members from each committee

10. Appointment of Mayor’s Budget Day Representatives: Gasteier and O’Grady volunteered to represent GGPNC at this event.

11. Other Reports, Other Comments on Non-Agenda Items:
None

12. Adjournment:
At 7:10 pm Carroll moved to adjourn. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

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EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE

Tuesday AUGUST 18, 2008
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

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EXECUTIVE COM ITTEE
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:20 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: DeMonte, Gasteier, Mims, Rademaekers

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the April 15 and June 17 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None

4. Animal Welfare Committee:
Charley Mims introduced Rachel Paap who presented her qualifications to serve as Chair of the GGPNC Animal Welfare Committee. Gasteier moved that Rachel Paap be appointed to the position of Chair of the Animal Welfare Committee and be the designated Director of Animal Welfare (DAW) for GGPNC. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

5. City Services Committee:
Charley Mims introduced Tomas O’Grady, Boardmember-elect, who presented his interest and qualifications to form the GGPNC City Services Committee and to serve as its Chair. Gasteier moved that Tomas O’Grady be appointed to the position of Chair of the City Services Committee for GGPNC. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

6. GGPNC Website Proposals:
Rademaekers re-presented the proposal by Moore Business Results (MBR) to redesign and develop the GGPNC website, along with and additional proposal obtained by Joel Friedman from another source. With the alternate proposal, Friedman recommended pursuing the MBR proposal. Mims moved to recommend to the full board that an ad hoc Executive Committee subcommittee be formed consisting of Bruce Carroll, Kurt Rademaekers and Kathryn Louyse to develop and complete a mutually acceptable contract with Moore Business Results not to exceed $4000 for site design and system setup, and to negotiate additional maintenance costs at a cost lower than $4500. Seconded by Gasteier; adopted by consensus.

7. Seating of New Board Members:
Topic deferred to full Board at following Board meeting.

8. Open Designated Board Member Position:
Designated Boardmember Cheryl Johnson has submitted her resignation from the Board. The Outreach Committee will do outreach for the position. Mims announced that Boardmember-elect Wendy Michaels has declined to take office, which leaves an elected position open. Gasteier stated that if the Clerk certified Michaels as the winner, her withdrawal would leave an open seat. If she had notified the Clerk (which she did not), and the Clerk certified someone else, there would not be an open seat.

9. Public Communications from Committees:
Deferred.

10. Outreach Committee:
a. DeMonte moved to recommend to the full Board that GGPNC expend up to $5000 in outreach funds to promote and encourage support of the Historic-Cultural Monument application for Griffith Park and that an ad hoc committee consisting of Bernadette Soter, Ken Owen and Charley Mims be formed to oversee those expenditures. Seconded by Gasteier; adopted by consensus.
b. Election report deferred to following full Board meeting.

11. Other Reports, Other Comments on Non-Agenda Items:
None

12. Adjournment:
At 7:00 pm Gasteier moved to adjourn. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008

Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
President Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Mims, DeMonte, Rademaekers, Gasteier.

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the January 15 meeting were approved. February 19 and March 18 minutes meeting were not available.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None.

4. GGPNC-Hollywood United Neighborhood Council Boundaries:
Charley Mims recommended that the Committee recommend to the board that the HUNC boundaries include both sides of Ferndell and the western part of Griffith Park with overlapping boundaries of those areas. Mims will meet with Susan Swann, HUNC President, to formalize the agreement. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.

5. Outreach Committee:
        a. DeMonte discussed preparations for the up-coming board elections and committee brainstormed ideas including advertising on bus benches.
        b. Proposition 98 – Renter’s Town Hall: Gasteier moved that the Committee recommend to the board that GGPNC participate in the Hollywood Renter’s Town Hall Meeting as long as someone from GGPNC be accepted to the steering committee for the event, and that GGPNC make up to $1000 in direct expenditures to support the event. Seconded by DeMonte; adopted by consensus.
        c. Gasteier moved that the Committee recommend to the board that GGPNC make up to $3000 in direct expenditures for transportation, lodging and per diem expenses per city standards to send one or two GGPNC representatives to the annual NUSA conference in Hampton, VA May 21-25. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.
        d. DeMonte moved that the Committee authorize $500 for a GGPNC booth at the annual Los Feliz Village Street Fair. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

6. Other Comments or Reports:
None.

7. Adjournment:
At 6:50 pm Gasteier moved to adjourn. Seconded by Rademaekers; adopted by consensus.

Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
Unapproved Draft

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Vice President Philip Gasteier called the meeting to order at 6:45 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the August 21 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None.

4. Religious Community Representative Board Position:
No additional discussion action was required on this issue after discussion and actions at previous committee meetings.

5. Clerical Assistance:
Discussion and action on this issue was deferred.

6. LADWP Rate Increase:
The committee had no recommendation on this issue and deferred it to consideration by the full Board.

7. Instant Runoff Voting:
Philip Gasteier reported having talked to Gautam Dutta of the New America Foundation since Dutta presented the issue at the August 21 Board meeting. Dutta will let us know when the issue is scheduled to come before City Council.

Other Comments:
None.

8. Other GGPNC Committee Reports:
None.

9. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Vice President Philip Gasteier called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the July 17 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None.

4. Rules & Elections Committee:
Regarding proposed expulsion of the Boardmember appointed to represent the religious community, Philip Gasteier was authorized by consensus to send the Boardmember notice of his expulsion for failure to attend seven consecutive meetings. The notice will advise him that he can make written defense five days before the next Board meeting. Betty Wong Oyama, DONE Project Coordinator, will as the City Attorney’s office to review the GGPNC bylaws for legality around this issue.

5. Outreach Committee:
Regarding request by Barbara Ferris of Symphony in the Glen requested funds to assist with printing and mailing costs for a concert in October to benefit the Griffith Park Fire Recovery Fund of the LA Dept of Recreation & Parks, DeMonte moved that the Executive Committee recommend to the Board that up to $2500 in direct expenditures by made for printing and mailing costs consistent with the benefit to the park recovery fund. Seconded by Rademaekers. Approved by consensus.

6. Other Comments:
It was noted that Betty Wong Oyama that notified GGPNC that clerical assistance could be obtained outside of AppleOne (temporary help agency) if the nature of the work included a variety of responsibilities beyond minutes-taking. Gasteier will write a help-wanted ad to be used in the assistant search.

7. Other GGPNC Committee Reports:
None.

8. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 pm.

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:25 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the June 19 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None.

4. Rules & Elections Committee:
Mims moved to recommend to the Board approval of the bylaws revisions as proposed by the Rules & Elections Committee with two additional wording clarifications as proposed by Gasteier and Mims. Second by Friedman. Adopted by consensus.

5. Outreach Committee:
DeMonte moved to recommend to the Board approval of a proposal to make $1000 in direct expenditures to support the annual Taste of Los Feliz event. Seconded by Rademaekers. Adopted by consensus.

6. Other GGPNC Committee Reports:
None.

7. Adjournment:

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
June 19, 2007

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the May 15 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None

4. Treasurer’s Report:
Presented by Mims in the absence of Friedman, review of GGPNC 2006/2007 expense report and proposed 2007/2008 budget. Move by Rademaekers to recommend 2007/2008 budget to Board subject to corrected total rollover amount of $98,275. Second by Gasteier. Adopted by consensus.

5. Rules & Elections Committee:
Gasteier stressed the urgency of obtaining Board approval of the long outstanding GGPNC bylaws amendments prior to pending recommendations from the Neighborhood Council Review Commission, which may generate new rules from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and another round of GGPNC bylaw amendments.

6. Consideration of Replacement of Non-Attending Appointed Board Member:
Gasteier pointed out that appointed Board member John Paul Ramirez has never attended Board meeting and that we need to consider replacing him. Gasteier recommended that the procedures for replacing an appointee need to be brought to the Board. Gasteier moved that Ramirez be asked to resign to formally vacate the position. Seconded by Rademaekers, adopted by consensus. DeMonte will follow-up with Ramirez.

7. Other GGPNC Committee Reports:
Neighborhood Improvement Committee. Nyla Arslanian reported that a sculpture of a Thai angel had been dedicated in the past week in Thai Town. About two years ago, GGPNC had gone on record against placement of the proposed angels. Secretary Rademaekers will review historical Board minutes for the recommendation and forward to Arslanian.

8. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
May 15, 2007

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary), Joel Friedman (Treasurer)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the April 17 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None

4. Treasurer’s Report:
None

5. Update on Search for Minutes-Taker for Monthly Board Meeting:
Rademaekers reported that he has not found a candidate for the position. Will try additional avenues including online posting on CraigsList.com and the Echo Park Forum Newsgroup.

6. Griffith Park Fire:
In response to the May 8-9 Griffith Park Fire the committee discussed concerns and possible directions for the Council.

     Recovery effort needs to include identification of experts with unbiased opinions
     Concern about the transparency of the process
     Need to ensure that whatever is done is well though-out
     GGPNC needs to ask Councilmember LaBonge how we can best assist with the process
     Would like restoration with native plants
     Concern about mudslides before vegetation regenerates

Would like GGPNC to acknowledge and thank LAFD with a gift and an event of some sort. DeMonte will call LAFD to find out what would be appropriate.

7. Outreach:
DeMonte reviewed the current staffing assignments for the GGPNC booth at the June 3 Los Feliz Village Street Fair, and noted that she is obtaining stories for the up-coming publication of the GGPNC newsletter.

8. Comments and Announcements by Committee Members
None

9. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
April 17, 2007

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the March 20 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None

4. Minutes-Taker for Board Meeting:
Kurt Rademaekers discussed the need to find a qualified, committed minutes-taker. AppleOne has been unable to provide a qualified minutes-taker who will show up consistently. Suggestions included calling local colleges and universities to find a government, political science or paralegal student.   Betty Wong-Oyama will check with Mark Lewis at DONE. Rademaekers will pursue and independent search for someone.

5. Rule & Elections Committee:
Philip Gasteier, Committee Chair, announced committee member recommendations for the re-formation of the Rules & Election Committee. Recommended committee members include Sara Napier, Bruce Carroll, Kurt Rademaekers and Cheryl Johnson. Gasteier moved for acceptance of the recommendations and DeMonte seconded. The motion was adopted by consensus.

6. Request for Letter of Support for Restoration Funds Application for Hollyhock House:
Board Member Cheryl Johnson has requested that GGPNC write a letter to the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) to express support for an application recently submitted to the CCHE by Project Restore (in partnership with the City of Los Angeles) for $2,514,815 in Proposition 40 matching funds for the Hollyhock House restoration and seismic rehabilitation project. Gasteier moved to approve the expenditure and Rademaekers seconded. The motion was adopted by consensus.

7. AT&T Above-Ground Facilities for DSL:
This issue was deferred to the full Board.

8. Comments and Announcements by Committee Members
     DeMonte identified a need to hire someone to enter the 200-300 new names and addresses collected at the recent Transportation Committee meeting. She will follow up with Bruce Carroll and Ken Owen on how this was done in the past and will contact DONE for resource recommendations.
    Mims asked if anyone could represent GGPNC at the CD4 Quarterly NC Breakfast on Thu Apr 19. Rademaekers volunteered.

9. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
March 20, 2007

1. Call to Order/Quorum:
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:15 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval:
Minutes from the February 20 meeting were not available.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items:
None

4. Wildlife Study Expense Request:
Discussion and speculation about purpose. Will defer issue to the full Board when George Grace makes a presentation about the issue.

5. Outreach Committee:
Rosemary DeMonte requested authorization and funding to attend the Neighborhoods USA conference in Baton Rouge, May 21-23. Estimated expenses are $1200. Jacqueline Kerr would also like to attend, but DONE will only authorize NC Executive Committee members to attend unless a special request letter is submitted. DeMonte will write said letter. Motion to approve expense by Friedman; Second by Gasteier; approved by consensus.

6. Planning Pilot Program Oversight Committee Representative Appointments:
Mims moved that Ken Owen be appointed as GGPNC representative to the above committee. Seconded by Rademaekers; approved by consensus.

7. Review and Research of Effective Posting Sites for GGPNC Agendas:
? Griffith Park Visitor Center, Crystal Springs Drive: Bernadette Soter spoke with Chief Park Ranger Albert Torres about constructing a kiosk for posting community info at the visitor center. GGPNC would fund construction and the GGPNC name will be on it. Soter will continue to pursue.
? Jacqueline Kerr talked to the manager at Albertson’s who said they would be willing to allocate space for GGPNC-only postings. Rademaekers will follow up.
? Kerr will ask owner Kerry Slater of Skylight Books if she will allocate space for GGPNC agendas.

8. Adjournment:
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 pm.

Proposed GGPNC Budget Remaining Fiscal Year 2006-2007

Outreach Committee
    Monthly quarter-page outreach ad in Los Feliz Ledger    6,384
    Participation in Mayor’s Day of Service    4,000
            10,384

Parks Recreation & Open Space Committee
    Photocopying    600
    PROS newsletter    5,000
    Advertising    2,000
    Booth at Los Feliz Village Street Fair    500
    Advertising, outreach materials, food and supplies for annual river clean-up event    7,000
            15,100

Education Committee
    GGPNC share of costs for new mural at John Marshall High School    1,350
    GGPNC T-shirts for FoLAR River Clean-Up    4,000
    To support four security checkpoints for the Marshall H.S. Fingerprinting program??? R&I ???    300
            5,650

Planning, Zoning & Historic Preservation Committee
    Administration (photocopying, supplies)    500
    Publications    750
    Enrollment fees to CEQA seminar    750
            2,000

Neighborhood Improvement Committee
    Greater Griffith Park/Barnsdall Art Fair    10,000
    Los Feliz Elementary School art workshop    5,000
            15,000

    Zoo Magnet School    500
            500

Total Budget through June 30, 2007        48,634

1. Call to Order/Quorum: Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval: Minutes from the January 3 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items: None

4. Review and Consideration of Posting Sites for GGPNC Agendas: Kurt Rademaekers expressed a lack of confidence in the effectiveness of the official public posting locations GGPNC agendas. Ken Owen reported that agendas posted at the Post Office seemed to be taken down right away. Meeting attendees agreed to investigate other locations. Jacqueline Kerr volunteered to talk to the manager at the post office to see if there is a problem, and to investigate Ralph’s and Skylight Books as possible locations. Bernadette Soter volunteered to check with a manager at the Griffith Park Ranger Station on Crystal Springs Road to confirm their posting policy. Sarah Napier volunteered to investigate Albertson’s as a possible location.

5. GGPNC Budget Review for 2006/2007: The Executive Committee and attending committee Chairs developed the attached budget for the remainder of the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Budget will be submitted to the full Board for review and approval.

6. Adjournment: By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
January 3, 2007

1. Call to Order/Quorum: Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm and declared a quorum.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Rosemary DeMonte (VP Outreach), Philip Gasteier (VP Administration), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Minutes Approval: Minutes from the November 1 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. GGPNC Budget: Joel Friedman announced that we are six months through the fiscal year and we need to update our budget for the remainder of the year. Friedman will send out a request to committee chairs for budget through June 30, 2007.

In general discussion, it was noted that the primary overall budget categories for GGPNC should be outreach and community improvement. Each committee budget should include a line item for outreach and, if appropriate, community improvement.

4. Proposed City Council Resolution re: Assumed Liability of Motorist in Motorist/Bicyclist Accidents
Proposed City Council to request state legislature to assign the presumption of fault to motor vehicle drivers in collisions with bicycles: In reference to "Council file #07-0002-S7- (Reyes - Rosendahl) with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City of Los Angeles hereby include in its 2007-08 State Legislative Program sponsorship and support of legislation that would amend the California Vehicle Code to assign responsibility of any collision between vehicles and bicyclists to the motorist," the GGPNC proposed the following Community Impact Statement

After discussion of the proposed resolution, it was agreed by consensus that the Executive Committee will recommend to the full Board that GGPNC oppose this resolution. Philip Gasteier will draft a Community Impact Statement for consideration by the Board.

5. Adjournment: By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary), Nora Mosqueda (VP Outreach)

2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Minutes from the October 4 meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Resubmittal of Board’s Quorum Policy to DONE.
Mims announced that DONE has approved the GGPNC bylaws to set a quorum for Board meetings to a simple majority, or 10 present Board members.

4. DONE Presentation to New Board Members.
Mims announced that Betty Oyama, the DONE Project Coordinator for GGPNC, will be scheduled to make a presentation for new Board members at the December 19 Board meeting.

5. Discussion About Alternate Meeting Locations for GGPNC Committee Meetings.
The committee identified and discussed possible alternative meeting locations for GGPNC meetings.

Pearl Yonezawa, Head Librarian for the Los Feliz Branch of the LA Public Library, indicated that the minimum rental fee for the community room at the library branch on Hillhurst Ave is $200 which would cover 8 p.m. to midnight. Mims will contact City officials to discuss possible policy changes to support Neighborhood Council use of city libraries.

The committee discussed the possibility of developing with the LFIA a joint arrangement for managing scheduling and key access to the Los Feliz Community Police Center.

By consensus agreement, the Committee created an ad hoc committee to be chaired by Mark Werndorf to find alternate meeting spaces.

6. Communications
a. Website: Joel Friedman and Bruce Carroll will talk to I-5, the company who has developed a website for GGPNC, to resolve outstanding issues with implementing the new site. I-5 has been paid in full for their services.
b. Newsletter: The committee discussed, and Friedman will investigate, the possibility of reserving a section of the Los Feliz Ledger for the periodic publication of GGPNC-written articles about the GGPNC.

7. Review of Designated Board Member Applications
The committee reviewed the twelve applications for the nine Designated Board Member positions in order to provide preliminary candidate recommendations for the Nov 19 Board meeting. By consensus the committee agreed to extend the application deadline for Designated positions from Nov 1 to Nov 17, pending Board approval to accept additional applications received within that time period. The committee identified the following list of candidates for each position. Recommendations received consensus individually.

John Paul Ramirez – Religious
Tal Vigderson – Recreation
Sarah Napier – Education
Nyla Arslanian – Non-Profit Community Organizations
Rosemary DeMonte – Business
Cheryl Johnson – At Large
Jacqueline Kerr – At Large
Ken Owen – At Large
Kurt Rademaekers – At Large

8. Review of Committee Chairs
By consensus the committee appointed Mark Werndorf as Chair of the GGPNC City Services Committee.
By consensus the committee appointed Jacqueline Kerr as Chair of the GGPNC Transportation Committee.

9. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
Wednesday, July 5, 2006

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Jonathan Kaplan (VP Admin), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Minutes from the May 5 and June 7 were approved with revisions.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
No public comments.

4. GGPNC Bylaws Revisions
Bylaw revisions were submitted to DONE in June. DONE Senior Project Coordinator Donyale Hall responded with requests to change bylaw provisions long since approved by DONE. Mims will discuss and resolve this issue with Betty Oyama and other DONE staff as needed.

5. Rules & Elections Committee
Rosemary DeMonte is continuing to develop mailing materials for the scheduled GGPNC October election. Document must be submitted to DONE by July 29. Friedman will submit to I5 for layout. Mims will work with Thomas Starr King Middle School to reserve and setup facilities for the election. Done required election timelines require very near-term public announcement of GGPNC elections. Rademaekers will assist DeMonte with ensuring that the announcement is included in an up-coming GGPNC committee meeting.

6. Outreach Committee
DeMonte reported that 42 boxes of newsletter were picked up by Academy Mailers for distribution and would be mailed shortly. She also indicated that GGPNC has a need for storage space for temporary and permanent storage of newsletters and supplies. Friedman motioned that the Executive Committee authorize him to enter into a contract for storage space. Kaplan seconded and the motion was adopted by consensus.

Friedman presented a budget for 2006-2007 and recommended that it be presented to the Board for approval. Mims so motioned, Rademaekers seconded. Motion passed by consensus.

7. Treasurer’s Report
Nothing to note. DeMonte noted a need for public address equipment by GGPNC. Mims will ask Bruce Carroll to investigate costs and to submit a recommendation.

8. Committee Reports
There were no additional committee reports

9. Public Comments
None.

10. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
Wednesday, June 7, 2006

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)

2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Minutes from the May 5 meeting were not available.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
Joel Friedman reported a problem where DWP installed a utility pole for the French School in the wrong location. DWP said it would remedy the problem but has not acted yet. Charley Mims said he’d discuss the issue with Rory Fitzpatrick at CD4.

4. Directors of Animal Welfare
Mims motioned to recommend to GGPNC Board that a stakeholder committee be formed to support the objectives of the DAW program with prospective appointment of Sandra Levinson as Chair pending Board approval of this new committee. Seconded by Rademaekers, approved by consensus.

5. Outreach
Rademaekers reported that LFVBID members didn’t think that having a monthly GGPNC flyer faxed or emailed to them would be an effective way to get them posted. Rademaekers will develop a promotional flyer to be distributed door-to-door and an ad for the Los Feliz Ledger. Businesses who agree to post flyer prominently will me mentioned in LFL ad as supporting businesses.

6. Treasurer’s Report
Friedman reported that 2005-2006 expenditures are currently $22,000 under budget. However, all of the expenses for the Los Feliz Street Fair have not been recorded yet and the planned purchase of a color laser printer has not yet been made.

Friedman presented a budget for 2006-2007 and recommended that it be presented to the Board for approval. Mims so motioned, Rademaekers seconded. Motion passed by consensus.

7. Committee Reports
There were no additional committee reports

8. Public Comments
Board member Joe Cisneros said he would like to invite Marshall High School Principal Thomas Abraham to a GGPNC Board meeting which would also be attended by LAPD Senior Lead Officer Gina Chovan (and possibly SLOs Al Polehonki and Sam Salazar) so that they could meet and have a joint discussion with the Board about public safety and graffiti issues as they pertain to Marshall High School and its students. The committee encouraged Cisneros to do so.

9. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
Wednesday, April 5, 2006

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Nora Mosqueda (VP of Outreach), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)
Minutes from the March 1 meeting were not available.

2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Minutes from the March 1 and April 3 meetings were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
Juli Kohl, resident of Franklin Hills spoke about her concern about the proposed rate increase on trash collection. She saw the increase as another form of a tax, one that was being placed on homeowners only. She was concerned that the additional funds may not actually be directed to hiring additional police officers, pointed out that voters recently rejected a sales tax increase for that purpose, and believes that funds raised by a previous bond fund for this purpose have not been applied to it. Charley Mims explained that current trash pickup fees do not cover the cost, that money from the General Fund offsets the cost, that trash pickup fees are one expense that can be legally transferred to property owners, and the proposal does that to free up that money in the General Fund for other purposes. He also noted that the City cannot currently keep up with LAPD recruiting and staffing to meet the current demand, much less for the 1000 additional officers that this money is supposed to be directed to.

GGPNC Board Member Joe Cisneros reported on his efforts to invite John Marshall High School principal Tom Abraham to speak to the Board about graffiti and crime problems in the neighborhood that are attributable to JMHS students. He has not gotten any response from Abraham. Committee members said they knew that Abraham has especially pressing administrative concerns at the moment, and that historically he has been very responsive to the community.

4. Treasurer’s Report
        a. Joel Friedman listed 2 demand requests from Board Member Nyla Arslanian for which he requested approval: $500 to help move the Will Rogers memorial stone, and a $3000 expenditure for graffiti removal on the Upper Cromwell Stairway. The first expenditure was approved by consensus. Board Member Rosemary DeMonte pointed out that the second expenditure had been previously approved.
        b. For the LA River Clean-Up this Saturday, DeMonte asked that Friedman be prepared to cut checks for the musicians that day totaling about $300. She asked for the GGPNC ATM card to cover an estimated $200 for the purchase of refreshments.
        c. For publication and distribution of the upcoming GGPNC Newsletter, Nora Mosqueda will have I5 do the layout for their bid price of $1100. She will ask I5 if they will meet the Department of General Services bid of $6500 for printing and mailing. If not we will use the Department of General Services. In either case, Mosqueda will get lead-time requirements and time estimates so we can plan accordingly.
        d. DeMonte said that additional expenditures will be requested to cover the costs of the GGPNC booth at the Los Feliz Village Street Fair in June.   The booth itself will cost $200.

5. The Derby
Board Member Richard Spicer will work with Bruce Carroll to produce a Community Impact Statement to summarize the GGPNC position on preservation of The Derby. Kurt Rademaekers will submit the CIS via official procedures after reviewing it with Mims.

6. LA River Clean-Up
The LA River Clean-Up, sponsored in part by the GGPNC, will take place this Saturday May 6. She said that the toltal GGPNC cost for the event would be less than $6000. DeMonte successfully coaxed commitments to participate from several meeting attendees. Charley Mims noted that the GGPNC would be cleaning up two historic stairways in the neighborhood on Sunday. Mims was a little less successful with coaxing commitments to participate.

7. GGPNC Newsletter

The details of this item were covered during the Treasurer’s report.

8. Review of Proper Agendization Requirements (Taken Out of Order)
Summary of Discussion: Future agendas will include as much concise detail as possible to indicate to Stakeholders what possible actions may be taken relative to any agenda item. Dollar amounts for agendized expenditure requests will be noted.

9. Review of GGPNC Election Procedures and GGPNC Bylaws
Rosemary DeMonte presented two additional bids for printing of the newsletter. Rademaekers said he would attend the Los Feliz Business Improvement District meeting to solicit businesses to accept and post a faxed or emailed monthly flyer for GGPNC.

10. Review of Proposed Bylaw Revisions
In written comments, Rademaekers had previously pointed out a need to clarify current provisions implying that all appointed Board Members must represent some definable constituent component of the community. He suggested adding a provision for At Large representative appointees. Philip Gasteier will revise the current revisions draft to include provisions relative to the issue.

11. Committee Reports
There were no additional committee reports

12. New Business
Jonathan Kaplan announced that Rev. Paul Telstrom from Mt. Hollywood Church and President of Operation Hope Net is leaving for a position in Irvine. Kaplan would like to invite Telstrom to the April Board meeting to present him with a Certificate of Appreciation for CD4. Kaplan will invite Telstrom to the next board meeting. Kaplan also asked if an expenditure could be made on behalf of Hope Net relative to the up-coming Los Feliz Street Fair. Kaplan and DeMonte will develop a motion for agendization at the next GGPNC Board meeting.

13. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.

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Executive Committee Monthly Meeting Minutes
Los Feliz Community Police Center
1965 Hillhurst Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90027
Wednesday, April 5, 2006

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check, Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Nora Mosqueda (VP of Outreach), Jonathon Kaplan (VP Administration), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)
Minutes from the March 1 meeting were not available.

2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
No members of the public attended the meeting

3. Comments and Reports from Public Officials or Designated Staff
No public officials or representatives attended the meeting

4. Comments by elected officials or their designated representatives.
No officials attended the meeting.

5. Treasurer’s Report
There was no Treasurer’s Report

6. Review of Proper Agendization Requirements
Board Member Philip Gasteier suggested that for public notification, rather than including the phrase “Discussion and action as appropriate”, the specific action to be considered should be stated. Mims said that agendization in and of itself implies discussion and possible action. Gasteier proposed that agenda items include detail about major expenditures if they may result from the item. Gasteier volunteered to draft recommended guidelines on agendization for Committee review.

7. 9.12 Neighborhood Council Review Board Formation
a. Charley Mims announced the City Council decided that the chartered NC Review Board would be staffed as follows: 1 appointee from each of the 15 City Councilmembers; 2 appointees by the President of City Council; 1 by the City Controller; and 1 by the Mayor.
b. Mims motioned that the Committee recommend that the NC Review Board be staffed as follows: 1 appointee from each of the 15 City Council Members; 1 by the City Attorney; 1 by the City Controller; 3 by the Mayor; 1 each from the 7 LA Neighborhood Services Areas as recommended by the NC’s within each NSA. Motion was passed by consensus.
c. Mims also motioned that the Committee recommend that the NC Review Board responsibilities include evaluation of the performance of City departments and officials relative to communicating to Neighborhood Councils. Motion was passed by consensus.

8. Save Billy and the LA Zoo Elephants

GGPNC had received a request from Devin Murphy of Last Chance for Animals to address the Board about its position on the LA Zoo proposal for an elephant exhibit vs. the possibility of relocating the elephants to a more natural environment. Mims moved that the Committee decline to address the issue based on the belief that the Board will not be able to obtain objective and reliable information give the political climate and other factors surrounding the issue such that the Board could make a reasonably informed decision. Secretary Rademaekers was appointed to contact Mr. Murphy with this decision.

9. Outreach
Rosemary DeMonte presented two additional bids for printing of the newsletter. Rademaekers said he would attend the Los Feliz Business Improvement District meeting to solicit businesses to accept and post a faxed or emailed monthly flyer for GGPNC.

10. Review of Proposed Bylaw Revisions
In written comments, Rademaekers had previously pointed out a need to clarify current provisions implying that all appointed Board Members must represent some definable constituent component of the community. He suggested adding a provision for At Large representative appointees. Philip Gasteier will revise the current revisions draft to include provisions relative to the issue.

11. Committee Reports
There were no additional committee reports

12. New Business
Jonathan Kaplan announced that Rev. Paul Telstrom from Mt. Hollywood Church and President of Operation Hope Net is leaving for a position in Irvine. Kaplan would like to invite Telstrom to the April Board meeting to present him with a Certificate of Appreciation for CD4. Kaplan will invite Telstrom to the next board meeting. Kaplan also asked if an expenditure could be made on behalf of Hope Net relative to the up-coming Los Feliz Street Fair. Kaplan and DeMonte will develop a motion for agendization at the next GGPNC Board meeting.

13. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check,
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Nora Mosqueda (VP of Outreach), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary).

2. Call to Order, Quorum Check, Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Minutes from the February 1, 2006, meeting were accepted by consensus without amendment.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
No members of the public attended the meeting

4. Comments and Reports from Public Officials or Designated Staff
No public officials or representatives attended the meeting

5. Treasurer’s Report
    a. Treasurer Joel Friedman reported that GGPNC will lose $25,000 if it is not expensed before June 30, 2006. It was pointed out that the LA River Clean-Up event and promotional items would account for some of that, as would the next issue of the GGPNC newsletter.
    b. Friedman reported that no audits have been done for five quarters and DONE wants to do them. He will talk to Kerry Hunnewell about assembling expense records for the last five quarters.

6. Outreach
    a. Promotional items for the LA River Clean-Up on May 6 are being ordered including water bottles and t-shirts.
    b. Nora Mosqueda is getting bids to do the newsletter. Estimates so far are $3185.00 to $6720 for 30,000 copies of a 4-6 page newsletter including color printing, postage and mailing.
    c. Rosemary DeMonte recommended that newsletter articles be 300-500 words in length.
    d. Mosqueda and DeMonte discussed plans to attend the National Convention of Neighborhood Councils in Kansas City in April. The City will pay for or reimburse expenses from the GGPNC account. Mosqueda and DeMonte will deliver a full report about the convention to the Board.
    e. Kurt Rademaekers reviewed his idea to develop a monthly promotional flyer for GGPNC to be emailed or faxed to local businesses for posting. He will meet with Mosqueda to plan the project.

7. GGPNC Bylaws Review
The Committee and GGPNC Board Member Philip Gasteier reviewed discussed Elections Committee recommendations for revisions to the GGPNC bylaws that would address potential problems with Board Member transitions after an election. Rademaekers had also submitted some recommendations on various clarifications that he thought needed to be made.
By consensus, the Committee decided to continue reviewing the bylaws and to resume discussions at the next meeting.

8. Committee Reports
No additional committee reports

9. New Business
Charley Mims made the following announcements and requests:
    a. Betty Wong has been designated at the New DONE Project Coordinator for GGPNC.
     b. GGPNC needs someone to attend City Controller Laura Chick’s Neighborhood Council group meeting. Mims will query the board for a volunteer.
    c. James Balesh and Nora Mosqueda will attend Dario Frommer’s March 22 Town Hall.
    d. The Mayor’s Day of Service will be Sunday May 7. GGPNC will do a stairway clean-up in Los Feliz.

10. Adjournment
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 pm.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Los Feliz Community Police Center

1. Call to Order, Quorum Check, Approval of Minutes for January 2006 Meeting
Charley Mims called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm.
Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims (President), Nora Mosqueda (VP of Outreach), Joel Friedman (Treasurer), Kurt Rademaekers (Secretary)
There was no quorum for the January meeting, and hence no minutes.

2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Public Announcements
No members of the public attended the meeting

3. Comments and Reports from Public Officials or Designated Staff
No public officials or representatives attended the meeting

4. Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer Joel Friedman reported that there are funds in the NC account exceeding one year’s budget. Presumably, in the future the future the City will take back unspent monies from previous years. Mr. Friedman recommended that the NC look for ways to serve the community with available funds before that happens.

5. Outreach Discussion

The consensus of the committee was that a significant amount of the existing NC funds should be spent on outreach to the community. Prospective outreach actions mentioned were:
Spend 10% to 20% of the funds on beautification projects that will generate public awareness of the NC
Produce additional issues of the NC newsletter
Host a community clean-up to gain visibility
Enhancement of the GGPNC website
Host public forums such as the recent Derby redevelopment forum that GGPNC produced

There was a consensus that GGPNC should produce a newsletter every four months. The next issue was targeted for March 31. Ms. Mosqueda and Mr. Friedman planned to meet with I5 on Friday Feb 3 to obtain costs for publishing another issue of the newsletter and to obtain a status on the development of a new design for GGPNC.org. Mr. Rademaekers committed to contacting the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council to see what their experience with I5 had been to-date.

Possible topics for public forums included:
An educational and public input forum on the proposed Griffith Park Master Plan
A public forum to generate awareness about city public services
A disaster/emergency preparedness forum

To promote inter-organizational relations, forums could be hosted and produced in conjunction with other neighborhood organizations within the GGPNC area.

6. GGPNC Officer Elections

There was a discussion about the fact that NC officer elections were overdue. The committee agreed that the election should be placed on the Feb 21 board meeting agenda as an action item.

7. ADJOURNMENT
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Los Feliz Community Police Center
UNAPPROVED DRAFT

1. The Executive Committee of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) was called to order at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. by Vice President of Administration Jonathon Kaplan. At that time Jacqueline Kerr, Secretary, confirmed the existence of a quorum consisting of Mr. Kaplan, Nora Mosqueda, Vice President of Outreach, and Ms. Kerr. Also in attendance were members of the Board and of the public.

2. The Minutes of the April 6, 2005 Executive Committee meeting were approved by consensus upon motion of Ms. Mosqueda, seconded by Ms. Kerr.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items. None.

4. GGPNC Newsletter for distribution at Los Feliz Village Street Fail (6/5/05) and on the internet. Discussion and possible action. Board Member Rosemary DeMonte announced next Tuesday is the deadline for submissions. She agreed to contact committee chairs to solicit additional submissions.

5. Discussion and Possible action on need to replace GGPNC Treasurer and designated member Lisa Sergi who has resigned from the board. Ms. DeMonte reported DONE has approved Kerry Hunnewell as treasurer without the need to repeat training. Ms. Mosqueda agreed to contact DONE to inquire about the possibility of training additional Board Members who could act as assistant treasurer should Mr. Hunnewell be unavailable.

6. Discussion and Possible action on replacing GGPNC Secretary who has expressed a need to resign. Ms. Kerr indicated she is still deferring her resignation. Ms. Mosqueda moved to recommend to the full Board allocation of additional funds to outsource clerical functions currently fulfilled by the secretary. Ms. Kerr seconded the motion. The motion passed by consensus. Ms. Kerr agreed to place this item on the agenda for the next full Board meeting.

7. Comments by elected officials or their authorized representatives. None.

8. New Business. James Balesh, Board Member and Chair of the Transportation Committee, presented a draft Mission Statement and Strategic Plan for review by the Executive Committee. Mr. Balesh advised he would like to present the document to the full Board at the next meeting. Ms. Kerr agreed to place the issue on the agenda for the next full Board meeting. Mr. Balesh stated his committee was seeking a $2,500 budget for the year. He explained the majority of the budget would be applied to the transportation summit, and most of the remainder to outreach activities. Ms. Kerr agreed to place this item on the agenda as well.

Ms. DeMonte requested that the GGPNC’s participation in the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District Street Fair be placed on the agenda for the next Board Meeting for purposes of seeking a budget and soliciting volunteers. Ms. Kerr agreed to place this item on the agenda.

Ms. Mosqueda provided the Executive Committee with information regarding the Neighborhood U.S.A. Conference. Ms. Mosqueda and Ms. DeMonte expressed interest in attending the conference. Mr. Kaplan moved to recommend approval to the full Board for funding for Ms. Mosqueda and Ms. DeMonte’s attendance at the conference. Ms. Kerr seconded the motion. The motion carried by consent. Ms. Kerr agreed to place this item on the agenda for the next full Board meeting.

Ms. Mosquenda announced, based on the limited turnout at Outreach Committee meetings that she plans to dispense with regular Outreach Committee meetings and instead personally attend other committee meetings.

Bernadette Soter, Chair of the Parks, River and Open Spaces Committee, reminded the Executive Committee of the L.A. River Clean-Up and advised of parking accomodations. Ms. Soter agreed she would send an email reminder to the Board about the event and parking accommodations.

9. Adjournment. At 8:00 p.m. Ms. Mosqueda moved to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned upon consensus.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Los Feliz Community Police Center

1. The Executive Committee of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) was called to order at its regularly scheduled meeting on April 6, 2005 at approximately 7:15 p.m. by President Charley Mims. At 7:20 p.m. Jacqueline Kerr, Secretary, confirmed the existence of a quorum consisting of Jonathon Kaplan, VP of Administration, Mr. Mims and Ms. Kerr. Also in attendance were members of the Board and of the public.

2. The Minutes of the March 6, 2005 Executive Committee meeting were approved by consensus upon motion of Mr. Kaplan, seconded by Ms. Kerr.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items. None.

4. DWP MOUs Discussion and possible action on approval of agreements between the DWP and Neighborhood Councils. Ms. Kerr moved to recommend to the entire Board entering into such an agreement. Mr. Kaplan seconded. The motion carried by consensus.

5. Discussion and Possible action on need to replace GGPNC Treasurer and designated member Lisa Sergi who has resigned from the board. Mr. Mims agreed to approach Dana Goldinger as a possible replacement. Mr. Mims reported he has contacted DONE to seek interim financing until we fill the position of treasurer and fulfill training requirements.

6. Discussion and Possible action on replacing GGPNC Secretary who has expressed a need to resign. Ms. Kerr indicated she is deferring her resignation. She reported Marilyn Hernandez had initially expressed interest in assuming the position but later indicated a preference to co-chair the transportation committee instead. Mr. Mims agreed to contact Ms. Hernandez and pursue discussions regarding the possibility of her filling the position of Secretary. Board member Nyla Arslanian recommended apportioning a part of our budget for hiring a recording secretary. Ms. Kerr concurred and recommended the title of Administrator.

7. Griffith Park Master Plan…discussion and possible action. Bernadette Soter, Chair of the Parks, River and Open Spaces (PROS) Committee reported on the March 30, 2005 Master Plan meeting. Ms. Soter reported an issue regarding biking on trials in Griffith Park was a major issue at the meeting. She explained a consensus seems to be emerging that the Master Plan was initially on the right track but then was derailed as a result of tinkering with its contents. As an example, she cited plans for two funiculars, which have made their way into the Plan. Ms. Soter reported tension developing between the concept of a theme park versus a natural park. She emphasized the desire to ensure public participation in the Master Plan and urged the Board to stay on top of suggestions for changes and submit comments and positions for consideration. Ms. Soter reported Councilmember LaBonge is considering a neighborhood advisory group to address issues relative to the Master Plan. Ms. Soter reported the PROS Committee has decided to create a subcommittee to create a bullet point analysis of what it promotes, opposes or has further questions upon with respect to the Master Plan.

Public comment was received on this item. Eric Doin, a member of Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association, expressed concern about potential provisions in the Master Plan prohibiting mountain biking in Griffith Park. He provided a brief history of the events leading up to the last Master Plan and emphasized the need for children and mountain bike enthusiasts to have places to engage in this sport. He explained a variety of options exist, including multi-use trails, creation of new trails, development of yield rules, and shared-use models. He urged cooperation between potentially conflicting groups and pointed to other jurisdictions in which shared use models have worked.

8. Community Impact Statement on Council File #05-0575…discussion and possible action (Should NC’s be able to send City Council a CIS dealing proactively to advise the council by originating a policy recommendation.) Mr. Kaplan moved to support this issue. Ms. Kerr seconded the motion. In response to concerns related to misguided policy recommendations, Board Member Bruce Carroll remarked that the preexisting system permits committee chairs to allow such ideas to expire. Consensus was thereafter reached on the motion.

9. Comments by elected officials or their authorized representatives. None.

10. New Business. Mr. Carroll reported he attended the Toberman house dedication.

Mr. Mims reported he had requested an opinion from DONE on the issue of whether a conflict of interest existed with respect to his participation on the matter of the proposed consolidation of Park Rangers into General Services. He advised receipt of an opinion from the City Attorney that stated there did not appear to be, on the surface, a conflict of interest. Mr. Mims reported he then sought the advise of independent counsel, who advised no conflict of interest existed under the circumstances.

Board Member Joseph Cisneros suggested the possibility of creating a 501(c)(3) corporation under which the GGPNC could conduct certain activities and/or raise funds. Other members advised that this idea had been previously considered.

Mr. Kaplan reported he is arranging for a game booth for the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District Street Fair.

Kristen Sabo, a member of the public, reported she had received a telephone call from DONE representative Melvin Canas in which he expressed the opinion that Mr. Mims did have a conflict of interest with respect to the consolidation of park rangers issue.

11. Adjournment. At 8:45 p.m. Ms. Kerr moved to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned upon consensus.

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Special Meeting of the Executive Committee - Minutes
February 24, 2005, 8:00 p.m.
1714 No. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90027

1. Call to Order at 8:00 p.m. Quorum Check validated. Executive Committee members present: Charley Mims, Jonathon Kaplan and Jacqueline Kerr.

2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items; none given
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3. Executive Session on Matter of Pending Litigation; Discussion and Action as Necessary; enacted.
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4. Request by Rick Clemente that the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council Rescind Action in Opposing Variance for Over-Height Wall at 5042 Los Feliz Blvd; Discussion and Action as Appropriate.

A motion was made by Jonathon Kaplan, seconded by Jacqueline Kerr: Based on the Board action of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) at their regular meeting on February 15, 2005, which delegated the authority to the Executive Committee of the GGPNC to act as they determined in the matter of Rick Clemente’s demand that the GGPNC rescind without prejudice its action of December 6, 2004, opposing a variance for an over-height wall at 5042 Los Feliz Boulevard, I move that the GGPNC rescind without prejudice the motion opposing that variance and communicate the decision to the property owner, Rick Clemente, 5042 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90027; and to the Central Area Planning Commission, 200 North Spring Street, Suite 532, Los Angeles, California; and to Associate Zoning Commissioner Gary Booher, Office of Zoning Administration, 200 North Spring Street, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012. Motion carried by consensus.

5. Adjournment at 8:04 p.m..
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Los Feliz Community Police Center

1. The Executive Committee of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) was called to order at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 8, 2005 at approximately 7:10 pm by President Charley Mims. At 7:15 pm, Jacqueline Kerr, Secretary, confirmed the existence of a quorum consisting of Lisa Sergi, Treasurer, Nora Mosqueda, VP of Outreach & Communications, Mims and herself. Also in attendance were Board Members Bruce Carroll, Ron Weinstein, Joe Cisneros , Philip Gasteier, Nyla Arslanian, Rosemary DeMonte, and Richard Spicer; Committee Chair Bernadette Soter; and public member Kristin Sabo.

2. The Minutes of the January 5, 2005 Executive Committee meeting were approved by consensus.

3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items. Discussion concerned traffic and access to Griffith Observatory once it re-opens; the hiring of a traffic consultant by City agencies, and the possibility of off-site parking with shuttles. Also discussed was the possibility of Proposition “O” funding for an equestrian bridge across the Los Angeles River from the Atwater Equestrian Center..

4. Appointment of Committee Chairs. Committee chairs approved.by consensus:
Nyla Arslanian – Arts & Culture
James Balesh- Transportation
Jonathon Kaplan, VP of Administration - Rules & Elections
Jacqueline Kerr – Neighborhood Improvement
Rose Marin – Education
Charley Mims, President - Executive
Nora Mosqueda – VP of Communications & Outreach
Lisa Sergi, Treasurer – Budget
Bernadette Soter – Parks, Rivers & Open Space
Ron Weinstein – Planning, Zoning & Historic Preservation

Outreach will be done for the City Services and the Police/Public Safety committee chairs.

4. Mayoral Debates. Mims reported that GGPNC members Shana Murphy, Mollie Rysman, Richard Spicer, Philip Gasteier, Rosemary DeMonte and he had attended the Mayoral Debates yesterday evening which had been held at the CBS Studios at Fairfax and Beverly Boulevards, along with approximately 500-600 other people. The format allowed follow-up questions to an original question that did not allow any of the five candidates to dodge an issue, while a wide range of topics were discussed.

5. Secretary’s Report. Jacqueline Kerr reported that because the GGPNC is now consolidating all Board meeting, Executive meeting, and committee meeting minutes into one central filing system, filing cabinets and an easily accessible storage space will be required. Lisa Sergi volunteered to donate two filing cabinets; and Kristen Sabo said that DONE should provide storage space for our needs.

Kerr reported that after her initial contact on December 22, 2004, with Andrew Westall, the previous Board secretary, he had not returned phone calls of one per week for the past six weeks. The purpose of the calls is to secure the past documents and materials generated by the GGPNC. Mims said he would contact Westall in the coming month.

It was directed by Mims that Kerr as Board Secretary will be responsible for obtaining the key to the premises for all monthly Board meetings and Executive Committee meetings.

Kerr finally reported that while authorized to purchase a laptop computer, she had learned from former Board treasurer Kerry Hunnewell, that because of a miscommunication with DONE, there were no funds in the GGPNC accounts..

6. Treasurer’s Report. Lisa Sergi advised she is scheduled to take DONEs Treasurer’s Training on February 15th; and afterward will meet with Hunnewell to be fully informed regarding GGPNC financial arrangements and procedures.

7. Planning, Zoning & Historic Preservation. Committee Chair Ron Weinstein reported that the owner/contractor of the property with the over-height brick wall located at 4052 Los Feliz Blvd, Mr. Robert Clemente, was accusing the GGPNC of violating the Brown Act by not giving him notice of the meeting when the variance for the was scheduled to be evaluated. Mims directed Weinstein to invite Clemente to the GGPNCs monthly Board meeting on February 15th when this issue will be agendized. Weinstein said that the information necessary to inform stakeholders their issues are agendized is being forwarded to Melvin Canas, DONE regional representative, and possibly to the City Attorney. Mims remarked that since the primary purpose of the neighborhood councils is to provide communication between the City government and the neighborhoods, every effort should be made to communicate as fully as possible with our stakeholders.

8. GGPNC Strategic Plan.   Richard Spicer advised that the Strategic Plan had been implemented last year, and is agendized for the February 15th monthly Board meeting. Copies of the Plan are available on the Website.

9. DONE Policies, Financial Issues and Designated Treasurer. Tabled until newly elected Treasurer Lisa Sergi is Certified by DONE.

10. Security Consolidation Issues and Actions. Charley Mims reported that he had mailed the Ranger Management Plan letter with the Six Points attachment to Alvin Blain of the General Services Department. While the letters to the Mayor and City Councilmembers had also been mailed, Mims said he was awaiting a response from Blain.

11. Establish Ad Hoc Committee to Review By-Laws. Philip Gasteier reported that he had contacted Stan Thompson who was interested in serving on such a committee, but had been unable to contact Andrew Westall. With interest also expressed by Bruce Carroll, Kerry Hunnewell, and Jonathon Kaplan, Gasteier said he was scheduling a meeting in the near future.

12. Transportation Committee Report. Tabled.

13. DW&P MOU with Neighborhood Councils. Bruce Carroll and Nora Mosqueda reported that a meeting had been held with neighborhood council representatives to review the guidelines of the DWP’s relationship and responsibility to the neighborhood councils. Carroll reported that the proposed guidelines will be reviewed by the DWP Board of Directors at their next meeting.

14. Comments by Elected Officials or Representatives. None were present.

15. New Business None was offered.

Adjournment at 8:35; moved by Sergi, seconded by Kerr. Consensus.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Tuesday, January 5, 2005
Los Feliz Community Police Center

1. The Executive Committee of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC) was called to order at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 5, 2005 at approximately 7:10 pm by acting chair, Jonathon Kaplan, Vice President of Administration..
At 7:15 pm, Jacqueline Kerr, Secretary, confirmed the existence of a quorum consisting of Lisa Sergi, Treasurer, Mr. Kaplan and herself. Also in attendance were Board Members Bruce Carroll, Ron Weinstein, Joe Cisneros , Philip Gasteier; Committee Chair Bernadette Soter; and public members Kristin Sabo, LaVal Lund, and Lynn Brown..

2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items. No comments were received on this item.

3. Appointment of Committee Chairs. Mr. Kaplan proposed keeping the committee chairs in place until reviewed by GGPNC president, Charley Mims. The proposal was unanimously approved. Stakeholder Lynn Brown asked if there is a procedure whereby the chairs are changed each time a new administration is elected; can chairs doing well continue, or are there term limits? Mr. Kaplan replied there were no term limits although he thinks it is inherent in the administration since appointment of the committee chairs is within the discretion of the president. Basically, the bylaws are silent in this area. Phil Gasteier read the existing By-Laws which say “…the chair of the committee shall be appointed by the executive committee subject to vote of that committee.” The Rules & Elections Committee needs to work on this issue. Mr. Kaplan asked about standing committees, and Mr. Gasteier answered that as the By-Laws stand now, anyone who shows up may be a member.

4. Mayoral Debates. Mr. Kaplan informed those present that Neighborhood Councils would be sponsoring Mayoral Debates, and each council was invited to prepare questions for the candidates. He also advised that invitations would be extended for the personal attendance of a limited number of board members from each neighborhood council.

5. Secretary’s Report. Jacqueline Kerr reported the community impact statements filed by the GGPNC and other neighborhood councils are often rejected and discarded by the City Clerk’s Office for lack of proper formatting. When accepted, the statements are attached to each City Council Member’s copy of the corresponding motion. The CIS is then purged from the City Clerk’s files. She reported that all CIS submitted must contain an identifier and password unique to that NC, and must be signed and submitted by the duly elected NC secretary. Ms. Kerr moved to notify the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment that as of December 21, 2005, Jacqueline Kerr is the new, duly elected GGPNC Secretary and request that she be provided with the identifier and password necessary to post Community Impact Statements; and further, that she be permitted to share this information with the newly elected President Charley Mims, who shall be vested with the discretion to share same with GGPNC Board Members as he deems appropriate and at his sole discretion. Mr. Kaplan seconded the motion. The motion was carried by consensus.

Ms. Kerr reported that she had contacted Extra Copy for purposes of establishing a GGPNC account with a $100 line of credit, and was successful in doing so. She agreed to determine whether any other local copy facilities were approved City vendors that could accept the GGPNC debit card or otherwise had pre-existing credit relationships that extended to neighborhood councils.

Mr. Carroll stated that Board Member Kerry Hunnewell had in his possession two (2) computers belonging to the GGPNC, one designated for the secretary and the other designated for the treasurer. Kerr said that Hunnewell told her that graphics data was stored on one of the computers with a pending project with iFive. Mr. Kaplan, with consensus from the Committee, requested that Ms. Kerr as GGPNC Secretary, contact Mr. Hunnewell and request that he turn both computers over to her forthwith, with instructions that he could transfer any of the graphics data to an electronic storage device to another computer.

Mr. Carroll suggested the GGPNC purchase a printer/scanner/copier for the purpose of small printing and copy jobs. Mr. Kaplan asked Ms. Kerr to investigate the cost of same and indicated that with consent of the Board, an expenditure of $180 for such equipment would be approved.

6. Treasurer’s Report. Ms. Sergi advised she had contacted DONE to arrange for the required treasurer’s training, but had not yet heard back.

7. Planning, Zoning & Historic Preservation. Committee Chair Ron Weinstein reported that the application for a variance regarding an over-height brick wall located at 4052 Los Feliz Blvd had been denied by the Zoning Administrator.

Mr. Weinstein also reported he had received a letter from the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council, authored by Elson Trinidad, addressed to Kip Rudd of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and which was copied to Councilmember Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Tom LaBonge, himself and Chanchanit Martorell of the Thai Community Development Corporation. The contents of the letter expressed disagreement with the GGPNC’s consensus opinion regarding the Hollywood Boulevard project that ethnic identification leads to gang violence and further expressed a feeling that Mr. Weinstein’s letter on behalf of the GGPNC dated November 22, 2004, was insensitively targeted towards ethnic groups in the area. The letter expressed a belief that the GGPNC’s position stemmed from a Board Member’s “overreaction to an LAPD Senior Lead Officer’s personal comments” relating to the effect ethnic identifiers can have upon gang warfare. Mr. Weinstein suggested a meeting with the EHNC to clarify that the GGPNC had no intent of expressing anything of an insensitive or racial nature. Ms. Kerr suggested that we stand by the position adopted by the full Board at its 12/21/04 meeting to let the Neighborhood Improvement Committee continue to communicate with the CRA, attend its meetings, and invite the LAPD’s expert on graffiti, Officer Dennis Colenzo to the next CRA meeting Mr. Gasteier suggested we make a brief telephone call to EHNC to assure them no racial overtones were intended by our position or Mr. Weinstein’s correspondence and/or to invite them to attend our Board meetings and the Neighborhood Improvement Committee meetings. Mr. Carroll noted the EHNC has not been certified as a neighborhood council. Ms. Kerr said that Mike Lyons of the Los Feliz Improvement Association had said that their organization intended to send a letter in support of the GGPNC position to Kip Rudd at the CRA. Lisa Sergi saw the merits of both sides of the issue and requested more information. Joe Cisneros noted that racial identifiers typically lead to increased gang violence, and suggested including members of the LAPD Gang Abatement Division in such an invitation, and Mr. Carroll noted our senior lead officers would most likely attend such meetings. Ms. Kerr noted that Lt. Bob Lopez, the head of Gang Abatement, and Officer Dennis Colenzo would attend as well if given timely advance notice. Ultimately, it was decided, based on the articulated principle that “actions speak louder than words” that the GGPNC would not formally respond to the EHNC’s letter of 12/13/04 or phone them, but the issue would remain with the Neighborhood Improvement Committee with the intention of allowing it to “cool down”, while contacting the LAPD for the required officers availability for future meetings.

8. Parks, Rivers & Open Spaces. Committee Chair, Bernadette Soter, reported that the issue of the Office of Public Safety Unit will shortly come before the City Council’s Public Safety Committee and requested permission to forward the text of the GGPNC’s motion passed at the 12/21/04 meeting requesting delay of its implementation to Cindy Miscikowski, chair of that Committee. Mr. Kaplan noted the minutes of the December meeting had not yet been approved, and therefore suggested it would be premature to present this as GGPNC’s official position. Mr. Kaplan inquired of Mr. Carroll was to when the draft of the December minutes would be posted for public review, and was advised they would probably be available the following Monday. With the full consent of the Executive Committee, Mr. Kaplan advised Ms. Soter that since the draft minutes would be a matter of public record as of the following Monday, there was nothing prohibiting her from forwarding same to Ms. Miscikowski with an explanation that they were a draft of the minutes of action by the GGPNC.

Ms. Soter presented a “white paper” of the PROS Committee of Recommendations of Actions to Take and Problems to Resolve before the Implementation of the Proposed Office of Public Safety Takes Place, dated January 5, 2005, and asked if it was appropriate to discuss it in the Executive Committee context or if it should be agendized for discussion at the next Board Meeting. Mr. Kaplan noted this was an issue that should be put before the full GGPNC since a Board Member not at the present meeting had taken exception to the one-sidedness of the position the PROS Committee had taken. Stakeholder Kristin Sabo said that was exactly what the last Board Meeting was about. Ms. Soter made the point that the other side had not been barred from the table and had been in control of the matter so far, the exception being the December 21st GGPNC Board Meeting when, for the first time, the community had equal billing. Ms. Sergi expressed frustration that the presentation of the proposed changes at the Board Meeting was poor, and said that she is deeply curious about the issues. Mr. Gasteier expressed approval that the six points were in writing and suggested that a cover letter be laid out and sent to the Board in advance requesting that the points be adopted. Ms. Kerr asked that an offer from the PROS Committee to work more closely with the Dept. of General Services be included is the cover letter, and asked how long the issues had been going back and forth between their two entities; and Ms. Soter replied the struggle had been ongoing for more than a year. Ms. Soter agreed to coordinate with Ms. Kerr to have the issue placed on the agenda for the next full Board meeting and to include the document as an attachment to the agenda.

Ms. Soter raised the issue of how, as a committee chair but not a Board member, she could obtain notification of matters potentially affecting or falling within the purview of her committee. Ms. Kerr suggested Ms. Soter be added as a recipient on the e-mail notification list generated by Mr. Carroll. Mr. Carroll noted that the list is designed to include Board Members only and that to add Ms. Soter as an additional recipient might invite similar requests from others, which could become unwieldy. Mr. Kaplan suggested that any Board Member with sufficient internet and e-mail knowledge, create a rule on his or her own e-mail system that any e-mail messages received by him or her from Mr. Carroll be automatically forwarded to Ms. Soter. Ms. Sergi agreed to do so. Mr. Gasteier suggested that this issue be included in the discussion of by-laws revisions.

9. Other Committee Reports. GGPNC Board Member Philip Gasteier remarked that preceding issue No. 3, Appointment of Committee Chairs, relates to the motion passed in November, 2004, referring the issue of by-law revisions to the Rules and Elections Committee for review with a report to the GGPNC Board within four (4) months of the passing of the motion for action. Mr. Carroll and Mr. Gasteier indicated interest in participating in this project, and Ms. Kerr said Board Member Kerry Hunnewell had stated his interest in the By-Laws many times. Mr. Kaplan requested that Mr. Gasteier contact Messrs. Hunnewell and Carroll, as well as former Board Members, Stan Thompson and Andrew Westall.

10. Other Committee Comment on Non-Agenda Items. None.

11. Adjourn. Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Sergi at 8:40 pm.

Jacqueline Kerr
Secretary

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
May 26, 2004 from 7:15pm to 8:50pm
Los Feliz Community Police Center

MEMBERS: Yvette Bryant (Chair), Kerry Hunnewell, Stan Thompson, Nora Mosqueda, Andrew Westall
IN ATTENDANCE: Bryant, Hunnewell, Thompson, Mosqueda, Westall, Soter, Carroll, Johnson, Rodriguez, DeMonte, Kaplan, and Rory Fitzpatrick

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PUBLIC COMMENT
Rory Fitzpatrick, Senior Deputy to Council Member Tom La Bonge, presented outgoing President Yvette Bryant with a certificate on behalf of the City and the Council Member for her service.

MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT YVETTE BRYANT AS PRESIDENT
It was quickly decided that Stan Thompson, Vice President of Administration, would serve as the acting President until the June 15th Board Meeting. At that time, the Board will select a new President to serve out the remainder of Yvette’s term. Jonathon Kaplan, Cheryl Johnson, Kerry Hunnewell, and Nora Mosqueda all expressed some interest in serving out the term. It was also decided that Yvette’s position on the Board of Directors would not be replaced prior to the September/October Board Elections.

MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT KERRY HUNNEWELL AS TREASURER
There was no decision made on replacing Kerry prior to the June 15th Meeting. At the June 15th Board Meeting, the Board will decide on a new Treasurer to serve out the remainder of Kerry’s term. Jonathon Kaplan expressed some interest and Charley Mims, who was not present, has also been rumored to have expressed interest in the position.

ELECTION 2004
Stan Thompson gave a brief status on the Election, including working on getting the League of Women Voters to oversee the Election and the City Human Relations Commission to act as final arbiter. The Committee is also working on site locations (e.g., John Marshall High School, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Thomas Starr King Middle School, Los Feliz United Methodist Center). The Rules and Elections Committee will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, June 2nd @ 7pm at the Los Feliz Community Police Center.

COMMUNITY IMACT STATEMENT PROPOSALS
The following items will be on the next Board Agenda in which the Board could choose to submit Community Impact Statements on: Council Member La Bonge’s Motion on Bulky Item Pickup, Sunshine Canyon Landfill Contract Extension, Inclusionary Zoning Proposal, and Preferential Parking Proposal on Oxford, Hobart, and Serrano.

NEXT BOARD AGENDA
Along with the Community Impact Agenda Items, it was also decided that The Elections for President, Treasurer, and other office positions if needed will be on the agenda. Mary Rodriguez would also make a proactive effort to invite the Senior Lead Officers to give their report. An Item on the Status of Elections would also be on the agenda, along with the other regular standing items (Committee Reports, Treasurer Report, Public Comment, Approval of April and May Minutes, etc.)

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Monday January 19th, 2004 – 7:00 PM
Los Feliz Community Police Center

1. Call to Order – 7:15 PM Yvette Bryant, President; Kerry Hunnewell, Treasurer; Stan Thompson, VP of Admin

2. Public Comment on non-agenda items within Committee’s jurisdiction. Joe Cisneros commented that the attendance for the meeting was very low.

3. DONE’s Empowerment Academy – Tom Soong, DONE. Tom was not present because of conflicting plans.

4. Strategic Plan for Executive Committee and Executive Committee’s support/leadership for overall Strategic Plan-
We discussed the need for executive committee to take a leadership position on the Strategic Plan implementation. Kerry reminded us that one of the agreed upon next steps for the plan required the Committees to put together a strategic plan that responds to the plan discussed and agreed to in November. We also looked at the Key Results Areas and Benchmarks and in addition to identifying the large amount of work laid out for the Outreach and Communication Committee; we discussed the goal of 10 impact statements this year. We recognized that most issues appropriate for community impact statements should float up from the work of the committees but that the Executive Committee should make sure that there is an agenda item on the Board Meeting agenda that is a candidate for an impact statement whenever possible. To facilitate this, we will add a standing agenda item to the executive committee meeting agenda, “Community Impact Statements” [CIS] to discuss relevant topics for a CIS at the next board meeting. The Executive Committee will have the goal of putting forward 5 CIS issues, anticipating that the committees will put forward at least 5 other issues.
After discussing the Benchmarks, we thought we would add some of the key results area stuff to future board meetings, such as the High Visibility Achievement Projects and Lobby Day and ask that the following committees prepare a strategic plan for their committees to be discussed at the March 4th executive committee meeting. By reviewing the plans together we will be able to get a sense of the direction and momentum of the board and how we can best support the work so many are doing. We understand that the plans will look very different based on the different missions of the various committees and we hope you will find the process of writing down the plan helpful in guiding the work of the committee for this year and years to come.
Current Standing Committees to prepare plans by March 4th:
- Neighborhood Improvement, Chair Jacqueline Kerr
- Budget and Finance, Chair Kerry Hunnewell
- Communications and Outreach, Chair Nora Mosqueda
- Education, Chair Mary Rodriguez
- Parks, River & Open Space – Interim Chair Bernadette Soter
- Planning Zoning and Transportation – Chair Stan Thompson
- Rules and Elections, Chair Stan Thompson

This plan would look something like the following, of course at the discretion of the committee.
Committee Name:
Date:
Drafted by/Discussed with:
Plan Timeline (Date Range):
Committee Mission:
Key Result Areas:
Measurable Objectives:
Strategies to achieve these objectives:
Specific Projects or Deliverables as appropriate:
Timeline and Owners for Deliverables:


5. Committee Support
    We discussed how the committees were doing; the needs of the committees and how the Executive Committees and the Board at large could better support the work of the committees. An overwhelming theme was the support they need from the Outreach and Communication Committee. All committees would like to see increased attendance and it was acknowledged that simply posting agendas in the neighborhood was not sufficient to increase participation.

Budget and Finance: There are obstacles for this committee because of the DONE process. Jacqueline has been very helpful recently and the community would like to acknowledge her participation and formalize her role on the budget and finance committee by recognizing her as the Assistant Treasurer. Much of the important initial work of this committee has been completed and current responsibility involve applying for refunding, insuring we spend the funds according to budget and strategic plans, and handling paperwork such as check requests and reimbursements. The treasurer also plays an important role on the Executive Committee.
Business Committee: Chair Needed
City Services: Yvette has not been able to keep up work as chair for this committee in addition to the Board Presidency. She resigned from the chair position and agreed to outreach for a replacement. Kerry reminded the committee of the importance of this committee to the core charter of the board and that getting this committee going again should be a priority. CHAIR NEEDED.   Possible candidates discussed: Mark Siegel, Richard Spicer, and Charley Mims.
Communications and Outreach: Chair Nora Mosqueda. This committee met had 2 meetings since the last officer elections. Everyone recognized that an enormous amount of work is the responsibility of this committee in the next year. We tried to brainstorm ways of supporting this committee better and recognized that this conversation was limited in part because Nora was out of town. Outsourcing was brought up as a way to decrease the strain on our volunteer resources in this area but tabled because it is on the agenda as a separate item later.
Cultural: A while ago now, Scott resigned from Chair via email but the executive committee was not sure what had happened since then. CHAIR NEEDED. We remembered that there had been a few stakeholders who had actively participated in the committee and decided to approach them and Board Member Cheryl Johnson to discuss the chair position.
Education: The Exec. Committee has been impressed by the work of Mary Rodriquez on the Education Committee and look forward to having the committee spotlighted for the March Board meeting to learn more about the work, objectives and needs of that committee.
Neighborhood Improvement: Chair Jacqueline Kerr. Jacqueline had requested that we change the name from Beautification and Community Building to Neighborhood Improvement. The change was authorized unanimously. This is the feature committee for the board meeting 1/20/04. Good work done on Hoover Street Mural and other projects. The committee could use more help with visibility for the projects.
Parks, Rivers and Open Space (PROS): Kara Knack, appointed recreation board member, was the chair but has resigned. This committee is taking the lead the GGPNC’s participation in the May 1st River Clean Up. The chair position is a specific agenda item to be discussed in greater detail.
Transportation Zoning and Historic Preservation: Chair Stan Thompson. The committee had an interesting presentation on transportation issues by the Dept of Transportation last week but that he had hoped for better attendance. When asked if he was comfortable continuing to chair this committee with his additional responsibilities as VP of Admin, he said he is not and is currently outreaching among current members to find an appropriate new chair. CHAIR NEEDED.

6. PROS Committee Chair –
At the Dec 1st PROS committee meeting Kara Knack resigned as Chair and reported that her attendance at PROS committee meetings would be sporadic. First, the Executive Committee would like to recognize the contributions that Kara has made through the PROS committee and to thank her for her contributions in the first year of the GGPNC. At the December Board meeting, Kara announced that the chair position was “being turned over to Board Member Bernadette Soter.” (as reported in the Dec 16th Board Minutes). On 1/12/04, she followed up with an email to President Bryant, indicating that she would like Bernadette to be named Chair of PROS so that it may continue to operate as a fully appreciated committee. This is the first time the Executive Committee has been in the position of replacing a Chair on an existing committee and as such would like to do all the appropriate outreach within the PROS committee and other stakeholders for input into the selection of a permanent chair and intends to revisit this issue at the February Executive Committee Meeting. Until then, the Executive Committee asks that Bernadette continue to run the committee as Interim Chair, with the full authority of a regular Chair, until that time. The Executive Committee recognizes the terrific work the Bernadette has done on the PROS committee and is enthusiastic about the River Clean Up and Park Ranger Letter that Bernadette is leading.

7. Calendars- Masters for the NC and Executive Committee reoccurring Calendar
Without the full executive committee present it was hard to set the reoccurring meetings for the year. We set the February and March meetings as the first Wednesday of the month, Feb 4 and March 3 respectively, both at 7p, both at the Community Policy Center. Kerry suggested closer to the full board meeting would be better. Yvette reported that Andrew is teaching a class on Monday and Thursday evenings so though nights won’t work for him and that she will be taking a class on Tuesday and Thursday and that while she will always miss the class for the Board Meetings and other important meetings she does not want to schedule the Executive Committee meeting on one of those 2 nights. Stan is going to look into moving the PZTHP committee meeting to a different regular night. He is also going to get the Rules and Elections committee together to start planning the general election in July, one of the 2, 200 + person community meetings, a very important event for 2004.

8. Budget Issues
Kerry reminded us that we need to devote adequate time to the budget formation process for 2004/2005. He will address this at the 1/20/04 Board Meeting because it requires input from the committees. Another major point is that we risk losing $30,000 if not spent by March 31. Kerry is going to continue to take a leadership position on investing in the projects we’d outlined to make sure we spend the money for the community before we miss the chance. We discussed the value of finding additional ways to outsource some activities as appropriate in order to free up volunteer resources for leadership, decision making and other critical activities.

9. Comments from GGPNC officers and Board members on Non-Agenda Items - None
10. Adjourned at 9:20 PM

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Tuesday, May 6, 2003 – 7:00 PM
4970 Cromwell Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

1.Call to Order at 7:37pm by President Mims.

2. Roll Call, All committee members present: Mims, Westall, Johnson, Carroll, Hunnewell, additionally board members Bryant, Balesh and Kerr, plus stakeholder Richard Spicer were present.

3. Westall explains DONE's desire for a uniform conflict of interest code for all NC's. After attending DONE hearing at which the final decision was put off he believes in "reality they are probably not going to change the plan" requiring form 700 for biz activities within NC areas. GGPNC has taken the position that this will discourage full stakeholder participation. Hunnewell supports letting each council draft own rules. Mims calls proposed policy a "wet blanket on citizen participation." Mention was made of getting a change in state laws to exempt NCs from form 700. Hunnewell suggests GGPNC adopt own code at the next Board meeting...one that includes policy of recusal where appropriate. Consensus that Hunnewell and Westall draft a code for presentation to the next Board meeting so we have a code that can be submitted to DONE showing we do have our own ethics code.

4. Hunnewell moved with Johnson 2nd approved by consensus...that the committee recommend to the full board at the next meeting that Jonathon Kaplan be appointed to replace Fr. Pat Jones as the representative of the religious community. His past endeavors and interest in the council were noted.

6. Discussion of GGPNC booth at June 8th LFV Street Fair...suggestions included: T-shirts perhaps saying "What is GGPNC? Ask Me" or some such idea...sign up sheet to collect stakeholder e-mail addresses...emergency prep material available from the city...candy to attract people...large posters with Uncle Sam from last year. Johnson, Hunnewell and Carroll to comprise taskforce to prep for fair.

7. Vacant committee chairs...Mosqueda named chair of the Public Safety Committee. Bryant named chair, Mark Seigel vice chair of the City Services Committee. Carroll formally declines chairmanship of the Communications Committee. Johnson to retain oversight of communications with DeMonte heading the Outreach Committee

8. & 9. No additional reports from Exec Committee members. Or public comments.

*5. (agenda item taken out of order) Spicer spoke of the advisability of GGPNC working to develop a strategic plan...suggests ad hoc committee with 5-7 members to "flesh out what the process would be like." Hunnewell says we must have "measurable goals." Mims feels entire board and committee chairs should be involved and process could take a day. Spicer suggests setting goals that could be accomplished in one year. There was discussion of need to obtain services of facilitator. Mims suggested he knew some. Spicer said maybe one would do it pro bono. Discussion if this should be an annual process or every 2 years. Westall suggested the old zoo picnic area as a fitting location. There was discussion of the make up of the committee in relation to stakeholders (Philip Gestier, Mark Siegel and Jan Burke's names were mentioned) the Brown act, quorums, etc. Since it's an ad hoc committee there appear to be no Brown act hurdles. Johnson and Carroll express some degree of skepticism about the value of the whole process feeling that most strategic plans wind up as dust collectors and that each committee should develop the needs and goals for its area of responsibility.

In the end there was consensus that Hunnewell and Spicer should form a task force to plan the process for a strategic plan. That plan, for the planning of a plan, to be brought back to the next Exec committee meeting.

10. The meeting adjourned at 9:18pm.

* numbers refer to agenda item number so may not be in sequence

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