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WEST ADAMS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING
VINEYARD RECREATION CENTER
2942 VINEYARD AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90016
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 6:30 - 8:30 PM
1. Welcome and Roll Call
2. Opening Remarks by Steven Meeks
3. Review and Approval of Minutes: February General Board Meeting - Approved
4. Treasurer’s Report: Monthly Expenditure Report for February - One large expense for
overdue business cards dating back from 2011 through present.
5. Senior Lead Officer: Ana Maria Mejia - There have been shootings and homicides in
Jefferson Park and at the intersection of Normandie and Adams. There will be a special
meeting to address these on Tuesday 3/22. There have also been cleanups for RV’s parked on residential streets. You can contact your council office to ask them to put no
parking signs on your streets for vehicles of certain weights or heights.
6. Councilman Herb Wesson’s Office Update: Kimani Black - There will be a community
cleanup and shredding event at 3888 Crenshaw Blvd on Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM.
7. Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Representative: Neighborhood council
elections are this year, if someone wants to be a candidate they have to prove they are a
stakeholder in the area and they need to register by April 19th.
8. Public Comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker):
a. Speaker 1 - 300 jobs were offered during the job fairs in our area. On May 21st
there will be a health fair at the Baldwin Hills Plaza.b. Speaker 2 - We need more help getting rid of the RVs on Virginia Rd.
c. Speaker 3 - We need to support the solar resolution from the mayor.
d. Speaker 4 - There are remaining sections of the Crenshaw line that are still
above ground and we should fight to have them moved underground like we did
with the rest of the line.
9. Standing Committee Reports:
10. Presentation: Ron Macias – Metro Construction Relations – regarding issue of tree
replacement in the Crenshaw area (30 mins): Tree replacement will be planting trees on
Crenshaw, beginning with Crenshaw at Jefferson and at Adams. The will focus on using
trees that will not destroy sidewalks as they grow. The only recommended tree on the
current StreetScape plan is the California Ironwood. You can see the entire presentation
at http://planning.lacity.org/Documents/Policy/CrenshalwBlStreetscapePlan.pdf
11. Presentation: Danielle Horton – News from the Mayor’s Office (10 mins)
12. Presentation: Chin Thammasaengsri – Battalion Coordinator for CERT—introduction
and talk regarding Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) (7 Mins): CERT is
an all volunteer disaster response team that is trained and overseen by the LAFD.
13. Old Business:
http://planning.lacity.org/Documents/Policy/CrenshalwBlStreetscapePlan.pdfhttp://planning.lacity.org/Documents/Policy/CrenshalwBlStreetscapePlan.pdf
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a. Update and discussion on 2016 West Adams Neighborhood Council
Elections: Elections will happen this summer, candidates must register by April
19th. There will be a special meeting amongst the council to discuss a possible
venue change.
b. Update and discussion on Earth Day Festival/ Clean Up: There will be an
Earth Day Festival on Saturday April 23rd at the park at Clyde and Boden. Thisevent will have a focus on education.
c. Update and discussion on Rancho Park Playground Clean Up: There will be
a cleanup at the Rancho Park on May 21st from 1pm to 4pm.
d. Discussion and possible action on WANC promotional grocery bag
purchase amendment not to exceed an additional $400: Added for fees and
taxes from the initial order. Approved.
e. Discussion and possible action on Elections Day budget amendment for
canopy rental not to exceed $400 (not an increase): These funds were
originally for refreshments but are being reallocated. There is no increase in
funds. Approved. 14. New Business:
a. Discussion and possible action on postage and mailing of 10,000 postcards
not to exceed $1200: Approved.
b. Discussion and possible action on filing a Community Impact Statement to
support the pro-solar principles outlined in Mayor Garcetti’s Sustainable
City plan and urges the City to achieve 1,500 megawatts of local solar
photovoltaic by 2025: The council decided that they need the information in
more simple terms before they vote. This was tabled until the next meeting.
15. Agenda Setting for April Board Meeting/Future Town Halls
16. Adjournment
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