new item no. 8 added

REVISED - PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EDWARD R. ROYBAL HEARING ROOM 350 - 2:30 PM

200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

***NEW ITEM NO. 8 ADDED***

(Sharon Gin - Legislative Assistant - (213)-978-1074 or email [email protected])

MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOSE HUIZAR, CHAIR

COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO

COUNCILMEMBER MITCHELL ENGLANDER

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ITEM NO. (1)

14-0155

CD 12 TIME LIMIT: 3/20/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 3/19/14Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2015.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ITEM NO. (2)

14-0153

CD 11 TIME LIMIT: 3/20/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 3/19/14Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Thomas Donovan to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2017.


ITEM NO. (3)

14-0143

CD 11 TIME LIMIT: 4/16/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 4/11/14Report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Hunt Residence, located at 7 Oakmont Drive, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Owner: Robert Hanasab Trust

Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Department of City PlanningRepresentative: Christy McAvoy, Historic Resources Group

Case No. CHC-2013-3539-HCM

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


DISPOSITION: REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO 3/18/14 PLUM

ITEM NO. (4)

14-0035, 14-0035-S1

CD 11 TIME LIMIT FILE: 4/30/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 4/30/14Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) Reconsideration (Addendum) and related California Environmental Quality Act findings, and appeals filed by Kalnel Gardens, LLC (Len Judaken), (Representative: Alan Abshez), from the entire determination of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission in overturning the decision of the Zoning Administrator and 1) denying a Coastal Development Permit, 2) disapproving Vesting Tentative Tract Map 70870-SL, and 3) not adopting MND Reconsideration (Addendum) [ENV-2009-2489-REC2], in relation with the proposed construction of five single-family dwellings and five detached duplexes, located at 522 East Venice Boulevard.

Applicant: Kalnel Gardens, LLC (Len Judaken)Representative: Alan Abshez

Case Nos. VTT-70870-SL-1A, ZA 2013-1420-CDP-1A, DIR-2011-588-DB-SPP-MEL

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


DISPOSITION: REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO 3/18/14 PLUM

ITEM NO. (5)

14-0171

CD 5 TIME LIMIT: 3/5/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 3/5/14Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental Quality Act findings, and appeal filed by Janice A. Lazarof, individually and as trustee of the Henri and Janice A. Lazarof Trust, (Representative: Victor I. Marmon, Marmon Law Offices), from part of the determination of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission in overturning the decision of the Zoning Administrator and denying a variance to permit a height of 50 feet in lieu of 36 feet height limit for the construction of a single family dwelling in the RE20-1 zone, located at 10550 West Bellagio Road. (On February 11, 2014, Council adopted Motion [Koretz - Price] pursuant to Charter Section 245, asserting jurisdiction over the January 15, 2014 action [Letter of Determination dated February 4, 2014] of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission.)

Applicant: M & A Gabaee, LPRepresentative: Ben Kim / Stacey Brenner, Charles Company

Case No. ZA-2012-1402-ZV-ZAA-ZAD-1A

Fiscal Impact Statement: No


ITEM NO. (6)

13-1646

CD 15 TIME LIMIT: 3/5/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 3/5/14Environmental Impact Report, Errata, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring And Reporting Program and related California Environmental Quality Act findings, reports from the Mayor, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and the City Attorney, Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to amend the Wilmington - Harbor City Community Plan to change the land use designation from Open Space and Low Residential to Low Medium II Residential and to amend/add footnotes to establish the proposed Ponte Vista at San Pedro (PVSP) Specific Plan, and Ordinances to: 1) effect a zone change from R1-1XL and OS-1XL to the proposed PVSP zone, 2) amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish the PVSP Specific Plan, and 3) establish the PVSP Specific Plan located at 26900 South Western Avenue, bordered by the United States Navy's Defense Fuel Support Point to the north, Mary Star of the Sea High School to the east, Fitness Drive and multi-family residential developments to the south, and Western Avenue to the west, for the new construction of up to 700 residential units and a 2.42 acre public park.

Applicant: SFI Bridgeview, LLCRepresentative: David P. Waite, Cox Castle and Nicholson, LLP

Case No. CPC-2012-2558-GPA-ZC-SP-CA

Fiscal Impact Statement: No


ITEM NO. (7)

14-0194

CD 10 TIME LIMIT: 4/27/14; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 4/25/14Negative Declaration and related California Environmental Quality Act findings, reports from the Mayor, Director of Planning, and the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, Resolution for a proposed General Plan Amendment to the Wilshire Community Plan from High Medium Density Residential to Neighborhood Commercial land use designation, and an Ordinance for 1) a zone and height district change from R3-2 and R4-2 (multiple family dwelling zone) to (Q)C2-1 (Neighborhood Commercial zone) for lots 77 and 115 of Tract 2189 and for 2) an amendment to Ordinance No. 180559 to delete "Q" qualified condition No. 1c and to modify "Q" qualified condition No. 9, subject to Conditions of Approval, for property located at 3525 West 8th Street, with no proposed development project for the subject site.

Applicant: Kenneth LeeRepresentative: Bill Robinson

Case No. CPC-2012-2894-ZC-GPA

Fiscal Impact Statement Submitted: Yes


ITEM NO. (8)

13-1152

Motion (Parks - Huizar) relative to the Department of City Planning and other relevant departments to report on establishing land use regulations and zoning laws that would ensure that public health and safety is protected from the negative impacts of fracking activities. (Also referred to Energy and Environment Committee)


ITEM NO. (9)

13-1152-S1

Motion (Koretz - Bonin - et al) relative to the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to change the zoning code to prohibit activity associated with well stimulation and hydraulic fracturing in the City of Los Angeles until safety and reliability of Los Angeles water supplies are assured. (Also referred to Energy and Environment Committee)

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For proposal: Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council

General Comments: Silver Lake Neighborhood Council

ITEM NO. (10)

07-1175

Director of Planning’s oral status report relative to ongoing development of City planning policies, work program, operations, and other items of interest.

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in the City Clerk's Office at 200 North Spring Street, Room 395, City Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90012 during normal business hours.

ERIC GARCETTI

MAYOR

February 3, 2014

Honorable Members of the City Councilclo City ClerkCity Hall, Room 395

Honorable Members:

Subject to your confirmation, I have appointed Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the NorthValley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2015. Mr. Harootoonianwill fill the vacancy created by Victor Sampson, whom I removed effective March 31,2014 or at the time Mr. Sampson's successor is confirmed by the City Council.

I certify that in my opinion Mr. Harootoonian is qualified for the work that will devolveupon him, and that I make the appointment solely in the interest of the City.

Sincerely,

L c?-r'ERIC GARCETTIMayor

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Attachment

200 N, SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600

MAYOR.LACITY.QRG

COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FORM

Name:Commission:End of Term:

Oshin HarootocnlanNorth Valley Area Planning Commission6/30/2015

Appointee Information

1. Race/ethnicity: Caucasian

2. Gender: Male

3. Council district and neighborhood of residence: 12 " North Valley

4. Are you a registered voter? Yes

5. Prior commission experience: North Valley Area Planning Commission

6. Highest level of education completed: M.S., Civil Engineering, University ofSouthern California

7. Occupation/profession: President & CEO, Primex Chemical Laboratories, Inc.

8. Experience(s) that qualifies person for appointment: See attached resume

9. Purpose of this appointment: Replacement

10. Current composition of the commission (excluding appointee):

1Ja~ IA~8 0 ... YI'sc, ?,,"'~i'd~te.. ...c .•i:..5U/.•2CDGonzalez, Filiberto North Vallev 12 Latino M 09-Aua-13 30-Jun-18

l.evner, J. Richard North Vallev 12 Caucasian M 16-Jan-07 30-Jun-14

Padilla, Veronica North Vallev 6 Latina F 07-Aor-08 30-Jun-17

Samoson, Victor North Vallev 12 Caucasian M 28-Seo-05 30-Jun-15Vo-Ramirez, Asian Pacificouven North Vallev 7 Islander F 30-Sen-11 30-Jun-16

OSHIN HAROOTOONIAN

EXPERIENCE

I996-present Primex Clinical Laboratories, Inc Van Nuys, CAPresident & CEO• Founder of Prime x Clinical Laboratories, Inc

• Day-to-day oversight of the Corporation• Established an operation with five employees in 1996, the company has over 200

employees currently and operates Worldwide.

2011-2013 North Valley Area Planning Commision Los Angeles, CA

• Appointed by Honorable Mayor Antonio Villaragosa as Commisioner

1994-1996 City of Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CASenior Plan Review Engineer• Reviewed building plans• Issued permits for construction projects within city of Beverly Hills

• Represented the department on projects in City Planning Commission Hearingand City Council Hearings

1988-1994 City of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CABuilding & Safety Department

Plan Check Engineer• Reviewed building plans• Issued permits for construction projects within city of Los Angeles

• Checked building plans for structural safety and compliance with city zoningrequirements

• Established West Valley Permit Office during 1994 Northridge Earthquake toaccommodate residents for all reconstrnction permit needs

LICENSEState of CA Registered Professional Civil Engineer LIC # C-50186

EDUCATION

1992 University of Southern CaliforniaM.S., Civil Engineering & Minor in Public Administration

1984 University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., Civil Engineering

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2004-2008 Armenian General Athletic Union• Member of the Executive Board as Treasurer1992-2004 Armenian National Committee• Board Member

ERIC GARCETTI

MAYOR

February 3, 2014

Mr. Oshin Harootoonian

Dear Mr. Harootoonian:

I.am pleased to inform you that I hereby appoint you to the North Valley Area PlanningCommission for the term ending June 30, 2015. In order to complete the process asquickly as possible, there are several steps that must be taken, many of which requirevisiting City Hall. If you require parking during these procedures, please call JustinGonzalez in my Office at (213) 922-9788 to make arrangements for you.

To begin the appointment process, please review, sign and return the enclosedRemuneration Form, Undated Separation Forms, Background Check Release andInformation Sheet within one week of receiving this letter. These documents arenecessary to ensuring the most efficient, open and accountable City governmentpossible. Further, Mayor's Office policy requires you to be fingerprinted as part of thebackground check that is done on all potential Commissioners. To do so, please bringthis letter to the Background Unit of Employment Services Division, PersonnelDepartment Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles, California90012. The division phone number is (213) 473-9343. Fingerprints must be takenwithin three working days from the receipt of this letter.

Under separate cover you will be receiving a packet from the City Ethics Commissioncontaining information about the City's conflict of interest laws and a copy of the StateForm 700/Statement of Economic Interests. You are required to complete and returnthis form within 21 days of your nomination to the City Ethics Commission, 200 NorthSpring Street, City Hall, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012. Any inquiriesregarding this form should be directed to Shannon Prior at the Ethics Commission at(213) 978-1960.

200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600

MAYQR.LAC1TY.ORG

Mr. Oshin HarootoonianFebruary 3, 2014Page 2

As part of the City Council confirmation process, you will need to meet with MitchEnglander, your Councilmernber, and Councilmember Jose Huizar, the Chair of thePlanning and Land Use Management Committee, to answer any questions they mayhave. You will be hearing from a City Council committee clerk who will let you knowwhen your appointment will be considered by the Planning and Land Use ManagementCommittee. Some time thereafter, you will be notified by the committee clerk when yourappointment will be presented to the full City Council for confirmation. Once you areconfirmed, you will be required to take the oath of office in the City Clerk's Office inRoom 395 of City Hall. Cary Gross with the Mayor's staff will assist you during theconfirmation process if you have questions.

Commissioners must be residents of the City of Los Angeles. If you move at any pointduring your term, have any changes in your telephone numbers, or in the future plan toresign (resignation must be put in writing), please contact my office immediately.

Congratulations and thank you for agreeing to serve the people of Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

L.0-;r'ERIC GARCETTIMayor

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Attachment IMr. Oshin HarootoonianFebruary 3, 2014

Nominee Check List

I. Within three days:

__ Get fingerprinted to complete a background check.No appointment is necessary. Bring the Mayor's letter to:Background Unit of Employment Services Division, PersonnelDepartment Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles,California 90012. Phone: (213) 473-9343.

II. Within seven days:

Mail, fax or email the following forms to: Cary Gross, Office of the Mayor, Officeof External Affairs, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or fax:213-978-9719 or email: [email protected].

__ Remuneration Form

__ Undated Separation Forms

__ Background Check Release

__ Information SheeWoluntary Statistics

III. Within 21 days:

File the following forms with the City Ethics Commission. If you are required tofile, you will receive these forms in the mail from that office.

__ Statement of Economic Interest ("Form 700")IMPORTANT: The City Council will not consider your nomination untilyour completed form is reviewed by the Ethics Commission.

__ Residence Verification Form

IV. As soon as possible, the Mayor's Office will schedule a meeting with you and:

__ Your City Councilmember Mitch Englander (contact at 213-473-7012).

__ Councilmember Jose Huizar, Chair of the Council Committeeconsidering your nomination (contact at 213-473-7014).

Staff in the Mayor's Office of External Affairs will assist you with thesearrangements.

ERIC GARCETTI

MAYOR

January 31,2014

Honorable Members of the City Councilclo City ClerkCity Hall, Room 395

Honorable Members:

Subject to your confirmation, I have appointed Mr. Thomas Donovan to the West LosAngeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2017. Mr. Donovanwill fill the vacancy created by Glenda E. Martinez, who has resigned.

I certify that in my opinion Mr. Donovan is qualified for the work that will devolve uponhim, and that I make the appointment solely in the interest of the City.

Sincerely,

L ,Ci-rrtERIC GARCETTIMayor

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Attachment

200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600

MAYOR.LACITY.ORG

COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FORM

Name:Commission:End of Term:

Thomas DonovanWest Los Angeles Area Planning Commission6/30/2017

Appointee Information

1. Race/ethnicity: Caucasian

2. Gender: Male

3. Council district and neighborhood of residence: 11 - West Los Angeles

4. Are you a registered voter? Yes

5. Prior commission experience: West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission

6. Highest level of education completed:

7. Occupation/profession: Attorney, Donovan & Sapienza

8. Experience(s) that qualifies person for appointment: See attached resume

9. Purpose of this appointment: Replacement

10. Current composition of the commission (excluding appointee):

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Foster, Jovce L West LA 5 Caucasian F 02-Sep-OS 30-Jun-15

Halper, Joseph West LA 11 Caucasian M 19-Aua-11 30-Jun-1S

Martinez, Glenda E- West LA 5 Latina F 17-Jul-06 30-Jun-17

Teaslev Linnick, Erica West LA 11 African American F 09-Jul-OS 30-Jun-14

Waltz Morocco, Lisa West LA 5 Caucasian F 17-Dec-13 30-Jun-16

THOMAS M. DONOVAN, ESQ.

Legal Employment History:

January, 1994 to Present - THE LAW OFFICES OF DONOVAN & SAPIENZA

Partner - General Civil Law PracticeResponsible for all areas of management of the law finnSpecializing in general business matters, civil litigation, serious personal injury,products liability, insurance, business litigation, land use & zoning and entertainmentlawGeneral counsel for homeowners associations and other community organizations

November 1979 to December 1993 - KING & WILLIAMS, A Law Corporation

Partner (1983 - 1993)Hiring Partner (1985 - 1990)

Responsible for hiring all attorneys and staff; conducted all pay and performancereviews; preparation of compensation budgets

Handled all phases of civi11itigation: pleading, discovery, trial, and appealJury trials, court trials, arbitrations, mediationsSpecialization in products liability, serious personal injury, insurance law, professionalliability, premises liability, real property, land use & zoning and general business litigation

September 1978 to October 1979 - LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURTPLANNING AND RESEARCH UNIT

Research Branch of Los Angeles Municipal CourtPreparation of Legislative DigestPreparation of Municipal Court contracts

Admitted to: State Bar of CaliforniaUnited States Supreme CourtUnited States Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitUnited States District Courts (Eastern, Central, Southern)

General Description of Legal Experience:

Retained in a variety of civil litigation matters, including cases regarding personal injuries, premises andemployer liability, wrongful termination, professional liability, bad faith, insurance coverage, real estatematters and land use & zoning. Represented clients in products liability cases involving automobiles,trucks, tractors, forklifts, power tools and other industrial equipment.

Corporate clients include equipment manufacturers and dealers, automobile dealerships, contractors andconstruction companies, restaurants and bars, homeowners associations, insurance companies, websitedesign companies and websites and other miscellaneous business enterprises.

Individual clients include professionals, such as insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents andbrokers, attorneys, accountants, physicians and musicians.

Trained as a mediator at Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. and as a Temporary Judge by the Los AngelesJudicial District.

THOMAS M. DONOVANPage 2

Other Legal Affiliations:

I Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory "AV" rating

Educatiou: lthacaCollege, Ithaca, New York, B.A., Cum Laude, 1974Southwestern University, Los Angeles, California, J.D., 1978Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. (DRS). (Mediation Training), 1993Los Angeles Judicial District - Temporary Judge Training, 1999

Community Service Affiliations:

WLA AREA PLANNING COMMISSION - City of Los Angeles Commissioner (2009 - Present)I Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Nominated by Councilmember Bill Rosendahl

WLA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL - Board of Directors (2007 - Present)I Vice-Chair (2007 - Present)

Chair, Planning & Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) (2007 - 2009)Traffic Committee (2007 - Present)

WEST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY -POLlCE ADVISORY BOARD (C-PAB) (1997 - Present)A coalition of residential and business interests and the Los Angeles Police DepartmentSecretary (1998 - 2000); Executive Committee (1998 - 2000; 2005 - 2009)Co-author ofWLA C-PAB Bylaws (2001)

WESTSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (1983 - Present)Founder of homeowners/residents association in West Los AngelesPresident (1984 - 1993)General Counsel (1984 - Present)Zoning and Development Committee (1984 - Present)

LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT TEMPORARY JUDGE PROGRAMTraining and certification - Traffic & Small Claims (1999)Service as Temporary Judge - Traffic Court (Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills)

WEST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES (1998 - Present)West L.A. Traffic Project - Appointed by Eleventh District Council OfficeWilshire Boulevard Temple Project - Appointed by Eleventh District Council OfficeWestside Media Center Project - Appointed by Eleventh District Council Office

WEST L.A. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION - Board of Directors (2004 - Present)I Legal advice - Operation of the WLA Farmers= Market and cultural events

WESTSIDE HOTLINE - Advisory Board (1988 - 1994)I Legal advice; Fund-raising

MARINA CITIES HOCKEY CLUB - Culver City, CaliforniaI Youth Hockey Coach (1983-1985 and 1993-98)

Other Personal Affiliations:

Los Angeles Thunder Hockey Club (Player, General Manager) (1982 - Present)Luck Money (Traditional Irish music band) (1997 - 2000)Oxalis (Traditional Irish music band) (2000 - Present)

ERIC GARCETTI

MAYOR

January 31, 2014

Mr. Thomas Donovan

Dear Mr. Donovan:

I am pleased to inform you that I hereby appoint you to the West Los Angeles AreaPlanning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2017. In order to complete theprocess as quickly as possible, there are several steps that must be taken, many ofwhich require visiting City Hall. If you require parking during these procedures, pleasecall Justin Gonzalez in my Office at (213) 922-9788 to make arrangements for you.

To begin the appointment process, please review, sign and return the enclosedRemuneration Form, Undated Separation Forms, Background Check Release andInformation Sheet within one week of receiving this letter. These documents arenecessary to ensuring the most efficient, open and accountable City governmentpossible. Further, Mayor's Office policy requires you to be fingerprinted as part of thebackground check that is done on all potential Commissioners. To do so, please bringthis letter to the Background Unit of Employment Services Division, PersonnelDepartment Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles, California90012. The division phone number is (213) 473-9343. Fingerprints must be takenwithin three working days from the receipt of this letter.

Under separate cover you will be receiving a packet from the City Ethics Commissioncontaining information about the City's conflict of interest laws and a copy of the StateForm 700/Statement of Economic Interests. You are required to complete and returnthis form within 21 days of your nomination to the City Ethics Commission, 200 NorthSpring Street, City Hall, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012. Any inquiriesregarding this form should be directed to Shannon Prior at the Ethics Commission at(213) 978-1960.

200 N, SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600

MAYOR.LACITY.ORG

Mr. Thomas DonovanJanuary 31,2014Page 2

As part of the City Council confirmation process, you will need to meet with Mike Bonin,your Councilmember, and Councilmember Jose Huizar, the Chair of the Planning andLand Use Management Committee, to answer any questions they may have. You willbe hearing from a City Council committee clerk who will let you know when yourappointment will be considered by the Planning and Land Use Management Committee.Some time thereafter, you will be notified by the committee clerk when yourappointment will be presented to the full City Council for confirmation. Once you areconfirmed, you will be required to take the oath of office in the City Clerk's Office inRoom 395 of City Hall. Cary Gross with the Mayor's staff will assist you during theconfirmation process if you have questions.

Commissioners must be residents of the City of Los Angeles. If you move at any pointduring your term, have any changes in your telephone numbers, or in the future plan toresign (resignation must be put in writing), please contact my office immediately.

Congratulations and thank you for agreeing to serve the people of Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

ERIC GARCETTIMayor

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Attachment IMr. Thomas DonovanJanuary 31,2014

Nominee Check List

I. Within three days:

__ Get fingerprinted to complete a background check.No appointment is necessary. Bring the Mayor's letter to:Background Unit of Employment. Services Division, PersonnelDepartment Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles,California 90012. Phone: (213) 473-9343.

II. Within seven days:

Mail, fax or email the following forms to: Cary Gross, Office of the Mayor, Officeof External Affairs, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or fax:213-978-9719 or email: [email protected].

Remuneration Form

__ Undated Separation Forms

__ Background Check Release

__ Information SheeWoluntary Statistics

III. Within 21 days:

File the following forms with the City Ethics Commission. If you are required tofile, you will receive these forms in the mail from that office.

__ Statement of Economic Interest ("Form 700")IMPORTANT: The City Council will not consider your nomination untilyour completed form is reviewed by the Ethics Commission.

__ Residence Verification Form

IV. As soon as possible, the Mayor's Office will schedule a meeting with you and:

__ Your City Councilmember Mike Bonin (contact at 213-473-7011).

__ Councilmember Jose Huizar, Chair of the Council Committeeconsidering your nomination (contact at 213-473-7014).

Staff in the Mayor's Office of External Affairs will assist you with thesearrangements.

PRESENTED BY: ~c/.~Bernard ParksCouncilmember, 8th District

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PLANNING & LAND USE MANAGEMEN'lENERC:;Y~ ENVIRONMENT

MOTION

One of the most important commitments that the City has to its residents is that theirhealth and wellbeing is looked after. To this end the City and other local agencies have longestablished programs designed to ensure a healthy public and to ensure that the environment ofthe Los Angeles does not pose significant health risks to those who live and work in the City,

Recently, energy companies have expanded their use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,to extracting petroleum and gas from rock layers and shale. The fracking process involvesinjecting water and chemicals into those rock layers at very high pressures in order to extract thepetroleum and gas. In several cases this has led to contamination of groundwater and air quality,and many have questioned the impact of fracking on increased seismic activity, Several LosAngeles communities- including Baldwin Hills, Inglewood, and Culver City, are impacted byfracking operations.

While there are few regulations on fracking at the state and national level, several townsand cities have implemented zoning laws designed to ensure that fracking operations do not harmtheir residents health and wellbeing, The lawn of Dryden, New York, for instance, has wonseveral legal battles against large gas companies in its regulation of drilling and frackingactivities. The City of Los Angeles should investigate the possibility of establishing its ownregulations on fracking in order to ensure that its residents and communities are protected.

I THEREFORE MOVE, that the Planning Department, with assistance from the CityAttorney, Chief Legislative Analyst, Department of Water and Power, and other departments asneeded, be instructed to report on establishing land use regulations and zoning laws, per Section12.32 of the Los Angeles Planning and Zoning Code, that would ensure that public health andsafety is protected from the negative impacts of fracking activities.

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PLANNING & tAND US~MANAGEME~ITMOTION ENERGY & t:.NViROl\li\AENT

OCT 2 3 2013Hydraulic fracturing (also known as "fracking") is an oil and natural gas extraction process thatinvolves the very highly-pressurized injection of hydraulic fracturing fluids containing a mixture ofwater, sand and unreported amounts of unknown chemicals into underground geologic formations inorder to fracture the rock, thereby increasing flows to and furthering the production of oil or gasfrom a well. Other unconventional highly-pressurized extraction processes called "acidizing" and"gravel packing" involve similar techniques.

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In total, tracking, acidizing, gravel packing and other associated well-stimulation practices threatento contaminate drinking water supplies, cost taxpayers in Los Angeles hundreds of millions ofdollars, release potent and dangerous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and cause earthquakes.

CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATERAfter being inj ected into the ground, the chemicals used in the tracking process may leach intogroundwater supplies, contaminating drinking water for local residents. In fact, there have been morethan 1,000 documented cases of water contamination next to fracking sites, as well as cases ofsensory, respiratory, and neurological damage due to ingested contaminated water in communitiesthroughout the United States.

Fracking, acidizing and gravel packing of oil and gas wells are unregulated and are spurring oiland gas extraction and exploration in California and other states, including within the City of LosAngeles. Additionally, fracking is used in the Colorado River and State Water Project watersheds,as well as near local Southern California groundwater aquifers, utilizing large volumes of water,which competes for and jeopardizes regional, state, and water supplies needed by the people of LosAngeles.

The Department of Water & Power CDWP) has stated that, because the well operators are notrequired to disclose the chemicals used in fracking, other operations and injections, it therefore doesnot know all the chemicals for which DWP should be testing the City's water supplies.

Groundwater banking and storage is a critical alternative to building new surface reservoirs andplays an essential role in moving the City of Los Angeles toward greater self-reliance on local waterresources. It is critical to the future of Los Angeles that groundwater supplies remain safe.

A FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR TAXPAYERSProtecting the City's water supply resources from contamination is a financial necessity for LosAngeles, as treatment of contaminated groundwater resources after the fact is costly andidentification of potential responsible parties to determine financial liability is not always possible,particularly in regards to unregulated activities such as fracking, acidizing, gravel packing and

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related wastewater disposal. The DWP has announced plans to build the world's largest groundwatertreatment center over one of the largest Superfund pollution sites in the United States: the SanFernando Basin. Two plants, costing a combined $600 million to $800 million, will restoregroundwater pumping of drinking water from scores of San Fernando Valley wells that the DWPbegan closing in the 1980s and ensure that other wells remain productive while curtailing thepollution plumes steadily migrating in their direction, Additional measures to address and treat watersupplies potentially contaminated by fracking chemicals pose a tremendous financial liability fortaxpayers in Los Angeles.

Allowing activities like hydraulic fracturing, acidizing and gravel packing, which threaten tocontaminate the City's imported and local groundwater supplies, is inherently dangerous to the long-term safety, health, security and reliability of Los Angeles' water supplies.

UNDERMINING WORK TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISISHigher emissions generated by producing, refining and burning unconventional-produced oil andgas, and drilling and fracking for tight oil and gas can result in massive release of unregulatedemissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas often associated underground with oil.

The California Public Resources Code states that "methane gas hazards ... are a clear and presentthreat to public health and safety" and that "due to the cost and complexity of methane hazardmitigations, property owners and local govemments are often unable to mitigate these hazards."These provisions are of grave import to Los Angeles County and City, as Exploration andProduction activities has caused and is causing massive releases of methane and hydrogen sulfidegases into communities and the atmosphere.

Fracking in California can also thereby seriously undermine the State's efforts to address the climatecrisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Unregulated and uncheckedfracking must not be allowed to offset the air quality benefits of natural gas used in certainapplications,

INCREASED EARTHQUAKE RISKSFurther, all high-pressure fracking and injection creates "seismic events," but not all are felt asearthquakes. The United States Geological Study (USGS) reports that the number of noticeableearthquakes (greater than a 3.0 Richter magnitude) has increased dramatically over the past fewyears within the central and eastern United States. More than 300 earthquakes above a Richtermagnitude 3.0 occurred in the three years from 2010-2012, compared with an average rate of 21events per year observed from 1967-2000. USGS scientists have also found that at some locationsthe increase in seismicity coincides with the injection of wastewater into deep disposal wells.

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The USGS has determined that fracking wastewater disposal is responsible for triggeringearthquakes in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Ohio, among other states. A magnitude 2.1 earthquakematching the description of micro earthquakes caused by fracking wastewater disposal occurred inthe Baldwin Hills on August 27, 2013, at a magnitude and depth compatible to stated USGSconcerns about earthquakes induced by fracking.

Much of the State of California and the City, in particular, is located on top of fault lines within oneof the most active and potentially dangerous earthquake zones in the United States.

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY NEEDEDThe Los Angeles Municipal Code, Section 13.01, allows the City to regulate through its land useprocess various activities related to oil and gas drilling and production.

The City'S land use regulations for oil and gas exploration, extraction, and related operations andactivities are in need of comprehensive review to determine whether the existing zoning and land useregulations of oil and gas exploration, extraction, and related operations and activities are sufficientto assure public health, safety, environmental quality, and welfare; or whether additional regulationsare necessary to address the impacts of oil and gas exploration, extraction, and related operations andactivities, including, but not limited to: hydraulic fracturing, acidizing, gravel packing, and relatedwastewater disposal.

If land use applications, permit applications, or any other applications requesting approval toconduct oil and gas exploration, extraction, production and related operations and activities withinthe City limits are granted prior to the City examining the impact of such activities and taking allsteps necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare, irreparable harm may be done to thepublic health, safety, and welfare.

WE THEREFORE MOVE that the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Planning and otherrelevant departments, be requested to prepare and present an ordinance to change the zoning code toprohibit all activity associated with well stimulation, including, but not limited to, hydraulicfracturing, gravel packing, and acidizing, or any combination thereof, and the use of waste disposalinjection wells in the City of Los Angeles, with such a prohibition to remain effective until:

o the City Council is assured that companies conducting fracking within the City of LosAngeles, or in areas providing drinking water to the City, can mitigate the effects onclimate change, protect environmental quality and natural resources, promote communityawareness, allow government access to and testing of chemicals used, anticipate andinclude related older and emerging extraction technologies such as hydraulic fracturing,acidizing, grave] packing and all wastewater disposal, and require full disclosure andtesting of sites, with adequate time for public input;

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o the City Council is assured of the long-term safety, security and reliability of current andfuture Los Angeles water supplies, the overall health and safety of the people of LosAngeles and the safety of their property from seismic or subsidence concerns related to theexploration and production of oil, natural gas, or other hydrocarbons, and the maintenanceof environmental quality;

o state and federal legislation and regulations are put in place that include protections fromthe adverse effects of hydraulic fracturing, gravel packing, acidizing, wastewater disposaland related activities, consistent with the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the SafeDrinking Water Act.

PRESENTED BY (l~ 1#iPAUL KORETZCouncilmember, 5th District

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In keeping with the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's adopted position regarding fracking, the Sliver LakeNeighborhood Council supports the Los Angeles City Council motion (13-1152-51) calling for a moratoriumwithin city bounds on fracking and all forms of activity associated with well stimulation, unless and until theCity is assured about water and seismic safety, protection from climate change, and the potential financialliability for the City and its public

REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEM SEEKINGAPPROVAL OF FUNDING, PROGRAMS, OR EVENTS

Date: November 25,2013Name/Committee: Governmental Affairs

Text of Motion on the Agenda': The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council hereby adopts the followingCommunity Impact Statement:

"In keeping with the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's adopted position regarding fracking, the Sliver LakeNeighborhood Council supports the Los Angeles City Council motion (13-1152-S1) calling for a moratoriumwithin city bounds on fracking and all forms of activity associated with well stimulation, unless and until theCity is assured about water and seismic safety, protection from climate change, and the potential financialliability for the City and its public."

Describe the event/project in detail. Include as much supplemental information as possible (backgroundinformation; supporting and opposing viewpoints, if available, etc.) Attach additional sheets as necessary:

The Los Angeles City Council is currently conelderlnq -- pending in committees -- a motion (Council File: 13-1152-S1) that will place a moratorium, in the City of Los Angeles, on all activity associated with wellstimulation, including fracking. The entire motion is well worth reading for the information and backgroundit provides, and can be found online at http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2013/13-1152-s1_Mot_10-23-13.pdf).The City Council motion closes with the following:

WE THEREFORE MOVE that the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Planning and other relevantdepartments, be requested to prepare and present an ordinance to change the zoning code to prohibit allactivity associated with well stimulation, including, but not limited to, hydraulic fracturing, gravelpacking, and acidizing, or any combination thereof, and the use of waste disposal injection wells in theCity of Los Angeles, with such a prohibition to remain effective until:the City Council is assured that companies conducting fracking within the City of Los Angeles, or inareas providing drinking water to the City, can mitigate the effects on climate change, protectenvironmental quality and natural resources, promote community awareness, allow government access toand testing of chemicals used, anticipate and include related older and emerging extraction technologiessuch as hydraulic fracturing, acidizing, gravel packing and all wastewater disposal, and require fulldisclosure and testing of sites, with adequate time for public input;the City Council is assured of the long-term safety, security and reliability of current and future LosAngeles water supplies, the overall health and safety of the people of Los Angeles and the safety oftheirproperty from seismic or subsidence concerns related to the exploration and production of oil, natural gas,or other hydrocarbons, and the maintenance of environmental quality;state and federal legislation and regulations are put in place that include protections from the adverseeffects of hydraulic fracturing, gravel packing, acidizing, wastewater disposal and related activities,consistent with the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

What is the perceived/potential impact on the community if we adopt the motion (pro and con)? This isoptional.

Pro: A Community Impact Statement memorializes a neighborhood council's stance within the Council Filerelated to the issue, and therefore can have a direct influence on City Hall ruminations regarding the issue. Inthis instance, the Community Impact Statement, if approved, would support a Los Angeles City Councilmotion to prohibit fracking and other forms of well stimulation within the City of Los Angeles unless anduntil it can be demonstrated that the city is adequately protected from possible consequences concerningclimate change, the safety of our water supply, increased seismic activity, and the possible financial liabilitythat could fall on the people of Los Angeles.

Con: If a moratorium is placed on fracking and other forms of well stimulation, it will be harder in someinstances to extract oil or gas, and there may be an economic impact on oil companies and perhaps others.

What is the total budget for the project? How much is the SLNC asked to commit? Are there alternatefunding sources? (Please attach itemized budget.): No funds requested or needed.

What is the timeline for the project? (Be sure to include deadline for Board action, major dates, etc.)

From which budget line(s) are the funds to be drawn? N/A

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? If approved by the board, the Community ImpactStatement will be submitted to the City by a chair of the SLNC's governmental affairs committee

*If motion is approved, please be sure to see the Treasurer to fill out a Demand Warrant so that payment may beissued promptly. .

CITY OF LOSANGELESSILVER LAKE CALIFORNIA

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILOFFICERS Anthony

Crump Anne-Marie Johnson. CO~CHAIRS Rusty Millar VICE-CHAIR DoritDowler-Guerrero TREASURER Scott

Plante SECRETARY

SILVER LAKENEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

OFFICERS

CITY OF LOS ANGELESCALIFORNIA SILVER LAKE

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

Anthony CrumpAnne-Marie Johnson

CO-CHAIRSRusty Millar

VICE-CHAIRDorit Dowler-Guerrero

TREASURERScott Plante

SECRETARY

~ilVer1}keNeighborhood Council

1:1Co~",jO Vecirlal

~dver1}keServing the Silver LakeCommunity Since 2003

CONTACT; board@si!veriakenc.org

TELEPHONE: (323) 413~SlNC (7562)

PO Box 26385Los Angeles, CA 90026

Governing Board Meeting Agenda

7:00 pm, Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

Micheltorena School Auditorium, 1511 Micheltorena St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Our meetings rely on input from the stakeholders of Silver Lake. Stakeholders are requested to fill out a "Speaker Card" to address the Board on anyitem of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on that item. Comments from the public on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective item,is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda, but which are within the Board's subject matterjurisdiction, wiU be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding co-chair of the Board.

Agenda is posted for public review at City Council District 13 Field Office and throughout Sftver Lake. Internet users can sign up toReceive agendas and minutes via the city's Early Notification System at http://parc3.lacity.org/ens/index.cfm?dept=ensnc.

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and uponrequest, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Report(s) related to an agenda itemwill be available for review at silverlakenc.org. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may beprovided upon request. Interpreters are also available in seven languages. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the SLNC via email at [email protected]. Si necestta un interprete enespanol, favor de communicarse con 0 por correo electronico, tres dias antes de la junta que se neva a cabo cada meso 81 REQUIERE 8ERVICIOS DETRADUCCION,FAVORDE NOTIFICARA LA OFICINA3 dlas de trabajo (72 horas)ANTES DEL EVENTO.SI NECESITAASISTENCIACON ESTANOTIFICACION,POR FAVORLLAMEA NUESTRAOFICINAAL 323-413-7562

"In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the Board of NeighborhoodCommissioners in advance of their meetings, may be viewed by clicking on the www.stlverlakenc.orq or at the board meeting. In addition, if you wouldlike a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact [email protected], 323-413-7562.

TIMES ARE FOR REFERENCEONLY. ITEMS MAY BE ADDRESSEDOUT OF THE ORDERLISTED.ALL ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPONWHETHER SPECIFCALLY LISTED FOR ACTIONOR NOT.

I, CALL TO ORDER 7:00

II, ROLL CALL

III. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 6TH 2013 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES

IV, PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

V. CORRESPONDENCE

VI. SPECIAL REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS

• Councilman Tom LaBonge CD 4 (Representative)• Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, CD 13 (Representative)• Assemblyman Gatto (Representative)• Assemblyman Gomez (Representative)• Congressman Schiff (Representative)• EmpowerLA - Lisette Covarrubias

VII. REPORT OF OFFICERS• Co-Chairso Vice-Chair• Treasurer• Secretary1/ Parliamentarian

VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE, ELECTION AND APPOINTMENTS1. Financial Reports - Discussion/Review and possible action on financial reports provided by previous and current

treasurer.2. Webmaster - Discussion/possible action on the hiring of a new SLNC Webmaster (Presentation)

3. 2014 Election Committee - Discussion/Possible Action on nominees for the 2014 election committee

4. Glendale/Hyperion Bridge Task Force - Discussion /Possible Action on appointing a representative to theGlendale/Hyperion Bridge Task Force

5. Proposed Change to SLNC Standing Rules Regarding Meeting Location (Johnson)

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS• Parks and Green Spaces/Beautification (Cunningham)• Outreach (Cruz)• Friends of Animals (Nahum/Berne)• Urban Design & Preservation (Plante)• History Collective (Masterson)• Arts & Culture (Clarke/Renn)• Community Liaison (Vacant)• Public Safety (Trujillo)• Governmental Affairs(Neuman/Johnson)• Budget & Finance• Youth & Families (Vacant)• Transportation and Public Works (Millar/Betlem-Ringuette)• Reservoir Complex (Nahum/Masterson)• Education Committee (SitzlDowler-Guerrero)

X. CONSENT AGENDA (Note: Items may be pulled by board members or the public)

5. Motion: Creation of a Traffic Mitigation and Arbor Fund (Urban Design& Transportation Comm)

6. Motion: Support for 722-726 Lucile Small Lot Subdivision (Urban Design)

7. Motion: Support for 2211-2235 Glendale Blvd Small Lot Subdivision (Urban Design)

8. Motion: Support for Statewide Ban on Single Use Plastic Bags 0Nes Joe/Sarah Dale)

XI. OLD BUSINESS

9. Motion: Production of a Brochure on Silver Lake History (History Collective) Proposed Cost: $750

10. Motion/Resolution: Memorialize August 7'" Gang Injunction Meeting (Johnson. Plante, Millar)

11. Motion: Proposed budget adjustment for Event Facilities Fee (Millar) Proposed Cost: $75lper event

12. Motion: Annexed Area Welcome Event (previously 'Orphan Area Even!') (Outreach Committee) - Proposed Cost:$300

13. Motion: Transgender Task Group Mixer (Outreach Committee) Proposed Cost: $200

14. Motion: Certificates for Local Schools with Improved Scores (Education Committee) - Proposed Cost: $50

15. Motion: Proposed Budget Increase for Arts and Culture Committee (Arts & Culture Committee) - ProposedCost: $1,000

XII. NEW BUSINESS

16. Motion: Cleaning and Maintenance of the Silver Lake Gateway (Jaffe/Millar) Proposed Cost: $1 000

( 17. Motion: Communitv Impact Statement: Fracking Moratorium (Government Affairs Comm.))

18. Motion: Installation of Owl Nesting Boxes near Silver Lake Meadow (Friends of Silver Lake Animals)

XIII. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING

XIV. ANNOUCEMENTS

XV. ADJOURNMENTAll items not acted upon by 10:00 p.m. will be carried over to the next meeting

Process for Reconsideration - The Board may reconsider and amend actions listed on the agenda if that reconsideration takes place immediately following the originalaction or at the next regular meeting. The Board, on either of fhese rwo days, shall: 1) make a Motion to Reconsider and, jf approved, 2) hear the matter and take an action. Ifthe Motion to Reconsider is to be scheduled at the next meeting foffowing the original action, then two items shall be placed on the agenda for that meeting: 1) a Motion toReconsider on the described matter and, 2) a [Proposed] Action should the Motion to Reconsider be approved. A MotIon to reconsider can only be made by a Board Memberwho has previously voted on the prevailing side of the onginal action. If a Motion to Reconsider is not made on the date the action was taken, then a Board Member on theprevailing side of the action must submit a memorandum to the Secretary identifying the maffer to be reconsidered and a brief description of the reason(s) for requestingreconsideration at the next regular meeting. The aforesaid shall be in compliance with the Brown Act.

OFFICERS

CITY OF LOS ANGELESCALIFORNIA

Anthony CrumpAnne-Marie Johnson

CO-CHAIRSRusty Millar

VICE·CHAIRDorit Guerroro

TREASURERScott Plante

SECRETARY

~dVer~keNeighbOrhood Council

PO Box 26385Los Angeles, CA 90026

Serving the Silver LakeCommunity Since 2003

TELEPHONE: (323) 413-SLNC (7562)www.sflverlakenc.orq

Governing Board Meeting Agenda

NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE7:00 prn, Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral650 Micheltorena St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Transit: Auto and Bicycle Parking is available at no cost. Accessible via Metro Bus #201.

Our meetings rely on input from the stakeholders of Silver Lake. Stakeholders are requested to fill out a "Speaker Card" to address the Board on any item of the agenda prior to theBoard taking action on that item. Comments from the publlc on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on othermatters not appearirq on the Agenda, but which are within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction, will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutesper speaker, unless altered by the Co-cha1r(s).

Agenda is posted for public review at City Council District 13 Field Office and throughout Silver Lake. Internet users can sign up to receive agendas and minutes via the city's EarlyNotification System at http://parc3.1acitv.oro/ensnndex.cfm?dept-ensnc.

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request will provide reasonableaccommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities, Report(s) related to an agenda item will be available for review at silverlakenc.org. Sign languageinterpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids andlor services may be provided upon request. Interpreters are also available in seven languages. To ensure availability ofservices, please make your request at least 3 business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the SLNC via email at ScotlPlante®8l1verlakeNC.ora. 8i necesita unlnterprete en espanot favor de communicarse can a por correo electronico, tres dias antes de la junta que se jeve a cabo cada mes, 81 REQUIERE SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION,FAVOR DE NOTIFICAR A LA OFICINA 3 dlas de trebe]o (72 horas) ANTES DEL EVENTO. SI NECESITA ASISTENCIA CON ESTA NOTIFICACION, POR FAVOR LLAME A NUESTRAOFICINA AL 323-413-7562

"ln compliance with Govemment Code Section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners in advance of theirmeetings may be viewed by clicking on the www.silverlakenc.org or at the board meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, pleasecontact board@silverlakenc,oro 323-413-7562.

ITEMS MAY BE ADDRESSED OUT OF THE ORDER LISTED,ALL ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON WHETHER SPECIFCALLY LISTED FOR ACTION OR NOT.

I, CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 pm

II. ROLL CALL

III. MINUTES· Review and Approval of the Minutes of December 4th, 2013 Governing Board Meeting

IV. PUBLIC COMMENT

V, CORRESPONDENCE


• Councilman Tom La60nge CD 4 (Representative)• Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, CD 13 (Representative)• Assemblyman Gatto (Representative)• Assemblyman Gomez (Representative)• Congressman Schiff (Representative)• EmpowerLA - Lisette Covarrubias

VII. REPORT OF OFFICERS

• Co-Cbalrs• Vice-Chair• Treasurer• Secretary• Parliamentarian

VIII. ADMINISTRATION, ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

A. January 2014 Expenditure and Treasurer Report - Discussion and possible action on Monthly Expenditure Report andTreasurer Report

B. Webmaster (15 min)· Discussion/possible action on the hiring of a newwebmaster; Presentation by Wendy Moore (5 minutes),Moore Business Results- Proposed Cost: $500 per month

C. 2014 Election Committee (10 min) - Discussion/Possible Action on nominees for Election Committee; report by Nina Sorkin,Election Chair (5 minutes)

D. Motion: 2" Polling Ptace (Neuman) • Proposed Cost: $3.000

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Arts & Culture (Clarke)• Budget & Finance (Dowler-Guerrero)• Community Liaison (Vacant)• Education Committee (Aldana/Sitz)• Friends of Animals (Nahum/Berne)• Governmental Affairs(Neuman/Johnson)• History Collective (Masterson)• Outreach (Cruz)• Parks and Green Spaces/Beautification (Cunningham)• Public Safety (Trujillo)• Reservoir Complex (Nahum/Masterson)• .Transportation and Public Works (Millar/Betlern-Ringuette)• Urban Design & Preservation (Plante)• Youth & Families (Vacant)

X. CONSENT AGENDA (Note: Items may be pulled by board members or the public)

E. Motion: Silver Lake Neighborhood Councit Issues Meeting on January 16th, 2014 (Millar) - Proposed Cost $100

F. Motion: Board member Reimbursementfor Meeting Room Cost (Millar) - Proposed Cost $25

XI. OLD BUSINESS

G. Motion: Community Grant: Gateway to Silver Lake Maintenance - (JaffeIMillar) - Proposed Cost: $1,000

XII. NEW BUSINESS

H. Motion: Glendale Boulevard Community Meeting (Johnson) • Proposed Cost: $100

I. Motion: Support for Children's Activities at Bellevue and Silver Lake Recreation Centers (TransportationlPublic Works)• Proposed Cost: $1.000

J. Motion: CERT Training (Public Safety) • Proposed Cost: $1.400

K. Motion: Education Grant: Friends of Micheltorena School· Proposed Cost: $1,000

L. Motion: Education GrantiSponsorship: Rose Scharlin Cooperative Nursery School- Proposed Cost: $1,000


XIV. ANNOUCEMENTS

XV. ADJOURNMENT

All items not acted upon by 10:00 p.m. will be carried over to the next meeting

Process for Reconsideration - The Board may reconsider and amend actions fisted on the agenda if that reconsideration takes place immediately following the originalaction or at the next regular meeting. The Board, on either of these two days, shall: 1) make a Motion to Reconsider and, if approved, 2) hearthe matter and take an action. Ifthe Motion to Reconsider is to be scheduled at the next meeting fol/owing the original action, then two items shall be placed on the agenda for that meeting: 1) a Molion toReconsider on the described matter and, 2) a [Proposed] Action should the Motion to Reconsider be approved. A Motion to reconsider can only be made by a Board Memberwho has previously voted on the prevailing side of the original action. If a Motion to Reconsider is not made on the date the action was taken, then a Board Member on theprevailing side of the action must submit a memorandum to the Secretary identifying the matter to be reconsidered and a tutet description of the reason(s) for requestingreconsideration at the next regular meeting. The aforesaid shall be in compliance with the Brown Act.

I. CALL TO ORDER 7:00II. ROLL CALLPresent:Janet CunninghamCharles Herman-WurmfeldAnne-Marie JohnsonPaul Michael NeumanScott PlanteTeresa SitzNadine TrujilloFlor CruzClint LukensAmy ClarkeBarbara RinguetteAnthony CrnmpMaidel LuevanoGale JaffeRusty MillarDale BensonDorit Dowler-GuerreroMichael MastersonRenee Nahum

Not Present:Lawrence FaljeanAbigail Treanor

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At-LargeAt-LargeAt-Large (co-Chair of this meeting)At-LargeAt-LargeAt-LargeAt-LargeRegion 1Region 1Region 2Region 2Region 3 (co-Chair of this meeting)Region 3Region 4Region 4Region 5Region 5Region 7Region 7

Region 6Region 6

III. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 6TH 2013 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES

A number of Board members had submitted corrections to the secretary.

Clint Lukens moved to accept the minutes with corrections. Michael Masterson seconded.

M-S-P (LukenslMasterson)The motion to accept the corrected minutes passed without objection, 19-0-0.

IV. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Genelle Le Vin said that when the Board passes a motion and the vote is note unanimous, the minutesmust reflect how all members voted. This is the only way that a member's previous vote can beconfirmed, should an item be presented for reconsideration.

Ms. Le Vin said that the Silver Lake Social will take place on Friday, December 6, from 6 - 9 pm in theSunset Triangle Plaza. Gary Ventura's events will continue if the weather permits. The November eventwas a great success.

The SLNC and the SLNIA are co-sponsoring an informational event on the Affordable Care Act onThursday, December 12 at the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Cathedral

Lisa Brewer addressed the Board about Create LA, a non-profit organization and a sub-contractor of themayor's grid program, which offers free art classes to young people aged 10 to 18 throughout Los

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Angeles. On December 7, there will be a fundraising event, including a silent auction, at the KeystoneArt Space, which is home to 60 different artists. Half the proceeds will go to support Create LA, with thebalance applied to the Keystone Gallery operating expences.

V.CORRESPONDENCE

The Board received a letter from the City Attorney's office stating that there will be vigorous enforcementof Proposition D, and asking for help identifying medical marijuana locations that have remained open inviolation. Nadine Trujillo asked ifthere was a way to establish the diameter around locations. There is acity website that provides this function.

A letter was received from DONE regarding the upcoming checking accounts and asking for submissionof reconciliation documents. The Board will be in compliance if it approves the item on the currentagenda.


Councilman Tom LaBonge CD 4 (Representative) - no reportCouncilman Mitch O'Farrell, CD 13 (Representative)

Mary Rodriguez, field deputy for CD 13, addressed the Board, and began by introducing the MarisolSalguero, the new District Director. Ms Salguero joins the CD 13 staff after serving five years in CD 1.Anyone with input or concerns is invited to contact her.

The Councilmember attended the November 29 meeting of the Neighborhood Watch groups held by thePublic Safety Committee. The event was very well attended.

A bronze street light was stolen from the Glendale Boulevard-Hyperion Avenue Bridge. People shouldbe on high alert for theft in the area. Anyone with any information on the street light should call 911.

The Glendale Boulevard-Hyperion Avenue Bridge Advisory Committee will meet on December 12.

Councilmember O'Farrell is seeking funds for the repair of the Descanso Stairs, between Descanso andLarissa. The stairs are currently in very bad condition.

There have been complaints about open house signs left out on sidewalks. There is an understanding thatrealtors can put signs out for a day, but signs left out longer are completely illegal.

The Bates Hotel site is looking raggedy. An encampment was recently cleaned up from under the MyraAvenue overpass.

The annual Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic AIDS Posada Walk will take place on December 6, beginningat 6 pm. The walk will continue east along Sunset Boulevard to Alvarado Avenue and end at theMethodist Church. Councilmember O'Farrell with attend. There will be a number of speakers. Theevent provides information and encouragement to those living with hiv in the Latino and gaycommunities. Alegria on Sunset Restaurant is providing food.

The HSFC will hold an event on December 19.

Occidental Avenue is getting resurfaced, and the DOT is looking at the crosswalk requests.

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All city white wire trash bins will be replaced with black bins that hold three times as much, and cost$360 each. The Sanitation Department is committed to servicing the black bins.

Clint Lukens asked ifthere was any update on the project at 4100 Sunset. Ms Rodriguez said that it washer understanding that the project was moving forward.

Paul Michael Neuman said that the Board would welcome any ideas that would make the Los AngelesRiver a protected and fully-utilized resource. Ms Sol said that the Councilmember's office was looking atreducing the speed limit and increasing visibility for bikers and walkers.

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld asked if there were any plans for improvement to the reservoir are after thedraining and refilling project, and if any lands would be opened up for public use after the constructionwas complete. Ms Rodriguez reported that Councilmember O'Farrell wants to take a leadership role andthat in January there will be a meeting on the subject. Mr. Herman-Wurmfeld asked that the SLNC beinvited to that meeting.

The SLNC will have to submit a proposal if they want a monument or sign at the Silver Lake Gateway.

Caltrans came to clean up the underpass.

Rusty Millar said that that engineers did look at Occidental and determine it qualified for a crosswalkbecause of the distances to Benton Way and Parkman Avenue. He submitted four addresses to streetservices for potholes, but they didn't get to the intersection of Lucile Avenue and Griffith Park Boulevard.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero thanked Ms Rodriguez for printing the homeless outreach fliers, which look great.She asked if the motion before the City Council regarding affordable housing would set the rate at 50% ofmedian income or something more reasonable. Ms Salguero said she would look into it and provide thefigure.

Amy Clarke said she had been looking into the Occicental crosswalk and the issue was that there is notenough light on the north side of Sunset Boulevard. If the buildings and shops there put up their sownlights then the DOT might move on the issue.

Assemblyman Gatto (Representative) - no reportAssemblyman Gomez (Representative) - no reportCongressman Schiff (Representative) - no reportEmpowerLA - Lisette Covarrubias - no reportLAPD

Northeast Division SLO Lenny Davis made a report to the Board. The investigation of the tragichomicide of Mr. Gato is being investigated by the Robbery-Homicide Division, and few details areavailable.

SLO Davis was not able to attend the Neighborhood Watch meeting. Silver Lake has had a major declinein violent crime in recent years. The report the preceding week of three assaults with a deadly weaponwas the result of an incident outside the Red Lion. Three people got hurt. There were no reports ofrobberies or burglaries.

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There have been four car break-ins and a couple of thefts near Angeles Street and Silver Lake Boulevard.The Rampart Division had a burglary on the south side of Sunset Boulevard, in the 3900 block, close toFountain Avenue.

Nadine Trujillo said that the goal of the meeting was to get the watch groups under the umbrella of thePublic Safety Committee so that word could be spread quickly among the groups. Concerns raised at themeeting included the lack of communication between divisions. Ms Trujillo also said that an exactaddress was not necessary but that it would be useful to have some idea of the location when crimes weresupported.

CLO Davis understood the concern about communication between divisions and said that the CLOs meetregularly with detectives to keep abreast of what is going on in other divisions. He sends out a list thatidentified crimes by the 100 block where they take place.

VII. REPORT OF OFFICERSCo-Chairs

Anthony Crump asked the Board to have patience as the new Chairs worked to clear up the backlog ofagenda items and tried out new things, such as changing the agenda format.

Anne-Marie Johnson said that the future goal was for meetings to end by 9 pm.

Vice-Chair - no report

Treasurer

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero gave a report on what amounts were outstanding in demand warrants andcurrently available.

Anyone who has put in a demand warrant will receive an email on the status, which is a new procedureper DONE.

Ms Dowler-Guerrero was told by DONE that in the past NCs were not audited, and asked the Board forpatience if she seemed to be nit-picking while they transitioned to the new process.

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld recommended establishing a policy that expense motions be made bycommittee.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero pointed out that motions may come from committees but that expenses must beapproved by the Board.

Anthony Crump said that the Executive Committee plans to discuss clarifying the role of committees invetting motions.

Secretary - no reportParliamentarian - no report

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VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE, ELECTION AND APPOINTMENTS

I. Financial Reports - DiscussionlReview and possible action on financial reports provided byprevious and current treasurer.

Anthony Crump said that reports in the new format were required by DONE on a monthly basis, and thatthere was some backlog. The last three months originally did not show the balances. Going forward thetreasurer will provide reports every month. Mr. Crump advised the Board that if the reports were notapproved at this meeting, the SLNC funds would be frozen.

Barbara Ringuette moved to approve the financial reports. Rusty Millar seconded.

M-S-P (Ringuette/Millar)The motion to approve the financial reports passed, 17-0-1Ayes: Cunningham, Herman-Wurmfeld, Johnson, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke, Ringuette,Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Faljean, Treanor, Masterson, NahumNays: NoneAbstentions: LuevanoNot voting: Neuman

2. Webmaster - Discussion/possible action on the hiring of a new SLNC Webmaster (Presentation)

The item was not addressed due to the absence of the candidate.

3. 2014 Election Committee - Discussion/Possible Action on nominees for the 2014 electioncommittee

Anthony Crump reminded the Board that at the previous Board meeting, Nina Sorkin, Chair ofthe Election Committee, was asked to identify candidate committee members.

Nina Sorkin reported that she reached out to several organizations in the community andidentified a number of potential committee members for the various Regions in the SLNC,including a high school student for Region 2, Teresa Padua of HSFC for Region 4, and NadineTrujillo for Region 7. Ms Sorkin represents Region 6, and Flor Cruz, the Outreach Chair,represents Region I. No candidate member for Region 3 was identified.

Anthony Crump said he would contact Joe Malone, who might have an interest in serving, andwould also reach out to the Neighborhood Watch in the area.

Gale Jaffe said that Chris, a former Board member, lives in Region 3 and might be interested inserving.

Amy Clarke said that Georgine Goodin was very interested in serving on the committee.

Scott Plante confirmed that the SLNC Secretary will be responsible for posting ElectionCommittee minutes to the website to say compliant with the Brown Act. Anthony Crump said hewould investigate the website in the coming weeks to confirm the map online is current.

Ms Sorkin reported that the first deadline is January 12, for mail elections.

Anthony Crump confirmed that the Board had not yet approved the budget for the election.

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Janet Cunningham said that she has the banners from the past election, which can be modified.

The Board agreed to delay confirmation of the Election Committee members until the January2014 meeting so additional candidates could be contacted.

4. GlendalelHyperion Bridge Task Force - Discussion IPossible Action on appointing arepresentative to the GlendalelHyperion Bridge Task Force

The Chair pointed out that at its last regular meeting, the Board approved a letter calling for theredesign ofthe bridge. The city has asked each NC in the vicinity to appoint representatives tothe task force.

Scott Plante nominated Rusty Millar, who accepted. Janet Cunningham seconded.

Charles Herman- Wurmfeld nominated Matthew Mooney, who accepted. Amy Clarke seconded.

Rusty Millar said that the bridge project has been going on since 2007, and has been discussed inthe transportation committee. Mr. Millar said that city engineers were not looking into otherways of crossing than cars, and that he supports taking into account other modes oftransportation, including bicycles and walking. He strongly supports addressing the needs of theentire community.

Matthew Mooney said he rode his bicycle to the evening's meeting, as he does all the time. Hesaid that the reason for the Task Force was because of the work he was involved with. Thestrategy was to bring the bridge to the attention of all NCs in the area, first through lowercommittees and then Governing Boards. He worked with six committees in the area and themotions all passed. The bridge is very dear to him but he is currently afraid to cross it on hisbicycle. He is not opposed to automobile traffic but he is positive about our future as a city withmultiple modes of transportation.

Paul Michael Neuman asked Mr. Mooney for details on the efforts he has made on the project.

Mr. Mooney said he was instrumental in laying the groundwork, and that he feels that NCs arenot just advisory. He worked with the local NCs and got motions passed by every localGoverning Board.

Amy Clarke said that she appreciated Mr. Mooney's leadership and organization. She asked whathe could do to assuage fears that he was only working for cyclists and pedestrians. Mr. Mooneysaid that he believes that Los Angeles is a multi-modal city.

Flor Cruz asked Mr. Mooney what his ideal design of the bridge would be.

Mr. Mooney said he would like a bridge he felt safe riding across. The design from 1927includes belvederes, built-in benches along the way were people crossing can stop and rest. Hewould like to the bridge restored to its original glory.

Gale Jaffe asked if the SLNC could have more than one member on the task force. AnthonyCrump said the Councilmember's office asked for one representative from each NC, but that taskforce meetings would be open to members of the public.

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The Board approved Rusty Millar as representative to the Task Force, 10-8-1Millar: Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Ringuette, Jaffe, Millar, NahumMooney: Cunningham, Herman- Wurmfeld, Sitz, Clarke, Luevano, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero,MastersonAbstention: Crump

5. Proposed Change to SLNC Standing Rules Regarding Meeting Location (Johnson)To Amend the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Standing Rules #1O.(Meeting Location) toallow the co-chairs, with governing board approval, to provide more than one location to holdSLNC governing boardmeetings.

Anne-Marie Johnson read the motion. Renee Nahum seconded.

Ms Johnson said that the intent of the motion was to allow the Chairs latitude to move the meeting of theGoverning Board around the community. The locations being considered included the MicheltorenaSchool, the Russian Cathedral, and the Ivanhoe School.

Teresa Sitz expressed concern that agendas were not always posted as they were supposed to be and thatthe proposed measure would lead to confusion in the community.

Barbara Ringuette said she thought the measure would lead to confusion and the loss of an importantidentification with the current location.

Rusty Millar said that he thought Ivanhoe School would be a good location for meetings but was not sureif it is ADA compliant. He reminded the Board that all meeting locations must be ADA complient.

Janet Cunningham said that she liked the idea of moving around but could see how the measure couldlead to confusion since everyone was used to coming to the Micheltorena School.

Michael Masterson said he felt that the Board had established itself at the current location and wasconcerned about moving.

Gale Jaffe moved to amend the motion to allow special meetings at other locations but that regularmeetings of the Governing Board would be held at the Micheltorena School. Amy Clarke seconded.

Clint Lukens said he did not think that the Micheltorena School was ADA compliant.

Nadine Trujillo said that there were ADA compliant bathrooms at Ivanhoe school.

Renee Nahum said that meetings at the current location were not well-attended and that varying thelocation would help outreach. Listing the location on the agenda would eliminate confusion.

Paul Michael Neuman expressed concern that if the current location was not ADA compliant the Boardmight be at risk of liability.

Charles Herman- Wurmfeld said he did not support the amendment because he supported the motion. Hefelt that the Board could properly conduct outreach so that people could find the meetings at the proposednew locations. He encouraged the Board to support the original motion.

Amy Clarke said her main concern was with non-Board members.

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Dale Benson said that transit access had to be considered at that the current location was more transitfriendly than the proposed new locations.

M-S-F (Jaffe/Clarke)The amendment to the motion failed, 7-12-0Ayes: Sitz, Ringuette, Luevano, Jaffe, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, MastersonNays: Cunningham, Herruan-Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Crump, Millar, NahumAbstentions: None

Amy Clarke asked if there was any confirmation that the proposed locations were ADA compliant.

Paul Michael Neuman said that the motion provided an incredible outreach opportunity.

M-S-P (Johnson/Nahum)The motion passed, 15-4-0Ayes: Cunningham, Herruan-Wurrufeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Masterson, NahumNays: Sitz, Ringuette, Luevano, Dowler-GuerreroAbstentions: None

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Parks and Green SpaceslBeautification (Cunningham) - no report

Outreach (Cruz)The committee did not meet in November so there were no elections.Teresa Sitz has resigned as secretary, and Matthew Mooney and Flor Cruz remain co-Chairs.

Friends of Animals (Nahum/Berne)New co-Chairs were elected at the last meeting.

Urban Design & Preservation (Plante)There will be a meeting of the committee in December.

History Collective (Masterson)The interviews project continues, with 52 so far having been digitized.

Arts & Culture (ClarkelRenn)Amy Clarke and Gary Ventura were elected co-Chairs in November. The next meeting is December 9from 6:45 - 7:45 pm at the Silver Lake Library. Ms Clarke will forward contact information for Mr.Ventura to the Board, and thanked Charles Renn for his service.

Community Liaison (Vacant)

Public Safety (Trujillo)CERT training will be held at Ivanhoe School on January 23. The school is waiving fees, and materialcosts have to be confirrued. Any Neighborhood Watch groups that are interested in joining the WatchAlliance Group should provide their inforruation.

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Governmental Affairs(NeumanlJohnson)Co-Chairs were elected, and the schedule is being worked out.

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld asked if the committee would take up the topic of internet taxi services, andPaul Michael Neuman said that it was currently holding off because of activity in the city and state.

Budget & Finance - covered in Treasurer's report

Youth & Families (Vacant)Nadine Trujillo said there is a local high school student who is interested in serving on the committee.

Transportation and Public Works (Millar/Betlem-Ringuette)At the last meeting someone made comments about the Eagle Bar, which is using a valet sevice andparking on the streets. There are a number of traffic accidents involving over-served patrons, and peoplehave been sleeping in their cars. There is no record of the location having a liquor license.

Anthony Crump pointed out that the Eagle is of great interest to Silver Lake's gay community.

Reservoir Complex (NahumlMasterson)The construction on the Grassy Knoll, done directly by the DWP, is almost finished and there have beenno complaints.

Education Committee (SitzIDowler-Guerrero)Teresa Sitz and Ursula Aldana were elected co-chairs at the November meeting.

x. CONSENT AGENDA

Amy Clarke pulled Item 5, and Rusty Millar pulled Item 8.

5. Motion: Creation of a Traffic Mitigation and Arbor Fund (Urban Design & TransportationComm) Move that SLNC supports the creation of a Traffic Mitigation Fund and an Arbur Fundto foster infrastructure improvement in Silver Lake.

Barbara Ringuette read the motion. Paul Michael Neuman seconded.

Amy Clarke said that all aspects of maintaining trees are not equal and that two new trees do not replace amature one. Ms Clarke questioned how the funds would be allocated.

Barbara Ringuette said that the details had to be worked out and that they would consult with the WestLos Angeles Neighborhood Council to see how they established their fund. Ms Ringuette said shethought the issue would fall to the Transportation and Public Works Committee but it might fall to theUrban Design Committee.

Rusty Millar said he supported the motion. He was not sure if the board could create a fund because anymoneys would have to go to DONE.

Renee Nahum said there were many details that had to be worked out that she would like to haveprovided to the Board before it makes a decision.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero asked if the motion was to establish a plan for something new that did notpreviously exist. Barbara Ringuette confirmed this was the case.

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M-S-P (Ringnette/Nenman)The motion passed, 15-3-1Ayes: Cunningham, Herman- Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Ringuette, Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumNays: Cunningham, Sitz, NahumAbstentions: Luevano

6. Motion: Support for 722-726 Lucile Small Lot Subdivision (Urban Design)7. Motion: Support for 2211-2235 Glendale Blvd Small Lot Subdivision (Urban Design)

Scott Plante recommended postponing Items 6 and 7 until the January 2014 meeting of the GoverningBoard.

Barbara Ringuette moved to table Items 6 and 7 until the January meeting. Paul Michael Neumanseconded.

M-S-P (Ringuette/Neuman)The motion to table passed without objection, 19-0-0

8. Motion: Support for Statewide Ban on Single Use Plastic Bags (Wes Joe/Sarah Dale) SupportStatewide Policy Consistant with L.A. City and County Bans on Single-Use Bags.

Wes Joe read the motion and said that he thought everyone was grateful that the city ban would start onJanuary 1. He said that plastic bags were still a serious issue, and that it was important to make theposition of the community known to its state representatives.

Paul Michael Neuman seconded.

Renee Nahum pointed out that Kevin de Leon voted against the ban and said that the motion was notredundant because it urged a statewide ban.

Paul Michael Neuman said that momentum created by the city ban could lead to the establishment of astatewide .ban. The last vote in the state senate was very close and he urged the board to support themotion.

Charles Herman- Wunnfeld said he felt the issue was important and asked the Board to continue to opposethe use of plastic bags.

Amy Clarke said she thought the Board had every obligation to vote on the motion.

Rusty Millar said that the motion might have been more effective if it had come from committee andproposed an amendment that letters be sent to State Senators del.eon, Liu, and Mitchell that included acopy of the motion and its vote count.

The maker of the motion received the proposed amendment without objection.Charles Herman- Wurmfeld seconded

M-S-P (MilJarlHerman-Wurmfeld)The amendment to themotion to address letters to state representatives including a copy of the motionand vote count passed without objection, 19-0-0

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M-S-P (JoelNeuman)The motion, as amended, passed without objection, 19-0-0.

XI. OLD BUSINESS

. 9. Motion: Production of a Brochure on Silver Lake History (History Collective) Proposed Cost:$750. The History Collective moves that the SLNC Governing Board provide funding of up to$750 to design, produce and print a brochure on the history of Silver Lake to distribute to thecommunity at the library and events as an education and outreach vehicle. '

Michael Masterson read the motion. Barbara Ringuette seconded.

M-S-P (MastersonlRinguette)The motion passed, 18-0-1.Ayes: Cunningham, Herman-Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Ringuette, Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumNays: NoneAbstentions: Luevano

10. Motion/Resolution: Memorialize August 7th Gang Injunction Meeting (Johnson, Plante, Millar)

The makers of the motion requested that it be removed.

Charles Herman- Wurmfeld moved to remove the motion. Amy Clarke seconded.

M-S-P (Herman-WurmfeldfClarke)The motion to remove the item passed, 17-0-2.Ayes: Cunningham, Herman- Wurmfeld, Johnson, Plante, Sitz, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke, Ringuette, Crump,Luevano, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumNays: NoneAbstentions: Neuman, Trujillo

II. Motion: Proposed budget adjustment for Event Facilities Fee (Millar) Proposed Cost: $75fperevent

Rusty Millar read the motion. Gale Jaffe seconded.

Paul Michael Neuman asked how the motion would affect the January meeting of the Government AffairsCommittee.

Rusty Millar said that the church has a $25 fee, which the Board would reimburse with a receipt.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero said that DONE will not reimburse pre-approved expenses.

The motion and second were withdrawn.

12. Motion: Annexed Area Welcome Event (previously 'Orphan Area Event') (Outreach Committee)- Proposed Cost: $300

This motion was passed at the August 2013 meeting of the Governing Board.

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13. Motion: Transgender Task Group Mixer (Outreach Committee) Proposed Cost: $200

The motion was withdraw as the Ad Hoc Committee was dissolved on December 1.

Charles Herman- Wurmfeld said that the committee did great work and he hoped that it could bereconvened and hold an event in the future.

14. Motion: Certificates for Local Schools with Improved Scores (Education Committee) - ProposedCost: $50. The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council moves to recognize 15 schools that serveSilver Lake students for increasing API and/or keeping API above the California state goal of800.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero read the motion. Ms Dowler-Guerrero explained that the LAUSD takes a beatingon a daily basis, but that 15 local schools maintained or improved their AlPS. The Board has providedcertificates in the past, and students and teachers appreciate the recognition of their hard work.

Barbara Ringuette seconded.

Gale Jaffe said she hoped that the Education Committee would do this every year.

M-S-P (Dowler-GuerrerolRinguette)Motion passes, 18-0-1Ayes: Cunningham, Herman-Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Ringuette, Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumNays: NoneAbstentions: Luevano

15. Motion: Proposed Budget Increase for Arts and Culture Committee (Arts & Culture Committee)- Proposed Cost: $1,000. The Arts & Culture Committee moves to request in increase in fundingfor Fiscal Year 2014 of up to $1000 (based on an approximation, though not an absolute, of$250per quarter) for expansion on such successful programs, projects and initiatives such as theElectrical box Beatification Project, Make Music Los Angeles (Saturday, June 21, 2014) andother similar creative mixers, neighborhood block parties, community collaborations andcelebrations of the unique and vibrant character of Silver Lake.

Amy Clarke read the motion. She explained that the purpose of the motion was to encourage the creationof fun events and give voice to a diverse representation of the community.

Scott Plante seconded.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero asked if the motion proposed which part of the budget the funds would comefrom.

Barbara Ringuette asked at what point the board would approve the funds.

Anthony Crump said that if any committee wants to do an event, that expense has to come before theBoard, and was not in favor of setting the precedent of approving funds before an event was scheduled.

Janet Cunningham said she would like additional funds for her committee, but that she thought each eventshould come before the Board separately.

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Nadine Trujillo said that if the Board expanded the budget for one committee, then it should do it for all.

Amy Clarke said that the original idea was that the money would come from the general fund, andsuggested there did not have to be so much set aside for website development.

Anthony Crump confirmed that the budget for each committee was $100.

Charles Herman- Wurmfeld said he thought the motion addressed the concern of the Board empoweringits committees and that there is something to be said for providing committees with an operating budgetof more than $100.

Anthony Crump pointed out that every committee has access to Neighborhood Purpose, CommunityImprovement, and Outreach funds.

M-S-F (ClarkelPlante)The motion failed, 2-16-1Ayes: Sitz, ClarkeNays: Cunningham, Herman-Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens,Ringuette, Crump, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumAbstentions: Luevano

XII. NEW BUSINESS

16. Motion: Cleaning and Maintenance of the Silver Lake Gateway (JaffelMillar) Proposed Cost:$1,000

Gale Jaffe read the motion. Barbara Ringuette seconded.

Paul Michael Neuman said that the motion as presented did not mention a cost. He moved to table theitem until the next meeting of the Governing board. Amy Clarke seconded.

M-S-P (Neuman/Clarke)The motion to table the item until the next meeting of the Governing Board passed, 13-6-0.Ayes: Cunningham, Herman- Wurmfeld, Johnson, Neuman, Plante, Sitz, Trujillo, Cruz, Lukens, Clarke,Ringuette, Crump, Luevano, Jaffe, Millar, Benson, Dowler-Guerrero, Masterson, NahumNays: Plante, Sitz, Ringuette, Crump, Jaffe, MastersonAbstentions: None

17. Motion: Community Impact Statement: Fracking Moratorium (Govermnent Affairs Comm.) TheSilver Lake Neighborhood Council hereby adopts the following Community Impact Statement:"In keeping with the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's adopted position regarding fracking,the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council supports the Los Angeles City Council motion (13-1152-S1) calling for a moratorium within city bounds on fracking and all forms of activity associatedwith well stimulation, unless and until the City is assured about water and seismic safety,protection from climate change, and the potential financial liability for the City and its public."

Paul Michael Neuman read the motion. Dorit Dowler-Guerrero seconded.

M-S-P (Neuman/Dowler-Guerrero)The motion passed without objection, 19-0-0.

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18. Motion: Installation of Owl Nesting Boxes near Silver Lake Meadow (Friends of Silver LakeAnimals) The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council will ask the LADWP and L.A. Dept. ofRecreation and Parks to for permission to install at least two Barn(& Screech) Owl nesting boxesnear the Silver Lake Meadow Park to help with the rodent problem.

Renee Nahum read the motion, and explained that rodents in the meadow are currently caught in traps. Abarn owl can eat up to 3500 rodents per year. Students of some of the local schools with environmentalprograms might participate.

Dorit Dowler-Guerrero seconded.

Dorit Dowlwer-Guerrero thanked the committee for the motion, and offered to provide information onwhich schools have environmental programs.

Barbara Ringuette asked where funding would come from. Ms Nahum said that a local City Counciloffice has expressed interest in helping with funding.

Flor Cruz asked if the owls would require any maintance and Ms Nahum confirmed that they would not.

M-S-P (Nahum/Dowlwer-Guerrero)Motion passed, 19-0-0


The following items were proposed for the next meeting's agenda:Reauthorizing the Transgender Ad Hoc Task Force Committee.The Goals and Issues meeting, scheduled for late JanuaryReorienting the SLNC budget towards committeesPurchase of an easel and white board

XIV. ANNOUCEMENTS

There will be a screening of traditional holiday classics, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, from5 to 8 pm on Friday, December 20 at the Griffith Park Merry-go-round.

Due to the New Year's Day holiday, the January meeting of the Governing Board will be held on thesecond Tuesday of the month, January 8.

CERT training will start on January 23.

The EI Conquistador restaurant is closing on

XV. ADJOURNMENT

The Board voted without objection to adjourn at 9:57 in memory of the Gato family and of victims ofthePhilippine Typhoon Haiyan.

January 2014 Treasurer Report.

1. Per DONE, the two fire station motions approved at the November 20, 2013 special board

meeting will not be accepted.

Fire Station 6-

• the request was open ended, the motion did not list what the $1,000.00 would buy

• there needs to be a written request from the fire station for the funds and the request must listwhat the fu nds will be used for

• must spell out who the funds will be given to; the Fire Department or a non profito if non profit, needs a demand warrant completed by the non profit

Fire Station 20-

• can't use the p-card to buy the washer and dryer

• there needs to be a written request from the fire station for the funds and the request must listwhat the funds will be used for

• must spell out who the funds will be given to; the Fire Department or a non profito if non profit, needs a demand warrant completed by the non profit

2. Mistake on October Monthly Expenditure Report

• Two expenditures on the September report were also included in the October report:o ATT- $ 46.38o USPS-$128.00

3. Mistake on December Expenditure Report

• C.9- $3,500.00 was listed under Outstanding Commitments. I was under the impression that thisamount was approved at the November 20,2013 meeting for the election. At the December

Board meeting, I learned this was not the case.

Contact Information Neighborhood Council: Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Name: Rosalie Preston Phone Number: 310-538-2485 Email: [email protected] Date of NC Board Action: 01/14/2014 Type of NC Board Action: For Proposal Impact Information Date: 01/29/2014 Update to a Previous Input: No Directed To: City Council and Committees Council File Number: 13-1152-S1 Agenda Date: Item Number: Brief Summary: Because the Harbor Gateway North NC area is one where oil and gas extraction took place in the early 1900's to 1920's and because there are still a number of active wells, there is a potentially significant amount of such resources below residences and businesses. Additional Information: If a recent sound wave imaging project has identified adequate resources, then hydraulic fracturing will very likely be the means used to extract these resources impacting health and property. The unpermitted testing process alone has caused damage to some properties.

Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

135th

Street School Auditorium, 801 W. 135th

Street

Present: Delores Allmond (Chairperson), Rosalie Preston (Recording Secretary), Neodros Bridgeforth

(Corresponding Secretary), Joan Jacobs (Treasurer), Adrian Valenzuela (District 2), Betty Hawkins

(District 4), Llewyn Fowlkes (District 5), Marvin Bell (District 6), Rosario Rico (District 7), Mary Hinton

(District 8), Richard Lee (Youth Representative), and Donald Cook (Outreach Representative)

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.by Chair Delores Allmond.

1) Public Comment: Joseph Martinez, LAUSD District 7 Field Deputy, encouraged stakeholders to

attend the Wed. February 5 meeting at the Narbonne High School Auditorium, 24300 S. Western Avenue,

at 6 p.m. to hear about the State of California’s proposal for funding public schools, including the

LAUSD, and to hear the community’s thoughts on school budget priorities. The local control funding

formula will impact certain local schools which need additional support.

2) Approval of the December 10 Board minutes: It was moved by Rosario Rico, seconded by Llewyn

Fowlkes and passed 10-0-0 to approve the minutes as presented.

3) Treasurer’s report: In the absence of Treasurer Joan Jacobs, Recording Secretary Rosalie Preston

reviewed the monthly expenditure report for December 2013. As of the end of December, total HGNNC

expenditures of the $37,000 allocated are $13,866.36, with $23,515.67 remaining. The more detailed

“Expenditures to Date” form, dated January 13, 2014, was also attached. It was moved by Neodros

Bridgeforth, seconded by Marvin Bell, and passed 10-0-0 to accept the Treasurer’s report.

4) Setting of meeting with Councilman Buscaino to discuss critical issues of the HGNNC: Richard

Lee discussed the concern of many Board members that regular Board meetings with Councilman

Buscaino are needed to encourage focus on the significant issues of the HGNNC, to better seek solutions,

and to know what progress is being made. Richard suggested contacting the Council’s scheduler to set up

such a meeting for the end of March, ideally for a Saturday morning when more Board members would

be available. In the meantime, the Board will compile its current list of items needing action.

(Joan Jacobs entered the meeting at 7:35 p.m.)

It was moved by Richard Lee, seconded by Donald Cook, and passed 10-0 1 for Chair Delores Allmond

to send such a letter to Councilman Buscaino.

5) Recommendation from the Planning and Land Use Committee on the revised proposal for 27

condominiums at 15812 S. Vermont Avenue in District 2 (TT-69586-CN): On Saturday December 14,

the Planning and Land Use Committee met with developer Steve Stapakis so that he could review the

revised proposal for the townhouse-style condominium project at 15812 S. Vermont Avenue. Because

the City requires 10% of the units to be fully handicapped accessible, he has revised the project to

incorporate those features and more handicapped parking spaces. Therefore, there will now be 27 units.

The R1 property running north and south along the property line on the east side (next to the walls of the

homes on Ainsworth) will become communal recreational space for the residents. A row of trees will be

planted along the boundary wall to provide privacy. It was moved by Rosario Rico, seconded by Richard

Lee, and passed 11-0-0 to support the Planning and Land Use Committee’s recommendation of support

for the revised proposal for this project.

6) Position on File No. 13-1152-S1, City of L.A. restrictions on fracking for oil and gas: Many

HGNNC stakeholders have a strong concern that if the Rosecrans 3D Imaging Project underground

testing has discovered adequate oil and gas reserves, they will be extracted using hydraulic fracturing or

“fracking.” Since the L.A. City Council has recently introduced a proposal to ban well stimulation

activities, including hydraulic fracturing, within City limits until stronger safeguards are put in place, it

was moved by Joan Jacobs, seconded by Marvin Bell, and passed 11-0-0 to support File No. 13-1152-S1,

send a letter, and file a CIS to that effect.

7) Position on the need for DOGGR (California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources) to

have greater oversight of oil and gas-related activities and impacts: Due to the passage of SB4, the

State Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) has been placed in charge of over-

seeing the study of “well stimulation activities,” also known as hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) to

remove remaining petroleum and natural gas resources from ground within the State of California.

Comments on the implementation of these new oversight responsibilities are being sought. Therefore, it

was moved by Joan Jacobs, seconded by Mary Hinton, and passed 11-0-0 to write a letter reflecting the

Board’s position that DOGGR have stronger oversight capabilities for well stimulation activities

including testing for oil and gas, have funding to hire adequate numbers of inspectors, and that the State

of California institute an oil severance tax to fund the inspectors and other needed public services.

8) Letter to Councilman Buscaino and DOT on measures to mitigate illegal large-truck traffic on

residential streets in District 4: District 4 Representative Betty Hawkins has noted an increasing number

of 18-wheeled trucks and large trash trucks from four different companies using 135th Street, past the

135th Street School, as well as illegally cutting through the neighborhood both north and south on Hoover

Street. The Council District 15 office says that the trucks cannot be blocked on 135th Street because it is

listed as a State highway. They are looking into measures to more strongly indicate that Hoover Street,

both north and south of 135th Street is posted as prohibited for large truck usage.

(Joan Jacobs left the meeting at 8:30 p.m.)

It was moved by Rosalie Preston, seconded by Neodros Bridgeforth, and passed 10-0-0 to write a letter of

support for mitigating this type of vehicle traffic in District 4.

9) Report on the Budget Advocates: This item was tabled until the next meeting since Joan Jacobs had

had to leave the meeting.

10) Report on HGNNC activities and events: The long-planned Figueroa Corridor Business Breakfast

will take place on Thurs. January 16 at the WSS corporate headquarters, 13425 S. Figueroa Street.

About 120 businesses, mostly industrial, have been identified and 24 have said they will attend.

The HGNNC Board election has been set for Tues. May 6 at the 135th Street School. The Ad Hoc

Election Committee will attend a meeting with IEA Rashad Rucker on Thurs. January 23 to learn more

details. The current goal for voting is an increase of 15%. At least four Board seats need to be contested.

The Board has not done any further work on the Strategic Plan for 2013-2014.

11) Report on the Harbor Alliance meeting of January 8: Octaviano Rios, Mayor’s representative for

the Harbor Area, announced that he now holds open house hours at the San Pedro City Hall, 638 S.

Beacon Street, San Pedro, CA 90731, every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. Stakeholders can drop by or call

(213) 473-2388 for an appointment. The Mayor has a Great Streets initiative and possibly the HGNNC

can recommend that Imperial Highway be one of the 50 Great Streets. There will be three Mayor’s

budget meetings, with one possibly in the Harbor Gateway or Watts area.

12) Announcements: Lydia Gutierrez, teacher and Board member of the Coastal San Pedro

Neighborhood Council, is running in the primary election for State Superintendent of Education on June

3. She discussed her background and qualifications and gave out campaign literature.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.

Minutes taken by Rosalie Preston, Recording Secretary

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