October (8 & 29), 2003

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1 October (8 & 29), 2003

2 SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY CITY OF LOS ANGELES C a l if o r n ia SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 10/08/03 Russian Orthodox Church Meeting Room 650 Micheltorena St. Los Angeles, CA :30-9:00 SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL C/O Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 3516 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA T ELEPHON&'(8'66f[AAEL'te, s i / i r / / ( r c FAX-'(323) The public is requested to fill out a Speaker Card to address the Board on any item of the agenda prior to the Board taking action on an 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 that is within the Board s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board. Agenda is posted,for public review at Silver Lake Park Recreation Center, Bellevue Park Recreation Center, Council District 13, Sunset Junction Neighborhood Ajliance/Tsunami, Ivanhoe Elementary School, Allesandro St. Elementary School, and Silver Lake Community Police Service Center. 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 upori request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your requestm least 3 business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting Tom Soong, Project Coordinator (323) :30PM-7:30PM Orientation for New Board (Public has the option to come but Board members attendance is highly recommended) 1. New Board of Governors Information from DONE 7:30PM-8:00PM Introduction and Installation 2. Call to Order, Roll Call and Welcoming Remarks-DONE 3. Swearing-in of Board of Govemors-Commissioner Bill Christopher 4. Acknowledgements-DONE 8:00PM-9:00PM Board Meeting 5. Election Committee Report-Milt Rosenberg, Carol Ng, LWV 6. Adoption of Bylaws-DONE 7. Nomination and Election of Officers-DONE 8. Forming Committees (Standing-Outreach, Executive, Gov t Affairs, and Community Liasion).-Co-chairs 9. Ad Hoc Planning Report-Derek Ryder 10. Future meeting dates and location-co-chairs 11 Board Member Comment-Comments from the Board on subject matters within the Board s jurisdiction. 12.Public Comments-Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Board s jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker. 13. Future Agenda Items and other Calendar Events. 14. Adjournment P r o c e s s f o r R e c o n s id e r a t io n The Board may reconsider and amend actions listed on the agenda if that reconsideration takes place immediately following the original action or at the next regular meeting. The Board, on either o f these two days, shall: 1) make a Motion to Reconsider and, if approved, 2) hear the matter and take an action. If the Motion to Reconsider is to be scheduled at the next meeting following the original action, then two items shall be placed on the agenda for that meeting: 1) a Motion to Reconsider 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 Member who has previously voted on the prevailing side o f the original action. If a Motion to Reconsider is not made on the date the action was taken, then a Board Member on the prevailing side o f the action must submit a memorandum to the Secretary identifying the matter to be reconsidered and a brief description o f the reason(s) for requesting reconsideration at the next regular meeting. The aforesaid shall be in compliance with the Brown A ct

3 SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OFFICERS oo-chairs: Jason Lyon, Rusty Millar VICE CHAIR: Salvador Sanchez TREASURER: Charles Wiggington SECRETARY: Martin Hittelman CITY OF LOS ANGELES C a l if o r n ia SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL C/O Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 3516 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA TELEPHONE: (866) LA-HELPS FAX: (323) SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL GOVERNING BOARD Minutes of October 8, 2003 I. The first meeting of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board was called to order at 7:30 PM. All elected members were in attendance.. Tom Soong (Project Director) and Michele Cuevas (Senior Project Director) from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) spoke briefly to the body. They noted that those elected to two year terms were Peter Choi, Barbara Dakin, Jason Lyon, Jane Renahan, Michael Locke, Roberto Haraldson, Robin Dakin, Rusty Millar, Luis Lopez, Garry Willis, and Laura Dwan. Martin Hittelman, Salvador Sanchez, Elizabeth Bougart Sharkov, Marian Aguilar, Charles Wiggington, Lewis Myers, Sandra Ruiz, Darren Morton, Robert Brooks, and Michael J. Home were elected to one year terms. II. III. Bill Christopher, Board of Neighborhood Governors Commissioner, swore in the governing board members and handed out Congratulations Certificates to the Governing Board members on their election to the Board. B ill Christopher gave recognition to Joel Aldape, Marilyn Alex, Paul Apostle, Elizabeth Bougart Sharkov*, Vincent Brook, Stephen Bryda, Brian Center, Guadalupe Chapa, Avram Chill, Eric Chinchilla, Barb Dakin*, Robin Dakin*, Luis de la Vega, Dorit Dowler-Guerrero, Yvonne Edwards, Diane Edwardson, Mitchell Eisenberg, Jason Elias, Rob Elk, Vivian Escalante, Daniel Galeon, Bea Gold, Paige Gold, Art Goldberg, Roberto Haraldson*, Lisa Henschel, Cecilia Hernandez, Martin H ittelm an*, Wendy Hodgin, Wes Joe, Ulrika Johansson, Zahava Jones, Sandy Kaye, Robert Kayvon, Dave Keitel, Jud Kilgore, Carol Knapp, Erik Knutsen, Maryann Kuk, Nalini Lasciewicz, Sandra Lepore, Genelle LeVin, Luis Lopez*, Lyndia Lowy, Flannery Lunsford, Jason Lyon*, Aldo Marin, Shelly Marks, Michele McGrath, Rusty Millar*, Lewis Myers*, Carol Ng, Gena Nason, Dennis Nutter, Leon Older, Mike Ontiveros, Susan Phillips, Pat Pollard, Ingrid Popper, and Cesar Quinto for their work in the development of the SLNC. (*w ere elected to Governing Board). IV. Milt Rosenberg, representing the SLNC Elections Committee, gave a report on the election (attached). First he thanked Jerry Kvasnicka from the League of Women Voters for his advise and support. He also thanked Tom Soong and Leon Older (webmaster) for their efforts. Rosenberg noted that, at the end, there were only four members of the Elections Committee although the Bylaws required seven (one from each region) and that the Walking Man s distribution of election materials was inconsistent. The Committee recommended that the Voter Guide should be bulk-mailed to every household in future elections. The Committee also questioned the reliance on computers for conducting most of the campaign, perhaps disenfranchising some stakeholders. In future elections, the Committee recommends that volunteers are given badges to identify their roles in the election. The Committee also recommended that elections in the future should include a provision for casting absentee ballots. In addition, some provision needs to be made for determining the region that stakeholders from shared resources (such as Marshall High School) should vote in - or if living outside the boundaries of the SLNC, not voting for a regional representative. V. It was M/S/P that the SLNC accepts the Report of the Election Committee with appreciation. VI. VII. VIII. It was M/S/P to accept the SLNC Bylaws as printed. It was M/S/P to adopt the following process for the election of the SLNC Officers. Nominations will be opened from the floor for each officer position beginning with the Co-Chair. Board members may nominate or self-nominate. Nominees will then accept or not accept the nomination. Close nomination for the office and a list of the candidates for the office will be determined. Each candidate will be given up to 1 minute to give a speech. A vote by show of hands will be taken. If no candidate receives a majority, then the name of the candidate with the fewest votes will be removed from the list of candidates and voting will proceed. This process will continue until one candidate receives the majority of the votes. The winner will then be announced. The process will be repeated for the remaining offices (Co-Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer). Election Results: Jason Lyon was elected Co-Chair with 11 votes on the second round (other candidates were Rusty Millar, Martin Hittelman, Barbara Dakin, and Salvador Sanchez); Rusty Millar was elected Co-Chair with 11 votes after two rounds (other candidates were Barbara Dakin, Salvador Sanchez, Martin Hittelman); Salvador Sanchez was elected Vice Chair in the first round with 14 votes (the other candidate was Marian Aguilar); Martin Hittelman was elected Secretary (no opposition); Charles Wiggington was elected Treasurer with 12 votes (the other candidates were Robin Dakin and Laura Dwan).

4 X. It was M/S/P that the SLNC ask for volunteers for the formation of the committees and report back to the next SLNC Governing Board meeting. XI. It was M/S/P to form a Public Relations Committee to do outreach to the media on behalf of the SLNC. XII. It was M/S/P to table any other discussion of new committees until the next meeting. XIII. Volunteers for the following committees: Outreach: Lewis Myers, Charles Wiggington, Michael Locke, Barbara Dakin, Jane Renahan, Robert Brooks, Luis Lopez, Robin Dakin; Governmental Affairs: Luis Lopez, Salvador Sanchez, Martin Hittelman, Darren Morton, Laura Dwan, Marian Aguilar, Lewis Myers; Community Liaison: Gerry Willis, Jane Renahan; Public Relations: Marian Aguilar, Lewis Myers, Robert Brooks, Peter Choi, Salvador Sanchez, Elizabeth Bougart-Sharkov, Garry Willis, Tonya Brooks XIV. M/S/P that the SLNC Governing Board will make decisions regarding the running of a web site. The Executive Committee is authorized to meet with Leon Older to figure out the best way to direct issues concerning placement of items on the web site. XV. It was suggested by Stakeholder Brian Center that the next agenda contain proposals for committees that deal with public safety, children and families. It was also proposed that a committee be developed that deals with planning and development. XVI. Derek Ryder of the SLNC Ad-Hoc Planning Committee gave the Committee Report (see attached handouts) on the current Community Plan being considered by the City. He reported on a joint forum held on October 4,2003 and sponsored with the Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council. He reported that over 25 comment cards were received and attendance was around 200 persons. He stated that the Ad-Hoc Committee needs to write up a summary report to the Los Angeles City Planning Department by their November 4th deadline. Stakeholder Tonya Brooks spoke to the need for time for public discussion because of the importance of the issues. Stakeholder Carol Knapp spoke in opppsition to any land use changes until a Grand Jury has investigated the politicians and others that are behind the government/corporate land grab scheme. She recommended that a committee be formed which would address the issues fairly - something she felt has not been done in the past. \ XVII. It was M/S/P that the Ad-Hoc is authorized to present to the Los Angeles City Planning Department, in the name of the Ad-Hoc Committee, a faithful representation of the views expressed at the forum. The SLNC will make nd recommendations at this time. The Ad-Hoc Committee was asked to provide the SLNC with a copy of what they send to the City Planning Department. XVIII. Stakeholder Wes Joe asked if he should continue sending out information on future hearings. XIX. M/S/P that the Governing Board will set the date for the next meeting and wait to set up the regular meeting dates to the next Governing Board meeting. XX. M/S/P that the next meeting of the SLNC be held at 7 PM on October 29,2003 at a site to be selected. XXL Stakeholder Dave Keitel requested that the survey/feedback information from the election be made available to the public by posting it on the SLNC website for review prior to the next Governing Board meeting. XXII. The meeting was adjourned in memory of Jeff Saldivar at 9:28 PM Minutes by M. Hittelman

5 )olzs/z oo^ Rules Approved by Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board Meeting Date and Place A & Q J W I? Because DONE is able to arrange fee waivers with the LAUSD, and because of its ability to handle large crowds, the availability of microphones and lecterns, and its central location, the Micheltorena Street School will be our regular meeting location, (approved Oct. 29,2003) Regular meetings of the SLNC Governing Board will be held on the first Wednesday of the Month beginning in December and one meeting will be held on November 19,2003. (approved Oct. 29,2003) Agenda The SLNC Governing Board will use the following order of business. A majority vote can rearrange the agenda to accommodate a guest speaker. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Minutes IV. Public Comment V. Correspondence VI. Reports of Officers VII. Committee Reports VIII. Old Business IX. New Business X. Special Presentations and Reports XI. Agenda Items for Next Meeting XII. Announcements XIII. Adjournment (approved Oct. 29,2003 and amended on Nov. 19,2003) Agenda items may be entered for consideration on the Governing Board agenda in one of four ways: (1) by passing a motion at a Governing Board meeting under Agenda Items for Next Meeting ; (2) by Governing Board members submitting a request to the Secretary (only - not the full board) for consideration by the Co-Chairs for possible placement on the agenda; (3) by a stakeholder s request submitted to the Secretary only for consideration by the Co-Chairs for possible placement on the agenda; and (4) Committee Chairs may also request committee reports, motions, and other matters for inclusion on the agenda by submitting the request to the Secretary, (approved Oct. 29, 2003) Each agenda item shall have a specific time limit determined in advance by the Co-Chairs in consultation with the individual who submitted the item for consideration. A Motion and second and majority vote would be required to extend time for the item, or it can be continued to a later meeting, (approved Oct. 29, 2003)

6 The format for presentations, reports and agenda items to the board shall be as follows: 1 The presenter makes a brief statement, summarizing the issue and salient points for discussion i A question and answer period for a maximum of 10 minutes l Public Comment i Board discussion and action if appropriate (approved Oct. 29, 2003) Committee Reports and any requested motions should be available in writing in time for posting as required in the Brown Act. Materials deemed important by the Committee for community discussion and understanding shall be made available in a binder at a location specified by the Governing Board. Such location to be available during normal hours for public review, (approved Oct. 29, 2003) The SLNC will allow meetings to be dedicated to the memory of community members, as signified by a moment of silence before adjourning. Board members should notify the presiding co-chair prior to their meeting if they wish to offer a memorial, (approved Oct ) Lewis Myers will serve as Parliamentarian for the group, offering guidance on points of order as requested by the presiding chair, (approved on Nov. 19, 2003) Rules of Order Public wishing to speak to the Governing Board must fill out a Speaker Card and be required to provide his/her name, business or organization affiliation (if any), whether they are a paid speaker and who paid him/her to speak, and the agenda item number they wish to address. These items will be noted by an asterisk on the form, (approved Oct. 29, 2003) During Public Comment, each speaker will be limited to two minutes. It is understood that the Board could extend the time of a speaker by action of the Board, (approved Oct ) Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised will be followed with the following adjustments: l Discussion can occur before a motion is made. i Once a motion is made and seconded, it becomes the property of the Governing Board. Amendments to the original motion and second will be voted on - there will be no friendly amendments accepted by the maker of the Motion. i' The number of Aye, Nay, and abstentions will be stated by the presiding cochair at the conclusion of each vote and will be included in the minutes of the meeting. Persons having a conflict of interest concerning a M/S that makes it impossible for the person to vote will make such conflict known to the presiding co-chair and that information will be included in the minutes. i' The presiding co-chair may not enter the debate on a Motion but may suggest that a particular M/S be made by a member of the Governing Board, (approved Oct. 29, 2003)

7 Minutes will include M/Ss and other decisions of the Board, a brief description of what was discussed, and a summary of individual comments by the public. The minutes will not contain the debate leading up to the M/S and passage, (approved Oct. 29,2003) The governing board will ask for one or more stakeholder volunteers to regularly serve as Sergeant at Anns during Governing Board meetings. The Sergeants at Arms will maintain order, assist stakeholders in filling out and submitting Public Comment cards, and will perform other duties as prescribed by the Board, (approved on Nov. 19,2003) Rules of Conduct No officer or member of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board or any of its committees shall represent him/herself as speaking on behalf of the Council or committee, or committing the Council or Committee to an action, unless s/he has been authorized to do so by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board, or by the SLNC Executive Committee when approval by the full Governing Board would not be timely. Members are permitted to do research and make exploratory calls in their official capacity without express approval of the Governing Board, so long as they do not commit the Council to action. Such authorization may be limited or revoked at any time by the Governing Board, (approved on Nov. 19,2003) Committee chairs or committee designee are authorized to arrange for meeting spaces so long as no cost is incurred, (approved on Nov. 19,2003) Committees will report to the Executive Committee on committee meeting times and the Executive Committee will distribute the information the board. This will be a continuing activity, (approved on Nov. 19, 2003) In order to avoid overwhelming stakeholders with announcements from individual committees, the Community Liaison Committee will send a single to the full database a few days before the beginning of the month which will include the dates, times and locations of all Board and Committee meetings for the month and a basic summary of the committee s function. Wherever possible, this description will also include key items for discussion. Committee chairs and/or secretaries will be responsible for providing this information to the Community Liaison committee in a timely manner, (approved on Dec. 3, 2003) Other The SLNC will continue to use Jason Lyon s phone and fax as contact numbers for the SLNC until such time as the SLNC establishes its own phone lines, (approved Oct. 29, 2003) The SLNC will approach community groups to request establishment of liaisons between the group and the SLNC. (approved Oct. 29,2003)

8 Because many of the current posting sites have limited hours and/or access, we will actively seek to expand our current official posting locations to at least 2 per region. Regional representatives will spearhead the effort to find new sites in their own regions, supported by the At Large membership, (approved Oct. 29,2003) The SLNC Governing Board will make decisions regarding the running of a web site. The Executive Committee is authorized to meet with Leon Older to figure out the best way to direct issues concerning placement of items on the web site, (approved Oct. 8, 2003) Election of SLNC Governing Board Officer. Nominations will be opened from the floor for each officer position beginning with the Co-Chair. Board members may nominate or self-nominate. Nominees will then accept or not accept the nomination. Close nomination for the office and a list of the candidates for the office will be determined. Each candidate will be given up to 1 minute to give a speech. A vote by show of hands will be taken. If no candidate receives a majority, then the name of the candidate with the fewest votes will be removed from the list of candidates and voting will proceed. This process will continue until one candidate receives the majority of the votes. The winner will then be announced. The process will be repeated for the remaining offices (Co-Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer), (approved Oct. 8, 2003)

9 SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OFFICERS Jason Lyon, Rusty Millar Co-Chairs Salvador Sanchez Vice Chair Charles Wiggington Treasurer Martin Hittelman Secretary CITY OF LOS ANGELES C a l if o r n ia SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL C/O Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 3516 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA T e l e p h o n e : (866) la-h e l p s FAX: (323) SLNC TELEPHONE (323) FAX (323) SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL GOVERNING BOARD Minutes of October 29, 2003 Micheltorena Street School I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Co-Chair Rusty Millar II. Roll Call: Members in Attendance: Marian Aguilar, Michael Locke, Charles Wiggington, Robin Dakin, Lewis Myers, Rusty Millar, Sandra Emma Ruiz, Luis Lopez, Darren Morton, Roberto Brooks, Garry Willis, Laura Dwan, Michael J. Horne, Elizabeth Bougart-Sharkov, Peter Choi, Barbara Dakin, Martin Hittelman, Jason Lyon, Jane Renahan, Salvador Sanchez Members Not in Attendance: Roberto Haroldson III. Approval of Minutes from Governing Board Meeting of October 8 M/S/P to approve the minutes of October 8,2003 as distributed. IV. Correspondence A letter dated October 29, 2003 to the Board from Wes Joe representing the Silver Lake Neighborhood Improvement Association (SLIA) was received. The letter contained SLIA s comments on the Community Plan Update. The SLIA feels that it is appropriate to direct growth onto Sunset, they ask that specific blocks to be downzoned from R3 to RD 15, they call for amending the City wide Hillside Ordinance to also apply to duplexes and multi-family homes, public hearings should be held prior to a bikeway south of Sunset, that gaps in sidewalks be addressed, there should be an acknowledgment of problems with staircases and there impact on public safety, and several other issues. The letter is available in the meeting file. V. Officers Reports Report (Lyon): Office Space: Jason Lyon reported on a meeting concerning the use of the police office on Sunset Blvd. as the SLNC office. Councilmember Garcetti has suggested that the police provide space for neighborhood council use. The meeting was held with some volunteers but it does not appear that the space will work out as it is small and there is a problem regarding keys. Lyon reported that we the search for office space is back to ground zero.. It was noted that we may be able to budget up to $2,000 per month for an office but paying that much would take a major chunk of the $50,000 yearly allotment from the City. It was suggested that we seek help from stakeholders with expertise in the renting of office space. M/S (Executive Committee): Our Secretary will serve as parliamentarian, working to educate the Board on issues of Parliamentary procedure and settling minor disagreements on points of order. Amend/S/P that the co-chair who is not presiding will serve as parliamentarian until such time as the Governing Board determines who should perform that role. M/S/P (Executive Committee): Agenda items may be entered for consideration on the Governing Board agenda in one of four ways: (1) by passing a motion at a Governing Board meeting under Agenda Items for Next Meeting ; (2) by Governing Board members submitting a request to the Secretary (only - not the full board) for consideration by the Co-Chairs for possible placement on the agenda; (3) by a stakeholder s request submitted to the Secretary only for consideration by the Co-Chairs for possible placement on the agenda; and (4) Committee Chairs may also request committee reports, motions, and other matters for inclusion on the agenda by submitting the request to the Secretary.

10 M/S/P (Executive Committee): During Public Comment, each speaker will be limited to two minutes. It is understood that the Board could extend the time of a speaker by action of the Board. M/S/P (Executive Committee): Each agenda item shall have a specific time limit determined in advance by the Co-Chairs in consultation with the individual who submitted the item for consideration. A Motion and second and majority vote would be required to extend time for the item, or it can be continued to a later meeting. M/S/P (Executive Committee): The format for presentations, reports and agenda items to the board shall be as follows: The presenter makes a brief statement, summarizing the issue and salient points for discussion A question and answer period for a maximum of 10 minutes Public Comment Board discussion and action if appropriate M/S/P (Executive Committee): Committee Reports and any requested motions should be available in writing in time for posting as required in the Brown Act. Materials deemed important by the Committee for community discussion and understanding shall be made available in a binder at a location specified by the Governing Board. Such location to be available during normal hours for public review. A possible location until the SLNC gets an office might be a binder in Councilmember Garcetti s office. M/S/P as amended (one vote opposed) (Executive Committee): Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised will be followed with the following adjustments: Discussion can occur before a motion is made. Neither-the-name-of the maker of the motion nor the seconder-will appear in the minutes. Once a motion is made and seconded, it becomes the property of the Governing Board. Amendments to the original motion and second will be voted on - there will be no friendly amendments accepted by the maker of the Motion. The number of Aye, Nay, and abstentions will be stated by the presiding cochair at the conclusion of each vote and will be included in the minutes of the meeting. Persons having a conflict of interest concerning a M/S that makes it impossible for the person to vote will make such conflict known to the presiding co-chair and that information will be included in the minutes. The presiding co-chair may not enter the debate on a Motion but may suggest that a particular M/S be made by a member of the Governing Board. Amend/Second/Passed (one vote opposed) to delete Neither the name of the maker nor the seconder will appear in the minutes. M/S/P 9 Yea, 8 No, 1 Abstention (Executive Committee): The SLNC will approach community groups to request establishment of liaisons between the group and the SLNC. M/S/ (Executive Committee): Members of the Governing Board shall not use their title as a member of the SLNC Governing Board unless they make clear that they are using the title for identification purposes and their views may not represent the view of the SLNC. Amend/S: Members of the Governing Board shall not use their title as a member of the SLNC Governing Board on nori-slnc business unless they make clear that they are using the title for identification purposes and their views may not represent the view of the SLNC. M/S/P to table until the next meeting so that a motion can be developed which clearly addresses the perceived problem. M/S/P (Executive Committee): We will continue to use Jason Lyon s phone and fax as contact numbers for the SLNC until such time as the SLNC establishes its own phone lines. M/S/P (Executive Committee): Because many of the current posting sites have limited hours and/or access, we will actively seek to expand our current official posting locations to at least 2 per region. Regional representatives will spearhead the effort to find new sites in their own regions, supported by the At Large membership. Treasurer s report (Wiggington): At the August 16th Community Meeting, $125 was donated and $ was spent. The Silver Lake Improvement Association has the remaining money. Wiggington will attend a class on Saturday required for neighborhood council treasurers before the SLNC may receive City funding. At that point he will be able to begin to do the job of treasurer. 2 Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes

11 M/S/P (one abstention) (Executive Committee): Minutes will include M/Ss and other decisions of the Board, a brief description of what was discussed, and a summary of individual comments by the public. The minutes will not contain the debate leading up to the M/S and passage. M/S/P (Executive Committee): Public wishing to speak to the Governing Board must fill out a Speaker Card and be required to provide his/her name, business or organization affiliation (if any), whether they are a paid speaker and who paid him/her to speak, and the agenda item number they wish to address. These items will be noted by an asterisk on the form. M/S/ (Executive Committee): We will create a certificate of merit/appreciation to be issued by the SLNC at large or by individual Board members to their constituents. Amend/S/ to strike the individual Board members to their constituents. Table/S/ (one no vote) to deal with the idea of certificates of merit at a future meeting so that the idea can be more fully developed.. Rusty Millar has spoken to Garcetti s office about this and they appear to feel that there is value to this idea. M/S/P (Executive Committee): We will allow meetings to be dedicated to the memory of community members, as signified by a moment of silence before adjourning. Board members should notify the presiding co-chair prior to their meeting if they wish to offer a memorial. VI. Committee Reports Outreach Committee Report (Myers, B. Dakin): The Outreach Committee met on October 29,2003 with eleven participants present. The committee addressed the need to continue the efforts of the pre-election outreach committee. Two approaches were discussed. The committee feels that each governing board member should do outreach even if not on the Outreach Committee. The committee also feels that it should focus on a community event in January or February to promote the SLNC. Jane Renahan educated the committee on some of the needs of youth in the community as well as the Marshall High School program of community service. Governmental Affairs Committee Report (Myers): The Governmental Affairs Committee met on October 29,2003 with two participants present. As a result of the low turnout, the meeting was brief. Those present felt that the Governmental Affairs Committee should act as a clearing house for the Board. The committee will present to the Board a summary of agenda items and issues coming before the Los Angeles City Council and its various subcommittees. The Committee will assist the Board in determining which issues to focus on. Public Relations Committee Report (Morton): No Report Community Liaison Committee: (Willis): The Community Liaison Committee met on October 27, 2003 with seven participants present. A mission statement was discussed including responsibility for calendar events and news for the website, managing community , and acting as a conduit for community input on the Governing Board agenda. The committee recommends that a voic line be established for the SLNC. It was also noted that there is not an agenda posting place in Region 2 and that this should be addressed. The next meeting of the committee has tentatively been scheduled for November 12, 2003 at the Ivanhoe School Auditorium from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. M/S/P to accept the reports from the committees. VII. Old Business M/S/P (Executive Committee): Because DONE is able to arrange fee waivers with the LAUSD, and because of its ability to handle large crowds, the availability of microphones and lecterns, and its central location, the Micheltorena Street School will be our regular meeting location. Parking should be available at future meetings.. Secretary Hittelman summarized the board member s preferred dates and times for meetings. Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes

12 M/S/ (Executive Committee) that the regular meetings of the SLNC Governing Board be held on the first Wednesday of each month. Amend/S/P (3 nayes): that the schedule begin in December and that a meeting be held on November 19, Motion as amended (1 nay) Regular meetings of the SLNC Governing Board will be held on the first Wednesday of the Month beginning in December and one meeting will be held on November 19, Agenda sequence. M/S/P (Executive Committee): We will use the following order of business. A majority vote can rearrange the agenda to accommodate a guest speaker. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Minutes IV. Correspondence V. Reports of Officers VI. Committee Reports VII. Old Business VIII. New Business IX. Special Presentations and Reports X. Public Comment XI. Agenda Items for Next Meeting XII. Announcements XIII. Adjournment Amend/S/Fails that Public Comment be moved to a place right after the roll call. VI. New Business M/S/P (Willis) to approve the following resolution. RESOLUTION (Willis): Relative to commending Joel Aldape, Marilyn Alex, Paul Apostle, Elizabeth Bougart Sharkov, Vincent Brook, Stephen Bryda, Brian Center, Guadalupe Chapa, Avram Chill, Eric Chinchilla, Barb Dakin, Robin Dakin, Luis de la Vega, Dorit Dowler-Guerrero, Yvonne Edwards, Diane Edwardson, Mitchell Eisenberg, Jason Elias, Rob Elk, Vivian Escalante, Daniel Galeon, Bea Gold, Paige Gold, Art Goldberg, Roberto Haraldson, Lisa Henschel, Cecilia Hernandez, Martin Hittelman, Wendy Hodgin, Wes Joe, Ulrika Johansson, Zahava Jones, Sandy Kaye, Robert Kayvon, Dave Keitel, Jud Kilgore, Carol Knapp, Erik Knutsen, Maryann Kuk, Nalini Lasciewicz, Sandra Lepore, Genelle LeVin, Luis Lopez, Lyndia Lowy, Flannery Lunsford, Jason Lyon, Aldo Marin, Shelly Marks, Michele McGrath, Rusty Millar, Lewis Myers, Carol Ng, Gena Nason, Dennis Nutter, Leon Older, Mike Ontiveros, Susan Phillips, Pat Pollard, Ingrid Popper, and Cesar Quinto. WHEREAS in March of 2000 Silver Lake community leaders from the Silver Lake Improvement Assn., Silver Lake Residents Association, Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce, Committee to Save Silver Lake's Reservoirs, and Community Residents Association for Parks began the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council formation process, and in April of 2000 the first formation committee meeting was held. In June Silver Lake stakeholders began work on the formation of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council and WHEREAS on July 6, 2001 the Coordinating Committee first met and many volunteer hours were spent, subsequently, by the members of the formation committee and its subcommittees providing outreach to and surveying stakeholders, and preparing bylaws and the application for certification by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. To that end, certification was granted in February of 2003 and WHEREAS many more volunteer hours were spent in preparation for the September 20, 2003 Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Governing Board election and the first Governing Board meeting on October 8, 2003; therefore be it RESOLVED that the Governing Board of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council commends the many volunteers who capably, diligently and steadfastly dedicated their time and effort in the formation of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council. Amend/S/P to include the names of Derek Ryder, Jane Renahan, Milt Rosenberg, and Francis Sanchez. In the above commendation. M/S/P that we approve or disapprove committees tonight but wait to approve mission statements until proposed mission statements are received from the committees. Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes

13 M/S/P to approve the formation of a Safety and Crime Prevention Committee (Dakin). The committee would provide a forum for safety and crime prevention issues, act as a liaison with police and City Council representatives, and neighborhood watch groups. In general the committee will seek to make Silver Lake a crime, drug, and gang free community. There was discussion regarding whether traffic and parking concerns should be part of the committee s focus. M/S/P to approve the formation of a Youth and Families Committee (B. Dakin). The committee would look at local resources in the areas of youth programs and family programs with the intent to increase the programs available to serve youth and families in the Silver Lake neighborhoods. It was noted that after youth are over the age of twelve years of age, there is nothing in the community to do. Amend/Second/P to include seniors in the execution of the committees work. Stakeholder Bea Gold spoke to the needs and abilities of seniors. She noted that there are no facilities for elders in the community. That seniors need a center to hook up to the library as well as children and families. Seniors are very active in Silver Lake as illustrated by the Senior Club and that seniors are a resource to the community. It was M/S/P to approve the formation of a Beautification Committee (Locke). The committee will brainstorm on how to clean up the neighborhoods, remove graffitti, and provide incentives for well maintained homes and residences. The general mission of the committee will be to make the Silver Lake neighborhood more beautiful. It was M/S/P (3 abstentions) to approve the formation of an Urban Design and Preservation Advisory Committee as an Umbrella committee (Sharkov). The mission of the committee would be to further develop, coordinate, and empower through the SLNC the already established advocacy groups and ad-hoc committees. Stakeholder Carol Knapp spoke to her frustration with meetings held in the areas of planning and with violations of her civil right to speak. She stated that she had been denied the right to speak at the Silver Lake/Echo Park Community Forum held on October 4, 2003 and before the Los Angeles City Planning Department when her microphone was turned off while she was speaking with regards to public land grabs and theft of properties that reward cronies of politicians. She stated that many planning efforts result in taxes on businesses. Stakeholder P. Vaughan Davies spoke in favor of the formation of the committee. He stated his belief that the committee should focus on the quality of the environment. There was discussion concerning how the committee would operate relative to the Governing Board and whether the committee should be an umbrella for committees that did not want to be under that umbrella. M/S/P to change the name of the Public Relations Committee to the Media Relations Committee (Locke) It was M/S/P to approve the formation of an Arts and Culture Committee (Choi) - The committee would promote, publicize, protect and help produce art and culture in all of its forms in the community. There was discussion as to whether the committee should be involved with already established events like the Sunset Junction Festival. It was felt that such large events are too big for the Arts and Culture Committee and that, from time to time, it may be necessary to form ad-hoc committees to concentrate on particular projects. It was M/SI to approve the formation of a Disaster Preparedness Committee (B. Dakin). The purpose of the committee would be to ensure that the community has a developed disaster preparedness plan including Community Emergency Response Tear (CERT) training. The motion was amended /S/P by a vote of 11-8 that the committee be made a part of the Public Safety Committee. It was noted that the disaster preparedness aspect could be handled by a subcommittee or subcommittees. A motion to table was defeated by a vote of 9-9 and 1 abstention. It was M/S/F 4-13 to table the discussion of committee policies per the proposal of the SLNC Executive Committee Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes

14 Discussion of Committee policies (per proposal of Executive Committee): Stakeholder Leon Older stated that he felt it would be valuable for the Board to discuss these issues. He also suggested that stakeholders join the Liaison Committee - it is where the action is. The relationship between the committees needs to be discussed. For example, what should the relationship between the Outreach v Liaison Committees be? May any one individual chair more than one committee? Some members of the Board felt that this should not happen as a general rule, others thought there should be no limits on participation. Each committee should establish its own rules? Some members of the Board felt that it should be up to the committees to establish their own rules subject to approval by the Governing Board. May committees elect chairs before sufficient opportunities for community participation have occurred? Some members of the Board felt that it would be appropriate to elect chairs if there are sufficient community members on the committee.. Should each committee propose a number that will constitute a quorum for their committee in order to comply with the Brown Act and in consideration of varying public participation? Should each committee develop a goals statement for approval by the Governing Board? Are committees authorized to act independently and/or to speak for either the committee or the SLNC? M/S/P to move the above discussion to the last item on the agenda and discussion will resume as time permits. Governing Board member Sanchez spoke to the issue of the role of the Vice Chair: He would like the entire board to deliberate the role of Vice-Chair; the bylaws are not very clear of these roles. One thing the bylaws is clear though is about the fact that he will step in the event one of two chairs is unable to make it to board meetings. The two chairs met to compile or to arrange the agenda for this meeting; he was not part of this meeting and he think he should have been, as a vice chair he feels that he needs to be abreast of all items that have been placed on the agenda as well as the criteria used for the process. For the sake of the community he thinks it is necessary that he have a more meaningful role with the board meetings. By a more meaningful role he means, to rotate with the other two chairs in presiding meetings. Some members of the board felt that such a motion would need to be done by a change in the byelaws. A letter from Vincent Brook dated October 29, 2003 was read. It was the opinion of Stakeholder Brooks, a member of the SLNC Governance Committee which developed the bylaws, that there was never any thought of allowing the Vice Chair to either participate in the running of the meetings unless one or both of the Co-Chairs was absent or to prepare the agenda. M/S/Fails (2 abstentions) that the Vice Chair have a direct role in the preparing the agenda and will rotate in as a presiding officer at meetings. IX. Special Presentations and Reports No special presentations or Reports. X. Public Comment Stakeholder Steve Brooks spoke to his quality of life in Silver Lake. He addressed the problems resulting from the homeless as well as people who are public nuisances. He expressed his fear for his life. He spoke to his concerns regarding the police s failure to respond to his numerous complaints concerning drunks, homeless people, and others who impact on his quality of life and safety. He has not found that Councilman Garcetti s office has been helpful in addressing his concerns. Stakeholder Derek Ryder spoke in support of the formation of the Urban Design and Preservation Advisory Committee. He provided a memo that summarized community comments at the October 4th Community Forum on the Silver Lake/Echo Park Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes

15 Community Plan. He stated his desire that the Governing Board take a position on the Plan that goes beyond the summary that he provided. He noted the public comment deadline is fast approaching. Genelle Le Vin: spoke regarding the Brown Act and the ability to take items out of order. She also spoke to the ability of the Board to consider emergency issues. Stakeholder Carol Knapp provided the Board with a letter objecting to what she described as Derek Ryder s biased summary of the October 4th Community Forum with particular emphasis on a failure to report her comments regarding civil rights violations, land grabs, and false prosecutions of property owners. She also objected to the phrase vocal minority being used. XI. Agenda Items for Next Meeting None were proposed. XII. Announcements Tom Soong, DONE Project Director, handed out certificates to those Governing Board members that did not receive them at the last meeting. He also provided the Governing Board with the surveys from the SLNC election broken up by district. XIII. The meeting was adjourned at 10 PM in honor of those who have lost their homes to the Southern California fires and the firefighters fighting these fires. Minutes by M. Hittelman Silver Lake Neiahborhood Council Governina Board Minutes