Minutes Board of Directors Breakfast April 20, 2016, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Transcription

1 westsidecouncils.com Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Brentwood Community Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa Pacific Palisades Community Council Palms Neighborhood Council South Robertson Neighborhoods Council Venice Neighborhood Council West LA-Sawtelle Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council Westwood Community Council Westwood Neighborhood Council Minutes Board of Directors Breakfast April 20, 2016, 8:30-10:00 a.m. Lenny's Deli (Westwood), 2379 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, CA One hour free parking (with a restaurant validation) in the surface parking lot immediately north of Lenny's, on Westwood Boulevard. After the first hour free (with validation), it is $2 for the next hour. 1. Welcome/Introductions (2 mins) meeting called to order at 8:34AM a. Attendees: Marc Saltzberg, Larry Watts, Sandy Brown, Doug Fitzsimmons, Latrice Williams, Robin Greenberg, Bob Schlesinger, Nicki Minor, Denny Schneider, Terrence Gomes, Chris Spitz, Barbara Broide, Jay Handal, Mike Newhouse, Steve Sann, Guests: Mike AI, Mike Fong, Daniel Tamm, Janet Turner 2. Approval of Minutes (1 min) February and March 2016 Moved-Handal Second-Greenberg Unanimous 3. Government Rep. Updates (10 mins) Mayor Garcetti s Office: Daniel Tamm Great, Great, Great Day was a success and the Mayor would like to thank CM Bonin and his staff at CD 11. State of the City was last Thursday. Day of Pluralism is April 21, :30PM City Hall. $100 M has been allocated for homelessness in the FY Budget. No cuts were made to public safety or basic services.. DONE: Thomas Soong Mike Fong is the new representative for WRAC. Thank you Tom Soong for your service to WRAC. Elections are underway with Region 11 and Election Day is June 5, NPG Clarification is in the monthly report. Representative Ted Lieu: Janet Turner Lieu focusing on cell hackers. Lieu is proposing study for expanded recreation in Santa Monica Mountains, beach areas to Torrance. CM Koretz s Office (CD 5): John Darnell No report CM Bonin s Office (CD 11): Debbie Dyner-Harris Mike Ai filing in for Dyner-Harris CM Bonin has introduced Shortterm rental motion to allow in the City except for RSO buildings. All rentals must register and have the registration number on the ads. Sen. Ben Allen s Office: Samuel Liu/Eugene Tseng No report Asm. Autumn Burke s Office: Odysseus Bostick No report Asm. Sebastian Ridley-Thomas s Office: Scott Malsin No report LADOT Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Eli Lipmen No report Re-Code LA Zoning Advisory Committee: Sharon Commins No report BONC: Eli Lipmen No report Citywide Elections Manager: Jay Handal No report Representative Karen Bass: Jacqueline Hamilton No report 4. Committee Updates (4 mins) Land Use: Sharon Commins (2 mins) No report Mobility: Steve Twining (2 mins) No report 5. Presentations No presentations this month

2 New Business 6. DWP Reform (Mike Newhouse) (15 mins) Discussion and Possible Motion postponed Updates on Pending Motions (2 min each) Asterisk = Council passed a modified version of the motion. Full motion text available at westsidecouncils.com/pending. 7. Support for the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 S and H.R (Sandy Brown) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by SORO NC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, BCC*, MVCC*, WLANC, BABCNC 8. Support the draft master plan for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs WLA campus (Sharon Commins) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by SORO NC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, WLANC, BABCNC 9. Enforcement of all zoning and building codes (Sharon Commins) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by BCC, VNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, WLANC, NCWP, BABCNC 10. Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance (Sharon Commins) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by WNC, WCC, WWNC, VNC, WLANC, BABCNC* 11. Recommendation to Modify NC Community Stakeholder Definition (Doug Fitzsimmons) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by SORO NC, WCC, WSNC 12. LADWP Ballot Measure (Terrence Gomes, LANCC) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by WCC, WWNC, BCC, BABCNC 13. Short Term Rentals (Sharon Commins) (SEE ATTACHED S/ATTACHMENTS FROM TRICIA KEANE) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by BABCNC*, BCC*, MVCC*, PPCC*, SORO NC*, VNC*, NCWP*, WCC, WWNC*, WLANC. Passed by majority of Councils. Given the number of modified versions, a general letter of support will be sent. 14. City Authority over Conditional Use Beverage (CUB) Permits for Alcohol (Marc Saltzberg) April 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by BABCNC, BCC, MVCC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, WLANC, PNC 15. Update WRAC Goals for Goals Were: Time Traveled added to LOS and VMT Replace with broader Mobility plan recommendations? Code Compliance across the board Should be a recurring item each year Keep percentage of parking revenues in districts Should be all locally-generated revenues, not just parking 16. Westsidecouncils.com update: Doug Fitzsimmons All pending items are available on website and are printable. Please send any NC-modified language for motions to Doug so that it can be reflected on the website.

3 17. Adjourn: Next meeting, May 18, :04AM Motion to have Community Impact Statements follow the Council File when the Council File number has changed. Moved- Handal Second- Greenberg Unanimous

4 westsidecouncils.com Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Brentwood Community Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa Pacific Palisades Community Council Palms Neighborhood Council South Robertson Neighborhoods Council Venice Neighborhood Council West LA-Sawtelle Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council Westwood Community Council Westwood Neighborhood Council Draft Minutes Board of Directors Breakfast May 18, 2016, 8:30-10:00am Lenny's Deli (Westwood), 2379 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, CA One hour free parking (with a restaurant validation) in the surface parking lot immediately north of Lenny's, on Westwood Boulevard. After the first hour free (with validation), it is $2 for the next hour. I. Welcome/Introductions (2 mins) Attendees: Doug Fitzsimmons, Steve Twining, Sandy Brown, Chris Spitz, Barbara Broide, Mike Newhouse, Marissa Stewart, Nickie Miner, Robin Greenberg, Marc Saltzberg, Flo Chapgier, Maryam Zar Guests: Daniel Tamm, Eugene Tseng, Janet Turner, Mike Fong, Veronica de la Cruz Robles, Debbie Dyner Harris, Matt Glesne, John Darnell II. Approval of Minutes (1 min) April 2016 minutes tabled until next month III. Government Rep. Updates (10 mins) Mayor Garcetti s Office: Daniel Tamm The Mayor met with Secretary of Education John King, Jr. to discuss criminal justice reform, particularly concern about Prop. 47 and the need to alleviate recidivism through jobs and education. 791 firearms taken off the streets in this year s gun buy-back program, and increase from last year. There is a gun violence round table discussion with Federal officials scheduled in June. State Senate President Kevin de León s $2 billion No Place Like Home bill to create permanent housing for the mentally ill and homeless is expected to pass with Governor Brown s support. The Mayor has started touring homeless encampments every week. New program: Welcome Home parties to fill move-in boxes for newly-sheltered neighbors (lamayor.org/throw-welcome-home-party) DONE: Mike Fong Pop up polls are rolling out in advance of the Zone 11 election. Funding deadline is June 17. July 30 is Budget Day; Sept 24 is the Congress of Neighborhood Councils. Representative Karen Bass: Jacqueline Hamilton no report Representative Ted Lieu: Janet Turner Rep. Lieu met with the Postmaster General about missing mail on the westside and the creation of postal banks as an alternative to payday loans. Please contact the office about problems with Frontier Communications. Successful meeting with VA and neighborhood leaders: VA will be conducting a second traffic study, and are committed to working with the community. CM Koretz s Office (CD 5): John Darnell Block party on Saturday for opening of Palms/National Expo station. Successful Senior Fraud Day. Clean Streets initiative will place 50 new trash cans along Pico in SORO. The CM found that 500 uniformed officers in LAPD were assigned clerical work; 125 will be replaced with civilian administrative staff. CM Bonin s Office (CD 11): Debbie Dyner-Harris Expo openings: celebrations all along the line this weekend, with free rides Friday and Saturday. Friday midnight: space shuttle fuel tank will begin journey to California Science Center along Lincoln and Westchester Blvds. City Attorney Feuer: Veronica de la Cruz Robles Office focused on community justice, with priority on school safety. Barbara: can CA look into the status of illegal signs without Council direction and support? Sen. Ben Allen s Office: Eugene Tseng $10 mil. for earthquake early warning system will be approved. Friday 5-7pm: Women of the Year award. SB1102: bill to set State standard on short-term rental taxation. Sen. Allen will meet with WRAC on Saturday June 4 at Lenny s Deli (time TBD). Asm. Autumn Burke s Office: no report

5 Asm. Sebastian Ridley-Thomas s Office: Scott Malsin no report Re-Code LA Zoning Advisory Committee: Sharon Commins no report BONC: Eli Lipmen no report Citywide Elections Manager: Jay Handal no report IV. Committee Updates (4 mins) Land Use: Sharon Commins (2 mins) no report Mobility: Steve Twining (2 mins) no report V. Presentations Matt Glesne: LA City Planning Department (30 mins) Presentation and Q&A Re: Proposed Home Sharing Ordinance CPC CA (new number) ( The ordinance was initiated by CM Bonin s office and has included three community listening sessions and an online survey that yielded 1100 responses. The draft ordinance was released last month. The challenge: sorting good vs. bad operators. Matt reviewed the content of the draft linked above. Noted the efficacy of requiring registration numbers on every listing (Santa Monica s approach). The pressure will be on the platforms (Airbnb, et al.) to provide monthly reporting unless/until a working, verifiable enforcement agreement is reached (like the one being negotiated in Paris). Looking into legal ramifications of using ACE program for citations. There s an RFP out to tech firms to develop tools to help with tracking and verification, including mapping. Mark: Consider providing relief on the 90 day limit for people who cohabit with renters. A: We ll look into it, but potential problems with verification. Also, after 180 days they re long-term renting. Marissa: How is Airbnb advertising for an illegal service? Nickie: This is an old issue spiraling out of control. How do you ID actual owner? Much tighter rules required. Chris: City Admin. Guidelines on suspensions and revocations are too vague. How would that be initiated? Tip line? PPCC has suggestions on proof of residency requirements. Private right of action process should be codified. PPCC feels 30 day limit is better; 90 days means every weekend. Barbara: Must have tech tools and data in place first. Can citizens document abuses, especially late night? Flo: Berlin is banning it outright, and cities in France rebelling. Paris may be model. Maryam: What is the remedy for advertising violations? A: $200 or 2x the nightly rent, whichever is greater. Public comment on the ordinance will be taken Saturday, May 21 at 10am at Deaton Auditorium downtown. You are also able to submit comments on the draft ordinance directly to Matthew for staff consideration before June 6th (sooner is better). Written comments may also be sent directly to the City Planning Commission per their policy. After changes, ordinance is scheduled to go before the CPC at 8:30am Thursday, June 23 at Van Nuys City Hall. VI. New Business a. DWP Reform (Mike Newhouse) (15 mins) Discussion and Possible Motion (postponed from April) Tabled until June. Steve: DWP MOU Oversight Committee has prepared formal recommendations. VII. Updates on Pending Motions (2 min each) Full motion text available at westsidecouncils.com/pending. Asterisk = Council passed a modified version of the motion. a. Support the draft master plan for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs WLA campus (Sharon Commins) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by SORO NC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, WLANC, BABCNC, PNC Expiration date extended to July

6 b. Amendment to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance (Sharon Commins) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by WNC, WCC, WWNC, VNC, WLANC, MVCC, BABCNC*, PNC Expiration date extended to July c. Recommendation to Modify NC Community Stakeholder Definition (Doug Fitzsimmons) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by SORO NC, WCC, WSNC, BABCNC, WNC Expiration date extended to July d. LADWP Ballot Measure (Terrence Gomes, LANCC) May 2016 Passage Deadline / Passed by WCC, WWNC, BCC, BABCNC Expiration passed; remove from agenda. VIII. Positions Adopted by WRAC Majority Full motion text available at westsidecouncils.com/positions. a. Enforcement of all zoning and building codes (Sharon Commins) May 2016 / Passed by BCC, VNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, WLANC, NCWP, BABCNC, PNC b. Support for the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 S & H.R (Sandy Brown) April 2016 / Passed by SORO NC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, BCC*, MVCC*, WLANC, BABCNC, PNC c. City Authority over Conditional Use Beverage (CUB) Permits for Alcohol (Marc Saltzberg) April 2016 / Passed by BABCNC, BCC, MVCC, VNC, WNC, WCC, WWNC, PPCC*, WLANC, PNC, SORO NC d. Short Term Rentals (Sharon Commins) March 2016 / Passed by BABCNC*, BCC*, MVCC*, PPCC*, SORO NC*, VNC*, NCWP*, WCC, WWNC*, WLANC. Given the number of modified versions, a general letter of support will be sent. IX. Update WRAC Goals for Goals Were: Time Traveled added to LOS and VMT Replace with broader Mobility plan recommendations? Code Compliance across the board Should be a recurring item each year Keep percentage of parking revenues in districts Should be all locally-generated revenues, not just parking X. Westsidecouncils.com update: Doug Fitzsimmons All pending items are available on website and are printable. Please send any NC-modified language for motions to Doug so that it can be reflected on the website. XI. Adjourn: Next meeting, June 15, 2016 at 8:30am