BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, August 07, 2018 6:00 PM LOCATION: Boyle Heights City Hall

2130 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033

The public is requested to fill out a “Speaker Card” to address the Board on any agenda item before the Board takes an action on an item. The amount of time for each agenda item is to be determined by the Chair at each meeting. Speakers shall limit their comments to matters relevant to the item on the agenda. The Chair may rule that the speaker is out of order if the comments are not germane to the item under consideration. If multiple speaker cards are submitted on one agenda item, preference will be granted to members of the public who have not spoken previously during the meeting, either during general public comment or on another agenda item.

A member of the public wishing to speak on more than one agenda item at a single meeting shall limit his or her remarks to a total of five (5) minutes per meeting. Comments by members of the public who have submitted multiple speaker cards and want to speak on all items for up to five minutes at one time can choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items Comment period. Members of the public who choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items period will be given the opportunity to also speak during General Public Comments.

Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Forum period. Public comment is limited to 15 minutes maximum. No individual speaker will be allowed more than 3 minutes, unless presiding officer of the Board decides differently.

The agenda is posted for public review in Main Street Lobby of City Hall East at 200 North Main Street and at 20th Floor, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles. 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 reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. The Agenda and report(s) related to an agenda item will be available for review at AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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1. Introduction (5 minutes)

2. Call to Order and Commission roll call (1 minute)

3. Discussion with Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council Resolution or Community Impact Statement filed with the City Clerk which relates to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners.

4. Multiple Agenda Items Comment – Comments by members of the public who have submitted multiple speaker cards and want to speak on all items for up to five minutes at one time can choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items Comment period. Members of the public who choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items period will be given the opportunity to also speak during General Public Comments.

5. Verbal updates from representatives of the Mayor, Los Angeles City Council, and other City representatives. (10 minutes).

6. Discussion with various East Los Angeles Area Neighborhood Council representatives who wish to report concerns, operations, and best practices. Neighborhood Council representatives should complete their questionnaires in advance of the meeting. (Click on the link to view a copy of the document [Best Practices Questionnaire]) This matter will last a maximum of 20 minutes and the time will be divided among those representatives wishing to speak. (20 minutes).

7. Verbal updates from representatives of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates. Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates provide input to the City on the City’s Budget. Additional information regarding the Budget Advocates is available athttp://ncbala.com/. (10 minutes).

8. General Public Comments - Comments from the public on non-agenda items withinthe Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. This agenda item will last a total of 15 minutes and no individual speaker will be allowed more than three minutes. (15minutes)

9. General Manager’s Report. (10 minutes)
   a. Briefing on Departmental activities.
   b. Staffing, budget, elections and other operational matters.

10. Discussion and possible action on Bylaws Amendment and Board Structure Change for the PICO Neighborhood Council. PICO Neighborhood Council is requesting to modify their Board structure by decreasing their total Board size from members by:

1. Decrease Board size from 24 to 22

2. Establish quorum as 12

3. Eliminate 2 At-Large Representative seats

4. Transform the two Representative of Business seats to At-Large

5. Transform the two Education Representative seats to At-Large

6. Transform the three Service/Non-Profit Organization Representative seats to At-Large

7. Transform the one Representative of Persons employed by a Business seat to At-Large

8. Transform the one Senior Citizen Representative, aged 55 or older seat to At- Large

9. Transform the one Youth Representative seat to At-Large

10. Transform the one Community Interest Representative seat to At-Large

The Department recommends that the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners:

1. FIND the PICO Neighborhood Council’s request to change their Board structure consistent with the principles governing a Certified Neighborhood Council’s purpose and operations per Article VI, Section 3c of the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils; and

2. APPROVE the change to the PICO Neighborhood Council’s bylaws.

[PICO Bylaws Application packet with Department Report]

11. Discussion and possible action on providing recommendations for Council File #18-0467 - “Neighborhood Council System Reforms.” The Commission is seeking input from Neighborhood Councils and the public on the following issues:

1. Amending the City Charter Article IX to change the name of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) to Neighborhood Councils Department (NCD), Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) to Neighborhood Councils Commission (NCC) and phasing out the use of the term/branding “EmpowerLA”.

2. Amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove or redefine community interest stakeholder and recommending specific additional definitions by ordinance of eligible voters and board members of Neighborhood Councils, such as student or parent/guardian of a student.

3. Amending City Charter Article IX Section 901.d and 904.f to remove any reference to “selections” and clarify that Neighborhood Council Board members will be elected.

4. Adjusting Neighborhood Council bylaws to ensure equitable distribution of Board seats.

5. To establish uniform minimum age for voting and board membership.

6. Adopting policies for training of Chairs and Vice-chairs of Neighborhood Council

   land use committees.

7. Adopting policies to allow rollover of funds in a non-cumulative maximum of

   $10,000 in any given fiscal year.

8. Amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove the expiration of the

   ability for Neighborhood Councils to accept in-kind or monetary donations.

9. On costs and other implications of holding same day city wide Neighborhood

   Council elections.

10. To develop a process to assist Neighborhood Councils to access shared space in city facilities as envisioned in Council File 16-0298.To develop an ongoing compendium of best practices generated from Neighborhood Councils and periodically share with all Neighborhood Councils.

12. To develop a single points of contact between Neighborhood Councils and city departments.

12. Discussion and possible action to define the types and duration of contacts necessary to constitute “substantial and ongoing participation for a community interest stakeholder" as authorized under the City's Administrative Code Title 28, Article 2, section 22.806(b)

Under Administrative Code section 22.811(a)(2) a “community interest stakeholder” is defined as a person who affirms a substantial and ongoing participation within the neighborhood council’s boundaries and who may be in a community organization such as, but not limited to, educational, nonprofit and/or religious organizations.

The purpose of this hearing will be to gather input from the public and Neighborhood Council members for suggestions on how to identify the types and duration of contacts needed for “substantial and ongoing participation” that a community interest stakeholder must have in order to participate in the Neighborhood Council system.

13. Commission Business - Comment from Commissioners on subject matters withinthe Board’s jurisdiction. (15 minutes)

a. Comment on Commissioners’ own activities/briefannouncements.
b. Brief response to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising

their general public comment rights/ask staff questions for clarification.
c. Introduce new issues for consideration by the Commission at its nextmeeting

and direct staff to place on the agenda.
d. Ask staff to research issues and report back to the Commission at a futuretime.

14. Adjourn