1. Introduction (5 minutes)

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

3. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 3/18/19. [Board of Neighborhood Commissioner Regular Meeting Minutes 3.18.19-DRAFT]

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. Discussion with various Harbor 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).

8. 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 at http://ncbala.com/. (10 minutes).

9. 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)

10. Update and discussion on the 2019 Neighborhood Council Elections by the Office of the City Clerk. (10 minute)

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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11. General Manager’s Report. (10 minutes)
a. Briefing on Departmental activities.
b. Staffing, budget, elections and other operational matters

12. Discussion and possible action regarding training for the neighborhood council board members. Discussion may include creating policies for mandated leadership and conflict resolution for board members and candidates. It may also include request to Department of Neighborhood Empowerment for arrangement of standardized trainings as outlined by Administrative Code 22.801(h).

Administrative Code: 22.801 Duties of the Department.
The Department shall: (h) arrange training for department staff and neighborhood councils’ officers and staff, such as training in leadership, cultural awareness, dispute mediation, civics, communications, equipment utilization and any other training necessary to achieve the goals set forth in Section 22.809

13. Discussion and possible motion regarding whether the Commission should appoint an ad hoc committee to consider a policy establishing a uniform process for the censure and removal of Neighborhood Council board members. Reasons for establishing a policy would include openness, fairness, a proper degree of procedural due process and provide consistent guidelines to Neighborhood Councils when enforcing provisions of their bylaws and other applicable policies regarding proper conduct of board members.

14. 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.

15. Adjourn