Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Board Meeting Agenda
LAKE BALBOA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
Certified September 9, 2004
Board Meeting Agenda
May 1, 2019
6:30pm - meet and greet
7:00 pm - meeting starts
Gault Street Elementary – Auditorium
17000 Gault St. - Lake Balboa, CA 91406
1 . Ca l l me e t i n g t o o r d e r WE LCOME
2 . Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call - Quorum is 9 -
4 Adoption of the Agenda May 1, 2019 - item # 23 and Item # 24
5. Approval of Minutes For December 5, 2018
6. Announcements and Reports: 12 minutes If present, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF
Representatives of LAPD, Local, City, County, State 2-minute limit per speaker.
West Valley LAPD Captain Ernest Eskridge - Senior Lead Officers (SLOs) - 1-877-ASK-LAPD
1. Officer (Para) Smith - [email protected] Task Force
2. Officer Fuentes - [email protected]
04.03.19 LA Councilwoman’s Martinez’s office (CD 6) 818-778-4999 Field Deputy –
LA Mayor Garcetti’s office –[email protected] cell 213-910-9104
LA City Attorney’s Office – 213-978-8100
1. Neighborhood Prosecutor – Raffy Astvasadoorian - [email protected] 818-374-6837
LAUSD Scott Schmerelson’s office (District 3) 818-654-3785 Dir of Parent & Community Engagement
[email protected], Dir of Communication & Community Affairs [email protected]
03.03.19 LAUSD Kelly Gonez office (District 6) 818-389-9216 - Dir of Community Engagement & Advocacy
LAUSD Northwest District Administrator Parent/Community Engagement-Gonsalo Garay -
[email protected] 818-654-3600
LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s office (District 3) 213-974-3333 Dist Dir. Benita Trujillo
04.03.19 CA Assembly Member Adrin Nazarian’s office (District 46) 818-376-4246
3.6.19 CA State Senator Robert Hertzberg’s Office (District 18) - 818-901-5588 [email protected]
CA State Senator Henry Stern’s Office (District 27) - 818-876-3352 - [email protected]
US Representative Tony Cardenas (District 29) 818-782-7407 [email protected]
US Representative Brad Sherman – (District 30) - 818-501-9200 [email protected]
04.03.19 Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) 818-374-9898 Betty Wong Oyama NC
Advocate [email protected] 818-374-9896
City Clerk Election Administrator Renee McDade 213-978-0378 [email protected]
L.A. City Charter Sec. 910. Monitoring of City Services.
Neighborhood councils shall monitor the delivery of City services in their respective areas and have
periodic meetings with responsible officials of City departments, subject to their reasonable
availability.
7 GUEST SPEAKER - Jesse Ramos - Arleta Neighborhood Council Committee chair of Community
Improvement and Land Use.
a. Discussion and Possible action regarding CF17-0981 - Issue Over the Counter / On-site
Alcohol Sales / Conditional Use Permit 20-min
b. Discussion and Possible action regarding CF 13-1493 - Street Vending / Special Sidewalk
Vending District Program 20-min
8 PUBLIC COMMENT: a total of 10 MIN - Comments from Public on Non-Agenda items, Issues, Announcements and
Complaints within the jurisdiction of the Lake Balboa NC. Please fill out a speaker card, TIME PERMITTING 1 minute
limit per speaker, you may be asked to select a spokesperson. The California State Law known as the Brown Act
requires PUBLIC COMMENT to be a NON-DISCUSSION PERIOD.
2 minute break
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS and REPORTS: Committee Chairs and Board Members - 30 min TOTAL (2MIN each)
President Update - LBNC Bylaws 8/1/18 Article V Governing Board, Section 1
G. Two (2) At-Large Appointed Stakeholder Representatives (ALASR) - The Board
shall appoint two (2) At-Large Appoint Stakeholder Representatives, The ALASRs
shall be appointed within the first two (2) meetings of the seats being vacant.
Seats will be vacant as of the June 5, 2019 meeting, LBNC does NOT meet in July.
Ad Hoc Education - Gutierrez
Emergency Preparedness - Pruett
Health & Public Safety- Brown
Land Use - Riley -
Newsletter - Fujitaki
Outreach - Nelson -
Ad Hoc Recreation & Park -Stein
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Steering Committee (SBWASC) -Doxsee/Kurland
Youth Affairs - McKay
Ad Hoc - Election - Schatz
Homeless - Kurland/Schatz - www.lamayor.org/ABridgeHome www.epath.org
Resilient Los Angeles - Pruett. www.lamayor.org/resilience
Volunteer Police - Pennomon
BOARDMEMBERS: ___________________
L.A.City Charter Sec. 909. Annual City Budget Priorities.
Each neighborhood council may present to the Mayor and Council an annual list of priorities for the
City budget. The Mayor shall inform certified neighborhood councils of the deadline for submission
so that the input may be considered in a timely fashion.
10. Budget Advocate - Updates, (ncbala.com) - Newman 15 min (Budget Advocate Carol Newman, Budget
Rep Linda Gravani)
11. Candidates please be advised, should you be elected LBNC will have a retreat on June 1, 2019 at
LuLu’s Restaurant time to be determined (Possibly 1230p-430p) - 1 min Gravani
12. Discussion and possible action regarding a special meeting for the community to discuss -
Pro/Con of Measure EE & SB50 possible date 5/14/19 - Riley 5 min
13. LAND USE: Discussion and possible action regarding the old Toys R Us facility- Riley 5 min
14. LAND USE: Discussion and possible action regarding Van Nuys Airport-Southern “TAKE OFF” Flight
Path. Land Use committee supports 6-2-1-0 - Riley 5 min
15. LAND USE: Discussion and possible action regarding LA County Fire Department’s Helicopter Hangar
relocation to Van Nuy’s Airport. Land Use Committee supports 9-0-0-0 - Riley 5 min
16. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Jan Monthly Expense Report (MER)
Hart 3 min
17. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Feb Monthly Expense Report (MER)
Hart 3 min
18. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Mar Monthly Expense Report (MER)
Hart 3 min
NOTE:
For the purposes of accounting and reconciliation, the following fiscal dates must be
followed:
May 20 - Final date to request an event approval for the current fiscal year using current
fiscal year funds;
June 1 - Final date to submit a check payment request using current fiscal year funds;
June 20 - Final day for any bank card transactions using current fiscal year funds.
19. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action to authorize $4000 NPG to Northridge
Beautification Foundation (81-5463842) Clean Streets Clean Starts - Kurland 5 min
20. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action to spend up to $400 to purchase 250 lawn signs
to try to deter Fire Works - Brown 5 min
21. BUDGET: Discussion and possible action regarding the 2019-2020 budget for City Clerk -
FYI: UP to $10,000 can be rolled over from 2018/19 budget to 2019/20 Budget Gravani 5 min
22. BUDGET: Discussion and possible action regarding the expenditure of all on-going
expenses, such as, P.O.Box, Google G-Suite, Storage Unit, Website etc. .for the 2019-20 Budget -
Hart - 3 min
CONSENT ITEMS - items # 23 - 26 will be voted on with one motion, please indicate if you wish any
item(s) to be removed and discussed individually.
23. At the 8/1/18 LBNC meeting the board authorized the expenditure of up to $100 per LBNC Board
Meeting, the vote was 12-0-0-1-0, the motion passed. The City Clerk requires LBNC to vote on the specific
expenditure, therefore, LBNC is required to discuss and approve the specific expenditure for tonight’s
refreshments. I move LBNC approve the reimbursement of $____________ paid by board member
_____________ for refreshments for tonight’s meeting. 2min Gravani
24. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action to authorize the reimbursement of $_______ to Kristen
Fujitaki for the purchase of refreshments for the LBNC Chess Tournament held on Saturday April 27,
2019
25. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action to spend up to $400 additional funds for LBNC Polo
Shirts - Stein 5 Min
26. FUNDING: Discussion and possible action to authorize the reimbursement of $24.85 to James
Brown for Health and Public Safety meeting on April 20, 2019
27. Thank you LBNC Board Members for all you do for our community
28. Adjourn
Next Regular Meeting of the
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council
Wednesday JUNE 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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