General Board Meeting

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Time: 6:00pm

Location: El Sereno Senior Center 4818 Klamath Place.
Los Angeles, CA 90032

 

 

AGENDA

1. Welcome and acknowledgements

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call / Call to Order

   1. Sylvia Cruz, President

   2. Melissa Kellogg, Vice President

   3. VACANT, Treasurer

   4. David Chacon, Recording Secretary

   5. Cynthia Sandoval, Corresponding Secretary

   6. Ester Petschar, At Large Community Organizational Director

   7. Carmen Tata, At Large Regional Director

   8. Tom Williams, North Region Director

   9. Peter Kightlinger, North Region Director

   10. Johnny Gurski, West Region Director

   11. Jose Medina, West Region Director

   12. Christopher Perez, East Region Director

   13. VACANT, East Region Director

   14. Carol Aguiñaga, South Region Director

   15. Alexandra Dawson, South Region Director

4. Community / Government Reports & Announcements

   1. LA City Council District Representative

   2. LAPD Senior Leads

   3. Government Departments/Agencies, including Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment

   4. Community Organizations

   5. Budget Advocate

5. General Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

   Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Board’s jurisdiction. Each speaker will be allowed two (2) minutes.

Old Business

6. Discussion and possible motion to fill current Board vacancies outlined in LA-32 Bylaws

Article V: Section 6: Filling Vacancies

a. East Region
7. Discussion and possible motion to appoint Committee Members in accordance with the

LA32NC Bylaws Article VII: Section 3: Committee Creation and Authorization a. Education Committee (3 Members)

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8. Discussion and possible motion to approve up to $1,500.00 for a Neighborhood Purpose Grant (NPG) to Healing Urban Barrios. The funds will be used for operational purposes. The Board has requested additional information and a breakdown of how funds will be spent.

9. Discussion and possible motion to approve and submit draft Community Impact Statement (CIS) regarding City Council file 16-0243, related to LADWP study on 100% renewable energy.

New Business

10. Discussion and possible motion to approve a web services provider (summary of candidates available at meeting) to redesign the LA-32NC website for a more current, engaging and accessible format; configure functionality including but not limited to: event calendar, contact form & mailing list, social media links, email addresses and LA City navigation bar; and, to provide one hour of training to one NC member on updating content; and, to provide ongoing monthly support such as posting agenda and minutes, updating event calendar, ensuring links remain active, posting event photos and news summaries to web site and social media, providing site usage data, and making periodic improvements to site layout and functionality; funds not to exceed $2800 for website redesign and up to $300 monthly for monthly support.

11. Discussion and possible motion to approve Lunarpages as web hosting service provider and approve payment up to $250 annually in payment for this service.

12. Discussion and possible motion to approve up to $600 for use for space rental and food for LA-32 NC training retreat on Saturday, September 14, 2019.

13. Board Member Comments

    Comments from the Board on Directors’ own activities and brief announcements.

14. Motion to adjourn