Child & Sex Trafficking Summit (VNNC)
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council — Special Council Meeting July 30th, 2014 (Wednesday 6:30-8:00 pm) 6262 Van Nuys Blvd — Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Chambers @ Marvin Braude Constituent Services Building — Van Nuys, CA 91401

  1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America
  2. Roll Call (Quorum Call)
  3. Comments from the Chair — *Speaker Cards: 2 minutes, 1 Public Comment Time. (This includes speaker cards on any and all agenda items — a limit of 10 minutes for the entire meeting per Stakeholders and Councilmembers alike)Report
  4. Public Comment (On matters within the VNNC Board’s Jurisdiction.)
  5. Secretary’s Report
  6. Treasurer’s Report — Jeanette Hopp and/or Howard Benjamin (Second Signatory) — Approve Treasurer’s
  7. Committee Chairperson’s Reports, Budget Advocate’s Report, Elected Officials’ Reports & Election Chair’s Report
  8. New Business
    • a. Presentation by Executive Director Kim Roth & Outreach Engagement Officer Ann Conkle of Strength United (A CSUN Community Agency). Strength United is dedicated to ending abuse, empowering families and developing leaders. (20 minutes)
    • b. Presentation by Christine Cesa, Survivor of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking. Ms. Cesa will discuss bringing awareness, prevention & advocacy to exploited women in Southern California and throughout the USA. (20 minutes)
    • c. Presentation by Deborah Quigley of Airline Ambassadors International. AAI is an organization of airline employees who use their travel benefits to hand deliver aid to underserved communities, respond to disasters, and escort sick children to the USA for surgeries not available in their home country. Ms. Quigley will discuss how traffickers use the public transportation industry, and what the airlines are doing about it. She will also touch upon the use of comic books being used as “micro-information” to raise awareness in remote villager populations such as those in Nepal. (20 minutes)
    • d. Presentation by FBI Special Agent Ronald Schloegel. Mr. Schloegel will be addressing specific items including statistics, how the FBI investigates, how the community can be proactive, warning signs, and new crime fighting techniques being used to address this issue. (20 minutes)
    • e. Presentation by LAPD Sergeant Ron Fisher of the Van Nuys Vice Unit. Sgt. Fisher will discuss the crimes being committed in Van Nuys and the San Fernando Valley as a whole. Sgt. Fisher will discuss crime trends, and how we can address this issue locally, statewide, nationally and throughout the world. (20 minutes)
    • f. Presentation by Dr. Stephany Powell of the Mary Magdalene Project. (MMP fights for the freedom and survival of women and girls in Los Angeles whose lives have been destroyed by commercial sexual exploitation. Small but fearless, MMP provides a multi-faceted support systemfor those who make the difficult journey out of an existence of abuse and violence.) (20 minutes)
    • g. Presentation by Former President of the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Don Schultz. Former President Schultz currently volunteers for the LAPD Van Nuys Division, and is involved with a group established to fight prostitution in the San Fernando Valley. Former President Schultz will discuss the issue, as well as suggest future legislation to address child sex trafficking. (Including tougher penalties for the johns, and ways to embarrass and scare straight the men who seek out underage prostitutes.) (20 minutes)
    • h. Presentation by LA City Councilman Paul Krekorian. Councilman Krekorian will discuss this important issue, and what can be done on a city level to address child & sex trafficking. (10 minutes)
  9. Announcements
  10. Adjournment