VNNC General Meeting Agenda

August 10, 2016 (Wednesday 7:00-10:00 pm)

Van Nuys Constituents Center Conference

Room

6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Conference Room 1A

Van Nuys, CA 91401-2707

  1. Call To Order & Pledge Of Allegiance To the United States of America.
  2. Roll Call (Quorum Call)
  3. Comments from the Chair — Speaker’s Times, Cell Phones, Conversations, Correspondence Received and approval of minutes. Introductions of first time attending stakeholders. *Speaker Cards: 2, minutes, 2 Public Comment Times. (This includes speaker cards on agenda items — a limit of 10 minutes for the entire meeting per stakeholder.)
  4. Public Comment (On matters within the VNNC Board’s Jurisdiction.)
  5. Secretary’s Report — Jeremy Pessoa
  6. Treasurer’s Report — Stacey Rains and/or Howard Benjamin (Second Signatory)A. Board to vote to approve June 2016 MERs B. Board to vote to approve July MERs C. Board to vote to adopt annual budget for new fiscal year.
  7. Committee Chairperson’s Reports, and Budget Advocate’s Report
  8. Old Business
  9. New Business:
    • A. Jean Chadwick of the Literacy Club to make a presentation on the Literacy Club’s free books for kids program and how the Literacy Club might partner with and/or receive funding from the VNNC for the aforementioned program.
    • B. Edgar Schulz of the Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary School to make a presentation on shade structures at the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten portions of the school and how the school might partner with and/or receive funding from the VNNC for the aforementioned shade structures.
    • C. Former VNNC Board Member Kambiz Merabi has offered to rent one of two offices at his building located at 14551 Friar Street in Van Nuys to the VNNC for office space at a cost of $399 per month. Board to vote to authorize the LIC Committee to investigate the feasibility of the offer, and any further alternative offers, to ensure that any agreement hereafter entered into with respect to VNNC office space meets all DONE and City requirements from a financial perspective and otherwise.
    • D. Board to vote to approve creation of ad hoc committee, consisting of designated members of PLUM and LIC Committees, to hold a hearing on the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative (NII), observe presentations for and against the NII, and thereafter make a recommendation to the full Board as to whether the Board should or should not formally support the NII and/or a Community Impact Statement (CIS) in support of the same.
    • E. Board to authorize the Governmental Relations, Rules, and Bylaws Committeeto investigate and hold a hearing on current and proposed procedures pertaining to membership on VNNC Committees, and grounds for removal of committee members from said committees, and thereafter make appropriate reports and recommendations to the full Board for further action by the Board.
    • F. Dr. Wiseman to give presentation to Board on increasing traffic, increasing number of vehicles, and inadequate parking throughout the jurisdiction of the VNNC, and what steps can be taken to combat these problems.
    • G. Village Family Services to give presentation to Board and request funding (NTE $1,000) for the Village 5k Run/Walk to be held on 10/16/16.
    • H. VNNC to discuss requesting that the City of Los Angeles install a left turn signal for traffic transitioning from northbound Van Nuys Boulevard to eastbound Oxnard Street in Van Nuys.
    • I. VNNC to discuss and/or vote on making Dr. Wiseman the Honorary Mayor of Van Nuys.
    • J. VNNC to vote to authorize/re-authorize a donation of $3,000 in funding to Community Partners for two field trips to the Santa Monica Mountains for students attending Van Nuys Middle School, Kester Elementary, Van Nuys Elementary, and Sylvan Park Elementary in honor of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the US National Parks.
    • K. VNNC to discuss sponsoring an event over the Christmas Holidays to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of the Country Western Store on Van Nuys Boulevard.
    • L. VNNC to discuss having a booth at the showing of the Kung Fu Panda movie in the Civic Center on 8/12/16.M. VNNC to vote to designate Quirino de la Cuesta as the VNNC representative to the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA).
  10. Consent Calendar
    • A. 7055 N. Lennox Ave. Variance — Adjustment on Density. Requesting zonevariance to permit an additional 3 units for a total of 152 units in lieu of 112.36 allowed by the current zone [Q] R3-1. Case #: ZA-2016-1161-ZV. (Octavio Perez/ Octavio Designs). Supporting Documents: Arch Drawings Master Land Use Application Photo Board Vin Map
  11. Public Comments
  12. Announcements
  13. Adjourn

2016 August General Meeting