To Board Members, Stakeholders or Government Officials,

Due to the Executive Board not able to post the Executive Board Meeting agenda for the July 6, 2016 executive meeting per Brown Act, the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council is rescheduling and relocating the The Executive Board Meeting on Thursday, July 7, 2016 @ 6:30 pm, located at Sizzler’s Restaurant on 7131 Van Nuys Blvd.

Sorry for your inconvenience and will work to make improvements from our council.

Happy 4th of July!

VNNC Executive Meeting Agenda

July 7, 2016 (Thursday 6:30- 8:00 pm)

Sizzler’s Restaurant

7131 Van Nuys Blvd.

Van Nuys, CA 91405

  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. Old Business:
    • A. none
  6. New Business:
    • A. 6719-6705 N. Sepulveda Blvd. On Menu Incentive For Affordable Housing. The demolition of an existing motel, less than 50 units, consisting of (2) one-story buildings and (1) two-story building in order to construct a new 3 story, 44 unit residential apartment building over on grade parking. (Armin Gharai of GA Engineering, Inc.)
    • B. 6533 Columbus Ave. Propose for 5 single family homes in a R-1-1RIO zone property. Asking for a letter of support. No Case available. (Boaz Miodovsky/ Ketter Designs)
    • C. 14557 Haynes Street. Develop 64 unit apartments with retail store. Zone change (ZC) from [Q] P1-1VL-CDO to RAS4 to develop a 64 or 68- unit apartment building with retail store on the ground floor. Retail store= 7400 Sq. Ft. Case No.: CPC-2015-2597 (Michael Braun)
    • D.14626 Raymer Street. Renewal of Conditional Use Permit for Adult Cabaret/ Entertainment w/ Alcohol Beverage. Asking for a letter of support. No Case ZA-2013-0819-CUB- PA1. (Peter Garrell/ Garrell Law, PC)
    • E. Anna Huizar of the City of LA Office of Community Beautification to speak about community clean up tools, graffiti abatement, bulky item pick up and similar services offered by the City.
    • F. Stakeholder and LIC Committee Chair Richard Hopp to speak about proper notification and cancellation of meetings under the Brown Act.7.
    • G. VNNC to discuss in doing community clean-ups in the Van Nuys District area working with Public Works and City CouncilH.VNNC to
      • A) motion to implement a consent calendar comprised of items that passed unanimously in committees, items pulled from the consent calendar go to the end of business
  7. Consent Calendar
    • (I) Standing Committee Descriptions (From 5/29/16 Government Relations/Rules & Bylaws.
      • A) Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee: Reviews and makes recommendations regarding all Planning and land use issues within the boundaries of the VNNC. All members of the PLUM Committee must complete Ethics training (Anand/Ackerman)
      • B) Budget and Finance Committee Committee Meeting). Motion to approve descriptions of each committee as follows to be added to the Standing Rules: A) Reviews and makes recommendations regarding all fiscal issues before the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council(VNNC). All members of the Budget and Finance are required to complete the Treasurer training.
      • C) Public Health and Safety Reviews and makes recommendations regarding all Public Health and Safety issues before the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC). Such issues include crime, homelessness and sanitation. (Hopp/ Jacob Lynn)
      • D) Outreach and Communications Oversees all outreach and marketing communications issues for the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC). Such issues may include special events and web site maintenance.
      • E) Government Relations, Rules and Bylaws Committee. Reviews and makes recommendations regarding all Government Relations, Rules and Bylaws issues before the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC). Such issues include revisions to the Standing Rules and Bylaws and recommending Community Impact Statements (Anand/Ackerman)
      • F) Sustainability, Transportation and Public Spaces Committee: Reviews and makes recommendations regarding all Sustainability, transportation and Public Space issues before the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC). Such issues may include parks, transit, mobility, sidewalks, and sustainability. (Ackerman/ Anand)
    • (II) Community Impact Statements A) The VNNC to Submit Community Impact Statements (CIS) in support of the following Council Files:
      • CF 15-0524 (Wesson-O’Farrell) “Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils” AND CF 15-0389 “(Wesson-Krekorian) Neighborhood Councils Representatives / Addressing City Council, Commissions or Boards / Sufficient Presenting Time”
        • -Motion to allow Neighborhood Council Board Members at least five (5) minutes of public comment when speaking to Los Angeles City Council on an item for which the neighborhood council has filed a CIS, including possible amendment to the Council Rules, allowing for official representatives of Neighborhood Councils or Neighborhood Council Alliances to address the City Council, its committees, City commissions, and boards with sufficient time to present the official view of their
        • Neighborhood Council Boards or Alliances. MOTION:The VNNC supports CF 15-0524 “(Wesson-O’Farrell) and CF 15-0389 “(Wesson-Krekorian) with the condition that authorized speaker(s) be allowed to speak at the same meeting the item is agendized (Anand/Jeff Lynn)

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