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Next
Alliance Forum is Saturday, March 27, 2004
see your invite below
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Los Angeles stakeholders will gather from all corners of the
City for the next forum of the Alliance of Neighborhood Councils.
website address: http://www.allncs.org |
Representatives
from DONE, BONC and a variety of City Departments will meet with
Neighborhood Council stakeholders on Saturday, March 27th, in the
Faculty Center at Los Angeles City College on Vermont.
These forums, held every two months, have become an important part
of the process of sharing current information about the emerging
Neighborhood Councils and their relationships with the City.
At them, stakeholders from Certified Neighborhood Councils, some
with elected Boards, mingle easily with those who represent groups
still in the process of being formed. These forums are quickly becoming
not-to-be missed events.
The Alliance is a work in progress, as are the Neighborhood Councils
it is intended to facilitate and support. The group has grown out
of a partnership bringing the work of Richard MacMinn and Mark Seigel
together with the long standing efforts of Noah Modisett and Bill
Christopher, who served as the President of the Board of Neighborhood
Commissioners (BONC).
The purpose of the Alliance is to:
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open
lines of communication between Neighborhood Councils all across
to the City to share information and experiences; |
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make available information regarding the legal framework, responsibilities,
and possibilities to each and every Neighborhood Council, either
in formation or Certified; |
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to interface with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
on common issues which impact the Citywide System of Neighborhood
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The invitation
looks like this:
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Dear
Neighborhood Council Leader,
The next forum of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood
Councils will be held Saturday, March 27th, at 9:30
am in the Faculty Lounge at LA City College, just off
Vermont Avenue, a block north of Melrose. Given the
Governor's proposed cuts to city property tax revenues,
we have a full slate of speakers set to discuss the
impact on the City Budget. The agenda and directions
to the site are posted at www.allncs.org.
The meeting will feature a discussion with the Councilman
Antonio Villaraigosa, who is a member of the Education
and Neighborhoods Committee. We will also hear from
LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, who will address
the potential for a half cent increase in the sales
tax to fund more LAPD officers and sheriff's deputies
funding. Lastly, Asst. City Clerk Frank Martinez
will update the group on the progress of the Election
Procedures Working Group and Gabriella Quintana
with NALEO will provide insight into their experiences
as elections administrators.
We will also have a breakout session featuring discusions
related to USC's program to foster cooperation between
NC's and City Departments; the AIA Urban design Committee's
efforts to foster Community Visioning and NC
efforts to organize in opposition to the proposed DWP
rate hike.
We have a lot of ground to cover. Every certified or
forming NC should have one or more representatives attending
the Alliance meeting, so we can all learn from our mutual
experiences. We will also be taking the first steps
toward electing our Area Representatives to the Alliance's
Steering Committee. Each Neighborhood Council will be
able to vote for their Area Representative if their
Board has agendized and adopted a resolution to participate
in the Citywide Alliance. A copy of the suggested resolution
can be found at www.allncs.org/resolution.htm.
Once the resolution has been adopted, your Board or
President can appoint two voting representatives who
will be eligible to vote for your Area Representative.
See you on the 27th,
The Steering Committee of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood
Councils
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AGENDA
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Save the Date for Saturday morning, March 27th, 2004,
for our next forum on the development of Neighborhood
Councils at Los Angeles City College, Faculty Center.
Our agenda, 9:30am to 1:30pm, looks like this:
Morning
Session
Welcome
Noah Modisett
Open Mike
City Budget Process
Leasing Office Space
Staffing
Response By
Greg Nelson
DONE General Manager
Keynote Speaker
City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, 14th District
Followed by a dialogue with the audience.
Special Guest:
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
Workshop Breakout / Focus Groups
Moderator: Bradley
The group will break out into issue-oriented focus groups
including:
USC's program to foster cooperation between NC's and
City Departments (DWP/Northhollywood)
AIA led Community Visioning (Venice)
NC Budgeting
Organizing for major Issues
Lunch
Session
Elections
Procedures Update
Frank Martinez Asst. City Clerk, City of Los Angeles
Gabriella Quintana, NALEO
Followed by a dialogue with the audience.
Save the Date, March 27th.
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The
Los Angeles Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils
meets bi-monthly, on the third Saturday morning of the
month at Los Angeles City College (LACC). LACC is located
on Vermont Avenue, just north of Melrose (see
map below for where to park).
The location is easily accessible from the 101 Freeway
and free parking is available. We have chosen this location,
working from experience, so that people travel almost
equal distances from Chatsworth, Venice and San Pedro
to reach the site. The meetings are usually held in
the Faculty Lounge (Faculty & Staff Center).
Enter
the parking lot (Staff Lot #5) from Heliotrope, accessible
from either Melrose or Willowbrook. Signs will be posted
directing you from the parking lot to the Faculty Lounge.
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visit the website at:
http://www.allncs.org
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