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Rampart
Area Business Alliance
for a Safe, Clean, Peaceful and Thriving Neighborhood
where Business Can Flourish and Prosper
by Peggy Hilgers
President
Hubbard College of Administration |
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March, 2004
EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's a wonderful example of how a community
effort can make a significant difference in a neighborhood ... and
a neighborhood at a time is how we'll change LA. In this case, Hubbard
College of Administration opened its doors and offering its resources
to the business community in the Vermont area (Rampart Division).
The second meeting will be held on April 7th, and promises to be
even more sucessful than the first. The Alliance agreed to take
a solution-oriented approach, designed to get business leaders
in the private sector and resources from government to come together
for their mutual benefit.
LA Community Policing is delighted to be playing a role. We believe
such partnerships can foster cooperative efforts throughout the
City and can go a long way towards making LA the safest big city
in America.
Business
Owners Meet
Establish
Priorities for the Area
Business owners from the Rampart area met at the Hubbard College
of Administration at 320 N. Vermont, on Wednesday March 10th to
form the Rampart Community Business Alliance.
The meeting began with networking and getting to know each other.
This led to more business opportunities for those who attended.
We agreed to take a solution-oriented approach and to take positive
actions that will make our area a place where businesses can thrive
and flourish and prosper.
We will be working in coordination with our City offices and agencies
and using the resources that are available. This is our area and
it will be as good as we decide to make it. What we see around us
is a reflection of our action or inaction.
Senior Lead Officer Juan Franco told the business owners that he
is here to help and explained how business owners in our area can
work with him to resolve their problems.
Marcela Lucero Field Deputy from Councilman Garcetti's Office addressed
the group and let them know that her office will fully support this
group.
Mark Chapa, our Neighborhood Representative, from Mayor Jim Hahn's
Office, spoke to group members and let them know that he will work
to support the group in anyway he can.
Deputy City Attorney, Donna Wong, brought information on available
city services for those attending and briefed the attendees on the
services available from her office and from the City.
The Rampart Community Business Alliance Group agreed to focus on
three areas over the next six months and to take actions that will
show visible improvement.
1st Priority: Clean Up the Area!
Examples of this include cleaning up the streets, graffiti removal,
areas where trash is dumped, litter caused by transients, etc.
There are many resources available to us as business owners from
the City. One member of the group volunteered to be the Resource
Person for this project and will do the research and report back
at the next meeting the how we can utilize these resources to make
a visible difference in the cleanliness of our area.A clean area
is good for business!
2nd Priority: Make Our Area Safer!
There are many steps that we can take in our businesses to make
our area safer for our businesses, our employees, and our customers.
A member of the group volunteered to be the Resource Person for
this project and will do the research and report back at the next
meeting on the steps we can take as business owners to make our
area safer.
Bill Murray, Founder, Los Angeles Community Policing (lacp.org)
will be assisting with information in this area also.
A safe area is good for business!
3rd Priority: Get More Community Involvement With Business Owners
In order to accomplish our objectives, we must get more of the business
community involved with our efforts. Mario Amaya of radio station
KWKW reported on the Rampart Community Business Alliance following
the meeting and encourage participation from his listeners. Each
person attending agreed to distribute information and flyers and
to bring 3 others with them to the next meeting.
Business Community Involvement is Good for Business!
Peggy Hilgers
President
Hubbard College of Administration
RAMPART
AREA
BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Let's DO Something About It!
Join With Us!
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Join
Us on April 7th!
The Rampart Community Business Alliance Group agreed to focus on
three areas over the next six months and to take actions that will
show visible improvement.
On Wednesday, April 7th, at 6:00 p.m., we will be discussing ways
that we will be discussing ways that we can participate to achieve
our objectives for a clean, safe, and thriving neighborhood where
our businesses and organizations can flourish and prosper.
No "lip service" here. This group is a solution-oriented pro-active
group that wants to see real visible results.
We will be launching projects to clean up our area, make it safer
and get more community involvement.
Confirm your attendance to Hubbard College of Administration:
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Resources
and Activities
A
survey of business owners from the area showed that they would
want to have the following resources:
Business Networking Meetings: Meet other business owners,
have opportunities to develop leads for new business and new
customers.
Speakers from City agencies who can share information
on resources available to address issues of interest to the
group.
Newsletter for our community addressing our issues
and business related topics.
Community Resource Center: A place where you can get
information on all the services available to your from the
City.
Free or very low cost seminars and workshops on business related
topics. (Call 323 / 660-8685 to get current schedule.)
Free information and assistance to find out how you can
sell your product or service to the City of Los Angeles.
(Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 19th from 5:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. for event with Mayor's Office of Small Business
Services to find out who to sell your product and service
to the City of Los Angeles.)
Free business consulting center.
Hubbard College of Administration has agreed to work
with the group to provide these services as requested by our
business community. To find out how you can help, please contact
Hubbard College of Administration.
Useful
Information
Los Angeles Community Policing. A wealth of easy to find information
at www.LACP.org
For any help needed from the City of Los Angeles, just dial
311. Tell the operator what you need and you will be
connected to the correct person.
Rampart Station, LAPD, Non-Emergency: 213 / 485-4061
Emergency: Dial 911
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Please visit the Hubbard College website:
http://www.hubbardcollege.org/
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