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Next
Alliance Forum is Saturday, September 20, 2003
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, September 20st, 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 serves 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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to
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:
Dear
Neighborhood Council Leader,
The next forum of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood
Councils will be held Saturday, September 20st, at 9:30
am in the Faculty Lounge at LA City College, just off
Vermont Avenue, a block north of Melrose. We have a full
slate of speakers set for the event.
The agenda and directions to the site are posted at www.allncs.org,
but also are duplicated below. Parking is free.
The meeting will feature a discussion with Councilman
Greig Smith about empowering Neighborhood Councils
to recommend how public works money should be spent in
the community. The meeting will also have an "open mike"
session for discussion of a variety of NC topics, and
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo will address the
implications of the Brown Act.
This will be an important session. Every certified or
forming NC should have one or more representatives attending
the Alliance meeting, so we can all learn from our mutual
experiences.
See you on the 20th,
The Steering Committee of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood
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Here's something new:
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"EDUCATION,
INFORMATION AND
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AGENDA
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Save the Date for Saturday morning, September 20th,
2003 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
Budget Process Update
Prep for the Congress of Neighborhoods on 11/5
Response By
Greg Nelson
DONE General Manager
Keynote Speaker
Councilman Greig Smith
12th District
Outreach
Dominique Mendez
Director of Public Relations
East Los Angeles Community Corporation
Workshop Breakout / Focus Groups
Bradley
Moderator
The group will break out into issue oriented focus groups
to discuss specific NC concerns and practices, including
elections, outreach, and community group dynamics.
Followed by Reports from each focus group to the general
meeting.
Issues Action Network
A Report from the newly organized Issues Action
Network
www.laissuesaction.org
Followed by a dialogue with the audience
Lunch
Session
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
Rocky will be discuss the Brown Act, Ethics, Budget
Responsibilities, Leasing Office Space, Contracting
and Liability.
Save the Date, September 20th.
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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).
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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