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Forum - Saturday, March 15, 2003
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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 15, in the
Faculty Center at Los Angeles City College on Vermont.
These forums, held every few months, have become an important part
of the process of sharing current information about the emerging
Neighborhood Councils and their relationships with the City.
Stakeholders from Certified Neighborhood Councils, some with elected
Boards, mingle easily with those who represent groups still in the
process of being formed at these forums, which 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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and
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, March 15th, at 9:30 am
in the Faculty Lounge at LA City College, just off Vermont
Avenue, a block north of Melrose.
The agenda and directions to the site are posted at http://www.allncs.org
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The meeting will feature a discussion with Councilman
Jack Weiss about Neighborhood Councils and the make-up
of the new the City Council.
The meeting will also have an "open mike" session for
discussion of a variety of NC topics, including Teamwork
LA (the Mayor's initiative to re-organize city departments
into seven geographic service areas) and Early Notification.
Frank Martinez, Assistant City Clerk, will also be there
to discuss how his department is implementing the placement
of "Community Impact Statements" on City Council Agenda
items. It is important that each neighborhood council
understand how they will be able to put the official position
of their NC directly onto the Council Agenda via the internet,
for items that impact their community.
Every certified or forming NC should have one or more
representatives attending the Alliance meeting, so we
can all learn from our mutual experiences. Part of the
program will focus on our mentoring program where established
and certified NC's share experiences with organizing and
forming groups in other parts of the City.
See you on the 15th,
The Steering Committee
Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils |
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visit the website at:
http://www.allncs.org
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