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Board
of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC)
Department
of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE)
2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
(see below for an explanation of BONC and DONE)
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Current Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Agenda
BONC / DONE
Current Education
& Neighborhood Committee Agenda
LA City Council
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Recent Neighborhood
Council Issues / Events
2003 - older BONC / DONE News
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DONE Newsletter 12/03/03
Office Space Procedures Report Approved. Conflict of Interest Code
and Filing Status Report. Contact Information for Members Needed.
Two New
NCs Certified. Accomplishments Needed. Status of Donations Ordinance.
DONE Newsletter
11/25/03
Community Impact Statement - Online Process
DONE Newsletter
11/24/03
Now, a Way to Distribute Your Neighborhood Council
Agendas Through the Early Notification System.
DONE Newsletter
11/21/03
New Channel 35 Services to Neighborhood Councils. CityText.
Air Time Reuests. The Neighborhood Councils Show.
Watts Needs Our Help.
DONE Newsletter
11/14/03
Office Space Plan
DONE Newsletter
11/14/03
City Events Calendar. Channel 35 to Post Event Notices
and Televise Reoprt on Congress of Neighborhoods.
DONE Newsletter
11/12/03
Neighborhood Council Trainings - Month of November
DONE Newsletter
11/07/03
Congress Debrief Invite
DONE Newsletter
11/04/03
New Web Site. Electronic Neighborhood.
Congress Results. Congress Planning Meeting Set.
DONE Newsletter
10/28/03
Code of Civility
DONE Newsletter
10/08/03
Early Notification of Item that may be Discussed Soon by
the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners - NC Elections
DONE Newsletter
10/03/03
Brown Act Input Needed
DONE Newsletter
10/02/03
Early Notification of Item that may be Discussed at BONC Meeting
DONE Newsletter
10/01/03
Congress of Neighborhoods - Roundtable Discussion Groups
DONE Newsletter
9/30/03
Funding Program Update. Office Space Guidelines Update.
Elestion Procedures Update. Early Notification System Improvements.
Conflict of Interest Code/Form700s. Van Nuys Neighborhood Council
Update.
Survey Question. Congress of Neighborhoods Update
DONE Newsletter
8/30/03
Draft of Neighborhood Council Office Space Guidelines
DONE Newsletter
8/29/03
Funding Program Improvements. New Training Program.
Invite to City’s Birthday Party. Another Community Impact Statement.
Congratulations to Hollywood United.
DONE Newsletter
8/22/03
Funding Program Problems? Training Needs Needed.
Amazing Facts Needed. Mayor’s Budget Policy Letter.
DONE Newsletter
8/21/03
Neighborhood Council Trainings - Month of September
DONE Newsletter
8/19/03
Congress of Neighborhoods - Save the Date, Nov 1st
DONE Newsletter
7/29/03
Budget Day Report. Neighborhood Council Accomplishments. Review
of Bylaws.
Roster of Neighborhood Councils. Neighborhood Councils Success Story.
Logos/Certification Stamps. Funding Program Problems? Having Trouble
Figuring Out What to Do Now? Early Notification System.
Donations Ordinance. Computers. Inventory.
DONE Newsletter
7/21/03
How to Register for Mayor's Budget Day, July 26th
DONE Newsletter
7/11/03
L.A. Times Article - Neighborhood Councils in Baghdad
DONE Newsletter
7/03/03
Mayor Hahn Invites You to Participate in Budget Day 2003
"Sharing the Power - Shaping the Budget"
DONE Newsletter
7/02/03
Save the Date - Budget Day, Saturday, July 26
DONE Newsletter
7/02/03
Human Relations Awareness Program
DONE
Newsletter 6/19/03
Input on Community Re-naming Policy Requested. Mayor's Message on
State Budget.
Question from Del Rey Neighborhood Council. Link to TeamWork LA
Newsletter.
Mayor's Invite to the Van Nuys Aviation Expo.
DONE
Newsletter 6/16/03
Early Notification System Working Group Report to City Council
DONE
Newsletter 6/12/03
Community Impact Statement Process
Neighborhood
Council Training in June
DONE offers: Ethics, Funding, Brown Act, Elections
DONE Newsletter
5/13/03
Neighborhood Council Training Sessions. Thanks for Understanding
DONE
Newsletter 5/05/03
The DONE Pledge, DONE Decision-making Priorities, Brown Act Training,
Treasurer Training, Change in City Clerk's Posting Procedures,
City Budget Summaries Available
DONE
Newsletter 4/30/03
NC Staffing Available, ITA Contact, Ethics Newsletter,
City Budget Available Online
DONE
Newsletter 4/14/03
Early Notification System Working Group Meeting Set
DONE
Newsletter 3/27/03
More Free Computers, Free Web Training, Congress Reminder.
DONE Newsletter
3/18/03
Community Re-naming Policy, Education and Neighborhoods Committee
DONE
Newsletter 3/05/03
Congress of Neighborhoods is Coming. Welcome the New City Council
Members. ENS Working Group Met. Next Treasurer Training.
DONE
Newsletter 2/21/03
Early
Notification System (ENS) Working Group Meeting Agenda.
DONE Newsletter
2/13/03
Early
Notification System (ENS) Working Group Being Formed.
Next Treasurer training.
DONE
Newsletter 2/11/03
Re: Office Depot Discount. Treasurer Training
Reminder.
New Election Web Site. Arroyo Seco Interactive Community Calendar.
Grass Roots Venice Position Letter.
DONE
Newsletter 2/04/03
Next Treasurer training scheduled. “Building
the Vision” air times.
Invite from Public Policy Institute of California.
DONE
Newsletter 1/28/03
Early Notification System. Subscribing
through ENS.
Burglar Alarm Issue. DOT Ambassadors.
DONE
Newsletter 1/27/03
Burglar Alarm Issue.
DONE Newsletter
1/23/03
Neighborhood Council Funding Plan (or “Where’s the money already?”)
DONE Newsletter
1/21/03
Burglar Alarm Controversy. Treasurer Training Information Packet.
DONE
Newsletter 1/05/03
NC Liaisons. Treasurer Training.
Doing Business.
New School Construction. Next Congress of Neighborhoods.
BONC
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Neighborhood Councils - what's a BONC? ... what's a DONE?
If you're new to the concept of Neighborhood Councils we wish to
encourage you to look into them.
Essentially the Neighborhood Council system was instituted by City
Charter to give the LA resident, referred to as a "stakeholder"
(someone who lives, works or owns property in an area), a bigger
voice in local decision making.
A proposed Neighborhood Council committee submits an application
to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) which is their
plan for how they wish to establish their own specific council.
The staff of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) is
charged with assisting the BONC in any number of ways ... helping
groups prepare applications, interacting with other City Departments,
helping to set guidelines, and facilitating meetings, etc.
You may find the DONE
website (Department of Neighborhood Empowerment) interesting
and informative.
While Neighborhood Councils will have no legislative ability themselves,
they will certainly act in an advisory capacity to the City of Los
Angeles in helping understand the needs and desires of local communities,
thereby having a powerful voice which will help shape communities
they serve.
A
limited amount of financial support is to be provided each Neighborhood
Council, through a pool of money set aside in the LA city budget.
As of this writing, some 38 Neighborhood Councils have been "certified"
by the City, meaning they officially exist, with at least 30 more
applications pending. Beyond this are another 30 or so groups who
have expressed a desire to apply by sending BONC, through DONE,
a "letter of intent."
It is possible that after the dust settles we may have over 100
local Neighborhood Councils, each serving the needs of the stakeholders
in the geographic area they represent!
The residents of Los Angeles are understandably hoping this works
... giving them a meaningful voice and a much bigger say in what
happens in their local neighborhoods.
So are we ... |
