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CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Board
of Neighborhood
Commissioners (BONC)
Bill Christopher, President
Pat Herrera Duran, Vice-president
Mary Louise Longoria
Tony Lucente
Tammy Membreño
Ronald Stone
Jimmie Woods Gray |
Department
of Neighborhood
Empowerment (DONE)
305 E. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 / 485-1360
866 / LAHELPS (toll free)
213 / 485-4608 (fax)
E-mail: DONE@mailbox.lacity.org
Greg Nelson, General Manager |
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BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE BOARD ACTION (Revised)
Regarding: Revisions to the Departmental and Neighborhood Council
Conflict of Interest Codes
(Reports and instructions on how to submit your comments
will be available this week at lacityneighborhoods.com
)
City Ordinance #174006 established regulations to implement
the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils.
It requires that a notice be prepared telling you that the
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners will conduct
a public hearing as follows:
APRIL 29, 2003 - 6:30 P.M.
LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
10100 VARIEL AVE.
CHATSWORTH, CA 91311
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The
purpose of the discussion is to receive public comments and possibly
act on staff recommendation regarding revisions to the Departmental
and Neighborhood Council Conflict of Interest Codes. The public
is strongly encouraged to participate.
SUMMARY OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SYSTEM
In June 1999, the voters of the City of Los Angeles approved a new
City Charter that created the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
(DONE), whose purpose is to promote more citizen participation in
government, and make government more responsive to local needs through
a citywide network of independent neighborhood councils. DONE, and
its Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, developed a Plan for a
Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (“The Plan”).
The Plan expects that the neighborhood councils system will, among
other things:
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promote
public participation in City governance and decision-making,
so that government will be more responsive to neighborhood needs; |
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(2)
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promote
and improve communication, interaction, and collaboration among
all Neighborhood Councils regarding matters that divide them,
and matters that will bring them together, |
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(3)
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improve the delivery of City services and City government responses
to Neighborhood Councils’ problems; |
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(4)
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helps
the Neighborhood Councils list their needs in priority order; |
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(5)
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ensure
the equal opportunity of all neighborhoods to form Neighborhood
Councils; |
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(6)
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ensure
that each Neighborhood Council reflects the diversity of their
area, and ensure that no single group will dominate their decision-making; |
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(7)
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ensure
that the public has an opportunity to receive the earliest possible
notice about matters that will eventually be voted upon within
City government, so that the public has time to understand,
discuss, and take a position on items of importance to them;
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(8)
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provide
the Neighborhood Councils with the training and resources they
need to be a strong and influential forces in the governmental
decision-making process. |
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From:
Shannon Hoppes
Commission Executive Assistant
Please go to www.lacityneighborhoods.com
(Newsroom>News Flash) to review and provide public comment on the
proposed Conflict of Interest for Neighborhood Councils to be heard
by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners on April 29th at 6:30
p.m. - Lawrence Middle School, Room 1, 10100 Variel Avenue, Chatsworth
91311
In addition, please find several proposed Board policies that will
be discussed by the Board at their next Policy Meeting on May 12th
- time and location still to be determined. (At the sending of this
email, we are updating our website to include the Town Hall report
and note that the comment ending period is being changed from May
18th to May 9th, though the website will not reflect this change
until tomorrow.)
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If you are unable to attend the public hearing, you may submit your
comments in writing at least ten (10) calendar days before the public
hearing date, so that it can be distributed to the Board in advance
of the hearing. Please submit your written comments to: Board of
Neighborhood Commissioners, 305 East First Street, Los Angeles,
CA 90012. You may also send your comments electronically using the
e-mail address or fax number listed on this letterhead. Include
the name of the applicant, and the file number listed above. All
correspondence submitted to the Board will become part of the official
file and will not be returned. The file is available for public
review by contacting the Commission Executive Assistant. Translators,
sign language interpreters, and listening devices for the hard-of-hearing
are available upon request. To ensure the availability of services,
please make your request at least three (3) working days before
the scheduled hearing date. If you have any questions regarding
this notice, please contact (213) 485-1360 or our toll free number,
866-LA HELPS.
FINALIZATION OF BOARD ACTION:
Per City Charter Section 245, the Board’s determination shall become
final at the expiration of the next five meeting days of the Council
during which the City Council has convened in regular session, unless
the City Council acts within that timeframe by two-thirds vote to
bring the action before them or to waive review of the action.
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES:
If you challenge these agenda items in court, you may be limited
to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing or in written correspondence on these matters delivered
to this agency at or prior to the public hearing. California Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 governs the time in which a party
may seek judicial review of this determination. Under that provision,
a petitioner may seek judicial review of any decision of the City
pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 only
if the petition for Writ of Mandate pursuant to that section is
filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the
City's decision became final.
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Shannon Hoppes
Commission Executive Assistant
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
305 E. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 / 847-7155
213 / 485-4608 fax
866-LAHELPS Toll Free
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