Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

Februrary 13, 2003

Re: ENS Working Group Being Formed. Next Treasurer training.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WORKING GROUP BEING FORMED

At the last meeting of the Education and Neighborhoods Committee, I was directed to put together a working group that includes: City Attorney, City Clerk, Information Technology Agency, Chief Legislative Analyst, the President's office, and Neighborhood Council leaders.

These meetings will be subject to the Brown Act, so there is an opportunity for everyone to participate.

The first meeting of the group has been set for Thursday, February 27 at 4 p.m. in City Hall. The room will be determined once we get a better idea of how many people plan to attend.

The group was formed in response to a motion by Councilman LaBonge that asked DONE to help lead an effort to make recommendations about how the City can improve its system of providing early notification to Neighborhood Councils. Including in the discussion was the motion made by Councilwoman Hahn that made six specific recommendations. That motion was sent to you earlier.

Before this meeting, I expect to send you a list of those six recommendations along with additional recommendations that have been submitted by a variety of sources including Neighborhood Council leaders. As you know, the larger that any group is, the more difficult it becomes to have a meaningful discussion and reach any conclusions. Therefore, please understand that whether or not you are able to attend, you’ll be able to provide your input through e-mail or other whatever other method you choose. The chair of the Education and Neighborhoods Committee had hoped to have a report from the working group by the committee’s March 4 meeting. However, since this is Election Day, so this may not be in committee until March 18. We’ll see.

If you’re interested in attending the meeting, please let me know because this will help me determine where we will meet inside of City Hall.

MARCH TREASURER TRAINING

Our plan is to provide the Treasurer training monthly in different parts of the city. The March training will be held on the 12th at our Lincoln Heights office, 3516 N. Broadway Avenue, Los Angeles 90031, corner of Lincoln Park Ave. at 6:30 p.m. Past sessions, including questions and answers, have lasted about 90 minutes. Please RVSP with Christine Jerian at 323-224-2317, or toll-free at 1 (866) LA HELPS.

Greg Nelson

213 / 485-1360
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213 / 485-4608 fax
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