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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter
November
15, 2004
Re: Citywide Election Procedures Meeting Reminder. Grievance Procedures
Working Group Schedule. Neighborhood Café Cablecast Schedule.
CITYWIDE ELECTION
PROCEDURES MEETING REMINDER
Reminder: the
proposed Citywide Election Procedures will be considered by the
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners on December 7 at 6:30 p.m. The
location will be Daniel Webster Middle School at 11330 West Graham
Place, Los Angeles 90064, which is conveniently located near the
confluence of the San Diego and Santa Monica Freeways.
You can find
the proposed procedures and related documents on our home page.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
WORKING GROUP SCHEDULE
Those who attended
the workshop at the last Congress on grievance procedures met last
week at our Empowerment Academy Training Center, 305 East First
Street in Little Tokyo. They began to discuss the issues regarding
the process through which Neighborhood Councils attempt to solve
the grievances filed against them, and to prepare recommendations
to the DONE general manager.
The group decided
that additional meetings would be necessary, and that each one would
have specific subject matter to be addressed. Others are welcome
to attend and share in another process through Neighborhood Council
leaders are an active part of developing the procedures, programs,
and policies that effect them. Parking is free in Lot 7 behind the
office. Call first. All meetings will start at 6:30 p.m. and end
at least by 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November
16, Re: Sanctions
Wednesday, December
8, Re: Repeat Offenders
Wednesday, December
15, Re: Alternatives to Process
Wednesday, January
5, Re: Review Recommendations
Wednesday, January
12, Re: Finalize Recommendations
NEIGHBORHOOD
CAFÉ CABLECAST SCHEDULE
Here are the
dates for the upcoming Neighborhood Café shows. Air time
on Channel 35 will be the usual 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
November 15:
Trees and the Greening of Neighborhoods.
Kermit the Frog
claims that it’s not easy being green. But it is easy to green.
Detrich Allen, the General Manager of the Department of Environmental
Affairs and Frank Prater (Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood
Development Council
November 22:
The People Sound Off.
The Official
Neighborhood Café Camera Crew caught up with several Neighborhood
Council leaders at the Congress of Neighborhoods and recorded their
through and suggestions about the future. Among those who had an
opinion and gave it were: Dan Bernstein (Hollywood Hills West),
Ken Wyrick and Candy Tanamachi (Boyle Heights), and Daniel Andalon
(Historic Highland Park). Greg Nelson, General Manager of the Department
of Neighborhood Empowerment comments on the comments.
November 29:
Graffiti Prevention, Part II.
Graffiti consultant
Tim Kephart goes into details about his innovative tracking system.
Before the graffiti is eliminated, it’s photographed and put
into a database. Captain Pat Gannon (Harbor Division) explains how
this process helps the police catch the bad guys and reduce crime.
The Harbor City Neighborhood Council and other cities have contracted
with Tim to deal with this problem.
December 6:
A Great Neighborhood Project: Bee Canyon Park.
Mary Ellen Crosby
(Granada Hills North) is the kind of energetic and devoted person
that any Neighborhood Council would be proud to have promoting it
parks projects and programs. The Neighborhood Council matched a
contribution from Councilman Greig Smith with a significant amount
of its money to reopen a playground in Bee Canyon Park. The Department
of Recreation and Parks explains how it call came together.
December 13:
A Great Neighborhood Project: Broadway-Manchester Streetscape.
A top priority
of the community was to create a landscaped media down Manchester
Avenue, and to create other improvements as part of a million dollar
project. Elizabeth McClelland from the Empowerment Congress Southeast
Area Neighborhood Development Council, and representatives from
the City’s Bureau of Street Services explain how this was done,
and how other Neighborhood Councils can do the same thing.
December 20:
Fight Blight.
Broken windows,
dilapidated houses, and junk on the front yard sends a message that
the residents of the area have given up on their neighborhood. That’s
not acceptable to the Mayor’s Office or to Neighborhood Council
leaders like Leslie Evans from the Empowerment Congress North Area
Neighborhood Development Council. An inspector from the Department
of Building Safety joins Leslie on a tour of his neighborhood as
he explains how much more effective the fight against blight has
been since the Neighborhood Council got started.
December 27:
The Trauma Centers Crisis.
The closing
of the King/Drew trauma center has not only created a crisis in
South Los Angeles, but its domino effect is creating problems throughout
the entire county. Dr. Richard Baker, and Robert Cole, President
of the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council
explain the situation and what can be done.
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Greg Nelson
gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org
866 / LA HELPS
213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org
email
www.lacityneighborhoods.com
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