CITY OF LOS ANGELES

ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
MAYOR

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS

MEETING AGENDA – SPECIAL

DECEMBER 6, 2005 – 6:30 P.M.

LOS ANGELES CITY HALL
200 N. SPRING STREET, 10 th FLOOR
LOS ANGELES , CA 90012

COUNCIL COMMITTEE ROOM 1060

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1. Call to Order and Commissioner Roll Call.

2. Public Forum-Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker.

3. Discussion and possible Board action of a Board policy that establishes a Conflicts Panel for Neighborhood Councils (per correspondence issued from the City Attorney’s office on November 18, 2005 (Greg Nelson, General Manager).

4. Discussion regarding the proposed donations ordinance (Council File No. 03-1260), which grants Neighborhood Councils the authority to accept gifts on behalf of the City and open checking accounts, and possible recommendations by the Board to City Council regarding the ordinance's adoption, including suggested changes (Assistant General Manager, Claudia Dunn).

5. General Manager’s Report (Greg Nelson, General Manager)

	Briefing on Departmental activities · Update on Neighborhood Council expenditures per the request of the Board at their November 15th meeting
	Staffing, budget and other operational matter
	Legislative/governmental issues
	Upcoming events

6. Commission Business - Comments from Commissioners on subject matters within the Board’s jurisdiction.

	Comment on Commissioner’s own activities/Brief announcements
	Brief response to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their general public comment rights/Ask staff questions for clarification
	Introduce new issues for consideration by the Commission at its next meeting / Direct staff to place on the agenda
	Ask staff to research issues and report back to the Commission at a future time
	Discuss future meeting dates/schedules

7. Future Meetings, Agenda Items, and other Calendar of Events. (Please note: Future agendas are likely to change before they are finalized. The items listed may be withdrawn and other items may be added. You are encouraged to visit the City's website at www.lacity.org and subscribe to the Commission's agendas through the Early Notification System.)

January 17, 2006 @ 6:30 PM - Tentative Public Hearing re: application for Neighborhood Council Certification submitted by:

................Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council (File No. 05-102)
................Location TBD

February 7, 2006 @ 6:30 PM – Tentative Public Hearing re: Neighborhood Council Decertification for:

................Old Northridge Community Council (File No 01-013)
................Location TBD

February 21, 2006 @ 6:30 PM

................Location TBD

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY FIRST QUARTER COURSES for JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH

Tentative schedule has been posted on the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
........websiwww.lacityneighborhoods.org

(All trainings have limited seating, please R.S.V.P. no later than 4 days prior to each training to Anataly De Jesus @ 213-473-4656 or via email at adejesus@mailbox.lacity.org)

8. Adjournment.

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Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Forum period. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker, unless presiding officer of the Board decides differently. The agenda is posted for public review in Main Street Lobby of City Hall East at 200 N. Main Street and at 334-B East Second Street, Los Angeles. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assisted listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting by contacting the Acting Commission Executive Assistant, Sarah Bell, at (213) 847- 7084, toll-free at (866) LA HELPS, or e-mail sbell@mailbox.lacity.org.

SI REQUIERE SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION, FAVOR DE NOTIFICAR A LA OFICINA 3 dias de trabajo (72 horas) ANTES DEL EVENTO. SI NECESITA ASISTENCIA CON ESTA NOTIFICACION, POR FAVOR LLAME A NUESTRA OFICINA AL (213) 485-1360.

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.

RECONSIDERATION: The Commission may make a MOTION TO RECONSIDER and alter its action taken on any item listed on this agenda at any time during this meeting, or make a MOTION to RECONSIDER at its next regular meeting as indicated below:

If the Commission moves and approves a Motion for Reconsideration at the initial meeting wherein an action was taken, then the underlying item may be reconsidered at that time.

If the Commission moves and approves a Motion for Reconsideration at the next regular meeting then consideration of the item may only occur at this regularly scheduled meeting if the item for consideration has been placed on that meeting's agenda. If the underlying item for reconsideration has not been placed on the agenda for that next regular meeting, then it shall be considered at a subsequent meeting pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.

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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