CITY OF LOS ANGELES

ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
MAYOR

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BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006 - 6:30 P.M.

Community Coalition – Community Room
8101 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044

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1. Introduction

2. Call to Order and Commissioner Roll Call.

3. Discussion with selected Neighborhood Council representatives wishing to report concerns, operations, and best practices including, but not limited to representatives from Empowerment Congress Central Area, Empowerment Congress West Area, Empowerment Congress Southeast Area, Empowerment Congress Southwest area, Watts, CANNDU, and Park Mesa Heights.

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

5. Preliminary Discussion on Development of Policy on Public Safety

a. Discussion of Report to Public Safety Committee- Lisa Sarno
b. Report on Human Relations Experience in working with Neighborhood Council conflicts-Deputy Director Patricia Villaseñor

6. BONC Rules

a. Discussion and possible action with reference to adopting a vision statement for BONC.
b. Discussion and possible action with reference to adopting a Code of Civility.

7. Follow up discussion from the Board retreat regarding the establishment of committees, prioritizing those committees that should be established immediately, including, but not limited to establishing committees regarding the following issues: 1) Self assessment, 2) Elections, 3) Outreach, 4) Communication/Website, 5) BONC liaisons, 6) Policy Development, 7) Training and Capacity Building, 8) Grants and Funding, and 9) Bylaws

8. Discussion of possible dates for public hearings to receive input from neighborhood councils on the Controller’s audit of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.

9. Report from Commissioners Middleton and Burman on agenda development prior to requesting a joint meeting with the Education and Neighborhoods Committee.

10. Report on agenda development prior to requesting a joint meeting with the NC Review Commission.

11. General Manager’s Report

	Briefing on Departmental activities
	Staffing, budget and other operational matter
	Legislative/governmental issues
	Upcoming events

12. 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.

13. Future Meetings, Agenda Items, and other Calendar of Events.

(Please note: The items listed below are tentative and maybe subject to change. 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.)

(NOTE: The Regular Meeting scheduled for January 2, 2007, has been cancelled and a special meeting will be scheduled on January 8, 2007.) Monday, January 8, 2007at 6:30 p.m. – Location to be determined Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. – Location to be determined Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. NC Review Commission at the Metropolitan Water District – 700 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 Certification application submitted by Panorama Neighborhood Council Certification application for Rampart Village Neighborhood Council Certification application submitted by East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Application for Boundary Adjustment submitted by Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council

14. Adjournment.



1. Call to Order and Commissioner Roll Call.

2 Approval of Minutes for the meeting of November 16, 2006.

3. Discussion with selected Neighborhood Council representatives wishing to report concerns, operations, and best practices.

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

5. Preliminary Discussion on Development on Policy on Public Safety/Code of Civility

a. Discussion of Report to Public Safety Committee- Lisa Sarno

b. Report on Human Relations Experience in Dispute Resolution-Rabbi Allen Freehling

6. BONC Rules

a. Discussion and possible action with reference to adopting a Code of Civility.

b. Discussion and possible Board action with regards to the Council adopted Rules of Decorum for public speakers.

7. Discussion of City Controller’s audit of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and follow up.

8. Establishment of Committees including purpose and procedures for drafting and setting policy on issues stemming from the Board retreat and recommendations in the Controller’s Audit of DONE.

9. Discussion and possible action with regards to a joint meeting with the Education and Neighborhoods Committee.

10. Discussion and Possible Board Action with regards to a joint meeting with the 912 Neighborhood Council Review Commission and Commissioner attendance at 912 Commission Meetings.

a. Report from Commissioner Gatica on attendance at the November 21, 2006 meeting.

b. Commissioner attendance at January 9 meeting of 912 Commission.

11. General Manager’s Report (Lisa Sarno, Interim General Manager)

	Briefing on Departmental activities
	Staffing, budget and other operational matter
	Legislative/governmental issues
	Upcoming events

12. 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

13. Future Meetings, Agenda Items, and other Calendar of Events. - Discussion of Holiday Schedules of Staff and Commissioners with possible change of meeting dates in December and January.
(Please note: The items listed below are tentative and maybe subject to change. 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.)

Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 6:00 pm - Location to be determined Tuesday, January 2, 2007at 6:30 p.m. – Location to be determined Certification application submitted by Panorama Neighborhood Council Certification application submitted by Rampart Village Neighborhood Council Certification application submitted by East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Application for Boundary Adjustment submitted by Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council

14. Adjournment.

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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 a 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

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