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Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

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BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMISSIONERS


LINDA LUCKS
PRESIDENT

REV. DR. LEWIS LOGAN
VICE PRESIDENT

TSILAH BURMAN
DANIEL GATICA
EUN SOOK LEE
MICHELE SIQUEIROS
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BIANCA VITE
COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
TELEPHONE: (213) 485-1360

CITY OF LOS ANGELES



ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT


334-B EAST SECOND STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

TELEPHONE: (213) 485-1360
TOLL-FREE: 3-1-1
FAX: (213) 485-4608

BONGHWAN KIM
INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER

E-MAIL: done@lacity.org

www.LACityNeighborhoods.com


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BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS

SPECIAL MEETING – BOARD PLANNING RETREAT

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Bethel African American Methodist Episcopal Church
7900 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047

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(Patrice Lattimore - Legislative Assistant - 213-978-1074 or Patrice.Lattimore@lacity.org)

Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting. Upon 24-hour advance notice, other accommodations, such as sign language interpretation and translation services, will be provided. Contact the Legislative Assistant listed above for the needed services. TDD is available at (213) 978-1055.

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AGENDA

1. Call to Order and Commissioner Roll Call

2. Introductions and Identification of Retreat Purpose/Outcomes (Facilitator, Alan Kumamoto, Kumamoto Associates)

3. Discussion regarding the legal limitations, obligations, and responsibilities imposed upon DONE and BONC by applicable laws, including the City Charter, the Administrative Code, and the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils.

4. Discussion regarding building a collaborative working relationship between DONE and BONC including a specific discussion regarding expectations, communication and partnership moving forward.

• Discussion with DONE regarding its re-organization efforts, including a report from DONE on its identified priorities in the areas of DONE strategic planning for the upcoming year.

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5. NCRC Policy Framework


• Discussion regarding BONC's policy priorities for the upcoming year including the identification of problems and issues facing Neighborhood Councils and DONE, discussion regarding possible policies that could remedy or alleviate the problems or issues, discussion of criteria for effective policymaking, and possible action establishing ad hoc committees to seek further Neighborhood Council input regarding the identified policies/issues and establishment of a timeline for addressing the proposed policies/issues.

6. General Public Comments - Comments from the public on agenda/non-agenda items within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. (15 Minutes)

7. Discussion and possible action amending Rule 3 of the BONC’s Rules of Order to establish meeting dates, times, and locations for BONC meetings.

8. Evaluation

9. Adjourn

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Future Meetings, Future Board of Neighborhood Commissioner Meetings
(INFORMATION ONLY)

(Please note: The items listed 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.)


  Regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2008 – 6 p.m. at Normandie Avenue Elementary School, 4505 South Raymond Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90037

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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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BIANCA VITE
COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

DONE
334-B EAST SECOND STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
866-LAHELPS Toll Free



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