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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
DONE Newsletters 2009
June 24, 2009
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BongHwan Kim, General Manager
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NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT NEWS Citywide Congress Planning Committee Meeting Thursday, June 25th
New and seasoned Citywide Congress Planning Committee representatives will join each other on Thursday, June 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Mayor's Press Conference Room to tackle an ambitious agenda. They will select the co-chairs of the Congress Planning Committee and the six Congress Subcommittees: Outreach/Publicity; Fundraising/Sponsorship; Mayor's Budget Process; Program /Workshops; Volunteers; and Logistical Support/Display/Booths. The Planning Committee agenda will include the selection of Harbor and East area representatives. Board members from the these areas who are interested in serving on the Planning Committee are invited to attend the meeting or to contact Daniel Ruiz to indicate their interest in filling these vacant seats. The meeting also will encompass a discussion and determination of the Congress theme and information about Community Budget Day. Everyone is welcome to participate. Please R.S.V.P. to Daniel Ruiz by phone at (213) 485-1360 or via e-mail at daniel.ruiz@lacity.org to confirm your attendance at the meeting and to provide a description of your vehicle (make, license number, model, color) so that we may confirm parking for you. For more information about the Congress, call (213) 485-1360.
Invite to Mayor Villaraigosa's Citywide Volunteer Appreciation Festival on Saturday, June 27th
All NC Board members and volunteers are invited to join Mayor Villaraigosa, elected officials, and Neighborhood Empowerment staff and Commission at City Hall to celebrate and recognize volunteerism throughout the City. Neighborhood Councils are welcome to set up table space to promote your activities and recruit more volunteers for your community. Please contact Barri.Worth@lacity.org at the Mayor's Office for more information. During the celebration event, the Mayor will be taking large group photos with all the NC volunteers on the City Hall steps. Please join us as we re-commit ourselves to enriching community life throughout the City.
BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS NEWS The Board of Neighborhood Commission Meeting Schedule
Regular Meeting - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
South regional planning area in the C.A.N.N.D.U. NC area - location to
be determined.
Regular Meeting - Monday, July 20th, at 11:30 a.m.
City Hall, 10th Floor Conference Center , Room 1060
200 North Spring Street
Los Angeles , CA 90012
The Commission Meetings Are Accessible Via the Telephone
You can now listen to a Commission meeting live via the telephone. This service is available only when the Commission is meeting at City Hall by calling CityFone -- 213-621-CITY. CITY NEWS Mayor Villaraigosa's Volunteer Appreciation Festival on Saturday, June 27th On June 27, 2009, Mayor Villaraigosa will host a Volunteer Appreciation Festival and Pledge to Service at City Hall. This event will serve as a gesture of gratitude to all those who have volunteered with Neighborhood Councils at a Day of Service since July 2005. To kick off the event, the Mayor will lead participants in a pledge to begin, renew, and continue their commitment to service. There will be a volunteer resource fair, and organizations will provide people with information about volunteer opportunities. In addition, there will also be lunch, entertainment, and activities for children. As with the Mayors Day of Service, these festivities are made possible by private donors and corporate sponsorship and are free of charge for all participants. For more information, please see the flyer or contact Barri.Worth@lacity.org.
Bureau of Sanitation S.A.F.E. Centers Accept Analog Televisions
With the switch from analog to digital broadcasting, the City of Los Angeles ' Bureau of Sanitation reminds the public to properly discard analog televisions, antennas and other electronics by taking them to a S.A.F.E Center . For information on locations and hours of S.A.F.E. Centers, go to their website.
Office of Finance Is Offering a LA City Tax Penalty Amnesty for 2009
The City of Los Angeles is offering a penalty waiver for the following: business tax, telephone, electricity & gas users tax, commercial tenant's occupancy tax, transient occupancy tax, and parking occupancy tax for businesses who have unpaid taxes, under-reported gross receipts, and who are not registered. This offer is good between May 1 - July 31, 2009. Please call the Tax Amnesty Hotline at (213) 978-1555 for more information or go to www.lacity.org/finance.
311 Is Reducing Hours of Service
As of July 1, 2009, the Information Technology Agency (ITA) will be eliminating the AM (midnight) shift due to budget reductions. For more information, please click here.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Neighborhood Council Valley Village Offering Free CERT Training on June 27th and 28th Neighborhood Council Valley Village is sponsoring another free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class on Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. You will learn such basics as how to: manage utilities and put out small fires, provide basic medical aid, search for and rescue victims safely, organize yourselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts. Additional information can be found on the CERT-LA website. The class size is limited so please RSVP to dorothyapple@sbcglobal.net or call (818) 424-4440.
Healthy City Training on Wednesday, July 1st
Healthy City will be having two free hands-on training sessions on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Koreatown Youth & Community Center located at 3727 W. 6th St., Suite 300, Los Angeles 90020. From 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., there will be an Introduction to HealthyCity.org class, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., there will be a HealthyCity.org for Advanced Users class. Please contact Shannon Ulrickson to enroll at shannon@healthcity.org or call (213) 989-1300, ext. 36. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BongHwan Kim, General Manager
done@lacity.org
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
334-B E. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
866 / LA HELPS
213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org
email
www.lacityneighborhoods.com
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