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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
DONE Newsletters 2009
July 1, 2009
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BongHwan Kim, General Manager
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NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT NEWS
Recap of the Citywide Congress Planning Committee June 25th Meeting
At its June 25 th meeting, the Congress Planning Committee filled vacant Harbor and East Area seats and selected its committee and subcommittee leadership. The Planning Committee also voiced approval for holding both the Congress and Community Budget Day events on Saturday, October 10th. Terry Gomes from the SORO Neighborhood Council and Al Abrams, a member of the Tarzana NC and a member of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, are the Congress Planning Committee co-chairs. The next Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at a location still to be determined. Weekly updates regarding committee and subcommittee activities will continue to be provided via Neighborhood Empowerment e-blasts and posted on our website.
The members of the Congress Planning Committee are:
Central Area - Patti Berman, Downtown Los Angeles NC and Brady Westwater, Downtown Los Angeles NC
East Area - Stan Moore, Historic Highland Park NC and David Baird-Historic Highland Park NC
Harbor Area - Phil Trigas, Central San Pedro NC and Neodros Bridgeforth, Harbor Gateway North NC
North Valley Area - Vas Singh-Porter Ranch NC and Sean Bradley,Woodland Hills-Warner Center NC
South Area - Jimena Toscano, Central Alameda NC and Reatha Simon, Empowerment Congress West Area
South Valley Area - Barbara M. Burke-Studio City NC; Al Abrams-Tarzana NC/Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
West Area - Terry Gomes,South Robertson NC and Marlene Savage-Del Rey NC.
NC Self Update Needs Updating!
Please take a few moments to update your information on our new NC Self Update database if you haven't sign up yet. In addition to providing your stakeholders information about their NC Board members, City departments use this database to inform the NC's of important timely announcements in areas such as transportation, planning/land use, and utilities. If you have any questions on how to update your information, please contact your Project Coordinator.
Save the Date for Upcoming Regional Trainings
Please save the date for our upcoming regional trainings and roundtable. We have a great series of trainings lined up this quarter. More information to follow soon.
Central East - Thursday, July 23rd
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Valley - Saturday, September 19th
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
South/West/Harbor
- To be finalized this week
BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS NEWS The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners July Meeting Schedule
The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (Commission) July meetings have been rescheduled. The Commission's next meeting will be on Monday evening, July 20, 2009 in South Los Angeles. More information to follow.
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
Office of Finance Offers Alarm Users Online Access to Pay Fees
The City of Los Angeles has new online capabilities for alarm users. Users can now register, renew and pay their alarm permit fees over the internet. These new services are available on the Office of Finance's website and provide an easy way for alarm users to manage their alarm permits, saving time and postage. The Office of Finance is providing new services to make paying alarm permit fees more convenient for the public and more cost effective for the City.
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.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
West Hills and Winnetka NC's Offer CERT Training Starting Thursday, July 2nd
West Hills NC and Winnetka NC are working together to offer a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training over seven Thursday evenings starting July 2, 2009. For more information and to enroll, please go to the information link.
Arroyo Seco NC Hosting CERT Simulated Triage Tarp Drill on Saturday, July 25th
Arroyo Seco NC will be coordinating a CERT simulated Triage Tarp Drill on Saturday, July 25, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hermon Park, 5568 Via Marisol, Los Angeles 90042. This drill is designed to give CERT members experience with disaster medical treatment as would be practiced on triage tarps during a major disaster. These techniques will be demonstrated on simulated victims of a natural disaster. Lunch will be served. If you would like to participate as a CERT First Responder or volunteer to be a victim of a simulated natural disaster, please RSVP to Mark Legassie at (323) 823-3046 or marklegassie@gmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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