BOARD MEETING AGENDA Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. de Toledo High School, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills This meeting is open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Those who wish to speak during the meeting are asked to fill out a speaker card. Comments on matters not on the agenda will be heard during the Public Comment period. Those who wish to speak on an agenda item will be heard when the item is considered. Opening Business Call to Order Roll Call – Establish Quorum Pledge of Allegiance Approve Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2017 Treasurer’s Report Controller’s Report Comments From the Chair/Induction of Ms. Faye Barta into the WHNC Board of Directors 7:00 P.M. Co-Chairs: Mr. Dan Brin Ms. Charlene Rothstein Secretary: Ms. Carolyn Greenwood Co-Chair: Ms. Charlene Rothstein Secretary: Ms. Carolyn Greenwood Treasurer: Ms. Bobbi Trantafello Controller: Mr. Bob Brostoff Co-Chair: Mr. Dan Brin Announcements LAPD Senior Lead Officers Council District 12 Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Los Angeles Public Library 7:15 P.M. SLOs Sean Brown & Kari McNamee Mr. Ron Rubine, District Director Ms. Kathleen Quinn Ms. Janis Risch Council Announcements Committee & Liaison Reports 7:30 P.M. West Hills Neighborhood Council Mr. Dan Brin, Co-Chair Public Comment Comments & statements from stakeholders or interested parties (Requires Speaker Card) *The Council affords an opportunity to members of the public to address the Council on items of interest that are within the Council’s jurisdiction. The Council is not permitted to take action on items that are not identified on the agenda. The Council reserves the right to limit speakers’ time if necessary to provide an adequate opportunity for all to be heard.* 7:40 P.M. Co-Chair: Ms. Charlene Rothstein Certificates of Appreciation Badda Bing! Bagels SLO Kari McNamee Emily Dang 7:55 P.M. Mr. Dan Brin, Co-Chair Mr. Myrl Schreibman, Board Member Break 8:00 P.M.
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BOARD MEETING AGENDA Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
de Toledo High School, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills
This meeting is open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Those who wish to speak during the meeting are asked to fill out a speaker
card. Comments on matters not on the agenda will be heard during the Public Comment period. Those who wish to speak on an
agenda item will be heard when the item is considered.
Opening Business
Call to Order
Roll Call – Establish Quorum
Pledge of Allegiance
Approve Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2017
Treasurer’s Report
Controller’s Report
Comments From the Chair/Induction of Ms. Faye Barta
into the WHNC Board of Directors
7:00 P.M.
Co-Chairs: Mr. Dan Brin
Ms. Charlene Rothstein
Secretary: Ms. Carolyn Greenwood
Co-Chair: Ms. Charlene Rothstein
Secretary: Ms. Carolyn Greenwood
Treasurer: Ms. Bobbi Trantafello
Controller: Mr. Bob Brostoff
Co-Chair: Mr. Dan Brin
Announcements
LAPD Senior Lead Officers
Council District 12
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Los Angeles Public Library
7:15 P.M.
SLOs Sean Brown & Kari McNamee
Mr. Ron Rubine, District Director
Ms. Kathleen Quinn
Ms. Janis Risch
Council Announcements
Committee & Liaison Reports
7:30 P.M.
West Hills Neighborhood Council
Mr. Dan Brin, Co-Chair
Public Comment Comments & statements from stakeholders or
interested parties (Requires Speaker Card) *The Council affords an opportunity to members of the
public to address the Council on items of interest that are
within the Council’s jurisdiction. The Council is not
permitted to take action on items that are not identified
on the agenda. The Council reserves the right to limit
speakers’ time if necessary to provide an adequate
opportunity for all to be heard.*
7:40 P.M.
Co-Chair: Ms. Charlene Rothstein
Certificates of Appreciation
Badda Bing! Bagels
SLO Kari McNamee
Emily Dang
7:55 P.M.
Mr. Dan Brin, Co-Chair
Mr. Myrl Schreibman, Board Member
Break
8:00 P.M.
WEST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
BOARD MEETING AGENDA –OCTOBER 5, 2017
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Old Business 17-0083 – Discussion and possible action to amend the
WHNC Bylaws regarding Article VII, Committees and
their Duties, Section 1: Standing Committees
(Homelessness Committee Mission Statement)
(5 Minutes Max)
8:10 P.M.
Mr. Bob Brostoff, Co-Chair
Bylaws Committee
Mr. Brad Vanderhoof, Co-Chair
Bylaws Committee
New Business 17-0087 - Discussion and possible action regarding
approval of the WHNC’s August 2017 Monthly
Expenditure Report (MER) (5 Minutes Max)
17-0088 - Discussion and possible action regarding
Case #ZA-2017-2535-ZV, 23130 W Sherman Way.
Proposed project is to use the existing site for wine
tasting, sale of onsite and offsite use of alcoholic
beverages, entertainment and special events with
parking. (10 Minutes Max)
17-0089 - Discussion and possible action regarding an
application for City Historic Cultural Monument status
for the El Escorpion/Bell Canyon Lime Kiln.
(5 Minutes Max)
17-0090 - Discussion and possible action on CF 17-
Education and Public Health Committee Monthly Report
October 2017
Every school year, Youth & Education and Public Health Committees hold a special meeting with
LAUSD Leadership , School Board Representatives, Public Figures , Educators, Principals and Mr.
Dan Brin, President of WHNC.
WHNC was represented at its best with different committees coming together to serve our
wonderful West Hills community.
Streets and Transportation Committee of WHNC and The Mayor’s initiative for safe streets called
Vision Zero, proposed an art contest to the schools, teaching the children about street safety.
Presented by Steve Randall and Joan Trent.
Homelessness Committee of WHNC, represented by Co-Chair Simone Best Introduced
Mrs. Katie Rivesso, Public Service Counselor for LAUSD Homeless Education Program and
together they pledge to help our less fortunate students.
Mrs. Judy Saute from Pomelo introduced the very successful Hero’s Feast program, when all the
3rd. Grade students come together to thank the Heros (Police & Fire Department and our Veterans,
Nurses and Doctors etc) for Thanksgiving.
Mr. Ed Peisner, Founder of Jordan’s Law talked about an Anti-Bullying Program and a Contest
proposed by the Education Committee to fight bullying with the help of Mr. Mike Bernstein,
Mrs. Baxter introduced Pomelo Garden, a new science program for the students.
Mr. Ed Young discussed the Neighborhood Purpose Grant program for all schools and Aida
Abkarians discussed the Educators Award Program. Mr. John Luker, representing the Santa
Monica Park Association talked about different idea to bring students closer to nature.
Mrs. Sandi Bell, Public Health Chair, introduced grant information for Defibrillator for all schools
and talked on how to prevent Hepatitis A, and Flu Shots.
We had a very informative meeting with wonderful programs to improve all our schools.
Agenda Item 17-0083 – Discussion and possible action to amend the WHNC Bylaws regarding Article VII, Committees and their Duties, Section 1: Standing Committees (Homelessness Committee Mission Statement) (5 Minutes Max)
Existing Mission Statement
The mission of the WHNC Homeless Committee is to inform and educate the stakeholders of West Hills on the issues of homelessness in Los Angeles, to work toward connecting homeless folks to resources, and support development of those resources. ************************************************************************
Proposed Mission Statement The mission of the WHNC Homelessness Committee is to inform and educate the stakeholders of West Hills on homelessness issues in the West San Fernando Valley, connect those experiencing homelessness to resources, and advocate for the effective use of government resources to contend with the problem of homelessness in the area.
Monthly Expenditure Report
Monthly Cash Reconciliation
Beginning Balance Total Spent RemainingBalance Outstanding Commitments Net Available
The City of Los Angeles is responsible for the maintenance of sidewalks and other public areas. These public areas must remain safe, clean, sanitary and accessible for use by all individuals. The City must promote the health and welfare of all public areas, while balancing the needs of the City’s population; especially children, families and those in need of social services.
In the adopted FY 2016-17 budget, funding was provided for the implementation of Public Right-of-Way cleanup as part of the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement Teams (HOPE). The purpose of the HOPE Teams is two-fold: 1) Improve the City’s overall response to the complex and diverse needs of the unsheltered homeless community, and 2) Support healthy neighborhoods.
Its teams will accomplish this by linking the homeless with appropriate services, respond to neighborhood issues and concerns; and develop strategies for the homeless experiencing mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The HOPE Teams will consist of personnel from the Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). The Teams will be deployed out of each of the four police bureaus: Valley, West, Central, and South.
It is the responsibility of the City to ensure that the programs it creates are adequately funded and properly staffed. A report on the current status and future practices of these efforts is warranted, including strategies to ensure adequate staffing and appropriate benefits for personnel working in these fields.
I THEREFORE MOVE that the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and the Police Department be instructed to report in 30 days on the status and implementation of the HOPE teams and;
I FURTHER MOVE that the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and the Personnel Department be instructed to report on staffing for the HOPE team and Clean Streets Initiative(CSI), including streamlining and expedited filling of vacant positions.
PRESENTED BY:MITCH O’FARRELL Councilmember, 13th District
COSECONDED BY:
MAR 2 8 2017
17-0331 HOPE Teams / Clean Streets Initiative / Staffing
Agenda Item 17-0090
Community Impact Statement Recommendation
To: WHNC Board From: Homelessness Co-chairs Date Approved by Committee: 9/21/17 For Board Consideration on: October 5, 2017 RE: CF 17-0331 HOPE Teams / Clean Streets Initiative / Staffing
Motion or Recommendation of committee:
The Committee recommends a FOR vote on 17-0331 which requests REPORTS from the
1) Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and LAPD on the status andimplementation of HOPE Teams; and,
2) from the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and the PersonnelDepartment on staffing for the HOPE team and Clean Streets Initiative (CSI), includingstreamlining and expediting filling of vacant positions.
We also recommend that the City Council put a greater emphasis on including LAC DMH SB82 and CBEST (Substance Abuse) as permanent members of HOPE outreach teams and use LAHSA Outreach teams in other capacities.
Fiscal Impact Report:
VOTE
Quorum: __________
For Against unless amended
For if amended Abstain
Against DECISION
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