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Northwest
San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Governing Board Meeting Minutes January 9, 2006, 6:30 PM, Peck Park 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 PM by President Diana Nave. 2. Roll Call of Board Members: The following board members were present: Andrea Adleman, Bonnie Easley, John Greenwood, Jody James, John Mavar, Diana Nave, Philip Nicolay, Patricia Polcuch, Ray Patricio, Cpt. George Thompson, Allie Tolliver, Daniel Dixon, John Vladovic, Sanni Wehbe, and Chris Wickers. Excused were Esther Ek and Hoshang Pavri. 3. Approval of Minutes: The December 2005 minutes approved by the Board. 4. Council Office Report. Elise Anna Bosic, Community Advocate from the Councilwoman’s office talked about the Western Avenue sink hole which should be completed in February. She explained that the City of Rancho PV is working on one phase and then Cal Trans takes over. She then commented that there is no change on the ball fields situation. Finally, she talked about the Crisis Response Team Volunteer Program offered through Mayor’s Office. The program runs from January 17 to March 9 at the North Hollywood Police Station every Tuesday and Thursday Evening. As a volunteer member of the Crisis Response Team, volunteers are activated by the L.A. Police and Fire Departments to provide immediate on-scene crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals to victims and their families involved in a traumatic incident. For more information contact Jeff Zimerman at 213-978-0697 or email: Jeffrey.zimerman@lacity.org. 5. Public comments: A. State Assembly Office. Rob Simpson, Representative from Betty Karnette’s Office, gave a brief statement that the stage is set for bi-partisans working together on issues. Port security will remain one of their top priorities. B. Pacific Energy Partners: Talked about the Pier 400 Project and four upcoming forums (Jan 14, 18, 19 and 21). They feel that the new terminal will be an important addition to help solve California’s energy infrastructure needs. Their website where stakeholders can access feedback from the forums is www.PacificEnergyPier400.info C. Howard Uller: Pres. of Central Neighborhood Council. Took a position 2 years ago opposing the Pier 400 project. He encouraged everyone to attend at least one of the above mentioned forums. D. City Attorneys office: John Driscoll of the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program represents the criminal branch of the city attorney’s office and offers assistance to the community on chronic problems that can be categorized as criminal. He provided his telephone number (310-732-4514 ext 4514) and email: jdrisco@atty.lacity.org. Their website is www.lacity.org/atty 6. LAPD Report. No Report available this month. 7. Issues and Traffic Committee: John gave report with additional comments by John Greenwood. The following motion was passed unanimously after brief discussion:
8. Planning and Land Use Committee: Dan Dixon gave report. JCC Homes continues to work with the Planning Dept. about their proposed project. Planning Dept. has indicated it would be at least 2 years before JCC gets to move dirt on the property. Regarding the North Gaffey Improvements, Dan has talked to Jim Favarro and he has come up with an agenda for their second round of discussions. The Council office is interested in meeting with them to see the vision they are crafting for us. Dan hopes we will have a presentation at our March 2006 meeting. Motions were presented relating to the following: A. Three businesses on East side of Gaffey with leases with private owners or Port. The first is Floyd’s Ornamental Iron Works, the second is the Y & S parking area on East side of Gaffey (not the body shop), and the third is EZ Smog which is on port land. The following motions were presented and passed unanimously:
B. Ponte Vista. President Diana Nave was present at a recent LAUSD meeting and gave an update on what happened at the meeting. She also attended the Neighborhood Council President’s Meeting and gave an update. Bisno Development Co. and the school district was the main issue. John Greenwood also gave some comments and wants to make our next newsletter look like a campaign piece of what Ponte Vista means to our community. Our position as a Neighborhood Council is that we have real concerns about the density of the project. A motion was made that we devote the (see 6c) PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Pres. Diana talked about the possibility of getting tours of what this type of project looks like by seeing ones already built.
A. San Pedro Coordinated Plan Committee: Items include Waterfront Enhancement Projects and the Bridge to Breakwater project (Draft EIR is being prepared). B. China Shipping EIR: EIR should be out for public comment in early 2006. C. Past EIR Working Group/China Shipping Mitigation Fund: Board of Harbor Commissioners has directed Port staff to come up with an initial cost estimate for three mitigation projects. D. Port Master Plan: PCAC Motions. E. Air Quality: Port has posted results of air sampling on their website. F. Traffic Subcommitee: Upcoming motion asking that the BHC require all “line haul” locomotives use low sulfur diesel and other pollution control measures. G. Pacific Energy Partners. Upcoming workshops. H. Peck Canyon Prop O Application: Application submitted Dec. 16, 2005. I. Port Strategic Plan: Port developing strategic plan and meetings should be held starting at the end of January to solicit input from the community. NWSPNC Port Committee has developed general list of items which may be placed on website in future as a survey. Items include
J. PCAC By Laws and Organization: Future discussion on the role of PCAC and how it is organized. 10. Happy Birthday to John Greenwood, past NC President. A short break was taken to acknowledge past president John Greenwood’s birthday and serve cake. 11. Fireworks Reduction Task Force. John Stammerich gave report. Committee meeting will be this Thursday, January 12th at It’s a Grind Coffee Shop 5:30pm. 12. Peck Park. Steve Kolleti gave a report. The next clean up scheduled for Monday, January 23rd 8:30am, with the California Conservation Corps. Assistance from community not required at this cleanup. Next Committee meeting January 18th at Steve’s home, 6pm. 13. Elections Committee – Capt. George Thompson gave report on the Election Process. By our next meeting the Elections Meeting needs to report to the Neighborhood Council and then a report will be provided to D.O.N..E for review. Capt. George provided a Time Line from the Elections Committee. 14. Liaison Reports B. CERT Training – Jody James is helping coordinate for the training scheduled for May 2nd through 2nd Tuesday of June. C. USC Collaborative Learning Project – Dan Dixon gave report. Four Neighborhood Councils from the Los Angeles area come to the meeting. Our NC is one of them in the study. Teaches councils how to work with City Departments through an MOU. D. DWP – Esther Ek (tabled till next month) 15. Treasurer’s Report – Sanni Wehbe provided a written report to the Board members. 16. President’s Report A. Mid Year Review – Pres. Diana Nave provided a four page handout showing the various committees and their projects including the status of each item. B. Planning MOU Meeting – President gave a report on the first two meetings she attended where she learned a lot about the Planning Process. Dan is being appointed as our representative with John Stammerich as an alternative. They have appointed a New Planning Director as of today, she is anxious to work with the NC’s. C. Committee Appointments and various designees i. Congress of NC’s, Andrea is our rep. February
4th is the first main meeting. Patricia Polcuch agreed to be an alternate. D. Letter from City re: Goats. Pres. Diana gave recognition to Ray Patricio for his efforts in getting the City to look into using the goats for brush abatement. 17. Next Meeting, February 13, 2006, 6:30pm. 18. Meeting was adjourned at 8:56pm Respectfully submitted, Kristina Smith |
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