Agendas / Board Meeting

BOARD MEETING
Monday, January 08, 2024, 6:30 PM

Fire Station 82 Annex
1800 N. BRONSON AVENUE, L.A., CA 90028
Second Floor Conference Room

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Meeting Documents

Welcome

Welcome

  1. Roll Call
  2. Consent Calendar
    Every item on the Consent Calendar will be considered bundled and will be voted on as a single item. If a Board Member or Stakeholder has an objection to an item being on the Consent Calendar, they need to raise that objection to an item and ask to have that item or items considered separately. There will be no discussion or comment on the substance of any item unless it is removed from the Consent Calendar.
    Removed items will be moved to the end of the agenda for consideration, or earlier within the discretion of the Chair. The Consent Calendar includes:
    1. Approval of Minutes from December 2023
    2. Monthly Expenditure Report for Dec 2023
    3. Motion to approve Georgette Darby as Chair of Outreach Committee beginning 14 2024,to replace Sheila Irani.
    4. Motion to approve Randy Howell as member of Outreach Committee
    5. Motion to approve Sydney Russell as member of Outreach Committee
    6. Motion to remove John Schaefer from PLUM committee, as he is on Executive Committee
    7. Motion to make Sheila Irani the HUNC representative on the CD4 Hollywood Sign and Western Griffith Park Action Plan Working Group.
    8. Motion to make Jim Van Dusen the alternate HUNC representative on the CD4 Hollywood Sign and Western Griffith Park Action Plan Working Group.
  3. Comments from any City, County, State or Federal representatives in attendance (5minutes each)
  4. Public Comment and Community Updates on items not on the Agenda (2 minutes each)
  5. Board Member announcements of items not on the Agenda
  6. HUNC Committee & Liaison announcements on items not on the Agenda
  7. President Report – Medical leave of Absence Feb 1 through March April 2024 will be dark for Board and Committee Meetings
  8. Administrative Motions
    1.  Review and discussion of changes to Bylaws, possible motion to approve document with edits, if any, and pass to DONE/BONC for their review and determination.

      – Key points – reduction of 5 geographic areas to 4 geographic areas; compression of business and organizations into one category to include for profit and non profit, create at large position, and one unclassified stakeholder position, remove committee agenda from President’s duty, remove mandatory minutes for committees, quorum reduced to 7, provide vote to Youth Rep (outside of funding), etc
    2. Discussion and possible motion to approve purchase of HOTSPOT from TMOBILE for up to $250 for equipment, plus $20 (2gb)-50 (10GB) per month in access charges depending on amount of memory needed so as to conduct meetings in the Annex with necessary WIFI.

      Notes from Randy’s research AT&T
      $100 – 100 mb
      $80 – 50 mb
      $70 – 25 mb
      No activation fee.
      Prices are plus tax unless this business is tax exempt.
      (36 months or prorated starting @ $309.99 For example, if we cancel after 6 months, we would owe AT&T $258.33 for the equipment to own
      Spectrum
      No contract, no equipment fee, no cancelation fee.
      $82.97 – 300 mb
      $92.97 – 600 mb
      Starlink
      20-30 users covers 2000 sq ft.
      1. $2500 to purchase equipment and $250 per month svc (No activation fee) Or…
      2. Rent @ $100 per month + one time $200 activation fee
      3. Discussion and motion to approve a self-nominated Board Member as Legal Liaison
      4. Discussion and motion to approve a self-nominated Board member as Social Media Liaison
  9. PLUM Committee
    1. Report by Chair
  10. Outreach Committee
    1. Report by Chair
    2. Discussion and possible motion to approve up to $740 to be spent on the following promotional items from Verdant Branding, with the HUNC logo in one color, prices include setup:
      1. Whistle Light/Key chain, white with blue logo, 150 for $160
      2. TriFunction LED Blinking Light with swivel clip with batteries, 100 for $219, white logo, blue light
      3. Solana Softy Pen with stylus, multi color rubber grip, white logo, 250 qty for $235 shipping $56.23
        tax $63.44
        Items were chosen because they are safety related, good for all ages, good for both genders, easy to carry to events, lightweight, inexpensive, won’t take up much space in storage.
        1. Discussion and motion to spend up to $500 on food, drink and marketing materials for LAPD self-defense course on March 2, 2024, time TBA, to be held in Hollywood at PALS location on Hollywood Blvd near Vine, for no fees; instructor will be an LAPD officer available at no cost to HUNC. Event approval form will be finalized before 30 day deadline of Feb 2, 2024. LAPD Contact: SLO Heather Mata
  11. Old/Ongoing Business
  12. New/Future Business
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Adjournment

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Reconsideration and Grievance Process
For information on the NC’s process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or any other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the NC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available at our Board meetings and our website www.myhunc.org