Agendas / Board Meeting

BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 11, 2022, 6:30 PM

Webinar ID: 828 3698 1526
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82836981526

 

VIRTUAL MEETING TELECONFERENCING NUMBER FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION In conformity with the September 16, 2021 enactment of California assembly bill361 (Rivas) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council meeting will be conducted entirely with a call-in option or internet-based service option. Every person wishing to address the Neighborhood Council must dial 1 (669) 900-6833, and enter the Webinar ID above and then press # # to join the meeting. Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of the meeting

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS

THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT - As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices and other auxiliary aids and/or services, may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by email: NCSupport@lacity.org or phone: (213) 978-1551.

PUBLIC ACCESS OF RECORDS – In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed at Agenda is posted for public review at Counterpoint Records and Books 5911 Franklin Ave Hollywood Super Mart 6213 Franklin Ave, on our website at www.MyHUNC.org, and with EmpowerLA or at the scheduled meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact Brandi D'Amore at email: secretary@myhunc.org.

Comments from the public on Agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the Agenda that is within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, for a maximum of 20 minutes total for Public comment, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board. In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed at the scheduled meeting (or location noted in the Agenda item) or by making arrangements with our office (contact information above). As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Neighborhood Council Support Help Line (213) 978-1551 or email info@myhunc.org. Note: Agenda items may be taken out of order or merged as deemed appropriate by the Board. Action may be taken on all items. To subscribe directly to our Agendas go to https://www.lacity.org/government/subscribe-agendasnotifications/neighborhood-councils and make your choice.

AB361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Nieghborhood Council's control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.

Welcome

  1. Roll Call
  2. Approval of Minutes
  3. Public Comment on items not on the Agenda (2 minutes each)
  4. Comments from any City, County, State or Federal representatives in attendance (5 minutes each)
    1. Comments by Representative(s) for Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE)
  5. Community Updates
    1. Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) Presentation and outreach of the partnership between itself, LA Department of Transportation (LADOT) and car sharing operator Blink Mobility to expand access of Mayor’s BlueLA electric car sharing to underserved neighborhoods (4 minutes)

      BlueLA https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/mayor-garcetti-launches-electric-vehicle-car-share-program- disadvantaged-communities-clean-air

      Blink Mobility https://blinkmobility.com/

  6. HUNC Committee & Liaison announcements on items not on the Agenda
    1. Shauna Frente recap of July ’22 Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance meeting
    2. Robert Morrison recap of June ’22 Budget Advocate Day
    3. Brandi D’Amore recap of Grievance Panel Training
    4. Confirmation of Non-Profit, Education & Arts Committee attendance at LA City Hall 101: Nonprofits and Advocacy on 7/14/22
    5. Discussion and solicitation at meeting and after for possible stakeholders to be HUNC Budget Representatives
    6. Report by AD HOC ELECTION COMMITTEE – request for interest from board members
      1. Motion to approve 2023 Election Information Worksheet

Discussion and possible vote to approve preliminary selections of Election Information Worksheet (EIW) due to City Clerk Election Administration by August 1, 2022.

Election Information Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeChlnHoaGkm_tRuSmJrDwLcrFVDj_8SvxFyF8lhcHWx ckWA/viewform

  1. Executive Committee
    1. Report by the President
      1. Discussion and possible motion to support Community Impact Statement (CIS) in support of Council File 22-0560,
        https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=22-0560
        https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2022/22-0560_misc_5-05-22.pdf
        Proposed text for CIS:
        The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council supports the changes to the municipal lobbying ordinance (MLO) regarding neighborhood councils.
        Under section 48.08.8 of the current lobbying ordinance, a lobbyist disclosure is only required for written communications to neighborhood councils. We believe the ordinance should be updated to include the same disclosure when a lobbyist makes an oral presentation or public comment to a neighborhood council that is related to their lobbying efforts. Therefore, we deeply agree with section 11 of the draft municipal lobbying ordinance under consideration.
        As you may be aware, neighborhood councils continue to meet telephonically due to COVID and it is widely expected that this will continue in at least some form even when/if the pandemic passes. Additionally, under AB 361, we are prohibited from requiring “speaker cards,” which is where traditionally lobbying disclosures had happened on our council. While Reseda can require a disclosure for its own meetings, that disclosure has no teeth for enforcement as it is not an ordinance and it also does not address the other 98 neighborhood councils which similarly serve as elected advisory bodies to the city.

        We believe the lack of oral lobbyist disclosure requirement leaves many neighborhood council board members at an information disadvantage and that it should be addressed.

Thank you for your consideration of this topic,

Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

  1. Secretary’s Report
    Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) future survey to assess readiness to return to in- person meetings
    Update on Open Seats Outreach

    1. Possible motion to extend time of Board meeting past 3.5 hours total running time as determined by simple majority vote by Board.
  2. Treasurer’s Report
    1. Discussion and possible motion to use $800 for four Zoom licenses ($200 each) to use to allow at least four committees to open their own meetings via Committee chairs.
    2. Motion to approve June 2022 monthly expense report (MER)
  3. PLUM Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair
    2. Motion to recommend George Skarpelos to retain voting shareholder status on PLUM committee for an additional one-year term.
    3. Motion to recommend Susan Swan to retain voting shareholder status on PLUM committee for an additional one-year term.
  4. Outreach Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair

-Board Member participation in HUNC tabling for:
National Night Out on August 2 at Helen Bernstein High School from 5:00pm – 8:00pm CicLAvia on August 21 on August 21 (somewhere on Hollywood Blvd) from 9:00am – 4:00pm

  1. Motion to approve up to $1000 for branded swag items to include, but not be limited to, masks, shirts, pens, cups, water bottles, permanent straws, etc.
  2. Discuss and possible motion to approve up to $600 for design services for HUNC 20 year anniversary logo, and P22-featured logo for use on branded swag items and other outreach and promotional
  1. Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair
      – MySafeLA flyer distribution
    2. Discussion and motion to approve Community Impact Statement (CIS) for Council File(CF) 20-1376-S1 – Unlawful Sitting, Lying, Sleeping / Unlawful Personal Property Storage, Use, Maintenance / Private Property / Los Angeles Municipal Code / Amendment: expanding 41.18 to include enforcement zones around schools and daycare facilities with amendments to increase transparency and accountability regarding services provided to unhoused residents in support with amendments, as written below.

      Https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=20-1376-S1
      Potential verbiage for CIS for CF 20-1376-S1
      Hollywood United Neighborhood Council believes schools and daycares are especially sensitive to issues arising from nearby homeless encampments. Encampments should be disallowed in these Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (HUNC) supports the expansion of the ordinance to include all schools and daycare facilities in the City with amendments to ensure transparency and accountability regarding specific housing options and services offered in preparation for enforcement.

      The expansion of locations subject to enforcement also substantially raises the risk of liability to the city in violating established federal law. Martin v Boise asserts the government has an affirmative responsibility to provide real and adequate housing to individuals before enforcing a criminal ordinance.

      Absent transparency from directly-contracted agencies regarding number of people present, served and placed, taxpayer dollars should not be utilized to fund outreach efforts. HUNC also believes LAHSA should take a more active and accountable role in coordinating services, interim beds and types of housing offered and obtained.

      After engaging with local officials about the procedures in place to ensure the rights of homeless individuals are adequately protected as the city addresses its responsibility to provide for sanitary and safe public streets, HUNC believes more transparency is necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of these efforts in resolving the issue of homelessness in our neighborhood and to ensure both the rights of all residents are adequately respected.

  2. Homelessness and Social Services Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair– no meeting was held in May or June. Benekits have been assembled and are being distributed with 20 held back out of 200 we paid for to be distributed to council offices, People Concern, etc.; committee members have volunteered by serving dinner at Hollywood Food Coalition on 5 occasions, organized the HUNC community wide sock and underwear drive, funded several NPGs for the non profits within our Appreciation for the committee’s commitment to success in helping our neighbors. If anyone on the Board cares to join the committee, please let me know. We will meet in July.
  3. Transportation & Works Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair
  4. Non Profit, Education & Arts Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair
  5. Renters and Housing Issues Committee
    1. Report by the Committee Chair
    2. Discussion and possible motion to file a Community Impact Statement (CIS) with recommendations for implementation for Full Board in favor of Council File (CF) 14- 1635-S10 Short-Term Rentals / Unpermitted / Non-Compliant Properties / Enforcement

      Portal: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=14-1635-S10

      Ordinance Motion: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-1635-s10_mot_08-25-21.pdf  Official Action: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-1635-S10_caf_04-29-pdf

  6. Discussion of nomination and corresponding vote for Officers of Hollywood United Neighborhood Council, July 2022-2023 Selection of Officers (per Bylaws, Article VI, Section3), and signators for related documents for the operation of HUNC
    1. Office of President
      Public Nominations for Seat
      Board Member Position Self-Nomination and Presentation
      Vote for Candidate(s); in event of multiple candidates, votes will be cast for each candidate with simple majority win.
    2. Office of Vice President
      Public Nominations for Seat
      Board Member Position Self-Nomination and Presentation
      Vote for Candidate(s); in event of multiple candidates, votes will be cast for each candidate with simple majority win.
    3. Office of Secretary
      Public Nominations for Seat
      Board Member Position Self-Nomination and Presentation
      Vote for Candidate(s); in event of multiple candidates, votes will be cast for each candidate with simple majority win.
    4. Office of Treasurer
      Public Nominations for Seat
      Board Member Position Self-Nomination and Presentation
      Vote for Candidate(s); in event of multiple candidates, votes will be cast for each candidate with simple majority win.
    5. Nomination and vote to approve 1st Signer for Administrative Packet
    6. Nomination and vote to approve 2nd Signer for Administrative Packet
    7. Nomination and vote to approve Alternate Signer for Administrative Packet
    8. Nomination and vote to approve 1st bank card holder
    9. Nomination and vote to approve 2nd bank card holder
    10. Discussion and motion to approve 2022-2023 Administrative Packet including updated cardholder’s and signers.
  7. Board Member announcements of items not on the Agenda
  8. Old/Ongoing Business
  9. New/Future Business

Adjournment

A simple majority vote by the Board members present, not including abstentions, at a meeting at which there is a quorum, shall be required to take official action, unless specified otherwise in the Bylaws  (https://hollywoodunitednc.org/bylaws-rules/). Reconsideration: The Board may reconsider and amend its action on items listed on the agenda if that reconsideration takes place before the end of the meeting at which it was considered or at the next regular meeting. The Board, on either of these two days, shall: (1) Make a Motion for Reconsideration and, if approved, (2) hear the matter and take an action.  If the motion to reconsider an action is to be scheduled at the next meeting following the original action, then two items shall be placed on the agenda for that meeting: (1) A Motion for Reconsideration on the described matter and (2) a [Proposed] action should the motion to reconsider be approved.  A Motion for Reconsideration can only be made by a Board member who has previously voted on the prevailing side of the original action taken. If a Motion for Reconsideration is not made on the date the action was taken, then a Board member on the prevailing side of the action must submit a memorandum to the Recording Secretary identifying the matter to be reconsidered and a brief description of the reason(s) for requesting reconsideration at the next regular meeting. The aforesaid shall all be in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.