Agendas / Board Meeting

BOARD MEETING
Monday, September 8, 6:30 PM

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

Si requiere servicios de traducción, favor de avisar al Concejo Vecinal 3 días de trabajo (72 horas) antes del evento. Por favor contacte Helena Doub, al (213) 473-6914 o por correo electrónico helena.doub@lacity.org para avisar al Concejo Vecinal. PUBLIC INPUT AT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the General Public Comment period. Please note that under the Brown Act, the Board is prevented from acting on a matter that you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a member of the public may become the subject of a future Board meeting. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board. The Neighborhood Council system enables meaningful civic participation for all Angelenos and serves as a voice for improving government responsiveness to local communities and their needs. We are an advisory body to the City of Los Angeles, comprised of stakeholder volunteers who are devoted to the mission of improving our communities.  

Meeting Exhibits

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 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. July ’25 Minutes
    2. July ’25 Monthly Expenditure Report (MER)
    3. August ’25 Minutes
    4. August ’25 MER
  3. Comments from any City, County, State or Federal representatives in attendance (5 minutes each)); Question & Answer (Q&A)
    1. Council District 4
    2. Council District 13
    3. LA County Supervisor Barger Representative
      1. Updates
      2. Presentation of Certificates of Service to Jim Van Dusen, Kevin Ackerman, Josh Goldstein, Joey Meehan
    4. LA County Supervisor Horvath Representative
    5. California Assemblymember Chavez Zbur Representative
    6. Los Angeles Police Department
    7. John Bwarie, Hollywood Bowl
    8. Other government representatives
    9. Presentation and Q&A of Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate (NEA) (time as needed)
  4. Public Comment on items not on the Agenda (2 minutes each)
  5. Community/Board announcements of items not on the Agenda
  6. HUNC Member Participation & Liaison Reports
    1. Notification to President of Attendance at Events as a HUNC representative as advised by City Attorney
    2. Discuss HUNC board members or voting stakeholders as liaisons
      1. Possible appointments to include but not limited to:
        1. Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC)
        2. Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA)
        3. Neighborhood Council Emergency Preparedness Alliance (NCEPA)
        4. Budget Representatives
        5. Community Police Advisory Board attendance (CPAB)
        6. Griffith Park Advisory Board (GPAB)
        7. Representation to HUNC homeowner and civic associations
        8. Charter Reform
        9. City Forest Advisory Committee (CFAC)
    3. Discussion of expectation of performance as a liaison to include but not limited to: attendance, understanding of personal opinion versus board representation, submitting agendas & minutes to president, placing items on agenda, giving reports after attendance, etc.
    4. Appointment of Steve Alper and Mark Millner to the Council District 4 (CD4) Hollywood Sign & West Griffith Park Working Group, as co-primaries to alternate as primary in montly meetings and reporting/submitting/agenda responsibilities. Agendas and minutes of meetings will be submitted prior to the respective Working Group meeting. Appointments will last until March 2026, wherein a review and possible reappointment will be considered. They may both attend same meetings, yet in the event of any vote in any given meeting, the primary will provide. Primary will give report at next Full Board meeting. Representatives will provide a schedule of alternating primary prior to September 2025 meeting. Working Group meetings are currently scheduled the first Wednesday of each month.
      Executive Committee members to be contacted in order for attendance in event neither may attend, and alternate cannot attend to ensure HUNC representation. President may attend meetings; if President attends, will act as primary unless cedes to scheduled primary
      Link
    5. Appointment of Jim Van Dusen as alternate to CD4 Hollywood Sign & West Griffith Park Working Group; Alternate may attend while primaries there to give institutional knowledge and input
    6. Recap of HUNC attendance at:
      1. CD4 Sunset Hike
      2. CD 13 Vending Zone Pilot Program Listening Session
      3. Just Say Hello
      4. CD13 Community Defense Meeting
      5. CD4 Know Your Rights Meeting
      6. LAPD National Night Out
      7. LA Sanitation (LASAN) Review on webinar Rate Hikes for Solid Waste (Single Family Households) & Bulk Dump (Multi-Family Households)
      8. Invitation-only Safety meeting conducted by LA County District Attorney
      9. Invitation-only LAPD meeting on Hollywood Hills burglaries
      10. City Charter Reform meetings
  7. President’s Report
    1. Attendance – Review of Bylaws Requirements on attendance and absence notification and current attendance standing of board members
    2. Distribution and general discussion of Policy/Documents of current Standing Rules, Bylaws 2024, Brown Act Trifold
    3. Community Impact Statement (CIS) Training – Status and Review by any attendees
    4. Council District 13 Presidents Meeting
      1. Obtain feedback for participation in future CD 13 Presidents Meeting on potential projects
    5. Review of webinar organized and presented by City Attorney Neighborhood Council Attorney Division (NCAD)Conflict of Interest (COI) – review of COI and COI review process; board member disclosure, some but not all of reasons for requirement including Common Law Doctrine of COI; distance; gifts received; etc. Including but not limited to recusal, use of Fair Political Practice Commission on recusal and statement, etc.Training
      Social Media
      Board Participation
    6. Charter Reform
    7. Executive Committee – Discussion on scheduling meeting
    8. Minutes
      1. Committee Minutes: Standing Rules on committee minutes; methods of submission for posting
      2. Full Board Minutes: discussion of what is included; response to Secretary for review; legal posting requirements
    9. LAPD
      1. Board Discussion / Consensus of 5 goals to provide to LAPD Hollywood Captain Chavez
    10. Communication Protocols
      1. Internal Communication and Completion Protocols – including but not limited to response times to emails, texts, phone calls; information requests; Outreach events scheduling and attendance; determining completion on requests and follow-through
      2. External Communications – including but not limited to board contact with other government agents; personal versus board email accounts; using board email address as contact for external organizations; responding to stakeholder inquiries
    11. Digital Communications Policy (DCP)
      1. Review of Section 9 Guidance on the Use of Private and Non-Neighborhood Council Digital Communications & Code of Conduct
      2. Announcing assignment of moderators to post to (Shane Kalminiski) Instagram and (Georgette Darby) Next Door as per DCP; discussion of how to submit items for posting consideration; timelines of posting
    12. Distribution and general discussion of Policy/Documents of current Standing Rules, Bylaws 2024, Brown Act Trifold
    13. Conflict of Interest (COI) – review of COI and COI review process; board member disclosure, some but not all of reasons for requirement including Common Law Doctrine of COI; distance; gifts received; etc. Including but not limited to recusal, use of Fair Political Practice Commission on recusal and statement, etc.
    14. Use of Telephones & Computers at meetings – include but not limited to Brown Act prohibitions and etiquette, personal phones subject to California Public Records Act, etc.
    15. Digital Communications Policy (DCP)
      1. Review of Section 9 Guidance on the Use of Private and Non-Neighborhood Council Digital Communications & Code of Conduct
      2. Announcing assignment of moderators to post to (Shane Kalminiski) Instagram and (Georgette Darby) Next Door as per DCP; discussion of how to submit items for posting consideration; timelines of posting
    16. Use of Telephones & Computers at meetings – include but not limited to Brown Act prohibitions and etiquette, personal phones subject to California Public Records Act,
    17. Food at Meetings
      1. Board discussion to determine if boards wants to keep food as Outreach expense
      2. If voted in affirmative to keep food expense for Outreach, discuss ordering and payment protocol for full board and committees
    18. Outreach Hours Requirements: Discuss items that may count towards these hours. Input to be used by Outreach Committee to create guidelines to fulfill 12 hours a
    19. Agenda Item Submissions – deadlines for committees and full board
    20. Request to board members to scout and procure potential posting locations of agendas (not required for Brown Act posting)
    21. Creation of, signature completion timelines and submissions for Board Action Certifications (BACs) by Secretary, primary and secondary signers
    22. Ordering of Business Cards, Nameplates, Official IDs
    23. Completing Training Requirements
    24. Discussion of person or persons to retrieve mail from HUNC PO Box
  8. Vice President Report
  9. Secretary Report
  10. Treasurer Report
    1. Discussion and possible vote to adjust budget to accommodate expenses of agenda
  11. Administrative Motions
    1. Discussion and possible amendment to Standing Rules to allow the President to submit the HUNC logo to City agency events to expand outreach when asked by agency for the purposes of expanding outreach, especially when date of event is not able to wait for board meeting.
    2. Discussion and possible vote on a CIS on 25-0947 Preferential Parking District #320 Expansion – Lake Hollywood
      Council File
  12. PLUM Committee
    1. Report by Chair
    2. Discussion and possible appointment of Jim Van Dusen as a Voting Stakeholder to PLUM for one year
    3. Discussion and possible renewal of appointment of George Skarpelos as Voting Stakeholder to PLUM for one year
  13. Outreach Committee
    1. Report by Chair
    2. HUNC participation at 2025 P-22 Day, October 10AM-3:30 (Event 11AM) Ocotber 25, 2025; discussion of board participation at event
    3. Discussion and possible vote to approve up $1000 towards purchase of swag to include upcoming P-22 Day to include but not limited to coloring books, crayons, branded masks, HUNC stickers, HUNC stamp/ink pad/ink, disinfectant
  14. Committee Formation
    1. Discussion and rename Homelessness, Housing & Public Safety to Homelessness & Social Services; committee to realign focus to address topics of homelessness and aspects of social services
      1. Discussion and possible vote to make Georgette Darby chair of defined in 14A
      2. Discussion and possible vote to appoint Oliver Alvarez to committee defined in 14A
      3. Discussion and possible vote to appoint Charles Daniel to committee defined in 14A
    2. Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee: Discussion and possible vote to create ad hoc Bylaws Committee made of only board members, up to three, starting from 8/11/25 and ending on 6/15/26. Committee to review/edit bylaws, present bylaws to board for input and review and updates as necessary, and debrief after City approval.
      1. Discussion and possible vote to appoint Brandi D’Amore as chair of ad hoc Bylaws Committee
      2. Discussion of ad hoc committee goals; Q&A, discuss interest to serve to assist President in future determination of appointment to committee
    3. Ad Hoc Retreat Steering Committee: Discussion and possible vote to create ad hoc Retreat Steering Committee made of only board members, up to three, from 8/11/25-12/31/25. Committee to determine and facilitate in committee and bring to full board to vote on at least the following: date determination, location determination within HUNC boundaries, budget, budget availability, agenda, contracted services, City Clerk event checklist requirements, etc.
      1. Discussion of committee scope; Q&A. Discussion of interest to chair or serve on this committee to assist President in future determination of committee
  15.  Discussion of types of events board wishes to potentially produce including but not limited to: renters rights; CPR/First Aid; Community Emergency Response Training (CERT); Council District 13 candidate forum, Emergency Preparedness Plan/Ready Your LA Neighborhood (RYLAN); Community Walks, board suggestions
  16. Funding Items
    1. Discussion and possible vote to sponsor 2025 Congress of Neighborhoods (to come from Outreach budget) at sponsorship level to be determined by board. Sponsorship levels:
    2. Neighborhood Councils Funding Contribution (removed from Outreach) Discussion and possible vote to sponsor 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Day at sponsorship level to be determined by board https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZfPuyJROg4
    3. Neighborhood Council Funding Contribution Discussion (removed from Outreach) and possible contribution amount to be determined by board for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Advocacy (LA Charter Section 909) https://www.budgetadvocates.org/
    4. Neighborhood Council Funding Contribution Discussion and possible contribution amount to be determine by board for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Empower LA Awards (LA Administrative Code 22.801
    5. Discussion and vote to approve the renewal of the Media Arts International contract for six months, July 2025-December 2025, and a monthly fee of $600 and hourly billing rate of work outside the contract of $85/hour for web, communication, and consulting services
    6. Discussion and vote to approve payment of $600 to Media Arts International for services from 7/1/25- 7/30/25
    7. Discussion and vote to approve payment of $450 to Media Arts International for annual subscription of NC Meeting Manager Software 8/1/25-7/31/26
    8. Discussion and vote to approve payment of $600 to Media Arts for services rendered for August
    9. Discussion and possible vote to reimburse Chad McMurray $15.96 for urgent purchase of 2 cabinet cam locks with keys; purchase made at Home Depot to secure bulletin board due to broken locks. (Fund removal from equipment)
    10. Discussion and possible vote to purchase copies of keys for bulletin board up to $20; (funds removed from equipment)
    11. Discussion and possible vote to set aside $800 to cover new cork board for the bulletin board, light, replacement of the 2 panes of glass, possible installation costs. City Clerk has indicated that they need to review aspects of (funds remove from equipment)
    12. Discussion and possible vote to purchase 56Wh 33YDH Laptop Battery for Dell Inspiron 17 7000 Series laptop up to $55.00
  17. Motion to extend meeting by an amount determined by board to avoid ending meeting before business completed as Standing Rule requires meeting to end 3.5 hours after start
  18. Old/Ongoing Business
  19. New/Future Business

Adjournment

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 by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by calling (213) 978-1551 or email: NCsupport@lacity.org
Public Posting of Agendas
Neighborhood Council agendas are posted for public review as follows: ● LAFD West Bureau at 1800 N Bronson Avenue ● www.myhunc.org ● You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System (ENS)
Notice to Paid Representatives - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org
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 website: www.MyHUNC.org 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 Prabhjot Chamber at (213) 839-0977 or email at: prabhjot.chamber@lacity.org.
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