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LANCissues.org - the website
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The Citywide Issues Group
for citywide and regional issues
facing LA's Neighborhood Councils
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LANCC Minutes

LANC Congress
February 2, 2008
L. A. DWP Building
111 N. Hope Street, Los Angeles

MINUTES

1. Meeting was called to order at 10:11 PM by Chair, Len Schaffer.

2. The minutes were unanimously approved.

3. Public Comment: Cindy Cleghorn stated that the NE Valley will run a combined ad for their upcoming elections, and that the three building permits issued to Home Depot as only to keep the old K Mart building safe. Len Shaffer stated that DONE says the City Clerk will do NC elections and they will have self affirmation.They will be using the CRA model.

4.1. Bart Reed of the Transportation Coalition said that the Mayor and the County have decided on one way streets and that it will increase traffic flow by 20%, or 120 more cars per hour. Small businesses will suffer. Left and right turns are too far apart. Side streets will be blocked off which could create gridlock and create freeways on our city streets. There are many issues involved for very little benefit. Other solutions should be explored.

4.2. Ten priorities have been set for Los Angeles. LAX is the only US airport with lower traffic since 9/11 that has not recovered. The north runway should be moved. The Port will reach capacity by 2010. Public housing should be developed with community input. Workforce development has not been well done and the training is not efficient. The funds aren't always in the areas they are needed. LA does not have good incentives to bring in new business. Companies with 30 to 100 employees have not where to go. Nothing was mentioned about transportation in the report. Cost versus income studies are needed.

4.3. Councilmembers Perry and Parks are having a town meeting at the Mark Ridley Thomas Center on Feb. 16.

4.4.1 – .4 All motions regarding the changes to the LANCC Charter were moved, seconded and unanimously passed.

5. District Representatives to the LANCC were chosen. They are: Heinrich Keifer – East, Cindy Cleghorn – N. Valley, Charlotte Laws – S Valley, Soledad Garcia – Harbor, Margo Harris – South, Charley Mims – Central, and Dede Audet – West. These will be pro-tem representatives.

6.1. Motion was made to communicate with BONC and DONE that NCs must be involved in developing the process and procedures for regional grievance and conflict resolutions. It was seconded and passed unanimously.

7. NCs should explore having regional Congress of Neighborhoods. The Empowerment Congress area is scheduled for April 14. The changes to the LANCC Charter should be communicated to the NCs and approved by them. This is to communicate that LANCC is not elitist. NCs should jump on the small business issue.

8. Future agenda items should be issues that connect. We should be pro-active on long term city issues, and we must participate in transportation issues and the Los Lomas project.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:13 PM.