NCWP Board Agenda - August 3, 2010
Tue, Aug 3, 2010, 6:30 PM

NCWP Budget and Finance Committee
Tue, Aug 3, 2010, 5:00 PM
 

Board Agenda

 
 

Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa
NCWP Board Agenda
President - Cyndi Hench
www.ncwpdr.org
 

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Meeting Date, Time and Location:  
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 6:30 p.m.
Westchester Municipal Building Community Room
7166 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045

Board discussion materials available on website, if applicable: http://www.ncwpdr.org/index.php?page=boardDocuments        

  1. Call to Order
  2. Salute the Flag
  3. Announcements from Governmental Representative (limit to 3 minutes please):
    1. Lisette Covarrubias, DONE Project Coordinator
    2. Nate Kaplan, Field Deputy - Councilman Bill Rosendahl
    3. Chad Molnar, LAX - Community Liaison
    4. Jennifer Badger, Area Field Representative - Mayor's Office
    5. Jennifer Zivkovic, Field Representative - 53rd Assemblymember Ted Lieu
    6. Michael Castillo, Field Representative - 51st Assemblymember Steven Bradford
    7. Alma Marquez, Field Representative - Senator Roderick Wright
    8. Veronica Zendejas, Field Representative - Senator Jenny Oropeza
    9. Paul Esparza-Andalon, Field Representative - Congresswoman Maxine Waters 
    10. Stephanie Crahen, Field Representative - Congresswoman Jane Harman 
  4. Public Comment - non-agenda items (limited to 2 minutes per speaker unless otherwise declared by the President or presiding director.) 
  5. Presentation -  Marcia Hanscom from The Ballona Institute will discuss Alternatives for initial public access at the
    Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve http://ncwpdr.org/library/public/boarddocs/August_2010/BWERAlternativespublicaccess.pdf       
  6. Presentation - Sean Bergquist from the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project will discuss the current plan for restoration of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve  http://ncwpdr.org/library/public/boarddocs/August_2010/BWRP_Enews_July.pdf 
  7. Motions/Actions Items:  Public comment on agendized items will be called as each agenda item is brought forward.  Comments are limited to 2 minutes, unless otherwise declared by the President or presiding director.  
    1. Approval of Minutes of previous Board meeting
    2. Discussion Calendar: 
      1. Motion to support the proposed 14 single family detached townhome/condo development at Manchester and Belford and the zone change from R2-1 to RAS3-1. (Lyon/PLUC) 
      2. Motion to approve a request for beer/wine license for Sodexo/LMU at the Crimson Lion restaurant on the campus of LMU (Lyon/PLUC)
      3. Motion to approve a funding request for up to $1,000 to purchase and install windscreens for Westchester Recreation Center Preschool play area (Eychis/Budget&Finance)
      4. Motion to approve a funding request for up to $1,500 to equipment rental for Movie Under the Stars Night at Westchester Park (Eychis/Budget&Finance)
      5. Motion to approve of the NCWP 2010-2011 Revised Budget by the NCWP board (Eychis/Budget&Finance)
      6. Motion to approve reimbursement of Board member expenditures (Eychis/Budget&Finance)
      7. Motion to approve Treasurer's report and Credit Card Statement(Eychis/Budget&Finance)  
  8. Committee assignments
  9. Announcements:
    1. Conflict of Interest and Ethics Training - Required training for all board members - http://ethics.lacity.org/ncouncil.cfm
    2. Next NCWP Board meeting: September 7, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
    3. Other announcements
  10. Adjourn

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Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa
Meeting in a Minute

Meeting of July 6, 2010

Here are some highlights from the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa's board of directors meeting of July 6, 2010:

 

At this meeting, the NCWP Board:

  • Heard from City Controller, Wendy Greuel. Ms. Greuel gave an update on the City's budget and explained how her office conducts audits of City departments to help save the City money. Some of her recent audits have shown that the city was paying vendors too early.
  • Had a visit from State Assemblymember Steven Bradford was in town and stopped by to introduce himself to the NCWP and the community.
  • Heard a presentation on the State Enterprise Zone, which will now include the business communities of Westchester.
  • Received an update on the Crenshaw/LAX Metro Project. There are four new proposed locations for the maintenance facility - three in Westchester and one in Inglewood. http://www.metro.net/projects/crenshaw_corridor/ 
  •  The board unanimously voted to pay the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce $540.20 for the city fees that were placed on the Chamber for the 4th of July parade.
  • The board welcomed John Casey to the Residential District Seat 9.  Residential District Seat 13 (Manchester Square) remains open.
  • Committee assignments were handed out.

Among the important community items discussed were:

  • Chad Molnar, LAX-Community Liaison, the LAWA Advisory Board will begin meeting again and will include representation from decision makers. Comments on the interim safety runway are due this Friday.
  • Nate Kaplan, Field Deputy, informed that library hours will be reduced in the community. There will also be a "Day at the Park,"on July 26h to open to the new pool at Westchester Park.
  • Scott Olson, G&M Oil Company, informed that the company is in the process of purchasing the Chevron Station on Manchester and LA Tijera. He will present at PLUC this month.

 

The next NCWP board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in the Community Room of the Municipal Building at 7166 Manchester Avenue.  You may access the agenda for this meeting by visiting http://www.ncwpdr.org/index.php?page=boardAgenda within 72 hours of the meeting.

    

Please Note:  The Meeting in a Minute is an unofficial record of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa board meeting. The Official Record of the meeting is the minutes once approved by the NCWP Board.