Encino Neighborhood Council Board Meeting

The monthly Board meeting of the Encino Neighborhood Council will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. (please note slightly later time following a Funding Program Training). 

The agenda includes:

1)   
Call
to Order;  Pledge of Allegiance; Roll
Call;  Determination of Quorum (11
minimum); Voting Members (Ethics Training Compliance); Appointment of
Parliamentarian

2)   
Review
and Approve Minutes of Previous Meetings – May 22, 2013 – Ken Silk

3)   
Board
or Stakeholder Vote To Fill Board Vacancies – Applications Received:  Joyce Propper, Area 4 Alternate

4)   
Seating
of Any Applicants Appointed/Elected To Fill Vacancies

5)   
Approval
of Consent Items (may be pulled by Board member/public speaker card):

a.
  Traffic/Transportation Committee (5/29/13):  That the Army Corps
of Engineers and/or the Bureau of Engineering of the City of Los Angeles pave
dirt (sidewalk) sections of Magnolia Street between Hayvenhurst Avenue and
Rubio Avenue (south side) and Hayvenhurst Avenue and Petit Avenue (north side)
with permeable concrete.  

(Passed: 4-0-0)

b.  Parks
Committee (6/3/13):  To approve the
addition of a single cricket field as presented (southwest of Woodley Park in
Sepulveda Basin) including an expansion of the existing restrooms, and to
oppose any of the area to be converted into a parking lot.  (Passed 6-0-0)

c.  Bylaws Committee
(6/17/13):  That the ENC Standing Rules be amended to reflect under Item No. 2,
Committee:  Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee shall consist of the
officers of the Board.  The Executive
Committee shall have the authority to set the agenda and scheduling for each
Board meeting.  The Executive Committee
may also discuss and make recommendations to the Board akin to any other
committee. Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by the President.  (Passed 6-0-0)

6)   
First
Reading of Bylaws Amendments (2/3 Vote Required) – VOTE 7/24/13

a.  
Bylaws Committee (6/17/13):  To amend Attachment B of the ENC Bylaws for Representative
At Large positions: Eligibility to Run for the Seat: Stakeholders who live
within the ENC boundaries and who are 18 years or older. Eligibility to Vote
for the Seat: Stakeholders who live within the ENC boundaries and who are 18
years or older.  

(Passed
6-0-0)  (Also see item 17a.1)

b.  
Bylaws Committee (6/17/13):  To amend Attachment
B of the ENC Bylaws by removing the language which states “or those who declare
a stake” for Eligibility to Vote for the Seats of Apartment and Condo
Representative, Business Representative, Education Representative, Park
Advocate /Environmental Representative, Public Safety Representative, and
Religious Representative.  (Passed 6-0-0)

c.   Bylaws Committee (6/17/13):  To amend Attachment B of the ENC Bylaws,

Eligibility to Run for the Seats, of
Business Representative, Education Representative, Park Advocate/Environmental
Representative, Public Safety Representative, Religious Representative, and
Volunteer Representative by removing the language “(but not limited to)” and
add prior to the word “such” the words “within the ENC boundaries.”

(Passed 6-0-0)

7)   
Reports
From City Officials and Departments: 
Police, Fire, Mayor, City Attorney, City Controller, City Council
Districts 5 and 6, Neighborhood Empowerment, Recreation and Parks, Other
Departments

a.    
Neighborhood
Empowerment:  Stephen Box – Yearbook
Presentation; “Strategic Plans and Outreach To Connect With Your Community” (5
minutes)

b.    
Council
District 5:  Jeffrey Ebenstein – Update
on Lease of Old Fire Station 83 Located at 5001 Balboa Blvd. (CF 13-0476)

8)   
Reports
From Representatives of Federal, State, and County Officials and Agencies

9)   
President’s
Report – Glenn Bailey

a.    
Executive
Order(s)

b.    
Community
Impact Statements (CIS) Filed:  Mural
Ordinance (CF 11-0923); Old Fire Station 83 Lease (CF 13-0476)

c.     
Code
of Civility

d.    
Monthly
Report on Community Outreach (per Bylaws Article V, Section 11)

e.     
Board
Workshop Date, Time, and Location – Proposed For July 2013

f.      
Appointment
of DWP MOU Representative and Alternate

g.    
2014
Neighborhood Council Elections – MOTION: 
To establish an Ad Hoc 2014 Election Committee

h.    
MOTION:  To approve new Bylaws of the Los Angeles
Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC) (deadline 7/6/13)

i.      
MOTION:  To approve proposed ENC 2013/2014 Strategic
Plan (deadline 7/12/13)

j.      
MOTION:  To authorize Taste of Encino 10/13/13 booth
cost not to exceed $150

k.    
MOTION:  To demand that the ENC street banner
featuring Los Encinos State Historic Park be returned to the ENC by AAA Flag
& Banner Company with no fee.

10)          
Vice-President’s
Report – Todd Rubinstein

a.    
ENC
Committees, including Education Committee Chair/Co-Chair

11)          
Secretary’s
Report – Ken Silk

a.   Board Member Attendance

12)    
Treasurer’s
Report – John Arnstein

a.    
Review
and Approve Report of Paid Expenditures, Approved Expenditures, and Total
Remaining Balance To Date and Monthly Financial Statement Ending May 31, 2013
(including Demand Warrants, Purchase Card Transactions, Bank Statements, etc.)

b.    
Neighborhood
Purpose Grant (NPG) Applications Update

c.     
MOTION:  To approve proposed ENC Budget For Fiscal
Year 2013-14 and Adoption of Resolution (deadline 7/12/13)

13)          
Sergeant
At Arms Report – Kathy Moghimi-Patterson

     a.  Mandatory Ethics Training Compliance

          (Online Training:  http://ethics.lacity.org/education/ethics2007/?audience=done)

14)          
Guest
Speakers/Presentations: 

a.  Richard Leyner, President,  North Valley Area Planning Commission  – “ City Planning Decisions and the Role of
Neighborhood Councils” (5 minutes)

b.  Janie Thompson – Amestoy Estates Issues
Update (5 minutes)

c.  Façade Remodel of Existing Building Located
At 16817 Ventura Bl. (Lakeside Café) – Jason Herriven, Architect (for Adi
McAbian, Applicant)

(ENC Planning and Land Use Committee “moves
to not oppose the Lakeside Cafe project as presented and this be presented to
the entire Neighborhood Council Board at the next general meeting for a vote.”  Passed 7-0-0)

d.  Reduced Lot Width For a Residential Lot Split
Located At 4915 Densmore Ave. Case No. ZA 2013-1063(ZAA) (Zoning Administrator Hearing
6/28/13, 8:30 am)

e.  Impacts of New Building Under Construction At
4940 Paso Robles Ave. (IMT Park Encino), including Possible Encroachments On
City Property (Encino Community Center/Encino Woman’s Club)

15)          
Public
Comment On Non-Agenda Items (up to two minutes per speaker; no discussion)

16)          
Old
Business

a.  Committee Recommendations Pulled From Consent
Items 1/23/13 (Items 1,2):

1. 
Bylaws Committee Recommendation (1/14/13):  To amend the
ENC Bylaws to add two additional seats for the representative at large
position.  These seats are exclusively
for factual stakeholders.  Factual
Stakeholders are to vote only for these two seats.

To
amend the Bylaws so Article 5, D, adds: Two (2) reserved at large
representatives for factual basis stakeholders; and Article 10, 2, sections 7
and 8:

7. Individuals claiming
stakeholder status because of membership in a community based organization or
by whatever other means, who do not “live, work or own property” within the
Council boundaries, may run for and vote for the “reserved at large
representatives” positions.

8. Individuals whose
stakeholder status is otherwise established because of their

living, working or owning
property within the Council boundaries, having the right to run for and vote
for other Board positions as set out in these bylaws, shall not be qualified to
vote for or run for either of the two (2) “reserved at large representatives”
positions.

To
amend the Attachment B to include:

Under
Board Position: Reserved At-Large Representatives. Term: 2 Years

Under No. of Seats, 2

Under eligibility to Run
for the Seat: Elected Any stakeholder (commonly known as a factual basis
stakeholder) who is at least 18 years of age on the day of the election
claiming stakeholder status because of membership in a community based
organization or by whatever other means and who does not “live, work or own
property” within the neighborhood council boundaries.

Under eligibility to Vote
for the Seat: Any stakeholder (commonly known as a factual basis stakeholder)
who is at least 18 years of age on the day of the election claiming stakeholder
status because of membership in a community based organization or by whatever
other means and who does not “live, work or own property” within the
neighborhood council boundaries. 
(Passed: 5-0-1)  

BYLAWS AMENDMENT – SECOND
READING – 2/3 VOTE REQUIRED

2.  Bylaws Committee Recommendation (1/14/13):  to add “ENC” or “Encino Neighborhood Council”
language in lieu of “neighborhood council” to motion in supra and specify
“Lives, Works, Own Property Within the ENC Boundary” to the 21 Unreserved
Seats.  (Passed 6-0-0) 

BYLAWS AMENDMENT – SECOND READING – 2/3
VOTE REQUIRED

b.  Committee
Recommendations Pulled From Consent Items 4/24/13:

Bylaws
Committee (4/15/13):  That the ENC support the above-mentioned BONC
proposal in its entirety:  (1)   Remove the requirement that neighborhood
councils provide governing board positions for factual basis stakeholders;  (2) Allow each neighborhood council to
determine the number, if any, of governing board seats that be allocated to
factual basis stakeholders;  (3) Remove
the current definition of factual basis stakeholder; and (4) Allow each
neighborhood council to adopt its own definition of factual basis stakeholder.  (Passed 5-0-0)

c.  Bylaws
Committee Recommendation (1/14/13): 
to implement the following Mission Statement:  The ENC provides a forum for community
participation through means of discussion of issues and projects facing
Encino. The ENC will work with the community in analyzing and
presenting proposals and recommendations to the City Council. The
proposals and recommendations of the ENC shall be in the form of a
Community Impact Statement (CIS). The CIS will
include findings of fact, recommendations and a summary of the public input
(i.e. speaker’s comments). Should there not be a consensus on an
issue, then a Majority Statement and a Minority Statement will be included
in the CIS. It shall be improper to submit the results of a majority vote
of the ENC, without the required Statement of findings of fact, proposals and
recommendations of the ENC.  (Passed
5-1-0)  

17)          
Reports
From Standing Committees (Upcoming Meeting Date, If Known):  Executive (7/10/13); Airport; Bylaws;
Education (7/11/13); Finance; Outreach; Parks (8/5/13); Planning and Land Use
(7/9/13); Public Safety; and Traffic/Transportation.

          a. 
Items Pulled From Consent (Item 5 Above)

          b. 
Traffic/Transportation Committee (5/29/13):  That the City
of Los Angeles not permit closure of traffic lanes on Ventura Boulevard in
Encino during the hours of  7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays except for
emergencies.  (Passed 6-1)

          c.  Bylaws Committee (6/17/13):  That the ENC Standing Rules be amended to
keep the language in the approved Standing Rules regarding the Sergeant At Arms
and Parliamentarian Roles cited in Item 12 in the last page:  “Unless the presiding officer appoints a
parliamentarian at the commencement of the meeting, the Sergeant at Arms shall
be the parliamentarian for the meeting to provide interpretations of
parliamentary procedure as requested from time to time by the presiding
officer.   (Passed 6-0-0?)

18)          
  New Business and Committee Referrals

a.  Sepulveda Pass
Corridor and MTA Final Compendium Report November 2012 - Motion by Gerald
Silver:  In light of the latest
information from Metro regarding the Sepulveda Pass Corridor Systems Planning
Study, the ENC objects to any further expansion of the 405 Freeway and/or
Sepulveda Corridor through Sherman Oaks and the Sepulveda Pass, including
widening, elevated trains, monorail trains, elevated carpool lanes, toll lanes
or express lanes on the 405 Freeway or tunnel under the Sepulveda Pass.  The burden of providing more cross mountain
passage must be shared by alternative routes, rather than placing more noise,
traffic and congestion impacts on residents living near the 405 Freeway.

b.  National Night
Out August 6, 2013 – Refer to Public Safety Committee

c.  
Pending
Planning and Land Use Projects:

                                          
i.           
Il
Villaggio Toscano (IVT) development located at 4827 Sepuveda Blvd
(CPC-2010-3152-ZC-HD-SPE-SPP-SPR-CUB)

                                        
ii.           
Curtis
School expansion located at 15871 Mulholland Dr.
(CPC-2009-837-CU-SPE-DRB-SPP-SPR-DI-ZV)

19)          
Neighborhood
Council Reports and Upcoming Meetings and Events

a.    
Valley
Alliance of NCs: Next Meeting Thursday, July 11, 2013

b.    
Los
Angeles NC Coalition:  Next Meeting Saturday,
July 6, 2013, 10 am

c.     
Board
of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC): 
Next Meeting June 27, 2013, 6 pm

d.    
Congress
of Neighborhoods:  Saturday, September
28, 2013

20)          
Public
Comment on Non-Agenda Items (up to two minutes per speaker; no discussion)

21)          
Board
Member Comments and Announcements (up to one minute per member; no discussion)

22)          
Next
Board Meeting Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 7:00 p.m.

23)          
Adjournment
(by 9:15 p.m.) – (In Memory of)