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Northwest
San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Governing Board Meeting Minutes June 12, 2006, 6:30 p.m. - Peck Park The meeting was called to order at 6:39 pm by President Diana Nave. Roll Call of Board Members: The following board members were present: John Greenwood, Diana Nave, Andrea Adleman, Bonnie Easley, John Mavar, Philip Nicolay, Hoshang Pavri, Jody James, Ray Patricio, Capt. George Thompson, John Vladovich, Sanni Wehbe and Chris Wickers. Dan Dixon and Esther Espinoza-Ek were excused. Pres. Diana announced that Allie Tolliver and Patricia Polcuch had resigned from the board. They are no longer stakeholders and thus are not eligible to serve. ANNUAL MEETING 1) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT by Robert Jones Booker. Draft EIR scoping meeting South Region High School #14 date changed to June 29 at Narbonne High School. 2) INDEPENDENT ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR, Jerry Kvasnicka, in charge of the neighborhood council elections thanked everyone for coming and briefly covered election procedures. 3) ANNUAL REPORT. Pres. Diana Nave covered some of the high points of the year. (See annual report document for details including treasurer’s report.) 4) CANDIDATE FORUM: Elections Committee member Bonnie Easley conducted the candidate forum. Each candidate was given 1 minute to speak: Tract 2951, Mario Bijelic, Ernest Preacely, Mark Ferralles (not present), Tony Bassil (not present), George Thompson, Richard Paoletti. (not present). Tract 2963: John Stammreich. Tract 2964: Bev Cook (withdrew from election); Laurie Ann Moilov, John Greenwood , Gabriel Rivas. Tract 2970: Write Ins: Irene Kostrencich (not present), Charles Hanchett, Don Glavich (not present); Non-Governmental: Andrea Adleman, Anthony Pirozzi, Involved in Educational Org--Barbara Schach, Irene M. Almeida (write in), Own a Business: Sanni Wehbe, Larry Mersman; At Large Diana Nave, Russell Moilov, Joe Gatlin, Bill Upchurch. 5) 10 Minute break provided to allow stakeholders to vote after hearing candidates speak. BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEETING 1) Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the May 8, 2006 meeting were approved as submitted. The minutes from the special held on June 5, 2006 were also approved. 2) Public Comment: a. Jay Sharma, tenant of the World Port Business Center spoke about high incidents of robbery at World Port and asked for assistance from the neighborhood council. He was referred to the LAPD representative and the Issues Committee. b. Peter Burmesiter commented on the Fireworks Ordinance and his opinion that permits for block parties should be pulled in the event of illegal use of fireworks. c. Mark Wells, wants RPV to be included in NWSPNC. Diana stated that residents of RPV are always welcome and encouraged to participate in our meetings but unfortunately, they may not vote in our elections unless they meet one of the stakeholder criteria as outlined in our by-laws. 3) Report from LAPD. Sr. Lead Officer Joe Buscaino reported that two officers were put on a graffiti task force and made 60 arrests. He also reported on recent robbery arrests at Peck Park. He stated that Illegal Fireworks is a big issue and 70-80 additional officers will be added for July 4th for stronger enforcement. Alonso Canada, LAPD, was introduced. He is assigned to car thefts. He commented that although there are very few car thefts in our area, some crimes could be prevented by keeping valuables out of sight in the vehicle. Website shows crime statistics: www.lapdcrimewatch.com 4) Report from Council Woman Hahn’s office. Ana Bosic reported that their office has hired a new Planning Deputy, Frank Hong, and a new Economic Development Director, Gordon Teuber. They will be introduced to the Neighborhood Council at a future date. Regarding the Ponte Vista Task Force, they are still waiting for several members to accept. Ball fields at Sanitation are still in progress. DWP lines we brought to their attention will be replaced. 5) Renewal of Cable Franchise. Andrea Adleman presented the following motion: Motion Related to Renewal of Cable TV Franchise Whereas, the City of Los Angeles is now considering renewal of cable television franchises; and Whereas, the city’s Information and Technology Agency has requested public comment on terms of negotiation of said franchises; Therefore, be it resolved that the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council recommends the following: (1) the community of San Pedro be combined into a single cable television franchise with a single operator; (2) the cable television franchisee be required to provide a studio offering state-of-the-art technology located in San Pedro for the production of public access programming; (3) the cable television franchisee be required to provide technical training in television production for individuals interested in public access programming; (4) the cable television franchisee be required to provide regularly-scheduled announcements of a least 3-5 minutes each for the purpose of informing viewers of neighborhood council meetings, events, and issues; and (5) the franchisee be required to provide an “on-demand” community bulletin board. (After discussions a vote was taken: 11 yes votes, 1 no vote. Motion passed.) 6) Peck Park Canyon Task Force: Action items were presented by Steve Koletty. Four motions were presented for consideration: a. Motion to submit Application to Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative for 2006 Maintenance Matching Fund. (Motion passed unanimously) b. Motion to allocate $1,637 to cover the additional expenses for installation of the anti-dumping barriers. (Motion passed unanimously) c. Motion to request that the additional fencing being considered by the Environmental Affairs Dept be consistent with the Peck Park Canyon Design Plan and the barriers already installed. (Motion passed with 2 no votes; 10 yes votes) d. Motion to request that Recreation and Parks install “no dumping” signs alongside the recently installed fencing and at the head of Dunn Canyon across from Rena Park. (Motion passed unanimously) 7) Budget Committee. a. Sanni Wehbe submitted the Treasurer’s Report and the proposed 2006-07 Operating Budget. A Motion was made to approve the Budget as presented. (Motion passed unanimously) b. K & L Computer Technologies. A Motion was made to hire K & L Technologies for website maintenance for the period July 1 2006 – June 30, 2007 at an amount not to exceed $1500 per year. (Motion approved unanimously) 8) Candidate for 912 Commission. Pres. Diana talked about the 912 Commission formed by the Mayor of Los Angeles to look at the effectiveness of neighborhood councils. Each council may submit up to two names and the Mayor will ultimately pick the members who will serve on the Commission. Bonnie Easley nominated Pat Nave as the NWSPNC recommendation for the 912 Commission. (Motion passed unanimously.) Pat Nave made comments. 9) NWSPNC Board Vacancies: Pres. Diana commented that we need to consider the process for filling the vacancy of the “Business” seat due to the resignation of Allie Tolliver. Our DONE liaison has advised Pres. Diana that while we must comply with our by-laws, the recently adopted election procedures do not apply when filling a board vacancy. George Thompson was appointed to chair the Election Committee. The election for the business seat will be held in conjunction with the July 10th Board and Community Meeting. 10) Planning and Land Use Committee. John Greenwood gave a report in Dan Dixon’s absence and commented on the following: a. Committee brainstormed an initial list of issues related to the Environmental Impact Issues of the Proposed LAUSD High School at Ponte Vista Site. John Greenwood asked for additional input from the stakeholders. b. JCC Homes. John Greenwood passed out two maps showing where the 135 homes will be built. He talked about the current proposal on the table concerning a road through the Highlands Park to relieve traffic. Additional meetings will be held on this issue. David Gates spoke in opposition to the road and suggested speed bumps be installed on Gatun and that the signal at Gaffey and Capitol be changed to allow left turns on a green when no opposing traffic. Scott Lane of San Pedro Youth Coalition stated that the coalition does not have a problem with changes in the park as long as the facilities stay the same. Pete Burmesiter stated that he and other members of that neighborhood want to save the trees if a road is put through the park. 11) President’s Report. a. Scholarship Fund- John Greenwood has obtained one contribution to this fund and will seek a second one. b. Congress of Neighborhoods meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, June 17, 2006. c. On June 29th at 5:00 the port is having the Enhancements Workshop at the Marina Hotel to talk about the Bridge to Breakwater Design. d. Election of officers will take place at the July meeting, in addition to the election for the vacancy created by Allie Tolliver leaving. 12) Meeting adjourned at 9:05pm Respectfully submitted, Kristina Smith |
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