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NORTHWEST SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILMEETING MINUTES - July 11, 20051. The meeting was called to order at 6:47 PM by President John Greenwood. 2. Roll Call of Board Members: The following board members were present: John Greenwood, Andrea Adleman, Bonnie Easley, John Mavar, Philip Nicolay, Hoshang Pavri, Esther Espinoza-Ek, Dan Dixon, Jody James, Allie Tollivar, Ray Patricio, Capt. George Thompson, John Vladovich and Sanni Wehbe. Excused were Diana Nave, Patricia Polcuch and Chris Wickers. 3. Approval of Minutes: The June Governing Board Meeting Minutes were approved as presented. 4. Results of Election: The results of the election held June 13, 2005 for seven seats on the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council (made official on June 20, 2005) were announced as follows: Tract 2951 – Philip Nicolay; Tract 2963 – Daniel Dixon; Tract 2964 – Ray Patricio; Tract 2970 – John Mavar; Business Rep. --- Allie Tollivar; Non-Government – Jody James; Education – Bonnie Easley; and At-Large – Hoshang Pavri. All new board members were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and say a few words. 5. Election of Officers: The election of Officers was run by Mark Lewis from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. Diana Nave was nominated as President and John Greenwood was nominated as Vice President; Andrea Adleman was nominated as Secretary; Sanni Wehbe was nominated as Treasurer. All nominees were unanimously approved to their respective offices by the Board. 6. LAPD report. Captain Pat Gannon of the Harbor Division talked about the recent move of the Harbor Station offices to the corner of Harry Bridges and Bayview in Wilmington. The re-location is for the next 2-1/2 years while the new station is being rebuilt at its present location. Captain Gannon thanked the community and the council for its support of the ATV program. He talked about his frustration of the firework problem in San Pedro during the weeks before, during and after the 4th of July holiday. There was a comment from Chuck Hart who had met with Capt. Gannon and discussed ideas for future block party/road closures in San Pedro neighborhoods. Carlos Garcia and Margaret Moilov (past board members) also made comments. It was suggested that a program be created where people can report their neighbors. John S. a new resident in the area also made comments. John Greenwood asked for a committee on the fireworks problem and several community members agreed to join with Chuck Hart to meet and discuss what can be done 7. Report from Councilwoman’s office. Caroline Brady from Councilwoman Janice Hahn’s office gave a report. She presented certificates to the following board members: Margaret Moilov (especially for her work in the Peck Park clean up), Guillermo Villigran (for his hard work on transportation and bus issues),,and Carlos Garcia (who worked on Port issues). Caroline talked about the AmeriGas issue when it was heard by the city council, who confirmed the termination of the lease of AmeriGas. She thanked the neighborhood council for working on this project. 8. Report from Betty Karnette’s Office: Robert Simpson, representing Betty Karnette’s Office, talked about the Port Security Bill (Assembly Bill 1406). The bill is the first step to getting a strategic plan into action. A motion will be made next month regarding endorsement of the bill by the NWSPNC. For more information on this bill, go to: http://www.legislativesolutions.com/legislation/memo.php?bill=2005caab01406i&sc=12&billyear=2005 9. Report from LA Unified, Mrs. Roberta Jones Booker, Outreach Department. Mrs. Booker talked about new school construction projects throughout LAUSD. On June 21st, the Board of Education approved a new high school project to relieve the overcrowding of San Pedro and Narbonne High Schools. The Kick-Off Site Selection meeting is scheduled for Wed. July 20, 6:30pm at the Narbonne High School Auditorium. There was a comment from a community member concerned about how this will affect us financially. 10. Presentation on Near Dock Intermodal Facility. A representative from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway gave a presentation on the proposed So. Calif. International Gateway Facility. This new facility is proposed to be built on Port of Los Angeles property between Sepulveda Blvd and Pacific Coast Hwy in a heavily industrialized area. BNSF claims that this new facility will reduce traffic congestion on the 710 Fwy, improve air quality by using BNSF’s new cleaner-burning locomotives, and create more jobs to strengthen our economy. There were several comments made by community members. For more information and updates on the project, visit their website at www.communitiesmatter.com. 11. Committee and contact information. Board member Jody James offered to get new name plates made for the new board members. She also suggested setting up a committee to look at our by-laws. Regarding the voting procedures of the Board, Ben James, a community member, feels that an abstention should not be a negative vote. He gave an explanation on how voting should go. These procedures will be reviewed by a committee and presented at a future council meeting. 12. Issues Committee, Peck Park Subcommittee – approval of MMF grant. Esther Espinosa-Ek and Margaret Moilov explained about the grant of $6,000 for six months, stating that we don’t put up money, we just need an approval from the board to support the grant for $6,000 for a group of 10. (This grant money would be utilized for improvements in Peck Park). It was further explained that LANI works with the neighborhoods throughout greater Los Angeles. They supply money to keep neighborhood projects going. We can apply for the grant. A motion was made as follows: “That the NWSPNC Board of Directors approve the NWSPNC’s submittal of a Maintenance Matching Fund (MMF) grant application for $3,000. The MMF grant program is administered by LANI. Funding to be used for supplemental maintenance activities in Peck Park Canyon to be performed by the California Conservation Corp (CCC).” The motion was approved unanimously. 13. Port Committee. Phil Nicolay gave an update on Amerigas, Betty Karnette’s Bill, the Lower Density Alternative, No Net Increase, Beautification Project, Billboards, and China Shipping Mitigation. He gave an explanation to the new board members of how the Port Committee works with all the neighborhood councils. 14. Issues Committee. Report from Esther Espinoza-Ek. She talked about a contract with Beacon House to clean up public property and she requested approval of $5,000 for this project. The following motion was passed unanimously by the Board. -------------------------------------------- San Pedro Northwest Neighborhood Council Motion Beacon House Clean-up agreement WHEREAS, the San Pedro Northwest Neighborhood council will enter into an agreement with the Beacon House to provide a description of services to be as follows: labor, supplies, tools and equipment to do clean up, ie. weeding, trash removal, and disposal of outdoor sidewalk, street, or other areas as requested by the Northwest Neighborhood Council through their representative. Beacon House will do the work at the time agreed upon in advance and for a fee as described herein. WHEREAS, a budget is proposed of $5000.00 for the fiscal year of 2005 – 2006 for all clean up activities. Labor cost will be at $7.00 per hour/ per staff at 178 hours. Beacon house will provide receipts as requested for any expenses they bill for. Beacon House will provide the Northwest Council with a Certificate of Insurance. WHEREAS, To be included as part of this motion we request $400.00 for two signs that will be used at each end of the clean up. The sign is to state “Sponsored by Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council”. ------------------------------------------- 15. North Gaffey Sub Committee. An update was given on the N. Gaffey Beautification project which covers the area from Miraflores to Westmont. A steering committee meeting will be scheduled for sometime in August. (Comments were also made on the Navy property on Western--the 61 acres sold went for $88 million and it was commented that this was a good deal for the buyer.) 16. Outreach committee – The NWSPNC has plans to do four newsletters a year. They need committee members to get the word out about what the neighborhood council is all about. 17. Education Committee. This committee is currently working with schools in the area and one of the projects is a stage curtain at Bandini School. The purpose of this committee is to build relationships with local schools to see where we can help. 18. Transportation Committee. John Mavar will be heading up the committee and upcoming projects of concern include the First Street and Enrose areas. 19. Budget and Finance Committee. Sanni Wehbe, our new treasurer, will be on the committee with John Greenwood. They will be putting together a budget for the coming year. 20. Public Comment 1) Resident on Channel concerned about Graffiti. John Greenwood suggested she contact him with something in writing. 2) A second resident was concerned about traffic on Channel. Dan Dixon told resident it was part of the plan being looked at in the North Gaffey Beautification Project. 3) June Smith talked about the council’s rules for voting. The Roberts Rules of Order was designed to give a voice to the minority. It was suggested that a review be made of our voting procedures. 21. President’s Report. Phil Nicolay was appointed as the Neighborhood Council rep to the Amerigas Committee, and John Mavar was appointed to the Transportation Committee. Pres. Greenwood talked about a Retreat for Directors and would like to schedule it either the 10th of Sept. or the 17th Sept. He requested that members let him know if those dates don’t work for them. 22. Next Meeting: August 8th, 6:30pm. 23. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm. Respectfully submitted, Kristina Smith Administrative Asst to NWSPNC ksmith@klct.com |
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