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NORTHWEST SAN PEDRO NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

MEETING MINUTES

September 13, 2004

The meeting was called to order at 6:38 PM by President John Greenwood.

Roll call of board members:  The following board members were present: Andrea Adleman, Carlos Garcia, John Greenwood, Jody James, Margaret Moilov, Diana Nave, Phillip Nicolay, Ray Patricio, Patricia Polcuch, George Thompson, Guilllermo Villagran, Sanni Wehbe, John Vladovich.  Absent: Esther Espinosa Ek, Marisa Trutanich.  Excused: William Upchurch, Chris Wickers.

Minutes of August 9, 2004 meeting:  The minutes were approved with one amendment to include the wording of Issues Committee motions in the minutes.  A motion was made by Carlos Garcia and seconded by George Thompson to approve the minutes with the amendment to include Issues Committee motions.

Port Committee: Presentation on Bridge to Breakwater.  Phil Nicolay and port officials made a presentation on the Bridge to Breakwater redevelopment project.  The presentation included artist’s renderings of the conceptual plans for the waterfront redesign.  The Harbor Commission will vote on the conceptual master plan in late September, which will initiate the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement process in October.  This EIR/EIS phase is expected to take two years to complete.

Budget hearing:  President Greenwood discussed the Mayor’s Budget Process for neighborhood council input into the city budget.  A public hearing was then held to give stakeholders an opportunity to testify regarding their budget priorities.  No oral testimony was received.  Several stakeholders completed printed surveys.  President Greenwood distributed surveys to all board members and urged the board and stakeholders alike to help get more surveys completed.  The survey will be inserted into the September 18 issue of More San Pedro.

Representatives to Mayor’s Budget Committee.  President Greenwood appointed Andrea Adleman and Patti Polcuch to represent the council in the Mayor’s Budget Process.

President’s Report:  President Greenwood asked committee chairs to track their progress using a matrix comparable to that of the Issues Committee.  If a board member has a request to use NWSPNC funds for a given purpose, he or she should send their funding request to John or Treasurer Bill Upchurch.  In an effort to build the council’s email list, committee chairs are asked to submit sign-in sheets to the NWSPNC clerk, who will maintain the mailing list.

Public comment:

- Stakeholder Matt Newell commented on the need to improve safety around Averill Park and suggested a range of projects NWSPNC could fund to these ends.  President Greenwood noted that the council is working with law enforcement to address the safety issues and will be setting a meeting with Captain Gannon of the LAPD Harbor Division to advance the process.

- Joe Lipanovich spoke about a dispute involving tree trimming and coastal views near the South Shores Racquet Club.

- Liz Schindler Johnson of the Grand Vision Foundation discussed the restoration project underway at the Warner Grand Theatre and ways that the public can support the project.    

Bureau of Street Lighting presentation:  Raed Aboulhosn of the Bureau of Street Lighting made a presentation on special assessment districts and other ways that neighborhoods can improve street lighting.

Presentation on Fire Station 36:  Artist and NWSPNC stakeholder Michael Davis and Cultural Affairs Department staff made a presentation on a sculpture that will appear on the Fire Station grounds.   

Update from Council office:  Caroline Brady Sinco reported that the Animal Shelter demolition and move is progressing and announced the dates of several upcoming events.

Committee reports:

Issues Committee

- Inclusionary zoning:  Diana Nave reported that the committee will be drafting a position paper that will then be sent to the board and deliberated at the October NWSPNC meeting.

Outreach Committee:

- Guillermo Villagran reported that the committee will be working on a newsletter and that the deadline for submitting articles is the end of September.

Transportation Committee:

- No report due to chair’s absence.

Education Committee:

- Patricia Polcuch reported that the committee is working on a survey to assess educational needs.

Port Committee:

- Phil Nicolay reported that PCAC has formed an ad hoc committee on the China Shipping Mitigation proposals.  In the process, it is expected that the status of NWSPNC’s proposals will be clarified. 

Next meeting:  The next meeting of the NWSPNC Governing Board is Monday, October 11 at 6:30 PM at Peck Park.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 PM.