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Northwest
San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Governing Board Meeting Minutes December 12, 2005, 6:30pm, Peck Park 1. The Meeting was called to order at 6:40 by President Diana Nave. 2. Roll Call of Board Members: All board members were present: John Greenwood, Diana Nave, Andrea Adleman, Bonnie Easley, John Mavar, Philip Nicolay, Hashang Pavri, Esther Ek, Dan Dixon, Jody James, Allie Tollivar, Ray Patricio, Capt. George Thompson, John Vladovic, Sanni Wehbe, and Chris Wickers. 3. Approval of Minutes: November 2005 minutes were approved with a minor change showing that Jody James was not present. 4. Council Office Report: a. Welcome Park. Elise Swanson, Dir. of Community Development for Councilwoman Hahn’s, office gave an update on the Welcome Park to be located near the end of the Harbor Freeway. Land was acquired by the Port of Los Angeles. The Port is in the process of landscaping and erecting a new wall. The State Lands Commission has given the Port 18 months to sell or swap the land. The Council Office is pursuing an equitable land swap between the Port and the Department of Recreation and Parks. Discussions are being held regarding demolition of the bridge. There is also a possibility that the city will buy the property that currently leases the billboard. The Bandini Canyon Steering Committee will be the oversight group. NWSPNC can designate additional representatives to this committee. Relinquishment of Gaffey Street from Cal Trans to the city is close. b. Ball Fields. The Council Office is working with the Sanitation Dept, Target Stores and the Eastview Little League. Two baseball fields are being considered at the current mulching site on the Sanitation Dept. property. There may be lighting available on the new fields. This would not impact the community gardens nor any of the AYSO soccer fields. There are hopes that parking will be available during off hours at the Sanitation Yard for the families of the ball players. They are hoping for a preliminary agreement in Jan or Feb 2006. c. Introduction of Staff. Elise Swanson introduced the new community advocate replacing Caroline Brady. Her name is Anna Bosic and she can be reached at ana.bozic@lacity.org. Elise also introduced Dolores Canizales, the Council’s Constituent Services Director. Dolores oversees the work of the district offies in San Pedro, Willimington, Harbor City and Harbor Gateway and the Community Advocates that represent these communities (dolores.canizales@lacity.org). 5. Report from LAPD: Sr. Lead Officer Steve Muirhead gave
the department’s perspective on the 6. Peck Park Committee Report. Steve Kolletty talked about the clean up effort that took place on November 19th. A dozen workers from the Calif. Conservation Corps were there assisted by Rec and Park personnel and the LAPD’s ATVs. They extracted a ton and a half of debris. Next clean up is tentatively scheduled for late January. 7. Proposition O Application: Phil Nicolay gave a report stating that LANI is applying for $1.5 million for the city to do work on the Peck Park Canyon Restoration. Grant would be used for stream and habitat restoration and water filtration to improve quality of water entering harbor. Letter of support from our council is being sent. 8. Port Committee Report. The N. Pacific beautification project continues to move forward. Phil also reported on a meeting scheduled for Dec. 20th where there will be a discussion on redoing the bylaws for PCAC. Primary issues discussed were voting, make up of PCAC and debates on membership. Phil explained that PCAC is a standing committee created by the Board of Harbor Commissioners. It was formed due to the China Shipping mitigation. There will be a survey in the future on the website related to port properties. 9. Mayor’s Office: Bud Ovrom, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, was introduced and stated that Mayor Villaraigosa is interested in growing the port in a way that is green and community friendly. The appointment of Geraldine Katz as the new Exec. Dir. of the Port of Los Angeles was announced. John Greenwood made comments on his involvement in interviewing the candidates. 10. Mayor’s Budget Survey. John Greenwood talked about the Mayor’s Budget and how this year the mayor is most interested in the views of the elcted members of the neighborhood councils. The mayor puts out prioirities and the different departments affected give their budgets which will hopefully reflect those priorities. The city spends almost 2/3 of the budget on Police and Fire Personnel. If these areas are city priorities, this leaves only 1/3 of the budget to make adjustments by making cuts in services and costs. John went step by step through the questions to help all board members respond to the survey. Diana Nave stated that the Mayor’s survey had been published in the newsletter and posted on our website. Only 15 responses were received. The number one priority from community responses was improved traffic flow. The NWSPNC voted on the following responses to the Mayor’s Budget Questions. Overall Highest Priority: Improved Traffic Flow; Highest priority relating to Education: After-School Enrichment Programs; Highest priority for Transportation: Street Improvements including Resurfacing and Widening; Support increase in monthly trash disposal fee by $7; Support expansion of police force by over 1,000 officers over 4 years by raising the county-wide sales tax by ½ cent; Support increase spending on sidewalk repairs by cutting back on other city services such as tree-trimming and street repaving; Priority for Decreased Funding: Economic Development. 11. Treasurer’s Report. Sanni Wehbe presented his monthly report and provided a copy to each board member. 12. Issues and Traffic Committee. John Mavar gave a report and talked about expanding the red reflector sign program which started with testing on First Street. Diana requested that the Committee talk with the Police Department regarding where there are problem intersections. The following motion was passed unanimously. Diana Nave also introduced a sign that was provided to the NC which stated “Watch for Kids, Watch the Road.” Contact Diana if you would like one of these new signs.
13. Planning and Land use Committee Report: Dan Dixon reported on the following items: a. JCC Homes is considering 135 new homes on Gaffey. The Planning Dept. has some issues that are being discussed and also some minor design problems. It will be 12 months before construction can begin. b. Target Stores project is on the drawing board. Dan has asked for a preliminary set of plans. c. High School. John Greenwood gave a brief review of a meeting held by Mike Lansing with selected community members. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss potential joint use of the high school. However, Mr. Bisno showed up at the meeting uninvited and Mike Lansing did not want to talk further about the issue at that meeting. The School Board is scheduled to vote on the Ponte Vista site as the preferred location for the new High School at their meeting on December 13. A motion was introduced regarding the site of the LAUSD High School. A great deal of discussion followed. Elise Swanson indicated that the Councilwoman was asking the School Board to delay their vote and specifically commented that Councilwoman Hahn does not support Bisno Development’s current proposal for 2300 units. As a result of concerns raised in the discussion, a friendly amendment was added to indicate that the motion should not be construed in any way as support for the proposed Ponte Vista development. The following motion was passed:
14. Motion to join the Congress of Neighborhood Councils. Motion passed. Diana asked anyone who is interested in being our representative to this Council to contact her. 15. Liaison Reports. a. COPPS Committee – Tabled until January meeting. b. USC Collaborative Learning Project – Tabled until January meeting. c. DWP – Tabled until January meeting. d. Controller’s Office Liaison– Pat Nave attended the meeting with the City Controller as a last minute substitute for Sanni. He reported that there was a great deal of discussion about NC Communication Issues. Some of the effective communication tools mentioned included: use of City TV for outreach, use of City Personnel for getting information out, DWP Inserts, relationships with city officials and city departments, educating city employees about the neighborhood councils. 16. Presidents Report: a. MOU with Planning Dept. Pres. Diana attended the Neighborhood Council Oversight Committee of MOU’s Meeting to begin the development of an MOU with the Planning Department. She was impressed with the expertise of the representatives from other councils. The notes from the meeting will be posted at www.MOUOversight.org. Each neighborhood Councill will have the opportunity to appoint a representative and an alternative to this committee. Diana asked for anyone interested in being our representative to let her know. b. Appointments: Sanni Wehbe and Allie Tolivar were appointed as reps for the Mayor’s Budget Committee. c. Waterfront Steering Committee: The NC presidents sit on this Committee which is working on strategies to link the downtown and the waterfront development. The Committee is also developing a series of workshops that will be co-sponsored by the Neighborhood Councils and the Port. The first workshop, on the Art Master Plan and Waterfront Activities, is tentatively scheduled for Feb 12. Other proposed workshops include Economic Development, Design guidelines, and Sustainable Design. d. Development: Diana shared a list of Community Redevelopment Projects currently on the drawing board for the downtown area. e. Next meeting: January 9, 2006 at 6:30pm, Peck Park. 17. Meeting adjourned at 9:04pm. Respectfully submitted, |
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