Venice Neighborhood Council
PO Box 550, Venice, CA 90294 / www.VeniceNC.org
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Board of Officers Meeting Minutes
Westminster Elementary School (Auditorium)
1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, 90291
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM
[All motions approved by unanimous vote unless otherwise noted]
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
Present: Linda Lucks, Vice President; DeDe Audet, President Emeritus (non-voting); Joe Murphy; Emily Elliott; Karen Wolfe; Kristopher Valentine; Cynthia Rogers; Ira Koslow; Hugh Harrison; Brennan Lindner; Clarence Carter; Brooke Soles; Challis Macpherson; Stewart Oscars; Marc Saltzberg; Carolyn Rios. Parliamentarian: Ivan Spiegel. Absent: Andre Bollinger; Sean Kelly; Nick Karno; Mike Newhouse, President; Marc Castleman; Stan Muhammad.
2. Approval of the Agenda [Approved]
3. Approval of outstanding minutes submitted by Secretary [Approved]
April 20, 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
(see http://venicenc.org/files/100420VNCBoardMinutes.doc)
[Committee Reports are provided in written form when available]
4. Consent Calendar [None]
5. Announcements & Public Comment on items not on the Agenda
[15 min, no more than 2 minutes per person – no board member announcements permitted]
6. Treasurers Report
Hugh Harrison (310-487-2533; ) on behalf of the Budget Committee: See Exhibit A
1. April 2010 Treasurers Report: Attached is the report on expenditures for April 2010. Pursuant to new mandates from DONE, also attached is a copy of the monthly purchase card billing for the VNC. [report accepted as presented]
2. Roll-over: The City Council has approved the roll-over of $31,863.61 from previous years’ budgets. This will allows us to make the remaining purchases for this year retain the funds allocated for neighborhood community projects for 2010-11.
3. Presentation & Vote on Proposed 2010-2011 Budget: Attached is the proposed budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. It is based on the proposed $45,000 budget for each neighborhood council that is in the Mayor’s proposed budget. It assumes that there will be a roll-over of $5000 from this year’s funding for use next year. [Approved]
7. Scheduled Announcements (no more than 1 minute per report unless otherwise stated)
A Announcements Mike Newhouse (): Reminder that the current board is still in office until June 15, 2010, and therefore all Board members need to attend the June 15th Board meeting.After the new Board is sworn in, the 14 Community Officers will appoint 4 of their members to the Administrative Committee. All other committees continue until replaced or reappointed.
B City Controller Wendy Greuel – City Budget Crisis (15 min)
LA’s Controller is the City’s chief financial officer, controlling the city's cash flow, paying the city's bills and alerting the council and mayor to any financial shortfalls. Extract from Report:
.…the messages coming from City Hall concerning the budget deficit the past few months have been confusing. It's been a roller-coaster ride, fluctuating from warnings about the city's inability to balance this year's budget, to the need for thousands of layoffs, to slightly more optimistic revenue projections, with some suggesting that the city is out of the woods… The deficit is real, steps need to be taken to address it and, given our current course, our cash flow needs will not be able to be met without transferring funds from the reserve to the general fund.
C Governmental Reports
· LAPD: Officer Peggy Thusing, Senior Lead Officer (310-622-3968; )
· State Assemblyperson Ted Lieu: Jennifer Zivkovic, Field Representative (310-615-3515; )
· Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: Jennifer Badger, West Area Representatives (310-479-3823; )
· City Councilperson Bill Rosendahl: Arturo Piña, Field Deputy (310-568-8772; )
· PlancheckLA: Challis Macpherson ()
· LADWP/MOU: VNC Representatives DeDe Audet
8. Old Business
A Appointment of VNC Representative to Address Parking on Abbot Kinney [Approved*]
Marc Saltzberg () & Stewart Oscars ():
Whereas Food Trucks congregating on Abbot Kinney Blvd provide a service to the public, attracting visitors to some Abbot Kinney vendors while inhibiting visitors at other Abbot Kinney vendors, and
Whereas Food Trucks parked on Abbot Kinney Blvd take up valuable parking spaces, pose a traffic safety hazard by impeding traffic flow, create a litter problem & are now spilling over into private parking lots and;
Whereas the Venice Neighborhood Council has received a stream of complaints regarding valet parking on residential streets bordering the Abbot Kinney commercial zone.
Therefore be it resolved: that the Venice Neighborhood Council appoint an individual to act on its behalf as follows:
1. Investigate benefits, detriments and complaints regarding Food Trucks on Abbot Kinney and report back to the Neighborhood Council with recommendations,
2. Investigate Food Truck-related and valet service abuses of parking and zoning laws on Abbot Kinney and make recommendations to the Neighborhood Council,
3. Work directly with CD-11 staff, LA Department of Transportation and Parking Enforcement, LA City Planning and the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Land Use and Planning Committee as the representative of the Venice Neighborhood Council regarding Abbot Kinney parking issues,
4. Report back to the Venice Neighborhood Council Board regarding items one and two above one month after the passage of this resolution.
Be it further resolved: that LA-CD11, LA Department of Transportation, vendors in the abbot Kinney Commercial Zone and residents bordering the Abbot Kinney Commercial Zone be notified of the appointment, the appointee’s responsibilities and contact information.
[*Subject to the above, Acting President Linda Lucks appointed Jed Paulker Robin Rudasill to be the VNC parking representatives to address parking on Abbot Kinney Blvd to report back with an action plan in one month.]
B Let There Be Light in Venice [KW/BS: approved 11-2-2]
Linda Lucks (310-745-3240/310-450-2554; ) on behalf of Neighborhood Committee: Discussion and possible action on recommendation from the Neighborhood Committee that the Board establishes a public safety campaign, "Let There Be Light in Venice."
Whereas Venice residents are rightfully concerned with protecting personal safety; whereas the LAPD does a great job but cannot be everywhere at once, whereas there are steps individuals, families and neighbors can take to immediately to protect themselves and their neighborhoods; Therefore, the VNC supports a campaign encouraging stakeholders to purchase and install motion detector lights for the perimeter of their homes (and find ways to assist low income people to obtain such lighting). http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp001925.jsp
C Proposed change to July’s Minutes See Exhibit B [See VOTE in Exhibit B]
Karen Wolfe (310-460-9644; ): Request that board amend previously approved minutes from July 2009. [JM/SO: motion to postpone fails 4-8-3] [KW/??: motion to delete below language fails 2-10-3]
090723 Note Regarding Presentation and Consideration of HVOC Motions
The secretary prepared the format for considering the below HVOC motions after the Administrative Committee approved the format then before it and made suggestions on how to change it for presentation at the Board meeting.
The changes in the format introduced by the Secretary and presented to the Board did not accurately reflect the intent of the Administrative Committee. As a result, the below HVOC motions were presented in a way that was perceived by many to have been unfair to the extent that some believe it affected the outcome of deliberations on the HVOC substantive issues.
Changes made by the Secretary which caused confusion include:
(i) Presenting several HVOC motions as Motions to Amend which appeared to favor the proposed amendments over the original HVOC motions; and
(ii) Failing to include portions of the separate HVOC Final Report and Recommendations which HVOC motions incorporated by reference.
9. New Business
A Recommendations on Funding of Community Improvement Projects (10 min) [Approved]
Linda Lucks () on behalf of Neighborhood Committee: The Neighborhood Committee met on Monday, May 3 to review, discuss and rank the Community Improvement Projects. The recommendations will be presented to the Board at the May meeting. (All projects were previously vetted by the Budget Committee).
B LUPC Motion re: 2724 Abbot Kinney Blvd. [CM/BL: failed 4-8-3] See Exhibit C
Challis MacPherson (310-822-1729; ) on behalf of LUPC: Regarding 2724 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, TT-71124-CC, ENV 2009-3545 (50-CC): Challis Macpherson, LUPC Chair, move to recommend that the VNC Board recommends approval of the project as proposed, with the following conditions:
1. Postpone final map approval until at least 3 years after the tentative tract map approval.
2. In consideration of the original entitlements, LUPC does not support additional street dedications or widening at this time.
3. The applicant will voluntarily make an annual contribution to Coeur d’Alene Elementary School to be only used by Coeur d’Alene Elementary School for landscape improvements annual maintenance on the common property line.
Motion by Jed Pauker, seconded by Jim Murez; unanimous.
C LUPC Motion re: 14 Reef Street. [CM/KW: Approved 13-2-0] See Exhibit D
Challis MacPherson (310-822-1729; ) on behalf of LUPC (April 28, 2010): Regarding 14 Reef Street, APCW 2010-800; Challis Macpherson, LUPC Chair, moves that the VNC Board of Officers accept the LUPC Staff Report as presented; and recommend according to the following LUPC recommendation:
Approve project, 14 Reef Street, APCW 2010-800, as presented including approval of following Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan exceptions:
Whereas: this project was built in 1971, and never entitled correctly, LUPC finds that this project should be allowed these two VCZSP exceptions (the lack of one parking guest parking space and the existing density).
Whereas: the CC certified LUPC specifies Reef Street in Policy II C7 to be maintained as a walk street; therefore this project should have an additional condition to maintain the landscaping as specified in said Policy IIC7.
Jim Murez, John Reed, unanimous.
ARGUMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT:
Although this building was built in 1971, and divided into 4 units, it was never recorded correctly through no fault of current “owners”.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST THIS PROJECT:
There were none stated.
SYNOPSIS OF PUBLIC COMMENT:
There were no public comments.
FINDINGS: See attached Addendum to Master Land Use Application below in Exhibit D below
10. Announcements & Public Comment on items not on the Agenda
[15 min, no more than 2 minutes per person – no board member announcements permitted]
11. Adjourn (approx 10:00PM)
Exhibit A – Treasurers Report
2009-10 Expenditures to BudgetApril 2010
Current Yr Budget by Acct / % of Bdgt / Amt spent
Current
Month / Amt Spent in
Current Fiscal Year / Amt Available to Spend / % Budget Remain / $ Moved
Annual Allocation / $45,000.00
Rollover / $20,537.94
Sub Total-Unallocated Budget / $65,537.94
Neighborhood Comm. Projects 09-10 / 20,000.00
Total / 85,537.94
100 Operations / Budget
Office Supplies / $1,600.00 / $531.31 / $1,068.69 / 66.8% / -$500.00
Copies / $1,000.00 / $49.64 / $302.93 / $697.07 / 69.7%
Office Equipment / $834.00 / $834.00 / 100.0% / -$1,000.00
Staffing/Apple One / $700.00 / $358.91 / $341.09 / 48.7%
Telephone Expense / $800.00 / $38.86 / $350.97 / $449.03 / 56.1%
Storage / $1,854.00 / $162.00 / $1,560.00 / $294.00 / 15.9%
Bank Charges / $150.00 / $62.50 / $87.50 / 58.3%
Board Retreat / $850.00 / $850.00 / 100.0%
General Operations / $800.00 / $597.45 / $202.55 / 25.3%
sub Total Operations / $8,588.00 / 10.0% / $250.50 / $3,764.07 / $4,823.93 / 56.2%
200 Outreach
Copies / Printing / $700.00 / $162.98 / $537.02 / 76.7% / -$300.00
Facilities For Public / $2,000.00 / $130.00 / $1,740.00 / $260.00 / 13.0%
Refreshments / $1,000.00 / $240.55 / $759.45 / 75.9%
Web Site & e-mail / $1,150.00 / $30.00 / $432.30 / $717.70 / 62.4%
Advertising & Promotions / $500.00 / $690.00 / $926.25 / -$426.25 / -85.3%
Newsletter Prodution / $1,800.00 / $900.00 / $900.00 / 50.0%
Newsletter Printing / $9,000.00 / $3,473.19 / $5,526.81 / 61.4%
Newsletter Delivery / $5,100.00 / $1,360.00 / $2,720.00 / $2,380.00 / 46.7%
Elections / $2,300.00 / $1,161.99 / $1,138.01 / 49.5% / $2,300.00
General Outreach / $1,600.00 / $205.77 / $1,394.23 / 87.1% / -$500.00
sub Total Outreach / $25,150.00 / 29.4% / $2,210.00 / $11,963.03 / $13,186.97 / 52.4%
300 Community Improvement
Venice Community BBQ / $5,000.00 / $3,908.77 / $1,091.23 / 21.8%
Neighborhood Commun Proj 2009-10 / $20,000.00 / $12,225.01 / $7,774.99 / 38.9%
General Community Projects 2009-10 / $5,600.00 / $1,740.42 / $3,859.58 / 68.9%
Neighborhood Commun Proj 2010-11 / $21,200.00 / $21,200.00 / 100.0%
sub Total Community Improvement / $51,800.00 / 60.6% / $0.00 / $17,874.20 / $33,925.80 / 65.5%
Total / $85,538.00 / $2,460.50 / $33,601.30 / $51,936.70 / 60.7%
Current Yr Budget by Acct / % of Bdgt / Amt spent
Current
Month / Amt Spent in
Current Fiscal Year / Amt Available to Spend / % Budget Remain / $ Moved
Neighborhood Community Projects / 2009-2010
Friends of Coeur d'Alene Garden / $1,996.00 / 10% / $1,994.98 / $1.02 / 0%
Master in the Chapel-Concerts / $2,000.00 / 10% / $1,600.00 / $400.00 / 20%
Westminster School-Benches / $2,000.00 / 10% / $1,987.37 / $12.63 / 1%
FranceFagin-Photography Program / $2,000.00 / 10% / $2,000.00 / 100%
Inside Out Arts-Courtyard / $2,000.00 / 10% / $2,000.00 / $0.00 / 0%
Abbot Kinney District-Festival / $2,000.00 / 10% / $2,000.00 / 100%
Oakwood Rec Center-Halloween / $2,000.00 / 10% / $1,888.55 / $111.45 / 6%
SPARC-Building Beautification / $2,000.00 / 10% / $2,000.00 / $0.00 / 0%
Alex Stowell-Metal at Muscle Beach / $2,000.00 / 10% / $2,000.00 / 100%
Mother Olivia Faire-Tutoring / $405.00 / 2% / $405.00 / 100%
Congregation Mishkon Tephiklo-Sing Along / $1,599.00 / 8% / $1,486.11 / $112.89 / 7%
Total / $20,000.00 / $0.00 / $12,957.01 / $7,042.99 / 35%
General Community Improvement / 2009-2010
Total Available / $5,600.00 / $5,600.00 / 100%
H1N1 / $300.00 / $294.60 / $5.40 / 2%
Feed The Beach / $300.00 / $300.00 / $0.00 / 0%
Ballona Lagoon Receptacle / $300.00 / $300.00 / 100%
Green Film Series / $1,000.00 / $805.82 / $194.18 / 19%
Audio/Visual for Oakwood Rec / $1,500.00 / $1,500.00 / 100%
Toys for Tots / $1,000.00 / $1,000.00 / $0.00 / 0%
Santa Monica Airport Survey / $850.00 / $850.00 / 100%
President's Row / $0.00 / $0.00
Vera Davis Turkeys / $300.00 / $300.51 / -$0.51 / 0%
Total Allocated / $5,550.00
Total To be Allocated / $50.00
Total Spent / $0.00 / $2,700.93 / $2,899.07 / 52%