Andrea Canty, President
Josyel Castellon, Vice President,
Eddie North-Hager, Secretary
Julie Burg, Treasurer
Committees:
Community –2nd Thursday
Brenda Robinson (Chair), Andrea Canty, Josyel Castellon, Yelba Castellon, Jon Tieuel (alternate)
Policy –3rd Thursday
Brett Shears (Chair),Christine Lee,
David Tool, Brandon Floyd(alternate) / EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS NORTH AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

PO BOX 18769
L.A., CA 90018
/ Area Representatives:
Christine E. Lee, Area 1
Yelba Castellon, Area 1
Brandon Floyd, Area 2
Ana Carrion, Area 2
Julieanne Burg, Area 3
Jean Frost, Area 3
At Large Representatives:
Brett Shears
Jon Tieuel
Brenda Robinson
Community Interest Positions:
David Tool, USC Rep
Vacant, Business Rep

6:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016

SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

MLK Park Recreation Center

(Western Ave. and 39th St.)

3916 S. Western Ave.

LA CA 90062

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  1. Roll Call of Present Board MembersBrandon Floyd, Christine Lee, David Tool, Brenda Robinson, Andrea Canty, Josyel Castellon, Jean Frost, Brett Shears, Jon Tieuel, Eddie North-Hager. Julie Berg absent excused. Ana, Yelba absent. 6:50.
  1. Public Comment (10 min) – Comments from the public on non-agenda items are limited to 2 minutes per speaker with extensions granted at the discretion of the presiding officer.
  1. Clarence Moore, elections administrator. Did we pay for radio ad? No funds are frozen. $400. Has aired. Four people will come Saturday. 9 a.m. for set up. Four people will volunteer. And food for the workers. Earlez Grill for community. Andrea has asked for an itemized list of work from Alexandra the election consultant that we paid $2,000 on recommendation of DONE. But it seems like little has been done. Turnout at the registration. Only 2 NANDC members at the event though. Andrea asks to approve Earlez Grill for lunch on Saturday – move by Brett second by David. 9-0 (Christine left)
  1. Action/Discussion: Approval of May and June 2 meetings and June 9 public comments.(2 min) JUNE 2 Item h page 3 that board voted go approve $150 for mural and Julie will have vote tally. Move by David Second by John. Unanimous. 10-0 Move by David Second by John. 10-0 Unanimous. Move by David Second by John. Unanimous.10-0
  1. ANNOUNCEMENT: NANDC Elections willbeheldJune18atLorenMiller Parkfrom10to 2.Thelinktoregister tovote onlinewill be availableontheEmpowerLA.org website;Onlineelection pollsopenonMay 28th andyouwill be abletovoteup until the electionday. You can start voting now. To vote online you have to register by June 13. No electioneering beyond this point speech.
  1. Action/Discussion: Budget Report and update: Card issued to Andrea Canty instead of Julie. Asked for itemized. Only got lump sum total of about $7,000 so we have about $15,473.32 left. Board member reimbursements – board can get paid through bank account for paying out of pocket. We are not happy with the process. We have to take days off from work to go downtown to prove over and over the same forms and votes.
  1. Tonight we have to affirm that Andrea Canty is the second signer so moves Eddie and second Jon. 10-0.
  2. Moved by Jon and second by David that Julie is the treasurer. 10-0 unanimous.
  1. Action/Discussion: Conditional Use Permit for Sale of Beer and Wine for On-site Consumption, Nature’s Brew (2316 S Union), DavidWeissglass. Brothers Kronkli, Applicant is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption in conjunction with an existing restaurant with 48 seats. Proposed hours of operation for the cafe and sale of alcohol are from 7am-11pm daily, which are the hours of the restaurant. Great reviews. Caters to USC. Internet. No LAPD or public safety violations. Unanimous support by policy. Jean likes them and likes Bacaro their other restaurant. Josyel asks why 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. – parks, schools, theater nearby. Don’t want alcohol licenses those hourse. Eddie says what about 9 a.m.? Joseyl still concerned. No one knows Bacarohours alcohol. Not opposed. No draft beer – bottles and cans. Jean says they are good stewards and kept the noise to a minimum. Eddie motions for the hours to be 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Jon seconds. 8-2 Josyel and Brandon. Public hearing is June 28 at City Hall. Andrea likes the way the corridor is shaping up.
  1. Action/Discussion: Nice ThingsBlock Club would like to request $2,000 for painting murals in the neighborhood near 39th and Vermont --- Normandie, Wisconsin..Presenter: Bethany Leal. They came to the committee meeting and presented. They have some gang issues and graffiti issues and would like to put up some murals on some of the tall that gets tagged. Have an invoice of $2,500 to do 3-4 walls. GabbaGabba Gallery, which has a 501C3. Jim Childs says all murals are permitted and approved. Andrea says that she will talk to the right people in the city to ensure that it is legal. Jean would like to neighborhood to be informed. Brett asks that they really consider muralists from the neighborhood. They will, Paul said. Moved by John second by David to approve $2,000 for art project – 10-0.
  1. Action/Discussion: Science Camp Scholarship Distribution. 10 scholarships to be distributed. CPAB gave us 10 scholarships. How can we distribute. Eddie says give it to parks – 3 MLK, 3 Loren Miller, 2 Denker, 2 Hoover – what about schools? Let’s stick with parks. Jon Moves and second and Eddie seconds. 9-0-1 (Josyel abstains)
  1. Action/Discussion: Alcoholic beveragepermit for23rdStreet Café, 936 W23rdSt., Sherrie Olson. Theapplicant (23rd Street Café) is seekingto obtainabeerand wine permit at their fullservice restaurant locatedat 936 W23rdstreet. The applicant has reached out to the local communityandgained support from ournearbyneighbors.Jim Childs presents for the owner, who was at the last meeting but was not heard. 38 year history with building and property. Jim owns. For last 10 years, it’s been the 23 café on a residential neighborhood. Couple of other neighborhood stores in area. Many of the residents in area are international students in the area. Brett reports The committee voted to support unanimously. They had 200 signature petition. Jean said They talked to neighbors. Neighbors across the street are in favor. Josyel says its in the same area as the other alcohol license applicants. Andrea tries to talk but Jim is upset he’s been asked to shorten his address. Jim says he also owns the liquor store next door. Jean motion to support and David seconds. 7-3 (Josyel, Andrea, Brandon)
  1. Action/Discussion:Redeemer Community Partnership would like to plant moremore trees along Jefferson Blvd. As you know, we have been involved for many years in our Make Jefferson Beautiful Campaign working to make Jefferson Blvd a safe and attractive corridor for people to walk and bike along. We have made a lot of progress with tree planting this past year, but there is still space for more trees and opportunity for community involvement through a tree planting event.Presenter: Richard Parks CalTrans putting in $6.5 million grant application for streetscaping improvements Vermont to Jefferson. Requesting 8 concrete cuts at $365 and to plant 13 trees and maintain that for a year. $5584. All money goes to KYCC. Richard says that USC gave $350,000 for bike lanes, street trees and ped lighting and improvement. City then gave money to bicycle trust fund of LADOT. That will help get the larger grant. Marquees Harris Dawson has since gotten the funds back. Jon asks what about maintenance of trees after first year? Richard says – you’re right we won’t know. Andrea says what about the bad trees that are still there. Richard says CalTrans plans to replace 26 sickly trees. Can we spend that much on an NPG? They haven’t been to a committee meeting. They could be a partner with the board if they were a partner with us on this. Brenda says it should be a partnership. Josyel wonders what that means? Just like the previous tree planting, Richard says. Check can go to redeemer or KYCC. Jean recommended to vote to suspend the previous NPG limit of $2,000 for this one item. Andrea asks if there is a motion to support this project $5,000 for tree planting on Jeffesrson and suspend NPG limit based on the fact that we have a surplus of funds need to spend by end of month. David Moves. Christine seconds.9-0-1. Eddie abstains.
  1. Action/Discussion: Alcoholic beverage permit and outdoor entertainment permit for 2595 South Hoover Street at Adams. New multistory, large apartment complex with ground floor retail and restaurant. Andrea Canty reached out to owner and could not attend. Jean this is on the NW side of Adams and Hoover that has not had any oversight and has sought no community support. It is near a playground, a senior living center and a homeless housing center. She says Jackie Dupont Walker is opposed and sent a rep to last meeting to ask that we also oppose They also will have a rooftop patio and outdoor section. Jean motions that NANDC oppose an alcohol beverage permit and outdoor entertainment due to nearby uses. Jon seconds. 9-0-1
  1. Action/ Discussion: Street Vendors. Draft letter to Councilman to eradicate street vendors in our neighborhood. TABLED but Jon would like to discuss. In county street vending is illegal. There’s a rash of illegal street vending. Is the food clean? No running water. I would like to write a letter to all 3 city council to see the city crack down. Andrea sais they are trying to create a permit process. Brett said it is illegal. What a waste to use a policemen stake out one street vendor. We need clarity for street vendors. Brett is in favor of legalize street vendors. Eddie said tacos trucks are nice, they are regulated, they are now legal. What about that? Jean said it’s a mess. Andrea does not want to have five by her house. Eddie motions that Andrea writes a letter to submit a letter to all three councilmembers to address increase of street vendors in area and to regulate street vending to benefit to both vendor and the community. Brett disagrees because you are cracking down on the most fragile community members. 8-1-Brett-1 Josyel abstains
  1. Action/ Discussion: Draft letter regarding Community Benefits from USC Village. Andrea Canty would like an accounting of the money. motion to submit a letter to the city and to USC asking for an accounting of the funds. Josyel motions and David seconds. 10-0
  1. Action/Discussion: $500 to help support the NeighborhoodCouncilBudgetAdvocates (NCBAs). TheNCBAs areacity-wideorganization madeup ofneighborhood council members. Theyhelp inform theCityCouncilabout thebudget preferencesofour communities through anannual budget dayand “white paper.”Every yeartheyrequest amodest sumfrom eachneighborhood counciltoconduct their business.Weshould allocate at least $500 to keep up our end of the annual budget theyneed to put on their events. Brett Shears says this is our annual fee but last year we didn’t pay. David motions and jOn seconds 10-0
  1. Action/Discussion: $500 to support aSLAANC DWPcommunitymeetingat theExpo Center. TheSouthLos Angeles Allianceof Neighborhood Councils (SLAANC) wants to hold a communitymeetingto inform, andget input from, thepublic about proposed reforms to the Department of WaterPower. SLAANC does not havefunds of its own to puton such events. Because theproposed meetingwillbein our area, NANDC should consider helping fund it.In particular, wecan payforthe event space at theExpo Center (5 min). Brett Shears says SLAAANC can do on it own. Brett moves and Jon seconds to rent space at Expo Center to not exceed $500. 9-0-1 Jean abstains.
  1. Action/ Discussion: NANDC is still learning the details of our remaining funds. Any funds NANDC does not use in our neighborhood goes back to the city. (5 min) Andrea Canty
  2. Budget a portion of remaining funds to support our local parks – Andrea would like to frame this to donate any remaining funds after operation costs up to $1,000. Josyell says be specific. Jon moves to donate $1,000 to Miller, King, Hoover, DenkerBrend seconds. 9-0. Christine left at 8:43.
  3. Budget a portion of our remaining funds for CPR training, emergency preparedness and other such trainings/services for residents in our in our area. Moved by David and Second by Jon - $2,000 and Sean Tait from USC. 8-0-2 Jean and Josyel
  1. Action/Discussion: The next NANDC meeting. (5 min)
  2. Scheduling
  3. Agenda
  4. Lack of quorum once elected.

Official public notice for all committees:

Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Council Committees
COMMITTEE / CONTACT INFORMATION / MEETING LOCATION / MEETING DATE/TIME
Policy Committee (Public Safety / Economic Development / Land Use) / Brett Shears, Chair
/ USC Community House
2801 S. Hoover St. LA CA 90089 / 3rd
Tuesdays
6:30 p.m.
Community Committee (Outreach / Youth and Senior / Block club/ Beautification / Budget and Finance) / Brenda Robinson, Chair
/ USC Community House 2801 S Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA / 2ndThursdays
6:30 p.m.

The Next Regular Meeting of the Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council Governing Board is:

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