GRVNC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
MINUTES OCTOBER 4, 2004 @ 7pm
In
Attendance: President Thompson,
Vice President McCrary, Second Vice President Stek, Secretary Davis, Treasurer
Smith, Communications Officer O’Meara, Government Relations Officer Letelier
Meeting
Convened at 7pm
Public
Comment Ensued
The
Following Items were APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Approve the
Agenda
Approve the
Prior Minutes
Note: President Thompson
requested the membership list, finished or not be made available to the
Executive Committee at the next meeting.
Note: Government
Relations Officer requests communications by GRVNC
to Government be sent to that Officer for distribution.
Note: The Roberts Rules of
Order Presentation is postponed untill the next Board Meeting
The Following
Items were approved for the Agenda of the Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Board of
Directors
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1. Approval of Agenda
(action required)
2. Approval of Prior Minutes
(action required)
3. Public Comments
(2 minutes per speaker
maximum)
4. OFFICER REPORTS (action may be required)
A .Report on Elections
B. Report on Approved Meeting with
Councilwoman
C. Treasurer’s Report:
MOTION: Approve 2004-2005 Budget $58,000 (action required)
7,000 General
Fund
5,000 Office
Staff
3,000
Communications
5,000 Quarterly
Newsletter / publications
7,000 Town Hall
Meetings
6,000 Advertising/
Outreach/ Signs
6,000 Walking
man / postage
13,000 Community
Projects
4,000 Annual
elections
2,000 Buses,
shuttles, senior transportation
D. Other
Officer Reports:
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Board Walk
B. Children
Youth and Families:
1)
MOTION: Provide
up to $400 and co-sponsor two workshops targeting youth justice. (action
required)
2) MOTION: To approve DeDe McCrary and Lydia Ponce
as Co-Chair of Children, Youth and Families Committee (action required)
C. Conservation
D. Land Use
and Planning (action may be
required)
1).
Oakwood Park Redevelopment
2.) 741 E. Broadway 3.) Community Garden
Relative to a possible community garden on a city-owned parcel at Venice Blvd & Venice Way.
4.) Lincoln Place
Resolution expressing the Sense of the Neighborhood Council to be submitted to the Board of Officers.
5.)
Lincoln Center
Report and
discussion on Oct 2 community open house, timeline of application and
environmental documents.
6. Record Board Votes
MOTION: Votes by board members at
GRNVC board meetings are part of GRVNC records.
7. Stakeholder Transportation to Hearings
MOTION: Bus and Van Transportation to City
Council and other Governmental
Bodies not exceeding $ 500 shall be approval by the Executive Committee
inclusive of transportation of GRVNC Stakeholders to the Boardwalk Ordinance hearing.
8. Community Development Overlay Funding
from the Venice Surplus Fund
MOTION: Increase funding from $158,205 to $178,000 from Venice
Surplus Funds for CDO.
MOTION: GRVNC Authorizes submission of applications(s) due by 15-Oct-04 under the LA City Community Development Consolidated Plan Fund 2005-2006, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for costs regarding 24-hour access to Venice public toilets and other appropriate applications for activities that could be funded under these City funds.
MOTION: Appointment of Michael McGuffin as co-chair of Government Relations
11. Appoint Representatives to
Mayor’s Budget Process
MOTION: Appointment of Don Geagon
and Kristen Weirick as GRVNC representatives to Mayor’s Budget Process.
12. LPBN Contribution
MOTION: Approval of $200 contribution to LPBN
for providing web broadcasting Services to the community.
13. Town Hall Candidates Meeting
MOTION: Approval of up to
$2,500 for next Town Hall Candidates meeting, notification, printing, and
refreshments
END CONSENT CALENDAR
14. Town Hall Candidates Meeting
MOTION: Approval of up to $2,500 for next Town Hall Candidates meeting, notification, printing, and refreshments
15. Proposed Safety
Gang Intervention Committee
MOTION: Form a new GRVNC Public Safety / Gang Intervention Committee Chaired by Stan Mohammad of Venice 2000.
Executive Committee Minutes by Davis