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Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 10, 7:00 a.m. at SPARC.

Notes from the initial meeting (12/27/06) of the proposed Gail Goldberg Venice Planning Forum group

History:

Approximately six month ago, in separate instances, Suzanne Thompson and Mindy Taylor-Ross contact Gail Goldberg about coming to Venice for a Planning Forum. Subsequent to that contact, Betsy Weisman and Christine Mahfouz in the Planning Dept. met with us to discuss the possibilities of
bringing Gail to Venice for a Planning Forum. Betsy related that Gail has been meeting with groups of people for walkabouts of the divergent areas of Los Angeles, and this has been a great success. We agreed that we'd approach Gail to come to Venice for a walk about with leaders in the community. We would follow that up with a Planning Forum with the entire community invited to attend and participate. The Forum would consist of breakout sessions where various topics (see listing below) would be explored in detail and opportunities and solutions identified.

Seven years ago, the City of Los Angeles created a system of Neighborhood Councils to give you a greater voice in local government. These are elected groups of your neighbors and other local stakeholders who give advice to the City Council and City Departments about how to better serve your neighborhood. The Neighborhood Council Review Commission will be holding a public hearing in the West Los Angeles Planning Area. Written comments or brief spoken comments are welcome.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

• How well is your Neighborhood Council representing you and your needs?

• Do people know about the Neighborhood Councils?

• Do Neighborhood Councils have the right roles and powers?

• Is the City government organized to help the Neighborhood Councils?

• How can we make the system better?

When?

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

see www.grvnc.org/Board for more details

PROPERTY OWNERS: HARNWOOD PROPERTIES LLC
BARRIE G. HARNETT

"REQUEST FOR VARIANCE OF REGULATION"

"TO ALLOW THE DUMPSTER TO REMAIN SITUATED ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAY OF SPEEDWAY, SOUTH OF WASHINGTON OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT"

NOTE: STREET SERVICES NUISANCE NOTICE DIRECTING HIM TO REMOVE THE BIN WAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED. OWNER RESPONDED ON MARCH 21, 2006 BY REQUESTING A "VARIANCE OF REGULATION".

see www.grvnc.org/Education for more details

The Empowerment Academy in Partnership with the Community Development Department presents a series of "How to" Workshops for Neighborhood Councils.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES- Learn how to 1)Identfy the collective needs of their stakeholders and develop community-based projects; 2) Establish parnetships and collaborations iwth public/government agencies as well as other community groups; 3) Achieve your collective goals.
To register cal Velerie Stefens 213-485-1814 or email Valerie.stefens@lacity.org

The Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils will be holding the next Neighborhood Council Forum in the Faculty Center at Los Angeles City College (on Vermont Ave., 1 Block north of Melrose in East Hollywood) on Saturday, January 20th from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.

City Controller Laura Chick will be on hand as our Keynote Speaker to discuss the recent audit of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the implications of her findings for NC's. We will also have Prof. Terry Cooper from the USC Public Participation Project to review the latest findings in their study of the effectiveness of NCs in Los Angeles.

Agenda:
- public comment
- board discussion of ways to make VNC more effective
- goals for the year

see http://www.jamesbeach.com/canal_catering_cabana.php for location information.

see www.grvnc.org/Rules for more details

For more info: http://thetransitcoalition.us/TTC_Events.htm

See http://grvnc.org/LUPC for more info.

• Click on an underlined item for information about it.

Agenda

Minutes

Item 9 A (Camaj, Liquor License Issue)

• Project Form
• Floor Plan
• Site Plan
• Findings Questions

Item 9 B (Fences and Hedges Issue)

• Project Form
• Photo01
• Photo02
• Photo03
• Photo04
• Photo05

See http://grvnc.org/Projects for project details.

Helene Bibas from the LA City planning office will be coming to Venice to discuss the new small lot subdivision ordinance and how it relates to the Venice community and the Venice Specific Plan.

This workshop will be a good forum for people with questions about how this ordinance effects our community and how it applies to particular situations.

Information on small lot subdivision from LA City Planning Department:

planning.lacity.org/housing/SmallLotTownHome.htm

The Ocean Front Walk Commitee will meet to discuss issues relevant to the ocean front area and walk streets. An update on the status of LAMC 42.15 will be provided by the Venice Beach Free Expresssion Protection Working Group.

ROSENDAHL CALLS ST JOSEPH CENTER TOWN HALL MEETING, 2/6

For Immediate Release
January 31, 2007
Contact: Safiya Jones, 213-473-7011

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ROSENDAHL CALLS ST. JOSEPH CENTER
TOWN HALL MEETING

Meeting Will Focus on Public Safety and
Enhanced City Services

Who:
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
City Attorney's Office
Los Angeles Police Department
St. Joseph Center

What:
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
will be holding a Town Hall meeting to discuss
the relocation of St. Joseph Center (to the corner
of Lincoln and Flower). The meeting will focus on
public safety and the enhancement of city services.

Planning meeting for March 3 Walkabout of Venice organized for Gail Goldberg, head of the LA City Planning Department.

All are welcome to attend.

Dear Westside Education Stakeholders,

I want to invite you to a public forum on the Mayor's proposed 'Schoolhouse' reform plan. The forum will take place on Wednesday, February 7th from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Palms-Rancho Park Library (2920 Overland Ave.).

Deputy Mayor Ray Cortines and Marshall Tuck from the Mayor's Office of Education, Youth and Families will brief stakeholders on the plan and then answer questions from audience members. This is a great opportunity to engage in an in-depth discussion of the crucial issue of education and how the Mayor proposes to improve the educational opportunities open to our City's students.

See http://grvnc.org/LUPC for more info.

• Click on an underlined item for information about it.

Agenda

Minutes

Item 9a (300-305 Venice Way: Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance)

• Project Form
• Project Description
• Elevations
• Plan Details
• Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance

Item 9b: (LUPC deliberation on Policies and Procedures)

• LUPC Policies and Procedures draft

Item 9c: (812 Main Street: Pali House, Mixed Use Hotel/Condo/Market)

• Project Form
• Parking Analysis
• Site Plan
• First Floor Plan
• Second Floor Plan
• Third Floor Plan
• Roof Plan
• Two-Level Underground Parking
• Abbot Kinney Elevation
• Main St. Elevation
• Building Section
• Unit Plan A

See http://grvnc.org/Projects for project details.