Events

WE ARE ZEROING IN ON THE ZERO WASTE PLAN’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES!

We had such great enthusiasm and participation in our 2nd citywide conference! Thank you to all who came and contributed to a lively discussion!

If you were unable to make it to the conference, don’t worry! February continues to be a very exciting and critically important month for the Zero Waste Plan. We will be holding just two more regional workshops within each regional area, one in February and one in March, leading up to our 3rd citywide conference on May 3rd.

Venice Chamber Mixer- Wednesday, February 27

Come join us for the Venice Chamber Mixer- Wednesday, February 27.

Massimo's
13218 W. Washington Blvd.
(Parking in rear of building or on the street.)
No Parking in Rainbow Acres lot
Los Angeles, CA 90066
February 27
5:30-7:30pm

Massimo's located on the Venice/Culver City border is a local favorite for gelato, baked goods and all things gourmet.

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

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Agenda

Unapproved Minutes

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

WE ARE ZEROING IN ON THE ZERO WASTE PLAN’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES!

We had such great enthusiasm and participation in our 2nd citywide conference! Thank you to all who came and contributed to a lively discussion!

If you were unable to make it to the conference, don’t worry! February continues to be a very exciting and critically important month for the Zero Waste Plan. We will be holding just two more regional workshops within each regional area, one in February and one in March, leading up to our 3rd citywide conference on May 3rd.

Please join Robin Rudisill and other Venice Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Committee members for a meeting with City of L.A. (Stormwater Group and Street Services) and Mark Antonio Grant from Councilman Rosendahl's office, to discuss the issue of chronic flooding on Speedway.

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

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Agenda

Minutes pending

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

VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
BUDGET, FINANCE, & FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

Thursday, March 8, 2008 at 8:00 AM
Extra Space Community Room
658 Venice Blvd. Venice, 90291

Agenda

Join Equator Books for 1st Fridays

This Friday Night, March 7, 7-10 pm

Equator Books will be hosting

a closing reception for

CloverFox!
An exhibit of paintings by Destin Clover and Glenn Fox

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Live Music by Hiasakite

Beer & Wine

Artists will be in attendance

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Equator Books
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291

ph 310-399-5544
fax 310-399-5510
mail@equatorbooks.com
www.equatorbooks.com

The regularly scheduled meeting has been postponed to 3/10. Agenda items include reports from the Community Improvment Funds Task Force and the Disaster Preparedness Task Force. Representatives from all neighborhoods are invited. We seek specific representation from the Ballona Lagoon areas, East and West of the Grand Canal. For more information, contact: Lindalindalucks@aol.com

The regularly scheduled meeting has been postponed to 3/10. Agenda items include reports from the Community Improvment Funds Task Force and the Disaster Preparedness Task Force. Representatives from all neighborhoods are invited. We seek specific representation from the Ballona Lagoon areas, East and West of the Grand Canal. For more information, contact: Lindalindalucks@aol.com

Administrative Committee Meeting Agenda
Extra Space Storage, Presidents Row Room
658 South Venice Blvd, Venice, 90291
Monday, March 10, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Note: The Administrative Committee does not address or consider the merits of proposed agenda items. Its function is to determine whether a proposed agenda item will be placed on the next Board Meeting agenda, postponed, referred to a specific committee for review and recommendation, treated as an announcement, or considered and resolved as a non-Board administrative matter.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

Present:
Absent:

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

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Agenda

Minutes pending

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

You are invited to participate with "sweat equity" and/or snacks for volunteers at Venice High School (3 projects); Westminster School Ladybug Garden; Walgrove School Garden; Mark Twain Middle School. Please come, bring your kids, work clothes and/or snacks to help our community. For more detailed information or donations contact: Stephen.Cheung@lacity.org, the Mayor's Westside Deputy

Thanks so far to Venice Farmer's Market, Off the Wall Catering, Heavenly Catering,Food Not Bombs, Big Daddy's Pizza and the Venice Neighborhood Council for food donations. More needed

The Friends of the Venice Library are hosting their

BIGGEST BOOK SALE

of the season

THIS coming Saturday, March 15th

9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

in the Jon David Waldron Community Room

and the Lobby of our

Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Library

Brnch libraries such as our Venice Library are currently faced with the dilemma of trying to maintain existing services and resources in light of increasing City and State cutbacks and budgetary reductions.

h1. Join us in telling crime to TAKE A HIKE!

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Bring your family and friends to a unique, fun and healthy way to help raise needed funds for LAPD.

The World Famous Gladstone's Restaurant in Pacific Palisades

and the Los Angeles Police Foundation are hosting the

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1st Annual St. Patrick's Day Hike & Beach Party

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Registration 8:15-9:45 a.m.

Hike Begins at 10:00 a.m.

Dear Homeless Taskforce members,

Attached are the following documents

Notes from Homeless Taskforce Meeting of March 6
Contact list for those who have given permission to distribute contact info
to Taskforce members
2005 and 2007 Homeless count in CD11
Recommendations (draft 1) from the Housing Subcommittee to the Homeless
Taskforce

The recommendations from the Housing Subcommittee are still being reviewed
by the Committee and may be revised for the meeting.

The agenda for the March 17 meeting is set to include review revision and

Board of Officers Meeting Agenda
Westminster Elementary School (Auditorium)
1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, 90291
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

3. Approval of any outstanding minutes submitted by the Secretary

February 19, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes
(see http://venicenc.org/files/080219VNCBoardMinutes-DRAFT.doc)

4. Committee Reports (no more than 1 minute per report)

5. Scheduled Announcements (no more than 1 minutes per report unless otherwise stated)

AGENDA

1. Call to order

2. Public comment on agenda item – 10 minutes

3. Evaluation of the appropriateness of payable items from Budget pages of submitted Community Improvement Project applications. Findings to be forwarded to the Neighborhood Committee prior to its ranking of the projects. Kevin McNeely (financial specialist from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment) will be present to help with this process. NOTE: There will be no discussion on the merits of the projects.

4. Public comment on items not on the agenda

5. Adjourn

1. 7pm Call to order – Roll Call Approval of this agenda as presented or amended
2. Announcements
3. Public Comment 5 minutes on non agenda items related to Environmental Committee issues only
4. New Business:

Deliberation of the following issues and projects:

* 4a. Discuss support of resolution to oppose the Proposed Woodside Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal off the Coast of LAX. Draft resolution to be presented to VNC Board for approval.

* 4b. Discuss and create a comprehensive Bicycling plan for Venice

* 4c. Discuss planning a Climate Change Town Hall meeting

DANNYS VENICE
23 Windward Avenue, Venice, CA 90291

1. 6:00 pm Call to Order & Roll Call

2. Approval of this agenda as presented or amended

3. Approval of any outstanding Minutes

4. Scheduled Announcements

5. Public Comment on items related to the Agenda (No more than 2 minutes per person)

6. OLD BUSINESS

A. Co-Chairpersons’ Report
B. Sub-Committee Reports
i. Corinne Chaix to introduce Paulin Paris as co-chair of the Visual Arts subcommittee
ii. Venice Eco-Fest, June 28th – Stephen Fiske – 5 minutes

HOMELESS TASK FORCE MEETING
Monday, March 24
6:00PM
720 Rose Ave - Venice Community Housing Corporation

Homeless Taskforce

March 17, 2007

Meeting Notes on Decisions from last meeting below:

The Outreach Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 25th at the Community Room of Extra Space Storage, 658 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291. We'll call the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and adjourn at 9:00 PM.

At this meeting we'll be discussing the Newsletter, Planning for upcoming meetings, Budgeting, our Restaurant outreach program, items referred to Outreach from other committees and VNC Ball Caps / T-Shirts for Board & Committee Members

Contact: Outreach@VeniceNC.org for details

An additional meeting of the VNC Neighborhood Committee will be held discuss and distribute for review to member, the technically approved applications for Community Improvement Funds. The Regular meeting of this Committee will take place on Monday,
April 7 (the first Monday of each month.

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

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Revised Agenda

Minutes pending

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

The Venice Neighborhood Council & Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl & Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services invite you to attend an Informational Meeting called “Your Streets”

Want to know when your street will be paved? How to get your sidewalk resurfaced?

Learn everything you always wanted to know about streets, trees and sidewalks including median maintenance, tree trimming, slurry seal, street maintenance and the micropaver system.