Council District 2 Field Office

North Valley City Hall 

7747 Foothill Blvd.

Tujunga, CA 91042        

Do you have a retaining wall ?  Thinking about putting up a retaining wall ?  Are you in the construction field and build retaining walls ?  The City of Los Angeles is reviewing a new ordinance for Retaining Walls and they are bringing a public meeting to Sunland-Tujunga to discuss the new ordinance and get feedback.  This is a great opportunity close to your home or business to participate.  If you have an interest in Retaining Walls or know someone who does, please let them know about this meeting to be held at North Valley City Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.  More details below.

 Join City Planning staff in a series of public meetings to be held throughout the City of Los Angeles to discuss and provide feedback on issues related to retaining walls. 

The proposed ordinance is a result of concerns that were brought up in meetings for the Baseline Hillside Ordinance which became effective in May, 2011. Your input will help identify concerns surrounding retaining walls that will be the basis for the development of a new retaining wall ordinance. The meetings will include a presentation from planning staff and be an open forum to discuss the related issues. Everyone is welcome, so invite anyone who may also be interested.

Dates and Locations:

North Valley Meeting
Tuesday, August, 23, 2011 - 6:30 PM
Council District 2 Field Office
7747 Foothill Blvd.
Tujunga, CA 91042

Harbor Area Meeting
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 6:30 PM
Cabrillo Marina Community Center
224 Whalers Walk
San Pedro, CA 90731

Westside Meeting
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 6:30 PM
The Mirman School
Ross Family Auditorium
16180 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Metro Meeting
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 6:30 PM
Hollywood Constituent Center
6501 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Eastside Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 6:30 PM
Glassell Park Community Center
3750 Verdugo Road
Los Angeles, CA 90065

If you have any questions, please contact David Olivo at  LA City Planning (213) 473-9769 

The STNC has received four letters of interest from the following stakeholders wanting to volunteer to fill the Region 4 vacancy:  Nigel Burns, John Rogers, Barbara Stam and Ed Novy.  At the September 14 STNC meeting the board will ask questions of those interested and vote.  We are still looking for a volunteer to fill the Region 3 vacancy.  Youth Representative Cara DeCaro resigned as she will be going to college.  This opens a Group Representative seat on the STNC.  If you have an interest in serving on the neighborhood council, please submit a letter of interest. 

Region 4 Position: If you are a stakeholder who lives, works, owns property in the area below Foothill Blvd. between Lowell and the 210 Freeway.

Region 3 Position: If you are a stakeholder who lives, works, owns property in the area on the east side of Commerce Ave. to Lowell Ave, above Foothill.

Stakeholder Group Representative:  (from STNC Bylaws v 2.95)  Eight Stakeholder Group Representatives shall be elected at large.  These Representatives shall be elected from the pool of community stakeholders representing business and educational, faith-based, and community, service, youth and special-interest organizations located in the community or meeting regularly in the community. 

Please contact the STNC President at president@stnc.org or STNC Secretary at secretary@stnc.org OR call the STNC office for more information.

LOS ANGELES - To allow additional time for outreach and public input on water and power rates, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)  has rescheduled the 2011 Water and Power Rates Input Summary Session from this Thursday, July 28 to Thursday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m. As previously planned, the meeting will take place at the LADWP's downtown headquarters, 111 N. Hope Street, Los Angeles. The meeting will also be webcast
The additional time will allow LADWP time to gather more input from customers on potential strategic investments, take additional public comment and analyze the feedback received from our customers.  The Input Summary Session will be held both in person and online.
If you are planning on attending the Input Summary Session on August 25, please RSVP and indicate whether you plan on attending in person, or if you would prefer to participate online. 

To learn more about the 2011 Rates Process and take a 10-minute online survey, please visit www.ladwp.com/LAForward.