General Manager's Update 

  

I hope this newsletter finds you well. I got back from NUSA last week just in time to sit in on the Saturday combined meeting of the 3 Plan Review Committees where your dedicated Neighborhood Council leaders struggled long and hard to successfully come up with a new stakeholder definition. Check out Commissioner Doug Epperhart's article below for the details.

 

 

I was really inspired by the committee members' pluck in tackling challenging issues not only during Saturday's 4 hour meeting, but for the past 4 months as well - all for the sake of bettering the Neighborhood Council system. We all owe these volunteers a lot of gratitude for stepping up and to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for leading the charge, too.

 

I'm happy to report that the new Neighborhood Council Funding Program ordinance was approved on Wednesday by City Council. Many thanks to Councilmember Parks and to the City Attorney's Office in making this one of the fastest ordinances to be enacted. The ordinance is expected to go into effect by early July so we will be racing on our side to get everything into place for the launch. It has been all hands on deck for our staff to close down the old funding system and create a new one simultaneously, so I have to appreciate their great efforts, particularly our Funding Program Director, Armando Ruiz, and Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate Betty Wong Oyama, who have been keeping everything on course.

 

Don't forget about the biggest block party in LA on June 7th where we will celebrate Mayor Villaraigosa and welcome Mayor Elect Eric Garcetti. 

 

If I don't see you at the LANCC tomorrow, have a relaxing weekend!

  

Best,

 

 

Grayce Liu,

General Manager

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment  

 

Empower Yourself.

Empower Your Community.

Empower LA.

    

President Clinton will be joined by Stevie Wonder and Wanda Sykes at LA's Ultimate Block Party, an opportunity for LA to say "Thank You!" to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and "Welcome!" to Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti, June 7th from 5pm to 10pm. (Be there at 6pm to see President Clinton) Come celebrate our great city's rich and diverse cultural heritage! Say goodbye to Mayor Villaraigosa! Say hello to Mayor-Elect Garcetti!...

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On Friday Mayor Elect Eric Garcetti announced the launch of his mayoral transition website where he says "Now that the election results are in, it is time to get to work. We're running a focused transition that will ensure we hit the ground running on July 1 with an agenda to create jobs and solve problems for L.A. residents."...

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It's official! In a Unanimous vote, LA's City Council confirmed the Mayor's nomination of Arnetta Mack as Board of Neighborhoods Commissioner. Commissioner Mack was joined in Council Chambers by her son and daughter and a large group of supporters who came to celebrate her confirmation as Commissioner. Councilmembers engaged Mack in a discussion of civic engagement, noting her background in communications and marketing as strengths that are in great demand as LA continues engage its many communities as partners in delivering city services...

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LANCC welcomes our newly Elected Officials!

LANCC Monthly Meeting

Saturday, June 1st @ 10am @ DWP Building

City Attorney-Elect: Mike Feuer (confirmed)

City Controller- Elect: Ron Galperin (confirmed)

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

John Ferraro Building, Cafeteria level

111 North Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA  90012

LANCC.org

A request to amend the city's ordinance governing neighborhood councils and how it defines stakeholders was among the motions adopted at a joint session of the NC Plan Review working groups this last week. The motion calls for renaming and redefining stakeholders who do not live, work or own property within a council's boundaries...

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National Day of Civic Hacking takes place on June 1 and 2, apparently too much day for one day! Civic Hacking is the process of bringing together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs to collaboratively create, build, and invent using publicly-released data, code, and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states, and our countries...

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After months of review, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners adopts new policies to give NCs more flexibility with stakeholder requirements. More reviews ahead! The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners passed two motions this week that provide Neighborhood Councils with additional flexibility regarding stakeholder requirements...

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City Council Passes NC Checking Account Ordinance

On Wednesday, May 29, the Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt an ordinance amending Section 22.815 of the Administrative Code to grant the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment the authority to administer checking accounts for Neighborhood Councils. For more information, including a copy of the ordinance and supporting documents,...

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I would like to once again, remind you about our Bylaw Amendment Application deadline of June 1, 2013. Please be sure to work with staff in order to submit your Bylaw Amendment Applications and get your bylaws approved by the Department in a timely manner. Remember that if your board has and/or will be voting on board structure changes, we must schedule you on the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners agenda for an approval on your suggested structure change(s)...

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