Upcoming New Council Elections

As the BHNC election approaches, and in about a month we will have a new Neighborhood Council.  I decided to take a look at the current bylaw (circa 2012) that i downloaded from the empowerLA website.  So there are some things that i wanted to point out for the newer candidates, and the returning.  Notice that these rules apply to Executive Officers.  I could not find anything regarding the term limits of Committee Members.

"Article VI OFFICERS
Section 1: Executive Officers of the Board - There shall be six (6) Executive Officers of the BHNC:
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Outreach & Special Events Officer, and Planning and
Land Use Officer. Executive Officers are expected to attend all BHNC Board and Executive Committee meetings.

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Section 4: Officer Terms - The term for an Executive Officer shall be one (1) year. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms as the same Executive Officer. A Board Officer selected by the Board to fill a vacant Executive Officer seat shall not have this partial term count towards their two (2) term time of service. The selected Officers may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire seated Board.

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Section 2: Ad Hoc - Ad Hoc committees may be created by a majority vote of the Executive Committee which shall also approve the committee’s Mission Statement. The committee shall have a termination date of no longer than one (1) year following its creation or the seating of a newly elected Board. Ad Hoc committee chairs shall be appointed by the President, but may be vetoed by the Board.

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Section 3: Committee Creation and Authorization A. Committee Structure - Unless specifically stated in other parts of these bylaws, committee members shall be appointed by the Committee Chair.

Committee membership shall be open to all Stakeholders, and all committees shall have a minimum of three (3) members."

What this means is that some board members can not currently serve in their current position. This will be left up o those who are ultimately elected.

Joint Outreach/Rules and Elections

Last night's Joint Outreach/Rules and Elections consisted of only 3 people.  It was a lite convo, mostly figuring out promotion, food, and drinks for the two upcoming events (basically the logistics).  The Candidate Forum on the 7th and the Elections on the 21st of May.  I would recommend listening to the audio on this one, especially if you are a candidate.  So that you can anticipate what is coming. There is being planned a type of bbq, during the elections, to promote voting.  The location will be near the BH City Hall, but cannot be in the parking lot.  The site hasn't been finalized yet, but considerations are the library's parking lot, or the Police Station's plaza.  Also, they/we/BHNC are looking for volunteers for these events.

On this note.  There will be a emergency "Rules and Elections" meeting during the General Board Meeting tomorrow.  You can find the agenda at the BHNC site and on BHT.  

General Board Meeting Agenda
BHNC link
BHT link

Emergency Rules & Elections
BHNC link
BHT link


Audio can be found at Boyle Heights Transparency.

Direct Link: http://thirteenfalls.net/BHNC/AV/2016_04_25_J_Out_RnE_32.mp3

PLUC _Late edition

So i didn't make a post for this past PLUC meeting.  One of the last this cycle.  First there was a brief update regarding the 1st & Boyle "Laundromat" CRA.  Where, although there was a question and answer section, it was mainly just an FYI session.

 Mainly we were dealing with 7 -11.  They wish to open up two stores.  One across from General Hospital.  During the presentation, they emphasized that their priority was safety, being 24/7 and bringing up the community.  As well as removing the homeless.  To this portion, they made several comments that they had meetings with the LAPD (Hollenbeck), in dealing with the homeless.  When asked about concerns of this, they kept reassuring us their disregard for the homeless and concern for their customers/clients.  

When asked about people leaving the hospital, whether due to being discharged, or people who get released while still on medication.  They not only once again, mentioned the cops.  But also answered a direct question that they have not talked with the hospital, and that they were unsure if the hospital would contact them when patients are discharged. 

On the second site.  Soto and Washington.  They emphasized, that they were getting rid of one alcohol license, and transferring one from an onsite license, to an offsite.  The current location is a hamburger stand that sells beer.  They also mentioned several times that people were getting drunk there, and driving off.  As many know, that area is a high trucker/recycling area.  There are no, or few housing spots there.  I did accept an invitation by one of the reps to go there for a bite.  and we had two beers. This location is nothing like they were describing it.  

One thing that they didn't clarify, is if the canceled license is actually gone.  If it is, then it is not a selling point on a 24/7-11 acceptance.  It's gone.  They did not also mention that 7-11 hasn't finalized the deal.  That is is reliant on them getting the license.  

We moved the first presentation to the bored for discussion, but without out a recommendation.  
The second we motioned that it moved to the board for denial. I will be there tomorrow, with questions in hand.  We did not have time during the PLUC meeting to have a full committee Q&A.


Audio is up at the Boyle Heights Transparency site.

Re:Code LA update/e-mail

I got this e-mail regarding "Re:Code LA." IF you are involved with the BHNC, Planning and Land Use, a Stakeholder, Someone that lives in BH or just someone who would like to be informed o what's happening in L.A. in general, i recommend reading up on this "update" to the zoning codes. ESPECIALLY if you are running for a BHNC position with the intent of joining the Boyle Heights Planning and Land Use Committee, as this will directly effect the committee meetings. And take a look at what has been released so far: http://recode.la/about/project-files

Audio of their BHNC PLUC presentation can be found here at the 11:30 mark: http://www.thirteenfalls.net/BHNC/AV/2016_03_08_pluc_128.mp3

"re:code LA Public Forum - West and Harbor

This week we'll be hosting two more Public Forums. Our West Public Forum will be on Wednesday evening, and our Harbor Public Forum will be on Saturday morning. Stop by to check out our proposed code structure and some of the work going into the Downtown Code and Neighborhood Conservation efforts.

For your reference, all the information and materials presented at the forums are available for download on our project files page. You can take a look beforehand or join us at the forum with no prior knowledge; either way, we are looking forward to meeting you!

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
West Public Forum
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Iman Foundation
3376 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034

Saturday, April 9th, 2016
Harbor Public Forum
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Peck Park Community Center
560 N. Western Ave., San Pedro, CA 90732

If you can't make it, feel free to attend any one of our other 2 forums. We will also be hosting a virtual forum on April 26th at 7PM. All subscribers will receive an email with details on how to join the discussion.

re:code LA is the first comprehensive update to the Los Angeles Zoning Code since 1946. This five year initiative aims to develop a modern and user-friendly Code in order to create livable communities, encourage sustainable development, and foster economic vitality. Please invite your friends and neighbors to visit us at recode.la to learn more about the project and sign up for email updates.

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