Board Agenda: July 1, 2025

Agenda

Meeting Date: July 1, 2025 6:30 pm

Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the General Public Comment period. Please note that under the Brown Act, the Board is prevented from acting on a matter that you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a member of the public may become the subject of a future Board meeting. Public comment is limited to 1 minute per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board.

Meeting Place 7166 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045

Call to Order – Vincent Autiero, Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Salute the Flag
Roll Call
1. Call of the roll and certification of a quorum
Special Orders
1. Installation of newly-elected Board of Directors (Oath of Office)
2. Election of new Executive Officers:
  1. President/Chair
  2. Vice President/Vice Chair
  3. Recording Secretary
  4. Corresponding Secretary
  5. Treasurer
3. Appointment of Financial Officers of the Board:
  1. Neighborhood Council Bank Card Holder
  2. Second Signer
  3. Alternate Signer
Consent Calendar: (The following items will be treated as one item and enacted with one vote unless a Board member or a stakeholder requests that an item be placed on the Discussion Calendar.)
1. Approval of Minutes of June 3, 2025 Board meeting
2. Receive, approve and file the Treasurer’s Report and MER for May 2025
3. Motion to approve initial budget for the NCWP 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Admin Packet.
4. Motion to approve Appointment of Committee Chairs and Members:
  1. Motion to approve the Budget & Finance Committee appointments as follows: Theresa Torrance, Chair, Geoff Maleman and Garrett Smith
  2. Motion to approve the Planning and Land Use Committee appointments as follows: Steve Donell, Chair, Julie Ross, Vice Chair, Kevin O’Brien, Secretary, Tracy Thrower Conyers, Community Member, Cory Birkett, Community Member, Dave Mannix, Community Member
  3. Motion to approve the Public Safety Committee appointments as follows: John Logsdon, Chair, Alexandra Reynolds, Chip Mallek, Theresa Torrance, Jennifer Kingshot, Cyndi Hench, Community Member
  4. Motion to approve the Community Plan Update appointments as follows: Julie Ross, Chair, Chip Mallek, Kevin O’Brien, Sarah Howard, AJ Paz, Community Member, Cory Birkett, Community Member, Tracy Thrower Conyers, Community Member, Stacey Travis, Community Member
  5. Motion to approve the Airport Relations Committee appointments as follows: Julie Ross, Chair, Joshua Francis, LAWA-CD11 Liaison, Jennifer Kingshott, Garrett Smith, David Voss, Jessica Lesley, Dave Mannix, Community Member.
  6. Motion to approve the Government Affairs Committee appointments as follows: Gregg Aniolek as Chair, Thomas Flintoft, Greg Melton, Alex Reynolds and Stacey Travis, Community Member
  7. Appointment of Westside Regional Alliance of Councils Seats to the Board, to be President and alternate to be Theresa Torrance. LUPC to be Tracy Thrower Conyers. HOC to be Alex Reynolds. MTC to be Tracy Thrower Conyers.
  8. Motion to authorize the President to speak on all previously passed NCWP Board positions, including but not limited to media interviews, written editorials to local newspapers, to the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles City Mayor, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, State and Federal elected representatives.
Announcements from Governmental Representative (limit to 3 minutes please)
Announcements from Board Members
Presentations
1. Star of the Neighborhood
  1. Congratulations to community volunteer Stephan BaumHarvey, who has been named the 2025 NCWP Star of the Neighborhood and will be honored during the annual Westchester Fourth of July Parade. The purpose of the award is to identify and honor those unsung heroes of our community who quietly, persistently and without fanfare voluntarily perform good deeds that serve the needs of their neighbors and/or the community, and Stephen certainly fits the bill! Stephan Baum-Harvey is a lifelong resident of Westchester and a dedicated community volunteer, deeply invested in the safety and well-being of the Westchester/Playa area. A graduate of WISH Academy High School in Westchester, Stephan is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Loyola Marymount University. Stephan has contributed countless hours to a variety of non-profit organizations, with a strong focus on public safety, neighborhood engagement, and campus safety. He has worked with volunteer teams to implement new technologies for real-time incident alerting, and actively works to provide real-time incident alerts to the public and local neighborhood watch groups, helping keep residents informed and prepared. Stephan’s involvement in campus safety initiatives includes supporting projects to improve emergency readiness and create safer environments for students and staff. He was recently honored with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for his ongoing commitment and service. Beyond his public safety efforts, Stephan is a local photographer who documents emergency personnel, local responders, and volunteers, regularly capturing community events and highlighting the positive impact they have on the community. He is also an experienced software developer, consistently exploring and adopting new technologies to improve emergency communications, public safety, and community outreach. Stephan remains passionate about leveraging both technology and collaboration to build a stronger, safer Westchester/Playa. He looks forward to continuing his work alongside fellow volunteers, developing innovative solutions, and making a meaningful difference in the community for years to come.
2. Congratulations to the other local residents who were nominated by their neighbors for this annual award:
  1. Jessica Trainham
    When she’s not lighting up the screen on General Hospital, Jessica operates a local home organizing business for citizens of Playa del Rey and beyond. She’ volunteers her services for free for elderly and young mothers in Cross Creek. She also donates her clients’ unwanted items to foster youth and is often seen cleaning Toes Beach and Cross Creek litter.
  2. Alison White
    Alison is a Star of the Neighborhood because she generously gives of herself to so many of the community here. She helped start the current Neighborhood Watch chat that she and her neighbors use to monitor crime in their neighborhood. She works directly with the police and community to do community patrols, as well. Alison also works to beautify the community with projects that add value to our neighborhood, has supported Palisades families in their move her, and does a lot of volunteer work in the community with her daughter, Peyton. Alison also is a regular sponsor of events at the Westchester Family YMCA that benefit the entire community.
  3. Tina Vanderjag
    Tina serves as the director of garden management at the Emerson Community Garden, a one-acre portion of the campus of Orville Wright Middle School that has been turned into a sustainable, organic food garden and green space shared by the school and the public at large for the purposes of education and community building. She also served on the Board of directors of Westchester Mental Health Guild and volunteers at Airport Marina Counseling Service, a community mental health clinic provides affordable mental health services as well as quality training to therapists. To top it all off, Tina’s house is known as one of the best Christmas light displays in town!
  4. Cory Birkett (one of last year’s winners)
    As a longtime member of the Community Plan Update Ad Hoc committee of the Neighborhood Council, Cory has given untold hours of service to protect residential zoning for our neighborhoods. “Fighting to protect Westchester’s character as predominantly single-family neighborhoods is arguably the biggest issue facing Westchester and its Neighborhood Council,’ said her nominator.” Cory is undeniably a leader in this fight and continues to provide critical research and analysis. She most certainly deserves recognition for her efforts to improve and enhance our community.
  5. Maria Reilly
    Maria regularly knits blankets for babies in the hospital as part of the Westchester-Playa Community Welcome blanket project at the library. This program helps new immigrants and refugees and recently had a display
    at LAX. Maria often invites people to participate with her in neighborhood happenings from the Knights of Columbus Fish Frys on Manchester and volleyball at the rec center to musicals at St. Anastasia. She can be found walking everywhere in the neighborhood and is a true asset to have in the community raising her family and involved in so many facets of Westchester!
Discussion Calendar and related Public comment
1. Motion to re-approve NPG from Airport Marina Counseling Services (AMCS) in the amount of $2,000 for print advertising from June 3, 2025 meeting that missed the FY 2024-2025 deadline.
Public Comment – non-agenda items (limited to 1 minute per speaker unless otherwise declared by the President or presiding director. Public comment on agendized items will be called as each agenda item is brought forward.)
Adjourn