Board Agenda: June 14, 2022

Agenda

Meeting Date: June 14, 2022 6:30 pm

IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 ENACTMENT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 361 (RIVAS) AND DUE TO CONCERNS OVER COVID-19, THE THE BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WESTCHESTER / PLAYA MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY WITH A CALL-IN OPTION OR INTERNET-BASED SERVICE OPTION.

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

htps://us02web.zoom.us/j/99993297439

To Join the Zoom Meeting By Telephone Dial 1 (833) 548-0282 and Then Enter This Zoom Meeting ID 999 9329 7439 and Press # Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of the meeting.

Instructions on how to sign up for public comment will be given to listeners at the start of the meeting.

PUBLIC INPUT AT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS – The public is requested to dial *9, when prompted by the presiding officer, to address the Board on any agenda item before the Board takes an action on an item. 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.
AB 361 Updates: Public comment cannot be required to be submitted in advance of the meeting, only real-time public comment is required. If there are any broadcasting interruptions that prevent the public from observing or hearing the meeting, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned. If members of the public are unable to provide public comment or be heard due to issues within the Neighborhood Council’s control, the meeting must be recessed or adjourned.

Meeting Place Online

Call to Order Special Board Meeting
Salute the Flag
Introductions
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 previous Special Board meeting, Sunday, May 24, 2022
2. Motion to approve the hiring of a a part-time administrative assistant to aid the NCWP Executive Committee, and principally the NCWP President in completing tasks associated with the business of the NCWP in an
  amount not to exceed $250 per month for the FY 2022-2023.
3. Motion to approve the NCWP approve sending a letter to our Council members’s office, requesting that the parking lot for the Westchester Senior Center be cleared out, cleaned up and restored for its intended use, so that those in our senior community have parking and feel safe parking.
4. Motion to approve Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing and on site consumption of a full line of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a proposed 2,501 sq. ft. restaurant with 41 interior seats and a 394 sq. ft. outdoor patio with 16 exterior seats, approving the modified operating hours of 9:00AM-12:00AM daily.
5. Motion to create an Ad Hoc Seniors Committee, Chair to be Alex Reynolds, with Board Members; Chip Mallek, Community Members;
Announcements from Governmental Representative (limit to 3 minutes please)
Announcements from Board Members
Presentations
1. Samantha Bricker, Steve Sugerman and Malina Brownfor will join us for an update on the Northside Open Space Development.
Discussion Calendar and related Public comment
1. Discussion and possible motion on equality when comparing the meeting format for our Los Angeles City Council format vs Neighborhood Council format. Why the differences in formats? What is BONC? What is Empower LA? Who is advocating for the 99 Neighborhood Councils?
2. Discussion and possible Motion to create an ad hoc committee Chair to be Geoff Maleman, to explore the pros and cons of decertification from the NC system altogether.
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.)
Committee Reports
Adjourn