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TraciParkForLA@gmail.com

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Miho Murai, Write In Candidate for LAUSD Local District 2 - https://linktr.ee/Miho4SchoolBoard - Email is murai4schoolboard@gmail.com

LANCC Meeting Minutes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aXqQiejy_sYA7SVS6FvNNndGc8oVtheX?usp=sharing

Thanks Adriana!

So if water short supply how can city approve water for many and large housing projects?

🤝😁✔️ Amen to that Coach Ron with Skidrow Improvement Coalition email skidrow.ca@gmail.com 🤝

What is the probability that the City will go to Stage 3 water conservation mandates within a couple of months?

No more swimming pools or spas allowed to be built. Problem with mandatory water usage limits do not apply to any city addresses if there is no separate water meter--no incentive to reduce usage--should apply to ALL City residential addresses! Also more building in City will impact water usage. Anyone know number of individual addresses in city versus DWP addresses receiving water bills? Do City buildings receive a bill from DWP for water usage?

Does DWP help with street tree plantings? In our commercial areas ?

We would lik to get the whle slide deack as a PDF.

whole

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I would like a copy of the entire slide deck as well please.

Will post the power point on the lancc website

Under the meeting tab

What about usage of "gray water" for watering lawns and plants?

Or incentives for installing grey water systems?

This morning in the NC-DWP MOU 8:30 am meeting, they said we are down to only 50% of water for city use (50% for "the environment"). It's a big theft.

good morning everyone

As a reminder, I'm taking roll based on NC indicated after your name, and either rep or Backup (BU?) Please let me know if you need any help with the Rename function

Tony Wilkinson, Panorama City NC

https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/misc/Beltran_March_8_2022_letter.pdf

Raquel’s letter

This is not Code of Conduct. This was a report about the diversity training for employees. The DONE report asked for an ordinance to give sweeping blanket powers to the DONE GM to (1) decide all trainings by fiat, and (2) write into NC bylaws that requires every NC to be the enforcer and throw off the board anyone who did not take the required trainings.

Her letter was in connection to this CF - https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=20-0990

The Council File 20-0990 is linked here: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=20-0990

The City Clerk description of the item is: Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and Civil + Human Rights, and Equity Department joint report, dated March 8, 2022, relative to implementing mandatory diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-bias, and gender expressions and gender training for all members of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils.

Agenda Item under discussion: Report on CF 20-0990 (3.8.22) https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0990_rpt_DONE_03-08-22.pdf

People also leave because they are not being treated with respect and certain board members are not abiding by the rules and regulations that we have learned in the training about being transparent with our budget and encouraging ALL schools, non-profits, etc. to apply for NPGs . I think mandatory trainings are important but accountability is just as important. I also think it's important that we make these trainings accessible to all, taking into consideration language needs, educational background, etc.

When did the Ad Hoc committee regarding training have a meeting? I signed up for it, but never received any notice of a meeting? Also when did the meeting take place for this Ad Hoc agenda recommendation?

Tony and Miho make excellent points re:equality of access. We should advocate for this as an alliance. With respect to neanderthals remaining neanderthals: training is not meant to change minds (though some may change) but BEHAVIOR. Opposing this is not a winning argument.

Who here has successfully opposed trainings and kept their jobs?

Sharon, we didn't end up having the Ad Hoc Meeting but we had the Working Group Meeting (which this motion came out of) on Sunday, March 20. I believe we will be meeting the 3rd Sunday afternoon each month

I still wonder why a longtime Neighborhood Council leader such as Tony Wilkinson still has not take the Anti-Bias (ABLE) training (according to the EmpowerLA webpage for Panorama City NC https://empowerla.org/pcnc/)???

Right on, Adrianna!

Don't we have the City Council to blame for the Director's response? DONE was mandated to make the training mandatory by the city council. I do agree the NCs should have input on the nature of training.

I am opposing the total training burden because I see it limiting participation in NCs, as I said. I think that is a valid argument. I would also make the case that a voluntary training with board peer pressure to take it is VASTLY more productive than mandatory training. Honestly, Lauren, I get from your question the implication of "If anyone opposes this demand, we will get them fired." I have done LOTS of reading about the underlying philosophy behind this particular approach to social justice, and think that the do it or you die approach is a standard and predictable element of the philosophy.

The City Council and the Mayor give the General Manager their powers / authority. Don't make this personal, it's not.

To the current topic, and what Lauren just said in chat, the General Manager is doing exactly what her boss (the Mayor) wants her to do. She should not be demonized for policies even if we think a policy is inadvisable.

Mandatory training are a result of issues that have happened at NC meetings that City Council becomes aware of.

Amen Rachel!

If all training was live & broadcast as a webinar than this training could be made mandatory but we are still under COVID restrictions. So any mandatory move is an obvious power grab! Have live meetings again & than mandatory things can happen! till than the status quo will have to be the flavor of the day... respect all people we all serve & get off Zoom as soon as possible for NC meetings!

Rachael Rose speak the truth. The Plan for NCs (the ordinance) probably already gives the GM power. We in the committee believe the request for a NEW specific ordinance is dangerous because it could get WORSE and mandate sweeping powers that are not clearly spelled out in The Plan.

I think that there are also concerns with the Planning training...particularly where it limits PLUM participation, but it is not required for Board Members that may vote on on a PLUM Committee recommendation.

Personally (please respect everyone's perspective) I have NEVER though of the working group for constructive change as having ANYTHING to do with the DEI trainig. It is about the SUM TOTAL of ALL of the added rules and regulations being placed on NCs that make it harder for us to do the work we originally signed up to do.

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If you say so Tony but I am not buying it…

The current Anti-Bias (ABLE) training is not adequate and not effective as it lacks professional approach to address issue. The way it is prepared at this time is more of just fill in the blank to elevate City liability and does NOT address Ethics violations, Discrimination, Equity and so forth. If these issues are not addressed then no training can achieve any meaningful results.

No, Glen -- that was NO excuse for bullying a child. That woman was warned more than once. Does someone need to be trained in not being an asshole to a kid?

I think making the training relevant, collaborative, interactive, and accessible is also key to any kind of mandatory training. We had a mandatory board retreat training as a result of being in exhaustive efforts but despite Jose (our NEAs good faith effort) I felt the training was not really appropriate for our NC and we were merely lectured to for over two hours. I do applaud GM Beltran for reaching out to me and wanting to know from me and a few other board members how DONE can better address our accessibility and language needs. I think she is doing the best job she can given the circumstances that she is under (I believe DONE's budget was reduced significantly and DONE has several vacancies and we still are doing with COVID). Again, we are elected officials and we need to be held accountable and ONE way to do that is to have mandatory trainings. The only thing that I request is to provide us a forum to collaborate on ideas AND provide us with advance notice of the mandatory trainings

Thanks Glenn.

To give you some more evidence, I know perfectly well that it is impossible to take the DEI (any DEI) 'training' and not come out as biased, because that is the very point of the 'training'. I also think the radical right that yells and screams about the evils of "CRT" are not making any progress. Rather, I want to do work that actually makes a difference in inclusion and equity. We need more affirmative speech and less take down the enemy speech.

And an opportunity to comply with the trainings in a realistic timeframe. I believe I was on an extended vacation in Mexico when the ABLE training was required and I believe we had only a few months to comply

I think we also need to revise our grievance procedures.

Any "PLUM" planning & land use, training should be for the Board members, mandatory, they are the ones making taking the final vote... Stakeholders on the committee are there for participation & getting other viewpoints that may be different from the Board's choice. Like a second opinion from the community! Why should they have to be brainwashed by the City to follow the rules when they are advisory to the Official Advisory Board?!? More Opportunities to be open to more Stakeholders invites more people in the door so we can all build our bench of neighborhood buy-in!!!

NC's are not addressing the bad behavior of their board members and the NEA is also not helping with addressing these bad behaviors--reason for mandated trainings.

It is unfair to suggest that trainings are created to afford an avenue to member removal. It implies malicious intent without proof and denies the real issues prompting the trainings.

We just heard that the Code of Conduct was updated to deal with a particular issue. We can hopefully agree then that it is valuable to avoid any such confusion about movibation.

NCs have shown a staggering inability to police themselves and their members. The bullying is usually aimed at fellow Board members. Training is a chance to get everyone on the same page with public behavior expectations to prevent removal -- it's proactive. We should engage and be at the table with quality and accessibility of the coming training requirements. It's coming . Get on board.

What, specifically, in NOT INCLUSIVE about the wording of the motion. It doesn't mention any specific training, and it was not meant to do so. It is about a blanket power. I genuinely don't understand the non-inclusive aspect.

To the person speaking now: BRAVA

Agreed, thank you Connye. Well said.

All systems of laws represent only the power to the proponent to promulgate those las. Therefore the relationship of DONE to the NCs *is* a power relationship. Does anyone recognize the theory under which I am making that assertion?

Bottom line here you need to empower the General Manager to address training and provide venue to remove both non compliance and address the violations. The GM should be able to remove through bylaws procedure anyone who violates Ethics and misconduct. In conclusion Training must be mandated but the same time violations must be stopped.

For starters, Beltran's name needs to be removed from this motion -- de personalize this motion. "Common sense is not so common."--Voltaire

Training should not be an exclusionary tool that DONE uses to prevent more participation from Stakeholders that may one day be a Board member... separate Board Training from Stakeholder Training now or we empower no one!!!

We’ve always worked together through our alliances, networking with each other, NC Congress events, meetings with City departments. Certain efforts to power grab have changed this in recent times.

I second Adriana's amendment

YES, I would be happy to support Adriana's proposal. However, I STILL want to head off at the pass the request for a new ordinance.

I agree with Adrianna. Table this motion

People need to be making motions. Right now the only motion on the table is Adrianna’s…

No one moved the motion on the agenda

Motion to create an Empower LA working group which is compromised of Lancc representatives, BONc Commissioners, Empower LA General Manager and staff. (1. Mandatory Trainings 2. Translation services 3. CIS submissions etc)

Comprised

Dear NC Board members, may I request that in the future the Department be invited to discuss these matters as part of a fact finding process before motions are introduced for consideration. thus will allow you to have all the information before making a decision. Thank you.

I don't think a rec of a working group is enough to protest the ordinance

Adriana, didn't LANCC create a training workgroup already, which has never met?

Also, I don't think it should just be limited to LANCC but should include all alliances

My motion was already moved

Any working group created and meetings held need to noticed, be available to anyone who wants to attend and recommendations bought back to NCs for their input before going forward.

General Manager Beltrán is in the meeting. We should give her the chance to respond if she has something to add.

I agree with the idea of a working group but not under DONE. There is an existing committee - that it did not meet is on them. Is anyone interested in joining them

Substitute Motion: To create an Empower LA working group which is compromised of Lancc representatives, BONc Commissioners, Empower LA General Manager and staff. (1. Mandatory Trainings 2. Translation services 3. CIS submissions etc)

GM response in chat should be verbalized so it can be recorded.

Isn’t this about response to Raquel,s 3/8 letter ?

comprised

Since this is being recorded--need roll call vote!

Comprised

If another vote is needed, can the chair simply call for unanimous consent? If it’s gonna be a largely pro forma vote

You can always watch the video :~)

It is for transparency for stakeholders not for me. I take notes

But I missed a few of the votes

Go to the instant reply Miho

:~)

Just so I am clear, we have formed a workgroup in response to a recommendation from a workgroup 😂

Jennifer, we passed a resolution calling for a working group on training that included NCs, DONE and BONC. It was not specified as a committee of LANCC.

Not sure what instant reply is, Rachael.

Please identity agenda item for the recording before discussion or report.

So if LANCC is not forming it, then who is?

I believe we are saving the chat so here are the ones that I was able to record that voted against Adriana's motion - Jennifer, Lydia, Mirian, and XX; abstained - Len Shaffer and XX; and in favor 12 including ??? Again, I would appreciate that the reps of the votes should be included in the minutes and not just the vote. We also should include which NCs attended the LANNC meeting. There are 99 NCs but only about 18 NCs are represented here

Milo, the meeting is being recorded and you can look at that to see who voted and how they voted :~)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/controller-candidates-town-hall-tickets-296377652537

Personally, if I were a LANCC official, I would take the initiative to work with DONE and BONC to assure that this working group is formed (or, if either DONE or BONC opposes it, come back to LANCC with the information that one or both of those parties do not support such a group.

Rachael, many people do not have time to watch a three hour meeting but review the minutes to see what happened and to see if they want to attend the next meeting. I believe minutes are essential to having an efficient and transparent Committee

understood :~)

https://www.budgetadvocates.org/_files/ugd/f03c84_bbb793ba429341f988e5925b9cb73297.pdf

(hence, THE LIGHT HEARTED REFERENCE TO iNSTANT rEPLaY0

I was more addressing that you were unable to get all votes for your own personal notes :~)

Budget DAY - Saturday June 18th at 9:30A

(Sorry for the CAPS lock)

Next Budget Advocate meeting Saturday, March 19, 2022 @ 9:30AM.Zoom Meeting ID: 862 1210 3878

We are actually meeting Monday at 7pm, but same Zoom ID

We will also have a new City Attorney who may be more forcefully oppositional in these homeless suits and take them to trial rather than settle.

….but the meeting Zoom ID is the same....

Trickle down housing does not work…

....we are now in APRIL

Rachael Rose is 100% right.

Vancouver went all in with market rate housing and it just got to be a more expensive city. No relief for rents.

I took the BA meeting information straight off their website. That was the latest meeting.

Congress of Neighborhoods 2022 Congresshttps://www.neighborhoodcongress.laEVENT: Saturday, September 24, 2022Join our Email List: http://eepurl.com/hw-5BLPre-planning Survey: https://neighborhoodcongress.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=43b7b6fc1838a6a8765dc0347&id=252979f195&e=671e87b00fWorkshop Proposals: https://neighborhoodcongress.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=43b7b6fc1838a6a8765dc0347&id=ce4d5d5700&e=671e87b00fApril Agenda: https://neighborhoodcongress.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=43b7b6fc1838a6a8765dc0347&id=228c5fcfc2&e=671e87b00fRecurring Planning Meeting Zoom Link: https://neighborhoodcongress.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=43b7b6fc1838a6a8765dc0347&id=1fa75c141d&e=671e87b00fPlanning Meetings occur each month following this LANCC meeting at 1:30pm

Announcement: 2022 Congress Pre-Event survey (tinyurl.com/CoN22presurvey) and 2022 Workshop Application (https://tinyurl.com/CoN22workshop) now live. Please share widely.

What kind of “access” to parts of the Congress are we talking about here?

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All participants have all access. Sponsorship is about where you can advertise.

Thank you Rachel

Thank you for the clarification

Sponsorships are for non-NC orgs and people

Is there a list of NCs that have made this notification to DONE?

Was the CIS meeting and discussion with Council President recorded? If so, link to watch it?

@Max the monthly updated had a link to a list of NCs that have made notification of meeting space

Signing off, thanks

Department of Disability needs to physically review your meeting place--just because it is a City facility does not mean they are ADA compliant according to Dept. Of Disability.

Thank you Jennifer

Here's the link to the list of NCs that have requested the ADA inspection https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z8Vyiot547FWrZtm7bnQe_fRgGb-wa8iLvmWx2Y7DZA/edit#gid=240792966

David--private property is being inspected 1st. City facilities with any ADA records on file will be reviewed.

Yes, Tony, the CIS Town Hall was recorded.

There could be value in having a Proof of Concept for a hybrid option. LAUSD, for example, has had an interesting technological solution which might work.

I have heard nothing official, unless it was buried somewhere?

It's only about $200. NCs should be getting morfe than one, to enable separate committee accounts. It is entirely appropriate for NCs to pay (my opinion).

I appreciate the effort to negotiate a favorable Zoom rate on behalf of the NCs and think it is a great example of the Department empowering us

Hello Ms. Beltran. April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. I have shared with you and your staff sexual assault concerns we face in our Neighborhood. And I'd like to give you an opportunity to speak out against Mayor Eric Garcetti who nominated you for your current job. Do you approve of him allegedly encouraging and rewarding sexual assault amongst former political staff/consultants? Isn't it rewarding sexual assault and insulting to the 1 billion people of India to send Mr. Garcetti as Ambassador? You used to be Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, so I'd love to know your position and if you've changed your stance on sexual assault?

I’m asking your position now.,

For the record, Ms. Beltran refuses to answer the question.

If the case had no prosecutable crime it would help if that was stated. The last time we had a huge financial problem (Las Vegas trip with NC $) it was found by NC board members, but blamed on the whole system. We need to put this to rest gracefully to defend ourselves.

Personal opinion is that we need state recognition that deliberative but ADVISORY bodies need an OPTION to use virtual meetings or hybrid meetings, with some people participating from a NON-PUBLIC location like their home.

Lou, What does your question to the GM regarding Garcetti appointment to India have to do with NCs? Also, everyone has the right to refuse to comment when asked what their opinion is on a certain subject. Of course you have the right to not respond to this Chat message.

Agreed...there would certainly be a Public location, but if all the (voting) Board Members are there, other virtual stakeholders surely needn't list *their* location.

I'm about to write to ITA asking for city email addresses in order to follow the rules for registering media accounts. :))

City ITA Policy https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001t_fOJpFM9J6O9t7VEc_dQ-zf25Pha441mVKWko7PGEJtqRPpjCw78ETX2kbJXOWS0JUKLRiyAVuUlCNrX9lNR7c7EVobwCZeDOdrpHm6mxTuB-6FXuT3rcNUXOEa6SmzT0SpKcklTgQE8PXYPiijOJy65R8uPdxPniLrQKoENNuyyTT8_90oWYZj3s3Nzv0-GptasWkkJ-YPCgkDN4o5iXvEdhTdZvT25K9jKAgNrgk=&c=yuCrGLB5b0V_ns725YBC1A5hR6Ji6ua_rWJroRZGFbMCUv9j8RKlbQ==&ch=8YqVvmlwNVrJUYYD-sd79FT1E4dng2rnIcI_WbXA6QHLBFHAhFCPkw==

Here is the simple solution- Terminate all 4 year terms on NC's that get into EE! 4 year terms are a privilege of a fully functional NC. It shouldn't be written into the bylaws unless there is Approval of BONC & BONC should be able to revoke that if the NC has proven to not live up to expectations of regular elections for stakeholders to vote the bums out! HCNNC & MacArthur Park NC are problems because there's no accountability to the Stakeholders every 2 years!EPNC has earned the private unless they get back into Exhaustive Efforts!

@Sharon, the monthly update from the Dept talks about Garcetti going to India, so it seems like it would be relevant

David, you are very free with applying your ideas to other NCs. I though we honored individual choice.

Members of the City Clerk NC Election Work Group: Charles Nelson, PacoimaCarol Hutchinson, Sunland-TujungaSam Acosta, North Hills WestGlenn Bailey, Northridge East, Encino and Chatsworth NCKaren DiBiase, Woodland Hills-Warner CenterJamie York, ResedaCindy Ortiz, Greater Valley GlenJacob Wasserman, North Westwood, Los Feliz, Mid City WestMarissa Ayala, P.I.C.OIshah Coleman, P.I.C.OPablo Fontoura, Downtown L.A.Danielle Davis, Echo ParkChristine Louise Mills, Elysian Valley RiversideRichard Larsen, Lincoln Heights noneElias Garcia, Central AlamedaCharlynne Moyer, Zapata-King, Central-Alameda, CANNDUSiray Rodgers, Empowerment Congress CentralRoozbeh Kaboli, Park Mesa HeightsAndrew Lewis, North WestwoodTina Chinakarn, PalmsCrystal M Soria, Harbor CityCraig Goldfarb, Northwest San Pedro

Have a nice weekend everyone. This is as long as I can stay.

Thanks for joining Sherry, and all!

Jamie— do they even know they’re lobbyists? Specifically expedites in land use projects ? Non profits on environmental justice?

Opps! The GHNNC Free DocuShred Event is Saturday 4/23/2022. Please see the Empower LA Newsletter or our website www.ghnnc.org for the information.

The present requirements for lobbying registration are specific

@Cindy, I would like to think people know when they are paid money to advocate for something

If you suspect someone is a lobbyist but not registered that would need to go to the ethics comission

Is there a link to the specifics ?

Congress Planning Committee met: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocuGvrT0rE9YAxJ7FDjtRKF8Ouh98kk77

But if you are doing 30 hours of work in a 3 month period and being paid at least 1k

at 1:30 today!

That’s the base guideline

I don’t think they all know. And NCs shouldn’t police.

https://ethics.lacity.org/lobbyists/

http://www.lancc.org/resources/NC%20Election%20Work%20Group%202023%20Regional%20Order%202022.03.24.pdf

And it’s not the ncs who police. It is is the ethics commission.