Affordable Housing, November 2008

The Affordable Housing committee will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 25 at 5:45pm at Project 50 (114 E 5th St). Special items on the agenda include:

• Discussion about collaboration with other Neighborhood Councils.
• Discussion about setting goals for the upcoming year.
• Discussion about Project Homeless Connect.
• Discussion about a request by General Jeff regarding Skid Row Housing Trust.

Read the full agenda….

Affordable Housing and Planning & Land Use, October 2008

The Affordable Housing / Social Services and Planning & Land Use committees are having a joint special meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday, October 21 at Villa Flores (1200 S. Flower), before the regular Planning & Land Use committee meeting. The only topic on the agenda is the proposed New Genesis apartment project at 452-458 S. Main St. Read the full agenda….

Affordable Housing / Social Services, September 2008

The Affordable Housing / Social Services committee will have its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 17 at 5:45pm at Project 50 (115 E. 5th). Special items on the agenda include:

• Vote on Mission Statement
• Update on mixer (early evening basketball game)
• Letter to CRA

Read the full agenda…. (And it’s actually on the DLANC website!)

Affordable Housing / Social Services, August 2008

The Affordable Housing / Social Services committee will have their regular meeting on August 27 at 5:30pm at the Project 50 offices at 114 East 5th Street. Special items on the agenda include:

• Discussion of the committee mission, co-chair, mixer plans, and budget.
• Presentation from Ashley Zarella regarding a support letter for a Community Redevelopment Agency green industry proposal.

Read the full agenda….

Affordable Housing, July 2008

The Affordable Housing/Social Services ad-hoc committee will be meeting on Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30pm in the Project 50 Office at 108 E. 5th St. No agenda was provided.

Affordable Housing, June 2008

There is apparently no agenda, but the Affordable Housing ad-hoc committee will be meeting tonight, June 17, at 6:30pm in the Project 50 offices at 108 E. 5th St.

Affordable Housing, May 2008

A group of interested stakeholders is trying to re-start the Affordable Housing committee, and will be meeting at the DLANC Outreach Office (450 S. Main) on Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30pm to kick things off.

Board Member Resigns

David Robinson has announced that he will be stepping down as a board member, as well as resigning as chair of the Affordable Housing and Education ad-hoc committees. His letter to the Affordable Housing committee:

I am writing to inform you that after careful and difficult consideration, I have concluded that changes in my work and personal life make it impossible for me to continue to fulfill my duties as a DLANC Board member. I will therefore be resigning my chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Education Committee and the Ad Hoc Affordable Housing Committee.

As for the monthly Board meetings: My alternate, Tobi Dragert, will be taking over the role of Bunker Hill representative to DLANC for the remainder of my term. I will be her alternate.

I am sorry that we did not manage to get the Affordable Housing Committee functioning more than sporadically over the past half year. I remain convinced that a consistent focus on affordable housing policy should be a central area of concentration for DLANC.

Perhaps this Wednesday’s PLUC meeting, focused on a variety of policy issues, will prove a step in that direction.

In any case, I appreciate your concern for affordable housing and homeless issues in Downtown LA, and look forward to crossing paths with you again.

As David writes, Tobi Dragert, his alternate, will replace him on the DLANC board. Lesley Taplin has also stepped down from the Education committee, and Don Garza has volunteered to lead that committee. Nobody has stepped up to lead the Affordable Housing committee.

Affordable Housing, December 2007

The ad-hoc Affordable Housing committee will be meeting at the DLANC Outreach office (450 S. Main) on Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30pm. Special items on the agenda include:

• Presentation on Project 50 (a collaboration between LA County, Common Ground, and Skid Row Housing Trust).
• Brief report on the City’s Housing Element Update.

Download the full agenda.

Affordable Housing meeting rescheduled

The regular monthly meeting of the Affordable Housing Ad-Hoc committee, which would normally occur today, has been postponed until next Tuesday, December 11. An agenda should be available as soon as tomorrow.

Reports are that the Board of Directors meeting will be moving to next Wednesday, which is why the Affordable Housing committee will be able to meet next Tuesday, which would be the usual Board of Directors meeting day.