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At tonight’s Board of Directors meeting, the new officers were elected:

• President: J. Russell Brown
• Vice President for Administration: Brady Westwater
• Vice President for Communication and Outreach: Patricia “Patti” Berman
• Treasurer: Alex Cha
• Secretary: Ashley Zarella Anna Danielle Duran

Thanks to Ginny-Marie Case, former VP for Communication and Outreach, for passing along the results from the meeting.

The new Board of Directors is kicking off things with a bang, and more ammunition for Stanley’s grievance, with the agenda just released for the meeting on Tuesday, July 22 at 6:30pm at the Los Angeles Theatre. Special items on the agenda include:

• Election of new board officers
• Presentation on National Night Out
• Motions of support from the Arts committee that were never on the agenda of an Arts committee meeting
• Discussion about relocating the DLANC office

Read the full agenda….

Ginny-Marie Case, still the current VP of outreach for the DLANC board because of the ongoing challenge to the election (which the City Clerk should rule on by Tuesday), passes on a letter from DONE about the election and the overdue budget:

As you well know by now, the Downtown Los Angeles NC received an NC Election Challenge to the election held on June 12, 2008, conducted by the Office of the City Clerk. Per the DLANC Election Procedures, the City Clerks Office will issue the Final Election Report on Tuesday July 15, 2008.

In accordance with the DLANC Election Procedures, Article XVIII, Seating of Newly Elected Board Members, Section A., states that the following:

“Newly elected governing board members will not be seated pending the final results of a recount or resolution of all election challenges. The incumbent board members will continue in their duly elected/appointed positions until the election challenges are resolved.”

Lastly, please be advised that the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) have not received DLANC 2008-09 Budget that was originally due on June 13, 2008. We understand due to the June NC Elections, DLANC did not have the opportunity to finalize and submit the budget. At this time it is strongly suggested that the current board have a Regular or Special Board Meeting to approve the budget, and include a clause stating, “subject to revision by newly elected 2008-09 Board Members.

Whatever the Neighborhood Council wishes to move forward with, please be sure to follow process you have used in the past, such as posting the agenda at regular locations, website, etc., all of course in compliance with the Brown Act.

I’ve attached a copy of DLANC’s Election Procedures. Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you may have.

So keep your eyes open for a special Board meeting, with the old board members.

This month’s Board of Directors meeting will be on Tuesday, June 10 at 6:30pm in the Los Angeles Theater. This is the last chance to see the current board members in action before the election on Thursday. Special items on the agenda include:

• Planning Committee motions:
  • Motion regarding proposed Figueroa & Olympic sign district.
  • Motion regarding proposed art and jazz lounge at 810 S. Spring Street.
  • Information item: EDAW, Inc. design charette for capping Hollywood Freeway in Downtown.
  • Motion regarding proposed revision to DLANC’s western boundary.
  • Update on Historic Resources Survey, Phase III. Proposed action: PLUC recommends that DLANC approve $1000 to fund printing of oversized survey maps.
• DLANC 2008-2009 Q1 Budget.
• Motion: To request the City of Los Angeles turn City Hall South into a home for arts & cultural icons instead of tearing it down.
• Introduction to candidates in June 12, 2008 Election.

Read the full agenda…

After considering a run for the board, I’ve decided not to run. At the end of the day, I don’t have a lot of faith that there will be the necessary changes to the board membership and especially leadership to make DLANC something I want to commit spending my time on. I believe there are other ways I can be more effective in contributing to the downtown community.

I’ll keep this site going, and would be glad to continue helping out with the DLANC website (and I won’t charge $12,000), but my involvement will only be as a stakeholder and maybe as a bit of a watchdog, not a board member.

The Board of Directors meeting was rescheduled for Wednesday, May 14, but no agenda has been published yet. I’ll update when it appears. You can make your own complaints about the Brown Act issues.

This month’s Board of Directors meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30pm, in order to avoid conflicting with tonight’s ArtSeen events. The meeting will be at the Los Angeles Theater. Special items on the agenda include:

• Introduction to candidates in June 12, 2008 election.

Read the full agenda….

The Board of Directors monthly meeting will take place at the Los Angeles Theatre on April 8 at 6:30pm. Special items on the agenda include:

• Update on neighborhood council elections scheduled for June 12.
• City-required bylaw amendments.
• Approval of quarterly budget requests.
• Proposed $2500 support for National Streetcar Conference in May.

Read the full agenda…

The board’s regular meeting will take place at the regular time (6:30pm) at the kind-of regular place (the Los Angeles Theatre) on the regular day (Tuesday, March 11). Special items on the (fairly light) agenda include:

• Presentation by Office of the City Clerk regarding New Neighborhood Council Election Procedures and schedule.
• Required bylaws changes for City sponsored elections (for actual text see the full agenda).
  • Designation of At-Large Seat – Addition of 28th seat to Board of Directors
  • Revised Definition of “Stakeholder”
  • Continuation of Election of entire board on 2 year cycle for June 2008 election
  • Continuation of two year terms for all board members
• Economic Development Committee: Motion of support and needed resources for $2250 per quarter.
• Row Father’s Day Event. Education committee program of dictionary & book giveaway. Motion to support project with funding allocation of $2200.

Read the full agenda.

This month’s Board of Directors meeting will be on Tuesday, February 11, at 6:30pm at the Los Angeles Theater. Special items on the agenda include:

• Presentation: Mayor’s Budget Survey & NC Assessment Form
• Community Events: Motion of support for the following events:
  • Downtown LA Open House- June 6,7,8
  • Surviving the Nickel- MLK Day event
  • Downtown LA Film Festival- Summer 2208.
  • XL Poetics Event- Spring 2008.
• Celebrate LA- Volunteer Recognition Event- April 27, 2008.
• Planning Committee Motions
  • Bringing Back Broadway Initiative and Downtown Streetcar.
  • The PLUC recommends that the Board approve a letter from DLANC opposing the widening of the North side 2nd Street between Los Angeles and Main Streets.
  • Update and brief discussion regarding Industrial Land Use Policy.
  • The PLUC recommends that the Board submit an application to DONE to expand DLANC’s western boundaries to reflect the map attached to the Board Agenda. Boundary change reflects inclusion of entire Good Samaritan Hospital master plan campus, Medici campus and surrounding facilities area.
  • Information item.
• Transportation & PROS Committee
  • Update on Downtown Park needs assessment meeting and related issues.
  • Update on Regional connecter.
  • Update on other transportation issues, including Hail a Taxi, Eastside Gold Line extension, Expo Line and Red Line.
• Clean Money
• Economic Development Committee Report. Update on committee action & South Park neighborhood block Party Thursday Feb 21st.

Read the full agenda.

At tonight’s three-hour Board of Directors meeting:

• None of the social services representatives, all employees of the Midnight Mission, showed up.
• The bylaws were amended to move the election date up in the year, and turn over the handling to the City Clerk’s office.
• The bylaws were amended to remove the restriction on any particular category of representation having more than two members as officers.
• The budget for the next quarter and other related money matters were approved.
• All of the various letters suggested by the PLUC were approved.
• A motion to support the communication user’s tax was approved.
• Matthew Klekner stepped down as secretary, and Susan Tae was elected (running uncontested) to replace him.

The minutes for the first Board of Directors meeting of 2008 are out, and it looks like it could be a doozy. The meeting will take place next Tuesday, January 8 at 6:30pm in the Los Angeles Theater. (It’s worth going just for the chance to enjoy the historic theater!)

Special and notable items on the agenda include:

• Announcement of resignation of Matthew Klekner as Secretary. Election of new Secretary.
• Presentation on City Sponsored & Conducted NC Elections by DONE Coordinator Betty Wong. Bylaw changes will be voted on to change the election date and how many board officers can come from a single category of representation.
• Motion to appropriate $2500 for neighborhood kiosks for dog supplies.
• Motions to approve purchase of “Skid Row 3 on 3″ caps and funding for “Bubble Project.”
• Presentation on Winter 2008 budget by Dave Bullock.
• Presentation on Parks & Open Space Community Needs Assessment meetings
• Update on Opening of the NEW LATC (Los Angeles Theater Center)
• Planning & Land-Use Motions & Committee Reports. Motion to send a letter about the proposed Industrial Land Use Policy, and to send letters of support for several CUB applications. Report on how CUB sub-committee has expanded scope to include CUX (adult use) discussions.
• Motion to support the communication user’s tax proposal.
• Update on Bringing Back Broadway
• Report on grievance issue

Read the full agenda….

As mentioned in earlier posts, the Board of Directors meeting will be on December 12, at 6:30pm in the Los Angeles Theater at 615 S. Broadway. Special items on the agenda include:

• Presentation on Project Homeless Connect, Education Committee Book
  give away. Presentation on Kid’s program at Shrine Auditorium for Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival.
• Update Jules on Verne Adventure Film Festival- Los Angeles Theater Friday Dec. 14th Sat. Dec 15th. Patti Berman volunteer coordinator
• Economic Development Committee Motions- Chair Brady Westwater.
  • Presentation Curt Gibbs CRA Downtown Motion to support CRA/Experience LA Downtown project. 10 page insert and free booklets for downtown residents of Lonely Planet Downtown Los Angeles Edition. $2500
  • Motion: To support partnerships in helping Broadway Theaters create content including festivals, theater, comedy events etc. No funds required from DLANC.
  • Motion: to authorize ED Committee to plan and host a neighborhood residents mixer. Objective is to understand the issues in their communities, understand neighborhood retail and amenities issues and to educate them about DLANC.
• Planning & Land-Use Motions & Committee Reports. Chair: Shiraz Tangri & David Poffenberger. Motions: DLANC PLUM committee recommends approval of consent agenda of Planning Motions which include items.
  • Presentation by Gilmore & Associates regarding mixed-use project with 96 residential condominiums, 122 hotel rooms and ground-floor commercial development 418-438 S. Spring Street. The PLUC recommends that the Board approve the proposed letter of support from DLANC with respect to the project.
  • The PLUC recommends that the Board approve letters of support from DLANC with respect to the following projects:
    • 444 S. Flower Street: CUB permit for five restaurants.
    • 1721 S. Flower Street: Request to reduce parking condition for existing hostess dance hall from 60 spaces to 16 spaces.
    • 695 S. Santa Fe Avenue: Appeal of City Planning’s denial of 182-unit mixed-use loft project.
  • Information item: The PLUC voted on November 28, 2007 to take no position with respect to the following items:
    • 605 W. Temple Street - Wireless telecommunications facility.
• Update on Filming issue. Ginny Marie Case/ Russell Brown.

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.