###  Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Regular Meeting

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    April 11 2019

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> BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS
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> REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Monday, April 15, 2019 1:00 PM
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> LOCATION: City Hall, 10th Fl. Conference Room 1050
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> 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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> 1. Introduction (5 minutes)
> 2. Call to Order and Commission roll call (1 minute)
> 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of 3/28/19. \[Board of Neighborhood Commissioner Special Meeting Minutes 3.28.19-DRAFT\]
> 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 4/2/19. \[Board of Neighborhood Commissioner Regular Meeting Minutes 4.2.19-DRAFT\]
> 5. Discussion with Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council Resolution or Community Impact Statement filed with the City Clerk which relates to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners.
> 6. Multiple Agenda Items Comment – Comments by members of the public who have submitted multiple speaker cards and want to speak on all items for up to five minutes at one time can choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items Comment period. Members of the public who choose to speak during the Multiple Agenda Items period will be given the opportunity to also speak during General Public Comments.
> 7. Verbal updates from representatives of the Mayor, Los Angeles City Council, and other City representatives. (10 minutes).
> 8. Verbal updates from representatives of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates. Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates provide input to the City on the City’s Budget. Additional information regarding the Budget Advocates is available at http://ncbala.com/. (10 minutes).
> 9. General Public Comments - Comments from the public on non-agenda items withinthe Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. This agenda item will last a total of 15 minutes and no individual speaker will be allowed more than three minutes. (15minutes)
> 10. Update and discussion on the Neighborhood Council Funding by the Office of the City Clerk. (10 minute)
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>     a. Clarification on giveaway spending policy, rules &amp; limits b. Clarification on rollover policy and rules
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> 11\. Update and discussion on the 2019 Neighborhood Council Elections by the Office of the City Clerk. (10 minute)
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> 12\. General Manager’s Report. (10 minutes)
>  a. Briefing on Departmental activities.
>  b. Staffing, budget, elections and other operational matters
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> 13. Discussion and possible action regarding training for the neighborhood council board members. Discussion may include creating policies for mandated leadership and conflict resolution for board members and candidates. It may also include request to Department of Neighborhood Empowerment for arrangement of standardized trainings as outlined by Administrative Code 22.801(h).
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>     Administrative Code: 22.801 Duties of the Department.
>      The Department shall: (h) arrange training for department staff and neighborhood councils’ officers and staff, such as training in leadership, cultural awareness, dispute mediation, civics, communications, equipment utilization and any other training necessary to achieve the goals set forth in Section 22.809
> 14. Discussion and possible motion regarding whether the Commission should appoint an ad hoc committee to consider a policy establishing a uniform process for the censure and removal of Neighborhood Council board members. Reasons for establishing a policy would include openness, fairness, a proper degree of procedural due process and provide consistent guidelines to Neighborhood Councils when enforcing provisions of their bylaws and other applicable policies regarding proper conduct of board members.
> 15. Discussion and possible action on Bylaws Amendment and Board Structure Change for the Westlake South Neighborhood Council. Westlake South Neighborhood Council is requesting to modify their Board structure by:
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> 1\. Decreasing the board size from 15 seats to 9 seats; and
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> 2\. Changingthecompositionoftheboardstructureasdescribedintheirproposed amended bylaws
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> \[Westalke South NC Proposed Bylaws Amendment Packet\]
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> 16\. Discussion and possible action on Bylaws Amendment and Board Structure Change for the Westlake North Neighborhood Council. Westlake North Neighborhood Council is requesting to modify their Board structure by:
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> 1\. Decreasing the board size from 15 seats to 9 seats; and
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> 2\. Changingthecompositionoftheboardstructureasdescribedintheirproposed amended bylaws
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> \[Westalke North NC Proposed Bylaws Amendment Packet\]
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> 17\. Commission Business - Comment from Commissioners on subject matters withinthe Board’s jurisdiction. (15 minutes)
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> a. Comment on Commissioners’ own activities/briefannouncements.
>  b. Brief response to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising
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> their general public comment rights/ask staff questions for clarification.
>  c. Introduce new issues for consideration by the Commission at its nextmeeting
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> and direct staff to place on the agenda.
>  d. Ask staff to research issues and report back to the Commission at a futuretime.
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> 18\. Adjourn
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> Future Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Meetings (INFORMATION ONLY) (Please note: The items listed below are tentative and may be subject to change. You are encouraged to visit the City's website at www.lacity.org to view Commission agendas and subscribe through the City’s Early Notification System Subscription page to receive the Commission’s agendas via email.)
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> - Regular Meeting on May 7, 2019 at 6:00 pm – Westchester Senior Center, 8740 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90012
> - Regular Meeting on May 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm – City Hall, 10th Floor, Rm 1050, 200 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
> - Regular Meeting on June 4, 2019 at 6:00 pm – South LA TBD
> - Regular Meeting on June 17, 2019 at 1:00 pm – City Hall, 10th Floor, Rm 1050, 200
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>     N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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