I hope our newsletter finds you well. I already knew that we have some pretty awesome folks serving in our Neighborhood Councils, and it’s nice to hear when they are recognized by others in the community. Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council President Anastasia Mann will be honored as one of the Heroes of Hollywood by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation on May 11, 2016. Senator Isadore Hall, III of the 35th District has selected Shannon Ross of Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council to receive the Extraordinary Citizen of the 35th Senate District Award on April 23, 2016. Congratulations to Anastasia and Shannon! Thanks so much for your service!
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ouncils are making history again this week. The City Council passed Council Files 15-0389 and 15-0524 on Wednesday allowing Neighborhood Councils who have filed Community Impact Statements on Council Files to speak separate from public comment before the City Council and Committees and elaborate on their positions, much like when City departments present their reports to City Council. On Wednesday evening, City Council Rules, Elections, Intergovenmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee co-hosted a townhall meeting for the first time with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition on the DWP Reform proposal – Council File 16-0093. CAO Miguel Santana presented his joint report with the CLA on the proposal. If your Neighborhood Council has not weighed in on this issue with a Community Impact Statement, please agendize it for your April and May meetings.
It was such a pleasure to attend Mayor Eric Garcetti’s third State of the City address last night. I bumped into Sylmar Neighborhood Council President Ann Job, and we both agreed that Mayor Garcetti’s address was very inspiring. More info below on what Mayor Garcetti covered.
I’ll be joining the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates for their radio show to talk about Neighborhood Councils tomorrow night at 8 pm on KRLA 890AM. We’ll also be wrapping up the Neighborhood Council elections in the Valley on Sunday for Region 3. Please be sure to stop by and vote before swinging up to Chatsworth for their annual Day of the Horse, which will be dedicated to the late Mary Kaufman, Day of the Horse chair and Chatsworth Neighborhood Council equestrian committee leader.
If I don’t see you this weekend, have a great one!
