OPNC News

The monthly Olympic Park Neighborhood Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, June 7, 2010 – 7:00 PM at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Blvd,  Los Angeles CA 90019. The newly elected board will be sworn in by Councilman Herb Wesson Jr. and the board will elect new officers. Click on the Agenda (updated to include item on approval of minutes) to the left to view or download here: AGENDA060710

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The monthly Olympic Park Neighborhood Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, March 1, 2010 – 6:30 PM (NOTE EARLIER START TIME) at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90019. This meeting will be a DONE coordinated NC RETREAT with training sessions in Planning and Goal Setting, Funding, Board Member Roles and Responsibilities and Outreach. We will also have a RE-VOTE on stakeholders Kelly McConnell and Peter Schulberg’s applications to fill the open EAST REP board seat. STAKEHOLDERS will participate in re-vote and are ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE in the RETREAT and learn about the NC system in advance of the upcoming board ELECTIONS (Candidate Filing Packet). Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here:  OPNC AGENDA-RETREAT 030110Contact admin@theopnc.org for further information.

In his letter to Mayor Villaraigosa, BH Kim stated “I support the consolidation of our department with the Community Development Department (CDD) understanding that the General Manager for CDD will become the General Manager for the new department that includes Neighborhood Empowerment, I will no longer be serving in this position effective upon this appointment or June 30, 2010, whichever comes first.” Download the letter here: BH Kim Letter

As part of the Board Of Neighborhood Commissioners regular monthly meeting on Monday December 21 at 11:30am a request to change the bylaws of the OPNC to reduce the board and quorum size has been agendized as item 7 - “…Commission action approving or rejecting Article VI section 1 of the OPNC bylaws regarding the size of it’s governing body and related quorum adjustments”. We invite all stakeholders and OPNC board members to attend this meeting at LA City Hall , 10th Floor Conference Center - Room 1060, 200 N Spring Street. Download the agenda here: Commission AGENDA 122109

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors’ will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 – 7:00 PM at the Library of Queen Anne Elementary School, 1212 Queen Anne Place, Los Angeles CA 90019. ACTIONS INCLUDE BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND BOARD AND QUORUM SIZE REDUCTIONS. Street parking is available. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here: OPNC AGENDA 121009dnl

The monthly OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 – 7:00 PM at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Los Angeles CA 90019. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here: OPNC Agenda for 110209

To: Neighborhood Council Friends and Colleagues
From: BongHwan (BH) Kim, General Manager, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

This is to inform you that the Budget and Finance Committee will be recommending to City Council that the NC funding program be reduced to a total of $1M for next year - this roughly breaks down to $11,200 instead of the $50,000 per NC.   There was no change to the current rollover policy and no changes to the Mayor’s proposed 20% reduction for the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.  The City is faced with a budget deficit of roughly $500M and the Council recently approved moving ahead with the process of laying off over 400 people.  This is the time for Neighborhood Councils to educate and advise your elected officials as to the importance of the NC funding program as they move through their deliberations.

The Budget and Finance Committee will convene on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 to finalize their complete recommendations to send forward to the City Council.  The full City Council will then begin holding special meetings to consider the Committee’s budget recommendations on Monday, May 18, 2009.   On or before June 1, 2009, the Council must approve or modify the Mayor’s proposed budget and submit it to the Mayor for approval.   The Mayor then has 5 days to act on the budget as adopted by Council.  Updated Budget and Finance Committee Agendas and City Council Agendas can be found on the City’s home page, City Meetings and Agendas calendar ( http://parc1.lacity.org/appldept/calendarme/filedocs/all/councilcalendar.cfm ).

If you wish to express your opinions and concerns about the Mayor’s 2009-2010 Proposed Budget, you can appear for public comment at both the Budget and Finance Committee and full City Council, submit Community Impact Statements via the City Clerk ( http://cityclerk.lacity.org/cis/ ), or send your letters and emails to your elected Councilmember.   You can also follow the deliberations on your home computer via Live Streaming Audio here ( http://lacity.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=18&event_id=236 ), or on LA CityView, Channel 35, for live coverage.

Neighborhood Purposes Grants (NPG) Has Launched!
Neighborhood Councils now have the opportunity to provide grants, using a portion of their annual City funding, to support neighborhood improvement projects. The Neighborhood Purposes Grants (NPG) information packet and application are available on our website ( http://www.lacityneighborhoods.com/ ). We have tried to make the process as simple as possible while still following all applicable laws, including required state conflict of interest laws. Your Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst (NEA) will guide you through the initial process on how to properly fill out the required paperwork and how to submit it to our funding unit. We look forward to working closely with each NC as you continue to improve your community by the establishment of key partnerships with community organizations via the NPG.

Members are encouraged to attend the upcoming NC Training to be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 from 6pm-9pm at Charles White Elementary School, 2401 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90057. Lot and street parking available.