OPNC News

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.

Lots of neighborhood council news circulated this weekend and this piece from Curbed LA effectively brings many of the voices together:

The Daily News’ Rick Orlov reports that today Mayor Villaraigosa is expected to announce that the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, which oversees Neighborhood Councils, will be folded into another agency. Via the news: “A recommendation to the mayor on Sunday calls for placing the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, or DONE, within the Community Development Department and reducing its staff from 42 to about a dozen. DONE has a total budget of $3.2 million. Under the action, DONE General Manger BH Kim is expected to step down as director. Responsibility for the agency will be placed with CDD Director Richard Benbow.” As previously reported by other papers, there’s been strange screw-ups recently at the agency ($880,000 in unaccounted credit card purchases, for instance). And while admitting that he’s “not a fan of DONE’s performance,” Our LA.org OpEd writer Noel Weiss questions the legality and protocol of folding one city agency into another.
· DONE expected to be folded into another agency to save money [Daily News]

The Olympic Park Neighborhood Council ELECTION COMMITTEE will meet this Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 6:30pm at I LOVE BOBA located at 1144 Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006 (Western Ave., south of Country Club Drive). The Committee will cover topics including election OUTREACH, CANDIDATE FILING and ELECTION PROCEDURES. All are invited to attend.

Download the AGENDA here: Election Committee AGENDA 021810

Stakeholders interested in participating in the election as a candidate may download a filing packet here: Complete Candidate Filing Packet

“Citizens of the World Charter Hollywood: A Public School” (CWC) will be a free K-8 school serving a socio-economically, culturally and racially diverse community in the heart of Hollywood.” The school will open its doors in September 2010 and admission is by lottery. The next Parent Information Session will be held on Wednesday, February 10th, 6pm - 7:30 pm at the Historic Chapel at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard. Spanish translation will be avaliable. For more info visit the CWC website www.citizensoftheworld.org

Download the flyer here:  CWC Info Session flyer

The monthly Olympic Park Neighborhood Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, 2010 – 7:00 PM at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90019. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here:  OPNC Agenda020110dnl

Contact admin@theopnc.org for further information.

The  OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL’s EXECUTIVE Board will meet this Monday, January 25, 2010 – 7:00 PM at the Los Angeles High School COMMUNITY ROOM, 4650 W Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90019. Upcoming NC Election prodedures will be discussed. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here: EC AGENDA 012510dnl

The  OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OUTREACH COMMITTEE will meet on Thursday, January 14, 2010 – 6:00 PM at Starbucks Coffee 4700 W Pico Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90019. Restricted parking, NC Elections and neighborhood Outreach to be discussed. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here: Outreach AGENDA 011410

The monthly OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, January 4, 2010 – 7:00 PM at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90019. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here:  OPNC Agenda 010410dnl  Contact admin@theopnc.org for further information.

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

We invite all stakeholders to learn more about the Neighborhood Council system and participate in the upcoming elections to be held in our area May 13, 2010. Join EMPOWER LA for an open dialogue on how you can make an impact with your local Neighborhood Council. EMPOWER LA will be holding an Open Dialogue presentation on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at a location tbd. Engage your Government and Community - Collaborate with  your City Council Member and City Agencies on Issues of Concern - Become a Voter and/or a Candidate in the 2010 Neighborhood Council Election. For further info, click  2010 ELECTION FLYER . OPNC will be hosting a presentation at their January 2010 meeting and we invite you to attend and/or contact us for more information at info@theopnc.org. You may call EMPOWER LA at (213) 485 1360 or access their website www.empowerla.org

The monthly OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, December 7, 2009 – 7:00 PM at the LAPD West Bureau Community Room – 4849 West Venice Los Angeles CA 90019. In honor of the holiday season and our last meeting of the year, pizza and refreshments will be served. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here: OPNC 120709 REVISED AGENDA2

The  OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL’s EXECUTIVE Board will meet this Wednesday, December 2, 2009 – 7:00 PM at the Los Angeles High School COMMUNITY ROOM, 4650 W Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90019. Click on the Agenda to the left to view or dowload here:OPNC EXEC AGENDA 120209dnl

Please see the attached flyer (click on image to the left to view) for details provided as a service to our stakeholders… H1N1 Vaccine Clinics

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

The monthly OLYMPIC PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Monday, October 5, 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 100509dnl