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GRVNC Announcement: Board Meeting (Dec 13) agenda, Bylaws changes, beach lot renovations

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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT
Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council (GRVNC)
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In this announcement:

1. Board of Officers Meeting (Dec 13)
2. Committee Meetings Schedule (Dec 12 - Dec 29)
3. Bylaws Amendment
4. LA County Beaches and Harbors beach parking lot renovation
5. Los Angeles Conservation Corps on Rose Avenue (Dec 15+ )
6. Lincoln Place Apartments Evictions
7. Mayor's Budget Surveys Due
8. Call for Volunteers

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1. Board of Officers Meeting (Dec 13)

Board of Officers Meeting

Where: Westminster Avenue Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd
(Auditorium)
When: Tuesday, Dec 13, 2005 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Agenda has been posted here:
http://www.grvnc.org/NewSite/Board/documents/GRVNC-boardl-Dec-13-meeting.pdf

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2. Committee Meetings Schedule (Dec 12 - Dec 28)

The following GRVNC committees are scheduled to meet:

- Bylaws Committee Meeting
Monday, December 12 at 7:00 pm
Extra Storage Space Presidents Rows Room, 658 Venice Blvd
Agenda:
http://grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/documents/BylawsAgenda121205.pdf

- Rules and Elections Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 15 at 7:30 pm
Agenda:
http://grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/Elections2004/documents/RulesandElectionsMtg12-15-2005_agenda.pdf

- Communication and Outreach Committee Meeting
Saturday, December 17th at 9:30 am
For more details:
http://grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/Communication2004/cc.htm

- Bylaws Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 28 (pending location)
For more details:
http://www.grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/BylawsCommittee.htm

- Disaster Preparedness Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 29, 7:00 pm,
Vera Davis Center, 610 California Ave.
For more details:
http://www.grvnc.org/NewSite/Commitees/DisasterPreparednessCommittee.htm

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3. Bylaws Amendment

Item VII.A. of the December 13 GRVNC Board meeting agenda seeks to amend 
the GRVNC Bylaws as follows: “ARTICLE IV — BOARD OF OFFICERS
G. Term: Each term of office shall be two years (excepting those initial 
terms described below). Terms shall begin on [remove: July 1st and end 
on June 30th ] [add: October 1st and end on September 30th.] See Article 
VI (Elections) for further detail on initial terms, staggering, and term 
limits.”

An on going electronic discussion of the GRVNC Bylaws will be held here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VeniceBylaws

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4. LA County Beaches and Harbors beach parking lot renovation

There is a $6.5 Million project to renovate the parking area of Venice
Beach, orchestrated by the Department of Beaches and harbors of Los
Angeles County. There will be a renovation of the restroom facilities at
Washington Boulevard and Venice Boulevard, as well as the restrooms at
Yall Street. They will all become unisex facilities. In addition, the
bicycle rental units at Rose Avenue and at Washington Boulevard will be
replaced with new ones.

The parking lot closures will be staggered so as not to have all of
them closed for renovation at the same time. Portable restrooms will be
made available throughout the entire beach area, with the restrooms to
be closed during evening hours, for security purposes.

In addition, the section of the bike path which stretches through the
parking lot near Washington Boulevard will be altered so as to not have
the cyclist riding through the lot with motor vehicles.

There will be signs posted throughout the beach to explain the
renovation project, along with a contact phone number to the county. The
project is scheduled to begin this coming Monday with a projected finish
by the beginning of the summer season.

(Thanks to Linda Lucks, GRVNC At-large District Rep, for tracking down
the details on this project)

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5. Los Angeles Conservation Corps on Rose Avenue (Dec 15+)

Jamie Cantor Ginsburg has, with the assistance of Mark Antonio Grant at
Bill Rosendahl's Office, arranged for the Los Angeles Conservation Corps - a
nonprofit that helps young people develop by participating in environmental
projects - to come and help clean up Rose Avenue twice a month. Each group
of kids will be cleaning the area every other Wednesday; with a different
group of workers coming every 8 weeks.

Their responsibilities will include sweeping the sidewalks, getting rid of
weeds, addressing graffiti, and over all maintenance of the area.
They will work for five hours, from 8:00am until 1:00pm.

The next clean-up day will be December 15th, after which a small party will
be organized at Rosendahl's office to thank them. Volunteers?

Please take a moment to thank these young volunteers if you see them helping
out on Rose Ave.

Please put up and pass on the flier here:
http://grvnc.org/NewSite/News/documents/RoseAveCleanupflyer.pdf

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6. Lincoln Place Apartments Evictions

If you would like to learn more about the pending evictions of our
neighbors at Lincoln Place Apartments or would like to help support
their efforts, you can contact our District 1 representative, Ingrid
Mueller, at the email address: district1@grvnc.org . You may also get
up to date information on the situation and related events here:
www.lincolnplace.net

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7. Mayor's Budget Surveys Due

The GRVNC Board has been asked to provide budget priority input to the
Mayor's office. We are asking that stakeholders wishing to provide input on
this decision please fill out a budget survey and return it to the GRVNC
Board at our December 13th meeting (see above).

More details on the budget process can be found here:
http://www.lacity.org/mayor/budget/pdf/ncouncil.pdf

A copy of the budget survey can be found here:
http://www.grvnc.org/NewSite/News/documents/MayorsBudgetSurvey.pdf

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8. Call for Volunteers

The board urgently needs volunteers for the following positions:

GRVNC Meetings: (contact secretary@grvnc.org)
* Public Address System -- help setup the audio system at GRVNC Board
Meetings
* Time Keeper -- keep time for speakers during public comment
Outreach: (contact communications@grvnc.org)
* Data Entry -- assist with entry of stakeholder contact information
into the GRVNC database
* Public Notices -- assist district reps put up official GRVNC meeting
notices at notification locations
* Media Relations -- assist Communications Officer place outreach
notices with local newspapers, radio, etc

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