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GRVNC Announcement: February Town Hall, LUPC Meetings, Bylaws meetings

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

1. Town Hall Meeting (Feb 25)
2. Land Use and Planning Committee meeting (Feb 1)
3. Bylaws Committee February Meeting Schedule

Upcoming Events:
4. Call for Volunteers
5. January/February Calendar of Events
6. Grievance Received

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2. Town Hall Meeting (Feb 25)

Mark your Calendar! The Disaster Preparedness and Land Use and Planning
Committees are organizing a Town Hall Meeting for Saturday February
25th, starting
at approximately 9:30 AM.

Speakers are still being finalized but will include
Disaster Preparedness issues from 9:30 AM to 11 AM
followed by speakers on Land Use and Planning Issues.
Details are still being worked out and we welcome
your suggestions.

The Town Hall will take place at:

  Venice High School (Auditorium)
  13000 Venice Blvd
  The parking entrance is south/east of the auditorium off of Venice Blvd.

Please send any suggestions for speakers to:
  disaster@grvnc.org and lupc@grvnc.org

Volunteers would also be greatly appreciated.

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2. Land Use and Planning Committee meeting (Feb 1)

What: GRVNC Land Use and Planning Committee
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 6:30PM
Where: Westminster Elementary School (auditorium)
1010 Abbot Kinney Avenue

Agenda:
  http://grvnc.org/files/LUPC_Feb_2006_agenda_draft.pdf

Including presentations/public hearing on the following topics/projects:
 - Development Moritorium
 - 201 Bernard Avenue
 - 3206 N. Washington Blvd
 - LUPC Administration/Protocols
 - 1101-1109 Venice Blvd
 - Ambrose Hotel at Abbot Kinney/Brooks

Other LUPC News:
 - the RAD/MTA Project has been continued until the March

City Planning Commission meeting.  The LUPC is scheduling
a public hearing to review the final draft of RAD's
proposal for February 15, at Westminster Elementary,
1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

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3. Bylaws Committee Meeting February Schedule

The Bylaws Committee has scheduled a series of meetings to review
and recommend changes to the GRVNC Bylaws.  These meetings will occur
throughout February; check http://www.grvnc.org/event for calendar updates.

Thursday, Feb. 2nd
7-10 PM
Extra Space Storage, 658 Venice Blvd
 
Thursday, Feb. 9th
7-10 PM
Location TBD
 
Thursday, Feb. 16th
7-10 PM
Location TBD
 
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd
7-10 PM
Extra Space Storage, 658 Venice Blvd
 
Monday, Feb. 27th
7-10 PM
Extra Space Storage, 658 Venice Blvd

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4. Call for Volunteers

The GRVNC committees and Board are looking for community volunteers to
help. Please email info@grvnc.org if you have time to help with one of
these projects.

- work on a printed newsletter to report on GRVNC activities/issues to
stakeholders (Outreach)
- work on brochure to explain purpose and function of a neighborhood
council and mission of the GRVNC (Outreach)
- assist District Reps to contact stakeholders and groups in their area
(Outreach)
- assist Executive Committee to preparation hand outs at Board Meetings
(Excom)
- help with Town Hall Meeting (Disaster Prep / LUPC)
- help prepare for September 2006 Board Elections (Elections)

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5. January/February Calendar of Events

We have a new events calendar! Please go to the link below to keep
up to date on the latest GRVNC meetings and community events:
http://grvnc.org/event/

Please print out and post our February Events Calendar flier around town:
  http://www.grvnc.org/files/GRVNC_Feb2006_Flyer.pdf

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5. Grievance Received

The GRVNC Executive Committee received a stakeholder grievance from Mr.
Rick Selan and referred this matter to the Rules and Elections
Committee to consider at their Jan 24 meeting.  The Rules and Elections
Committee meeting minutes are available here:

  http://grvnc.org/files/Rules_and_Elections_Mtg_1-24-2006_minutes.pdf

This item has been referred to the February 21 GRVNC Board meeting.

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