Neighborhood Committee meeting, Oakwood Recreation Center, 7th & California

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Please note the change of venue to Oakwood Recreation Center Oakwood Recreation Center 767 California Avenue, Venice September 13, 2010, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Agenda - Venice Neighborhood Committee I. Introductions and Approval of Agenda II . Announcements - 5 minutes III. Public Comment - 5 minutes IV. Discussion and Possible Adoption of minutes - V. Old Business ````` a. Additional wording for the Bike Riders Bill of Rights b. Report on construction at 5th & Dewey c. Open Neighborhoods, John Ayers, any follow-up? d. Posting sites for VNC, NHC as Outreach arm. VI. Neighborhood Reports: VII. New Business 1.Trash Talk, Options, Projects, Discussion, what do we want to do to clean-up Venice? Brainstorming . 2. Michael Stenger, Venice to Venice, LA. Project to support Venice, Lousiana. Melissa Mc Ginnis and Annie Zahn presenting. 3. Robin Rudisell - LAPD's approval of "Cafe, Entertainment/Show" permits in commercial zones within 500 feet of residential zones (LAMC 115.02) 4. Brennan Lindner -Motion to approve the 13.1 Los Angeles 1/2 Marathon Request that the Board approve the event, 13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon, on January 16, 2011, produced by Generic Events & USA Road Sports & Entertainment Group. 5. John Tabis - Request that the city stop the final asphalting of the Washington Blvd sewage project and instead install center dividers, preferably with some kind of foliage, to separate the two sides of the street starting West of Mildred and running along Washington until Palawan Way. This is a purely residential area, and yet the street is wide and unwieldy and not as attractive as it could be. By putting in a barrier we would reduce noise, and have a chance to beautify this stretch. Since the sewer construction has ripped up the center of the road anyway, this is the perfect time to make this change. 6. Linda Lucks & Carolyn Rios WHEREAS 16 million people visit Venice every year, they are confronted with inadequate sanitation facilities. It is a daily health and safety problem for visitors and residents alike who suffer as beach visitors leave the area, not willing to wait in lines to use the public bathroom facilities. These lines are often 25 people deep on weekends, and WHEREAS both the County and City of Los Angeles must acknowledge the urgency of the situation and immediately increase the availability of sanitation services to the Venice area BE IT RESOLVED that the Venice Neighborhood Council, being aware that this situation has reached critical mass, requests the following actions: 1- Public bathrooms need extended hours with heightened maintenance and security. Additional portable toilets should be placed both on beach parking lots and away from the beach. 2- Since RV dwellers all over Los Angeles need to empty their sanitation tanks, we urge the City and County to provide free coupons to the Dockweiler or other sanitation facilities for people who cannot afford them. 3- The City and/or the County should provide regular pickups by mobile sump trucks to each region of the City and County to immediately service a growing population due to the poor economic situation. Preventing sanitation problems is more cost efficient than clean-up costs ( Hazmat). 7 .Do we want to ask for a By-Laws change regarding districts and mapping of areas of NHC. Discussion only 8. Discussion - Neighborhood policies regarding hours of operation 9. Sober Living Homes - Rules and Regulations in Residential Areas VIII. Administrative: Change meeting day to first Wednesday of month??? I need a Co-chairperson, or a second in charge, IX. Adjourn: 10:30 or