EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Meeting Minutes

December 10, 2012

Community Health Councils Meeting Room * 3731 Stocker, 2nd floor * Los Angeles, 90008
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David Winston, Chair X Wendell Conn (Area 2) X Denise Stansell, Co-Chair X Carl Morgan (Area 2) X Yvonne Ellett, Rec. X Lark Galloway-Gilliam (Area 3) X Secretary Lanz Alexander, Treasurer X Jackie Ryan (Area 3) X Madeleine Renee-Walters, X Ronda Brown (At Large) X Corresponding Secretary Karen Caesar (At Large) X Mary Jones-Darks (Area 1) X Jason Lombard (At Large) X Wilson Washensky (Area 1) X Johnnie Raines (At Large) X Call to Ord er & R oll C all : The meeting was called to order at 6:14 pm by David Winston, Chair, with Madeleine taking meeting notes pending Yvonnes arrival. David read the rules of the meeting. Everyone introduced himself or herself. Elec ted Of ficial / Public Age ncy Re port s: No representatives were present. Public C o mm ent : No public comments. Public La nd U se & Be auti fica tion Co m mit tee Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Outre ach - De nise Denise asked that the board define the responsibilities of the Outreach Committee. Wendell logged onto the DONE website and collected examples of Outreach activities SIG NS : Romerol has been posting and assisting with distribution of meeting signs. - There are presently Postings at the following locations: LADWP Customer Service Office King/Crenshaw ZAMBEZI (Jackies retail shop) United States Post Office on Crenshaw BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW PLAZA JIM GILLIAM PARK RECREATION CENTER - Although it may be the Outreach Committees primary responsibility to find additional locations for posting Meeting Notices, all Area Reps shall continue to search out and post signs wherever they find a suitable location. Other f orm s o f Outr eac h: - Update mailing list and send out electronic NOTICE OF MEETINGS - Update postings on website which ought to be the responsibility of the Corresponding Secretary once the website is up and running properly. SHIR TS wit h LOGO : - Denise showed a sample of what she believed to be the ECWANDC logo. It was confirmed there is presently no logo. The Board asked Yvonnes husband, Nick, to submit a price proposal for logo development. - The logo must be iconic to match the composition of West Area community stakeholders. - One of the new committee members, Pam (?) asked about specifics of logo requirements and if it could be developed in MAC. MEETIN G DA TE/ TI ME ADJUS TMEN TS: Denise asked if the Board thought it reasonable to adjust meeting ECWANDC Meeting Minutes | Page 1 Carl was not present.

dates/times due to holidays falling on Mondays, and also to accommodate attendance of more stakeholders. Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Fina nce L ark Larks recommendation is that an Area Rep or Board member be assigned to shepherd requests for funding community projects through the payment approval process/system. From now forward, Area Reps who present projects, events and activities shall take the lead and be responsible for completing the process. In addition, every Board Member shall have the opportunity and experience of doing so as well. Johnnie motioned to impose a 60-day moratorium on funding until reconciliation of all account and outstanding commitments were satisfied, excluding commitment expenditures approved at tonights meeting. Significant discussion ensued. Ultimately, the motion was seconded by Madeleine. VOTE: 8 YAYS (Unanimous by those in attendance) Safe ty Michael Jackson of Baldwin Hills Estates hasnt attended any meetings since being appointed Safety Chair. The position was revoked. The Board needs a new Safety Committee Chair. Spa ce S hut tle Ta sk Forc e - Joh nnie The Task Force is still working on tree species. Valley Crest will balance trees and complete stump grinding the week of December 17. The Task Force is responsible for identifying trees for trimming. SLA AN C - Lar k Torie Osborn, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood & Community Services, will be on hand for an informal conversation regarding the reinforcement of South Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils. Other topics include the Crenshaw High reconstitution and L.A.s Budget priorities. SLAANC meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm at CHCs Meeting Room. Review & A ppr oval of Mee ting Mi nut es The November 19 and December 1, 2012 minutes were emailed to everyone for review. All agreed this was a good procedure. Madeleine motioned to accept the two minutes with corrections emailed to Yvonne prior to the meeting. Mary seconded. VOTE: 7 YAYS, 1 ABSTENTION Purcha se Car d Expe ndi ture s David reported that Lanz is working on a report.

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Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Acti on / Foll ow-u p: Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Item : Discu ssio n Highligh t s: Baldwi n Villag e C om mu nit y in Ac tio n F undi ng Req uest: $1, 2 00 Mary recused herself and left the room. $925.13 will be used to purchase food from Delicious southern Cuisine. The event will take place December 19 at Jim Gilliam Park. The Neighborhood Council will be placed on the program & flyer. The event will hang the N/C banner. Taneda Larios (DONE) suggested we have Project Follow-Up on our funding projects - The project should provide a report and photos to create a history of partnership Lark motioned to fund the BVC event. Madeleine seconded. VOTE: 8 YAYS (Wendell left prior to the vote)

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Neighb orh oo d C ouncil Tr aining - Tane da Lari o s, Depart me nt of Neig hb orho od Empo wer men t Stakeholders in attendance were encouraged to stay and were given training packets. The following topics were reviewed: - Public Records Requests - Agenda posting - What constitutes a quorum - The Brown Act and Parliamentary Procedure - Conflict of interest - The funding process / Treasurers Handbook

Me eting Ad jo urned at 8:37 pm. Minutes as Approved by Board at _ 1___/__14__/__13__ Meeting Signature: _________Yvonne Ellett______________ ECWANDC Recording Secretary

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