EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS WEST AREA NEIGHBORHOOD

DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Meeting Minutes
TOWN HALL MEETING
April 21, 2014
DWP Crenshaw Community Room * 4030 Crenshaw Bl * Los Angeles, CA 90008
Name Present Excused Un-
excused
Name Present Excused Un-
excused
David Winston, Chair Wendell Conn (Area 2)
Denise Stansell, Co-Chair Carl Morgan (Area 2)
Yvonne Ellett, Rec Secretary Lar !allo"ay-!illia# (Area $)
Danielle La%ayette,
Corres&onding Secretary '
(nteri# )reas*rer
+acie Ryan (Area $)
Misty Wils (At Large)
,ic -ill (At Large)
Mary +ones-Dars (Area .) +ason Lo#/ard (At Large)
Wilson Washensy (Area .) +ohnnie Raines (At Large)
Call to Order !oll Call" !he meeting was "alle# to or#er at $%3$ &m 'y Da(i# Winston, Chair) A *uorum was &resent)
Da(i# rea# the rules o+ the meeting) !he Boar# intro#u"e# himsel+ or hersel+)
Ele#ted O$$i#ial Announ#e%ents"
Patri"e ,e++erson -CD8. announ"e# !ransit /riente# Classes at West LA College, the 0ayor1s Crisis Res&onse !eam,
DWP 2el& Resolution an# 3ree Clothing a(aila'le e(ery !hurs#ay #owtown -34354$659649.)
0ari7uana smo8ing is no longer a mis#emeanor an# is treate# as a tra++i" "itation) 2owe(er, 9o :mo8ing /r#inan"es
still a&&ly)
Romerol suggeste# +or Coun"ilman Par8s to loo8 into su&&lying "o&ies o+ City Coun"il #o"uments at all south LA
Li'raries) Currently, the li'rary +or :outh LA is liste# as the 0ain D!LA 'ran"h)
&u'li# Co%%ents"
,ason announ"e# Bal#win 2ills Crenshaw Pla;a will host ele"tions in the 3armers 0ar8et on 0ay <0, <0am = 4&m, not
insi#e the mall1s "ommunity room)
,e++erson 2ealth an# Wellness Center will 'e o""u&ying the original >nion Ban8 'uil#ing at ,e++erson?Crenshaw, with a
target o&ening #ate in 0ay 40<4) !hey &asse# out a sur(ey +or sta8ehol#ers to +ill out) Da(i# in(ite# them to s&ea8 at
our !own 2all 0eeting)
Da(i# announ"e# that Constant Conta"t is 'a"8 u&) !he we'site is still #own) <@< #oes not ha(e an a""ount with the
City o+ Los Angeles an# will not 'e +un#e#)
Romerol announ"e# the Leimert Par8 Aillage 4040 is a&&lying +or a Peo&le :treet Closure to ma8e a &la;a in +ront o+
the Aision !heater) !he &ro7e"t is s&onsore# 'y LAD/!) !here is a &etition "ir"ulating +or su&&ort an# she urge#
e(eryone to sign it)
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!e(ie) and Appro(al o$ Meeting Minutes $or Mar#* 1+, 2014 and April 4, 2014
,is#ussion
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9o "orre"tions re*uire#)
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0inutes a&&ro(e# as re"or#e#)
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Ele#tion Co%%ittee !eport / Ni#1
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9i"8 as8e# +or all "an#i#ates an# any sta8ehol#er hel& +or Ble"tion /utrea"h at the 3armers 0ar8et)
2e "an 'e "onta"te# at -3<0. $4C53C$4)
Ble"tion /utrea"h is not a +orum +or the "an#i#ates, who must "am&aign se&arately)
Barle; Drille was "onta"te# +or an A&&re"iation 0enu, to say than8 you to the (oters)
Currently, sta8ehol#ers will nee# to &ro(e resi#en"y) 9i"8 will s&ea8 with 2e"tor?/utrea"h LA +or a
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"o&y o+ the +orm that will 'e use# at the &oll)
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2a$et3 Co%%ittee !eport / 4o*nnie
,is#ussion
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9o Re&ort
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Ad Ho# Metro Co%%ittee
,is#ussion
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Romerol re&orte# the Doo# 3ri#ay meeting with the De&t) o+ Pu'li" Wor8s was &ositi(e) !he remo(al o+
the trees was not in"lu#e# in 0etro1s BFR +or the Crenshaw?LA line)
3ewer trees will 'e remo(e# with 3$G 'oH re&la"ements at 4%< ratio, staging 'arriers will 'e lan#s"a&e#,
e(ery linear +oot o+ "on"rete will 'e re&la"e# <%<)
0etro #oes not ha(e authority to &lant outsi#e o+ Crenshaw Bl(# whereas the :"ien"e Center &lantings
were &lanne# #uring the :C agreement meetings)
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2LAANC / !o%erol
,is#ussion
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!here will 'e an e++ort to "reate a +orum +or the LA>:D :"hool Boar# ele"tions in the <
st
or 4
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wee8 in
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5udget Ad(o#ates / ,anielle
,is#ussion
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!he A#(o"ates meeting with the 0ayor is &en#ing
40<4?<C +un#ing will 'e more trans&arent, with all eH&en#itures online +or sta8ehol#er re(iew)
!here may 'e more +un#ing +or D/9B, 'ut not +or ea"h neigh'orhoo# "oun"il) A+ter a 'rie+ #is"ussion
regar#ing +un#ing trou'les an# how har# it is wor8ing with D/9B en#e#, Iimani Bla"8 -CD<0. suggeste#
we "onta"t the Coun"il /++i"e)
:outh LA re"ei(es <6J o+ the 'u#get +or LAPD "om&are# to 4J +or the rest o+ the City) :outhwest has
$4 more &oli"e than the rest o+ the City)
K(onne as8e# Danielle how :LAA9C "an get as mu"h lo(e +rom Bm&owerLA as LAA9C or AA9C)
Danielle suggeste# :LAA9C s&onsor more e(ents that will engage D/9B, to "olla'orate with other
9eigh'orhoo# Coun"ils, an# she urge# us to atten# Coun"il&erson Par8s1 B#u"ation @ 9eigh'orhoo#
Committee meetings)
5 ,ohnnie *uestione# the num'er o+ 9Cs that atten# :LAA9C meetings) Romerol sai# 8?<3 :outh LA
9Cs atten# regularly)
5 Romerol a##e# the ,anuary :LAA9C 0eeting was well atten#e#) /ne o+ :LAA9Cs re*uests was
+un#ing +or "o#e en+or"ement, whi"h was in"lu#e# in 0ayor Dar"etti1s +inal Bu#get)
5 Da(i# re&orte# he an# Danielle were the only :outh LA Re&resentati(es at the Boar# o+ 9eigh'orhoo#
Commissioners meeting in ,anuary, hel# in :outh LA at 2oo(er?0an"hester)
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2014 Neig*'or*ood Coun#il Ele#tions and .unding !e6uest / ,a(id
,is#ussion
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9i"8 eH&laine# how other 9eigh'orhoo# Coun"ils use "arni(als an# BBL1s +or sta8ehol#er &arti"i&ation
in their ele"tions) /ur i#ea was to o++er a !han8 Kou to8en in the +orm o+ a meal 'y Barle; Drille, a lo"al
eaterie that was #is&la"e# 'y the "urrent 0etro "onstru"tion)
9i"8 re"ei(e# two *uotes% M<,<$C)0$ +or a smaller menu an# M<,964)36)
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0ary motione# to a&&ro(e# +un#ing +or M<,964)36 +or +oo# as a to8en o+ a&&re"iation +or &arti"i&ation in
BCWA1s 40<4 ele"tions) ) 0isty se"on#e#)
A/!B% KAK:58 -unanimous. 9AK:5 0 AB:!B9!F/950 -,ason not &resent +or the (ote.
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.inan#e Co%%ittee / ,a(id
,is#ussion
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Da(# will su'mit all 'u#get items as early as &ossi'le to ensure +un#ing)
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Candidate Introdu#tions - 2pee#*es
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Danielle La+ayette = Chair
K(onne Bllett = Co5Chair
0isty Wil8s = Chair
0ary ,ones5Dar8s = Area < Re&resentati(e
Dianne Ro'ertson = Re"or#ing :e"retary
B#mun# Warren = Re"or#ing :e"retary
0eeting a#7ourne# at 8%0C &m
0inutes as A&&ro(e# 'y Boar# at NCNN?N<4NNNN?NN<4NN N 0eeting
:ignature% K(onne Bllett )
BCWA9DC Re"or#ing :e"retary
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