OurNeighborhoodCouncil

GoverningBoardMembers:

ExecutiveBoard
DanielleJ.Lafayette,Chair
YvonneEllett,CoChair
KjielCarlson,Rec.Secretary
EdmondWarren,Treasurer

BoardMembers
IsaiahMadison,Corr.Secretary
W.Wilson,Area1Rep.
MaryJonesDarks,Area1Rep.
CarlMorgan,Area2Rep.
JackieRyan,Area2Rep.
RobinGilliam,Area3Rep.
JamalJones,Area3Rep.
MistyWilks,AtLargeRep.
JohnnieRainesIII,AtLargeRep.
BreaunnaWilson,AtLargeRep.
JasonLombard,AtLargeRep

EMPOWERMENTCONGRESSWEST
AREANEIGHBORHOODDEVELOPMENTCOUNCIL

A Certified City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Serving the communities of: Arlington Park, Baldwin Hills,
Baldwin Village, Baldwin Vista, Cameo Plaza,
Crenshaw Manor, Leimert Park & Village Green
All Meetings are Open to the Public
www.empowerla.org

EmpowermentCongressWest

Contact Information
3701 Stocker Street 106
Los Angeles, California 90008
Telephone/Fax: (323) 325-1821
Email: office@ecwandc.org
Website:
www.ecwandc.org
Facebook.com/empowerment
congress west
Stakeholders Town Hall Meetings

1st
Saturday of the Month
Crenshaw United Methodist
3740 Don Felipe Drive
9:30 11:30 am
Board Meetings
rd
3
Monday of the Month
DWP Crenshaw Community Room
4030 Crenshaw Blvd
6:30 8:30 pm

BoardMeetingAgenda
Monday,September21,20156:30pm8:30pm
DWPCrenshawCommunityRoom4030CrenshawBlvd,LA,CA90008

1.

2.

WelcomeCalltoOrder&RollCall(6:30pm/5minutes)

Community/GovernmentReports&Announcements:(6:35pm/10minutes)
a.
LACityCouncilDistrictRepresentative
b.
LAPDSeniorLeadOfficers
c.
OtherGovernmentDepartments/Agencies
d.
CommunityOrganizations

3.
PublicComment,Concerns&Announcements:

(6:45pm/10minutes)
a.
Foritemsnotontheagenda

4.
Review/Approval:Meetingminutes(6:55pm/10minutes)
RecordingSecretaryKjielCarlson

5.
Review/Approval:TreasurerReport(7:05pm/10minutes)
TreasurerEdmondWarren
a. Budgetupdate
b. Expenditurereport

6.
Discussion/PossibleAction:TownHall(7:15pm/10minutes)
ExecutiveCommitteeDanielleLafayette
a. November7th
,2015TownHallfocusedonmy311vs.911theroleofthepolice.
b. January9th
,2015TownHallfocusedonhomelessness

7.
Discussion/Possibleaction:TagsLiquor(7:25pm/10minutes)
PlanningLandUseandBeautificationCommitteeChairCarlMorgan
a. 3820CrenshawBlvdConditionalusepermittoapplyforfulllinealcoholoffsite

8.
Discussion/PossibleAction:JimGilliamRecreationandParks(7:35pm/5minutes)
FinanceCommitteeChairMaryJonesDarks

9.
10.
11.

a.
Holidaymeals,toysandgiftstocommunity
b.
Motiontoapprove$3,000

Discussion/PossibleAction:CommunityBuild,Inc.(7:40pm/5minutes
FinanceCommitteeChairMaryJonesDarks

Discussion/PossibleAction:RepresentativesforCISSubmission(7:45pm/5minutes)
a. AppointtheRepresentativestosubmitCISStatementsvotedonapprovedbytheECWANDCboard.

Discussion/PossibleAction:CISStatementsreview(7:50pm/20minutes)
a. Cf140746BantheBox
b. Cf151118BetteruseofCityResourcestoaddressIncreasedHomicides
c. Cf140268S4andS5ReviewofEllisAct
d. Cf140268S6PassthroughofcapitalimprovementcosttotheTenant
e. Cf141635S2ProposedCityrulesforShortTermRentals
f. Cf150387Requestcityhireanoilandgasexperttoadviseincitydecisionsandpolicies
g. Cf140268S7containsa9/10/15reportonpassthroughofearthquakeretrofitcosttotenants.
h. Cf141635S2TheproposedordinancearoundShortTermRentalsisstillinCommittee

12.

13.

Discussion/PossibleActionAppointRepresentatives(8:10/10minutes)
a. PublicWorksan
b. AnimalService
c. AttendeesofCivicUcanplanforCivicII.

CommitteeReports(8:20pm/10minutes)

a.
b.

SLAANCtoworkwiththeAffordableHousingCommissionintheirSouthLAoutreacheffort.
AlsowestillhaveresidentsandbusinessownersalongCrenshawBlvdnearthePostOfficeat39thStreet
complaininggeneralnuisance.

A. Adjournment
NextBoardmeetingscheduledOctober3,2015at9:30am

OfficialPublicNoticeforECWANDCStandingCommittees:
Committee

MeetingDate&Location

Chair

Planning,LandUse&
Beautification

LastMondayoftheMonthat6:30pm
CHC3731StockerStSte#201

CarlMorgan
ecwandcplanning@gmail.com

Finance

rd
3
MondayoftheMonthat5:306:30pm
DWPCrenshawCommunityRoom:4030Crenshaw
Blvd

MaryJonesDarks
bvcia@yahoo.ie

Outreach

nd
2
WednesdayoftheMonthat7:00pm
BaldwinHillsCrenshawPlaza:CommunityRoom

office@ecwandc.org

Safety

st
1
SaturdayoftheMonthat12:00pm

JohnnieRainesIII
utjr3@aol.com

EducationandYouth
Development

st
1
SaturdayoftheMonthat2:00

DanielleLafayette
DanielleECWest@gmail.com

Economic
Empowerment

st
1
ThursdayoftheMonthat7:00pm

Dr.LewisLogan
praaxis@gmail.com

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Representatives

SouthLAAllianceofNeighborhoodCouncils
(SLAANC)/LosAngelesBudgetAdvocate

RomerolMalveaux
DanielleLafayette

Members of the public are requested tofillout a SpeakerCardto address the Board onanyitemon
the agenda prior to the Board taking action. Comments are limited to 2 minutes perspeaker, unless
modifiedbythepresidingofficeroftheBoard.

IncompliancewithGovernmentCodesection54957.5,nonexemptwritingsthataredistributedtoa
majorityoralloftheboardinadvanceofameeting,maybeviewedat
our
websitebyclickingonthe
followinglink
http://www.ecwandc.org
oratthescheduledmeeting.Inaddition,ifyouwouldlikeacopy
ofanyrecordrelatedtoanitemontheagenda,pleasecontact
ECWANDCChair,DanielleJ.Lafayette
atoffice@ecwandc.org

AsacoveredentityunderTitleIIoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,theCityofLosAngelesdoesnot
discriminateonthebasisofdisabilityanduponrequest,willprovidereasonableaccommodationto
ensureequalaccesstoitsprograms,services,andactivities.Signlanguageinterpreters,assistive
listeningdevices,orotherauxiliaryaidsand/orservicesmaybeprovideduponrequest.Toensure
availabilityofservices,pleasemakeyourrequestatleast3businessdayspriortothemeetingyouwish
toattendbycontacting
DanielleJ.Lafayette,
(323)3251821
or
emailoffice@ecwandc.org

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trabajo(72horas)ANTESDELEVENTO.SINECESITAAYUDACONESTAAGENDA,PORFAVOR
LLAMEANUESTRAOFICINAAL
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