| SPECIAL GGPNC BOARD MEETING To Hear Vacant Seat Candidate Presentations Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 7pm Hollywood Lutheran Church 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave., Durkee Hall meeting room |
2. Approval of Minutes from August 2008 Board Meeting 3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items: (2 min. each) 4. Reports from Public Officials and City Staff: (15 min.) 5. Northeast Division Senior Lead Officer Report: (10 min.) 6. Treasurer’s Report: Tomas O’Grady, Treasurer (10 min.) 7. Autry National Center Proposed Expansion in Griffith Park: (45 min) Discussion and action as appropriate on the following motions: a. Planning Zoning & Historic Preservation Committee – Ken Owen, Chair Move that GGPNC submit the Committee's recommended response to City Planning regarding the Autry National Center proposed expansion in Griffith Park, and the Committee's recommended advice to appropriate City departments regarding proposed amendment to the lease between the City and the ANC. b. Parks, Rivers & Open Space Committee – Gerry Hans for Chair Bernadette Soter Move PROS Committee resolution regarding Autry’s request to the City’s Planning and Zoning Department for multiple zoning variances, conditional use permits, etc. in connection with its plans to add 129,000 square feet in Griffith Park and to submit as appropriate to City Planning. c. Neighborhood Improvement Committee – Nyla Arslanian, Chair Move NIC Committee resolution for the approval of the expansion plans of the Autry National Museum and submit to City Planning. 8. Parks, River & Open Space (PROS) Committee: Bernadette Soter, Chair (15 min.) Discussion and action as appropriate on the following items: a. Park Ranger Funding and Staffing Resolution The recent Griffith Park arson fires have sharpened the concern of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council the park system’s first line of fire prevention and defense, the Park Ranger Division remains underfunded and understaffed. Move that GGPNC requests that the City provide funding that will empower the Department of Recreation and Parks to as follows: 1. Fund and fill the 20 Park Ranger positions that are currently vacant for lack of funding. 2. Create a Senior Lead Ranger program to be initially staffed by three Senior Lead Rangers to facilitate community involvement. 3. Allocate funds to the Park Ranger Division for the acquisition of the vehicles and equipment needed to properly equip and dispatch the above personnel. 4. Fund and fast-track the Reserve Park Ranger Program b. Griffith Park Fire Recovery Task Force Resolution In light of the increased incidence of wildfires in Griffith Park as a result of drought conditions and arson, move that the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council submit correspondence to appropriate City departments to strongly urge that the Fire Recovery Task Force that was convened in the aftermath of the May 7, 2007 Griffith Park fire, a multi-agency panel composed of fire, watershed and ecology experts, and Rec and Park staff, become a permanent advisory body whose expertise can be tapped by the department for fire prevention and recovery in the City’s regional parks. c. Vermont Canyon Recreation Access Resolution In light of the Greek Theatre’s contractual prohibition against interfering with established recreational usages in Griffith Park’s Vermont Canyon, move that the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council submit correspondence to ask the City to restore the 5 p.m. cut-off time for Vermont Canyon public spaces and lots on Greek Theatre concert nights and for the restoration of normal public parking cut-off times on non-concert nights. d. Griffith Park Landmark Application – Status report on application to have Griffith Park designated an L.A. Historic Cultural Monument. e. PROS Outreach--Detailed Budget Requests Move to approve proposed PROS budget for 2007-2008. 9. City Services Committee: Tomas O’Grady, Chair (15 min.) Discussion and action as appropriate on the following items. a. Report from on current four projects: 1. Street tree planting 2. Gas leaf-blower removal project 3. Handicapped curb cut project 4. Street resurfacing project b. Move to approve preliminary Committee budget for printing, mailing, posting, distribution, plants, shrubs, water, shovels, garbage bags, potting soil, bark, envelopes, etc., of $1,500 for current City Desk projects 10. Influx of Youth & Families within GGPNC Boundaries: Mark Mauceri; Christine Blackburn, President, Los Feliz MOMs club (10 min.) Presentation on the explosive growth of her group over the last year and discussion of this topic. Action as appropriate. 11. Other Committee Reports: Discussion and actions as appropriate. 12. Comments and Announcement by Board Members 13. Other Board Comment on Non-Agenda items 14. Adjourn |