SLNC Governmental Affairs Committee

Minutes June 8, 2004

MINUTES
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
June 8, 2004
CD-13 Field Office


I Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM with

II Roberto Haraldson, Rusty Millar and Jason Lyon present. Absent were Lewis Myers and Luis Lopez.

III Minutes of the previous meeting were not available, and there were no objections to their acceptance.

IV Old Business
a. Haraldson discussed his communication with the California Insurance Commissioner’s office in respect to the Automobile Insurance Zip Code Rating System. The Commissioners office forwarded to him a letter on the matter written by Commissioner Garamendi as well as a document submitted by a community group supporting a change in the system. A motion will be drafted in support of the matter for the next governing board meeting.

b. Lyon gave a report on the status of the upcoming SLNC elections and if sufficient funding would be provided by DONE. It was asked if there would be any budgetary concerns for the election and supporting events, but concluded that everything appeared to be covered.

V New Business
a. Haraldson and Lyon each brought new items to the committee’s attention from their oversight of city activities. Of the twelve items brought to the committee’s attention, four were decided to be brought before the Governing Board:

• Big Box “Superstore” Ordinance.
• Proposal to prohibit permits for projects that exceed 35 feet in the Santa Monica & Crescent Heights area.
• Displacement and relocation of residents losing Section 8 eligibility.
• Writing a letter to the Education & Neighborhoods Committee thanking them for pointing out that DONE did supply ample time to NC’s to encumber funds and recommending establishing a minimum time for notice to NC’s. It was suggested that 45 days notice would be satisfactory for anything requiring an action.


b. Haraldson brought forth a discussion that the SLNC investigate and consider a position on the Cable Franchise Renewal agreement that would be taking place in August. Lyon recommended that if a motion was to be brought forth, that it should be included in the July Governing Board Agenda, as that would allow for at least two board meetings to take place before the City made a decision.

c. Haraldson addressed the issue of document management and correspondence for the board and its committees’. He voiced his concern that large unwieldy documents were difficult to manage with so many different computer systems dispersed at each board members home. Remote document access and management was discussed, the possibility of a document uploading server, that anyone could access form their individual terminal and PDF vs. Word Document compatibility issues. It was decided that all those matters would be investigated as the web site development proceeds.

d. Millar gave an update on the status of the office outfitting process, and what if any budgetary concerns there could be. Lyon spoke on the L.A. Shares Program and his efforts to secure donated equipment for the office to help address some of our costs. Overall it was felt that the office was on schedule.


VI Open Discussion of Non-Agenda Items

a. Lyon spoke on the Silver Lake / Echo Park Community Plan. He voiced his concerns that our points might not be properly included and suggested that a concise statement be drafted to facilitate inclusion in future documents. It was agreed that the committee would investigate the creation of a new draft. Haraldson and Lyon agreed to attempt the draft.

b. Lyon called the committees’ attention to the upcoming joint GA/UD&PAC meeting on Inclusionary Zoning. It was agreed that all members of the committee would review the supporting documents.

c. Lyon suggested the possibility of making our election day a bylaws convention as well, for all Governing Board, candidates and community members.

VII Announcements and Public Comment

a. There were no announcements or public comment.

VIII Adjournment
8:31

Minutes of February 10, 2004

February 10, 2004
Governmental Affairs Committee
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm held at CD 13 district office. Attendees were
Haroldson, Millar, Lyon, Myers
1. Committee agrees to create and distribute chain email to select City Council
Committees to monitor.
2. Millar suggest creating a community based information center informing public of
issues such as road repairs, detours, etc. to be placed on the SLNC website.
3. Agree to present written samples of impact statements.
4. Millar and Lyon speaks on the DWP rate hikes and its relevance to the GA
committee.
5. Lyon speaks to the issues with respect to Tantra. Public hearing next Monday,
Millar will attend.
6. Meeting Adjourned