LAUSD REDISTRICTING PRE-DRAFT PUBLIC HEARING
Dear Community Members and Partners,
On behalf of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Redistricting Commission, we are pleased to invite parents, partners, students and community members to participate in a Board District 6 Redistricting Community Outreach Meeting NEXT WEDNESDAY, February 8th, at Panorama High School.
This meeting, hosted by the Commission to hear your input, is a critical opportunity to both learn about and influence the redistricting process and its impact on neighborhood schools.
Come and tell LAUSD Redistricting Commissioners what YOU would like to see in the new Board District map!
The meeting will be taking place NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, February 8th, at 6:00 p.m., at Panorama High School,
8015 Van Nuys Boulevard, Panorama City, CA 91402.
Please see below for dates, times, and locations of all seven community outreach meetings.
To learn more about the LAUSD Redistricting Process, and to propose your own District map, we invite you to visit these resources:
Do you know of a special place that has architectural, historical, social, or cultural significance in your neighborhood? Visit MyHistoricLA.org to share your ideas!
MyHistoricLA.org is a program of SurveyLA, the citywide Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey project (www.surveyla.org).
MyHistoricLA.org is a new and innovative public participation tool that allows you to contribute information about important historic resources in your community. This information is used by professional survey teams as they systematically conduct field surveys over a multi-year period.
MyHistoricLA.org is currently engaging in the following conversations…
- Can you tell us about a place in your neighborhood that makes it special?
- Can you identify and tell us about a club house or meeting hall that played an important role in Los Angeles history?
- Do you know the location and story of any buildings, structures, or landscapes associated with the agricultural history of the San Fernando Valley?
- What Los Angeles neighborhood do you think is the best example of Post WWII residential development and suburbanization?
It’s easy to sign in and join this exciting new citywide conversation. Please spread the word — through posts, tweets or old-fashioned emails — to all of your friends and neighbors who care about Los Angeles’ history and architecture.
The City Council took action in support of Councilman Krekorian’s recommendation that NC elections not be postponed until 2014, but be available in Fiscal Year 2012-13. The next step will be deciding how to pay for it.
The Department was asked to report back to Council on a plan to administer elections along with a budget request. General Manager Kim responded that a report could be ready for City Council consideration as soon as 4-6 weeks. A timely decision on funding is critical so that planning can begin to offer elections within the desired time.
For more information see CF 11-1912.
Mission Hills residents’ questions are not being addressed.
December 7, 2011
Mr. David Guzman
President, Mission Hills Neighborhood Council
Post Office Box 7604
Mission Hills, CA 91345Dear Mr. Guzman,
Thank you for your letter regarding the responsibility for sidewalk repair and LAMC Section 62.104 subsection (e). Dan Rosales from my staff has kept me apprised of your concerns and the movement of the matter through the Council process. I know that Dan has been in communication with members of your Board and attended a recent Mission Hills Neighborhood Council Board meeting to discuss the issue with your Neighborhood Council and residents in attendance. As he explained at the meeting, we are tracking the item and, as of now, do not see any movement of the item, which is currently being held in the Public Works Committee awaiting a report.
While we do not currently see movement, I do anticipate changes in committee assignments when the new Council President takes office early next year. As soon as we know who the new chair person will be, we could ask them if they anticipate moving the item forward. However, one of my concerns for that would be bringing it to the attention of the new Chair and by doing so putting his or her focus on the policy. Strategically, it may be best to “let sleeping dogs lie” on this one rather than pushing the Chairperson’s hand to take a position or take action.
My general feeling is that most of my colleagues are not interested in moving this matter forward or supporting a change to the current sidewalk repair policy. However, the City budget being what it is these days, every new budget cycle means that the Council and Mayor need to find new ways to become more efficient with the spending of our resources or find new avenues for revenue. Which means this could be on the table again in the future.
I know that a number of Neighborhood Councils, including Granada Hills South, Coastal San Pedro, Harbor Gateway North, Northwest San Pedro, Studio City and Encino Neighborhood Councils, have submitted Community Impact Statements regarding this matter to be part of the Council File Index. I would recommend that the Mission Hills Neighborhood Council consider submitting one as well, so your voice is on record with the City concerning this item.
Thank you for contacting me regarding this issue. I appreciate your commitment to our community and your continued involvement in issues that impact our neighborhoods and the City of Los Angeles. Please let me know if you have additional questions or concerns.
Yours truly,
RICHARD ALARCÓN
Councilmember, District Seven