Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

September 14, 2003

Mayor's Budget Database Summary

1. SUMMARY OF METHODS

The Neighborhood Council mandate to poll our Stakeholders for their input on where the Mayor should focus our resources during this budget shortfall has concluded. Hollywood United Neighborhood Council started their survey in late July. We printed over 200 summaries and a general survey form which were handed out, with explanation, at the HUNC Social in late July. This form of polling yielded few results as it depended on the return of the survey via mail or drop-off. Our next method of Outreach, with a form Norma Foster found on the Mayor's site, used our 2 major gathering places, Mayfair Market and Beachwood Market. For 2 successive weekends we had a table in front of Mayfair manned by HUNC Board members enabling us to poll a diverse group of Stakeholders. We also had a table at Beachwood Market that gave us a great response. An email was sent to the Stakeholder database asking for their participation and informing them that they could email in their responses or pick up forms at Counterpoint Records & Books returning them before August 30 th . Ann De Bello did a tremendous job polling the Franklin Village residents. Forms were brought to the Board and Committee meetings for Stakeholders and each Board member was requested to turn in a minimum of completed surveys. Forms were distributed to the businesses on Franklin Ave., AFI, Immaculate Heart, retirement homes, Cheremoya Ave. School teachers and some of the upper grade children, the Nuns on Carmen Ave., the Homeless through First Presbyterian and the Homeless who do odd jobs around the 5900 block of Franklin Ave. Jennifer Christie has done a tremendous job over the last weeks of hand tabulating the results and entering them into cross-reference graphs. We have three graphs. The first tabulates the results by district and specific request. This meant that Jennifer had to use the Thomas Guide to determine which of HUNC's five districts self-identified Stakeholders fell into. Many Stakeholders did not give us adequate information. We dealt with this by looking at their specific requests and placing their results in the district identified by that request. We were then left with a large number of stakeholder forms that identified services but not specific requests. We have cross-referenced these services with each district. The last group we were not able to put into district so we have tabulated another graph with just the raw results next to services or specific requests. Please take the time to review these results before the Board meeting on Monday night as we will be discussing and voting on what five projects or services to support. Ann and Joel will be taking our vote to the Budget forums with the Mayor and will be working with other NC's over the next few months. For Board members with excused absences, please email Susan P if you want your preferences to be considered.

Susan Polifronio

Capital Improvement	1	2	3	4	5	Unk	Total

Install Street Lights	2	10	6	0	8	3	29
Build Parks	3	10	11	1	13	16	54
Install Traffic Signals	2	9	3	1	5	7	27
Build/Replace Sewers	1	3	4	1	6	7	22
Build Art/Cultural Facilities	1	9	7	2	10	4	33
Street Repair	6	26	17	3	12	17	81
Build Parking Lots	4	28	16	1	12	20	81
Sidewalk Repair	2	14	7	1	7	12	43


City Support and Services

Ethics Commission	1	5	3	1	2	3	15


Infrastructure

Building and Safety	4	5	3	2	9	7	30
Planning	2	9	4	0	9	1	25
Sanitation	2	26	5	1	7	14	55
Street Cleaning	1	10	6	0	7	3	27
Transportation	1	21	12	2	8	18	62
Tree Trimming	1	4	3	0	3	5	16


Public Safety

Police	4	50	12	1	10	25	102
Fire	3	37	9	0	4	18	71
Animal Services	3	8	5	0	14	14	44
Emergency Preparedness	1	13	5	1	7	4	31

Neighborhood Services

Library	2	15	6	1	10	14	48
Housing	3	24	5	2	36	10	80
Aging	1	10	6	0	7	10	34
Neighborhood Empowerment	2	4	7	0	6	9	28
Community Development	1	7	1	0	7	6	22
Disability	1	5	1	0	9	2	18
Commission on the Status of Women	0	4	0	0	3	0	7
Commission for Children, Youth and their Families	1	7	2	0	2	3	15
Environmental Affairs	2	17	7	3	6	15	50
Human Relations Commission	1	7	5	0	17	2	32


Other

Education / after school programs	1	43	3	0	1	9	57
Health Care/Trauma/Clinics	0	24	0	0	0	12	36
Parks and Recs	1	12	0	0	0	0	13
More Police Officers	2	12	1	0	0	11	26
More Patrols by Police	2	7	2	0	0	7	18
Traffic Enforcement	1	12	4	0	1	3	21
Station 82 into public parking	1	1	4	0	2	1	9
dog waste signs/enforcement	2	2	0	0	0	1	5
stop sign enforcement	1	2	1	0	0	1	5
leash law enforcement	0	2	0	0	0	3	5
speed limit enforcement (school/ Beechwood )	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Shelters/ women/ domestic violence	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Vagrant/homeless	0	4	2	0	2	4	12
respect/better treat. Homeless	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
More homeless shelters	0	8	1	0	15	0	24
More Homeless Job training	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
Rent control enforcement	0	3	0	0	0	2	5
Bike parking/ paths	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Historical Preservation	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Purchase Small( er ) Fire Trucks for Hill access	0	1	2	0	0	4	7
parking Franklin/Bronson	3	5	7	2	1	4	22
parking Franklin/Canyon	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
parking Beechwood	1	4	0	0	0	0	5
parking Cheremoya	1	2	1	0	1	2	7
parking Gower N. of Franklin	0	4	0	0	0	0	4
beautify Hollywood	3	2	1	0	0	6	12
Social Services	0	9	0	0	0	2	11
Bury Power Lines	0	1	1	0	0	2	4
CERT training	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Speedbumps	3	4	0	0	0	2	9
Speedbumps Gower	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Speedbumps Carmen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
recycling	1	0	0	0	0	1	2




TOTAL SURVEYS RECEIVED	12	94	34	5	42	71	258

Monday September 15, 2003

Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

Meeting of the Full Board at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood: 6054 Yucca St.: Upper Terrace-Community Room.

Agenda Item #1: Welcome, Roll Call & Acceptance of August 18 th Minutes

Board Members present: Robert Abranamian, John Balasz , Russell Brown, Maurece Chesse , Andrew Ettinger , Joel M. Fisher, Norma Foster, Viktoria Gaw , Andrew Glazier, Paul Godfrey, Scott Larson, Chris Stehr and Susan Swan: Absent due to Work Conflicts: Hillary Royce, Charles Suhayda and Ann De Bello .

Members of the Public: John Farrion , Rabbit, Henry Kiley , Frank Tamborello , Linda Doe, Walter Blackman, Lutte , Jeff Perkins, Lee Davis and Members of GGPNC. Happy Birthday to Norma Foster.

Motion to Accept August 18 th Minutes by Norma Foster

Second by Susan Polifronio

Passed Unanimously

Agenda Item #2: Officer Reports

Corresponding Secretary Susan Swan: We have 387 members on our Yahoo list. The Traffic Meter tabulation for the number of visitors to the Website Homepage for the first 9 months of 2003: 1102. Full breakdown of the number of hits to each page of the Website entered into the minutes.

Recording Secretary Susan Polifronio : The HUNC office is now up and running with computer, internet and fax capabilities. Jennifer Christie, hired in July, will be working Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11AM until 2PM. She helped tremendously in putting together the data for the Mayor's Budget Survey results and is a pleasure to work with.

Treasurer John Balasz : HUNC is one of the first 10 NC's to be funded. We need to approve the 2 nd Quarter reconciliation per DONE request. Recap for the 2 nd and 3 rd Quarter Budget entered into the Record. Norma Foster requested that we receive the budget summary 2 weeks in advance for review. John Balasz stated he would be happy to if people would get the receipts to him in a timely manner. John also stated we are not spending at the rate allocated. There are Neighborhood Projects on the drawing board, but nothing funded as of yet.

Motion to accept revised 2 nd Quarter Budget and 3 rd Quarter Budget Summary: John Balasz

Second: Susan Polifronio

Passed:

President Joel M. Fisher: I have confirmed a booth for HUNC at the Latino Heritage Festival to be held Sunday October 12 th . Viktoria co-ordinate flyers, brochures, etc. We will also be discussing the October 26 th proposed HUNC Community Picnic and the Cheremoya Ave. Elementary School Fundraiser. DONE will ask for a focus group at the 11/1/03 Congress at LACC. Ann de Bello will be involved in the Budget discussions. I need 2 more volunteers to attend. Let Susan Polifronio or Susan Swan know.

Vice-President Russell Brown: We have gone to meetings for the Hollywood/Western Masterplan which involves both CD4 and CD13. There is a forum on the 101 Freeway tonight at the City Council. We should start looking at this in terms of the Public Safety and Transportation Committee.

Agenda Item #3: Committee Reports

Education & Youth Committee Member Susan Polifronio commented on the Wish List for Cheremoya Ave. Elementary School. Norma Foster suggested the Wish List be sent out to as many as possible. John Balasz asked what some of the needs are. Chris Stehr stated the needs from increased number of days per month for Nurses and Counselors to toilet paper and paper towels. Andrew Glazier stated that small amounts could mean a lot to a school. Field trips could cost as little as $300.00. John Balasz wanted to know if there is a non-profit set-up so that donations could be tax deductible. Susan Polifronio brought up Ann De Bello's idea of a Wish List Tree for the Fundraiser, where people could donate extra amounts dedicated to particular areas: i.e., music, art, support staff, etc. Viktoria Gaw brought up the how devastating this loss of money will be to the students.

Neighborhood & Environment:

A. Report on the Mediation between HUNC and GGPNC regarding Griffith Park Boundaries for discussion and possible action. Russell Brown gave a recap on the 8/18 meeting. RB, Lucinda and JF met with and reached an agreement with their counterparts from GGPNC. The Board agreed to mediation and then referred it to the Committee for the exact language. Joel M. Fisher: Charlie Mimms stated that both sides of Fern Dell would be removed from GGPNC boundaries. He and Terry Honeywell were two of three GGPNC mediators. GGPNC and DONE, as Fern Dell abuts both NC's, ceded joint jurisdiction. GGPNC agreed to a by-laws change that would give HUNC both sides of Ferndell and share east side with GGPNC. Susan Swan stated minutes from last Board meeting did not agree with sharing Fern Dell. Many of the residents feel disenfranchised by this agreement. Stacy Title: I am a resident on Fern Dell. We feel that GGPNC is making decisions for us, the dog park is a good example, while not involving the residents of Fern Dell. This is a typical Big Sister/Little Sister problem and we residents will be left out. The Dog Park, which would be right next to us, went straight to GGPNC .

Susan Swan stated that there is no connection between Fern Dell and the rest of GGPNC. You have to drive back down to Los Feliz and go up another street. The only connection is at their backyards. The Neighborhood & Environment Committee voted 7 to 3 against the agreement. Joel Fisher stated the Dog Park meeting was set up by Tom La Bonge . We have a motion to accept the mediated agreement that was signed by Charlie Mimms and myself. Jim McQuiston stated the problem is not one of jurisdiction. The Boundaries are only important for purposes of voting and deciding who is elected to the Board. It doesn't make that much difference. Kerry Morrison stated the agreement doesn't address the east side of Fern Dell. The agreement, as I read it, says HUNC will go back to its original boundaries. Susan Swan: The second paragraph needs changing. Joel Fisher moves to amend the Motion to take back to Neighborhood and Environment for wording and then to bring it back to the Board for a vote.

Andrew Glazier: Motion to table the issue until the next Board meeting or whenever the wording is agreed upon.

Second: Maurece Chesse

Passed: Unanimously

Susan Swan stated there is a request for a wall variance with some question as to the side yard setbacks. Hollywood land has requested our support.

Motion by Susan Swan to support Hollywoodland regarding the wall variance

Second: Viktoria Gaw

Passed: Unanimously

Arts Committee Chair Norma Foster stated the first proposed meeting will be on September 28 th . Susan Polifronio reminded all Chairs that the Agendas for meetings must be posted no later than the Friday before.

Outreach Committee Chair Viktoria Gaw talked about the significant amount of Outreach that had been done to successfully complete the Mayor's Budget Study. Norma Foster thanked everyone that helped with the National Night Out. Joel Fisher asked Andrew Ettinger to draft a letter of thanks and to send it to Susan Swan. Norma Foster reminded us that we are now members of the Chamber of Commerce in Hollywood and to utilize them for Outreach. Joel Fisher mentioned the $10.00 mixer for the Chamber on 9/17 and encouraged attendance.

Agenda Item #4: LAUSD: Unable to attend

Agenda Item #5: EIDS Presentation: Unable to attend

Agenda Item #6: Public Comment on Items Not on Agenda

John Farrion wanted everyone to know that HCAN will be adopting streets in Hollywood for cleanup. First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood will supplying materials. John Balasz thought that HUNC could help with supplies. Carl's Jr. will donating a portion of proceeds from their books. Their will also be a Field Trip at the end of October to check on the Shelter.

Agenda Item #7: Old Business

A. Fire Dept. Sept. 4 th Meeting for Discussion and Possible Action

Russell Brown stated the Toyota site is no longer under consideration. The focus seems to be the Florentine Gardens who appeared in force at the Sept. 4 th meeting. Next to Hollywood Billiards ground has been broken on 37 market rate apartments. There will be an open house walkthrough. Norma Foster stated the Board needs to draft a Community Impact Statement and bring it back to the Board for approval. Unanimous agreement by the Board.

B. Mayor's Budget Survey Results for Discussion and Possible Action:

Frank Tamborello of HCAN asked for an explanation on how the decisions were reached on the five projects that HUNC will recommend to the Mayor's Budget Committee for 2004. Susan Polifronio gave an explanation on the methods used in gathering information, how the data was tabulated and what the numbers on the handout represented. Mr. Tamborello stated he was satisfied that the project selections had been arrived at in a fair manner.

Joel M. Fisher: Motion to vote on taking the top five projects requested by the Community through the use of our Budget Survey, totaling 258 Surveys received, and sending this back to the Mayor's Budget Committee to work out the exact wording for Ann De Bello to enter onto the Mayor's Budget Website.

Second: Susan Polifronio

Passed: Unanimously

C. Toberman House Update: Kay Tornberg thanked HUNC for their letter of support. The City Council Cultural Heritage Meeting used the Neighborhood Council support in their deliberations. Kay wanted to know if HUNC had any suggestions as to the use or amenities for the Toberman House. Hollywood Heritage was waiting to hear if the purchase price offer had been accepted.

D. Report on Status of DONE ID Cards:

Joel M. Fisher stated there is no further news re: the Cards, but hopes to be able to report at the October Board Meeting.

Agenda Item #8: New Business

Joel Fisher brought up the Hollywood Partnership Against Drugs (HPAD) will be asking for a permit for the New Year's Eve March. Social Services Committee will be following through with this. Qtopia will be having an event. There is also now an attempt to close the Hollywood Courthouse which would be a disaster. All Board Members are asked to write in support of keeping the Courthouse open and to bringing back the holding cells. As to the Newsracks : too many, different sizes, etc. There is a proposed Ordinance to have uniform sizes, colors and to regulate the number of racks, six/200 feet on each side of the street. It will be on the Agenda in October for discussion and action after going to the Neighborhood and Environment Committee.

Agenda Item #9: Adjournment

Motion to Adjourn at 8:36PM : Joel M. Fisher

Second: Charles Suhayda

Passed: Unanimously