Motions

Motion

The Planning Dept. shall open all advisory group meetings, provide agendas and minutes, include public comment and release the membership and composition of the General Plan Elements updates’ advisory working groups.

ReCodeLA Citizen’s Zoning Advisory Committee should be the example used for the General Plan Elements updates. ReCodeLA’s review work is a transparent process, and agendas and minutes are available. Meetings are open, and public comment is included when time permits.

Motion

CD11 shall ask MTA to improve drop-off area and walk path on east side – no car drop-off area is available during the new construction activity.

Motion

We request that Planning Department Work Group meetings now underway about our shared ideas and ideals for the Los Angeles General Plan and its many Elements be made fully transparent, be set at evening and weekend hours; be open to the public as of now; include representatives from the Neighborhood/Community Council system; and expand from the four meetings, now nearly completed in closed-door meetings, to four additional meetings that follow the above prescription.

Minutes and general discussion notes should be made publicly available from past and future meetings.

We further request, in the same vein, that the Mayor’s Planning Task Force and Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee for the General Plan be made fully transparent, be set at evening and weekend hours; be open to the public as of now; and expand its closed-door meetings to several additional meetings that follow the above prescription.

Motion

1. Once a measure under consideration has accumulated five Community Impact Statements (CISs), Neighborhood Councils must be given a minimum of 14 days notice before a public hearing or other legislative action on that item may occur.
2. Neighborhood Councils who have filed CISs must be notified within 72 hours if substantive changes to a measure occur in a Council committee or Commission hearing.
3. In the event Council files are renumbered or combined, extant CISs must be transferred to the new file.

Motion

The _________NC/CC requests that Council Districts 5 and 11 prepare regular email planning bulletins that compile current land use issues, including citywide policy issues, current hearing dates, and details about Westside developments being considered by the City.

Motion

The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils formally requests:

1. that LA City Planning compute the maximum build out under existing zoning for low, medium and high density residential zones as well as commercial zones. These calculations shall include the highest possible SB 1818 and JJJ density bonuses, as well as Accessory Dwelling units (‘granny flats’) for each of the neighborhood and community councils in the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils area.
2. updated current figures on population and population density in the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils area and including a comparison to 2010 figures.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 17-0078

The _________ (Neighborhood Council / Community Council) supports the “Back to Basic Car” proposal (Council File # 17-0078) authored by Councilmember Mike Bonin and co-sponsored by Councilmember Joe Buscaino — a smart, sensible and achievable neighborhood police patrol enhancement strategy that would result in a larger and more robust LAPD patrol force, and would greatly improve the safety of neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 17-0600

The ___________________________NC/CC hereby supports the works of the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates and their White Paper dated 3/8/2017 and approves the filing of a Community Impact Statement for Council file 17-0600.

Motion

The_________Neighborhood/Community Council supports creating a county-wide stewardship program for the safe and convenient disposal of unwanted medicines from households. Ensuring easy access to collection sites providing secure and environmentally sound disposal of leftover medicines and sharps will reduce risks of medicine abuse and poisonings, help prevent dangerous and costly needle sticks, and protect our waterways and environment. We support the provisions of the 1/5/16 draft language, and strongly urge the county to adopt this legislation.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 14-0366-S5

The ________ NC/CC supports the 3/8/17 recommendations of the City’s Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations, and Neighborhoods Committee to establish the administrative structure for adult-use and medical cannabis business licensing, including:

1. The creation of a new Cannabis Licensing Commission with the authority to administer the cannabis license and hearing process, as well as renewals, revocation, inspection co-ordination, and audits:
   • Commission comprised of five members with 4-year staggered terms;
   • No member may have been a registered lobbyist within the City for any cannabis-related activities for the 12 months prior to appointment;
   • Three appointments by the Mayor and two appointments by the City Council;
   • Minimum of one Commission appointee by the Mayor to be an elected member of a Neighborhood Council at the time of the appointment.
2. The hiring of an Executive Director by July 1, 2017 to oversee Commission staff.
3. Requiring the CAO to immediately prepare budget and staffing plans to allow the Commission to be fully operational by Sept. 1, 2017, and conduct a fee study to achieve full cost recovery for cannabis regulations.
4. The establishment of an online cannabis licensing program.