Motions

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.

Motion

Request appropriately sited city, county, state and federal government properties which meet the criteria of the safe parking program be considered for use.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 14-03660-S5

The ___________ NC/CC supports the passage of Measure M, the Cannabis Enforcement, Taxation, and Regulation Act ballot measure as an important first step towards establishing a community-forward framework for the regulation, enforcement, and taxation of recreational marijuana in the City of Los Angeles.

Motion

To recommend to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Council that the City administrative code be amended to define Neighborhood Council stakeholders as such:
Stakeholders shall be defined as those who live, work, or own real property within the Neighborhood Council boundaries. With the approval of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, Neighborhood Councils may—and are encouraged to—expand this definition within their bylaws to include other defined groups of stakeholders.

Motion

The ________Neighborhood/Community Council supports amending the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance such that all SLS projects shall comply with the land’s underlying zone, including setbacks, and further amended to prohibit cantilevered construction over required open space, including driveways and required setbacks.

Motion

The _________[NC/CC] supports the draft master plan for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs West LA campus.

Motion

The ___________NC/CC supports Measure HHH, The Homeless Reduction and Prevention, Housing and Facilities Bond in the November 2016 election.

Motion

The ___________NC/CC supports Measure M, the LA County Transportation Initiative in the November 2016 election.