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PLANNING TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
A series of panel discussions about planning in the City of Los Angeles

Hosted by
Councilmember Jose Huizar

Each panel discussion forum will include presentations and the participation of well-respected subject matter experts from the public and private sectors, as well as time for Q&A.

Anyone in the City of Los Angeles who is interested in planning and economic development will not want to miss this summer series! All are welcome!

Forum #1 - PLANNING 101 - HOW PLANNING REALLY WORKS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

PUBLIC Comment: The public is requested to fill out a” Speaker Card” to address the Board on any item on the agenda. Comments from the public on the agenda items will be heard only when that item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters, not appearing on the agenda but within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board.

1 Call to order (James Wolf)

2 Roll call (Liz Fuller)

3 Reading of the Minutes ( Liz Fuller)

PUBLIC Comment: The public is requested to fill out a " Speaker Card" to address the Board on any item on the agenda. Comments from the public on the agenda items will be heard only when that item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters, not appearing on the agenda but within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board.

1 Call to order (Charlie Dougherty)

2 Roll call (Jane Gilman)

3 Reading of the Minutes (Jane Gilman)

Preliminary results from the March 14 GWNC elections have just been released. Projected winners are:

Area 1 - Roy Forbes (alt. Janet Wieringa)
Area 2 - Thomas Roe (alt. Charles Bergson)
Area 3 - Alison Hannon (alt. Frances McFall)
Area 4 - Shar Penfold (alt: Patricia Lombard)
Area 5 - James Wolf (alt. Jennifer DeVore)
Area 6 - Russell Sherman (alt. Tom Rubinson)
Area 7 - Robert Wishart
Area 8 - Yigal Arens
Area 9 - Moon S. Chung
Area 10 - Patricia (Patti) Carroll (alt. Susan O'Connell)
Area 11 - Elizabeth Fuller
Area 12 - Sam Cunningham
Area 13 - John Gresham
Area 14 - Margaret Hudson (alt. Margaret Sowma)

Please note that this meeting will be held in the basement of Wilshire United Methodist Church - 4350 Wilshire Blvd.

1 Call to order (Dougherty)

2 Roll call (Gilman)

3 Reading of the Minutes (Gilman)

4 Presidents Report (Dougherty)

5 Treasurer's Report and Initial Organization (O'Connell, Dougherty) (20 minutes)

Discussion of possible funding of Neighborhood Beautification Projects

6 Public Comments (10 minutes)

7 Board Member Comments/New Business (10 minutes)

8 Discussion/possible Board Action re: Larchmont Community concerns: La Luna. (Dougherty)(40mins)

Candidate statements and photos for the 2007 GWNC elections are now available.

This information will also be distributed at our Candidates' Forum on Wednesday, March 7 (7:00 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell - SE Corner of Wilshire & Lucerne).

Hope to see you there -- and don't forget to vote on March 14!

VOTE ON ELECTION DAY
Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 7AM-8PM
New Polling Location!
Wilshire United Methodist Church
4350 Wilshire Boulevard
(parking at SE corner of Wilshire and Lucerne)

GWNC CANDIDATES:
#1 Brookside: JAN WIERINGA; ROY FORBES.
#2 Citrus Square: THOMAS F. ROE; CHARLES BERGSON.
#3 Country Club Heights: ALISON HANNON; FRANCES McFALL.
#4 Fremont Place: SHAR PENFOLD; PATRICIA LOMBARD.
#5 Hancock Park: JAMES WOLF; JENNIFER DeVORE.
#6 La Brea/Hancock: RUSSELL SHERMAN; TOM RUBINSON.
#7 Larchmont Village: ROBERT WISHART.
#8 Melrose Neighborhood: YIGAL ARENS.

Election Day
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wilshire United Methodist Church - 4350 Wilshire Blvd.

Call for Candidates! - If you live, work or own property in one of our 15 geographic areas (see below), you may run for your geographic or for the one at-large seat. If you regularly participate within the GWNC as a renter, or in our business, education, religion or other non-profit institutions, you may run for that special interest group seat. Only one race per candidate. Please attend a candidate information session to sign up.

Call for Voters! - Do you qualify to run, but you're not the candidate type? You are still eligible to vote. Please register before or on election day. Come listen to the candidates speak. Read the candidate statements, which will be posted on our website.

1 Call to order (Charlie Dougherty)

2 Roll call (Jane Gilman)

3 Reading of the Minutes ( Jane Gilman)

4 Treasurers Report and Initial Organization (O'Connell, Dougherty)

5 Public Comments (10 minutes)

6 Board Member Comments/New Business. (10 minutes)

7 Ad Hoc Bylaws and Election Committees Joint Report (Usher, Forbes) (50 Minutes)

Board Action regarding election procedures approval letter from DONE

Presentation of plans for March 14, 2007 Board of Directors election

8 Report and possible board action on LAPD boundaries that affect the GWNC (Gresham)