Would you like to learn more about emergency preparedness for your community? The LA Fire Department is offering a FREE, 7-week Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course this fall. All citizens 18+ years old are invited; no experience necessary.

Topics include:

Disaster Preparedness
Fire Suppression
Triage & Patient Assessment
Light Search & Rescue
Incident Command System
Disaster Psychology
Terrorism

Classes will be held every Thursday from August 23-October 4, 6:30 -9:30 p.m., in the Community Room at LAPD's Rampart Station, 1401 W. 6th St.

For more information, call (818) 756-9674 or visit the CERT calendar.

Wilshire United Methodist Church – Assembly Room
4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
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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 & Approval of Minutes* (Elizabeth Fuller)

3. Review of Recent Notifications for Possibility of Further Study/Action (GWNC Mail & Early Notification Reports – see handout)

4. New Business

The Ebell of Los Angeles
4400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
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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 Community Concerns and Public Comment periods. Public comment is limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board.

1 Call to Order (Owen Smith)

2 Roll Call (Elizabeth Fuller)

3 Reading of the Minutes (Elizabeth Fuller) (5 mins)*

4 President’s Report (Owen Smith) (15 mins)

      A. Board Vacancies

Wilshire United Methodist Church – Assembly Room
4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
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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 & Approval of Minutes* (David Levin)

3. Introduction and approval of new committee member: Greg Wittman*

PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE:
Wilshire Park Elementary School
4063 Ingraham St., Los Angeles, CA 90005

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
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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 Community Concerns and Public Comment periods. Public comment is limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board.

1 Call to Order (Owen Smith)

2 Roll Call (Elizabeth Fuller)

3 Reading of the Minutes (Elizabeth Fuller) (5 mins)*

4 President’s Report (Owen Smith) (15 mins)

   A. Board Vacancies

Outreach Committee Meeting Agenda
Bricks & Scones
403 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Thurs., June 7, 2012, 8:30 a.m.
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PUBLIC Comment: 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 (Mary Rajswing)
2. Roll Call (Mary Rajswing)
3. Reading of the Minutes (Jane Gilman)
4. New Business
    A. Budget 2012-2013*
    B. July 2012 Chronicle ad + election outreach
    C. June board meeting agenda preview and PR efforts
    D. Social Media suggestions
    E. Interns

Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90005
Wednesday, June 6 2012, 6:30 p.m.

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
2) Roll Call
3) Minutes from previous meeting.*
4) Guest Speakers
      a) Kang Hu, Senior Traffic Engineer LADOT, Michael Brown, Division Manager Bureau of Engineering
(BOE) and Steve Chen, Street Improvement Division BOE, to discuss Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit Project and street conditions in GWNC area.

City Council Member Tom LaBonge will host a Public Safety Meeting on May 31st to discuss recent crime activity in the Greater Wilshire Area. He will be joined by Captain Robert Arcos of LAPD's Olympic Division and Captain Eric Davis of Wilshire Division to answer questions and give information about how to better protect yourself.

All community stakeholders are welcome.

The Meeting will be at 6:00 .m. at John Burroughs Middle School, 600 South McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90005.

For more information, contact:

Benjamin Seinfeld
Field Deputy
Councilmember Tom LaBonge, 4th District
200 N. Spring Street, Rm. 480
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323.957.6852 - Office
213.804.2388 - Blackberry
ben.seinfeld@lacity.org
www.tomlabonge.com

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Wilshire United Methodist Church – Assembly Room
4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
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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 & Approval of Minutes* (Elizabeth Fuller)

3. Review of Recent Notifications for Possibility of Further Study/Action (GWNC Mail & Early Notification Reports – see handout)

4. Old Business

On Saturday, May 12, 2012** from 10:00AM to 4:00PM all Neighborhood Fire Stations in the City of Los Angeles will be expecting your visit.

To increase awareness of Fire Department services and extend its appreciation to the community, the Los Angeles Fire Department formally designates the second Saturday of May as Fire Service Recognition Day. This year, the theme is "Serving our Communities: Prepare, Respond, Recover."

During this year's open house, Neighborhood Firefighters are seeking to strengthen community-wide emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency.

Along with personal tours of a Fire Station (the closest to the Greater Wilshire area are Fire Station 29 at 4029 Wilshire Blvd., and Fire Station 61 at 5821 W. 3rd St.), the LAFD is hosting simultaneous demonstrations and enhanced displays at the following stations:

Fire Station 27 & LAFD Museum
(8AM - 1PM Pancake Breakfast / 10AM Opening Ceremony)
1327 North Cole Ave