PicFair Village

PICFAIR VillageNeighborhood Association Minutes of THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE meeting, 3/31/10 at 8:00pm. 

Members Present: Kevin Browne (President), J. David Riva (Secretary), Ronald Lowe, Hanelle Meier (Alternate) Guests Present: Gary Delarosa, City of Los Angeles HRA-CDD 

1. Members conclude that a Quorum is present (of the 5 Total Members, 60% required.) 

2. Meeting is called to order. (Kevin Browne) 

3. Minutes from the 3/30/10 Meeting are discussed, and with regard to items 1-3 they are approved unanimously. Item 4 is accepted and also noted as unfinished business and tabled (as indicated and provided for in this meeting and noted in the minutes below). 

4. Much discussion took place with regard to the concerns of members DeOttis Vallet and Eric McClendon (who are not present) with regard to the issues raised at the 3/30/10 meeting – as described therein by the Approved Minutes of said Meeting. At the urging of the Secretary, (despite his views to the contrary) it was decided by the members present that the issue of clarifying the actual Annual Meeting date for the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association should be brought before the full membership for clarification. This action was taken in the interest of fairness to the absent two members who felt strongly about this issue, and had requested this course of action.  

5. It was the unanimous decision of the Committee that the decision that needed to be decided by the General Membership of the Association was specifically (as per, and with the input of the city representative) whether the Official date of the Annual meeting was either to be the March, 2010 General Meeting or the May, 2010 General Meeting. This is the sole decision and choice to be made by the general membership as a whole at the next scheduled General Meeting. The Committee therefore requests of the Board of the PicFair Village Community Neighborhood Association that this item be placed on the agenda for the next General Meeting scheduled for May of 2010. 

6. RESULTS OF THIS ACTION: Due to this action by the committee, the Annual Meeting date remains unconfirmed. Therefore all Nominees for Candidacy must show attendance records that meet the Committee requirements for candidacy from BOTH of the two dates, that is to say – they must have attended at least two General or Standing Committee meetings in the immediately preceding 12 months from the March Meeting and the upcoming May Meeting (as required by the By Laws of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association) and this in addition to other such requirements already dealt with and approved in the 3/27/10 meeting of the Committee and as noted by the approved minutes of that meeting. 

7. As established in the previous meeting of 3/27/10, (as reconfirmed in the minutes of the 3/30/10 meeting) all reviewed and vetted candidates except one met this and all other criteria as stipulated by the Nominations Committee and the By Laws of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association. All were previously approved (Minutes of 3/27/10) subject to attendance records and the Committee, having duly reviewed these attendance records hereby state that all approved candidates as described below met all outstanding requirements for placement on the Ballot of the Picfair Village Neighborhood Association Board of Director Elections.  

8. APPROVALS Therefore, the committee gives full approval for candidacy for the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association Board of Director positions to the following Nominees: Darren Davis – Candidate for PresidentMonique Carrabba – Candidate for SecretaryShelli Koretz – Candidate for TreasurerMichelle Rickman – Candidate for Assistant Secretary 

9. DISAPROVALS The following individuals are not approved by the Committee, pending the application of the Official Date of the Annual Meeting to the requirements for nomination as stipulated by the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association By-Laws – this Annual Meeting date to be later decided by the General membership of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association as noted specifically above. Xavier Leonard – Candidate for Vice-President 

10. It was, therefore agreed by the Nominations Committee that elections for those individuals approved and vetted by the members, as performed legally and without malice and in the presence of a City Representative – should take place at the next General meeting of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association (currently scheduled for May 2010).  Therefore, the Nomination Committee of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association hereby directs the current officers of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association to hold Board of Director Elections at the next regularly scheduled General Meeting of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association, (currently scheduled for May 2010) and to make whatever plans and efforts are necessary and required by its By-Laws to comply with the Committee’s finding and, further to immediately place such Elections on the Public Agenda for the next General Meeting of the Picfair Village Neighborhood Association and further, to appropriately organize the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association Elections for the next regularly scheduled General Meeting as herein described and as described and required by the By-Laws of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association. 

11. The By-Laws of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association were reviewed and it was agreed by all Members and Guest that the Nominations Committee is a standing Committee of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association with tenure for one (1) full year from Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association. Once the Annual General Meeting Date has been clarified and voted upon in the General Meeting (as provided for above), the Nominations Committee will reconvene to re-consider the potential candidacy of Mr. Leonard or any other petitioner for candidacy for any of the open positions that exist on the Board of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association that are or become available as it is directed to do so under the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association By-Laws. Then, depending on the validity of the Nominee, the Committee shall then request, if necessary, that the Board of Directors of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association place such elections on the Agenda of the next regularly scheduled General meeting of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association. 

12. As provided for and required by the By Laws of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association, The Nominations Committee will meet whenever a petitioner seeks Nomination for the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association and the Committee agrees to further ensure the timely election process for the community as required. The Committee is required by the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association By-Laws to continue to operate in this manner until a new Committee is formed following the current Committee’s one (1) year term. 

13. On behalf of the Committee, Kevin Browne thanked our Guest, Gary Delarosa of the City of Los Angeles for his continued attendance, guidance and help in completing the work of the Committee. There were unanimous thanks by the members of the Committee. Mr. Delarosa stated that if any member of the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association wanted to ask him any questions about the proceedings or the validity of the proceedings of the Nomination Committee that they were welcome to contact him. Mr. Delarosa also said that he would attend the next General Meeting and Elections for the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association, currently scheduled for May of 2010. Mr. Delarosa included the following statement for these minutes: "I attended two of the three PicFair Village Neighborhood Association Nomination Committee's meeting held in March. As a human relations advocate for the City of Los Angeles, I was satisfied that the meetings were conducted within the realms of the association's by-law requirements, and with the utmost attempt at an inclusionary process."  Mr. Delarosa can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

14. With no further business, the Committee was adjourned unanimously.  

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