Picfair Village Community Association Meeting Minutes April 11, 2015

Came to order April 11, 2015

Called to order 10:15 am

Attendees: Claudia Bayard, Callie Bloom, Marilyn Sommer, Patricia Rucker, Daisy Smith, Amelia Buhrman, Joe Carrabba, Tia Hughes, Rosalyn Valentine, David Washington, Art Terry, Anthony Respondek, Andrew Sowards, Sylvester Robertson, Monique Carrabba, Barbara Williams, Tad Teferi, Courtney Ferguson, Barry Stinson, Carolyn Houston (spelling), Ione Jackson

10:16 am Introductions

10:20am
Outreach Committee for City Council: Outreach program supporting body cameras for LAPD which will be soon at Paper or Plastik. Will keep stakeholders informed.

18th Street Farmer’s Market: They have been evicted. If you are interested in the Farmer’s Market they are going to have a meeting at the PICO NC Regional office on April 20th.

Raise the Wage: Chamber of Commerce may have a meeting about this soon. It will be on ballot on 2017.

Ordinance for 45 Moratorium on Mansionization in Effect. PICONC has sent in an impact statement. We will post this on our website and Facebook page. If you have a position on this please submit a letter.

The Impact Statement from PICONC and also information about the Police Cameras will be sent to stakeholders to take a survey to see if it’s supported or not by the stakeholders.

Adam Green, SLO: We are no longer permitted to have him because it would be overtime. It was requested by a stakeholder to have the Captain. He could also come to explain the cameras.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully,

Monique Carrabba

Picfair Village Community Association Meeting Minutes March14, 2015

Picfair Village Community Association Meeting Minutes

Came to order March 14, 2015 at 10:15am

Attendees: Claudia Bayard, Callie Bloom, Marilyn, Amelia Buhrman, Joe Carrabba, Tia Hughes, Rosalyn Valentine, David Washington, Arthur Terry, Anthony Respondek, Marilyn Sommer, Andrew Sowards, Sylvester Robertson, Monique Carrabba

Treasurer Report: Balance Discussed and donations collected.

10:20am

Election of Officers:

Elected. 8 (nominees did not vote) yes and 0 no.

Claudia Bayard: President 8-0

Sylvester Robertson: Vice President 8-0

Monique Carrabba: Secretary 8-0

Anthony Respondek: Assistant Secretary

Marilyn Sommer: Treasurer

 

10:34am Introductions

10:35 Marijuana Dispensaries:

The one near Olson’s Deli may have been burglarized.

Only 3 of the 14 dispensaries on Pico are legal/authorized.

10:41 Vons:

Albertson’s bought a portion of Vons stock.

They are not going to tear Von’s down they are going to remodel Vons.
The District Manager said he would come out and speak to stakeholders.

10:42 Dog Breeder on 1700 Block of Stanley. The resident owns 14 dogs.
They have been cited for the number of dogs and other issues.

10:44 Seminar for Seniors:

We have a lot of seniors in our neighborhood. We need to be aware of them.
Make sure they are cutting their grass. Keep an eye out if anything looks odd.

10:52am Ideas for Future Meetings

Callie is in charge of Block Captains.
If you have an event Monique Carrabba can put on Picfair Village Website.

If you have any ideas or suggestions we can move forward and take them to the next level and have more events.

DWP is going to cut down trees to repair sidewalk. But after much of a fight by residents Amelia Burhman, and Andrew Sowards. It was discussed to have a tree committee.

Tree Committee: Callie Bloom, Andre Sowards, Amelia Buhrman Monique Carrabba

Senior Outreach Committee: Tia Hughes, Claudia Bayard, David Washington

The committees should be and strategize in person or by email and get everything together and report back at next meeting.

Meeting times and locations. Think about how we meet, where and when.

Noticed a lot of graffiti in the neighborhood. Reported to 311.

Meeting adjourned 11:06am.

Respectfully,

Monique Carrabba

Be On the Alert for Vehicle Thefts

Detective Wes Lin sent this to us:

The southern portion of my division (Wilshire Area) has seen an increase in vehicle thefts in the last week. The crime cluster falls into an area roughly encompassed by Fairfax Avenue to Pico Boulevard to West Boulevard to the 10 Freeway. Ford Econoline vans are being targeted largely for the contents (hand and power tools). The owners of the vehicles are working class people. The equipment is their livelihood. There is a possibility that the stolen equipment is being sold at swap meets. I want to get this information out there to increase awareness (and hopefully any tips) as well as encourage some basic safety precautions. Thank you.

Detective Wes Lin

Wilshire Area Auto Detectives

Be Aware of Catalytic Converter Theft

Our Senior Lead Officer Adam Green wants us to be alert and aware of a trend happening.Slide1{Car Burglars are after an essential piece of your car. The catalytic converter, required by Federal & State Law as part of your emissions system, can contain valuable platinum, palladium, rhodium or gold. Thefts are on the rise in the Miracle Mile and Greater Mid-City area. If taken, you could be in for a $400 to $1400 for a replacement.}

And the Nominees are….

At the Picfair Village Community Association meeting on February 14, we nominated officers for year 2015.  The names and positions of the nominees are listed below. Voting and the installation of officers will take place at our March 14, 2015 meeting.  Hope to see you next month.

President – Claudia Bayard

Vice President – Sylvester Robertson

Secretary – Monique Carrabba

Assistant Secretary – Anthony Respondek

Treasurer  – Marilyn Sommer

Respectfully,

PVCA Board