Picfair Village Neighborhood Association

PICFAIR VILLAGE MEETING THIS SATURDAY, 10 AUGUST 2013, 10AM-12PM AT SGI FRIENDSHIP CENTER, 5899 VENICE BLVD.

All Picfair Village community members are invited to attend our next Picfair Village Community Association meeting this Saturday 08/10/13 from 10AM-12PM in Room W of the SGI Friendship Center at 5899 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019. Room W is on the second floor next to the elevator. Free parking is available in both parking lots of SGI; the first is right next to the SGI building and the overflow parking lot is across the street along Venice. We would like as many community members to attend as possible so all perspectives can be considered regarding quality of life and public safety issues such as crime prevention and reduction, graffiti removal, gentrification, and the new medians on Pico Boulevard. If you have any constructive topics of discussion regarding the improvement of Picfair Village, please post them on https://PICFAIRVILLAGE.NEXTDOOR.COM (Picfair Village on Nextdoor.com) and/or https://www.facebook.com/officialpicfairvillage (Official Picfair Village Facebook Page). These social networking sites serve as an open forum of communicating vital information between neighbors in which neighbors can quickly answer each others’ questions about current events in the neighborhood.

LET’S COMMUNICATE

Picfair Village sanctioned Nextdoor.com as an additional way to communicate vital information throughout the neighborhood quickly and efficiently. The website is http://PicfairVillage.Nextdoor.com and all it takes is your name and email to sign up for free. Also, you can be invited by a friend or family member via email. Lastly, Obioha can invite you if you email him your email address to obioha@nwn.tv.

Quick Summary of July 13 Meeting

This is to announce that elections for a new board will take place at the NOVEMBER 9th meeting. If you are interested in a position, please visit the “Bylaws” page under “About Us” as to the qualifications.

Also to announce that if people have comments or happenings they want their neighbors to know about, they can post those on the official facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/officialpicfairvillage
(Anyone can post comments on this site, but you must be a member of Facebook to access it. These comments are visible to whoever is on Facebook.)

Another form of communication that was sanctioned by those present, was the use of “NextDoor”… a social media site that connects neighbors. There are 3 ways to sign up for PicfairVillage.Nextdoor.com. First, you can sign up using your name and email for free. Second, you can be invited by a friend or family member. Lastly, you can email Ezeoma Obioha at obioha@nwn.tv and he will sign you up. He is the point person for this site. Once again, please email him at obioha@nwn.tv if you’re interested in joining this group. Only those officially registered on this site will have access to its content.

How you chose to communicate to fellow residents will be up to you. This website will be a source of business and local happenings and the social media sites will be a way for residents to communicate to each other.

Also discussed was getting streets to have Block Captains. Block Captains can be a source of information for those not able to attend meetings and point people for any concerns. Talk to your neighbors to see if anyone would like to be that person for your block.

Lastly, the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Race will be in October. Because PVCA is in transition with no board, PVCA will not be a sponsor of this event (no PVCA money will be used). You can visit www.picfairvillagepumpkinrace.com for more details.

Great News!

We already knew this, but now the rest of Los Angeles is discovering our great little hood. Houses aren’t staying on the market long so that means people are eager to make this area their home. Good for them, good for us.

Back in May, LA voted and the ballot measure to sharply limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Los Angeles was approved. This will definitely change the landscape of Pico Blvd and hopefully bring in more mom and pop shops and eateries.

There is a general meeting this Sat. June 8. Please check on “Meetings” page for a list of Picfair Village Community Meetings. There is still no Board. Gather friends and neighbors and be the change we need in our community.

City Information

Here are some notices from Herb Wesson’s office:

Update on April 13th Meeting

Minutes from the meeting will be posted soon. All the amended bylaws were voted on by the Association and Proposed Amendment No.1 passed, Proposed Amendment no. 4 passed, Proposed Amendment No. 5 passed, and Proposed Amendment no. 9 didn’t pass.

This means that those interested in running for the office of President won’t have to have previously served on the Board. Qualifications now require a 6 month membership versus a 12 month membership, along with attending 2 meetings in the last 12 months.

Elections didn’t take place. Please spread the word that we’re looking for a new Board. This is your chance to get involved in your community!

AGENDA for April 13th: Special Meeting to vote on Amended Bylaws – Followed by Annual Meeting with Elections

This Saturday there will be a Special Meeting at 10:00am at SGI-USA Friendship Center 5899 Venice Bvld. (Upstairs, Room W) This meeting will be to vote on the proposed amended bylaws. See below for the current bylaws and then the proposed revision with an explanation as to why these changes would be beneficial.

You’ll also find the agenda for the Annual Meeting which will follow immediately after the Special Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, elections will take place for a new Board. If you want to get involved in the neighborhood, now’s your chance! As long as you’ve been to two meetings in the last 12 months and have lived in the hood for 6 months, you will be able to run for office (if the proposed Bylaws pass.) Come out and get involved!

ANNUAL MEETING – 11:00am

APRIL 13th – Vote on Amended Bylaws and New Board Elections

PRINT TO REVIEW AMENDED BYLAWS
On April 13th there will be Special Meeting at 10:00 am to vote on the Proposed Amended Bylaws. Following that meeting, at 11:00am Elections for a New Board will take place. The hope is that the Proposals are passed so that more residents can take a leadership role in this organization.

SGI Fellowship Center 5899 Venice Blvd. Room W Second Floor

Chance To Support Local Business

Ever wonder what goes on in the dance studio of Paper or Plastik? March 23rd is your chance to find out. Mention “Picfair” at the door and get in for $8.00.