Picfair Village Neighborhood Association

PRINT March 11, 2013_Board Meeting Minutes
MINUTES OF MARCH 12, 2013 BOARD MEETING
LOCATION: Paper or Plastik

Board Members Present: James Richard, Victor Goldberg, Mary Kaufman, and Debbie Gaughan
Visitors: Ezeoma Obioha*, Deottis Vallet
*visitor due to bylaw qualifications
Meeting called to Order at 7:34

Introductions of Interim Board

Members Signed Code of Civility

Asst. Secretary signed agreement to honor member’s privacy

Review, discussion and voting on Proposed Amendments (listed in full below) to be presented to General Membership:

Proposed Amendment No. Vote
1 3-1
2 2-2
3 1-3
4 4-0
5 4-0
6 0-4
7 0-4
8 0-4
9 4-0

Discussion of using Google Plus as a means of communication for members. M. Kaufman made a motion to table discussion until the new Board is elected. Victor Goldberg seconded the motion.

Discussion of state of PVCA bank account. J. Richard suggested that we make it a goal to keep the account above $1000 to avoid service fees. Additional discussion regarding potential fundraisers to help achieve that goal.

Discussion of Easter Egg Hunt. Due to the time constraints of securing the proper permits with the City (which requires 45 days), it was determined that an official Easter Egg Hunt would not be possible this year.

Discussion regarding cutting down on the paper passed at a meetings and options to cut down on wasteful paper use (such as a projector).

Discussion regarding logistics of upcoming election. M. Kaufman made a motion to prepare paper ballots, which was seconded by D. Gaughan.

Public Comment
Deottis Vallet expressed open communication should be present with the Board and its members.
Ezeoma Obioha expressed an interest to involve Picrfair Village in teaming with schools to provide mentoring, tutoring, security/safety.

Meeting Adjourned—9:30 p.m.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

Article IV – Section 2 Requirements for Offices

C. 1. A candidate for any Association office, except the offices of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, must be a current Association Member and must have been a member of the Association for the past 12 months.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 1 (PASSED)
A candidate for any Association office must be a current Association Member and must have been a member of the Association for the past 12 6 months.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 2
A candidate for any Association office must be a current Association Member. and must have been a member of the Association for the past 6 months.

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C. 2. A candidate for either the office of Secretary or Assistant Secretary must be a current Association member and must have been a member of the Association for the past 2 months.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 3
Strike this entirely so that all candidates have the same requirements:

C. 2. A candidate for either the office of Secretary or Assistant Secretary must be a current Association member and must have been a member of the Association for the past 2 months.

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F. Additional requirements for president. A candidate for President must have served as a member of the Board of Directors for seven or more months during the preceding 24 months.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 4: (PASSED)

Strike this requirement from the bylaws:

F. Additional requirements for president. A candidate for President must have served as a member of the Board of Directors for seven or more months during the preceding 24 months.

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 5 (PASSED)
Amend Article VIII, Section 3 (D) as follows:
D. The Nominating Committee shall submit its list of nominees to the General Assembly for the election of the Board of Directors at least thirty-one days initially, thereafter the Nominating Committee shall submit its list of nominees to the Board of Directors thirty-one days before the Annual Meeting or in case of mid-term election, at least twenty days before election date. The preceding requirements regarding the timelines for the nominees shall apply only to the extent that such timelines are practicable under the circumstances. The failure to adhere to such timelines shall not invalidate any nominee’s ability to be a candidate for office.

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 6

Add statement of purpose of the Nominating Committee (Article VIII, Section 1 (E) and strike Article VIII, Section 3:

The purpose of the Nominating Committee shall be to vet candidates running for office. Under no circumstances shall the Nominating Committee block or prohibit a qualified candidate from being listed on the ballot.

Which means:

ARTICLE VIII – NOMINATIONS

SECTION 3. During the term, the Nominating Committee shall serve nominate one or more candidates for each position to be filled by election, including the positions to be filled at the next Annual Meeting and all intervening situations.

Proposed AMENDMENT:

strike this clause

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 7

Section 3. D

Nominating Committee shall submit its list of nominees to the General Assembly for the election of the Board of Directors at least thirty-one days initially, thereafter the Nominating Committee shall submit its list of nominees to the Board of Directors thirty-one days before the Annual Meeting or in case of a mid-term election, at least twenty days before the election date.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT:

same language just changing “its list” to “the list”

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 8

Section 3.D (should be E)
Each candidate shall be listed on the ballot without comment as to the source of the nomination.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT:

strike this from the bylaws

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 9 (PASSED)

ARTICLE V – A. By Vote at a General Membership Meeting
1. A petition, stating the name of the Board Member in Question, the office he or she holds, and the complaints against him or her (which may include any or all of the causes for termination in the “Code of Conduct” in Appendix 1, must be signed by a minimum of 25 Association members or at least 60 percent of the attendance of the most recent General membership meeting, whichever is greater.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT:

A petition, stating the name of the Board Member in Question, the office he or she holds, and the complaints against him or her (which may include any or all of the causes for termination in the “Code of Conduct Civility” in Appendix 1,) must be signed by a minimum of 25 Association members or at least 60 percent of the attendance of the most recent General membership meeting, whichever is greater.

PICFAIR VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
MINUTES FROM 9 MARCH 2013 GENERAL MEETING

INTRODUCTIONS OF MEMBERS
INTRODUCTION OF SENIOR LEAD OFFICER (SLO) GREEN AND Q & A SESSION WITH MEMBERS
– SLO Green is assigned to basic car 7A53 and his patrol boundaries are La Cienega Blvd. to the West, Redondo Blvd. to the East, Venice Blvd. until Spaulding & 18th Street until La Cienega to the South, and Olympic Blvd. & San Vicente Blvd. to the North.
Items of Note:
– Regarding the mobile homes and RV’s in front of Vons, SLO Green notes that living and sleeping inside a vehicle on a city street is a misdemeanor, and has cited any offenders that he sees. However, he notes that it’s up to the City Attorney’s Office to prosecute the cases.
– Noted Distraction burglary; 1200 block of Curson – guy posed as city or DWP employee; Came up to the victim with clipboard and hat on with jumpsuit on and tells her he needs to get to back of property to read the meter. While back there, he distracts her, his partner goes inside her home, ransacks her home and takes her property.
o SLO Green cautioned everyone to be careful, and to ask for IDs if you feel uncomfortable letting an individual claiming to be a city or utility company employee onto your property.
SHORT DICUSSION OF C-PAB
– C-PAB stands for Community Police Advisory Board. Next meeting is March 21 at 7:00 PM. C-PAB is looking for new members, all the SLO’s do attend, SLO Green is always there
– Formed to cultivate. an open communication between the public and police officers. Express your concerns that any areas you feel you need work on, that’s where you take it.
CLAUDIA BAYARD GAVE A BRIEF COMMUNITY UPDATE
– 1800 block of Fairfax – 1810 S. Fairfax Stocker hill drill – gas is leaking and sinking in the backyard
– Pico Neighborhood Council: oversees all associations. We have 14 associations in the community. Our meeting is at Saturn Street Elementary this Wednesday at 7PM
o Address all issues from Fairfax to LaBrea to Venice to SanVicente.
o Address all the issues in the community; Saturn Street school is at Burnside and Saturn
– Discussion of potential development on the lot that’s been vacant for years used to be the broadcast towers
– Noted new restaurant at LaBrea & Pico; used to be the Vesad, now called Bistro Brown
– And another new restaurant on Curson & Pico– will be a soul food restaurant.
DISCUSSION OF AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEETING ON BY-LAWS:
– PVCA needs a board to amend the bylaws
– Current requirements of bylaws may make it difficult to elect a full board
o For example, under the current bylaws, to be president you should have been a board member for 7 of the preceding 24 months
NOMINATING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
– Roz Valentine, Sylvester Robertson, Marina Simone, Maisa Faucette, Linda Robertson
ELECTION OF INTERIM BOARD
– Candidates briefly met with Nominating Committee
– Nominating Committee Presented the Candidates to the General Membership for Voting
o President: Debbie Gaughan
o Vice-President: Victor Hernandez, Xavier Leonard
o Treasurer: James Richard, Richard Goldberg
o Secretary: Ezeoma Obioha
o Asst. Secretary: Mary Kaufman

– The following candidates were elected to the Interim Board:
o President: Debbie Gaughan
o Vice-President: Victor Hernandez
o Treasurer: James Richard
o Secretary: Ezeoma Obioha
o Asst. Secretary: Mary Kaufman
– Victor Hernandez elected as Interim Vice President
– DEBBIE GAUGHAN AS INTERIM PRESIDENT
MOTION PASSED TO APPROVE BYLAWS COMMITTEE AS AN OFFICAL COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT DEBBIE GAUGHAN
– Special Meeting to Vote on Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws- April 13 at 10AM at SGI
– After adjournment of the Special Meeting, the Annual Meeting will be convened at 11AM, at which time the elections will take place
PUBLIC COMMENT
– Shelli Koretz would like PVCA to be renamed as the PicFair Village Neighborhood Association because Wilshire talks about protecting the scale of the neighborhood not the community.
MEETING ADJOURNED

In Attendance:Roz Valentine, Kevin Browne, Rick Pararan, Maxin Robinson, Mary Kaufman, Derek Kaufman, Amina Wilson, Rasheea Hall, Ezeoma Obioha, Richard Goldberg, Victor Goldberg, Maisa Faucette, Patrick Faucette, Julia Persaud, Linda Robinson, Mr. & Mrs. Cox, Sara Trujillo, Sylvester Robertson, Bradford Kelley, Shelli Koretz, Barbara Williams, John Donovan, Debbie Gaughan, Khristian Martin, Beverly Turner, Lori Turner, Arthur Terry, Mildred Parker, James Richard, Heidi Richard, Jana Meyer, Olivia Vegh, Lise Johnson, Paul Grande, Robin Roberts, S. Lewis, Xavier Leonard

Meeting called to order 10:13 am.

Present:  Kevin Brown: President, Darren Davis: Vice-President, Rick Pamaran: Assistant Secretary, Diane Isaacs: Treasurer , Monique Carrabba: Secretary;  James Turner, Khristian Martin, De Ottis Vallet, Hanelle Meirs, Rosalind Valentine, Sara Trujillo, Jeanne Beauregard, Miguel Lima Melanie Lanza, Christina Monti, Kirsten Gabrielli, Naihan and Aurelia Cox, Dimitri Nibbs,  Rev. Scott Bartlett, Tad Teferi, Cheryl Huckaby, Jo Fischback, Stryder Lewis, Maisa Faucette, Sydney Stinnett, Richard Goldberg, Victor Goldberg, Heidi Richard,  James Richard, Barbara Smith, Eve, Lisa Clark, Daisy Hay.  Liz Carlin (CD 10).

Introductions given by attendees.

10:20 Liz Carlin:  1647 S. Genesee. All permits have expired.  Building Safety is making an effort to contact owners. Once they locate property owner they will schedule a City Attorney Meeting.  If they don’t respond the City Attorney will file criminal charges.

Council President is speaking with DOT seeking a 4-Way Stop at Carmona and Pickford.

1600 Block Curson: Trees and Hedges taking up parkway area. Neighbor feels unsafe when pulling out of driveway.

Empty Shopping Carts: If a cart is full of trash they won’t pick it up. If you need it picked up you need to empty and then call 3-1-1

1746 S. Spaulding: Being used for Auto Repair. LADBS is going to re-inspect this week.

Picfair Village Autumn Mixer: CD 10 supplying 200 drinks. 200 pieces of Fried Chicken and rentals. Will let you know if Herb Wesson will attend.  We are supporting it.

Wilshire Open House: 12-4 Sunday September 9^th.  It’s important to support your Police Department. Classic LAPD Cars will be there.

September 9^th Ethiopian Fest. 12-8. Street Closure starts at 9am.  This celebrates the Ethiopian New Year.

September is Earthquake Preparedness Month. 3 classes left at Battalion 18

Cat Mutilations: Stanley/Saturn, Ogden/Saturn, Airdrome and Spaulding. We have hawks, owls, possums, raccoons. The cats are drained of blood with their innards removed.  Animal Services handles Coyote sightings.  Will invite Lieutenant Bata from Animal Services to next meeting.

Kevin on Behalf of SLO Adam Green: Map of area he covers was distributed.

Treasurer Report Diane : 1016.  $263 from Garage Sale. Still going to collect $20 from 2 families. That would bring total to $303. We have Paypal Account where you can donate that way.  Make sure you are on email list to stay informed about what goes on in neighborhood.

General Announcements:

 Garage Sales:  People had sales and they said they just were happening to have a garage sale.

Mixer/Garage Sale/Pumpkin Race/Signs Out: Volunteer sheet distributed. Volunteers are needed.

Mixer 5-7pm. Meet your neighbors. Members of CD10, Habitat for Humanity, Pico NC, Captain Davis, Officer Greene. Meet and greet.  Prizes given for newest and oldest resident. Cake cutting at 6pm.  Spaulding and Stanley on Airdrome.

Claudia Bayard from PICO NC:  (Asset to neighborhood. She helped us get funds for the mixer).

Tom Bradley Center is assisting Vets and Rental Assistance. DPS for Tom Bradley Center that helps families in our community. 1^st and 3^rd Thursday we give out food.  We are feeding 950 families. 1pm to 3pm.  Sam Simon is the one doing the food.  We need volunteers.

Listing of Poll Workers: Starting pay $15 to $18 and hour. Temporary

Volunteers of America

Book was handed out that offers guidance for Vets. The DD14 can be picked up that shows evidence you were in the military.  Congresswoman Karen Bass and Holly Mitchell State Assemblywoman support Tom Bradley Center.

Meeting adjourned at 11:50am

Sincerely,

Monique Carrabba

Secretary

Picfair Village Community Association