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Next Alliance Forum is Saturday, January 17, 2004
see your invite below

  Los Angeles stakeholders will gather from all corners of the City for the next forum of the Alliance of Neighborhood Councils.

website address: http://www.allncs.org

Representatives from DONE, BONC and a variety of City Departments will meet with Neighborhood Council stakeholders on Saturday, January 17th, in the Faculty Center at Los Angeles City College on Vermont.

These forums, held every two months, have become an important part of the process of sharing current information about the emerging Neighborhood Councils and their relationships with the City.

At them, stakeholders from Certified Neighborhood Councils, some with elected Boards, mingle easily with those who represent groups still in the process of being formed. These forums are quickly becoming not-to-be missed events.

The Alliance is a work in progress, as are the Neighborhood Councils it is intended to facilitate and support. The group has grown out of a partnership bringing the work of Richard MacMinn and Mark Seigel together with the long standing efforts of Noah Modisett and Bill Christopher, who serves as the President of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC).

The purpose of the Alliance is to:

open lines of communication between Neighborhood Councils all across to the City to share information and experiences;
to make available information regarding the legal framework, responsibilities, and possibilities to each and every Neighborhood Council, either in formation or Certified;
and to interface with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment on common issues which impact the Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils.

The invitation looks like this:

Dear Neighborhood Council Leader,

The next forum of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils will be held Saturday, January 17th, at 9:30 am in the Faculty Lounge at LA City College, just off Vermont Avenue, a block north of Melrose. We have a full slate of speakers set for the event. The agenda and directions to the site are posted at www.allncs.org.

The meeting will feature a discussion with the Chief Administrative Officer, Bill Fujioka, who can tell us about the potential impacts of the pending revenue reduction and interaction with City Controller Laura Chick, who will address funding for NC's and the ethics implications. Lastly, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel will talk about the impact of the budget concerns on community services. If your community is concerned about the state of the City Budget and on-going services, this meeting will provide some very significant information.

Every certified or forming NC should have one or more representatives attending the Alliance meeting, so we can all learn from our mutual experiences. We will also be taking the first steps toward electing our Area Representatives to the Alliance's Steering Committee in January. Each Neighborhood Council will be able to vote for their Area Representative if their Board has agendized and adopted a resolution to participate in the Citywide Alliance.

A copy of the suggested resolution can be found at:

www.allncs.org/resolution.htm

Once the resolution has been adopted, your Board or President can appoint two voting representatives who will be eligible to vote for your Area Representative at our January meeting.

See you on the 17th,

The Steering Committee of the Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils

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AGENDA

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Save the Date for Saturday morning, January 17th, 2004 for our next forum on the development of Neighborhood Councils at Los Angeles City College, Faculty Center.

Our agenda, 9:30am to 1:30pm, looks like this:

Morning Session

Welcome
Noah Modisett

Open Mike
Organizing the Alliance - Area Representative Elections
Election Procedures
Leasing Office Space
Accepting Donations
Staffing

Response By
Greg Nelson
DONE General Manager

City Budget Update
Bill Fujioka
Chief Administrative Officer, City of Los Angeles

Keynote Speaker
City Controller Laura Chick
Followed by a dialogue with the audience.

Lunch Session

City Councilwoman Wendy Gruel
Followed by a dialogue with the audience.

Save the Date, January 17th.

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The Los Angeles Citywide Alliance of Neighborhood Councils meets bi-monthly, on the third Saturday morning of the month at Los Angeles City College (LACC). LACC is located on Vermont Avenue, just north of Melrose (see map below).

The location is easily accessible from the 101 Freeway and free parking is available. We have chosen this location, working from experience, so that people travel almost equal distances from Chatsworth, Venice and San Pedro to reach the site. The meetings are usually held in the Faculty Lounge (Faculty & Staff Center).

Enter the parking lot (Staff Lot #5) from Heliotrope, accessible from either Melrose or Willowbrook. Signs will be posted directing you from the parking lot to the Faculty Lounge.

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visit the website at:
http://www.allncs.org

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