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Neighborhood Councils Budget Day
Los Angeles Convention Center
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES
James K. Hahn
Mayor


Mayor's Neighborhood Councils Budget Day
Los Angeles Convention Center

Board of Neighborhood
Commissioners
(BONC)

Bill Christopher, President
Pat Herrera Duran, Vice-president
Mary Louise Longoria
Tony Lucente
Tammy Membreño
Ronald Stone
Jimmie Woods Gray
Department of Neighborhood
Empowerment
(DONE)

305 E. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 / 485-1360
866 / LAHELPS (toll free)
213 / 485-4608 (fax)
E-mail: DONE@mailbox.lacity.org
Greg Nelson, General Manager

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS

MEETING NOTICE – SPECIAL
JULY 26, 2003 - 9:00 A.M.

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
1201 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015

The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners will be attending the Mayor’s Neighborhood Councils Budget Day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 26, 2003. The public is being notified that a majority of the Board may be in attendance at this event.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Shannon Hoppes
Commission Executive Assistant
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
213 / 485-1360


Mayor's Neighborhood Councils Budget Day
Los Angeles Convention Center


Agenda

9:00 AM-10:00 AM Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast

10:00 AM-11:00 AM Opening Session
James K. Hahn, Mayor City of Los Angeles
First Step in Preparation of the Mayor’s 2004/05 Proposed Budget

Felipe Fuentes, Deputy Mayor
Welcome and Introductions Neighborhood
Budget Policy

Crista Binder, Budget Director
Overview of Neighborhood Council Budget Process and Workshops

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Workshops

1. Budget Calendar
2. The ABC’s of a request
3. Questions and answers

Neighborhood Council Budget Process Workshops facilitated by the Mayor’s Budget Team, CAO and DONE Staff.

12:30 PM-1:00 PM Closing Session All participants will return to the main conference room for a closing speech.

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Re: How to Register for Mayor's Budget Day

Mayor Jim Hahn has invited Neighborhood Councils to join him and his budget team to begin the process of sharing the power that comes from developing the city’s annual budget.

The event will be Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Check-in, a continental breakfast, and networking will begin at 9 a.m. The mayor and the Neighborhood Council leaders will roll-up their sleeves and begin work at 10 a.m. and finish about 1 p.m.

Those who have been designated by their Neighborhood Council to be their official representatives have been received by us. But, the event is open to the public, and anyone who would like to attend and observe is welcome to do so.

Registering is easy. Just go to this Internet link and sign up: http://parc4.lacity.org/done/rsvp. Or you can call us toll-free at 1 (866) LA HELPS. Registration isn’t required. It’s just helps us better plan for your visit.

Parking will be free thanks to the Convention Center. Enter from Pico Boulevard.

There are many, such as the USC’s Neighborhood Participation Project, who believe that participation in the city’s budgetary process is one of the most important roles that Neighborhood Councils can have.

See their USC report at:

http://sc2.usc.edu/ccd/npp/right.htm

Preparing the city’s budget is a complex matter, and it is arguably the single most important responsibility of the mayor. He wants to share that power with the Neighborhood Councils, and to be the first mayor to do so.

The details of what will be expected from the Neighborhood Councils will be explained by the Mayor and his budget team starting at 10 a.m. About 11 a.m., the Neighborhood Council representatives will breakout into one of seven rooms based upon which of the seven city service areas they are in.

A list of those seven areas, and the Neighborhood Councils
that are within them, can be found on the DONE web site at:

http://www.lacityneighborhoods.com

( click on Neighborhood Councils, Map Legend )

This is where you will learn about the nuts and bolts of the process through the eyes of the city’s budget experts; what will be asked of the Neighborhood Councils; what will happen after Budget Day; and the deadlines.

All of the participants will gather for the closing about 12:30 p.m.

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Greg Nelson


213 / 485-1360
866 / LA HELPS toll-free
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org email