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Board
of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC)
Department
of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE)
2002
- 2003
- 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
(see below for an explanation of BONC and DONE)
There are many ways to get your Neighborhood Council, and its stakeholders,
involved and informed.
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Neighborhood Councils - GET INVOLVED!
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CURRENT AGENDAS
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
BONC / DONE
Education
& Neighborhood Committee
LA City Council
NC
Elections Procedures - Draft 22 - 090204
Sept 2nd - forwarded to City Council (doc file)
Neighborhood
Council Election Procedures
Agenda - Sept 8th - Working Group
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DONE Newsletter
12/29/04
Additional
“Safer Communities Measure” Meetings Planned.
DONE
Newsletter 12/23/04
“Safer Communities Measure” Meetings Being Scheduled.
DONE
Newsletter 12/17/04
Endorsing
Candidates Prohibited. Spending NC Money on Mayorial Debates
Prohibited. Financial Disclosure Statement (Form 700) Exemption
Progresses.
DONE
Newsletter 12/10/04
Legal
Advice Letter Released Regarding Neighborhood Council
Database/Mailing List Privacy and the Public Records Act.
DONE
Newsletter 12/08/04
Citywide Election Procedures Advance. Form 700 Filing Exemption
Advances.
Legal Advice Letter Released Regarding Quorums and Neighborhood
Councils.
Grievance Procedures Working Group Meetings Postponed.
DONE
Newsletter 12/03/04
Citywide
Election Procedures Headed Toward a Vote.
DONE
Newsletter 11/14/04
Thanksgiving Thanks
DONE
Newsletter 11/15/04
Citywide
Election Procedures Meeting Reminder.
Grievance Procedures Working Group Schedule.
Neighborhood Café Cablecast Schedule.
DONE Newsletter
11/03/04
Citywide
Election Procedures Meeting Location Set.
Neighborhood Café to Feature Emergency Preparedness Show.
DONE Newsletter
11/02/04
Financial
Disclosure Ordinance is Coming. Web Site Enhancements
- Old News Articles. Funding Program Help Nears.
DONE Newsletter
10/29/04
Next Neighborhood
Café Show to Air -
King / Drew and Trama Centers Crisis.
DONE Newsletter
10/29/04
Web Site
Enhancement - Easier to Get NC Information.
Congress Survey Results. Citywide Election Procedures Correction.
DONE Newsletter
10/26/04
Citywide
Election Procedures Meeting
DONE Newsletter
10/18/04
Empowerment
Academy, New Classes
DONE Newsletter
10/04/04
King/Drew
Medical Center Workshop Will Include Other
Trauma Centers. Poll Workers Needed by County and City.
On-Location Filming Hearing to be Held.
DONE Newsletter
10/01/04
King/Drew
Added to Congress Program
DONE Newsletter
09/27/04
Congress
of Neighborhoods Update (Monday)
DONE Newsletter
09/27/04
USC Workshop,
Special Treasurer Training,
Funding Program Report
DONE Newsletter
09/10/04
USC Project,.
Accomplishments
DONE Newsletter
08/23/04
New Neighborhood Cafe Shows to Air on Channel 35.
DONE Newsletter
08/11/04
Planning the Next Congress, Part 2.
More Training Transcripts Available.
DONE
Newsletter 07/30/04
Planning the Next Congress. Posting Newsletters
and Documents on Our Website.
DONE Newsletter
07/30/04
Downloading
Neighborhood Council Maps - Staff Reports for Next
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Meeting Available Online
DONE Newsletter
07/22/04
Congress
Photos Available; Brown Act Video/DVD;
Form 700 - Conflict of Interest Update
DONE Newsletter
07/22/04
Neighborhood
Mapping Project
DONE Newsletter
06/24/04
Databases
and the Public Records Act
DONE Newsletter 06/15/04
Congress
of Neighborhoods - Opinion Survey Results
DONE Newsletter 06/14/04
Good
News Re: Funding Program / Encumbering
DONE Newsletter
06/11/04
Election
Procedures Public Hearings
DONE
Newsletter 06/07/04
Congress of Neighborhoods Recap. Opinion Survey
DONE Newsletter
06/04/04
Opportunities
for Neighborhood Council and
Department of Recreation and Parks Partnership
DONE Newsletter
05/28/04
DONE City Attorney Opinion 2004:7 - Political Reform Act
DONE Newsletter
05/28/04
Realignment
of Neighborhood Council Funding Program to City's
Fiscal Year and Improvement to Quarterly Accounting Process
Congress
of Neighborhoods - MORE!
Congress of Neighborhoods on
May 22, 2004, LA Convention Center
DONE Newsletter
05/17/04
Reorganization of DONE Staff and Services
DONE
Newsletter 05/14/04
Congress of Neighborhoods Is Getting More Exciting
DONE Newsletter
05/14/04
Neighborhood
Council Funding Program & Support Services,
Procedure to Encumber Funds for Special Projects
DONE Newsletter
05/12/04
Financial
Support to Neighborhood Councils
DONE Newsletter
05/11/04
Congress
of Neighborhoods. Community Policing Session Added to Congress.
Neighborhood Café Shows to Air on Channel 35.
DONE
Newsletter 05/05/04
The DONE Pledge. DONE Decision-making Priorities.
DONE Reorganization
Summary
Letter to BONC explaining reorganization
Congress
of Neighborhoods - Invitation
Congress of Neighborhoods on
May 22, 2004, LA Convention Center
DONE Newsletter 04/20/04
Proposed Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
DONE Newsletter
04/20/04
Mayor Releases Proposed City Budget and
Special Neighborhood Council Supplement
DONE Newsletter
04/19/04
Mayor’s State of the City Address, Five Neighborhood Councils Highlighted.
City Council Passes Office Space Ordinance.
DONE Newsletter
04/06/04
Empowerment Academy - 2nd Quarter Classes Available.
Congress Reminder. Office Space Ordinance Approved by Committee
DONE Newsletter
03/16/04
Congress of Neighborhoods Date Changed. Cutting the
Bureaucracy and Paperwork. MOU with Public Works.
DONE Newsletter
03/03/04
Cutting the Bureaucracy and Paperwork, Neighborhood Council Funding
Program, Community Impact Statement, Youy Input Is Requested,
Channel 35 Programming, “Connectiong the Community” Conference
DONE Newsletter
02/23/04
March Trainings - Empowerment Academy
DONE Newsletter
02/12/94
Mayor’s Budget Briefing - Thursday, February 19th
DONE Newsletter 02/02/04
Conflict of Interest, Office Space Plan, Congress of Neighborhoods,
Empowerment Academy, “Neighborhood Cafe” TV Show,
Putting NC Minutes on the ENS, Election Procedures
DONE Newsletter
01/02/04
Happy New Year! - Looking at 2004
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BONC
Members & DONE Staff
Connect
here with YOUR Neighborhood Council
City's
Grassroots Guide to Neighborhood Councils
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Neighborhood Councils - what's a BONC? ... what's a DONE?
If you're new to the concept of Neighborhood Councils we wish to
encourage you to look into them.
Essentially the Neighborhood Council system was instituted by City
Charter to give the LA resident, referred to as a "stakeholder"
(someone who lives, works or owns property in an area), a bigger
voice in local decision making.
A proposed Neighborhood Council committee submits an application
to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) which is their
plan for how they wish to establish their own specific council.
The staff of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) is
charged with assisting the BONC in any number of ways ... helping
groups prepare applications, interacting with other City Departments,
helping to set guidelines, and facilitating meetings, etc.
You may find the DONE
website (Department of Neighborhood Empowerment) interesting
and informative.
While Neighborhood Councils will have no legislative ability themselves,
they will certainly act in an advisory capacity to the City of Los
Angeles in helping understand the needs and desires of local communities,
thereby having a powerful voice which will help shape communities
they serve.
A
limited amount of financial support is to be provided each Neighborhood
Council, through a pool of money set aside in the LA city budget.
As of this writing, some 38 Neighborhood Councils have been "certified"
by the City, meaning they officially exist, with at least 30 more
applications pending. Beyond this are another 30 or so groups who
have expressed a desire to apply by sending BONC, through DONE,
a "letter of intent."
It is possible that after the dust settles we may have over 100
local Neighborhood Councils, each serving the needs of the stakeholders
in the geographic area they represent!
The residents of Los Angeles are understandably hoping this works
... giving them a meaningful voice and a much bigger say in what
happens in their local neighborhoods.
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