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, informed.
GET INVOLVED!

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CURRENT AGENDA

Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:30 A.M.

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DONE Newsletter 12/17/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 12/11/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 12/03/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 11/26/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 11/12/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 11/05/08
DONE, BONC and City News

DONE Newsletter 10/24/08
Congress Planning Committee Meeting Debrief

DONE Newsletter 10/22/08
BONC Town Hall Meeting - October 30, 2008

DONE Newsletter 10/21/08
Invitation to Arts and Cultural Community Meetings

DONE Newsletter 10/21/08
The Great Southern California ShakeOut
November 13, 2008

DONE Newsletter 10/20/08
Neighborhood Council Outreach Really Counts
When It Comes to the City's Budget

DONE Newsletter 10/17/08
SPAY DAY L.A. and ADOPT-A-THON! : October 25-26th

DONE Newsletter 10/16/08
BONC Regular Meeting - October 20, 2008

DONE Newsletter 10/15/08
Financial Disclosure Survey

DONE Newsletter 10/10/08
Mayor's Community Budget Day and
Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods - October 11, 2008

DONE Newsletter 10/08/08
Notice of Public Hearings, 2 Town Hall Meetings
Saturday, October 11 - 11am and 1:30pm at Congress
(includes notes from first Town Hall, 10/07/08)

DONE Newsletter 10/02/08
Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods
Saturday, October 11 - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Invitation to Attend - List of Workshops and Activities

DONE Newsletter 10/01/08
BONC / DONE Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 6:00 PM

DONE Newsletter 09/26/08
Congress Planning Meeting - October 1, 2008

DONE Newsletter 09/24/08
Mayor's Community Budget Day and Citywide
Congress of Neighborhoods on October 11, 2008

DONE Newsletter 09/16/08
2008 Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods Program
- Online Registration Now Open -

DONE Newsletter 09/12/08
Congress Planning Meeting - September 15, 2008

DONE Newsletter 09/10/08
BONC AGENDA, September 15, 2008

DONE Newsletter 09/08/08
Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods Planning Groups
Make Strides in Finalizing Plans for the October 11 Congress

DONE Newsletter 09/05/08
A Day of Service on September 20, 2008

DONE Newsletter 08/29/08
Mayor's Community Budget Day Representatives Selection

DONE Newsletter 08/25/08
Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods Planning
Group Reaches a Meeting of the Minds

DONE Newsletter 08/21/08
CONGRESS PLANNING MEETING
August 25, 2008 @ 6:30 PM

DONE Newsletter 08/20/08
Los Angeles Trade Tech College Classes

DONE Newsletter 08/18/08
Mayor Cracks Down on Excessive Water Use
(New Water Use Ordinance)

DONE Newsletter 08/13/08
Reminder: Upcoming Board Trainings

DONE Newsletter 08/12/08
Citywide Congress of Neighborhoods
and Mayor's Budget Day Combined

DONE Newsletter 08/11/08
NEW! - Council File Management System
(formerly the Council File Index System)

DONE Newsletter 08/08/08
Largest-Ever NC Board Orientation and More to Come !
South/Harbor Area & West Area Trainings !

DONE Newsletter 08/08/08
Neighborhood Council Valley Training Day

DONE Newsletter 08/07/08
August 11 - Citywide Congress of Neighborhood Meeting

DONE Newsletter 08/06/08
Reminder - Regional Board Training in the Valley
Saturday, August 16, 2008 8am-12:30pm

DONE Newsletter 08/04/08
Marina del Rey WorkSource Center
and SCORE Workshop

DONE Newsletter 08/01/08
BONC Agenda
(Revised)

DONE Newsletter 08/01/08
Neighborhood Council Election Feedback Survey
(Revised)

DONE Newsletter 07/29/08
Mayor Villaragosa's Statement on Morning Earthquake

DONE Newsletter 07/28/08
Community Input Meeting on the Carol Baker Tharp
Neighborhood Leadership Institute (CBTNLI)
Training Program July 30, 2008

DONE Newsletter 07/21/08
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Central/East
Board Member Training - Wed, July 23rd

DONE Newsletter 07/14/08
Temporary Staffing Services Available
for Neighborhood Council Use

DONE Newsletter 07/11/08
Attention Neighborhood Councils: Hire LA's Youth

DONE Newsletter 07/07/08
Public Discussion on the 2008 NC Elections

DONE Newsletter 07/02/08
Teachers of Tomorrow -
Los Angeles Community College District

DONE Newsletter 06/30/08
Updated Financial Support to NC Elections
Administered by DONE for FY 2008-09

DONE Newsletter 06/18/08
BONC Certifies the Voices of 90037
Neighborhood Council, Elects New Board Officers

DONE Newsletter 06/16/08
Proposed Changes In The Funding Program
90 Day Review Period Commences

DONE Newsletter 06/11/08
Watch the Road - New Cell Phone Law Campaign

DONE Newsletter 06/05/08
Amendment to the Brown Act

DONE Newsletter 05/29/08
Neighborhood Council Certification Applications Received From
VOICES OF 90037 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

DONE Newsletter 05/27/08
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa's announcement of
BongHwan (BH) Kim as the new General Manager
of DONE and new NC Elections

DONE Newsletter 05/07/08
The Gathering - 5/17/08
-- Regional Congress of Neighborhood Councils --

DONE Newsletter 04/28/08
Registration is now Open
-- Regional Congress of Neighborhood Councils --

DONE Newsletter 04/16/08
BONC Meeting Advisory / Public Hearing Notice

DONE Newsletter 04/09/08
Request for Proposal - Temporary Staffing Services

DONE Newsletter 04/08/08
Deadline for Demand Warrant Processing and
Submission of Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget

DONE Newsletter 03/12/08
Survey on LA airports

DONE Newsletter 03/10/08
NUSA Personal Expense Statement

DONE Newsletter 03/07/08
Regional Election Week And
Random Ballot Placement Lottery

DONE Newsletter 03/07/08
Attention Service members and Veterans

DONE Newsletter 02/26/08
Revised Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils

DONE Newsletter 02/19/08
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Meeting Notification

DONE Newsletter 02/13/08
DONE's Financial Support re: Neighborhood Council Elections

DONE Newsletter 02/08/08
City Budget Survey

DONE Newsletter 02/05/08
Vote and Complete the Mayor's Community Budget Survey T

DONE Newsletter 02/04/08
Neighborhood Council Self-Assessment

DONE Newsletter 01/30/08
Board Of Neighborhood Commissioners Meeting Cancelled

DONE Newsletter 01/23/08
Council Single Topic Meeting on Transportation

DONE Newsletter 01/22/08
Community Calendar Program & Opportunity
To Advertise On The Interior Of LA DOT Buses For Free

DONE Newsletters 01/18/08
Board Orientation Trainings for New Board Members

DONE Newsletters 01/04/08
Informational Meetings in Reference to
Neighborhood Council Election Transition to City Clerk

DONE Newsletter 01/04/08
Education & Neighborhoods Committee Meeting

DONE Newsletter 01/03/08
City of Los Angeles WorkSource System

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DONE website:
www.lacityneighborhoods.com
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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 85 Neighborhood Councils have been "certified" by the City, meaning they officially exist, with about 20 more applications pending.

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.

So are we ...