Janice Hahn supports group's name change from 'Congress' to 'Coalition'
Joe Vetti, vice chair of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Congress, recently sent out the following in an e-mail:
Obviously, it is not possible to include in a column all the "minutes" of a meeting (of the LANCC). However, a few items of significance that were not included in the City Watch Report are briefly reported on here.
1] Janice Hahn praised the attendees for their continuing volunteering effort to have the voice of the neighborhood councils from across the city be heard by the city's political leaders.
She went on to strongly endorse the charter revisions being proposed by LANCC to help achieve this goal. Specifically, she said that the substitution of the term "Coalition" in place of "Congress," and "Board of Delegates" in place of "Senate" will help the neighborhood councils throughout the city better understand a core principle of LANCC i.e. "The LANCC is intended to enhance the ability of certified neighborhood councils have their voices heard on issues affecting their neighborhoods and the city, and is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of individual neighborhood councils to voice opinions or positions on issues."
The proposed name revision for the organization is:
LANCC - Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition
2] Also in attendance at the meeting was the acting director of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, B.H.Kim. He was particularly interested in item 5 on the agenda, the Regional Mediation Authority Grievance and Conflict Resolution Process reported by NCRC Commissioner Cindy Cleghorn.
Kim indicated that Raphe Sonenshein, the executive director of the NCRC, will be assisting DONE in reviewing and proposing methods for implementation of the grievance process. Delegates made a number of comments about the proposed NCRC system and Kim said he appreciated the input.
3] A report by Dennis Hathaway from the Venice N.C. on Billboard Blight in L.A. was Item 1 on the Agenda. Hand outs from Dennis requesting NC's to provide contact information for individuals working on Billboard issues in their respective districts were distributed to the attending delegates.