Reseda Neighborhood Council

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General Board - MINUTES APPROVED

Monday, August 16, 2021
Call to Order: 7:05 PM PDT
Adjournment: 12:29 AM PDT

I. ATTENDANCE

Members Present (13): Daryt (DJ) Frank, Victor Saborio, Sharon Brewer, Jennifer Hunt Gudernatch, Joe Phillips, Reema Haque, Maya Hwang, Jamie York, Victor Saborio, Karla Escobar, Anat Indig-Peddicord, Maria Skelton, Tom Booth
Members Absent (3): Michelle Gallagher, Marvin Chowdhury, Guillermo Morales Vitola
Late Arrivals:
• Guillermo Morales Vitola at 7:20 PM
• Marvin Chowdhury at 9:17 PM
Early Departures:
• Guillermo Morales Vitola at 21:39:00
• Reema Haque at 22:02:00
• Marvin Chowdhury at 22:02:00
• Maya Hwang at 23:08:00
• Tom Booth at 23:11:00

X. IX.A.1 Business Stakeholder Seat Vacancy

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown
Election of Business Stakeholder Seat: vote among Duke Fleming, Jimmy Swinder, and Thomas Booth
No items in this section

X. IX.A.2 Youth Stakeholder Seat Vacancy

Motion FAILED
Made by: Unknown
Victor moves that we take a vote (on Youth Stakeholder Seat)
Motion FAILED
Made by: Jamie York
Jamie moves we go to the financial items to allow time for other youth candidate to appear
Motion FAILED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Angela
Victor moves to take a vote (on Youth Stakeholder Seat)
Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Jennifer Hunt Gudernatch
Motion to postpone youth seat to later in the meeting, but to take the vote in this meeting
No items in this section

X. IX.C.1 Approval Of July 2021 MER

Motion FAILED
Made by: Jamie York | Seconded by: Victor
Jamie moves to approve the MER, Victor seconds. Subsequently Jamie and Victor withdraw the motion.
No items in this section

X. IX.C.2 Budget Rollover Allocation

Motion PASSED
Made by: Jamie York | Seconded by: Victor
Motion to approve the allocation of the 2020-2021 $10,000 rollover to the 2021/2022 budget with $5,000 allocated to Community Improvement Projects (CIP) and $5,000 allocated to Neighborhood Purpose Grants (NPG)
No items in this section

X. IX.C.1 Approval Of July 2021 MER (Continued)

Motion PASSED
Made by: Jamie York | Seconded by: Anat and Karla
Jamie moves we approve the MER if Angela notifies the funding clerk of the error
No items in this section

X. IX.A.2 Youth Stakeholder Seat Vacancy (Returned To)

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown
Election of Youth Stakeholder Seat between Maya Hwang and Toni Lee
No items in this section

X. IX.C.3 Update Budget Descriptions

Motion PASSED
Made by: Karla Escobar | Seconded by: Jamie York
Motion to approve updating descriptions of items listed under the Office/Operational Expenditures Category in the 2021-2022 Budget to allow for more transparency of expenses
No items in this section

X. VIII.C Appointment Of Committee Chairs

Motion PASSED
Made by: Jamie York | Seconded by: Joe Phillips
Jamie moves to confirm Jennifer Hunt Gudernatch and Maya Hwang as co-chairs of Youth and Education committee
No items in this section

X. IX.B Consent Items 1 And 2

Motion PASSED
Made by: Daryt (DJ) Frank | Seconded by: Angela
DJ moves to vote on consent items 1 (Approval of July 19, 2021 draft RNC Board Meeting Minutes) and 2 (Dissolution of the Ad Hoc Election committee)
No items in this section

X. IX.B.3 Rename Homeless Advocacy Committee

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Anat Indig Peddicord
Motion to update the name of the Homeless Advocacy Committee to Unhoused Neighbor Advocacy Committee
No items in this section

X. IX.B.4 Referral To Budget And Finance - Valerio Street Pocket Park

Motion PASSED
Made by: Karla Escobar | Seconded by: Jamie York
Motion to refer to budget and finance committee for budgeting of up to $200 per year for the routine maintenance of the Valerio Street Pocket Park should the Keep Los Angeles Beautiful Grant be awarded to the Reseda Neighborhood Council
No items in this section

X. IX.E.1 Civic University Attendance

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Angela
Victor motions for Maria, Joe, and Jamie to attend Civic U (2021 Civic University for Neighborhood Councils scheduled on September 9, 23, and 30, 2021)
No items in this section

X. IX.D Twitter Account

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Angela
Joe motions to dissolve the old twitter account and create a new Reseda Neighborhood Council twitter account
No items in this section

X. IX.J Community Impact Statement CF 21-0885

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Jennifer Hunt Gudernatch
Victor moves to vote as amended to fix the typo and file a Community Impact Statement on 21-0885 and write a letter to the mayor regarding AB 339 (Lee)/Government Code/Public Meetings/Amendment
No items in this section

X. IX.H Letter Regarding Handicap Accessible Playgrounds

Motion PASSED
Made by: Unknown | Seconded by: Jamie York
Victor motions to amend the letter to fix the typos, add a point about the park being named after officer Randall Simmons, add the new members and also include the Police Commission, Parks Commission and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, APHEN, LA County Parks Department, and the Randall Simmons charity organization
No items in this section

X. IX.E.2 Budget Representatives

Motion TABLED
Made by: Unknown
Appointment of up to 2 board members as Budget Representatives
No items in this section

X. IX.F Letter Condemning LAPD Fireworks Detonation

Motion TABLED
Made by: Unknown
Send a letter to the police commission and the city council condemning the LAPD actions regarding detonating fireworks in the South Central Neighborhood residential area
No items in this section

X. IX.G CD3 Candidates Forum

Motion TABLED
Made by: Unknown
The RNC hosting a special CD3 Candidates Forum to field questions from the community on various topics
No items in this section

X. IX.I Magnolia Science Academy Charter Renewal

Motion TABLED
Made by: Unknown
Letter of support for Magnolia Science Academy-1 (18238 Sherman Way) as they apply for Charter Renewal
No items in this section

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE NOTICE
In accordance with standard parliamentary procedure (Robert's Rules of Order), abstentions do not count toward the passing or failure of a motion. A motion passes when it receives more affirmative (AYE) votes than negative (NAY) votes from members present and voting.
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