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Community Councils / Same Privileges As Neighborhood Councils / Legal and Charter Considerations / Brown Act Compliance / Los Angeles Administrative Code Amendment

CF 15-0389-S2       AT CITY COUNCIL   04/30/2024

NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the feasibility of granting community councils the same privileges as those afforded to Neighborhood Councils under Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 22.819.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Hernandez):

INSTRUCT the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to explore the feasibility of granting community councils the same privileges as those afforded to Neighborhood Councils under LAAC Section 22.819. This report should include an overview of legal and Charter considerations, in addition to Brown Act compliance.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Tarzana Neighborhood Council

Against:
Palms Neighborhood Council
Sun Valley Neighborhood Council
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Encino Neighborhood Council
Northridge East Neighborhood Council
Reseda Neighborhood Council
South Robertson Neighborhood Council

Sec. 22.819. Neighborhood Council Input at City Board and Commission Meetings.

(a) Formal Position. The Neighborhood Council may take a formal position on an issue being considered by the City at the Neighborhood Council’s publicly agendized meeting. The Neighborhood Council board’s formal position shall be reduced to a Community Impact Statement filed with the City Clerk or a written Resolution.

(b) Board and Commission Meetings. The agenda for each City Board or Commission meeting shall contain an agenda item for a Neighborhood Council representative to provide the Neighborhood Council’s formal position on any matter listed on the agenda for that Board or Commission meeting. The Neighborhood Council representative shall provide the Board or Commission with a copy of the Neighborhood Council’s Resolution or Community Impact Statement. The agenda item for the Neighborhood Council’s formal position should be listed on the agenda in an order that ensures prompt consideration of the Neighborhood Council position and should be listed separately from general public comment. In the chair’s discretion at the City Board or Commission meeting, the Neighborhood Council representative may be asked to have a seat at the table typically reserved for City staff and may provide the Neighborhood Council representative more comment time than allotted to members of the general public.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 184,243, Eff. 6-4-16.

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  • 04/19/2024 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved item(s) .
  • 04/19/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Palms Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 04/16/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 04/15/2024 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 19, 2024.
  • 04/01/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Tarzana Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 03/07/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 03/02/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Encino Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 02/22/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Northridge East Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 02/21/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by Reseda Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 02/21/2024 Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee approved item(s) .
  • 02/16/2024 Community Impact Statement submitted by South Robertson Neighborhood Council.  Refer to CF 15-0389-S2
  • 02/16/2024 Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee transmitted Council File to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
  • 02/15/2024 Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 21, 2024.  Motion 01/19/2024
    01/19/2024 Motion referred to Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee; Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.  Motion 01/19/2024
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