MONTHLY MEETING COMMITTEES:
BUSINESS PROMOTION & DEVELOPMENT: Carlos Ferreyra, Chair To promote business development in Greater Valley Glen by
encouraging business’ to participate with the GVGC Board and promoting
Community patronizing of local business’.
Committee Members: Carlos Ferreyra, Maria Denis, Karo Torossian, Peer Ghent, Yvette Berke + 3 Stakeholder
Openings
BEAUTIFICATION: Fernando Ayala, Chair
To promote and implement improvements to the appearance and common good of the
Greater Valley Glen community through beautification projects, including but
not limited to median plantings, monument signs, and public parks as well as
facilitate grants to help support these goals.
Committee Members: Fernando Ayala, Abdul Zohbi, Mickey Jannol, Arline Simon, Helen Lamonica,
Gerome Huerta, Ted Johnson, Melky Kertis
LAND USE & PLANNING: Douglas Breidenbach, Chair; Ted Geldberg, Co-Chair
To monitor and report to the council on zoning issues/and planning for proposed
developments in Greater Valley Glen as well as other city/state proposals that
affect the status quo regarding current codes and zoning regulations.
Committee Members: Douglas Breidenbach, Ted Geldberg, Gary Popenoe, Hafeed Kardough, Christopher
Alan, Judy Price, Asta Criss and Steven Jay Porus
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & NEIGHBORHOODS: Chris Ueland, Chair
To outreach to the stakeholders in the community in order to promote involvement
and a voice in the governance of their neighborhood council. To coordinate
community/town hall meetings on issues affecting Greater Valley Glen.
Responsible for mailings, postings, web site management, e-mails and other
means to provide information to the stakeholders regarding the council and
related activities.
Committee
Members: Chris Ueland, Bill Fishman, Matthew Giaba, Katrina Bada, Chris Mushyan, Clay
McFarland and Stephen Gonzales
PUBLIC SAFETY: Terry
Anderson, Chair; Co-Chairs: Bruce Thomas and Steve Hamm
To promote stakeholder involvement in the safety and quality of life issues in
the community, including Neighborhood Watch programs as well as communicating
with the LAPD Senior Leads; promote awareness of the Emergency Preparedness
Program which includes developing a plan and helping community preparedness.
Committee Members: Terry Anderson, Steve Hamm, Bruce Thomas, Eli Kademian, Jean
Sinatra, Vince Stamboni, Jim McDevitt and Ken Summers
Van
Nuys CBAC Representative: Jean Sinatra
North
Hollywood CBAC Representatives: Vince Stomboni and Jim McDevitt
Safe Schools Collaborative Representative: Bruce
Thomas
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Charlotte Laws, Chair
To monitor government
decisions, proposals and actions and those of other governmental related
entities affecting the community.
Committee Members: Charlotte Laws, Montie Mazzo, Stanley
Friedman, Vic Viereck, Aram Alepyan + 3 Stakeholders
DWP MOU
Rep: Monte Mazo;
Valley Alliance: Co-Reps: Vic Viereck & Chris
Ueland
LANC Coalition Rep: Charlotte Laws
IREGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
RULES, BYLAWS & ELECTIONS: Stanley Friedman, Chair
To review and make recommendations to the council regarding the current bylaws,
standing rules and organize and proposed rules for the conduct of GVGC Board
and Committees; and to assist the City Clerk in planning for the next GVGC
election.
Committee
Members: Stanley Friedman, Chair; Terry Anderson,
Kathy Schwartz, Montie Mazo and Karo Torossian and Barry Pezner
SOUTHEAST VALLEY DEVELOPMENTS:, Terry Anderson, Chairperson
To review and cooperate with other
Neighborhood Councils and organizations regarding proposed developments outside
of the Greater Valley Glen jurisdiction but affecting Greater Valley Glen –
primarily in the South East Valley.
Committee Members: Terry Anderson, Chris Ueland, Doug Briedenbach and Judy Price
AD-HOC COMMITTEES
CAMBRIDGE FARMS RECYLCING ISSUE: Maria Denis, Chair
To facilitate resolution of neighborhood concerns regarding the problems caused
by the Recycling Center located at the Cambridge Farms Shopping Center on Burbank Boulevard.
Committee
Members: Maria Denis, Bruce Thomas, Terry Anderson
GOVERNMENT TOWNHALL MEETINGS (in conjunction with Community
Outreach Committee): Karo
Torossian, Chair
To organize and host annual Meet Your Elected
Officials Night for Greater Valley Glen Community and tMeet the City Night
(heads of various City and other Government agencies and departments) for
Greater Valley Glen Community.
Committee
Members: Karo Torossian, Bill Fishman, Chris Ueland and Ted Geldberg
