Greater Valley Glen Council

Planning and Land Use Committee
2021-08-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the GVGC Planning and Land Use Committee Meeting Wednesday, August 11, 7pm.
On our agenda

Council File CA 12-0460-S4 Stripping Neighborhood Council input into Planning
Heat island effect of over hardscaped yards

Agenda: August 11, 2021
Call (669) 900-6833, then wait for the prompt to enter meeting ID 841 3757 9897 and press # to join the meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84137579897

Parks & Improvements Committee-Cancelled
2021-08-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:30

Government Relations Committee
2021-08-18 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our Government Relations Committee on Wednesday, August 18, 7pm.
Agenda: August 18, 2021

Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83711559582
By phone: Call (669) 900-9128, then wait for the prompt to enter the meeting ID 837 1155 9582 and press # to join the meeting

Community Outreach Committee
2021-08-19 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our Outreach Committee Meeting on Thursday, August 19, 7pm.
Agenda: August 19, 2021
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81121646746
If any member of the public wishes to join or participate:
Dial (669) 900-9128, (Mtg ID) 811 2164 6746

Budget Day
2021-08-21 09:30 - 12:30
Share your priorities for the LA City budget at Budget Day on Saturday 8/21.
Come discuss your priorities for the Los Angeles City Budget with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates at our annual Budget Day event, happening Saturday August 21, 2021, from 9:30am – 12:30pm on Zoom. Everyone interested in how the City of LA spends its money is welcome!
Join online or by phone to learn about the City budget from opening session keynote speaker LA City Controller Ron Galperin, hear about budget booby traps in the panel discussion, and voice your concerns about local issues in the regional breakout sessions.
Event is free but you must pre-register. RSVP now at: http://tinyurl.com/budgetday21
Zoom details will be shared upon registration.
ABOUT BUDGET DAY 2021
Leaders from the City of Los Angeles 99 Neighborhood Councils will be coming together on August 21, 2021 for a discussion of the Los Angeles City Budget. Sponsored by the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates and held yearly, the event aims to bring transparency to the City Budget and how services are funded. The event is open to the public.

Self Defense for the Soul
2021-08-21 10:30 - 12:00
Self Defense for the Soul: Road to Better Days
We can’t deny it: the pandemic has caused a mental health crisis in our community. Many of us don’t take advantage of stress-relieving techniques when we’re feeling pressure. That’s why I’m hosting Self-Defense for the Soul: Road to Better Days, free Zoom sessions focusing on mental health during and after COVID.
Please join me as Women’s Self Defense Instructor Jean Morrison leads us in practicing self-care and using a positive mindset to strengthen our resilience during moments of significant change. I’m proud to offer this free opportunity to the community as we strive towards greater mental health understanding and awareness.
What you will learn and gain:
Creating compassionate calm to heal now;
Step-by-step therapeutic decision-making;
Transform negative thinking into positive resilience; and
The wisdom in overcoming fear of failure, doubt and self-judgment.
Saturday, August 21, 2021, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sunday, August 22, 2021, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Community Safety Committee
2021-08-25 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our Public Safety Committee on Wednesday, August 25, 7pm as we discuss speeding in Valley Glen and bringing vaccination resources to our community.
Agenda: August 25, 2021
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82538222881
By Phone: 669 900 9128, Zoom ID: 825 3822 2881

Arts & Education Committee
2021-08-31 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our GVGC Arts & Education Committee Meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 7pm.
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87587455705
By phone: Dial (669) 900 9128, (Mtg ID) 875 8745 5705
Agenda: August 31, 2021

Food Giveaway
2021-09-03 09:00 - 12:00

Recreation & Parks Job Fair
2021-09-04 09:30 - 13:30 | Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, 14201 Huston Street

Planning and Land Use Committee
2021-09-08 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our Planning and Land Use Committee Meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 7pm.
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89990192928
By phone: (669) 900-6833, Zoom ID: 899 9019 2928
On our agenda:

Community Impact Statement on 12-0460-S4 which would strip Neighborhood Councils of any input on City Planning.
Heat Island Effect

Agenda: September 8, 2021

Rent Assistance & Rights Webinar
2021-09-09 18:30 - 19:30
Register in Advance: https://bit.ly/stay-housed
Know your rights and learn about free public assistance for LA County residents.
Join LA County’s Stay Housed webinar
Translation in multiple languages available. Please register in advance and indicate if you require translation.
Topics covered will include legal rights and financial support for residential and commercial tenants, and property owners

9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony
2021-09-11 17:30 - 18:30 | North Hollywood Park South, 11430 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601

Board Meeting
2021-09-13 19:00 - 21:30
Join us for our next Greater Valley Glen Council Meeting on Monday, September 13, 7pm.
On our agenda:

Public Right of Way Trees
City Planning Process
Ghost Guns
Indigent speed safety violations

Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472314857.
Or by phone: (669) 900-6833, enter Zoom meeting ID: 854 7231 4857 and then press #
Meeting documents:

Agenda: September 13, 2021
2021-08-02 GVGC August 2, 2021 Regular Board Meeting MINUTES
GVGC Draft Comment to Street Tree list – revised 9-11 pm
http://treeology.info/treeology/2021/09/12/dear-los-angeles-city-forest-officer/

Caltrans Beautification Meeting
2021-09-22 17:30 - 19:00
Route 170 is included in the Caltrans’ Clean California Program, which funds a range of beautification improvements. On Wednesday, September 22, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Caltrans is hosting a community meeting to discuss its proposals for Route 170, plus Route 118 and Interstate 5. To participate, please go to https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/

Government Relations Committee
2021-09-22 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our next GVGC Government Relations Committee Meeting on Wednesday, September 22, 7pm.
On our agenda:

Trash service for homeless encampments
Home sharing regulations

Agenda: September 22, 2021
Join by phone: (669) 900-9128, then wait for the prompt to enter the meeting ID 852 0694 4874 and press # to join the meeting.
Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85206944874

Community Outreach Committee
2021-09-23 19:00 - 20:30
You are invited to our Community Outreach Committee Meeting on September 23, 7pm.
Join Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85050867282
Join by Phone: (669) 900-9128, Meeting ID: 850 5086 7282
Agenda: September 23, 2021

Congress of Neighborhoods
2021-09-25 08:00 - 15:45
Registration opens August 28th at NeighborhoodCongress.LA

Parks & Improvements Committee
2021-09-27 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our GVGC Parks & Community Improvement Committee on Monday, September 27, 7pm.
Join by Phone: (669) 900-9128 Meeting ID: 851 7871 5771
Or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85178715771
Agenda: September 27, 2021

Arts & Education Committee
2021-09-28 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our Arts & Education Committee Meeting September 28, 7pm.
Agenda: September 28, 2021
Join by phone: (669) 900 9128, (Mtg ID) 871 4639 3423
Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87146393423

Community Safety Committee
2021-09-29 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for the GVGC Community Safety Committee Meeting on Wednesday, September 29, 7pm.
By phone: 669 900 9128, Zoom webinar ID: 832 9492 0921
Or online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83294920921
Agenda: September 29, 2021

Free Vaccine & Resource Fair
2021-10-02 10:00 - 13:00
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s SFV District Office will host a FREE COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-up and Resource Fair in partnership with 986 Pharmacy, Pacoima Beautiful, MEND and local community partners on Saturday, October 2nd at Pacoima City Hall in Pacoima from 10am to 1pm. All three vaccines and the booster shot will be available (Pfizer, Moderna and J&J). Walk-ins are welcomed. Appointments available at https://myturn.ca.gov/.

Board Meeting
2021-10-04 19:00 - 21:30
Join us for our next Greater Valley Glen Council Meeting on Monday, October 4, 7pm.
Call (669) 900-6833 and enter 812 4566 9735 and then press # to join
Or join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81245669735
Meeting documents:

Agenda: October 4, 2021
Draft GVGC Minutes 9.13.2021

Vaccine Clinic
2021-10-08 08:30 - 12:00 | Church on the Way, 14800 Sherman Way, Van Nuys
https://myturn.ca.gov/

Special Meeting
2021-10-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a specially called meeting of the Greater Valley Glen Council on Tuesday, October 12, 7pm.
By phone: dial (669) 900-6833 and enter 878 2305 6054 and then press # to join
Or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87823056054
Agenda: October 12, 2021
Our subject is City Council Redistricting
The President moves to oppose the configuration of Greater Valley Glen on Map K 2.5 and asks that the Commission support the GVG placement for City Council representation as an identified Community and with its natural extensions to its neighboring Communities of Interest.
The proposed map, designed to be solely data driven from the 2020 census ignores the core sense of Community for Greater Valley Glen and violates the City redistricting ordinance 204(d) ensuring that such redistricting “shall keep neighborhoods and communities intact”. Greater Valley Glen would be one of the only Communities in the Valley to have its City Council representation trisected between 3 different Council Districts, disregarding the very acknowledgment of it being a Community and disenfranchising thousands of constituents by leaving them with a City Councilmember they did not vote for. This would severely hinder our ability as a Neighborhood Council to adequately represent these constituents, our Stakeholders, while further complicating Los Angeles City governance of the Valley. In addition, we cooperate with and share commercial, residential, education, art, leisure, and values with our neighboring communities of North Hollywood and Valley Village and not with Canoga Park or the Hollywood Hills. We need representation of our Community bonds as part of the East Valley. This split representation is pronounced significantly by our Armenian stakeholders, giving this proposed map an unfortunate negative racial impact. The City Council must be inclusive and not divisive.
Should the redistricting concern you, now is the time to make your voice heard!
You can submit your comments on the https://laccrc2021.org/community-of-interest-form/
View all the maps and draw your own: https://laccrc2021.org/mapping-data/
Public Hearing Schedule: https://laccrc2021.org/public-hearing-schedule/

Planning and Land Use Committee-Cancelled
2021-10-13 19:00 - 20:30

Special Meeting
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a specially called meeting of the Greater Valley Glen Council on Thursday, October 14, 7pm.
By phone: dial (669) 900-6833 and enter 829 4527 6830 and then press # to join
Or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82945276830.
Agenda: October 14, 2021
Our subject is City Council Redistricting
The President moves to oppose the configuration of Greater Valley Glen on Map K 2.5
and asks that the Commission support the GVG placement for City Council
representation as an identified Community and with its natural extensions to its
neighboring Communities of Interest. The GVGC authorizes the following statement to
the Redistricting Commission both in writing and condensed wording for a verbal
presentation as shown in the agenda.

Community Outreach Committee
2021-10-20 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for the GVGC Outreach Committee Meeting October 20, 7pm.
Agenda: October 20, 2021
9_23_21 Outreach Minutes
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82753877509
If any member of the public wishes to join or participate:
Phone: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 827 5387 7509

Government Relations Committee
2021-10-20 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for the GVGC Government Relations Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 20, 7pm.
On our agenda:

Encampment to Home Program
Mello Act for new housing in LA
Water Conservation and drought tolerant landscaping

Agenda: October 20, 2021
Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84006934816
Or by phone: (669) 900-9128, then wait for the prompt to enter the meeting ID 840 0693 4816 and press # to join the meeting.
