On Neighborhood Councils

News Articles re Neighborhood Councils:

January 14, 2013: Daily News Article: Panel wants neighborhood councils to have more say in L.A. City Council decisions

--- MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETINGS ---

1st Monday of every month at 6:30pm
New Horizons - Sam's Cafe
15725 Parthenia St., North Hills, CA 91343

We are pleased to advise that the North Hills West Neighborhood Council will be initiating a Monthly Committee Meeting at New Horizons every first Monday of the month. The meetings will begin at 6:30pm and will end at 9:00pm - All Committees that need to meet will do so in one evening, with a 5 minute break between Committees. We will begin on June 3rd and please note the following meeting schedule. Agendas will be sent out 72 hours in advance which will state which committees will be meeting that month.

MONTHLY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE
June 3rd
July 1st
August 5th
September 9th (moved due to the Holiday)
October 7th
November 4th
December 2nd

--- SAVE THE DATE ---

May 22, 2013 - RULES & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Mid Valley Regional Library
16244 Nordhoff Street
Please plan to attend this meeting to stay informed of the issues relevant to your community.

May 23, 2013 - RULES & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Fire Station #87
10124 Balboa Boulevard
Please plan to attend this meeting to stay informed of the issues relevant to your community.

May 31, 2013 - The Valley Family Festival Senior Dance
5:30 pm - Doors Open
6:00 pm - Dinner Served
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Dancing
Northridge Park Gymnasium
18300 Lemarsh Street

June 20, 2013 - NHWNC GENERAL BOARD MEETING
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Sam's Cafe in New Horizons
15725 Parthenia St., North Hills, CA 91343
Please plan to attend this meeting to stay informed of the issues relevant to your community.

July 18, 2013 - NHWNC GENERAL BOARD MEETING
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Sam's Cafe in New Horizons
15725 Parthenia St., North Hills, CA 91343
Please plan to attend this meeting to stay informed of the issues relevant to your community.

August 15, 2013 - NHWNC GENERAL BOARD MEETING
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Sam's Cafe in New Horizons
15725 Parthenia St., North Hills, CA 91343
Please plan to attend this meeting to stay informed of the issues relevant to your community.

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--- SPECIAL THANKS ---

Greetings Community Members:

At our Clean-Up Event held on Sunday, March 24, 2013, we had a smaller but nonetheless very enthusiastic crew. We met at 8:30 a.m. and started cleaning up Roscoe Boulevard by 9 a.m.

We started by setting out plenty of traffic safety cones to protect our crew. We also hung the NHWNC banner at the rear of our clean-up truck to alert the community of the work being done.

We were unable to make it completely to Gothic Avenue due to our shortage of equipment to haul the huge amount of trash and debris. However, we were able to clean up the worst section of Roscoe Blvd. that had overgrown dead tree branches rampant with wild vines. We also exposed about 4 feet of sidewalk that can now be navigated safely by pedestrians.

Our heartfelt thanks goes to Dan Gibson of Valley Sod Farm, located at 16405 Chase Street, for providing a dumpster for our use. Without the dumpster, we would have barely put a dent into the project.

In addition to the dumpster provided by Valley Sod Farm, we also filled six of our personal DPW trash containers plus approximately eight black plastic bags that were left at the curb for pick-up by the Bureau of Sanitation.

If not for the lack of dumpsters, significantly more work would have been accomplished at this location. We will have to find ways to acquire more dumpsters and determine their appropriate placement for future clean-ups.

After cleaning Roscoe Boulevard, we transitioned to Lassen Street just West of Hayvenhurst. We mowed and trimmed between the curb and sidewalk from Havenhurst to the Balboa Wash. Due to ongoing budget cuts, this area has not been cleaned for years. The overgrown weeds and thick ivy on block walls have been infested with rats, posing a danger to residents and stakeholders walking along this route. We are grateful to Steve T. for alerting us on the need to clean-up this area.

It has become evident that in addition to the need for more dumpsters, our clean-up efforts would be enhanced with good equipment such as a power hedge trimmer and a string trimmer. It would also help to be able to provide our volunteers with safety gear, such as gloves, eye/face protective gear and dust masks.

All in all, this has been a very worthwhile accomplishment.

Many thanks to the volunteers who worked very hard to ensure the success of our second clean-up event:
Frank Kline
Mary Kline
Dennis Francisco
Mike Kahlid
Dave Brown

We hope that more volunteers are able to join us in the future.

Beautification & Infrastructure Committee
North Hills West Neighborhood Council