Galpin Ford – 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 15555 Roscoe Blvd., North Hills, CA 91343
Galpin Ford – 2nd floor meeting room 15555 Roscoe Blvd (at the 405)
Free parking in Galpin Lot on the West side of Orion. Please do not park in the customer parking areas.
6: 30pm Networking
7: 05pm Introductions – Flag Salute
7: 10 pm Valley VOTE Committees – limited questions
Vic Viereck Rentals
David DeVoss Neighborhood Integrity Initiative
Ernie Hilger Veterans Update
Denny Schneider LAX
7:40 pm Wayne Hunter – President of the North Valley Coalition
Arrived in the United States from Australia in 1969 and became a U.S. Citizen in 1985. Over 30 years experience in Industrial Engineering as an engineer, supervisor, and manager involving products in electronics, aircraft transparencies, simulators, composite structures. Since1981 has represented the community by responding to Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs) on behalf of the North Valley Coalition and/or the Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council for most projects in the northeast end of the San Fernando Valley such as: the Sunshine Canyon Landfill–City & County Expansions, Los Angeles Police Academy Training Facility, Sunset Farms, MWD Jensen Filtration Plant Expansion, Chiquita Canyon Landfill Expansion, Bradley Landfill Expansion, Cascades, Holy Cross Hospital Expansion, Las Lomas, Henry Mayo Hospital Expansion to name a few. Currently working on the Pacoima Dam Sediment Removal Project.
Positions currently held:
· President, North Valley Coalition of Concerned Citizens (NVC) – Granada Hills, CA.
· President, Patriot Oil Community Benefit Trust Fund of 2002, Granada Hills, CA.
· Chair, Sunshine Canyon County Landfill Community Advisory Committee (SCL-CAC), City & County of Los Angeles.
· Member, Alternative Technology Advisory Subcommittee – County of Los Angeles Solid Waste Management Committee
· Board Member, District 3 Representative, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council (GHNNC) – City of L.A (4th term). Planning & Land Use Management Committee & Safety Committee of the GHNNC
Past positions held:
Vice President, Environmental Affairs Commission – City of Los Angeles. Member; Mayor’s Task Force on Alternatives to Landfills Committee (LOC) – City of Los Angeles; Member, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) – Land Use, Granada Hills – 12th Council District ; Member, Sunshine Canyon Amenities Committee – City of Los Angeles / 12th Council District ; Alternate Member, Solid Waste Action Group (SWAG) – City of Los Angeles
We would like to thank Wayne Hunter for taking time from his busy schedule to be with us today.
Adjourn 8:20pm
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Valley VOTE Mission Statement
Valley VOTE is a diverse coalition of San Fernando Valley residents, business people, educators, community activists, and organizations, committed to exploring and fostering the implementation of programs that empower the people of the San Fernando Valley and the City of Los Angeles, to improve local governance, education and public participation on policy matters. We meet monthly to address key policy issues and hear reports from our standing committee chairs.
For additional information about Valley VOTE, for an upcoming meeting agenda, or for previous meeting reports and press releases, we encourage you to go to our web site – Valleyvote.org.
The press and public are invited to attend our meetings. Our next meeting will be Mon. evening Feb 20, 2017