North Hills East Board reunión ordinaria octubre 20, 2025 6:30 pm Carl's Jr. 9505 Sepulveda Blvd. North Hills, Ca 91343 1 CALL TO ORDER Meeting Called to Order by President Welcome and meeting overview (Approximately 4 minutes) 2 ROLL CALL BY SECRETARY Absences as of last regular Board Meeting: Jill Akahoshi (0), Sonia Alvarez Perez (0), Edwin Avila(0), Marcee Chmait (0), Elvira Higuera (0), Bonney Klabunde (0), Wil Negrete (0), Yadira Sanchez (0), Jose Sermeno (0), Jay Stern (0) (Approximately 4 minutes) 3 EXECUTIVE AND COMITTEE REPORT a. President's Report b. Vice President's Report c. Treasurer's Report d. Secretary's Report e. Committee Chair Reports 1. Beautification 2. Education 3. Finance 4. Land Use 5. Outreach i. Outreach Materials Development Tools and Equipment ii. Outreach Strategy 6. Public Safety 7. Rules (Approximately 2 minutes per committee) 4 CITY/STATE/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ANNOUNCEMENTS If present, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF and limit your comments to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise pre-arranged. One (1) question per stakeholder. For additional questions, please contact the representative directly. a. LAPD Mission Station — Senior Lead Officer Cuellar #38790 b. U.S. Congresswoman Luz Rivas - b. State Senator Caroline Menjivar — Katherine Castrejon d. State Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez - Marisol Sanchez c. State Assemblymember Pilar Shiavo — Crystal Carr d. Mayor Karen Bass — Michelle Vergara e. CD6 Councilmember Imelda Padilla — Odalys Gomez Field Deputy. f. CD7 Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez -Roberto Lopez, Area Representative g. Department of Neighborhood Empowerment — Vincent Autiero, Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate h. Other Departments and Community Representatives (Approximately 45 minutes total) 5 Discussion and possible action to approve September 2025 MER (Approximately 2 minutes) 6 Discussion and possible Discussion and possible action to approve Minutes for September 22 2025 Special Meeting Approval of Minutes for September 22 2025 Special Meeting. (Approximately 2 minutes) 7 Discussion and possible action to approve Minutes for September 22 2025 Special Meeting #2 (Approximately 2 minutes) 8 Discussion and possible action to approve NHENC to submit a letter of recommendation to renew the charter for Valor Academy High School. Sample letter of support submitted for review. Daniel Abner, Community School Manager, Valor Academy High School presenting (14 minutes presentation and discussion) 9 Discussion and possible approval to move NHENC Board of Directors meeting location to Valor Academy Elementary School at 15526 Plummer Street, North Hills, CA in their Community Center, beginning in January 2026. (Approximately 4 minutes) 10 Discussion and Possible Approval to streamline and cut down the number of NHENC Standing Committees to five and name the five Standing Committees to also be reflected in the Standing Rules, Policies, and Procedures for Committees NHENC may later revisit Standing Committees and add or remove from committee list in Standing Rules, Policies, and Procedures for Committees. Current Standing Committees: • Executive Committee – made up of the Board President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary • Budget and Finance Committee – Chaired and co-chaired by the Treasurer and the Vice President, respectively • Educational and Youth Resources Committee – Connecting students with resources for higher education, tutoring; building relationships with school principals, parent centers; working with churches and non-profits on projects that serve our students • Outreach Committee o Outreach Strategy Subcommittee o Outreach Materials Development, Tools and Equipment Subcommittee • Land Use Committee – Zoning, Early Notification System monitoring, new development, etc. • Public Safety Committee - Emergency/disaster preparation, traffic lights, crosswalks at schools, child protection, Neighborhood Watch, Community Emergency Response Team training, Safer City Initiative, Captain’s Quarterly Meetings, etc. • Beautification – Gateway project, bulky item pick up, Adopt-A-Basket, graffiti removal and reporting, potholes, lights, sanitation and other city services • Rules and Election Committee – serve as the experts of NHENC Bylaws, Standing Rules, Code of Civility, Brown Act, Roberts Rules, Empower L.A. Code of Ethics and other rules and guidelines governing NHENC’s activities; advising Board Members, Committee members, stakeholders when necessary • City Life Committee – Cultural Affairs, The Environment, Social Health and Welfare, The Internet and Social Media. (10 Minutes) 11 Discussion and possible action to designate a “committee meeting day” Multiple committee meetings may be held on this night or none at all. Having a set day will help with planning and scheduling committee meetings more often. Special committee meetings may still be held on a different day as needed. (Approximately 4 minutes) 12 Discussion and possible action to approve submitting a Letter/Resolution/Community Impact Statement (CIS) to Council File 25-1136 in support of the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program / Crime Prevention / Local Engagement / Reestablishing (Chávez) https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=25-1136 https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2025/25-1136_misc_09-30-25.pdf (Approximately 4 minutes) 13 Discussion and possible action to approve up to $250 for decorations and refreshments for an NHENC altar at Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, Council District 7 Dia de Los Muertos celebration on November 1, 2025at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, 11160 Stranwood Avenue, Mission Hills, CA on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 1:30 p.m to 6:00 pm At San Fernando Mission Cemetery, 11160 Stranwood Avenue, Mission Hills, CA on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 1:30 p.m to 6:00 pm (Approximately 4 minutes) 14 Discussion and possible action to designate Elvira Higuera to coordinate NHENC altar for this year’s Dia de Los Muertos celebration at San Fernando Mission Cemetery. (Approximately 3 minutes) 15 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT General Public Comments on non-agenda items within the NHENC’s subject matter jurisdiction. PLEASE ADVISE US IF YOU ARE A PAID LOBBYIST Approximately 10 minutes 16 ADJOURNMENT