West Adams Reunión Regular de la Junta
abril 19, 2025 6:30 pm
Actas
Draft minutes — not yet approved Editar Aprobación
[6:50 pm] Reunión convocada al orden. Quintus Jett presidiendo. Editar
[6:50 pm] Se pasó lista.
- Presente (9) Jace Dawson, Dorsay Dujon, Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Steven Meeks, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- Ausente (5) Angela Gilbert, Brandy A. Robinson, Connye Thomas, VACANT , y VACANT
[6:54 pm] Angela Gilbert llegó a la reunión. Editar
[6:55 pm] Public Comment from the physical location Editar
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[7:04 pm] Octaviano Rios- DONE - Budget Questions Proposed budget is reduction to 25k current budget city council has yet to file. 25k Neighborhood council will be able to rollover fund fine determination is this week Editar
[7:10 pm] WANC NEWS- 2 board seats available Education Rep Business Rep Standing Committees - Disaster Preparedness is postponed Board retreat on June 7th time not set Editar
[7:14 pm] Public Comment - How to get more information on the agenda items and non agenda items for follow up? Editar
[7:24 pm]Quintus Jett hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 5 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
Motion to approve to Approve Minutes of Approve the minutes of January 29, 2024 6:30 pm Special Meeting
- https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-01-29/minutes?locale=en
2. Approve the minutes of October 17, 2024 6:30 pm
- https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-10-17/minutes?locale=en
3. Approve the minutes of October 21, 2024 6:30pm
- https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-10-21/minutes?locale=en
4. Approve the minutes of November 18, 2024 6:30pm (no quorum)
- https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-11-18/minutes?locale=en
5. Approve the minutes of April 21, 2025 6:30pm
- https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2025-04-21/minutes
6. Approve the May 7, 2025 6:30pm Special Meeting (no quorum) -
https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2025-05-07/minutes
[7:27 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to approve to Approve Minutes of Approve the minutes of January 29, 2024 6:30 pm Special Meeting - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-01-29/minutes?locale=en 2. Approve the minutes of October 17, 2024 6:30 pm - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-10-17/minutes?locale=en 3. Approve the minutes of October 21, 2024 6:30pm - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-10-21/minutes?locale=en 4. Approve the minutes of November 18, 2024 6:30pm (no quorum) - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2024-11-18/minutes?locale=en 5. Approve the minutes of April 21, 2025 6:30pm - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2025-04-21/minutes 6. Approve the May 7, 2025 6:30pm Special Meeting (no quorum) - https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2025-05-07/minutes
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
- Inelegible (2): Jace Dawson y Dorsay Dujon
La moción fue aprobada.
[7:29 pm] MER Report for April Presented by Treasurer https://westadamsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/April-2025-MER.pdf Editar
[7:32 pm]Tora Miller hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b1 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
motions to approve April 2025 MER
[7:33 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
motions to approve April 2025 MER
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[7:35 pm]Tora Miller hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b2 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
Motion to approve WANC board retreat on Saturday,
June 7, 2025, NTE $1,000 to include FY24-25 Board Members and FY25-26 Board Members.
[7:39 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to approve WANC board retreat on Saturday, June 7, 2025, NTE $1,000 to include FY24-25 Board Members and FY25-26 Board Members.
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
- Inelegible (4): Jace Dawson, Dorsay Dujon, Steven Meeks, y Brandy A. Robinson
La moción fue aprobada.
[7:55 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to approve WANC board retreat on Saturday, June 7, 2025, NTE $1,000 to include FY24-25 Board Members and FY25-26 Board Members.
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
- Inelegible (3): Jace Dawson, Dorsay Dujon, y Steven Meeks
La moción fue aprobada.
[7:56 pm]Blake Lynch hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b5 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
June movie night at the Vineyard rec-
reation center NTE $900.
6. Discussion and possible action to purchase
[8:02 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
June movie night at the Vineyard rec- reation center NTE $900. 6. Discussion and possible action to purchase
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:03 pm]Richard Williams hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b3 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
Motion to approve $3,000 additional funds for marketing sun-
dries and giveaway items, such as but not limited to pens and brochures.
[8:06 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to approve $3,000 additional funds for marketing sun- dries and giveaway items, such as but not limited to pens and brochures.
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:08 pm]Brian Piatek hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b4 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
Motion to obtain branded shopping bags as give-away,
with a budget of $3000 in accordance to city clerk guidelines for unit price
[8:09 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to obtain branded shopping bags as give-away, with a budget of $3000 in accordance to city clerk guidelines for unit price
- Sí (6): Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
- Inelegible (4): Jace Dawson, Dorsay Dujon, Steven Meeks, y Brandy A. Robinson
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:10 pm]Richard Williams hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b6 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
Motion to purchase a high brightness (4000Lumens+)
computer projector NTE $1400.
[8:11 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to purchase a high brightness (4000Lumens+) computer projector NTE $1400.
- Sí (6): Angela Gilbert, Quintus Jett, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (1): Blake Lynch
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:16 pm]Richard Williams hizo una moción.
La moción fue:
Motion to approve purchase a additional OWL microphone NTE
$300.
[8:17 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
Motion to approve purchase a additional OWL microphone NTE $300.
- Sí (7): Angela Gilbert, Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:18 pm]Richard Williams hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b8 de la agenda.
La moción fue:
motion to approve purchase West Adams NC branded Polo Shirts
for Board use NTE $25 each – total NTE $450
[8:19 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
motion to approve purchase West Adams NC branded Polo Shirts for Board use NTE $25 each – total NTE $450
- Sí (7): Angela Gilbert, Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
- Inelegible (2): Steven Meeks y Brandy A. Robinson
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:20 pm] Public comment - We should order west Adam’s neighborhood council swag ( branded T- shirts) for everyone in the neighborhood with the remaining $10k of underspend budget. We could drive awareness and use it to as a mechanism to build relationships with stakeholders and business owners! Editar
[8:20 pm]Brian Piatek hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6b de la agenda.
La moción fue:
CIS opposing the Neighborhood Council’s
annual budget allocation reduction to $25,000 in the Mayor’s Proposed ‘25-‘26
Budget (Council File, 25-0600)
[8:21 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
CIS opposing the Neighborhood Council’s annual budget allocation reduction to $25,000 in the Mayor’s Proposed ‘25-‘26 Budget (Council File, 25-0600)
- Sí (7): Angela Gilbert, Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:22 pm]Blake Lynch hizo una moción relacionada con el tema 6a de la agenda.
La moción fue:
motion to approve CIS supporting the establishment
of the Los Angeles Public Bank
[8:26 pm] La asamblea votó una moción para:
motion to approve CIS supporting the establishment of the Los Angeles Public Bank
- Sí (7): Angela Gilbert, Quintus Jett, Blake Lynch, Tora Miller, Brian Piatek, Juilio Valdez, y Richard Williams
- No (0): ninguno
La moción fue aprobada.
[8:30 pm] Reunión aplazada.