The Public Square: January 16–18, 2012

A brief look at items of interest to Hollywood residents that are on upcoming agendas at City Council, City Council Committees, Neighborhood Councils, various City Boards and Commissions, and County Board of Supervisors. LA City Agendas can be found here and LA County Board agendas can be found here. Meeting times, locations, and agendas are subject to change, so be sure to check and confirm.

Monday, January 16:

• City Offices are closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
• Hollywood United Neighborhood Council Board (6:30 PM)
  • Agenda (.pdf)
    • Meeting will be held at Seventh-day Adventist Church of Hollywood (1711 North Van Ness Avenue).
  • Item 7 (Discussion)
    • Update, and possible position/letter, on the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Process.

Tuesday, January 17:

• City Council (10:00 AM)
  • No items of note
• County Board of Supervisors (1:00 PM)
  • No items of note.
• Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council Board (7:00 PM)
  • Agenda (.pdf)
    • Meeting will be held at the Los Feliz Community Police Center (1965 North Hillhurst Avenue) in the second floor meeting room.
  • Item 8 (Motion)
    • Consideration of a motion stating that the boundaries of the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council “should remain intact and reside within a single City Council district”.

Wednesday, January 18:

• City Council (10:00 AM)
  • No items of note.
• Public Works Council Committee (2:00 PM)
  • Item 1 (Council File 11-1068-S1)
    • Motion (.pdf) instructing the Bureau of Street Services to provide a status report on the bus bench and bus shelter programs, including a report on its plans to ensure that all benches and shelters are maintained in a safe, clean, and consistent manner.
    • Per the motion, the Federal Transit Authority recently completed a civil rights compliance audit of Metro in which they noted that “... the shelters and bus benches that are the responsibilities of the local jurisdictions were consistently and significantly better in the non-minority and non-low income communities that in the minority and low-income communities”.
• Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission (4:00 PM)
  • Item 2 (Discussion)
    • Commission discussion and consideration of may presentations by individuals or groups.
• Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council Board Meeting (6:30 PM)
  • Agenda (.pdf)
    • Meeting will be held at the Women's Club of Hollywood (1749 North La Brea Avenue).
  • Item 4.A.8 (Public Officials Reports)
    • Presentation from the LADOT re the Yucca Street bollards.
    • Note: CD 13 and CD 4 recently submitted a motion (.pdf) instructing LADOT to report with recommendations and actions necessary to permanently close Yucca Street to through vehicular traffic at Las Palmas, Cherokee, and Whitley Avenues with traffic diverters that prevent access for vehicles but allow bicycle and pedestrian movement (Council File 12-0031).
  • Item 11.A.2 (Issue Committees)
    • Report by Environment & Beautification Chair regarding the Hollywood Gateway Sign located on the traffic island at Franklin Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard.
    • Consideration of a motion supporting “the Hollywood Gateway Sign with a contribution of $5,000 towards the repair of the glass panels, lighting and electrical repairs”.
    • Note: For more info on this proposed project see the Yucca Corridor Coalition’s website or check out this Hollywood Patch story from December 2011.