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COUNCILMEMBER ENGLANDER'S E-NEWS Jan. 25, 2013 www.CD12.org
Proudly Serving Appointment to Ad Hoc Committee on Business the Tax Reform... Communities of I had the honor of being appointed Chatsworth, Granada to the newly created Ad Hoc Hills, North Hills, Committee on Business Tax Northridge, Porter Reform. This new committee will Ranch, Reseda, address all matters relating to Sherwood Forest, reductions in the City Gross West Hills Receipts Tax, business tax incentives to promote business development, and other business CD 12 Contact tax matters previously raised by Information the Business Tax Advisory Committee. District 12 Map
My legislation to end the Gross Councilmember Receipts Tax for new car dealerships in the City of L.A. was Englander's Bio a first step. I am committed to eliminating the City’s Gross COUNCIL Receipts Tax as part of my overall COMMITTEE efforts to make L.A. more business friendly, boost the economy and ASSIGNMENTS help local businesses create jobs. Public Safety As a former business owner, I Chair understand the importance of easing restrictions and look forward to the Budget & Finance opportunity to encourage more economic growth throughout the City. Vice Chair - Mitchell Englander, Councilmember, Twelfth District Planning & Land Use Management
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Interview on KTLA Ch. 5 About the Proposed L.A. CD12 Community Street Repair Bond... Calendar
On Sunday, Jan. 20, I joined hosts Chris Burroughs and Lu Parker on The Parks of CD 12
KTLA Morning News to discuss my proposed $3 billion L.A. Street Press Release Repair Bond. Archive
To see the interview, click Archived Editions of here. E-News
Councilmember Joe Buscaino and Council District 12 I proposed the Street Repair Bond Community to bring the 8,700 miles of L.A. Resources streets in failed and poor condition up to A or B condition in 10 years. Request Service or At the current rate it would take 60 Information, Report a years to fix all of the streets. Our Problem crumbling streets cost L.A. residents an additional $750 per year per vehicle in additional maintenance. The improvement to our streets would boost property values and generate jobs and CD 12 Community economic benefit, and make our Service Center streets safer and less congested. We have consolidated We moved to hold the Street Repair Bond for a future ballot, not the May 2013 our Northridge and ballot, to allow more time to conduct a comprehensive public outreach Chatsworth offices into campaign, answer questions and get the input of all Los Angeles stakeholders. The Public Works Committee, which Buscaino chairs, will be holding a series of a single location in public meetings across the regions of Los Angeles. Chatsworth. The new Community Service The funds from the bond could not go toward any other purpose than the Center will allow us to designated street repair, and would be placed in a trust fund with a Citizens serve you better, by Oversight Committee to ensure transparency and accountability. offering residents the opportunity to meet To see the Street Repair website, click here. one-on-one with representatives from various City
Departments to get direct assistance. We Honoring a Veteran L.A. Firefighter... will announce details on As Chair of the Public Safety that service in coming Committee, I was proud to weeks. present a commendation in City Council today to Pat McOsker in HOURS recognition of his service as Mon - Fri former President of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles 8:30 am -5:00 pm (UFLAC). After stepping down as leader of UFLAC he went back to CONTACT INFO working as a Firefighter in his Phone: home community of San Pedro. (818) 882-1212 He has been a Los Angeles Fax: (818) 701-5254 Firefighter for 31 years. Pat was Address: joined by his wife, brother, son, 9207 Oakdale Ave., mother and father, who was also a Chatsworth, CA Firefighter. 91311
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Pat was elected President of UFLAC in 2002. As UFLAC President, he You can still reach supported programs that connect L.A.'s youth to jobs and opportunity, including our City Hall Office at the Fire Department's Explorer Program at Harbor College, which steers young (213) 473-7012 and men and women toward careers with the Los Angeles Fire Department. He was email us at honored by the Banning High School Fire Academy in Wilmington for Councilmember. supporting a program credited with turning around the lives of at-risk youths [email protected] through disciplined training in fire service procedures.
Pat traveled to Sacramento and Washington to wage winning campaigns for federal and state support for L.A.'s fire protection and rescue operations. He was appointed by the Governor to the California State Board of Fire Services in 2009, COMMUNITY and is a Vice President on the Executive Boards of the California Professional EVENTS & Firefighters and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. RESOURCES To see more photos, click here.
Help Operation Blankets of Love Provide Comfort to Animals in Shelters
You can help keep cats and dogs in City Animal Unveiling of Valley Traffic Division's Fallen Officer Shelters warm and comfortable by Memorial... supporting the efforts of As Chair of the Public Safety Operation Blankets of Committee, as an LAPD Reserve Love. The San Fernando Officer, as a motorcyclist, and as a father whose daughter recently Valley-based non-profit got her drivers license, I was organization gathers honored to be on hand for the donated blankets, unveiling of the LAPD Valley towels and pet beds Traffic Division Fallen Officer and distributes them to Memorial. The memorial plaque animal shelters. has the names of every Valley Traffic Division Officer killed in Donation items can be the line of duty. dropped off at Pet People, located at Most LAPD stations in Los 18040 Chatsworth St. Angeles have a memorial plaque in Granada Hills. for the fallen Officers who were
stationed there. As a fairly new You can also donate facility, Valley Traffic Division’s Station did not yet have a money to support memorial. Operation Blankets of Love by clicking here or Our thoughts and prayers go out calling Brad Smulson at to families of the fallen Officers. (818) 402-6584. We must never forget the contributions and sacrifices that they have made. Traffic Officers risk their lives on a daily basis to save lives, keep our roads safe, and keep traffic moving. To see more photos, click here. Weekly Community Clean Up in Northridge
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Join Northridge West Supporting Neighborhood Councils... Neighborhood Council every Thursday for Last week, our office was proud to host the second North West San theirs Operation Clean Fernando Valley Neighborhood Sweep, a volunteer Council Treasurer's Roundtable at clean-up activity to our Community Service Center. keep Northridge streets and sidewalks clean and The goal was to create a forum for beautiful. the Neighborhood Council Treasurers in Neighborhood Thursday, Jan. 31 Council Election Region 2 to share 8:00 am best practices, to support each other and advance collaborative South side of Plummer projects. It also offered a chance for St. between Vanalden the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) Ave. & Tampa Ave. to provide clarification of Neighborhood Council program guidelines Park on Vanalden Ave. and support Neighborhood Council Treasurers in performing their duties while
evaluating the need for change in the Neighborhood Council Funding Program. At 8:00 am, the crew Hosting this meeting was one of the ways that our office helps support the goes over the plan for activities of Neighborhood Councils and offer them technical and organizational the day with coffee and assistance. We look forward to supporting future Neighborhood Council pastries generously endeavors. provided by Northridge West Neighborhood Council. Bring gloves if you have them, sunscreen, a sunhat and appropriate shoes Foster Homes Needed for Puppies & Kittens... for outdoor work.
Foster homes are needed to care for newly born To volunteer call Glen puppies and kittens from L.A. Department of Animal Services shelters. Fosters raise the puppies Wilson at (818) 886- and kittens until they are 8 to 10 weeks old and 3534 or email are strong enough to be returned to the shelter to [email protected]. be spayed or neutered and placed in permanent, loving homes. To make a donation to support this effort, call The application takes up to several weeks. Foster Chris Williams at (818) care for newly born kittens and puppies greatly 694-9000 or email ensures their survival rate, development and [email protected]. health throughout their lives. It can also provide a valuable educational experience for children.
You can also sign up to foster injured or sick animals and healthy adult animals, as well as reptiles and exotic animals. New SAFE Center To sign up click here. To see some of the animals that need foster care, or learn Now Open in Granada about other ways to volunteer or support shelter animals, visit the West Valley Hills Animal Shelter, located at 20655 Plummer St. in Chatsworth. You can drop off
electronic devices, paint, pool and garden chemicals, motor oil, batteries, fluorescent lightbulbs and other Household Hazardous Waste at the new SAFE Center located on
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Balboa Blvd. 1/2 block south of Devonshire St. San Fernando Valley High Schools Competing in in Granada Hills.
Robot Challenge... SAFE Center Several San Fernando Valley high Open Saturdays & schools have teams competing in Sundays, 9 am - 3 pm the L.A. Pierce College Invitational
Robotics Competition on Saturday, Jan. 26. Robot competitions offer a Just drive in and open fun, exciting, rewarding way for your trunk and the staff students to learn valuable at the SAFE Center will computer, engineering, math and remove your Household science skills. Hazardous Waste for you. To see a list of Saturday, Jan. 26 items that are accepted, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and other information Pierce College click here. Great Hall 6201 Winnetka Ave. Woodland Hills
Schools including Reseda High, Westlake High, Van Nuys High, Louisville High, Cleveland High and Magnolia Science Academy have teams of students who will be competing with robots that they have designed and built. This 311 Online exciting event is free and open to the public. In addition to calling For more information, click here. 311 to report problems or request services, you can use 311 online.
Visit tiny.cc/311LACity and find the Call for Volunteers to Help Prune Park Roses... appropriate service. The Southern California Garden Club in partnership with the San Fernando Valley Rose Society and the West Valley Garden Club are organizing a volunteer rose pruning event in one of our local parks this month. ONGOING
Saturday, Jan. 26 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Homestead Acre LAPD Website to Help Chatsworth Park South Robbery Victims 10835 Shadow Oak Dr., Claim Stolen Property Chatsworth The LAPD has created a There are nearly 600 rose bushes at website to theft victims Orcutt Ranch and over 300 rose recover their stolen bushes at Homestead Acre in property. The website Chatsworth Park South that need pruning. You can volunteer for this has photos of 11,000 fun event and help maintain these stolen items that Police beautiful gardens. A short pruning recovered after burglars tutorial will be provided and were arrested in the refreshments will be served. Bring Knock Knock Burglaries clippers and gloves if you have them. case.
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The flowers harvested during the rose pruning events will be donated to the Los To see the photos visit Angeles Zoo for their primate and reptile program. http://tiny.cc/khivow.
For more information, call Albert Chang at (818) 363-5925 or email If you believe one of [email protected]. the photos shows your property, send an email to [email protected] or leave a message at (818) 644- 8091. Kicking Off Our Year of Healthy Living... This month we are kicking off a In your email, include a new initiative - the CD 12 Year of brief description of the Healthy Living! Every month, we item, the item number have a community activity or written on the yellow event meant to offer families in tab in the photograph, the community a fun way to get the name listed as the healthy. The events range from victim on your burglary community hikes, walks and bike report, the report rides, to informational events on number, the address nutrition, healthcare and where the burglary financial health. occurred, the date of Healthy living means more than the crime and a callback just eating vegetables and number. exercising. It also means taking care of our community, our environment, our mental health and more. Check Out LocateLA, a Powerful Business Saturday, Jan. 26 Research Tool 9:00 am to 12:00 pm North Valley Family YMCA LocateLA is a powerful 11336 Corbin Ave. Porter Ranch new tool created by the (at Rinaldi St.) City to offer a free database of commercial To start off the Year of Healthy properties in L.A. It Living, our January activity is a Health Expo in partnership with the North includes an interactive Valley Family YMCA on Saturday, Jan. 26 in Porter Ranch. At the Health Expo, map, with business there will be doctors and pharmacists on hand to provide free consultation, and finder, property finder, there will be booths with information about healthcare services and resources. incentive finder, There will also be live entertainment, healthy recipe ideas and free snacks and business start up refreshments and more! organizer, and much more. It is meant to For more information about this event call the North Valley Family YMCA at help new businesses (818) 368-3232. start up and help existing businesses move to the City of Los Angeles. It is also useful for anyone wanting to learn about our community. In Board of Equalization Small Business Seminar... addition to photos and Councilmember Englander will be details about the speaking at "Strategies for Success property, it lists in Today's Economy," the demographic, labor California Board of Equalization's force, comparable rents (BOE) next Small Business and more.
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Seminar at CSUN on Jan. 30. Click here to see this great new tool. He will join the BOE Chairman Jerome E. Horton as well as State Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield at the free seminar, which is part of a series of educational events meant to help small businesses create quality jobs and prosper in California. The Small Business Seminars, in partnership with the Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department, Internal Revenue Service and a Free Mulch for host of other service providers, seek to help small businesses minimize the Your Garden frustration of taxation and thrive to help spur economic growth in California. You can get free mulch Wednesday, Jan. 30 for your garden from 9:00 am the City's Mulch CSUN Giveaway Program! The University Student Union free mulch is made 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge from recycled yard Parking on campus costs $6 trimmings and other
The Small Business Seminars are also designed to raise awareness of BOE's "green waste" from the Taxpayers Advocacy and Use Tax Programs and increase voluntary compliance. green bins. Up to 250 small business owners, tax practitioners, inspiring entrepreneurs, members of local Chambers of Commerce and students of the College of Recycling green waste Business and Economics are expected to attend. The event is free, but space is is an important way to limited, so RSVPs are required. reduce the amount of organic material that New business owners, entrepreneurs considering starting a business, goes into landfills. professionals currently operating a business who want to learn about state or When plant materials federal tax laws, or those who want to improve their business knowledge are go into landfills, they encouraged to attend. emit large amounts of To RSVP online, click here. For more information, please call (888) 847-9652. the greenhouse gas methane, which contributes to climate change. The City turns that green waste into mulch which is available to L.A. residents for free. Ride On Pancake Breakfast... Join Ride On Therapeutic Free Mulch Locations Horsemanship for their annual in the San Fernando Pancake Breakfast and Open House on Saturday, Feb. 9. This fun, free, Valley family-friendly event will include demonstrations by Ride On's 16600 Roscoe Pl., North talented students highlighting the Hills (near Van Nuys programs that Ride On provides. Airport) Mulch delivered to this Ride On offers therapeutic riding location Wednesdays & and hippotherapy - physical Fridays. Open daily therapy on horseback - for children and adults with physical and intellectual 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. disabilities.
15800 Victory Blvd., Saturday, Feb. 9 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Van Nuys (near D.C. Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship Tillman Plant). 10860 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Entrance: turn south on Chatsworth Densmore Ave. from Victory, follow curve. Come learn more about the unique services that are offered to children and Mulch delivered to this adults with special needs. There will also be staff and board members on hand to location every Monday. talk about volunteer and involvement opportunities. Open Monday - Friday,
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7:00 am to 3:30 pm. For more information call (818) 700-2971 or email [email protected]. For more info click here.
Neighborhood Public Bicycle Master Plan - Traffic and Safety Review... Safety, Crime, and The City is holding several public Emergency hearings on the 2010 Bicycle Master Information Updates Plan. In Sept. 2012, the state from LAPD on NIXLE enacted a law to exempt restriping of urban streets for bicycle lanes. In Free updates on order to be eligible for the emergencies, public exemption, the City must conduct safety, crime prevention an assessment of traffic and safety and more, directly from impacts of the proposed projects that are part of the Bicycle Master the LAPD to your cell Plan, hold public hearings and hear phone or email inbox. and respond to public comment. Residents can sign up The meetings will include presentations by the Department of Transportation to receive updates (LADOT), Department of City Planning as well as a public hearing. Following the directed toward one or hearings, a written report incorporating and responding to the public comments more specific will be presented to the General Manager of LADOT and will be made available neighborhoods. To sign to the public. There will be one hearing in the San Fernando Valley. up or learn more,visit www.NIXLE.com. Valley Area Thursday, Feb. 21 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm North Hollywood Regional Library 5211 Tujunga Ave., North Hollywood NEIGHBORHOOD There will also be a webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. For details about how to log in to watch the webinar, visit COUNCILS IN http://LADOTbikeblog.wordpress.com. CD12 Chatsworth The Los Angeles Bicycle plan, approved by the City Council in 2010, lays out a Granada Hills North long-term goal of 1,680 miles of interconnected bikeways and calls for more than Granada Hills South 200 miles of new bicycle routes every five years. It suggests that such major Northridge East arteries get bike lanes in the near future, and sets goals to make bicycling in the City a safer, more convenient, viable transportation form that is incorporated Northridge West into the overall traffic and transportation routes, plans and patterns of the City. Northridge South Porter Ranch For more information, call David Somers at (213) 978-3307. North Hills West Reseda West Hills
Kiwanis Club of Northridge Hosting Mayoral Candidate Forums... The Kiwanis Club of Northridge is CHAMBERS OF hosting a series of discussions with COMMERCE the candidates for Mayor of Los Angeles at their regular Thursday Canoga Park/West meetings in Northridge. Hills
Chatsworth/Porter The Kiwanis Club, a not-for profit organization, is not endorsing or Ranch
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supporting any candidate, but providing a forum to help the community learn Granada Hills North about the different candidates and ask them questions about their policies and Valley Regional positions. Greater San
Fernando Valley All of the meetings are on Thursdays at 12:00 pm. Parking at CSUN costs $6. Street parking is limited. There will be a buffet lunch available at the Orange Grove Bistro for $16.
Thursday, Jan. 24: Councilmember Jan Perry Thursday, Jan. 31: Kevin James, former Federal Prosecutor & Talk Show host Thursday, Feb. 7: Councilmember Eric Garcetti Thursday, Feb. 14: City Controller Wendy Gruel
At the Orange Grove Bistro at CSUN Zelzah Ave. and Nordhoff St., Northridge
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis is an International service organization serving children around the world.
To make reservations, call Sharon Rose, President, Kiwanis Club of Northridge, at (818) 708-8596 or email [email protected].
Learn Ballroom Dance and Other Styles at St. Euphrasia... Looking for a fun way to burn off those holiday calories and fulfill your New Year's resolution? St. Euphrasia Church in Granada Hills is offering ballroom, swing and fox trot dance lessons every Friday evening through Feb. 8.
Every Friday Through Feb. 8 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm St. Euphrasia Church Parish Hall 17637 Mayerling St. Granada Hills
Registration is at 6:30 pm, and the classes start at 7:00 pm sharp. Single classes cost $10, and a six-week series costs $50.
For more information, call Susie Sempelsz at (818) 360-4611 or email [email protected].
North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Installation Luncheon...
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Save the date for the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual installation luncheon on Friday, Feb. 15 in Granada Hills. The key note address will be given by CSUN's recently appointed President Dianne Harrison. The Chamber will also present Rickey Gelb with the 2013 CK Tseng Award.
Friday, Feb. 15 11:30 am Odyssey Restaurant 15600 Odyssey Dr. Granada Hills Cost: $55
For more info or to RSVP, call Stephanie Schwinn at (818) 349-5676 or email [email protected].
Free CERT Training... There is a great opportunity coming up for families to learn how to get prepared for earthquakes, wildfires, floods or other disasters at the free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course in Chatsworth.
These courses could make all the difference for you and your family before, during and after a disaster. We applaud Chatsworth Neighborhood Council for sponsoring this important public safety resource for the community.
Thursdays Through Feb. 21 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Chatsworth Library Meeting Room 21052 Devonshire St., Chatsworth
CERT trains community members in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. You will learn how to prepare for emergencies, what supplies, food and water you should have in your home or office, and most importantly, how to protect your family and your neighbors.
For more information email [email protected] or call Clara at (818) 773-9655.
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Save the Date for the February "Year of Healthy Living" Event: The Wild West Chatsworth Community Bike Ride... Save the date for the Wild West Chatsworth Community Bike Ride, a fun, free, family- friendly bike ride highlighting the sites, culture and history of the community, in partnership with CICLE (Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange).
On the approximately 7 mile ride, we will tour the Historic Olive Grove, the Homestead Acre and Chatsworth History Museum, Stoney Point Ranch, Mr. Ed's Barn, and the Munchbox, a 1950s burger stand which is a Cultural Historic Monument.
Saturday, Feb. 23 10:00 am Chatsworth Depot Metrolink Station Devonshire Parking Lot 10046 Old Depot Plaza Rd., Chatsworth Map: http://goo.gl/maps/9vlBG
We will kick off the ride with a brief talk about bicycle safety, with free healthy snacks, coffee, juice and water donated by Alliance Beverage Partners of Chatsworth, Western Bagel of Chatsworth. There will be a drawing for a great prize donated by REI. Sales of tickets for the drawing benefit CICLE, which is a non-profit organization working to promote bicycling as a viable, healthy, and sustainable transportation choice. www.CICLE.org.
Please bring a bicycle in good working order. Participants should be able to ride a bike safely with the ability to brake, change gears, and balance while stopping and starting. We recommend all riders wear a helmet. All riders under 18 MUST wear a helmet and be escorted by a parent or guardian. Children under 8 years old should be on a tag-a-long, bike trailer, tandem, or other safe child-carrying device to participate in the ride.
For the Year of Healthy Living, we are holding a community activity or event every month to offer families in the community a fun way to get healthy. The events range from community hikes, walks and bike rides, to informational events on nutrition, healthcare and financial health.
For more information, email [email protected].
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Welcoming a New Community Based Non-Profit Organization... Our Field Deputy Semee Park heads our office's work with non- profit organizations offering services in our community. She reports this week on the grand opening of the new office of Open Arms Pregnancy Center in Northridge.
Open Arms' new office is located at 9535 Reseda Blvd., Suite 303 in Northridge Medical Plaza. To learn more about their services, visit www.Openarmspregnancy.com or call (818) 626-9404. Their 24-hour help line is (818) 626-9400. Open Arms has been offering education and support for men and women faced with unexpected pregnancy for over 20 years. They offer free pregnancy tests, free counseling for women and men, referrals to medical care, housing, maternity homes, adoption services, social services, employment guidance, and legal aid. They provide peer-to-peer counseling, education about pregnancy and parenting, free maternity and baby clothing and baby furniture for those participating in their "Earn While You Learn" program.
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