BVCLT Board Meeting
Date: March 19, 2009
Present: Lois, Somerset, Irma, Lara, Stephanie, Tina, Michelle
Location: LAEV community room
Lara brought pita bread, and delicious dips. Lois brought tangelos for everyone.
Proposed Agenda?
Quick go around from everyone on their well being.
Michelle’s update on Site 11. Handouts passed out. Michelle wants to see if her website can be subsidized. Current cost is $40.00 a month. Long discussion on other alternatives to paying to monthly $40.00 fee. Lois suggests transferring website to the LAEV Wikki. Somer suggests possibly moving it into another media- LET’s or Time hours. Or another free service. Lois ask’s why support a website that is not geared to BVCLT? Somer ask’s “if it’s not viable- we should drop it”. Lara agrees we should attempt to transfer it to a free service. Decision made by group to not continue paying for website after the 5th of April.
Michelle hands out Application for California Food and Justice Coalition incase other’s would like to attend. Michelle invites folks to Breese Soiree March 26.
Regarding last meeting follow ups-
• Somer checked in with Aurisha regarding DOT contact. It turns out the contacts were not viable.
• Irma confirms that a file cabinet will be placed in community room for BVCLT use. She’ll discuss measurements with Dave to make sure it fits in closet.
• Agri-lady- Tina connected her to Michelle. Michelle has update.
• Timeline- Irma and Lara did not get to it.
• BVCLT- Irma compiled a contact list of BVCLT members and board members.
• BVCLT added Stephanie to Kinecta and removed Suzie
Lois gave summary of Negotiation Group March 1st meeting. Big decision agreement that yellow building is valued at 2 to 2.6 million. Lois feels that the concept of donating the land should be more than just a price. Other folks felt land is at a higher value than the building itself.
BVCLT group asked for notes to be taken during meetings so they can be shared and reviewed. Lois talked in detail about Limited equity housing model, CAP rate and GRP rate.
Lois stated that the proceeds need to go back to the neighborhood and recommends there be a 5 year plan for LAEV neighborhood.
Lois will get the land use planning prior to retreat.
Tina- will prepare a list for lois.
LAUSD update.- Lois is working on trying to ensure no entrance or exit on Bimini. Focus on Slow Street and securing grassy hill.
Sarah Manning will focus on transportation study. Lois has a draft of the parking study. The study helps support that no parking structure is needed. Lois has walked the neighborhood to count parking spaces. She estimates 728, including 200 spaces at Midway ford and Hyundai.
Lois has gotten the run around form DOT contact. Contact has referred lois to Jeanie Shen (sp).
Board Retreat-
• Many groups at LAEV- potential in sharing a SECRETARY. Move this topic under capacity building.
5 year plan- Lois may pay for facilitar, work on proposal for CRSP.
Scan list of notes- from annual meeting- Lara will scan
Go around on facilitator-
Irma- cap at $300, vote for Jill
Somer- $300, Jill. Need to focus on being a CLT
Stephanie- BVCLT should pay for facilitator. Ok with facilitator decision
Lara- $100, Jill
Tina- Ron may be best equipt but is ok with groups decision.
Lara will call Jill to see what items we need to prepare and if there is a follow up from us.
Announcements:
EARTHDAY at:
WCBID-Wilshire Center Business Improvement District –on April 22. on Wilshire Blvd.
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