Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee Meeting

Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee Meeting
IN PERSON

IN PERSON
Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Room 410.

8.1 . [ADMINISTRATIVE] Goal Setting: Discussion regarding goals for the committee this term and specific individuals or departments to seek out as guest speakers.

Elections & Bylaws Committee Meeting - ZOOM

Elections & Bylaws Committee Meeting
ZOOM
Tuesday, August 5th
8:00pm - 8:30pmThis meeting will be conducted over zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82105948995.

6.2 [ADMINISTRATIVE] Goal Setting. Discussion regarding potential bylaw amendments this calendar year.

Outreach Committee Meeting Thursday, August 7th

Outreach Committee Meeting

IN PERSON

Windward School

11350 Palms Blvd

Room 410

Los Angeles, CA 90066

Stakeholders are advised to use the vehicle entrance off of Sawtelle

7A. Intro to Outreach . What we do, how it works, what we can and can’t do.
7B. Ideas  and goals

LAPD Pacific Division National Night Out

Martin Rubin's Memorial

A few of us attended Martin Rubin's Memorial this past Saturday. 

Charlene, Andrew, Stephen P and Carolyn attended Martin’s Memorial. 

Martin’s younger brother Jerry organized the beautful tribute. He had a lot of friends in attendance. We learned of Martin’s devotion and commitment to the goal of turning the Santa Monica Airport into a park for the community.

Matt Halden, Traci Park’s field deputy for Mar Vista spoke about Martin’s contributions to Mar Vista and beyond.

It was a beautiful day and an afternoon of sunshine and fond memories.  

Martin's brother Jerry at the microphone with friends and supporters of Martin's dream.

Matt Halden from Traci Park's office, Stephen Paddock - PLUM Chair, and Andrew Marton- Homeless and Safety Chair attended. Chair Charlene Samiley and Community Director Carolyn K. Honda were there as well, but were camera shy. 

Martin’s brother Jerry brought the last can of a box of Canada Dry that Carolyn brought Martin while he was in the hospital. Martin requested it. Jerry said that it meant so much when he saw the cans because they brought back so many memjories of childhood days with his brother. They both loved Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Cheers Martin!

Matt Halden, Traci Park’s field deputy for Mar Vista spoke about Martin’s contributions to Mar Vista and beyond.

It was a beautiful tribute on a beautiful day. 

MVCC is seeking candidates for Zone 2 and Zone 5.

ZONE 2 Boundries are:
South of the 10 Freeway, North of National Blvd., East of Centinela Ave., West of 405 Freeway

ZONE 5 Boundries are:
South of Venice Boulevard; North of Culver City border (between Albright Avenue and Centinela Avenue); East of Centinela Avenue; West of the Culver City border along Albright Avenue; North of the Culver City Border

A Zone Director's Duties and Responsibilities:

Each Zone is represented by its own Zone Director who is a Stakeholder in that Zone. To confirm what zone you live in, please visit marvista.org and on the right side of the website, there is a section titled: FIND YOUR ZONE and you will have access to our Zone Map.

The MVCC Bylaws hold each director to the duties and responsibilities as follows:
a) to carry out the goals and objectives of the MVCC;
b) to authorize or approve all business of the MVCC;
c) to direct and control MVCC activities; and
d) to oversee the ethical and financial integrity of the MVCC.

Our Standing Rules require each MVCC committee to "notify the appropriate Zone Director(s) of agenda items specific to that Zone or immediately adjacent to it."

Zone Directors are also responsible for providing a report, as necessary, during the publically-held Board of Directors meeting. 

The process:

1. Interested stakeholders who wish to be considered must submit a statement of candidacy to Charlene.Samiley@marvista.org

2. The submission period is between now and AUGUST 14th, 2025.

3. The candidates’ names shall be placed on the agenda of the next regular Board of Directors meeting August 2025.

4. Interested Stakeholders may give a statement to support their candidacy at the 3rd Thursday -  August 21st 2025 Board of Directors meeting.

5. After statements have been made, the Chair shall appoint a Stakeholder from the list of submitted names subject to approval by a majority vote of the Directors in attendance.

6. If the first appointed Stakeholder does not receive the approval a majority vote of the Directors in attendance, the Chair shall then appoint another Stakeholder from the list of submitted names subject to the approval by a majority vote of the Directors in attendance.

7. If the Chair’s second appointee is not approved by a majority vote of the Directors in attendance, the Chair shall then make the appointment from the complete submitted list of candidates, and the appointment shall be final and shall not be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

**All candidates must comply with the requirements of Article X Section 6 of these Bylaws.  Bylaws can be found on our website under the Elections and Bylaws Committee.

Share Your Neighborhood Council Election Experience

Mar Vista Community Council knows our stakeholders experienced a LOT of frustration with the Election/Voting process. We were frustrated as well!

EMPOWER LA is asking for feedback regarding the experience. Please participate in the survey and let them know your thoughts on the exasperating process. Maybe we can get it better and easier for the next election. Fingers crossed. 

EmpowerLA is gathering feedback to better understand your experience during the 2025 Neighborhood Council election cycle, including input on what worked well and what can be improved. Whether you participated in the 2025 Neighborhood Council elections as a candidate, as a voter, or you didn't participate at all, we want to hear from you!

By sharing your insights, you will help us enhance future election awareness strategies and resources, which in turn will increase candidate and voter engagement. More importantly, you can help us innovate ideas to strengthen connections between Angelenos and their Neighborhood Councils.

The survey results, including raw data, will be incorporated into EmpowerLA’s post-election report. This report will be distributed via our newsletter and made available on our website.

Please complete this survey no later than Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) Breakfast and Questions with Mayor Karen Bass.

Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) Breakfast and Questions with Mayor Karen Bass.

Mayor Karen Bass attended a special in-person meeting of the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC — MVCC is a member, (Andrew Marton and Carolyn K. Honda represented MVCC) along with all 14 neighborhood and community councils on the Westside of LA) on July 21st , 7 AM, at Belmont Senior Living Village in Westwood.  She candidly answered several questions about the City's budget crisis; public safety concerns; an investigation into the cause of the Palisades Fire; her position on Metro's Sepulveda Transit Corridor project (a station directly located on the UCLA Campus with direct access to the UCLA Purple subway/D Line are key components unanimously supported by WRAC and MVCC); the status of an independent audit of her Inside Safe program dealing with homelessness; and the City's plan to deal with encampments in connection with the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028.  We thanked the Mayor for joining our meeting and sharing information with us.