Monday, February 21, 2011
Congress Location -- City Hall
Citywide Congress Planning Meeting Update for Feb. 20, 2011, Hollywood
Theme: Increasing Public Participation in Government
Location: City Hall
Date: 1st Choice = Sept. 24; 2nd Choice = Sept. 17 and 3rd Choice = October 15, 2011. DONE Staff to confirm date from these choices.
Budget: The sample budget provided by DONE staff will be used as the preliminary budget for now. The committee agreed that the sample resolution provided by DONE from the SFV Congress will be distributed to the NCs with choices ranging from $250, $500, $1,000 or more. NCs providing $1,000 or more will have additional recognition to be determined at a future meeting. Outside fundraising also suggested to be explored now that the Congress theme is known. NC outreach for funding will begin right away.
Logistics: Food and other details will be on the next planning meeting agenda. Heinrich Keifer offered to create a site plan for City Hall.
Program: Committee will meet between now and the next meeting to plan the overall program. This will include outreach to the neighborhood councils for topics, speakers, etc. Committee members are: Marlene Savage, Maggi Fajnor (Planning & Land Use topics), Ivan Spiegel, Tony Wilkinson. Look for surveys and communications from these committee members and get involved with suggestions for the Program. Also, anyone interested in helping to coordinate the written content for the program book, design and other marketing/advertising efforts are invited to get involved.
Exhibitor Tables/City Depts: Looking for someone to take the lead in this area. Contact Cindy for more info.
Next Congress Planning meeting will be Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. This will give time for the Program Committee to meet between now and then, possibly at the March 5, 2011 LANCC meeting.
If you are interested in getting involved in the Citywide Congress planning, please contact Cindy or plan to attend the next meetings (Program on 3/5 and full committee on 4/2). Copies of the NC resolution will be posted to the blog this week.
Please be sure to sign up to follow this blog.
Theme: Increasing Public Participation in Government
Location: City Hall
Date: 1st Choice = Sept. 24; 2nd Choice = Sept. 17 and 3rd Choice = October 15, 2011. DONE Staff to confirm date from these choices.
Budget: The sample budget provided by DONE staff will be used as the preliminary budget for now. The committee agreed that the sample resolution provided by DONE from the SFV Congress will be distributed to the NCs with choices ranging from $250, $500, $1,000 or more. NCs providing $1,000 or more will have additional recognition to be determined at a future meeting. Outside fundraising also suggested to be explored now that the Congress theme is known. NC outreach for funding will begin right away.
Logistics: Food and other details will be on the next planning meeting agenda. Heinrich Keifer offered to create a site plan for City Hall.
Program: Committee will meet between now and the next meeting to plan the overall program. This will include outreach to the neighborhood councils for topics, speakers, etc. Committee members are: Marlene Savage, Maggi Fajnor (Planning & Land Use topics), Ivan Spiegel, Tony Wilkinson. Look for surveys and communications from these committee members and get involved with suggestions for the Program. Also, anyone interested in helping to coordinate the written content for the program book, design and other marketing/advertising efforts are invited to get involved.
Exhibitor Tables/City Depts: Looking for someone to take the lead in this area. Contact Cindy for more info.
Next Congress Planning meeting will be Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. This will give time for the Program Committee to meet between now and then, possibly at the March 5, 2011 LANCC meeting.
If you are interested in getting involved in the Citywide Congress planning, please contact Cindy or plan to attend the next meetings (Program on 3/5 and full committee on 4/2). Copies of the NC resolution will be posted to the blog this week.
Please be sure to sign up to follow this blog.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Congress Planning Meeting this Sunday at 1 p.m.
Reminder -- This Sunday is the next meeting of the Citywide Congress Planning Group in Hollywood at 1 p.m.
Attached is the agenda for our meeting. Main item is to determine location for the Congress. We then move on to all the other details.
Looking forward to working with you and thank you for being available to meet on Sunday.
Please pass this on to anyone you know who would like to help plan the next Neighborhood Council Congress.
--Cindy
Monday, February 7, 2011
Where to hold the 2011 Congress ?
This past Saturday afternoon the 2011 NC Congress Planning group met for the second meeting. Great to see more new participants! Thank you to Thomas Soong at DONE for his background info and help.
The main topic -- where to hold the Congress? The most recent Congress events have been held at City Hall. But, this year an even bigger turnout is expected due to many new leaders on neighborhood council boards and the many issues facing neighborhoods across the City of Los Angeles. The committee is looking at other local sites that can accommodate 500-600 attendees.
The other big topic -- how much do we need to budget to hold a Congress? The committee chose $20,000 as the base number. The cost of the Congress has been approximately $15,000 for both a City Hall Congress in 2010 and the Valley Congress held at Panorama High School in 2009. This year's Congress will have a similar budget and also include opportunities for outside sponsorships.
The next planning meeting will be held in two weeks at the Hollywood Constituent Center, 6501 Fountain, Hollywood at 1 p.m. For more information plan now to attend the Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. meeting, check back here on this blog or contact Cindy Cleghorn at 818-429-6699.
The main topic -- where to hold the Congress? The most recent Congress events have been held at City Hall. But, this year an even bigger turnout is expected due to many new leaders on neighborhood council boards and the many issues facing neighborhoods across the City of Los Angeles. The committee is looking at other local sites that can accommodate 500-600 attendees.
The other big topic -- how much do we need to budget to hold a Congress? The committee chose $20,000 as the base number. The cost of the Congress has been approximately $15,000 for both a City Hall Congress in 2010 and the Valley Congress held at Panorama High School in 2009. This year's Congress will have a similar budget and also include opportunities for outside sponsorships.
The next planning meeting will be held in two weeks at the Hollywood Constituent Center, 6501 Fountain, Hollywood at 1 p.m. For more information plan now to attend the Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. meeting, check back here on this blog or contact Cindy Cleghorn at 818-429-6699.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
First Congress Planning Meeting Report
Thank you to all who participated Saturday, Jan. 15 for the first 2011 Citywide Congress planning meeting and for volunteering to take leadership roles in the various congress planning areas. Our next meeting will be Saturday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m., [NOTE TIME CHANGE TO 2 PM] same location at the Hollywood Constituent Center. Everyone is invited.
Here is a quick recap from our meeting. Names in parenthesis are those taking the lead on getting more details in these areas.
Congress Location Ideas: (Mary Garcia & Heinrich Keifer)
Central location is best.
LA Convention Center
City Hall
CBS Studios
LA Trade Tech
Downtown Arts School on Grand Avenue (LAUSD school)
USC
Deaton Auditorium
Congress Date Ideas (Fall 2011):
#1 Choice = Saturday, September 24
#2 Choice = Saturday, September 17
#3 Choice = Saturday, October 15
Congress Budget:
$20,000 is the targeted base cost from prior citywide and regional NC congress events. DONE will bring financial recaps from prior congress events and share at our next meeting.
Congress Sponsors: (Mary Garcia and Cliff Jacobs)
Sponsors for major needs such as lunch, audio visual, location, other.
Other:
Program -- Marlene Savage, Maggi Fajnor (Planning topics / PlanCheckNC alliance), Ivan Spiegel, Tony Wilkinson.
Ideas included:
NC 101
Peer Mentoring / Building network and mentoring
Best Practices - how NCs spend their $45,000
Land Use and Planning (PlanCheckNCLA will coordinate)
Effective management and meetings, Brown Act / Sunshine Law, Ethics Training, Parliamentary Procedure (Rosenberg's and Roberts), Resolutions
CERT/Emergency
Outreach, Capacity Building, NC Benefits, E-Blasts
Community Impact Statements
Accomplishments and Impacts from NCs
Government 101 - How to make change
City Department Overviews
Navigating City Departments
Advocate for topic / issues all NC's can support
Know what community fighting for and interacting with the City
Community Partnerships
Community Building
Deliberative process for issues (how to)
city budget basics
Other:
Vision for the Congress & Congress Theme
Exhibitor tables/city departments
Double track break outs
structure to get NC on every commission
pre-congress video
making sure we get reps from all alliances and areas of the City participating in the planning and attending the Congress
Day of Event:
lunch seating to encourage networking
Thank you to BH, Leyla and Gracie at DONE for participating too.
This is just the kick-start. There's much to do, discuss and enjoy. Please call me anytime with questions or to volunteer in any Congress planning areas.
Here is a quick recap from our meeting. Names in parenthesis are those taking the lead on getting more details in these areas.
Congress Location Ideas: (Mary Garcia & Heinrich Keifer)
Central location is best.
LA Convention Center
City Hall
CBS Studios
LA Trade Tech
Downtown Arts School on Grand Avenue (LAUSD school)
USC
Deaton Auditorium
Congress Date Ideas (Fall 2011):
#1 Choice = Saturday, September 24
#2 Choice = Saturday, September 17
#3 Choice = Saturday, October 15
Congress Budget:
$20,000 is the targeted base cost from prior citywide and regional NC congress events. DONE will bring financial recaps from prior congress events and share at our next meeting.
Congress Sponsors: (Mary Garcia and Cliff Jacobs)
Sponsors for major needs such as lunch, audio visual, location, other.
Other:
Program -- Marlene Savage, Maggi Fajnor (Planning topics / PlanCheckNC alliance), Ivan Spiegel, Tony Wilkinson.
Ideas included:
NC 101
Peer Mentoring / Building network and mentoring
Best Practices - how NCs spend their $45,000
Land Use and Planning (PlanCheckNCLA will coordinate)
Effective management and meetings, Brown Act / Sunshine Law, Ethics Training, Parliamentary Procedure (Rosenberg's and Roberts), Resolutions
CERT/Emergency
Outreach, Capacity Building, NC Benefits, E-Blasts
Community Impact Statements
Accomplishments and Impacts from NCs
Government 101 - How to make change
City Department Overviews
Navigating City Departments
Advocate for topic / issues all NC's can support
Know what community fighting for and interacting with the City
Community Partnerships
Community Building
Deliberative process for issues (how to)
city budget basics
Other:
Vision for the Congress & Congress Theme
Exhibitor tables/city departments
Double track break outs
structure to get NC on every commission
pre-congress video
making sure we get reps from all alliances and areas of the City participating in the planning and attending the Congress
Day of Event:
lunch seating to encourage networking
Thank you to BH, Leyla and Gracie at DONE for participating too.
This is just the kick-start. There's much to do, discuss and enjoy. Please call me anytime with questions or to volunteer in any Congress planning areas.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Citywide Congress of NCs Planning Meeting - Jan. 15, 2011
Hello,
Happy New Year!
It is time to get on track for the Citywide Congress of NCs. Thank you to all who sent notes with interest and support in getting plans for a 2011 Congress officially underway. It is important to have all areas across the City participating.
The first face to face meeting will be on Saturday, January 15 at 2 p.m. at the Hollywood Constituent Center, 6501 Fountain Avenue, Hollywood. Meeting should last about an hour.
Please come prepared to participate in the following tasks that we need to get started on first:
1. Location
2. Budget $$
3. Date
No particular order for the above but once the above details have commitments then we can proceed with other plans.
Other commitments and interests may also be discussed but the first meeting will focus on the above. We will also set the dates for future meetings and start a timeline (countdown) to the event.
If you have an interest in chairing (taking charge) in any areas, please come prepared to do so. If you find that more folks need to be included, invite them. This effort is open to all. DONE staff are also included and we look forward to their participation and assistance. Working together will make this one of the best NC Congress events ever.
Thank you again for your interest. Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, January 15 at 2 p.m. Please contact me with any questions.
Cindy Cleghorn
E-mail: cindycleghorn@me.com
818-353-7135 - office
818-429-6699 - cell
Happy New Year!
It is time to get on track for the Citywide Congress of NCs. Thank you to all who sent notes with interest and support in getting plans for a 2011 Congress officially underway. It is important to have all areas across the City participating.
The first face to face meeting will be on Saturday, January 15 at 2 p.m. at the Hollywood Constituent Center, 6501 Fountain Avenue, Hollywood. Meeting should last about an hour.
Please come prepared to participate in the following tasks that we need to get started on first:
1. Location
2. Budget $$
3. Date
No particular order for the above but once the above details have commitments then we can proceed with other plans.
Other commitments and interests may also be discussed but the first meeting will focus on the above. We will also set the dates for future meetings and start a timeline (countdown) to the event.
If you have an interest in chairing (taking charge) in any areas, please come prepared to do so. If you find that more folks need to be included, invite them. This effort is open to all. DONE staff are also included and we look forward to their participation and assistance. Working together will make this one of the best NC Congress events ever.
Thank you again for your interest. Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, January 15 at 2 p.m. Please contact me with any questions.
Cindy Cleghorn
E-mail: cindycleghorn@me.com
818-353-7135 - office
818-429-6699 - cell
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