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01/09/2023

PLUM Special Planning & Land Use Management

Committee Meeting 6:30pm - 10:00pm

You can use this link to join our regularly scheduled Planning & Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) meetings, which are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at 6:30PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86231143713

Meeting ID: 862 3114 3713

Dial in: (720) 707-2699 or (346) 248-7799
7.1. [POLICY] DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL ACTION, AND PRESENTATION BY MATTHEW HAYDEN & PETER WILSON FOR 12124 W PACIFIC AVE 90066. (AT THE INTERSECTION OF PACIFIC AND GRANDVIEW) DEMO OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF A NEW 6-STORY, 67-FT IN HEIGHT APARTMENT BUILDING CONTAINING 74-UNIT, INCLUDING 11 VLI UNITS (25%), PROVIDING 122 VEH. PARKING & 64 BICYCLE PARKING. 
8.1. [POLICY] DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL ACTION, AND PRESENTATION BY TINA CHOI, OLIVIA JONCICH, AND ALLEN PARK FOR 3871-3877 GRAND VIEW BLVD. 90066 (AT THE INTERSECTION OF VENICE AND GRANDVIEW) DEMO OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 58,180 SF, 3- STORY SELF-STORAGE FACILITY.
8.2. [POLICY] DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING A LETTER TO DCP REGUARDING DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING REZONING PROGRAM. 
This is a summary of the Policy Discussion, please visit https://www.marvista.org/assets/documents/2/meeting63b5f4aa6bf45.pdf
for more information
 
Motion Regarding Dept of City Planning Re-Zoning Program

Whereas the CA state Housing and Community Development Dept (HCD) in 2022, rejected the Los Angeles Dept of City Planning’s (DCP) updated Housing Element,

Whereas the reason for this rejection given by the state is the Housing Element’s not producing enough housing across all income levels to meet its 6th Cycle RHNA requirement (Regional Housing Needs Assessment) of 456,643 units between 2021 and 2029,

Whereas, in response to this, DCP has determined that it needs to generate an additional 255,432 units through zoning changes, Whereas, DCP has instituted a city-wide ReZoning program designed to address this issue,

Whereas, this Re-Zoning program includes, in Chapter 4, Appendix 4.7 of the revised Housing Element, a spreadsheet titled Inventory of Candidate Sites for Rezoning that lists hundreds of properties in Mar Vista: https://planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/housing-element-update - adopted-plan,

Whereas, the maps included in the new Housing Element Rezoning Program are devoid of many preservations included in the Draft Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey Community Plan document (2020) and include extensive upzoning in Mar Vista: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ugxV8jqp57tqDehho4WsQ13sgSnlBMMj/view?ts=63587e38,
Whereas, the population of Los Angeles is, per the 2021 US Census, 3,849,297 and that of Mar Vista is 51,338 (2019, Dept of Neighborhood Empowerment),

Whereas this makes Mar Vista 1.33% of the population of Los Angeles, Whereas, this would make Mar Vista’s contribution to DCP’s targeted shortfall of housing 3,397 units for the 2021-2019 6th Cycle RHNA requirements,

Whereas, a Dwelling Unit Capacity calculated by the Mar Vista Community Council’s (MVCC) Community Plan Update committee in 2020, demonstrated that, when including units generated from the Los Angeles City TOC Ordinance, SB 1818 and ADU bonuses, existing zoning codes in Mar Vista would generate an excess capacity of 12, 591 units through 2030, Whereas, the TOC, SB1818 bonuses are designed to generate Affordable units with every development which utilizes them,

Whereas, per DCP’s own reports, these density bonuses account for the majority of new discretionary projects throughout the city of Los Angeles Whereas this would satisfy the state Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements, Whereas, the TOC Ordinance contains a clause which permits the mandated percentage of Affordable units required in order to qualify for the bonus could be changed via a Community Plan Update,

Whereas the MVCC’s Community Plan Update committee, in 2020, requested the required per cent of Affordable units be increased from 10% to 60% in Mar Vista, Whereas no response from DCP to this request has been received to date by MVCC,

Whereas, this increase would generate even greater quantities of Affordable Housing in Mar Vista, Therefore, MVCC posits that its current zoning, when including the units generated by the TOC Ordinance, SB1818 ordinances, more than satisfies its contribution to the 6th Cycle RHNA shortfall identified by DCP, Moreover, if the recommendation of the MVCC Community Plan update committee to increase the per cent affordable required to qualify for TOC bonuses were enacted by the City of Los Angeles, there would be even greater numbers of Affordable units generated, Therefore, the MVCC requests that no Re-Zoning be applied in Mar Vista in the city-wide rezoning program. Recipients: Diego Janacua Cortez, City Planner, diego.janacua@lacity.org Matthew Glesne, Senior City Planner, matthew.glesne@lacity.org Blair Smith, Senior City Planner, blair.smith@lacity.org
 

Elections & Bylaws Committee Meeting | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | 01/10/2023

You can use this link to join our regularly scheduled Elections & Bylaws Committee meetings, which are on the second Tuesday of the month starting at 6:00PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86364326792

Meeting ID: 863 6432 6792

Dial in: (720) 707-2699 or (346) 248-7799

8. NEW BUSINESS –REVISIONS AND MOTIONS TO SUPPORT CHANGES TO THE MVCC STANDING RULES:

Code of Conduct Supporting Document
Neighborhood Council Code of Civility
2-Code of Civil Conduct Proposed Changes
1-Proposed Changes Form-02.02.2023
MVCC Code of Conduct

Please visit https://www.marvista.org/calendar for Elections and Bylaws to review the details of the above pdfs.

 

Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability

Committee Meeting | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

01/11/2023

You can use this link to join our regularly scheduled Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee meetings, which are on the first Wednesday of the month starting at 6:00PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84773223594

Meeting ID: 847 7322 3594

Dial in: (720) 707-2699 or (346) 248-7799

3.1.1. ORDINANCE NO. 187722: AL FRESCO REVOCABLE PERMITS: AMENDS SECTION 62.118.2 OF LA MUNICIPAL CODE
3.1.1.1. Bureau of Engineering may issue permits for public streets buildings/structures/improvements
3.1.1.2. Fees/Timing 3.1.2. Council File No 21-1222: Transportation Committee reports relative to Slow Streets LA Program
3.1.2.1. More durable materials for neighborhoods included in the September 29, 2022 Slow Streets Program
3.1.2.2. $420k from Measure m
3.1.2.3. Appropriate $1,825,000 3.1.2.4. Signage, gateway elements, mini traffic circles, turn restrictions, traffic diverters 3.1.2.5. AB 773 allows local jurisdictions to adopt policies to temporarily or permanently restrict through traffic or implement street closures. The bill requires the local authority to meet specified conditions to implement a slow street, including a determination that closure or traffic restriction is necessary for the safety and protection of persons using the closed or restricted portion of the street, conducting an outreach and engagement process, and clearly designating any restriction with signage.
3.1.3. SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT – JANUARY COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES
3.1.3.1. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023 // 9 A.M. – 12 P.M. // MARVIN BRAUDE CENTER // 6262 VAN NUYS BLVD // VAN NUYS, CA 91401
3.1.3.2. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023 // 5 P.M. – 8 P.M. // WESTWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH // 10497 WILSHIRE BLVD // LOS ANGELES, CA 90024

Outreach Committee Meeting | 6:30pm - 8:00pm

01/12/2023

You can use this link to join our regularly scheduled Outreach Committee meetings, which are on the first Thursday of the month starting at 6:30PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85379180086

Meeting ID: 853 7918 0086

Dial in: (720) 707-2699 or (346) 248-7799

Emergency Preparedness 

 

With your family or household members, discuss how to prepare and respond to the types of emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play.

 

Identify responsibilities for each member of your household and how you will work together as a team.

 

Practice as many elements of your plan as possible.


Be prepared in the event of an emergency.
Use the links for information to help you get ready for an emergency. 
 
 

Come and let us know your Point of View. We hope to see all of you at our meetings in the 2023.

MVCC is here for our stakeholders to communicate the needs of our neighborhood to city officials, and to encourage MVCC residents to work together to keep our neighborhood a great place to live.

Attend our meetings, meet your neighbors and see how, by working together, we can ensure that Mar Vista is a neighborhood that we are all proud of. Attend, participate and have a voice in addressing the issues that are important to YOU.
 

Please visit MarVista.org to Find Your Zone, check the Calendar for upcoming meetings, get to know more about your Neighborhood Council, and discover how you would like to participate in helping Mar Vista!

Please feel free to contact us, we are here to serve. Have a great week!
 

 CHECK MARVISTA.ORG/CALENDAR FOR ALL MEETINGS

Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) - 1st Tuesday, 6:30pm
Chair: Drew Ruesch
Vice-Chair: Stacey Greenwald

Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) - 1st Wednesday, 6pm
Chair: Jordan Paul
Vice-Chair: Faith Myhra

Outreach - 1st Thursday, 6:30pm
Chair: Carolyn Honda
Vice-Chair: Kathy Rodriguez

Elections & Bylaws - 2nd Tuesday, 6pm
Chair: Martin Rubin
Vice-Chair: Holly Tilson
2nd Vice-Chair: Kathryn Wheeler

PHS & Homeless - 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm
Chair: Andrew Marton
Vice-Chair:Charlene Samiley
2nd Vice-Chair: Jennifer Rafeedie

Education, Arts, & Culture - Meeting Date TBD
Chair: MB Blakey
Vice-Chair : Bitta Sharma
Vice-Chair: David Lee 

MVCC OFFICERS (Executive & FInance Committee - 2nd Thursday, 7pm)
Chair: Tyler Laferriere-Holloway
Vice-Chair: Andrew Marton
2nd Vice-Chair: Carolyn K. Honda
Secretary: Jennifer Rafeedie
Treasurer: Drew Ruesch

Board of Directors  - 3rd Wednesday, 6:30pm
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