Meeting Date: 07/19/04 07:30 AM
Meeting Type: Regular
Location: Good Neighbor Resturant
South Room
3701 Cahuenga Blvd West
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Details: AGENDA
1 ROLL CALL
2 REVIEW AND APPROVE MINUTES (VOTE)
3 REVIEW AND APPROVE APPOINTMENTS TO ELECTION AND PROCEDURES AD HOC COMMITTEES (VOTE)
4 TREASURER’S UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS (VOTE)
5 REVIEW USE OF ADMINSTRATIVE SECTION OF WEBSITE. CONSIDER EXPANDING USERS TO INCLUDE COMMITTEE CHAIRS (VOTE)
6 DISCUSS BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD AND CORRESPONDENCE (VOTE)
7 GENERAL COMMENTS
8 PUBLIC COMMENT
9 ADJOURN
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HOLLYWOOD HILLS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
APPROVED
July 19, 2004
Good Neighbors Restaurant
3701 Cahuenga Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Dan Bernstein, President called to order the Executive Committee meeting at 7:45 a.m.
Present: Dan Bernstein, President; Ossie Cohen, Vice President; Jennifer Alwood, Secretary; Bob Cook, Treasurer; John Connolly, Parliamentarian
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
No minutes to approve.
3. REVIEW AND APPROVE APPOINTMENTS TO ELECTIONS AND PROCEDURES AD HOC COMMITTEES
Two ad hoc committees were formed, Elections and Procedures, at July 8 Board meeting. The Executive Committee approved the President’s appointments of Bob Cook, Robert Gonzales, Theresa Larkin and Dan Bernstein to the elections ad hoc committee and appointments of Paul Ramsey, Jeff Rouze, Bob Cook, Anastasia Mann, Vince Vitale and Dan Bernstein with John Connolly as alternate to the procedures ad hoc committee.
4. TREASURER’S REPORT
a.) Bob: Waiting for D.O.N.E. to give him amount of funds from last year that will be rolled-over. Most of the funds were encumbered. The ’04-’05 budget needs to include rollover money.
b.) Bob: Wants to make the committee aware that vendors will need to fill out form to be approved for payment.
MOTION by Bob: Moved to draft a motion to amend the approved budget, and in the new budget denoting last year’s rollover monies by an asterisk (*).
SECOND: John
VOTE: Motion passes – unanimous
(Bob drafting motion for Board meeting.)
5. REVIEW USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION OF WEBSITE. CONSIDER EXPANDING USERS TO INCLUDE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Dan: Proposed giving Committee chairs access to send out committee emails from the website after each member has a one-on-one training session with an Executive Committee member. Looking into money to add a ‘Message from the Chair’ section for Committee website pages. Reminded executive committee we need to update pictures and bios on the website. Jennifer will send email to Board and Ossie will follow up.
MOTION by Bob: Move to give Committee chairs access to sending emails from website after one-on-one training with an Executive Committee member.
SECOND: John
VOTE: Motion passes – unanimous
6. DISCUSS BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD AND CORRESPONDENCE
a) Dan: Vince Vitale created own HHWNC business cards and changed the HHWNC logo. Executive Committee viewed example.
MOTION by Bob: Move to keep existing HHWNC logo and order business cards for Board members.
SECOND: John
VOTE: Motion passes – unanimous
DISCUSSION:
a) Dan: Presented Executive Committee with a copy of an email from Board member Anastasia Mann to Bernard Parks regarding the article in LA Times about DWP buying signage from the Dodgers baseball team. The email is problematic because it can be misinterpreted that it represents HHWNC point of view and was not reviewed by the Board.
b) John: Dan should ask Anastasia to contact Bernard Parks to clarify that her email does not represent HHWNC point of view and is a personal opinion.
MOTION by John: Ms. Mann’s email was a personal communication and not an official communication of HHWNC. HHWNC By-Laws (page 8 of 11, Item X) state that only the President and The Executive Committee may speak for HHWNC. Therefore, Board members speak as individuals must make clear that they are speaking only for themselves and not for HHWNC. Lastly, nothing in this regard, in any way, intends to limit any persons right to expression and free speech, we merely seek to underline the distinction between the personal opinion and HHWNC policy.
SECOND: Bob
VOTE: Motion passes – unanimous
7. GENERAL COMMENTS
Dan: We need all mailbox keys from the past Executive Committee because Bob needs one.
Ossie: The transition from old to new Board should be complete by next Executive Committee meeting.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments.
9. ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by Jennifer Alwood, Secretary of Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council