Standing Committees
Public Safety Committee
VISION STATEMENT: To create an open communication between all of the public safety entities and the stakeholders of the Greater Valley Glen Community; to promote and inspire involvement and new and existing Neighborhood Watch groups; and to engage, sponsor and co-sponsor Community outreach programs to these ends.SPECIFIC GOALS STATEMENT:
1. To promote local Public Safety Entities to all Stakeholders;
2. To raise Stakeholder awareness of programs offered by Public Safety Entities;
3. To work with Public Safety Officials to bring about a Partnership between Stakeholders ,the Community and all of the Public Safety Entities serving them;
4. To develop Neighborhood Watch groups in every neighborhood in Greater Valley Glen;
5. To encourage Emergency Preparedness programs for Stakeholders through the Neighborhood Watch groups;
6. To encourage Earthquake Emergency preparedness for Stakeholders through the Neighborhood Watch groups;
7. To support, co-sponsor and provide financial assistance to National Night Out Programs held in Greater Valley Glen through the local Neighborhood Watch groups; and
8. To sponsor a Greater Valley Glen Safety Fair and Community Pancake Breakfast benefiting Valley Glen Fire Station 102
Committe: Terry Anderson, Chair: Steve Hamm and Bruce Thomas, Co- Chairs; Jean Sinatra,
Vince Stamboni, Jim McDevitt and Frank Richter
Planning and Land Use Committee
VISION STATEMENT: The Planning and Land Use Committee monitors and reports to the Board on zoning and planning issues for proposed developments in the Greater Valley Glen area, as well other city and/or State proposals that affect the status quo and the quality of life regarding current codes and zoning regulations.SPECIFIC GOALS STATEMENT:
1. To ensure that the PLUM Committee will make timely decisions and recommendations on specific projects, modifications, CUP applications, and zone changes that are proposed for the Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood.
2. To review larger development issues such as overlay zoning proposals, general plan modifications, overall density issues, and issues of height and bulk of proposed developments, and other current topical issues such as affordable housing, etc and to present to the Board of the Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council our best efforts to determine what is in the best interests of the community.
Committee: Douglas Breidenbach, Chair; Ted Geldberg, Co-Chair: Gary Popenoe,
Hafeed Kardough, Christopher Alan, Judy Price, Asta Criss and Steven Jay Porus
Community Outreach and Neighborhoods Committee
VISION STATEMENT: Facilitate communication with the stakeholders of Greater Valley Glen by creating community awareness and encouraging participation.SPECIFIC GOALS STATEMENT:
1. Grow the e-mail list. Currently @ 250 - 400 February '09 - 600 June '09 - 750 February '10 - 900 June '10;
2. Keep website current and up to date;
3. Promote town hall events in conjunction with other committees;
4. E-mail agendas and news flashes to the email list;
5. Conduct "Public Officials night"; and
6. Introduce the neighborhood to community organizations - like ARC(Activities for Retarded Children).
Committee: Chris Ueland, Chair; Bill Fishman, Katrina Bada, Chris Mushyan, and
Stephen Gonzales; (4 Openings for Board Members and Stakeholders)
Government Relations Committee
VISION STATEMENT: The Greater Valley Glen Council’s Government Relations Committee empowers stakeholders with opportunities to weigh in on public policy and government-related issues. The full Greater Valley Glen Council will then send recommendations to local and state officials in the form of community impact statements as well as written and verbal correspondence.SPECIFIC GOALS STATEMENT:
1. Keep up-to-date on City Council proposals and agenda items.
2. Weigh in on important issues;
3. Write proposals as needed;
4. Host public events and workshops in Greater Valley Glen Council to accomplish the above vision statement; and
5. Periodically reevaluate the committee’s mission statement and make changes as needed.
Committee: Charlotte Laws, Chair; Montie Mazzo, Raafat Morcos, Vic Viereck,
(4 Openings for Board Members and Stakeholders);
DWP MOU Representative: Monte Mazo; * Valley Alliance: Co-Representatives: Vic Viereck & Chris Ueland;* LANC Coalition Representative: Charlotte Laws*
*Special appointments by GVGC Board President
Beautification Committee
PROVISIONAL VISION AND GOALS STATEMENT: To promote and implement improvements to the appearance and common good of the Greater Valley Glen community through beautification projects, including but not limited to median plantings, monument signs, and public parks as well as facilitate grants to help support these goals. Committee: Fernando Ayala, Chair; Ted Geldberg, Secretary; Abdul Zohbi, Mickey Jannol,Arline Simon, Helen Lamonica, Gerome Huerta, Ted Johnson, Melky Kertis
Business Promotion and Development Committee
VISION STATEMENT: To create a channel for communication between the Business Community, the Greater Valley Glen Council and all Stakeholders.SPECIFIC GOALS STATEMENT:
1. To promote the businesses of the Greater Valley Glen Council area to all stakeholders and to determine the number of Commercial and Home based businesses in Greater Valley Glen;
2. To raise awareness of the stakeholder status of the business community in the Greater Valley Glen Council;
A. Identify business/merchant leader for ethnic business community; and
B. Sponsor and conduct‘”Q” conditions seminar (affects Valley Glen area only) and Develop a “Q” condition violation procedure;
3. To work with government agencies and commercial enterprise to bring unique and desirous businesses to the Greater Valley Glen Council area and recommend a Board Member representative to represent GVGC for the VICA/Economic Alliance; and
4. To work with other Greater Valley Glen Council. Committees for business outreach opportunities.
Committee: Carlos Ferreyra, Chairman; Eli Kademian, Maria Denis, Karo Torossian,
Peer Ghent, Yvette Berke (3 Openings for Board Members and Stakeholders)
Non-Regularly Scheduled Committees
Rules, Bylaws & Elections Committee
PURPOSE: To review and make recommendations to the council regarding the current bylaws, standing rules and organize and proposed rules for the conduct of GVGC Board and Committees; and to assist the City Clerk in planning for the next GVGC election.Committee: Stanley Friedman, Chair; Terry Anderson, Kathy Schwartz, Montie Mazo, Karo Torossian and Barry Pezner
Southeast Valley Development Committee
PURPOSE: To review and cooperate with other Neighborhood Councils and organizations regarding proposed developments outside of the Greater Valley Glen jurisdiction but affecting Greater Valley Glen – primarily in the South East Valley.Committee: Terry Anderson, Chair: Chris Ueland, Doug Briedenbach and Judy Price
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Cambridge Farms Recycling Issue
PURPOSE: To facilitate resolution of neighborhood concerns regarding the problems caused by the Recycling Center located at the Cambridge Farms Shopping Center on Burbank Boulevard.Committee: Maria Denis, Chair; Bruce Thomas, Terry Anderson
Government Townhall Meetings
(in conjunction with Community Outreach Committee)
PURPOSE: To organize and host annual Meet Your Elected Officials Night for Greater Valley Glen Community and tMeet the City Night (heads of various City and other Government agencies and departments) for Greater Valley Glen Community.
Committee: Karo Torossian, Chair; Bill Fishman, Chris Ueland and Ted Geldberg