BOARD MEETING MINUTES MAY 3, 2001

Attendance:  

Fran Reichenbach
George Abrahams 
Nina Van Tassel
Diana Knoll
Tina Romans
Viva Sullivan
Missy Kelly
Victoria Gow 
Byrd Holland

Trudy Koene
Jacqueline Wolf McNary
David McCanne
Mrs. David McCanne
Mary Ann Nelson
Chuck Welch
James Henney

 Call To Order:  Fran Reichenbach, President 

Minutes Approved Unanimously 

Treasurer's Report  Diana Knoll, Treasurer 

Expenditure: Approval of Money to be spent for ad in Beachwood Voice 

LAPD Issues: Bill Sollie, LAPD 

SLO (Senior Lead Officers) has been returned to community with schedule to allow for one day a week on patrol in the Hollywood Precinct.  Captain Mike Downing is adhering to Chief Bernard Parks directive regarding SLO for community. 

Local Crime still consists mostly of vehicle theft and reminds community to not leave anything in car to attract thieves.  A purse snatching occurred in Beachwood Village.  Other crimes are low by comparison to other areas of the City.   

Viva Sullivan reports that the intersection of Cheremoya and Verbena is exceptionally dark. 

Sollie advises that street lighting problems to deter crime can be solved by contacting Operation Bright Light  by contacting City Hall Information at 213-485-2121 

Tina Romans reports that a Vacant Lot in her neighborhood near Temple Hill and Vesanta is having problems with vagrants and squatters.  

Sollie advises that the problem can be solved by contacting both the Fire Department and Mary Presby in Councilman Ferraro's Office. 

Crime Analysis available for entire area extending from Franklin Avenue north to Universal City and Los Feliz east to Hollywood Bowl. 

Martin Van Randalhoff inquires about man arrested for domestic abuse incident at home has made threats against neighbor and wants to know if the man is still in custody. 

Sollie reports that most people arrested make threats against those surrounding the incident but it is rare for them to be carried out.  He is unable to remark on current status of the suspect. 

Traffic Report:   Nina Van Tassell 

Study performed at intersection of Rodgerton and Beachwood did not provide enough information to warrant installation of stop sign but the City Engineer says they will try again with another twenty-four hour study to verify results of first test. 

Jeff  (a resident of Temple Hill) says that traffic going through Canyon Cove & Canyon Drive rarely stop for signs. 

Jackie says that a mirror should be put at blind spot at intersections  

Victoria Gow reports that a stop sign will be installed at Cheremoya & Verbena according to Mary Presby of Councilman Ferraro's office. 

George Abrahams has directed that people start taking note of times they see people going through stop signs to help police make proper assessment of traffic at dangerous intersections. 

Utility Report: 

He is trying to get the City, DWP, Pacific Bell, and Cable company interested in funding the installation of underground wiring to replace the overhead wiring and telephone poles along Beachwood Drive. 

After speaking with Chief Legislative Analyst who has taken over since Ferraro's death, George has been instructed to make a formal request for this to the DWP and Tom LaBonge.  After the request, another is made at the City Council level. 

George is trying to get rid of the No Access to Hollywood signs that appear throughout the area. 

Underground water leak is getting worse at intersection of Ledgewood and Rodgerton.  Mary Presby has said that she will take care of it. 

Potholes along Beachwood being repaired slowly. 

Street lighting to be converted to high pressure sodium that gives off pinkish light - we should start organizing now to keep the incandescent ones at cost to homeowners in area.  Street Lighting to attend next Board Meeting to give proposals and information regarding the changeover. 

Other Business: 

Byrd Holland reports that Hollyridge Drive has been repaved. 

Man asks what it would take to "friendly" up the intersections and stop signs the way it is done in Burbank with planters surrounding the intersection and possibly red bricks at crossways.  George says the Burbank Chamber of Commerce can help to direct us to how much something like this would cost, and who could do it. 

Boundaries of the BCNA to be expanded to include Canyon on the East; Franklin on the South, Temple Hill on the West.  Organization will absorb Vista Del Mar, Temple Hill, and Primrose into BCNA and the Hollywood Pineapple Tract.