General Meeting 5/27/2014 - Lake Los Angeles Rural Town Council

General Meeting Minutes 27 May 2014
Lake Los Angeles Rural Town Council
Lake Los Angeles Community Gymnasium at Sorensen Park
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Miss Kennedy called the meeting to order at 7:01
Patrick Dillon (Scout) let the Pledge of Allegiance
Miss Kennedy called for a Moment of Silence
Miss Kennedy stated purpose of the council and instructions to submit comments
Mr. Crawford took attendance and verified quorum
Miss Kennedy announced that we had two speakers, both of which the people had great
interest in. The community was given the choice of reading the committee reports or allow that
allotted time to be used for the guest speakers with the committee reports being attached to
the minutes. The community chose to allot the time to the speakers.
Agenda changes
a. Sign in sheets to New Business where to keep them
b. Mr. Crawford made motion to accept the corrected agenda second by Mrs. Brouillard
i. Vote: 4-0-0; motion carries
Minutes
a. Submitted for review prior to meeting, therefore no reading of the minutes
b. April 22 General and May 7 Agenda Planning minutes accepted as submitted
Treasurers Report Mrs. Keenberg
Statement of Absences Mr. Crawford
a. Total of one absence for the seated council
Open Positions Miss Kennedy
a. Miss Hill resigned
b. Miss Kennedy resigning at end of meeting
c. We are at minimum size to do business and need members
Upcoming Dates Miss Kennedy
a. June Agenda Planning Meeting June 4
b. June General Meeting June 24
i. Waiting on confirmation that meeting will be on the High Speed Corridor
c. Pending vote, December meeting will be on the 16th instead of the 23rd
d. Public Information Committee June 16, 7:00 p.m. @ the park
e. Ways and Means June 9, 7:00 p.m. @ Los Chiles
f. Planning Committee June 10, 7:00 p.m. @ Los Chiles
g. By-Laws Rewrite Committee June 2, 7:00 p.m. @ the park
h. Election Committee June 11, 7:00 p.m. @ Los Chiles
i. ARTC May 28, 7:00 p.m. @ Fire Station Training Center
j. Illegal Dumping June 11, 3:00 p.m. @ Fire Station Training Center
k. Lake Los Angeles Business Watch June 17, 9:00 a.m. @ Twin Lakes Church
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l. IRWMP June 11, 9:00 @ Cultural Center
13. Guest Speakers
a. Los Angeles County Housing Authority Mrs. Margarita Lares et al
i. Included building of our Gymnasium
ii. Satellite Office in Palmdale - Tracy Matt Manager
iii. Section 8 Presentation Tracy Matt
1. Help eligible families to afford decent, safe, high quality housing
2. The owner is subsidized for difference of rent and what the family pays
3. To be eligible for the program:
a. Qualify as a family
b. Meet emigrant or citizen requirements
c. Be within income limits
d. Provide other information as required, including criminal
background consent form
4. Rejected if any member of the household has:
a. Been evicted from federally assisted housing for drug related
activity
b. Been convicted for the manufacturing of methamphetamine on
the premises of federally assisted housing
c. Applicants subject to a life time sex offender registration
requirement
d. Applicants who are engaged in or have been engaged in criminal
activities including drug related of violence related activity
e. Applicants have not completed parole or probation
5. Owner is responsible for screening applicant for suitability as renters
and for maintaining the house per housing regulations
6. Section 8 members must meet their rental agreement and other
housing requirements and must not commit any repeated or serious
violations of the lease
7. Occupants and their guests or invitees may not engage in drug related
criminal activity, violence criminal activity, or other criminal activity that
threatens the health, safety or right to peaceful enjoyment to other
residence and persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the
premises.
8. Lake Los Angeles currently has about 12,000 households of which 16 are
Section 8 families.
9. Please listen to the recording for further details and for the community
questions.
b. Off Road Vehicles Sgt. Hawksley
i. COPS Community Oriented Policing Services Bureau County Wide
1. Education first, letting people know if they are where they can ride or
not, then enforcement
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a. Cannot just take off in the desert
2. Legal riding areas
i. Royal Flats, El Mirage, Cal City Desert Springs, Jaw Bone
ii. Very small area behind Littlerock Dam with proposed
new areas
iii. Legal areas will be posted, if not posted, it is not legal
3. Warning system set up
a. First time they write your name down and probably will not cite
you
b. Once your name is in the book
4. Will not be tolerated
a. Riding without a helmet
b. Riding double on a quad
c. Riding without a spark arrestor during the fire season
d. Seen damaging the land
5. You may ride on your own property as long as you don t disturbed you
neighbors.
6. Must have written paper to ride on friends property
a. Liability on the friend
7. Off road vehicles not allowed on the shoulder or the street
a. If you run and are caught, you lose the bike
8. Please listen to the recording for further details and for the community
questions.
c. Deputy Field Supervisor Update Norm Hickling
i. Received letter on P8 flooding and will get it in the works
ii. Got with Public Works on speed indicator signs
iii. Judge Brown ruling
1. All housing issues explored to keep Hubbart out
iv. Please listen to the recording for the community questions. Norm will try to
bring the answers back.
v. The Community is requested to submit questions on llartc.com to be forwarded
to Mr. Hickling in time for him to have the research done for us by next meeting.
d. Sheriff s Department Update Vacationing Deputy White
i. Crimes coming down stats given
ii. Summertime Crime Suppression Team is out
1. Be nice to the deputies and they are likely not to cite you
iii. If you do not get the response you expect, ask for the Watch Commander
iv. Lake LA under Lancaster jurisdiction
v. Please listen to the recording for the community questions.
14. Community Announcements
a. Park Summer Day Camp and Tiny Tot Camp registration May 31
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i. Tiny Tot Camp is first come first served
b. Karate still going on
c. Movie Nights June 13th starting at dusk
d. Concert in the Park coming in July
15. Community Comments
a. Questioned what the Council had done to keep the Pillowcase Rapist out of Lake Los
Angeles
i. Letters sent to Judge Brown; Supervisor Antonovich; Kamala Harris, Attorney
General; Resident Deputy John White; Jerry Powers Chief Probation Officer; Ken
Carabello Vice President of Operations at Liberty Health Care Corp; the
California Department of Justice Sex Offender Tracking Program.
ii. We did not send a letter to the home owner because it is a touchy subject as to
what is and is not legal. The Council is sued as individuals and does not have
legal counsel to support us. Council voted not to send for this reason.
b. Issue of car repair shop being set up in a rented home. Deputy White is aware of the
problem. Activity is now happening on the weekend.
16. Unfinished Business
a. Information on Predators Guests have been brought in. If there are more suggestions
or other guests desired, please put those requests in the suggestion box
b. Ratify Judge Brown Letter Mrs. Keenberg makes a motion to ratify the letter, Mrs.
Brouillard seconds the motion
i. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
c. Owner letter not sent noted in paragraph 15.1.i
d. Bike Path update letter not to be sent, schedule below
i. 170th St East from Ave. P to Palmdale Blvd. is to begin the summer of 2017
ii. 170th St East from Ave. M-4 to Ave. M-8 is to begin the summer of 2017
iii. East Ave. O from 150th St East to 165th St East is to begin the summer of 2016
e. Ratify email sent re: driver feedback signs Mrs. Brouillard makes a motion to ratify the
e-mail, Mrs. Keenberg seconds the motion
i. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
17. New Business
a. Incoming Mail obsolete
b. Letter for AV Bank motioned by Mrs. Keenberg to table until next month, second by
Mr. Crawford
i. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
c. Appointment of Members
i. Betty Crawford
1. motioned by Mrs. Keenberg to appoint Betty Crawford as a council
member, second by Mr. Crawford
a. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
d. Vote to change to website builder does include web hosting
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i. Mrs. Keenberg makes a motion move to Website Builder, Mrs. Brouillard
seconds the motion
1. Vote: 3-0-1, motion carries
e. Vote to accept and thank Crawford s for $200.00 donation
i. Mrs. Keenberg makes the motion, Mrs. Brouillard seconds the motion
1. Vote: 3-0-1, motion carries
f. Hosting Fees included in Website Builder
g. Christmas Meeting December 16
i. Moved by Mrs. Brouillard to move Christmas meeting to December 16, second
by Mr. Crawford
1. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
h. Fill Corresponding Secretary i. Mrs. Keenberg moves that Mrs. Brouillard temporally fill the position, Mr.
Crawford seconds
1. Vote: 3-0-1, motion carries
i. Fill Public Information Comm. Chair
i. Mrs. Keenberg volunteers to temporally fill the position, no objections or vote
j. Fill President position
i. Discussion on personal schedules and aptitudes
ii. Mrs. Keenberg volunteered, Mrs. Brouillard moved to accept, Mr. Crawford
seconds
1. Vote: 3-0-1
k. Fill CSD Comm. Chair
i. Mrs. Keenberg moves to table appointment until such time as we receive a
response from the county, Mrs. Brouillard seconds
1. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
l. Pick and store items from Kristi s house
i. Mrs. Keenberg volunteered to pick up the council items
m. Sign-in sheets contains private information
i. Mrs. Keenberg moved to table question until after the ARTC meeting so that she
could obtain related information, Mrs. Brouillard seconds
1. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
18. Next Meetings: Agenda Planning Meeting, June 4th - General Meeting, June 24th
19. Miss Kennedy thanked the community for allowing her to serve and don t let up on the
community
20. Meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. Mrs. Keenberg moved, Mr. Crawford seconds
a. Vote: 4-0-0, motion carries
Respectfully Submitted
Lee Crawford
Recording Secretary
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