GRASSROOTS VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
Land Use and Planning Committee (LUPC)

AGENDA
Date:            Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Time:            7:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m.
Location:      Venice Boys and Girls Club – Gym
                     2232 Lincoln Boulevard, (Cross Street: Venice Blvd.)


1.  Approval of November 3, 2003 meeting minutes [2 min]

2.  Approval of December 1, 2003 meeting minutes [2 min]

3.  Report from Council Office (Kevin Keller) [5 min]

4.  Public Comment [10 min]
 
5.  Discussion Item:  MTA lot-swap [10 min]

    - A representative from the Council office will give a report on this item.

6.  Action Item: St. Joseph's Center (continued from Dec. 17 to Feb. 18 at W. LA     Planning Commission)  [30 min]

    *Public comment will be heard prior to any Committee action on the following items.  Speakers have two minutes each.

Project Description:  Demolition of an existing 11,000 square-foot community services center and replaced on the same site with a new 25,000 square-foot community services center.

Requested Entitlements:  A Specific Plan Exception, Conditional Use Permits, Coastal Development Permit

Note:  The LUPC Project Information Form on this item is posted on the GRVNC website. Go to http://www.grvnc.org/committees.htm and click on "Land Use and Planning" link.  

7. Action Item:  Envision Venice [20 min]

    *Public comment will be heard prior to any Committee action on the following     items.  Speakers have two minutes each.

    a.  Summary of Report from November 15, 2003 Envision Venice event given by Venice Community Coalition leaders

    b.  Request for Committee endorsement of the Report

    c.  Request for Committee to appoint an ad hoc subcommittee that will carry the Envision Venice plan forward to the City Planning             Department, Council and Mayor’s office.

8.  LUPC Business [20 min]
    a. Appointment of Secretary/Treasurer
    b. Rotating Chair of meeting
    c. Procedure for selecting projects for agenda
    d. Division of labor and dissemination of information
    e. Choose regular meeting day and time for LUPC meetings in 2004

9. Discussion Item: Venice Specific Plan [10 min]
   
- Relative to the eastern section of Venice (the only area in Venice not covered by the Venice Coastal Specific Plan or the Oxford Triangle Plan).

10. Action Item:  Participation in the Coastal Commission Hearings on the amended Venice Coastal Specific Plan. [10 min
a.  Summary of issue reported by John Davis

b.  Delegate a committee member to be the "watchdog" so that LUPC can timely agendize the matter to represent community wishes at the Coastal Commission public hearings.

11.  Adjourn - TOTAL TIME:  119 minutes