RNC News 2016-08

Neighborhood Council Newsletter
AUGUST, 2016
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WEST NILE VIRUS IN RESEDA
Kathleen Quinn from EmpowerLA administers the oath of office
to newly elected Board Member Yassmin Florez
WEST NILE VIRUS IN
RESEDA
Public Information Officer
Levy
Sun from Greater Los Angeles County Vector
Control District released the following statement via NextDoor.com
Hello neighbors,
Recently, we confirmed West Nile virus in
mosquitoes in the Reseda area. This is the first
indication of the virus in the area for 2016. If
you're experiencing mosquito issues/bites -even after removing all standing water around
your home -- you can submit a service request
at www.ReportMosquitoes.org or give us a call
at 818-364-9589.
As usual, our staff will continue to reduce the
standing water sources in public areas, such as
the Aliso Canyon Wash and LA River. We will
also continue monitoring the spread of the
virus.
Protect yourself, family and friends by removing any standing water around your home at
least once a week. Mosquitoes can lay their
eggs in containers as small as a bottle cap, and
can complete their life cycle in less than 7 days!
Also, if you're outdoors, please use insect repellent to prevent bites.
Our services are at no extra charge to residents. Stay hydrated and cool, everyone. And
have a bite-free summer!
NEW RESEDA NC
BOARD MEMBER
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
On the first Tuesday of August each year, communities across the USA and at government establishments around the world, Neighborhood
Watch and law enforcement celebrate together
the
great
work
that
we
each do in making our neighborhoods safer
for our families and neighbors. This years celebration, in the area covered by West Valley Community Police Station, will be held at Randall Simmons Park on the corner of Vanowen St. &
Wilbur Ave., next to the West Valley Station.
Come out, bring your kids, chairs or blanket some
snacks or a picnic basket, meet the Officers that
work for you here in the West Valley and watch
the movie with us.
For those that are unable to attend, follow the
examples of other neighborhoods, block
groups and or individuals. Have a neighborhood Block party or BBQ, or at least leave
your porch lights on. It’s a great time to meet
your neighbors.
At the July 18tth General Meeting, Yassmin
Flores was elected to the Reseda NC Board to
fill the vacancy left when Secretary Bridget
Smith resigned to move to another state when
her husband got a better position there.
Index
Business Announcements
2
Calendar
4
Emergency, Disaster& Community
Safety
3
Senior Corner
2
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COMMUNITY NEWS
SQUATTERS ON
VICTORY BLVD.
day, August 13 date Looking forward to completing the office space, which we now call the Reseda
NC Community Space. Come and join us in this
adventure. Note that the Take Back The Side- On Fridays ONEgeneration Senior Center shows
City Attorney William Larson asks that if you walks Volunteer Group will be there for their FREE movies for seniors at the center located at
18255 Victory Blvd. at 1:30 PM. This follows the
are in the area of 19644 Victory Blvd., be on August Clean-Up.
Senior Lunch.
the look out for activities in and around this
house as the owner does not wish to have
anything to do with it. Although fenced off,
squatters have been living in the house after
cutting holes in the fence. Reporting them will
allow the authorities to once again remove
them. Drugs and criminal activities have been
found there although it should be empty.
Call City Attorney Bill Larson at 213-393-5561to
report any activity or call the LAPD.
HELP WANTED -OFFICE
REMODEL
FRIDAY SENIOR MOVIES
HELP WANTEDTRANSLATORS
Neighborhood Councils are charged with
reaching out to the community, keeping them
informed, feeling the pulse of what the community wants and passing this information to the
appropriate branches of City Government.
This is what the voters wanted in 1999 when
they voted to create the Neighborhood Council System.
Reseda is a community where a great many
languages and dialects are spoken. Currently
the Reseda Neighborhood Council publishes
its newsletter in English and Spanish. Wherever
possible we would like to reach out in other
languages to encompass the thousands of Resedans that are unable to understand the 2 languages that we currently publish in,
If YOUR language is different and you would
like to help us reach out to your linguistic community, give us a call at 818-419-2513 or email
newsletter@resedacouncil.org.
By Rob Vogel
When the Reseda Neighborhood Council leased
the new office space, it was decided to remodel it.
The first steps were to make the main hall cleaner
and neater to make our stakeholders feel more
comfortable.
Future plans are to make meeting areas in more
than one section, create a space with copy machines and others to print, fold and count out for
distribution the Monthly Newsletter. Also to
prepare an area for kitchen and janitorial equipment.
We have purchased most of the supplies neces- It also means that lots of kids will be on the
sary to start to paint, and cleanup the back office streets and motorists should exercise caution
space. We will need as many willing hands on to prevent accidents involving our youngsters.
deck to clean, and help with the repairs. So the Obey the traffic laws.
first date to begin the make-over will be on Satur-
$2.00 suggested donation at each event.
Here are the movies to be shown in August:
Aug. 5 “Hello, My Name Is Doris” 2016 (R)
(1hr 30min) Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth
Behrs
Aug. 12 “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” 2016 (R)
(1hr 51min) Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin
Freeman
Aug. 19 “The Revenant” 2015 (R) (2hr 36min)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall
Gleeson
Aug. 26 NO MOVIE DUE TO MAINTE-
BUSINESS SECTION
WELCOME NEW BUSINESSES
RESEDA DISCOUNT
DIRECTORY
Each month, we welcome new businesses to
our Reseda business community. They help to
The latest Reseda Discount Directory has been
provide more jobs and increase our local ecoprinted. Currently available at the Reseda
nomic activity. In JULY:
Neighborhood Council Community Space, at
the RNC Outreach Booths and will be distribChildren’s Dental Fun Zone
uted to many of the nearly 200 stores that
6946C Reseda Blvd.
offer discounts for the SHOPRESEDA Card and
Spend $25 on the 25th in Reseda.
Coming Soon:
Any Skin & Beauty Supply 6946B Reseda Blvd.
DD’s Discount
18360 Vanowen St.
Golden Panda Massage
7550 Tampa Ave.
SZ Mattreesses
19385 Victory Blvd.
SHOPRESEDA CARD
DISCOUNTS AT MANY
RESEDA BUSINESSES
Do YOU have the SHOPRESEDA Card? If you do,
showing it at about 200 Reseda Businesses will
get you a discount or special price.
Where do you find these discounts?
Go on-Line to www.resedacouncil.org and click
on the button for Business Directory or the one
for Discount Directory and you can check them
out by category of merchandise or goods that
they offer.
Many of them also offer the discount for Spend
$25 on the 25th in Reseda also.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
PLUM COMMITTEE
ACTIONS
The PLUM (Planning & Land Use Management Committee) Committee recommended
that the Reseda NC support their recommendation to accept the latest presentation for the
18341 Sherman Way Property. They heard
concession revisions from the developer over 3
PLUM Meetings. There were about 6 speakers
from the community against the project. The
vote of the Reseda Board on July 18 was 6 for,
2 against and 2 abstentions.. Letters on these
decisions will be forwarded to Councilmeber
Bob Blumenfield’s Council District 3 Office
and the South Valley Planning Commission.
The next Reseda NC PLUM will be held on
Thursday, August 4. At this time 2 projects are
scheduled to be heard.
6834-6840 Baird. Change of zone from R2 to
RAS3, construction of apartment building.
7105-7123 Tampa. Demolition of 3 existing
houses and construction of 22 new single family homes..
You have the opportunity to hear from the developer what they are planning, to ask questions, and make suggestions to change the plans
to make it more acceptable to you and your
neighbors.
THE MARINE TEACHER
Submitted by Larry Bowman
A former Sergeant in the Marine Corps took a
new job as a high school teacher.
Just before the school year started, he injured
his back. He was required to wear a plaster
cast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and wasn't
noticeable.
On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school.
The smart-aleck punks, having already heard
the new teacher was a former Marine, were
leery of him and he knew they would be testing
his discipline in the classroom.
Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom,
the new teacher opened the window wide and
sat down at his desk. When a strong breeze
made his tie flap, he picked up a stapler and
stapled the tie to his chest.
Dead silence.
The rest of the year went very smoothly.
12 MILES OF BIKE TRAIL
IN OUR FUTURE
Last month, the Mayor announced that they have
chosen an organization to design the last 12 miles
of the L.A. River bike and walking trail, from in
the San Fernando Valley. This section would be
from Vanalden Ave. to Griffith Park. With the
opening of the Confluence Park at the Junction of
the L.A. River and Aliso Creek, this will add recreation facilities in Reseda.
It will allow bike riders to travel off-road from the
headwaters of the Los Angeles River in Canoga
Park to Griffith Park.
This would include passing through the Sepulveda
basin and enjoying the wildlife that reside there.
EMERGENCY, DISASTER & COMMUNITY SAFETY
PREPARE IN 2016
9th ANNAUAL VALLEY
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
FAIR
Online Registration for the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair at www.valleydisasterfair.com.
Join us for the latest info on preparing to deal
with the next major disaster to strike our San
Fernando Valley.
This event will be held on Saturday, October1,
10:00 A to 2:00 PM at the Fire Station 87, 10124
Balboa Blvd. , Granhada Hills.
HAM Radio station K6D with ARES, ACS, DCS,
NTS
LADWP Electric Diorama and Safety Demonstration
American Red Cross Information & Children's
Safety Puppet Show
Southern California Gas Company
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
information
Dutch oven cooking
Solar oven cooking
Cedars-Sinai Bloodmobile
Special events and demonstrations
Drawings for EP items
And so much more!
What to expect at the 9th Annual Fair:
Family friendly
Free Family Emergency Preparedness Starter Kits
(1 per family)*
Free lunch*
Speaker series
Free parking
ADA accessible
Exhibits
Pet preparedness and safety
Free Child ID by Granada Hills Masons, F&AM
#378
Disaster response agencies (FEMA, LAEMD, etc.)
Neighborhood Council representatives
Yogi Bear Shakey-Quakey Schoolhouse
RESEDA NC EMERGENCY,
DISASTER & COMMUNITY
SAFETY COMMITTEE
RESEDA NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCH MEETS MONTHLY
Neighborhood Watch is a network of community
members to watch for possible criminal actions
and report them to the Police Department and
notify neighbors of a possible problem. Meetings
are the 2nd Thursday of the month at West Valley
Police Station, 19020 Vanowen St. The August
meeting will be on August 11. This meeting will
be a Pot Luck, asking you to share your favorites
with those that attend. Meeting time is 7:00 PM.
COMMUNITY POLICE
ADVISORY BOARD (CPAB)
The West Valley Community Police Advisory
Board meets on the second Wednesday of the
month at the West Valley Police Station CommuIf you are interested in making your commu- nity Room, 19020 Vanowen St. You are invited to
nity a safer place, in case of emergency or dis- join them on Wednesday. August 10, 6:30 PM
aster, you may want to join the Emergency social time 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM meeting.
Disaster and Community Safety Committee.
They normally meet on the second Tuesday of
the month at the American Legion Post #308 at
5:30 PM. The next will be on Monday, August
8.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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COMMUNITY NEWS
GRAND OPENING OF THE
LA RIVER AND ALISO
CREEK CONFLUENCE PARK
Come celebrate, refreshments will be served.
The long awaited opening of the first stage of
the Confluence Park at the junction of the L.A.
River and Aliso Creek here in Reseda will be
celebrated on Thursday, August 11 at 5:30 PM.
For those of you that attended the many workshops and provided your input as to what you
wanted to see, this is the initial phase of this
project that will eventually link the bike path
that ends at Vanalden to Reseda Park on the
East side, and provide a walking trail along the
L.A. River from Reseda Park to the Confluence
park.
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
Retailers across the country will begin putting
out displays for the holiday season any day
now.
Why they think that August is the beginning of
holiday sales is beyond me.
That being said, it is time to start thinking
about Holiday Decorations along Reseda Blvd.
and the Great Street of Sherman Way.
A few years back at the behest of Harold Longanecker the Reseda Neighborhood Council
purchased the holiday decorations that have
beautified our 2 main streets ever since.
Unfortunately, installing them and removing
them costs dollars. Last year it cost more than
$9000 to accomplish this.
Revitalize Reseda reached out to the community and they dug into their pockets and contributed to the cause.
Once again Revitalize Reseda will be asking all
that think it is good for our community to have
this display to make a contribution to fund this
community event.
If you would like to help, please send in a
check to
Revitalize Reseda
P.O. Box 370304
Reseda, Ca. 91337-0304
RESEDA NC BOARD
VACANCIES
Anna Avila resigned as Treasurer as of June 30,
2016, due to increased work load and family.
Atefeh Rajaei resigned as Board Member because she received a scholarship to the University of Maine to pursue her doctorate degree.
Anna’s Residential Seat and Atefeh’s At-Large
seat will be up for election at the first Reseda
NC meeting in September.
KEEP UP WITH WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN AND
AROUND RESEDA
There is something happening in and around
Reseda each and every day. The only publication that provides information about most of
them is the Weekly Newsletter of the Reseda
Neighborhood Council.
Included are items about what will be happening in the next week or so, plus a calendar
section that includes all the information that
we can gather about meetings and events that
are open to the public, in and around Reseda.
Subscribe now to be kept up to date at newsletter@resedacouncil.org.
If your school, religious establishment, nonprofit, or other organization is having an
event or meeting let us know when, what
where and who and we can help you reach out
to the community.
SCHOOL STARTS
AUGUST 16
School starts up for the fall semester at
LAUSD Schools on August 16.
This means that for many last minute shopping
will be a reason to rush through your day.
It is also an opportunity to avoid the crowds at
the mall and check out many of our Reseda
Merchants.
BACK TO SCHOOL
YOUTH BASH
The fledgling Youth Empowerment Center
invites the youth of Encino and surrounding
communities to its Back To School Youth Bash.
The kids will be making vision
boards and interacting with one another.
These days kids need to understand how time
flies and if they have a plan it will be much
better. This event will be held on August 6th at 7:00 PM. The address is 5913
Cahill Ave. in Tarzana.
MEMORY AND AGING:
WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW
Learn about the way the brain changes with
age, what is normal, what is not and what you
can do about it. The latest research surrounding brain health will be discussed as well as
practical tips to stay focused and mentally
sharp.
Presented by the Mary S. Easton Center for
Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA.
Tuesday August 23, 2016, from 10:30 AM to
11:30 AM at the One Genration Senior Center, 18255 Victory Blvd. Reseda.
LOW COST PET VACCINES
Every Sunday from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM low
cost pet vaccines are available, 1 block east of
the Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park in the
ONEgeneration Parking Lot, 17400 Victory
Blvd.
No appointment necessary, just drop by with
your pet. Low Cost Pet Vaccines is available to
answer questions and supply low cost vaccines.
Dr. Isaacs has been providing low cost pet
vaccines to the community since 1984. They
use the highest quality vaccines that are 100%
guaranteed by the manufacturer.
IDLE HANDS
Many of us were told as we were growing up,
that idle hands were the Devil’s workplace.
The Reseda Neighborhood Council is always
looking for idle hands that can be put to work
in improving the quality of life in Reseda.
The Reseda NC has its hands in many areas of
interest. We need to put those hands, and
minds to work in our community.
If you or a group that you are involved in is
interested in one of these committees, please
contact us at rnc@rseedacouncil.org:
Economic Development
Emergency, Disaster & Community Safety
Finance
Healthy & Wellness
Mobility & Environment
Newsletter
Planning & Land Use Management
Youth & Senior
FREE FLU SHOTS FOR
SENIORS
Your local Walgren’s is providing free flu shots
for Seniors at the ONEgeneration Senior Center, 18255 Victory Blvd. on Wednesday, August 31 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Call 818-705-2345 or come by the office to
sign up today.
CONTACTS, MEETING LOCATIONS, EVENTS
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BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIESI-
Reseda NC email
Reseda NC Mail Address
RNC@RESEDACOUNCIL.ORG
7449 Reseda Blvd. #118
Reseda, CA. 91335 Register your business with our Outreach Committee
and have your yearly anniversary included here.
Contact newsletter@resedacouncil.org to be included.
Reseda NC Phone
Reseda NC Community Space *
18118 Sherman Way Businesses celebrating in August are:
7338 Canby Ave.
American Legion **
1948
19020 Vanowen St. 1970
West Valley Police Station ***
1983
Economic Development Committee *
economic@resedacouncil.org 1990
emergency@resedacouncil.org 1998
Emergency Disaster Safety Committee **
1998
2001
finance@resedacouncil.org 2004
2004
nbahadorani@resedacouncil.org
2005
Finance Committee *
Health & Wellness Committee *
Mobility & Environment Committee *
recreationbyjoe@yahoo.com
2011
newsletter@resedacouncil.org 2013
Newsletter Committee *
Outreach/Public Relations Committee *
outreach@resedacouncil.org
Planning & Land Use Mgmt Committee *
2013
Central Valley Building Supply 7030 Canby Ave.
Kaye's Music Scene
19369 Victory Blvd
Center Valley Automotive 18425 Vanowen St.
Cash It Quick
18503 Victory Blvd.
Domino's Pizza
6846A Reseda Blvd.
G & M Auto Body & Paint 6723D Reseda Blvd.
Best 4 less Muffler Shop 6723#I Reseda Blvd.
CVS
7400 Reseda Blvd.
West Tool & Repair
18045 Saticoy St.
Rafael's Watch,Clock & Jewelry Repair & Sales
7129 Lindley Ave.
S. Gyros & Kabobs
7221 Tampa Ave.
China Star
6900H Reseda Blvd.
Shave It
19343 Victory Blvd
RNCPLUM@aol.com
Youth & Senior Advocacy Committee *
peterjeensalute@gmail.com
@resedacouncil.org
AUGUST
Sun
Mon
Tue
1. *7:00 PM Re- 2.
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
3.
4.* 6:00 PM
5. 1:30 PM
6.
PLUM Committee
Free Senior
Movie
11.*** 7:00
12. 1:30 PM
PM Reseda
Neighborhood
Watch
Free Senior
Movie
17. *7:00 PM
18.*7:00 PM
19. 1:30 PM
Health & Wellness
Committee
Economic Development Committee
Free Senior
Movie
24.
25.
26. 1:30 PM No 27.
seda NC General
Meeting
7.
14.
21.
8.*6:30 PM Mo- 9. **5:30 PM
bility & Environment
Emergency and Disaster *7:00 PM
Finance
15. *7:00 PM
16. *7:00 PM
Reseda NC General
Meeting
Sierra Club
22. *6:00 PM
23.
10. ***
7:00 PM CPAB
NAACP
13.
20.
Movie Due To
Maintenance
28.
29.
30.
31.
Do you have an events coming up in Reseda? Contact Garth Carlson at
818-419-2513 or NEWSLETTER@RESEDACOUNCIL.ORG about inclusion in
our newsletter.
For events address and full details use the Reseda NC online calendar at
www.Resedacouncil.org