July 23, 2021 View as Webpage
Upcoming AVNC Zoom Meeting
AVNC Joint Outreach Committee &
Public Safety Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 7:00pm

Note: Next Board of Governors Meeting - August 12, 2021
Covid-19 Financial Assistance Update for Renters, Landlords & Homeowners
LA River Clean Up Event
Learn About Redistricting
The Los Angeles City Charter requires that the City be redistricted at least once every 10 years. It calls for the creation of a twenty-one member Redistricting Commission, which has the authority to make recommendations on a redistricting plan to the City Council that sets boundaries for City Council districts.

To learn more about LA County Redistricting and the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, click here.
Council District 4 Public Meeting
Conservation Opportunity
LADWP has free water conservation devices to help you save money and water in your home. Items available for free include: 1.0 and 0.5 gallon per minute (gpm) bathroom faucet aerators, 1.3 gpm kitchen faucet aerators, and 1.5 gpm showerheads. You can pick up these free items at any one of their Customer Service Centers. List of LADWP Customer Service Centers.

For a complete list of free water conservation items, go to Free Water Conservation Items.
Energy Savings Assistance Programs & Webinars
DWP & Southern California Gas Energy Savings Assistance Programs. Call 1-800-331-7593 to complete the interest form and see if you qualify. Also, Free Weekly Webinars from OneGeneration.org.
Covid-19 County Update
LA County’s COVID-19 cases have increased by 20 times compared to last month when we had just 124 cases on June 21. Let’s help slow the spread. Get vaccinated & mask up indoors. 
The vaccine is the best tool you can use to protect yourself and your loved ones. 

And with more than 800 vaccination sites across L.A. County — it’s never been easier to get vaccinated. You can get vaccinated from your car, or walk up to any clinic without an appointment or insurance. You can even get vaccinated during your daily commute because L.A. Metro is offering the vaccine at transit stations across the County.

Summer 2021 at the Park
Street Transit Amenities Program (STAP)
With the City’s existing street furniture contract expiring at the end of 2021, StreetsLA is developing a successor program and envisions a world-class, self-sustaining program that provides shelter, shade, safety, and comfort with furniture that supports an increased use of transit and alternative transportation, local economic activity and the shared use of City sidewalks.

The Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP) will replace and expand upon the existing program and is expected to follow the traditional business model in which furniture costs are supported by advertising. StreetsLA has released a Request for Proposals (RFP)--a competitive process to identify a business partner to operate the program. 

They are hosting public demonstrations from the top two potential contractors from July 19 to July 30. Join them at one of these demonstrations and give them your feedback on what features you would like to see! They will be using this feedback to negotiate with the winning contractor on the features you would like to incorporate into the next generation of bus shelters so that the City of Los Angeles has shelters that are customized and designed to the needs of Angelinos.
Plan to House LA Update
Interested Parties, 

We are informing you of the Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Updates to the Housing Element and the Safety Element. These documents are being prepared by Los Angeles City Planning as part of the Plan to House LA and Safety Element Update.

The NOA and Draft EIR materials are now available on Los Angeles City Planning’s website.

Beginning today, City Planning is accepting comments on the Draft EIR. The Draft EIR comment period will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

If you wish to submit comments on the Draft EIR, please submit your written comments (including a name, contact information, and the following file number ENV-2020-6762-EIR) during the comment period, via mail or e-mail to the following addresses:

Cally Hardy | City Planning Associate
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 750
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Upcoming Business Workshop from the
U.S. Small Business Administration
in partnership with the City of Los Angeles
Fun On-Line Events from the LA Library
Help the City Help Our Neighborhood
Use the MyLA311 app to report potholes, graffiti and street light problems! 

City information and services are just a few taps away. Use the app to quickly and easily request the City's most popular services, including graffiti removal, pothole repair, and bulky-item pickup. Other features include access to the City Services knowledge base, map of nearby City facilities, City Social Media feeds, and more. https://www.lacity.org/myla311
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