Date: Monday, Sept.15, 2008,
                       Time: 6:45 PM - 8:40PM
                    Place:Galpin Ford - 2nd Floor meeting
                    Room,15555 Roscoe Blvd (at the 405)
   Parking: Free parking in the Galpin Lot on the West side of Orion
               Please do not park in the customer service areas.

Agenda
6:45PM- 7:40PM
  Introductions
    Reports by Valley VOTE Committees
    ( 5 minutes maximum for each including Q&A )
       Membership                          Richard Leyner
       Housing                                 Vic Viereck
       MTA Universal Project        Polly Ward
       Neighborhood Councils    George Truesdell
       LAWA Report                        Denny Schneider
        DWP Update                         Jack Humphreville
        Transportation issues        Bart Reed


7:40 PM- 7:50PM
           Griffith Park Designation as a Cultural Monument
Marian Dodge, President of the Los Feliz Improvement Association and Valley resident and Kristin Sabo , Board member of the Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council and steward-caretaker of Amir's Garden in Griffith Park will discuss the issue of designation of Griffith Park as a cultural monument.

7:50PM - 8:10PM     Cindy Montanez

Cindy Montanez is the former state assemblymember for the 39th District in the San Fernando Valley and before that the mayor of the city of San Fernando. Cindy, an outstanding member of the legislature, wrote many bills to help people in the state including the Car Buyers Bill of Rights. She is currently working at the LA DWP. Cindy will bring us up to date on the DWP activities she has been involved with since her addition to the department.

8:10PM - 8:40PM         Dennis Zine

Councilmember Dennis P. Zine was born and raised in Los Angeles. The Councilmember began his public service career over 38 years ago when he joined the Los Angeles Police Department. Dennis was elected in 1997 by the residents of the 3rd District to represent Valley interests on the elected Charter Reform Commission. He has served as Councilmember for the 3rd District since July of 2001.
Councilmember Zine's priorities as an elected official include improving quality of life, reducing crime and increasing public safety, and addressing transportation issues using common sense and practical solutions. Since his first election, Councilmember Zine has contributed over $150,000 from his council salary to nonprofit organizations. Furthering his commitment to public safety, Dennis has been sworn in as a Los Angeles Police Department Reserve Officer.

We are very pleased that Dennis has found the time to bring us up to date on some of the current issues facing the City of Los Angeles.

Adjourn: 8:40PM
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Questions from the audience, as time permits, will follow each speaker's remarks. The public and press are invited to the meeting.
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The next Valley VOTE meeting will be on Monday,October 20, 2008.  Councilmember Tom Labonge will be our featured speaker.

Valley VOTE Mission Statement
Valley VOTE, a diverse coalition of San Fernando Valley residents, business people, educators, community activists, and organizations, is committed to exploring and fostering the implementation of programs that empower the people of the San Fernando Valley and the City of Los Angeles, to improve local governance, education and public participation on policy matters.

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