Date: Monday, March 16, 2009                          Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm                          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 6:30PM- 7:40PM      Networking      Introductions      Reports by Valley VOTE Committees      (~5 minutes maximum for each including Q&A)            Housing                                Vic Viereck            Land Use                              Pauline Tallent           Neighborhood Councils   George Truesdell            LAWA                                    Denny Schneider            Membership                         Richard Leyner 7:40PM- 8:00PM              Jack Humphreville Jack will provide an update on LADWP issues, particularly focussed on Measure B and Solar Power programs. He will also discuss the benefits of providing a Ratepayer's advocate to assist Los Angeles ratepayers in understanding future changes in water and power costs. 8:00PM - 8:30PM           LAWA Representative (TBD) A representative from Los Angeles World Airports, owner/operator of Van Nuys Airport will talk about initiatives to reduce airport noise impacts on the surrounding community. When Congress passed the 1990 Airport Noise and Capacity Act it prohibited local airports from restricting any landing or take off (except for safety reasons) without FAA approval. This approval is called a “Part 161” after the law section. LAWA is preparing a Part 161 to enact landing restrictions, but in a way different from the full curfew recently requested by Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport. Come hear how LAWA proposes to eliminate noisy stage 2 aircraft and possibly more. FYI -- In June of last year Valley VOTE issued a Press Release indicating that noise transference of night time flights from Burbank to Van Nuys was unacceptable. Valley VOTE stated that "FAA action to entertain a regional resolution to this noise issue is encouraged and would be appreciated. Noise reduction flight procedures and development of quieter aircraft is in order." Questions from the audience, as time permits, will follow each speaker's remarks. The public and press are invited to the meeting. The next Valley VOTE meeting will be on Monday, April 20,2009. 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. Please forward this Email to interested individuals and organizations. If you would like to be removed from our distribution list please send an Email to javittisr@cs.com