Date: Monday, June 15, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:15PM
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: 25PM
Networking
Introductions
Reports by Valley VOTE Committees
(~5 minutes maximum for each including Q&A )
LAWA Denny Schneider
Membership Richard Leyner
DWP up date Jack Humphreville
Transportation Bart Reed
T.V.Public Access David Hernandez
7:25 PM- 7:45 PM Ana Campos
Ana Campos is the Executive Director of the After- School All- Stars, Los Angeles(ASAS-LA). Founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2002, ASAS-LA is a leading after-school program provider whose programs educate, enlighten and inspire thousands of middle and high school students each day. Activities are centered on health, fitness and nutrition; the visual and performing arts; and youth leadership and community service learning. ASAS-LA brings innovative, cutting-edge enrichment programs to middle and high school youth that contribute to reducing drug use, crime and violence; while increasing the safety of students in the after school hours. The organization serves 10,000 students at 20 schools located in at-risk areas throughout LA County, which include: 16 middle schools, three collaborative partnership middle schools, and one high school.
ASAS-LA is part of the national After School All Stars which provides after school programs in 13 cities, serving over 70,000 students.
We are pleased to have Ms. Campos visit us and provide us with an update on this much needed program for our youngsters.
7:45 PM - 8:15 PM Chief Michel Moore
Michel Moore is a 28 year veteran of the LAPD and assumed the Valley command on July 3,2005. As the Commanding Officer of Operations-Valley Bureau, Deputy Chief Moore oversees the policing of the San Fernando Valley. Operations-Valley Bureau has approximately 2,300 sworn and civilian personnel providing police services to a resident population of approximately 1.5 million people in a 229 square mile area. Since 2002, overall serious crime has dropped each year as the population has grown. At the end of 2008, total Part I crime in the San Fernando Valley has dropped more than 23 percent since 2002, with violent crime down 28%.
Chief Moore has a Bachelors of Science in Business and Management and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Redlands. He has received numerous commendations and awards for his police service including the Department's Medal of Valor, the Police Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Chief Moore will provide an update on Valley police matters. He is very interested in hearing from the attendees at the meeting about specific problems or questions they have related to policing issues.
Questions from the audience, as time permits, will follow each speaer's remarks.
The public and press are invited to the meeting.
The next Valley VOTE meeting will be on Monday, July 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.
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