Valley VOTE Meeting Notice

LAUSD School Board Member
Jon Lauritzen
and
LAPD Deputy Chief
Michel Moore
will be our featured speakers

Date: Monday, Jan 16, 2006
Time: 6:45PM - 8:30PM
Place: Galpin Ford- 2nd Floor Meeting
Room, 15555 Roscoe Blvd. [at the 405]

Parking: Free parking in Galpin Lot on west side of Orion.
Please do not park in customer service areas.

Agenda

6:45PM - 7:30 PM Valley VOTE
Introductions
Reports by Valley VOTE Committee Chairs
Financial Vic Viereck
Land Use Pauline Tallent
Finance Richard Bort
Education Richard Leyner
LAX Denny Schneider
Neighborhood Councils Polly Ward

7:30PM - 8:00PM Jon Lauritzen

Jon Lauritzen was elected to the LAUSD school board District Number 3 in March of 2003. Jon has lived and worked in the Valley since 1954. He graduated from Canoga Park High School and earned a Bachelors Degree and Master's Degree in Education from Cal. State University at Northridge. Jon has spent his educational career working at numerous middle and high schools in the Valley as a math and computer science teacher. Jon will bring us to date on the many issues now facing the LAUSD, including the school building program, Charter Schools, student graduation rates, and working with the new administration at L.A. City Hall.


8:00PM - 8:30PM Deputy Chief Michel Moore

Deputy Chief Michel Moore is a 24 year Veteran of the LAPD. On September 5,2004 he assummed the command of the Operations-West Bureau and was transferred to Operations-Valley Bureau as the Commanding Officer on July 3,2005. 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. Serious crime fell 16% in the Valley in 2005. Chief Moore will discuss what he believes is responsible for this decrease and how members of the community can help to keep up this positive trend.


Questions from the audience will follow each speaker's remarks. The public and press are invited to the meeting.

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 implementing programs that empower the people of the San Fernando Valley and the City of Los Angeles, including opportunities to improve local governance, education and public participation on policy matters.

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