Valley VOTE Meeting Notice
Los Angeles City Council President

Eric Garcetti
will be our featured speaker

Date: Monday, May 15, 2006
Time: 6:45 PM - 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

6:45PM- 7:30PM Valley VOTE
Introductions
Reports by Valley VOTE Committees
Housing - Vic Viereck
Land Use Pauline Tallent
LAWA Denny Schneider
Clean Money Robin Gilbert
Neighborhood Councils Polly Ward
Membership Richard Leyner

7:30pm - 8:00PM Bart Reed

Bart Reed is the Executive Director of The Transit Coalition; a San Fernando based nonprofit dealing with transportation policy,planning and land use issues. Bart is a nationwide advocate for effective transportation systems and solutions. He produces and conducts outreach programs and meetings to demonstrate support for public transit initiatives. Bart will discuss a proposal to extend the Orange Bus Line from the North Hollywood Red Line terminal to the Bob Hope Airport Metrolink system. The context will be the Long range Plan which is up for public review this summer. Additionally, he will briefly discuss the 2006-2007 MTA budget and the need to adjust fares.


8:00PM- 8:30PM Eric Garcetti

Eric was elected in 2001 to serve Council District 13, that covers an area from Hollywood to downtown and across the Los Angles River. He was easily reelected to his second term and unanimously chosen by his colleagues as City Council President in 2005. He has led the effort to revitalize Hollywood, championed Proposition O to clean up our local water, helped significantly in the effort to revise business taxes, and was instrumental in bringing thousands of new high wage jobs to Los Angeles and his district. Eric has been awarded dozens of awards from business, environmental, human rights, and many other organizations. The Los Angeles Press has called him "smart," "Imaginative," "refreshing idealistic," "L.A.'s Favorite Elected Official," "a rising star."
Prior to his election to the City council Eric taught at Occidental College and U.S.C. He studied urban planning and political science at Columbia University where he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees. He also studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and the London School of Economics. Eric will discuss current issues facing the City Council. He will also explain his support for Clean Money campaign finance reform for Los Angeles City elections.

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

The next Valley VOTE meeting will be on June 19th. City Council member Wendy Greuel 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 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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