• BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS are being presented…and lots more.

• All LA stakeholders invited.

• Two Deputy Mayor’s are attending. Event runs from 8:30 am – Noon.

Please RSVP to joseph.hari@lacity.org or call 310-479-3823.

Dianabel Gonzalez, Chair of the Panorama City Neighborhood Council Board of Directors, has been selected as “Citizen of the Year” by the Los Angeles Monarch Lions Club.  This award is based on her many volunteer activities in the community, which include work on public school issues and the First 5 LA “Best Start” program for families with young children, in addition to her work with the neighborhood council.

Ms. Gonzalez will receive her award in conjunction with an L. A. Monarch Lions Club student speaker contest event on Thursday, February 16, at 7pm.  The public is invited to this event, which will be held at a Denny’s Restaurant in Northridge.  (Food, if desired, can be purchased individually.)  Dress is formal business attire.  This is NOT a Panorama City Neighborhood Council meeting.

L. A. MONARCH LIONS CLUB
DISTRICT 4-L3 75TH ANNUAL STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST
AND CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Denny’s Restaurant
9001 Tampa Avenue (south of Nordhoff)
Northridge, CA  91324

The link to the Mayor’s 2012 Community Budget Survey is:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012LABudgetSurvey

The survey link is live. Please take now.

A hard copy of the survey can be found at www.lacity.org. Once on the City’s website, under the Mayor’s name, click on “City Budget” and follow the prompt.

Both Rules and Finance are RESCHEDULED as special meetings on MONDAY, February 20.  The Public Safety committee will also meet on February 20, as scheduled.  All three meetings will be held at the PCNC office.

RULES, PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE COMMITTEES

5:30 p.m.  Rules committee
6:30 p.m.  Public Safety committee
7:30 p.m.  Finance committee

Panorama City Neighborhood Council
14500 Roscoe Boulevard, 4th Floor Suite 400
(knock on double doors east of elevators)
Panorama City, CA  91402

For more information of the Rules committee and its agenda, please contact the Chair:
Otis Lee Hopson, 818-893-6019, otishopson@yahoo.com

For more information of the Public Safety committee and its agenda, please contact the Chair:   Jose Soto, 818-339-2812, joeysoto007@aol.com

For more information of the Finance committee and its agenda, please contact the Chair:
Tony Wilkinson, 818-785-9355, lawilkinson@acm.org

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners on Tuesday approved the implementation of a new program called First Source Hiring, a free job referral system designed to help local job seekers located in LADWP’s service area find employment with companies working on LADWP contracts. Administered by the LADWP Economic Development Group, the program will also benefit LADWP contractors by saving them the time and resources needed to find suitable candidates to hire.

Through a fully automated web-based job portal, job seekers can review job postings and complete online applications. Similarly, employers will be able to track applicants, prescreen, rank and sort candidates.

LADWP’s program expects to build on the success First Source has already had at other City Departments, including Los Angeles World Airports. The program will have a two-step implementation process beginning with a 12-month pilot program. During the pilot phase, it will only be open to LADWP contracts for professional services consisting of $500,000 or more in direct labor costs.

First Source Hiring replaces the former Job Opportunities Training Program, which focused solely on providing job skill training to unemployed or underemployed persons within LADWP’s service area. First Source is a more cost-effective workforce development program because it increases job seekers’ chances of finding full-time employment by directly linking them to existing employment opportunities.

For more information on First Source and participation requirements, prospective employers and job seekers should contact the LADWP Economic Development Group at 1-800-864-4409 or email edg@ladwp.com.

15453 Rayen Street, North Hills, CA 91343

North Valley Caring Services (NVCS), a non-profit organization working in the densely populated area of North Hills, focuses its services on meeting the needs of the low-income residents, the majority of which are Spanish-speaking, in the surrounding community. A hub of programs and services, NVCS works closely with individuals and families to help them gain the necessary skills and provide resources that better their lives. As individuals and families achieve, grow and succeed, we’ve watched the positive change flow across the community of the Langdon-Orion Street neighborhood. One person and one family at a time, NVCS is making a difference. Please donate now and partner with us in this important endeavor.

The Department was asked to report back to Council on a plan to administer elections along with a budget request. General Manager Kim responded that a report could be ready for City Council consideration as soon as 4-6 weeks. A timely decision on funding is critical so that planning can begin to offer elections within the desired time.

For more information see CF 11-1912.