We are pleased to announce the preliminary visit for the AIA (American Institute of Architects) national grant is this Thursday, September 10 - Friday, September 11. We are hoping to find community partners to join us for tours of our neighborhood and perhaps even host a meal for the three visitors!
Although there are many parts of Downtown that are not specifically listed for this visit, we are going to do our best to visit as many of the great spots around town. If you have suggestions or recommendations, please let us know! We have enabled "comments" on this entry.
We also are looking for meal hosts - we are hoping to introduce the SDAT to the great restaurants and food options around the neighborhood. Suggestions thus far have included: The Pantry, Grand Central Market, and Dawna Nolan's home. We've got two more meals - breakfast and lunch (possibly) - what would you recommend?
The green indicates sites we hope to see on Thursday. The blue indicates sites we hope to see on Friday. Let us know if you want to meet us at a site by emailing sustainability@dlanc.com
View SDAT Preliminary Visit Locations in a larger map
Here's our proposed itinerary - details are still being worked out!
Who's coming and what do they want?
We have requested resumes for all visitors this week, including Joel Mills, Walter Sedovic, and Erin Simmons.
Walter Sedovic, AIA, LEED AP and SDAT Project Team Leader
Mr. Sedovic is principal and chief executive officer of Walter Sedovic Architects, founded in 1986 and dedicated to historic preservation and sustainable design. His work and firm are recognized as representing the vanguard of infusing preservation projects with green building approaches. Sedovic has lectured and published widely on preservation and sustainability. He received training in historic preservation from the University of Kansas and the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in Rome, Italy.
Joel Mills, AIA Center for Communities by Design
Mr. Mills serves as director of the AIA Center for Communities by Design, the primary resource for architects and citizens interested in building healthy, sustainable, safe, and livable communities. His experience includes community-based technical assistance, process design, facilitation and training across a number of fields including juvenile justice reform, local government, education, family strengthening, civic media and emergency management. During the 1990s, Joel spent several years supporting international democratization initiatives by providing technical assistance to parliaments, political parties, local governments, and civic and international organizations. His scope of work included constitutional design and governing systems, voter and civic education, election monitoring and administration, human rights, and civil society capacity building.
Erin Simmons, AIA Center for Communities by Design
Ms. Simmons leads selected initiatives involving community outreach and facilitation to foster leadership opportunities for AIA members, AIA local components, and the public. She focuses on the relationship-building aspects of creating healthy, sustainable, safe, and livable communities. Erin manages the design assistance programs offered through the Center including the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) and Regional and Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) programs. Erin holds a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia, College of Environment and Design. She earned her BA degree in history from Florida State University.
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Showing posts with label September 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 2009. Show all posts
September Committee Meeting at the Central Public Library
Our next Sustainability Committee meeting is the first Tuesday of September. This month we will be in Meeting Room A at the Central Public Library. We have more seats so we can stop sitting on the table!
The meeting agenda is now available and so are the August 2009 meeting minutes. This month we will discuss the following:
* Sustainable Community Projects Internship
* SDAT Preliminary Visit
* Park[ing] Day LA
* Project Butterfly / Bioneer Conference
* Skid Row Tree Planting Pilot Project
* Advocacy discussion on the DWP
* 2009 Project Updates
Check out the complete agenda for our next committee meeting, Tuesday, September 1 from 6:30pm-7:50pm @ the Central Public Library / Meeting Room A (630 W. 5th Street).
The meeting agenda is now available and so are the August 2009 meeting minutes. This month we will discuss the following:
* Sustainable Community Projects Internship
* SDAT Preliminary Visit
* Park[ing] Day LA
* Project Butterfly / Bioneer Conference
* Skid Row Tree Planting Pilot Project
* Advocacy discussion on the DWP
* 2009 Project Updates
Check out the complete agenda for our next committee meeting, Tuesday, September 1 from 6:30pm-7:50pm @ the Central Public Library / Meeting Room A (630 W. 5th Street).
September Regular Committee Meeting Agenda
Please note the location for our next meeting:
Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:30-7:50pm
Where: Central Public Library, Meeting Room A (630 W. 5th Street)
1. Welcome.
2. Public Comment on Non-agenda items including community announcements (3 minutes).
3. Review meeting minutes from the August meeting. Action Item: Approve minutes SC-13-090804 (all meeting attendees - 3 minutes). Minutes will be available online for review on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
4. Sustainable Community Projects Internship has been posted. Goal is to have an intern to start at the end of September 2009. Please post/distribute job posting. Action Item: Create a working group to review applications and help with the intern selection process. (1 minute)
5. Sustainability Committee hosted an open meeting with Urban Glue to discuss the proposed partnership with Village Green for an American Recovery Act Grant. The consensus was that there is not enough information or Neighborhood Council resources to fully manage this opportunity as porposed. However, we will continue to investigate this opportunity and implementation logistics in the coming months.
6. The SDAT preliminary visit is scheduled (tentatively) for September 10-11, 2009. This will include an introduction of the SDAT Project Leader to the neighborhood and informal meetings with community stakeholders. A project team meeting will be scheduled (TBA).
7. Park[ing] Day LA 2009 is Friday, September 18 and will be hosted by the Sustainability Committee in Harlem Place (between W.4th and W.5th Street). We need event volunteers and help with outreach to community partners. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Regan and Pamela Tuttle at sustainability@dlanc.com. (2 minutes)
8. Project Butterfly has proposed a community partnership for a Downtown broadcast of the annual Bioneers Conference on October 14-16. The partnership would involve our help with local outreach and communications, event volunteers, and potentially a brief presentation of the work being done Downtown. Action Item: Committee to approve proposed partnership for the October event. Event volunteers requested. (5 minutes)
9. The Tree Planting Project would like to apply for the Board of Public Works Community Beautification Grant for $15,000 towards tree maintenance for the Skid Row pilot project. Action Item: Approve grant application for submission by the October 20, 2009 deadline. (5 minutes)
10. Advocacy Issue: Discussion on the recent DWP MOU. Action Item: Sustainability Committee to consider sending letter of support to the Board of Directors for approval. Very initial draft is available online. (30 minutes)
11. Other Project Updates (30 minutes):
a. Project 1: Rooftop Edible & Composting Containers (Dawna Nolan)
b. Project 2: Tree Planting – Skid Row Pilot (Gunnar Hand)
c. Projects 3: Increase Participation in Cost-Saving Efficiency Programs: Energy & Water Focus (Corey Prost)
d. Project 4: Increase Participation in City & Private Recycling and Food Waste Programs (Corey Prost)
e. Project 5: Online Toolkit of Existing Resources (Ryan Saucerman). Additional update on progress of Sustainability Committee website.
f. Project 6: Community Greening Strategy & The Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Grant (Veronica Siranosian).
g. Project 7: Event and Education Programming & Calendar.
h. Project 8: Green Living Program (Pamela Tuttle).
12. Agenda items for next meeting?
13. Adjournment
The public is requested to fill out a “Speaker Card” to address the DLANC SUSTAINABILITY Committee on any item of the agenda prior to the Committee taking action on an item. Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that is within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the public comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Committee. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting Committee Board Chair Ashley Zarella at ashley.zarella@DLANC.com.
SI REQUIERE SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION, FAVOR DE NOTIFICAR A LA OFICINA 3 dias de trabajo (72 horas) ANTES DEL EVENTO. SI NECESITA ASISTENCIA CON ESTA NOTIFICACION, POR FAVOR LLAME A NUESTRA OFICINA AL 323-224-2316.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:30-7:50pm
Where: Central Public Library, Meeting Room A (630 W. 5th Street)
1. Welcome.
2. Public Comment on Non-agenda items including community announcements (3 minutes).
3. Review meeting minutes from the August meeting. Action Item: Approve minutes SC-13-090804 (all meeting attendees - 3 minutes). Minutes will be available online for review on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
4. Sustainable Community Projects Internship has been posted. Goal is to have an intern to start at the end of September 2009. Please post/distribute job posting. Action Item: Create a working group to review applications and help with the intern selection process. (1 minute)
5. Sustainability Committee hosted an open meeting with Urban Glue to discuss the proposed partnership with Village Green for an American Recovery Act Grant. The consensus was that there is not enough information or Neighborhood Council resources to fully manage this opportunity as porposed. However, we will continue to investigate this opportunity and implementation logistics in the coming months.
6. The SDAT preliminary visit is scheduled (tentatively) for September 10-11, 2009. This will include an introduction of the SDAT Project Leader to the neighborhood and informal meetings with community stakeholders. A project team meeting will be scheduled (TBA).
7. Park[ing] Day LA 2009 is Friday, September 18 and will be hosted by the Sustainability Committee in Harlem Place (between W.4th and W.5th Street). We need event volunteers and help with outreach to community partners. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Regan and Pamela Tuttle at sustainability@dlanc.com. (2 minutes)
8. Project Butterfly has proposed a community partnership for a Downtown broadcast of the annual Bioneers Conference on October 14-16. The partnership would involve our help with local outreach and communications, event volunteers, and potentially a brief presentation of the work being done Downtown. Action Item: Committee to approve proposed partnership for the October event. Event volunteers requested. (5 minutes)
9. The Tree Planting Project would like to apply for the Board of Public Works Community Beautification Grant for $15,000 towards tree maintenance for the Skid Row pilot project. Action Item: Approve grant application for submission by the October 20, 2009 deadline. (5 minutes)
10. Advocacy Issue: Discussion on the recent DWP MOU. Action Item: Sustainability Committee to consider sending letter of support to the Board of Directors for approval. Very initial draft is available online. (30 minutes)
11. Other Project Updates (30 minutes):
a. Project 1: Rooftop Edible & Composting Containers (Dawna Nolan)
b. Project 2: Tree Planting – Skid Row Pilot (Gunnar Hand)
c. Projects 3: Increase Participation in Cost-Saving Efficiency Programs: Energy & Water Focus (Corey Prost)
d. Project 4: Increase Participation in City & Private Recycling and Food Waste Programs (Corey Prost)
e. Project 5: Online Toolkit of Existing Resources (Ryan Saucerman). Additional update on progress of Sustainability Committee website.
f. Project 6: Community Greening Strategy & The Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Grant (Veronica Siranosian).
g. Project 7: Event and Education Programming & Calendar.
h. Project 8: Green Living Program (Pamela Tuttle).
12. Agenda items for next meeting?
13. Adjournment
The public is requested to fill out a “Speaker Card” to address the DLANC SUSTAINABILITY Committee on any item of the agenda prior to the Committee taking action on an item. Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when the respective item is being considered. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that is within the Committee’s subject matter jurisdiction will be heard during the public comment period. Public comment is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Committee. As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting Committee Board Chair Ashley Zarella at ashley.zarella@DLANC.com.
SI REQUIERE SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION, FAVOR DE NOTIFICAR A LA OFICINA 3 dias de trabajo (72 horas) ANTES DEL EVENTO. SI NECESITA ASISTENCIA CON ESTA NOTIFICACION, POR FAVOR LLAME A NUESTRA OFICINA AL 323-224-2316.
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