WCKNC General Board Member Meeting

Agenda

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Community/Government Reports & Announcements
   1. LAPD Senior Lead Officers
   2. City and other Governmental Agencies
4. General Public comments – Comments from the public on non-agenda items within the board’s subjects matter jurisdiction. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker. (2 min)
5. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meetings for January 2024.
6. Discussion and possible action to approve of the Monthly Expenditure Reports (MER) from December 2023 and January 2024.
7. Committee Reports
   1. Executive
   2. Budget & Finance – add new member
   3. Rules & Bylaws – add new member
   4. Outreach, Communications, & Elections – add new member
   5. Planning and Land Use Management – add new member
   6. Sustainability & Beautification – add new member
   7. Homeless, Tenant Rights, & Poverty – add new member
8. Update report on the Koreatown Environmental Clean-up Day sponsored by the WCKNC and KYCC on February 17, 2024, from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon.
9. Update on the WCKNC website.
10. Discussion and possible action for free tax services on March 2, 2024, at the Korea Daily Community Room, 690 Wilshire Pl. Los Angeles, 90005.
11. Discussion and possible action for the 2nd annual Coffee with the Captain at the YMCA, 4301 W. 3rd on April 11, 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
12. Discussion only regarding request for the Wilshire Center Business Improvement Corporation (WCBIC) to attend the WCKNC.
13. Request a presentation from outreach consultant for Metro’s Vermont Transit Corridor Project., which aims to improve travel times between Hollywood Boulevard and 120th Street on Vermont Avenue.
14. Discussion and possible action to recommend to the board the approval of a full line of alcoholic beverages in the full-service restaurant having fifteen karaoke rooms at 3300 W. 8th street. (ZA-2023-4481-CUB).
15. Discussion and possible action to support or oppose allowing the continued sale of full line of alcohol for on-site consumption at 429 N. Western Ave. #6, #(ZA-2023-7215-CUB) renewal of entitlement ZA-2017-2730-CUB, proposed 2,545 sq. ft. restaurant/karaoke studio with 9 studio rooms and 75 indoor seats. Proposed hours of operation 11:00 am – 2:00 am daily in the C2-1 zone.
16. Discussion and possible action or oppose allowing the continued sale and dispensing of beer and wine for on-site consumption in conjunction with an in conjunction with an existing restaurant at 3400 W. 8th Street #ZA-2023-7993-WB renewal of entitlement ZA201101974-CUB, existing 2,986 sq. ft. restaurant and 96 indoor seats and 12 outdoor seats in a covered 414 sq.ft. patio operating from 11 am to 2:00 am daily in the C2-1 zone. (PIGYA).
17. Committee member comments/announcements
18. Adjourn

Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Committee’s jurisdiction will be heard during the General Public Comment period. Please note that under the Brown Act, the Committee is prevented from acting on a matter that you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a member of the public may become the subject of a future Committee meeting. Public comment is limited to two minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Committee.

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Notice to Paid Representatives –

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Public Access of Records –

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Reconsideration and Grievance Process –

For information on the NC’s process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or any other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the NC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available at our Board meetings and our website https://www.empowerla.org/WCKNC

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