Welcome! This is the official website of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC). We are a large coalition of Neighborhood Councils and welcome everyone to this open process. Don't be left out! Join the LA NC Coalition! Send a delegate from your Neighborhood Council to represent you in this important process in Los Angeles.
About Us
Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles came about with the revision of the City Charter in 1999. Article IX, Section 901(c) of that Charter states that the Neighborhood Councils should come together as a Congress of Neighborhoods. Why a "Congress of Neighborhoods"? What did the members of the Revision Commission mean when they used that term? According to the members of the Revision Commission, it was envisioned that Neighborhood Councils would come together to communicate with one another and to discuss and decide major issues affecting the citizens of Los Angeles. The formation of the Congress was to be left up to the Neighborhood Councils themselves.Now, that time has come! The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition is intended to enhance the ability of NCs, as well as their clout and influence, giving a larger voice on issues affecting more than one neighborhood. The Coalition is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of an individual Neighborhood Council in their own neighborhood.
Next LANCC Meeting:
Free parking: Enter from Hope Street, advise parking attendant that you are attending the Neighborhood Council meeting.
Bicycle racks are in front of the lower entrance.
1. Welcome and roll call of Neighborhood Council Elected Representatives.
2. Approval of outstanding minutes.
3. Discussion and possible action to appoint Liz Amsden as a corresponding secretary.
4. Untitled Neighbors, a coalition of City (and State) wide organizations and neighborhoods, who advocate for community-based solutions to our affordable housing needs. We will be presenting what the LA city Planning Department is proposing to rezone in our residential neighborhoods through the Housing Element that will allow multi story apartments in single family neighborhoods and higher density apartments in low multifamily neighborhoods.
5. Report from LANCC’s WG4CC committee- Liz Amsden lanccWG4CC@gmail.com
a. WG4CC September report
b. Town Hall Report-back: What Went Good, What Went Bad with the Neighborhood Council Elections
c. Proposed Motions from WG4CC:
i. Motion for Neighborhood Councils and individuals to call on City Council to address the appearance of collusion and corruption in its rejection of the appointments of Jamie York as an Ethics Commissioner, and the impact of continuing to operate while the Ethics Commission cannot make quorum.
ii. Motion requesting DONE maintain a list of facilities suitable for NC meetings and that City departments support such pursuant to the instructions approved by the City Council under CF 02-0090 on October 29, 2002:
1. INSTRUCT all City departments to offer meeting facilities to NCs free of charge for official City meetings.
2. INSTRUCT the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to develop a listing of every meeting room in every City facility and make the list available to certified NCs.
iii. Motion for Neighborhood Councils to support a letter to the acting GM, cc: the Deputy Mayor of Community Engagement, for help in finding appropriate spaces to meet, and to immediately convene an open meeting to brainstorm ideas on addressing finding and securing facilities.
6. Council File Updates:
7. Update from Budget Advocates – Co-Chairs Glenn Bailey/Kay Hartman
8. Update from Congress of Neighborhoods 2023 Congress September 23, 2023. https://www.neighborhoodcongress.la/
9. Update from DONE.
10. Update from BONC Len Shaffer 5 minutes
a. Ask the Commish.
11. Update from any other NC regional alliance 5 minutes
12. Announcements 5 minutes
13. Adjournment-Meeting ends at 1:00PM
(At 1:30 p.m, the Congress Planning Committee monthly meeting begins. Link to website for further details: https://www.neighborhoodcongress.la/)
8:30 am DWP MOU Oversight Committee (even months) or DWP Advocacy Committee (odd months)
The meeting link on NC-DWP meetings web page (meeting details and links will always be here) is:
https://www.ladwpnews.com/dwp-
The meeting will adjourn by 10 to allow participants time to join the LANCC meeting at 10:00 am via Zoom.
Please submit comments by email:
for NC-DWP MOU meetings, to tonyw.civic@gmail.com
for DWP Advocacy meetings, to jackh@targetmediapartners.com
LANCC is in the process of revising its Bylaws. At the May 4, 2013 LANCC meeting, it was agreed that a revised version (Draft D dated May 2, 2013) would be forwarded to NCs for their approval. After your NC acts, please forward your meeting agenda and vote to: LANCC@EmpowerLA.org
The current LANCC Charter dated February 2008 may be downloaded here.
(Updated 5/30/13)
Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils
There are presently 99 Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles. Click here to view the list of all NCs, then click on the individual NC name to view its EmpowerLA webpage including the list of Board members.
with the right and the responsibility
for holding periodic joint meetings
of all Neighborhood Councils.