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Friends of Sunset Park
Annual General Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 2, 2015
1:30 to 3:30 PM
Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
Speakers:
Kevin McKeown, Mayor, City of Santa Monica
Michael Brodsky, Airport2Park.org
Erik Milosevich, Beat 2 Neighborhood Resource Officer, Santa Monica Police Department
Lauralee Asch, Lead Crime Prevention Coordinator, Santa Monica Police Department
Refreshments, Music, and Door Prizes
Vote for the 2015-16 Board of Directors
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Be Earthquake Prepared: Visit the Office of Emergency Management’s website
April 9 – FOSP meeting with the Pico Neighborhood Association – 7 PM – Virginia Avenue Park – Focus on the Zoning Ordinance Update – All members are welcome.
April 14, 15, and 28 — City Council – 6:30 PM – City Hall –
April 14 and 15 will include the Zoning Ordinance Update study sessions —
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/departments/clerk/agendas/aspx
Santa Monica Police Department: “If you see something, say something.”
Call Non-Emergency Dispatch at 310-458-8491.
Santa Monica’s Government Outreach Customer Service …
To: City Council
From: Board of Directors, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: March 24, 2015 City Council agenda item 8-A: Future options regarding the operation of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) and the City’s future use of its land currently occupied by the Airport. smgov.net/departments/council/agendas/2015/20150324/s2015032408-A.htm
- Because of existing litigation, SMO is extremely unlikely to close within the next 3 years.
Litigation documents: smgov.net/Departments/CMO/content.aspx?id=44740 - Decisions about the leases at the Airport after July 1, 2015 should:
a. Minimize the risk of lawsuit
March 12 – FOSP meeting
7 PM — Santa Monica Airport, the Zoning Ordinance Update, Crime and Public Safety, and other topics of interest. All FOSP members are welcome to attend. Mt. Olive Church parish hall, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
February 14 to March 21 – “Santa Monica Reads” — Longbourn by Jo Baker — www.smpl.rg/Longbourn2015
March 2 and 16 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall
March 3 – Social Security Workshop — 6 PM …
Continue Reading —›February 12 – FOSP meeting
7 PM — Parish hall at Mt. Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
All FOSP members are welcome to attend.
– Lincoln Blvd. Neighborhood Corridor Plan (LiNC) update from Peter James;
– Conversation with Armen Melkonians on the one-year anniversary of Residocracy Santa Monica;
– The proposed 78% increase in water rates over the next 5 years (Feb 24th City Council agenda);
– Updates on SM Airport, the Zoning Ordinance Update, and Public Safety…
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December 29 to January 23 – Free tree composting – Place your tree in the alley for collection. Remember to remove all decorations, tinsel, and stands.
January 5 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall —
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Architectural-Review-Board/
January 7, 14, 21, 28 — Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall —
Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD /Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
January 8 …
Continue Reading —›November election results for Measure LC:
Yes – 15,434 votes (60%)
No – 10,096 votes (40%)
Additional local election results are posted at smvote.org
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December 1 and 15 – Architectural Review Board – 7 PM – City Hall —
Agenda: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Boards-Commissions/Architectural-Review-Board/
December 2 – SMC Board of Trustees – 7 PM – Business Building —
http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Pages/Trustees-Meeting-Information.aspx
December 3, 10, and 17 — Planning Commission – 7 PM – City Hall —
Agendas: http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD /Boards-Commissions/Planning-Commission/
December 4 and …
Continue Reading —›Airport-related measures on the November ballot: LC and D
The Friends of Sunset Park Board of Directors has voted to support “Yes on LC, No on D.
A “yes” vote on Santa Monica ballot measure LC will:
- Keep Santa Monica residents in control of our airport land,
- Preserve open space for the residents’ use, not special interests,
- Empower the City to end jet noise and jet air pollution, and
- Ensure that no development would be allowed without voter approval.
Other …
Continue Reading —›Airport-related measures on the November ballot: LC and D
During the spring, paid signature gatherers, funded by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, collected sufficient petition signatures to place on the November ballot an initiative, Measure D, which would amend the City Charter with regard to Santa Monica Airport.
In response, and at the request of residents, the City Council placed a competing initiative, Measure LC (for “Local Control”), on the November ballot.
The FOSP Board of Directors, the …
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July 28th City Council Candidate Forum
The Residocracy candidates forum took place at the Main Library Auditorium. All City Council candidates who had filed with the city were invited to participate. The …
