According to the revised City Charter adopted by voters in 1999, the purpose of neighborhood councils is "to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs."

 

The MidTownNoHoNC will work to honor diversity, build community, forge bonds with neighboring communities, and promote participation in city governance and decision-making processes to improve the quality of life for all of Mid Town NoHo Stakeholders

 

Communities all across Los Angeles have been allowed to decide for themselves how their individual neighborhood councils should be structured. Upon completion of a significant outreach program and drafting Bylaws, each then petitioned the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for certification. 

 

NoHo completed this process and was officially certified on February 11, 2003. Its first Governing Board was elected on September 20, 2003.

 

The volunteer members the MidTownNoHoNC endeavor to provide stakeholders with information about how to get more involved in city government. Members sometimes act as "neighborhood lobbyists" and grassroots organizers, helping the community to express its will to elected officials and have their voices heard. The MidTownNoHoNC also coordinates local improvement projects to make Mid Town North Hollywood an even better place to live and work.

 

Membership in the MidTownNoHoNC is open to all Community Stakeholders. 

 

The City of Los Angeles has established a baseline definition of the term stakeholder as "anyone who lives, works or owns property" in a given community. In Mid Town North Hollywood, a stakeholder is anyone who lives, works, owns property, or owns or operates a business within the MidTownNoHoNC  boundaries; or who is a member of a community group, school or religious institution in the Community; or who works for an adjacent school or religious institution that serves the Community. 

 

The boundaries for the MidTownNoHoNC are as follows. This description begins at the southwest corner and travels in a generally clockwise fashion (see map for details): 

 

The Council's geographical boundaries are as follows; the northern boundary is Vanowen Street between the 170 freeway and The Los Angeles City Limit with the City of Burbank. At Clybourn Avenue the boundary runs south along the Los Angeles City Limit with the City of Burbank to Margate, then west to Cahuenga, continuing south along Cahuenga to Camarillo, west on Camarillo to Denny, then south on Denny to Riverside Drive. At Riverside Drive the boundary runs west to Vineland Avenue, then north along Vineland to Camarillo, continuing west along Camarillo to the 170 freeway. At the 170 freeway and Camarillo the boundary heads north along the 170 freeway to Vanowen Street. 

 

See Attached map of our boundaries, including our five Council districts. The five geographical areas within our Council area are based on census tract information and are close in population numbers. Businesses are spread throughout the Council area and at least one office-holder in each geographic area is required to represent a business.

 

Section 302. Membership/Stakeholder. Membership in the Council is open to anyone 18 years of age or older, who   lives, works owns property, or is a stakeholder in the recognized boundaries of the Council. A stakeholder is anyone who lives, works, owns property, or people who participate with community, non-profit or arts organizations, faith-based institutions, schools, and the Chamber of Commerce within the Council area

 

If you are a stakeholder, then you're already a "member" of  MidTownNoHo Neighborhood Council. If you're interested in receiving more information on MidTownNoHoNC activities, visit the Join and Mailing List pages.

 

Yes. Neighborhood councils are a special part of city government, designed to represent the community's voice in City Hall. It is especially important that you and your group are represented in the MidTownNoHo's advice to the city.

 

The MidTownNoHoNC works in partnership with community groups such as, and many more. (To find more community groups serving North Hollywood, visit our Links page.) The MidTownNoHoNC seeks to unify these voices and to advise the City on behalf of our more than 60,000 stakeholders.

 

We also work closely with North Hollywoods City Councilmembers in the 2nd and 4th Council Districts, as well as with adjacent neighborhood councils, on regional and citywide policy issues. 

 

The Board of the Council, the Board or Directors, and is hereafter referred to as the “Board.” The Board consists of twenty-three (23) members. All Board members must be stakeholders during their entire term of office. 

 

Section 502. Board Composition. The Board shall be comprised of the following members:
 

 

 

Residents may include property owners and others who reside within the Board areas. Business representatives may include, but are not limited to, stakeholders operating or working for businesses within the boundaries of the Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council area. Stakeholders who own rental property are considered business representatives.

 

It is the intention of the Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council to make the composition of its Board as diverse as possible while keeping the numbers of Board members down to a manageable size.

 

The terms shall be for two (2) years, with the terms beginning July 1st and ending June 30th. The terms will be staggered, and no person may serve more than four (4) consecutive terms in any office. The terms of the Board will be determined at the initial election with the top two (2) vote-getters in each district serving until June 30, 2005, with the winner of the third seat serving until June 30, 2004. The remaining Board members representing the other seats will serve for concurrent terms, with the terms of the initial el. ection ending June 30, 2004.

 

If a Board member has three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from any Board meeting this is considered a vacancy from the Board.  If a Board member has three (3) unexcused absences from any Committee meeting for which they are on, during a 6 month period, this is considered a vacancy from the Committee.  An unexcused absence is one, which has not been communicated to any Board Officer and/or Committee Chair.  At the next meeting, following the Board member's third unexcused absence, the Board will declare that a vacancy exists. Vacancies will be filled by a majority vote of the remaining Board, conforming to Section 502.

 

B. In the event of a vacancy on the Board and in the case of no candidates running for office, the President of the Board may then fill said vacancies by the appointment of a qualified candidate (conforming to section 502), subject to approval of a majority vote of the Board. Said appointees shall fill out the remainder of the term for which he or she has been appointed. If the Board is unable to fill a vacancy, this process shall continue at each subsequent Board meeting until such vacancy has been filled.

 

Any member of the Board can be removed at any time if the Board deems this is in the best interest of the Council. Removal requires a (2/3) vote of the members of the Board. The reasons for this removal shall be explicit, in writing, and stated publicly at the Board meeting before the public Board meeting where the removal shall take place. The Board will seek the approval and the guidance of the Office of the City Attorney during this process and the Board member who is the target of the removal shall be given ample opportunity to follow a grievance procedure at the Board meeting which is considering his removal. Removal requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the attending members of the Board at the meeting where Removal is being considered.

 

10. Is there a City Department responsible for Neighborhood Councils?The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) assists neighborhoods in forming neighborhood councils by providing organizing advice, training, and printing services for the distribution of flyers. Once the councils are up and running, DONE provides legal guidance and organizing advice, in addition to helping coordinate free and fair elections.