The Sylmar Neighborhood Council was honored to sponsor the 11th
Annual Springfest Food & Wine Festival at the $1,000 level. The
event raises scholarships funds for Los Angeles Mission College
students.
L to R: LAMC Foundation Board Member-Jose Castillo, Sylmar NC Board
Member-Judi Neal, Sylmar NC President-Don Neal, Sylmar NC Board
Member-Edward Campos, LAMC Foundation President-Albert Alvarez
L to R: Sylmar NC President-Don Neal, LA Mission College
President-Monte Perez, LAMC Foundation President-Albert Alvarez,
LAMC Foundation Board Member-Aleea LeBlanc, LAMC Foundation Board
Member-Jose Castillo
Judi Neal-Sylmar NC Board Member, Aleea LeBlanc-LAMC Foundation
Board Member
Felipe Fuentes, new Council District 6 LA City Councilman and former
Assemblyman; Don Neal-Sylmar NC President
The Sediment Management Strategic Plan Team announced the completion
of the Plan on May 2, 2013.
The Strategic Plan was developed to address the limited remaining
capacity at sediment placement sites throughout Los Angeles County.
It is part of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District’s
on-going efforts to find beneficial uses for sediment, and to
minimize any negative effects of managing the sediment in our
reservoirs and debris basins while preserving their flood risk
management and water conservation benefits. They appreciate all of
the feedback they received during meetings and on the draft plan.
The comments helped shape this plan and steps forward. The plan,
including the comments and responses, can be viewed at
www.LASedimentManagement.com/stplan.aspx.
One goal of the Strategic Plan is to make communities more aware of
the Flood Control District’s flood management and water conservation
operations that benefit residents of Los Angeles County. To help
residents understand the maintenance activities associated with the
management of flood control infrastructure, they have prepared an
informational website. The website includes an informational video
about sediment management. In addition, they have prepared a series
of detailed fact sheets on the Flood Control District, the Flood
Control District’s system, dams and debris basins, watersheds,
watershed enhancement and water conservation. The video can be
viewed at
www.LASedimentManagement.com and the fact sheets are available
at
www.LASedimentManagement.com/res.aspx.
During the meetings for the Strategic Plan, they also shared
concurrent planning efforts for sediment removal projects at several
reservoirs. Here is the current status of those efforts:
Big Tujunga Reservoir
The environmental document, an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration (IS/MND), for the Big Tujunga Reservoir Sediment Removal
Project is available at:
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/wrd/projects/BigTujunga. The project
includes design features and mitigation measures to avoid and reduce
its environmental impacts. Among the important features are:
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Limiting sediment removal methods to either
conveyor belt or low-emission trucking in order to reduce the
impacts on noise, traffic, and air quality;
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Re-planting native vegetation at the
sediment placement site (SPS) to reduce dust after construction
and to increase the aesthetic and habitat value;
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Delivering some high-quality sediment to be
reused for construction or other beneficial uses while
conserving capacity in the SPS; and
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Incorporating additional measures and
monitoring to minimize impacts to special status species
including the arroyo toad and the Santa Ana sucker fish.
Frequently Asked Questions about
Big Tujunga
A Public
Informational Meeting has been scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013
in the Sunland-Tujunga community. The meeting will allow the
Department of Public Works to present and discuss the project and
IS/MND. (Informational
Meeting Flyer). Please visit the project website
www.lasedimentmanagement.com/BigTujunga for more information. If
you have not previously signed up to receive notifications about the
Big Tujunga Reservoir Sediment Removal Project, and would like to
receive updates and further information specific to that project,
please email
reservoircleanouts@dpw.lacounty.gov.
Pacoima Reservoir
Several combinations of sediment removal alternatives and sediment
placement locations for the Pacoima Reservoir Sediment Removal
Project were identified for this project in the strategic plan
document. Detailed technical analysis on these and other
alternatives were conducted. The environmental document process will
begin in summer 2013 for both CEQA and NEPA compliance. As part of
this process, there will be public scoping meetings to explain all
the project alternatives and hear feedback from the community. The
meetings will be announced on the project’s website and distributed
to the project’s email interest list. Please visit the project
website at
www.lasedimentmanagement.com/Pacoima for more information. To
request to be added to the interest list for future notifications
please email
reservoircleanouts@dpw.lacounty.gov.
 The
City of Los Angeles will be holding General Municipal Elections on Tuesday,
May 21, 2013.
The City Clerk is providing this
Voter Guide with registration deadlines and vote by mail
information.
The SNC Board and Committees meet regularly each
month as shown:
Board of Directors Meeting: Fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.
Equestrian Committee: Third Thursday of the Month 7pm
Government Affairs, Public Safety and Services & Outreach Committees have a joint
meeting: Second Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm
Land Use Committee:
Second Monday of the month at 6:30pm.
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