The Sylmar Neighborhood Council was certified by the City of Los Angeles on May 6, 2003. The neighborhood council system was approved by the voters as part of the Los Angeles City Charter Reform in 1999.

Councils are intended to act as a conduit between the City and local communities. The role of the Council is to work with stakeholders to increase our influence with City lawmakers and departments to improve our community.

Stakeholders are defined as people who live, work or own property in our area.

Boundaries

North: LA City limit
East: LA City limit
South: Hubbard Street
West: 5 Freeway

Meetings and Offices

The Council is elected by stakeholders and holds monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.
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The SNC offices are located at Sylmar Recreation Center
13109 Borden Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342
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The Council is allocated a budget of $50,000 by the City from your tax dollars.

Mission Statement

To promote the welfare, protect the interests, and serve as a voice for the Sylmar community with the City's decision-making process for a better quality of life.

Mission

To provide an inclusive, open forum for public discussion of issues concerning City governance, the needs of the neighborhood council, the delivery of city services to this neighborhood council, and on matters of a citywide nature, and

To advise the City fo Los Angeles on issues concerning City governance, the needs of this neighborhood council, the delivery of City services to this neighborhood council, and on matters of a City-wide nature.

Policy

1. To respect the dignity and expression of viewpoints of all individuals, groups, and organizations involved in this neighborhood council.
2. To remain non-partisan in regards to political affiliation and inclusive in our operations including, but not limited to, the elections process for governing body and committee members.
3. To utilize the Early Notification System to inform our neighborhood council of matters involving the City of Ls Angeles (and our community) in a way that is tailored to provide opportunities for involvement in the decision-making process.
4. to encourage all Community Stakeholders to participate in all activities of the neighborhood council
5. To prohibit discrimination against any individual or group in our operations on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, income, or political affiliation.
6. To establish procedures that are fair, open and transparent for the conduct of our council business in a timely manner.
7. The Neighborhood Council shall establish procedures for communicating with all stakeholders on a regular basis in a manner insuring that information is disseminated evenly and in a timely manner. [Plan, Article III (2) (c) (iii) (3)]

Documents

Bylaws
Board Rules
Code of Conduct
Brown Act
History of SNC

Agenda Posting Locations

Unfortunately, in 2008 the Sylmar Neighborhood Council has lost one of its five established posting locations due to the closure of the Sylmar Chamber of Commerce Offices. Please note that these three additional locations for the posting of meeting agendas have been made available in addition to the posting at this web site:

• El Cariso Park Office at 13100 Hubbard St.

• Sylmar Park Gym at 13109 Borden Ave.

• Sylmar Neighborhood Council Office at 13515 ½ Hubbard St.

About Neighborhood Councils

View video of BongHwan Kim, General Manager of DONE and his comments about the future of Neighborhood Councils at the 2009 Congress of Neighborhood Councils.