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Board Positions Open - We Need You!

We have openings for you on the board. Please contact the Secretary to apply for the following  position:

• Community Based Organization

• Retail

Next SNC Meeting: Thursday, May 23

Please join us Thursday, May 23, 6:30 pm at the Sylmar Recreation Center. We will have a presentation on the 1971 Sylmar Tunnel Explosion in which 17 miners were killed. We will consider support for the development of a Memorial and/or a pocket park at the site on Maclay and Fenton. Ralph Brisette, the lone survivor, will be in attendance. View the complete agenda.

Springfest 2013

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

Sediment Management Plan

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:

• Limiting sediment removal methods to either conveyor belt or low-emission trucking in order to reduce the impacts on noise, traffic, and air quality;

• Re-planting native vegetation at the sediment placement site (SPS) to reduce dust after construction and to increase the aesthetic and habitat value;

• Delivering some high-quality sediment to be reused for construction or other beneficial uses while conserving capacity in the SPS; and

• 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.

City Elections

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.
 

SNC Meetings

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.