WHHO WEB SITE: www.whho.com
WHHO
Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization
September 2013
P.O. Box 6368, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
President's Message
Welcome to the last quarter of the Year. Fall begins in
September as school used to do until this year. So
while the seasons change on schedule there is no
schedule in how or when Government does things.
Change is one of the constants we should get used to
always being there whether we want it or not.
General Meeting
Next meeting Wednesday
September 25,2013 at 7:30 p.m
KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITAL
Auditorium "c" Entrance #5
5601 DESOTO.AVENUE
WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
We are supposed to be getting change in how the
City's Planning Department, BUilding and Safety
Department and Transportation Department will be
amalgamated into one Department. For the Public this
might turn out to be a good thing.
AGENDA: We will have Information on the
new proposed Warner Center Specific Plan
And will have a Guest Speaker State Senator
Fran Pavley to tell us what is new in
Sacramento and to take questions from the
attendees.
Think how nice it would be if all three would work
together to make Planning work because Building and
Safety actually made sure that what was approved was
what actually was built, and Traffic really made the
mitigations were actually mitigated as proposed. As it
is now, there is no way the public can make sure that
a project is being built as approved in the planning
process. There are no real check and balances on
developers. In fact many times buildings get bigger or
much smaller because the City rarely checks the
specifics of the approved plans with the plans on site,
if the plans are even on site other than the working
plans used by the contractor.
by being persistent and visible, have been very
noticeably present on every public hearing on all
requests that people ask us to do something that
needs approvals. We are happy to work with everyone
in the community to keep this a nice and safe place
to live and work because we look out for each other.
Once something is bUilt, even when done without permits, it is difficult to get the Courts to order anything
demolished or even modified if it is totally out of line
with what was permitted. This is why the WHHO has
tried to keep the developers and the City on notice that
they are being watched. This is difficult but we have
had limited success. The Planning Committee for the
Neighborhood Council is doing a good job in spite of
the City Departments making it difficult. A number of
WHHO members sit on the various committees of the
NC and bring their expertise to help.
We hope that you appreciate that so many members
of the WHHO donate their time to attend 2 or more
days to meetings to make Woodland Hilis a wellplanned and business conditioned place to live. We,
President
Gordon Murley
The opinions expressed are those of the President
and do not necessarily represent those of the Board
of Directors or the members of the Organization.
THOUGHTS OF OTHERS
We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are
selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those
with whom we come in contact. CHARLES M.
SCHWAB
Mind is a most delicate evidence. Not a soul has yet
seen it. RICHARD EBERHART
When in doubt, tell the truth. MARK TWAIN
NOTE:- IF YOU WISH TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN
CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL TO INFORM YOU OF
Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization
HAPPENINGS BETWEEN NEWSLEITERS - PLEASE
SEND US AN EMAIL SO WE CAN BE SURE YOU ARE IN
OUR DATA BASE.
So, if you want to help us get started you can email us
and we will put you in the WHHO address directory.
Email to:[email protected]
BUSINESS THAT IS HElPFUL
It is interesting that three businesses in the community have consistently brought emails telling me how
gracious and helpful they have been.
Franklins
Hardware saves them time and usually money,
PC4Less frequently quickly solves a problem and then
Paul doesn't charge them for what he sees as a minor
adjustment, and T & G motors seems to be very fair
and generous also with minor fixes. It is nice to know
that a business cares and treats people well. Please
don't always expect not to pay because it is up to the
owners to decide and they have rent, employees and
taxes and fees to pay to stay in business. It is just that
at times they return the kindness to a good customer
even though they can't get their time back but felt the
person so treated was well worth it. A lot of our businesses have great employees that serve us well and
treat their customers with kindness. We hope that
those who find a bad business make sure they
weren't more demanding than they were willing to
pay. Remember we are not the only ones who sometimes have a bad day. Remember the one about walking in another's moccasins.
Check out our other advertisers. They all give more in
use value to you than they extract in dollars for their
service and products.
WHHO'S WEB SITE
We have a Web site it is www.whho.com
There are links to other web sites for information on
Government and Schools. It will greatly enhance the
speed for finding important information for those
wanting to interface with various government agenCies.
USEFUL WEB SITES FOR OTHER INFORMATION
WHHO - www.whho.com
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL - www.whcouncil.org
CHARTER SCHOOLS - www.charterassociation.org
PIERCE COLLEGE - www.piercecollege.eduj
COUNCIL OFFICE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
PERSONNEL
Council District #3Bob Blumenfield Councilman
(818) 756-8848
Chief Deputy - Kellee O'Rouke
District Director, Valley- Lynn Shaw
Field Deputy - JoaqUin Macias
Planning Deputy - Cesar Diaz
POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
We have positions on Warner Center, Westfield projects, and Pierce College.
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS
Officers: Chair: Scott Silverstein, Vice Chair: Dennis
Dibiasi, Treasurer:, vacant Secretary: Joyce Fletcher,
Parliamentarian: vacant
GENERAL MEETINGS: The second (2nd) Wednesday of
every month at 6:30 p.m. at Woodland Hills Academy
in the Multipurpose Room.
Agendas are available 72 hours in advance
www.whcouncil.org
COMMITIEE MEETINGS: They are listed 72 hours in
advance on the website. www.whcouncil.org
Many of the Committee meetings are held at the New
Fire Station 84 at 21050 Burbank Blvd.
Many of the Planning Committee meetings are held at
the Woodland Park West Retirement Home at 21711
Ventu ra Blvd.
The WHHO is published in \X'oodbnd Hills Cllifornia II times annually
and reaches over 600 qualiey homes. Advenising rales afC $25.00 per quar-
2013 Meet.ing Schedule
General
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rer page per issue. l.nsrallation of rhis years Board of Dirccrors
OFFICERS FOR 2013,
President: Gordon MUI'lcy (818)346·5842
Executive V.I~: Herb Madsen (818)346-6161
Executive v.P.: John Walker (818)719·9181
Feb.
Mar.
Trca.~urer: Silvia
Apr.
Jan.
Anthony (818)340·928 [
Secrerary: William Evans (818)337-3056
Directors at Large:
Shirley Blessing (818)887·6048
Dennis DiBiase (818)346-9567
Jane Leisure (818) 225-0843
Manin Lipkin (818)999-4340
Par Patton (818)348-6497
Roben Veeek (818) 346-0855
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27
27
24
May NO MEETING'
no meeting'
Jun.
Board
General
Meering 2
Meeting I
07
04
04
08
05
02
24
Jul.
Aug. 27
Scpo 24
Ocr. 22
Board
No\'. no meering'
Dec. 3
Meering 2
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04
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06
03
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(I) All meetings arc held al K.1jscr Hospital on the 4d1 Wednesday
7:30 p.m. unless Olhcrwi.~c notifled.
(2) All Executive Board meetings will be on rhe 1st MondaY:le 7:30 p.m.
at Fire Station 84 Community Room all Burbank Blvd. unless mherwise
Ilotified.
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Pierce College President's Column
"GO Days" We've just welcomed thousands of new freshmen to
campus this fall. How do they prepare for the shift
from high school to college? With the help of GO
Days-a comprehensive two-day new student orientation the week before school starts to help them Get
Oriented, Get Organized and Get Onboard at Pierce
College.
The brainchild of a group of our faculty and staff under
Counselor/Career Services Director Joanna Zimring
Towne, GO Days grew out of the college partnership
with Achieving the Dream, an acclaimed national nonprofit that fosters development and implementation of
research-based policies and practices to help more
community college students succeed.
Success is
defined as earning a certificate or degree or transferring to a four-year university.
"An event like GO Days is an integral part of the new
college experience," said Zimring Towne. "Many of our
students don't know what to expect and are unprepared for the differences between high school and college. GO Days helps them make the transition and
sets them up for success."
On campus students took guided tours, had "Cookies
& Conversations with Professors," and scurried to
dozens of workshops with names like Picking the Right
Major, Money for College, Work Smart Not Hard, How
to Get an "A", the Top 10 Things to Avoid, and Plugging
in at Pierce.
These workshops answer questions about financial
aid, transfer and associate degree requirements, campus services and resources, and proVide tips and
advice for transitioning to college. The event is free
and put on by dozens of faculty, staff and student volunteers. GO Days strives to demystify aspects of the
Pierce experience.
In a packed Transfer Basics seminar, Pierce Counselor
Sunday Salter advised the students, "You don't need
to decide now what you will do for the rest of your life.
We want you to explore your options. This is your
opportunity to redefine yourself."
I hope you have enjoyed hearing about GO Days.
Welcome to warm days of fall, which annually mark
the start of another academic year at Pierce College.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kathleen F. Burke
President, Pierce College
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