Executive: 1st Monday of every month (or 10 days prior to the meeting at 6:30 P.M.)
Sets the agenda for board meetings, receives requests, and assigns tasks.
George Christopher Thomas, chairman (george.thomas@vnnc.org)
Howard Benjamin, vice president (howard.benjamin@vnnc.org)
John Hendry, secretary (john.hendry@vnnc.org)
Jeanette Hopp, treasurer (jeanette.hopp@vnnc.org)
Josef Lazavoritz, parliamentarian (josef.l@vnnc.org)
Herbert Thompson, chairperson of the outreach committee (herbert.thompson@vnnc.org)
Location: Braude Center 6262 Van Nuys Blvd.Meeting Room 1-A
Safety: 2nd Wednesday of every month prior to VNNC general board meeting at 6:00 P.M.
Deals with community safety issues within the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council area.
Josef Lazarovitz, chairman (josef.l@vnnc.org)
Additional Members of the committee — (Marilyn Havard, Penelope Meyer, John Hendry)
Location: Braude Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Room 1-A
Parks & Recreation: 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 P.M.
Deals with issues concerning children and youth, park programs, facilities and playgrounds in the VNNC area.
Candido Marez, chairman (candido.marez@vnnc.org)
additional members of the committee — (John Camera, Roland Guevera, Mariam Fogler (Stakeholder))
Location: Delano Recreation Center, 14100 Erwin Street, Van Nuys, CA.
Budget & Finance: 1st Monday of every month at 7:00 P.M.
Deals with Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC) budgetary issues.
Jeanette Hopp, chairwoman (jeanette.hopp@vnnc.org)
additional members of the committee — (Candido Marez, Herbert Thompson, Maria Skelton, Jennifer Hughes (stakeholder))
Location: TBD
Planning & Land Use: 3rd Monday of every month at 6:30 P.M.
Deals with planning, zoning and land use issues that affect the VNNC community, including proposals for new projects,
zoning changes and variances, proposals for tenant improvement (T.I.) construction, building improvements and special uses,
development, development of new business e.t.c.
Jerry Martin, co-chair — Indra Ciccarelli, co-chair, (indra.ciccarelli@vnnc.org or jerry.martin@vnnc.org) 818-373-4887
additional members of the committee — (John Hendry, Howard Benjamin, Penelope Meyer, Maria Scherzer)
Location: Braude Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Room 2B, Van Nuys, CA.
Government Relations/Rules & Bylaws: Meetings held TBD
Deals with citywide issues, council files, actions of city officials and departments, bylaws, rules and regulations, policies and
procedures.
Chairman Paul Anand (paul.anand@vnnc.org)
additional members of the committee — (Jeanette Hopp, John Hendry, Jennifer Hughes (stakeholder))
Outreach: Meetings held last Thursday of every month.
Deals with outreach to inform the VNNC community about board meetings, elections, committee meetings, projects and
special events, e.t.c.
Herbert Thompson, chairman, (herbert.thompson@vnnc.org) 818-385-5665
additional members of the committee — (Maria Skelton, Candido Marez, Howard Benjamin, Richard Hopp)
Location TBA
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