Holmby News 8-5-16

HOLMBY NEWS
August 5, 2016

From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.

1.  Street Repair Requests
2.  HPOZ Update
3.  Movie Premiere – Street Closures
4.  LAPD Blood Drive
5.  The PLATO Society

6.  HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
7.  Resident Ads
8.  HWPOA Contact Information

1.  STREET REPAIR REQUESTS

The Bureau of Street Services has scheduled a Small Asphalt Repairs (SAR) truck (which is described as 1 small asphalt repair truck, consisting of 2 workers and asphalt), for the Westwood Neighborhood Council area, to perform small asphalt repairs on August 31, 2016.

The type of repairs that can be addressed with this program include the following:
– Potholes and pop outs
– Skin patching of eroded or cracked areas
– Some repairs on concrete streets

The Westwood Neighborhood Council has asked us to submit suggested locations in our neighborhood for small street repairs. The city will only send the SAR truck to a total of 15 locations in the entire Westwood Neighborhood Council area, so Holmby Westwood will only see a handful of repairs.

If you are aware of any spots in our neighborhood that would be particularly good candidates for this program, please send requests to Dana at hwpoa@aol.com no later than Monday, August 8Please only send street repair requests, not sidewalks or curbs.

2.  HPOZ UPDATE

From Kimberly Henry, L.A. Dept. of City Planning:

Dear Holmby Westwood Property Owner/Resident/Interested Party,

Regarding the proposed Holmby Westwood HPOZ:

We are glad to have received a large amount of written comments, comment cards, and verbal comments.  In order to allow staff time to review and analyze all of the comments received, the proposed Holmby Westwood HPOZ will not be agendized for the August 18, 2016 Cultural Heritage Commission hearing and will not be agendized for the September 22, 2016 City Planning Commission hearing.  You will be notified when the proposed Holmby Westwood HPOZ is rescheduled for both Commissions.

For more information about the proposed Holmby Westwood HPOZ and to view any of the draft documents, please visit our Office of Historic Resources Holmby Westwood webpage at: http://preservation.lacity.org/holmby-westwood.  Additionally, the Historic Resources Report for the proposed Holmby Westwood HPOZ and the PowerPoint presentation from the July 28, 2016 Informational Open House/Public Hearing have been uploaded on the webpage for you to view.

Sincerely,
Kimberly Henry
kimberly.henry@lacity.org

3.  MOVIE PREMIERE – STREET CLOSURES

On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, Sony Pictures is planning the “Sausage Party” premiere to be held at the Regency Village Theatre, located at 961 Broxton Ave, at 7:30 PM.  There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Michelle Dennis at (310) 848-1137 or ELS at 818-769-9800.

4.  LAPD BLOOD DRIVE

Show your spirit by taking part in the Cedars-Sinai’s annual LAPD West Bureau Blood Drive on August 24, 2016 and support the West Los Angeles Community Police Station.

Wednesday, Aug. 24 (Noon – 6 p.m.)
West Los Angeles Division
1663 Butler Ave. (Mobile Unit)
Contact Officer Gray – 30469@lapd.lacity.org
310-444-0735

All donors receive a custom T-shirt and each competing division is eligible to win a grand prize for the most donors registered.

5.  THE PLATO SOCIETY

The PLATO Society is the best known and most prestigious peer learning program in metro Los Angeles. What does that mean? The PLATO Society of Los Angeles is a community of 400 peers who learn actively through study discussion groups rather than passively through lectures, in areas as diverse as history, art, literature, music, economics, current events and a wide array of other topics.  Our members are highly intelligent, accomplished professionals and others who are interested in learning, enthusiastic, cultured and engaged with other people.  We are curious minds learning from each other in a collegial setting.

If you have an inquisitive mind, check us out at  https://www.theplatosociety.org

6.  HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY

Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.

Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.

When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review.  Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.

7.  RESIDENT ADS

IN-HOME CAREGIVER AVAILABLE

Excellent Caregiver with 26 years of experience.  Does cooking, cleaning, shopping.  Has car.  Live-in optional.  Please call Marva Alvarez at (310) 569-6609 and for reference, Matti Contopulos at (310) 474-1116.

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SPRINKLER SYSTEM & GARDENER

Dear Neighbors,

I’m looking for someone to analyze our sprinkler system and adjust it accordingly for coverage and duration.

Also, I’m considering changing gardeners. Any rave reviews for someone?

Many thanks,
Andrea Smith
310-470-8343
ablsmith@dock.net

8.  HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION

HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org