The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Jane Fanganiello. There were about 45 people in attendance. Nina Royal led the
Pledge of Allegiance.

Minutes
The minutes of the February 14 meeting were approved as read.

Treasurerâs Report
The Treasurerâs report was faxed to the Chairman, but was illegible.

Chairmanâs Comments
Jane Fanganiello thanked the Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Leu and Mary Lee Tiernan for the flower pots on Foothill Blvd.
in Sunland. Four pots were knocked over and/or broken. One of the boys involved was caught by the police.

Jane, Joe Eiben, Peter Darakjian, Jeannine Carroll and Roberta Cole attended the Neighborhoods Convention sponsored by the
Mayorâs office. Jane reported that one of the officials from a City department told the attendees that the neighborhood councils
need to go through DONE (Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment) to have local problems solved. Jane told the official that he
was mistaken, and that the neighborhood councils are supposed to be empowered to deal with the City departments directly.

Jane thanked Peter Darakjian for translating the meeting flyer into Armenian, in order to assist us with outreach to the community.
Jane also sent letters to the local schools and churches, asking them to publicize our meetings in their bulletins.

The Secretary is taking sign-ups for the Councilâs game booth at the Easter Carnival.

Vice-Chairmanâs Comments
Joe Eiben gave a brief overview of the Brown Act, which governs our meetings. We are required to have fair and open
procedures at all times. If there are three or more people attending a meeting, the meeting must be publicized with a notice posted
in a public place. The penalties for noncompliance include fines and jail time.

Program
Clark Drane, who formerly served on the water quality board, introduced John Bishop, chief of the DWPâs Regional Program.

The purpose of the Regional Program is to protect the surface and ground water in 9 regions. LA and Ventura counties are part of
the Los Angeles region. One of their 92 priorities is to reduce the amount of trash in the LA River over the next 14 years. The
overall goal is to be in line with the federal regulations, that all state waters should be ãfishable and swimmable.ä The goal covers
many different sources of contamination, and meeting the requirements will be expensive to the public.

The second speaker was a DWP water quality engineer. She deals mostly with reducing the levels of contaminants in our water
supply. The major contamination concerns are pathogens, heavy metals, chemicals, radioactivity, hardness, etc. It takes a long
time ö sometimes decades ö to detect contaminants in the ground water, because it is slow-moving. The water must meet both
state and federal purity standards. The federal standard for chromium-6 is 100 parts per billion (ppb). The state standard is 50
ppb, and we could be seeing a new local standard of 2.5 ppb, which is barely measurable. Most home filters wonât remove
chromium or arsenic unless they use reverse osmosis.

Reports
SunlandTujunga.org:  Ken reported that the team is putting together a database to automate the event calendar feature of the
website.

Sunland Park:  Roberta Cole reported on the latest park committee meeting, held on February 22. Kevin Regan,
superintendent, and members of the Regional Volunteer Neighborhood Oversight Committee (VNOC) were present. The
committee approved the projects that had been planned for Sunland Park:  1) update the irrigation system; 2) build bathroom
closer to the baseball fields; 3) pave the senior citizens center parking lot. Quimby funds will be used to pay for these projects.

Adopt-a-Cop:  Joe Eiben gave some background information about the Adopt-a-Cop program, and reported that the pilot
project is still in Phase One.

Planning  (reported by Penny Blackwell)

Albertsons:  They are waiting for their final permits.

Sav-On (Gas. Co.):  They are waiting for their final permits.

Marisolâs Nursery: The auto mall was denied by the Planning Commission.

Mekhitarist Fathersâ School:  The permit request was withdrawn; the school is starting over with the parking lot permit. They are re-filing the application, and there will be a hearing date after they receive environmental clearance.

Golf Course:  The building will start after the rains stop.

Walgreens:  The plans for the location at Mt. Gleason and Foothill didnât work out. Instead, a new strip mall will be going in on the east end of the property.

Commerce/Foothill:  Dale Thrush reported that an Arco mini-mall is being proposed for the former Sunrise Ford site. Three different gas station developers were interested. The developer doing the project wanted beer and wine sales on the property, but the City Council will no longer permit alcohol to be sold at gas stations. Councilman Wachsâ office is trying to discourage non-retail/commercial property uses in the area.

KFC:  KFC will be doing a major renovation.

Goodwill:  Goodwill Industries is leasing the space that formerly housed Adlerâs Pharmacy, next to Smart & Final.

Edwards Theater:  The theater has been sold to Armenian Entertainment Group, which will build an entertainment center similar to the Flamingo Banquet Hall at Foothill and Commerce.

1-800-Autopsy:  Charlotte Leu and Meiling Dai reported that the owner has filed an appeal to the Planning and Land Use Commission (PLUM). The hearing will take place downtown sometime in late April. Charlotte and Meiling are trying to get a bus or carpool to the hearing so that a large group of people can attend. Jane will write a letter on behalf of the Neighborhood Council opposing the permit request. Any e-mails or letters should be directed to the clerk of the PLUM Commission. Talking points are available.

La Tuna Canyon:  Duke Developmentâs application is on Daleâs desk. It has not yet been sent to the PLUM Commission. There will be another community workshop on the Scenic Corridor Plan. At the last meeting, the residents were to pick out what they considered to be prominent ridgelines. Steve Crouch mentioned that he has topographical software that renders images in 3D. It could be very helpful in the process of identifying ridgelines.

Commerce revitalization:  The City will soon be hiring a consultant to do a study. There is a $165,000 grant set aside for the revitalization project. The cost of the study should take up less than half of that grant amount. Wachsâ office is looking at other grant possibilities as well.

Mayoral Debate:  Shirley Kellstrom reported that the mayoral debate had been originally scheduled for February 23, but there was a conflict with an awards ceremony. She changed the date to March 16, only to find out that the candidates were all planning to attend a function by a major gay/lesbian group. She learned too late that the League of Women Voters has a clearinghouse of dates for political functions. In the future we can select a date and weâll know that it does not conflict with other events.

Safety:  Nina Royal reported that the Senior Lead Officer program will be reinstated effective April 1. Anyone interested in
starting a Neighborhood Watch should call Nina at 353-5504. It helps to have a Lead Officer present at the formation of a
Neighborhood Watch group. The next Community Emergency Response Team training class will be held in May. The classes will
be held on a Tuesday night, and a refresher course is also planned.

Community Beautification:  Tomi Lyn Bowling reported that she has already sent out a few letters to businesses with ugly
storefronts. She has offered to do ãwalk-throughsä of the properties to assist the owners in finding ways to make their businesses
more attractive. Anyone who sees ugly storefronts should contact her.

Valley VOTE:  Steve Crouch reported that the public meetings he has attended have not been very helpful, since most of the
work is done behind closed doors. He is trying to establish e-mail contact with the organization.

Old Business
Bylaws:  John Waters handed out copies of the third draft of the bylaws, and notes from DONEâs proposed plan of guidelines
for neighborhood councils. Barbara Hughes moved that we accept the bylaws as presented. Seconded. The motion was tabled
until the next meeting. John mentioned that the boundaries need to be written into the bylaws. La Tuna Canyon/Shadow Hills/Lake
View Terrace are forming their own council(s), and we are fortunate to have natural boundaries:  the 210 Freeway, Lowell
Avenue, and the mountains to the north.

Community Concerns
Michelle Sahfran announced that she has formed a group called Tujunga Neighborhood Team (TNT) to fight the cell towers being
placed near residential areas. The groupâs website is www.SunlandTujungaCommunity.com. She has a petition also. The group will be meeting on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 pm at the S-T Library. Flyers are available at the back of the room.

Charlie Davis mentioned that Tujunga pays the highest property taxes in the City of LA. He wondered if there was any way to
make sure that money comes back to our town.

The group had a general discussion about researching what businesses we have in Sunland-Tujunga, and looking for ways to
promote those businesses to the community. Jane passed around a ãSurvey of Out-of-Area Purchasesä to find out what people
leave town to get (books, entertainment, restaurants, etc.).

It was suggested that we videotape the council meetings and show them on Channel 19.

Announcements
Volunteers are needed for Century 21 Crestâs Easter Seals Run/Walk at the Rose Bowl. Flyers are available in the back of the
room.

The Elks St. Patrickâs Day Dinner has been cancelled.

Our very own Jane Fanganiello is running for Honorary Mayor. She is being sponsored by the Rotary Club. The Honorary Mayor
is a Chamber of Commerce post. The occupant presides over Chamber mixers and fundraisers, and attends ribbon cuttings and
other functions. The election is actually a Chamber fundraiser, where candidates sell $1 tickets. Whoever sells the most tickets
becomes Honorary Mayor. The proceeds are split between the Chamber and the sponsoring group. If Jane wins, she will see to it
that the Rotaryâs share of the money is split with the Neighborhood Council, so that the Council will receive ¼ of all the money
raised on her behalf.

The Masonic Lodge is sponsoring a dinner honoring our local teachers, police officers and firefighters. It will be held on Friday,
March 16. Cost is $10 per person.

The first Foothill Area Community Volunteer Surveillance Team (anti-graffiti) meeting will be held on March 21 at Facey Medical
Group, 11165 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills. Call LAPD Foothill Division, Community Relations to volunteer (756-8866).

The next Neighborhood Council meeting will be on Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. The next agenda meeting
will be on Saturday, April 7 at 3 p.m. at the Century 21 Crest office in La Crescenta (corner of Foothill and Lowell).

The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.