VIRTUAL TELEPHONIC MEETING

How to Join the Virtual Telephonic Meeting?

By Telephone: Dial 1-669-900-6833, enter  952 9558 2252, Press #9

You may also call in using the following phone numbers: 833-548-0282, 888-475-4499, 877-853-5257, 833-548-0276

Online: Go to https://zoom.us/j/95295582252

Or paste the address into the address bar on your browser, press Enter

Using the Zoom App: Join Meeting, enter ID: 952 9558 2252

To View the Agenda  CLICK HERE

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VIRTUAL TELEPHONIC MEETING

How to Join the Virtual Telephonic Meeting?

Online: Go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81669421011

Using the Zoom App: Join Meeting, enter ID: 816 6942 1011

By Telephone: Dial 1-669-900-6833, enter 816 6942 1011, Press #

You may also call in using the following phone numbers: 833-548-0282, 888-475-4499, 877-853-5257, 833-548-0276

To View the Agenda  CLICK HERE

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Upcoming Overnight Closures on U.S. 101 in Encino for Pedestrian Bridge Demolition

10PM Oct. 1 to 10AM Oct. 2 between White Oak Ave. and Balboa Blvd.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close all lanes on a portion of U.S. Highway 101 overnight beginning as soon as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and ending Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. The full closure, between White Oak Avenue and Balboa Boulevard, will allow crews to safely demolish the pedestrian bridge
over U.S. 101 at Encino Avenue. 

The following ramps will also close during this operation:
• Reseda Boulevard on-ramp to southbound U.S. 101
• White Oak Avenue on-ramp to southbound U.S. 101
• Balboa Boulevard on-ramp to northbound U.S. 101
• On-ramp from Haskell Avenue to northbound U.S. 101
• Connector from southbound Interstate 405 to northbound U.S. 101
• Connector from northbound Interstate 405 to northbound U.S. 101

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route or follow detour signs to exit at Balboa, Victory or Ventura boulevards.

In addition to the full closure on Saturday, up to three lanes in each direction of U.S. 101 may close beginning as soon as 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, and ending at 10 a.m. the following morning. Two lanes in each direction will remain open during this time. Caltrans is permanently removing the overcrossing to eliminate its nonstandard vertical clearance.

Residents and businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. All work is subject to change due to weather or construction-related issues. Real-time traffic information can be found at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/.  Click Read More below to see a map.

Caltrans reminds drivers to “Be Work Zone Alert” and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”  

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Join the LA BioBlitz Challenge September 1-30 to photograph and map animals, insects and plants found in your neighborhood, local parks, off of hiking trails, and in other natural areas.

Los Angeles is located in a global biodiversity hot spot and has an incredible array of native animals, plants and ecosystems to explore. We need your help to better protect and understand where different species of plants and animals live across the City by uploading observations to iNaturalist. Every time you do, especially in observation cold spots in the map, you contribute to the knowledge about the City’s biodiversity that supports protecting and conserving local wildlife and their habitats.

The LA BioBlitz Challenge is an exciting collaboration between the Los Angeles Public Library’s Neighborhood Science Initiative and LA Sanitation and Environment’s Biodiversity Program.

For more information about the family-friendly LA BioBlitz Challenge and how to participate, please visit lapl.org/bioblitz.

The LA BioBlitz Challenge is an exciting collaboration between the Los Angeles Public Library’s Neighborhood Science Initiative and LA Sanitation and Environment’s Biodiversity Program.

As of August 8, 2022 the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD/District) has confirmed 28 additional mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This brings the total number of positive samples within the District’s service area to 63 this year. The new positive samples were collected from 11 different communities: Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra Heights, Long Beach, Porter Ranch, Rowland Heights, San Fernando, Santa Fe Springs, South Whittier, and Tarzana.

WNV is transmitted to people and animals through the bite of an infected mosquito. There is no cure for WNV. One in five persons infected with the virus will exhibit symptoms.  Symptoms can include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, or a skin rash. There is no human vaccine for WNV, and severe cases can lead to paralysis or even death.

“Vector Control officials will continue monitoring West Nile virus activities and conduct surveillance, inspections, and control measures to suppress mosquito breeding,” said Mary-Joy Coburn, GLACVCD’s director of communications. “We urge residents to do their part by wearing repellent, ensuring that their window screens have no holes, and eliminating standing water from their property.”

West Nile virus is endemic to Los Angeles County, and warm temperatures can increase virus activity and mosquito populations. Visit VectorSurv Maps or WestNile.ca.gov for a comprehensive look at this year’s West Nile virus activity throughout Los Angeles County and Southern California.

Mosquito Prevention and Protection

Mosquito control is a shared responsibility and residents must take an active role in reducing the threat of WNV in their neighborhoods by taking these additional steps:

• Eliminate standing water in clogged rain gutters, rain barrels, discarded tires, buckets, watering troughs or anything that holds water for more than a week.
• Ensure that swimming pools, spas, and ponds are properly maintained.
• Change the water in pet dishes, birdbaths and other small containers weekly.
• Request mosquitofish from your local vector control district for placement in ornamental ponds.
• Wear EPA-registered and CDC-recommended insect repellent when outdoors where mosquitoes may be present.
• Report neglected (green) swimming pools in your neighborhood to your vector control district.
• Share this information with your community to decrease mosquito populations.

For more information, residents can contact the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District at 562-944-9656, online at www.GLAmosquito.org, or on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

About GLACVCD
The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is a public health service agency formed under the authority of the California State Health & Safety Code. Our mission is to reduce populations of public health vectors below nuisance levels and prevent human infection associated with mosquito-transmitted diseases.

New water conservation rules took effect for LADWP customers on June 1 limiting outdoor watering days to two days per week. Customers with street addresses ending in odd numbers may water on Mondays and Fridays and customers with even-numbered street addresses may water on Thursdays and Sundays, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. 

Now is the time to take advantage of the water- and money-saving rebates and programs we have available to both residential and commercial customers. The less water we use now, the more we have for when we need it most.

We've got this, L.A.!

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9th ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION & POSTER CONTEST WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!

Sponsored By Tarzana Neighborhood Council, West Valley-Warner Center Chamber of Commerce, Tarzana Recreation and Parks & Councilmember Bob Blumenfield

The Annual Earth Day Celebration and Poster Contest Award ceremony that was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Tarzana Park was a wonderful success and was well attended by many from the local community. Highlights included live music by School of Rock, food trucks and family entertainment, with many opportunities to learn about living green with organizations such as California Native Plant Society, Santa Monica Mountains Fund, HoneyLove Urban Beekeepers, LADWP hydration station, and Los Angeles Sanitation featured information on recycling, composting and stormwater capture. In addition, L.A. Conservation Corps. gave away more than 150 California Native Trees. Children had fun creating art projects, painting flower pots, planting native California plants, and visiting animals at the Critter Squad station, as well as playing in the inflatable jumpers.

More than 800 colorful Earth Day Posters were on display by local school children that participated in the Annual Earth Day Poster Contest. During the Poster Contest Award ceremony, the schools and students were congratulated, and the schools were presented with $250 art grants and certificates from local officials. In addition, the three students who won the best-of-show poster contest category were awarded brand new bikes that were generously donated by Trek Bicycles Woodland Hills. The four schools that participated in the Poster Contest included: Wilbur Charter for Enriched Studies, Nestle Avenue Charter, Portola Charter Middle School, and Tarzana Elementary School. This year’s Poster Contest theme Go Wild, Create Habitat with California Native Plants! was chosen to educate students about the importance of planting native California plants to support sustainability and provide habitat for local wildlife.

For a more complete list of sponsors and exhibitors you can view the event flyer HERE

The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office are launching Cool Blocks, a neighbor-to-neighbor organizing effort that aims to reduce your block's carbon footprint, adopt water stewardship practices, prepare for disasters, and improve the quality of life in your neighborhood.

The NCSA hopes to recruit 200 Cool Block leaders. Team leaders will host neighborhood meetings via Zoom over the course of five months and each leader will receive full training, coaching and support. For more information on how to get involved, please contact [email protected], call 323-660-2780, or visit the NCSA or Cool Blocks online.