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2013 Annual Meeting

November 12, 2013

Welcome!

2013 Annual Meeting

2013 Annual Meeting

Agenda

• Introductions
• 2013 Activities
• Treasurer’s Report
• Guest Speakers
• Election of 2014 Board
• Questions/Comments

Thanks to Yamashiro’s

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Board Meetings

• Monthly Meetings, 7:30 pm, 2nd Tuesday
• Held at Highland Camrose Park
• Open to all Outpost Residents
• January Meeting to Establish Budget & Goals

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2013 OHA Board

• Michael Meyer, President
• Larry Luchtel, Vice President
• Gary Nestra, Treasurer
• Marla Strick, Secretary
• Martin Keleti, Bugle Editor
• Estera Zarko Slamar, E‐Newsletter
• Beth Pasternack
• Ray Schuldenfrei
• Dia Schuldenfrei
• Laura Fox

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2013 Goals

• Personalized Outreach to

Increase Membership and Revenue

• Encourage Outpost Residents to Know Neighbors
• Address Traffic lssues and Tour Bus Noise
• Initiate Process for Additional Traffic Islands
• Identify a Community Improvement Project

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Traffic Islands

• Primary Traffic Mitigation Measure
• Ongoing Maintenance and Repair
• New Maintenance Service

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Macapa Drive Maintenance

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The Bugle

• Martin Keleti, Editor
• Mailed to all 450 Outpost Residences
• Contributions of Articles Welcomed
• Considering Future Digital Newsletter Only

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E‐Newsletter

• Estera Zarko, Editor
• Monthly Distribution
• Special Bulletins
• Sign Up on our Website

– www.outpostestates.com

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Outpost Website

• Marla Strick, Editor

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Facebook Page

• Search for Outpost Homeowners Association
• A Collection of Neighborhood Pictures,

Announcements and Shared Concerns

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Monitoring Developments

• Hollywood Community Plan
• NBC/Universal Evolution Plan
• Millennium Hollywood
• LA Bicycle Plan
• Coordinating with Hollywood

Hills West Neighborhood Council

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Verizon Cell Tower

• Adjacent to Hollywood Bowl Overlook on

Mulholland Drive

• Pressuring the City to Have it Moved Out of

the View Corridor

– Mulholland and BOE Permits Approved

• Cell Towers are Regulated by

the FCC

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Traffic Committee

• Repeated Enforcement Requests
• Electronic “Your Speed Is” sign
• Star Tour Van Congestion Issues
• Illegal Mulholland Parking and

Pedestrian Safety Issues

• Hollywood Street Closures
• “Please Slow Down” Signs Coming

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Potential New Traffic Islands

• Outpost at La Presa, Chalon, Senalda and

Mulholland Drive

• No driveways will be obstructed
• Surveying completed
• Funding being pursued
• City “B” permits required

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Traffic Volumes on Outpost Drive

Count Date Daily Volume Notes

March 1993

5,094 Effect of No Left Turn 7‐10 AM at Mulholland

Sept 1994

4,176

Oct 2004

5,841 Effect of Hollywood Blvd Street Closure (1,000 cars added)

Oct 2004

6,808

Sept 2013

4,922 Effect of Hollywood Blvd Street Closure (1,000 cars added)

Sept 2013

5,909

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Summer Picnic

• This year hosted in a lovely

private backyard

• Over 100 Attendees
• Mariachis
• Poem Lady
• Kids activities

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More picnic fun

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Dorothy J & Benjamin B Smith Park

• On Franklin between Sycamore and Orange
• Working with LA Rec and Parks on Design
• Outdoor Exercise Equipment and Seating
• Park will be Fenced and Locked at Night
• Partial Funding from HHWNC, CD4 and CD13

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Monitoring Neighborhood Issues

• Crime

– Neighborhood Watch Alerts – Post Alarm Patrol

• Commercial Party Houses
• Helicopter Noise
• “Red Flag” Fire Warning Days

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We Need Your Help

• We need Active Members

– Donate some time – Do you have a special talent? – Take on an issue

• The Board can’t do it all!
• City processes are lengthy and frustrating

and can lead to burn out

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