Friends of Sunset Park
Board/Membership Meeting
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 -- 7 to 9pm
Mt.Olive Church, 14th & Ocean Park Blvd.
 
1. Welcome and introductions
 
2. Minutes from April meeting
 
3. Treasurer's report
 
4. Discussion/action items:
 
a. Santa Monica Airport -- 1) AB 700 position statement, 2) revised position statement re RSA/EMAS safety proposals, 3) update on the April 21st rally (see summary of press coverage below)
 
b. Traffic and circulation -- 1) Ocean Park Blvd. traffic plan, 2) online petition re "greening" OPB west of Lincoln, 3) "One-way" traffic on Pico Blvd. proposal
 
c. Crime & safety issues -- 1) burglaries in Sunset Park and North of Montana, 2) robbery in Sunset Park, 3) carjacking in Mid-City, 4) Chief Jackman to speak at May 19th Neighborhood Council meeting and June 16th FOSP Annual Meeting
 
d. D & O insurance and anti-discrimination policy
 
e. Santa Monica Festival -- a few more volunteers needed for May 20th at Clover Park
 
f. FOSP Annual Meeting -- June 16th -- Lamont Ewell, Dr. Chui Tsang, and Chief Jackman to speak -- volunteers needed to place posters in local businesses and collect raffle tickets
 
g. FOSP newsletter -- May 18th deadline for articles for June newsletter
 
5. Updates
 
a. General Plan Update -- Placemaking workshops
 
b. Workforce Housing Task Force
 
c. Neighborhood Council, PNA, PIO, VAP
 
d. Santa Monica College
 
e. Santa Monica Pier (cont. from March meeting presentation)
 
f. Membership Committee
 
6. Other concerns

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The following articles and Letters-to-the-Editor are related to the April 21st rally at Santa Monica Airport:
 
1. Los Angeles Times -- April 22, 2007 -- "Airing concerns about jets: Protesters at Santa Monica Airport say larger craft are a health and safety hazard" by Carla Hall
 
2. Santa Monica Daily Press (www.smdp.com) -- April 23, 2007 -- "Grounding Pollution: Local lawmakers gather with residents to protest the Santa Monica Airport" by Melody Hanatani -- photo by Gabriel Hacker on p.1, story on p.10 --
 
3. The LookOut News (www.surfsantamonica.com) -- April 23, 2007 -- "Airport Neighbors Protest Jet Traffic" by Gene Williams -- photos also by Gene Williams
 
4. Santa Monica Daily Press -- April 24, 2007 -- "Why we complain about the airport" -- Letter to the Editor from Ping Ho, FOSP Airport Committee - p.4
 
5. Santa Monica Daily Press -- April 26, 2007 -- "SM Airport is here to stay" -- Letter to the Editor from Bill Worden, President Emeritus, The Air Care Alliance, Venice -- p.4 

6. Santa Monica Mirror (www.smmirror.com) -- April 26 - May 2, 2007 -- "Air Pollution Demonstration at SMO" -- Terence Lyons

7. The Argonaut (http://www.ArgonautNews.com) -- April 26, 2007 -- "Protesters demonstrate against aircraft nuisances at airport" -- Gary Walker 

8. Santa Monica Daily Press (www.smdp.com) -- April 28-29, 2007 -- "An airport-free city" -- Letter to the Editor from JR

9. Los Angeles Times -- April 28, 2007 -- "Re: Airing concerns about Jets" -- Letter to the Editor from Diane Moss

Also, there was an article in the Los Angeles Times, April 26, California section, p.B4, entitled "Long Beach Airport terminal to undergo significant expansion" -- "Many residents...opposed or sought to limit the expansion, fearing that it would exacerbate noise, pollution and health problems, including the high rates of asthma in the city."