The Eagle Rock AssociationState of The Town
The Eagle Rock AssociationState of The Town
Wednesday, February 3, 2016Center For the Arts, Eagle Rock
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Agenda• Welcome
• Public Safety
• Constituent Services
• Policy
• Local Projects
• Complete Streets
• Events
• What’s Next for Eagle Rock?
• Q&A
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Welcome
• Our accomplishments
– Take Back the
Boulevard initiative
– Protecting Open Space
– Preserving the small-
town feel of Eagle Rock
TERA: 20 years of service to Eagle Rock
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Public Safety
• Welcome new LAPD Northeast Division Captain Arturo Sandoval
• Eagle Rock Senior Lead Officer Fernando Ochoa
• New Station!
• Crime Prevention
• Crime Statistics
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Constituent Services• Over 869 cases (excluding graffiti)
were closed by my office; cases included:
– Bulky item pickup
– Street maintenance
– Parking enforcement (Department of Transportation)
– Building & Safety
• Graffiti– During 2014-2015 fiscal year,
removed more than 435,026 square ft of graffiti from close to 13,431 locations in Eagle Rock.
– Northeast Graffiti Busters removes graffiti 7 days a week
– To report graffiti, call 311 or contact my office
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Clean Communities InitiativeTree Trimming
• Trimmed over 800 trees in NELA in 2015
• Planted 272 trees in 2014
Trash Bins
• First ALBs in city
Sidewalk Repair
• Repaired over 20,000 square ft of sidewalk in CD14
• City Council developing new citywide sidewalk repair program
Street Resurfacing & Slurry Seal
• In Fiscal Year 14-15, we resurfaced 58 lane miles and slurry sealed 74.6 lane miles of streets in CD14.
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Policy Initiatives• Homelessness is our number one
policy focus.
– Co-Chair of new Homeless & Poverty Committee
– Comprehensive Homelessness Strategy
– Change how City Departments interact with the homeless
– Homelessness is a citywide concern
– CD14 contributed $20K to assist NELA Winter Shelter
– Homeless Coordinator
– City has committed $100M in funding
– Homeless Count
• Mobility Plan 2035
• Stop Issuing BTRCs to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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Local Projects• Amended Hours of Colorado
Specific Plan
• Opposed Scholl Canyon
Landfill Expansion
• Utility Box Art Box Project
• Upcoming Neighborhood
Council Elections
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Complete Streets• What is Complete Streets?
• Complete Streets in NELA
• Taking Back the Boulevard
• Colorado Vision Plan
• Before & After 2013 Colorado Improvements: Collisions down
42%; speed reduced by less than 1 mph
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2015 Eagle Rock Events
• 6th Annual 4th of July Celebration
– Largest free fireworks display in Northeast LA
• 40th Annual Eagle Rock Tree Lighting
• 10th Annual Veterans Day Parade
• Peace in the Northeast Parade
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What’s Next for Eagle Rock?
• More Colorado Boulevard Improvements!– $11.7 million awarded
– New medians, traffic signals, bus stop lighting, pedestrian lighting, curb extensions, RRFB, street furniture, conflict zone striping for bicycles
• Eagle Rock Dog Park– Thank you Dogs of the Rock &
community advocates!
– Located at Eagle Rock Recreation Center
• Eagle Rock Vision Plan– Starting Spring 2016