TERA State Of The Town 2016

The Eagle Rock AssociationState of The Town


Wednesday, February 3, 2016Center For the Arts, Eagle Rock


Agenda• Welcome

• Public Safety

• Constituent Services

• Policy

• Local Projects

• Complete Streets

• Events

• What’s Next for Eagle Rock?

• Q&A


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


Public Safety

• Welcome new LAPD Northeast Division Captain Arturo Sandoval

• Eagle Rock Senior Lead Officer Fernando Ochoa

• New Station!

• Crime Prevention

• Crime Statistics


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


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.


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


Local Projects• Amended Hours of Colorado

Specific Plan

• Opposed Scholl Canyon

Landfill Expansion

• Utility Box Art Box Project

• Upcoming Neighborhood

Council Elections


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


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


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


Q&A


Thank You!

TERA State Of The Town 2016

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