WCKNC Board of Director’s Oath
I pledge to represent Wilshire Center-Koreatown
with dignity, integrity, and pride.
I will encourage other points of view, even when they
differ from my own.
I will respect, value, and consider everyone's opinion.
I will find the good in my neighborhood, and praise
it and promote it.
To my neighbors, and to neighborhoods throughout the
City of Los Angeles,
I pledge to do this to the best of my abilit
MAYOR HAHN ANNOUNCES WILSHIRE CENTER-KOREATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL 76TH CERTIFIED
LOS ANGELES- Mayor Jim Hahn announced that the Wilshire
Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council (#76) completed
the certification process during a meeting held at Oriental
Mission Church in Koreatown.
“Congratulations to the Wilshire Center - Koreatown
Neighborhood Council on becoming the 76th Neighborhood
Council to complete the certification process,”
said Mayor Hahn. “I look forward to seeing great
things come out of the Wilshire Center – Koreatown
Neighborhood Council as we celebrate the spirit of 76.”
“Steeped in old Hollywood splendor, but infused
with vibrancy of a bustling immigrant community, Wilshire
Center – Koreatown is a microcosm of Los Angeles,”
said Department of Neighborhood Empowerment General
Manager Greg Nelson. “This area has an exciting
ethnic and socio economic diversity and an immigrant
majority striving for the American dream.”
“The vision of the Wilshire Center – Koreatown
Neighborhood Council is to create a sustainable, urban
village where Angelenos within and outside the area
can enjoy a vibrant residential, business, cultural,
and entertainment area,” said Wilshire Center
– Koreatown Neighborhood Council Acting Chair
Gary Russell.
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The MISSION of this council is:
To provide an inclusive open forum for public discussion
of issues concerning City governance, the needs of this
neighborhood council, the delivery of City services
to this neighborhood council, and on matters of a Citywide
nature, and to advise the City of Los Angeles on issues
concerning City governance, the needs of this neighborhood
council, the delivery of City services to this neighborhood
council, and on matters of a City-wide nature.
The POLICY of this neighborhood council
shall be:
| 1) |
To respect the dignity and expression
of viewpoints of all individuals, groups, and organizations
involved in this neighborhood council. |
| (2) |
To remain non-partisan and inclusive in our operations
including, but not limited to, the election process
for governing body and committee members. |
| (3) |
To utilize the Early Notification System to inform
our neighborhood council of matters involving the
City of Los Angeles (and our community) in a way
that is tailored to provide opportunities for involvement
in the decision-making process. |
| (4) |
To encourage all Community Stakeholders to participate
in all activities of this neighborhood council. |
| (5) |
To prohibit discrimination against any individual
or group in our operations on the basis of race,
religion, color, creed, national origin, ancestry,
sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital
status, income, or political affiliation. |
| (6) |
To have fair, open, and transparent procedures
for the conduct of our neighborhood council business. |
BOUNDARIES AND AREA PROFILE
Following are the proposed boundaries of the WCKNC:
| North |
Along Beverly Blvd. between Western
Ave. and Vermont Blvd. and along 3rd Street between
Wilton Place and Western Ave. and along 6th Street
between Vermont Blvd. and Lafayette Park Place. |
| East |
Along Vermont Ave. between Beverly
Blvd. and 6th Street, along Lafayette Park Place
between 6th and 7th Street |
| South |
Along Pico Blvd. between Wilton Place
and Hoover Street |
| West |
Along Western Ave. between Beverly
Blvd. and 6rd Street and along Wilton Place between
6rd Street and 7th Street. |
WCKNC map
see attachment.
In determining our boundaries, we started with the
boundaries set by City Council in 1995 when the Wilshire
Center Business Improvement District (WCBIC) was formed,
by The Wilshire Stakeholders Group in 1989 and by the
City Council in 1976 when it adopted the Wilshire Community
Plan that defined the boundaries of Wilshire Center.
The area included beyond the WCBID boundaries was included
because stakeholders in the respective area asked to
be part of the WCKNC. The boundaries were determined
after discussion with adjacent neighborhood councils.
These boundaries follow historic and contemporary community
borders. There are about a dozen Wilshire Center signs
put up by the City throughout the area, and there is
a large Wilshire Center monument at Wilton Place and
Wilshire and at Hoover and Wilshire
There are about 100,000 residents and about
75,000 workers.
WCKNC Residential Profile:
The WCKNC area consists of mostly apartment/condo homes.
Most of the
apartment components carry some form of Low to Moderate
income housing.
WCKNC Commercial Business Profile:
WCKNC has approximately 12 million square feet office
and retail space. It's comprised of many different industries,
ranging in many different sizes. From as small as one
or two employees to well over hundreds. They range from
service and government to banking and retail. Additionally,
Wilshire Center has the benefit of many non-profit organizations
and social services organizations.
WCKNC Economic Profile:
Wilshire Center has a mixture of upper, middle and lower
income people. All of which live and or work in the
area.
WCKNC Types of Employment:
WCKNC has a wide range of business and avenues of employment.
Here are
just a few: Non-profit; Education; Government; Retail;
Communication
A PERSPECTIVE FOR OUR FUTURE
Why are we forming a neighborhood council?
What are our values and vision?
by Gary Russell, AIA, Acting Chair of the WCKNC
The Los Angeles City Charter passed by the voters could
change the nature of our community. But only if we act
together with the diverse people within our community.
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity and a duty
to take up the challenge of grassroots organizing to
improve our neighborhoods under new rules that open
the door to true local democracy. It's back to the future
to our fundamental democratic roots. We have an almost
revolutionary opening to develop a strong, inclusive,
representative organization to make our dreams and needs
known throughout city government. We need to develop
a shared vision and a compelling voice to guide the
enhancement of our neighborhood in the coming decades.
To return responsibility for neighborhood well being
to caring neighborhood doers, leaders, thinkers, movers
and shakers . . . and to you! Is this the beginning
of a revolutionary change in city government? To quote
the late George Richter: "The important work
is to form caring relationships of good hearted people
who attend to their vested interests while looking to
their common good. Along that path lies improvement
and convergence."
What is our shared vision, our dreams and by what values
(means) do we use to get there? A mean (value) is a
consensus building, inclusive, representative Neighborhood
Council.
The dream (vision) is what? This vision should be a
sustainable, livable urban village consisting of pleasant
pedestrian environments, good retail, good schools,
good transportation, and good parks. This urban village
is in the process toward a more vibrant and diverse
business, residential, cultural and entertainment area.
The future could be where Angelenos within and outside
of WCKNC are traveling to work, to school, to visit
friends and shopping by way of the MTA mass transit
system, by local shuttles, by bike, and by foot. Surrounding
the MTA transit stops are high activity, liveable, pedestrian
oriented neighborhoods that are linked to other neighborhoods
via rail, bus and other modes of transportation. This
pedestrian oriented regional center is identified by
compact development that provides for a full range of
economic and social services, including housing, ground
floor retail, community, art and entertainment facilities,
grocery stores and cafes. WCKNC is vital, active 24
hour community. Moreover, this area is a safe, clean,
and balanced environment with attractive settings for
living, working and shopping.
WCKNC could be a place that is a complete and integrated
community containing office, housing, retail, schools,
parks and civic facilities that are essential to the
daily life of the residents and workers. The area is
designed so that housing, jobs, daily needs and other
activities are within easy walking distance of each
other and/or by a local shuttle system and within walking
distance to a major transit station. The WCKNC should
be a pedestrian oriented district. The intent is to
encourage the establishment of commercial and mixed
use facilities that promote pedestrian activity and
reduce the use of the automobile.
We need to create a sense of a community that works
together with all stakeholders to fulfill the shared
vision. We need to be a community that uses the human
resources/talent within our neighborhoods to better
our community.
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- Koreatown Neighborhood Council
3240 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 570
LOS ANGELES,
90010
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