According to the revised City Charter adopted by voters in 1999, the purpose of neighborhood councils is to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs.

The Arleta Neighborhood Council Bylaws expand on its purpose:

The purpose of the Arleta Neighborhood Council is to participate as an advisory body on issues of concern to our neighborhood council and in governance of the City of Los Angeles. 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 City-wide nature. The Arleta Neighborhood Council strives to empower stakeholders from all parts of our community to work together for change.

The Arleta Neighborhood Council is open to all Community Stakeholders. All Stakeholders shall be eligible to vote in elections for the Board.

The City of Los Angeles has established a baseline definition of the term stakeholder as anyone who lives, works or owns property in a given community. In Arleta, Community Stakeholders shall mean any individual who lives, works, or owns property in this neighborhood council. In addition, Community Stakeholders shall be identified by participation in, among other things, educational institutions, religious institutions, community organizations or not-profit organizations, block clubs, neighborhood associations, homeowners association, apartment associations, condominium associations, resident associations, school/parent groups, faith-based groups and organizations, youth groups and organizations, chamber of commerce, business improvement districts, service organizations, park advisory boards, boys and girls clubs, cultural groups, environmental groups, code-watch, neighborhood watch, police advisory board groups and/or redevelopment action boards. 

[The definition of “Stakeholder” and its related terms are defined by City Ordinance and cannot be changed without City Council action. See Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.801.1]

Communities all across Los Angeles have been allowed to decide for themselves how their individual neighborhood councils should be structured. Upon completion of a significant outreach program and drafting Bylaws, each then petitioned the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for certification.

Arleta Neighborhood Council completed this process and was officially certified on October 22, 2002.

The volunteer members the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council endeavor to provide stakeholders with information about how to get more involved in city government. Members sometimes act as “neighborhood lobbyists” and grassroots organizers, helping the community to express its will to elected officials and have their voices heard. The Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council also coordinates local improvement projects to make Lincoln Heights an even better place to live and work.

If you are a stakeholder, then you’re already a member of the Arleta Neighborhood Council. If you are interested in receiving more information on Arleta Neighborhood Council activities, submit your email address here.

The Board shall be comprised of fifteen (15) elected members. The Board shall represent the major Stakeholders of the ANC, and no single Stakeholder group shall consist of a majority of the governing body. All seats shall be filled by an adult 18 years or older.

The Board shall be comprised of the following Members:

1. 1. Home/Condo Owners (4) – any person who lives within the ANC boundaries, and owns and occupies their place of residence.
   2. Renters (2) – any person that rents and resides in a home, condominium, townhouse or apartment within the boundaries of the ANC.
   3. Businesses (1) – any person who owns and operates a business within the boundaries of the ANC, or his/her designee. ANC Bylaws Approved 06.04.2024 2
   4. Community Based Organizations (2) – must meet all of the following criteria:
      1. The community organization carried out activities that involve the stakeholders who reside within the boundaries of the ANC during the last twelve (12) months immediately preceding the election of the Board.
      2. The community organization maintains its principal office or headquarters or meets within the ANC boundaries. Examples of a Community Organization include Neighborhood Watch groups and the Chamber of Commerce.
      3. A community based organization, includes but is not limited to a religious institution, educational institution, non-profit organization, neighborhood association, school/parent group, faith based group, senior group, youth group, arts association, service organization, boys or girls club, cultural group, or environmental group within the NC boundaries
   5. At–Large (3) – any person who belongs to any stakeholder group and also those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder, defined as a person who participates in a community based organization, including but not limited to a religious institution, educational institution, non-profit organization, neighborhood association, school/parent group, faith based group, senior group, youth group, arts association, service organization, boys or girls club, cultural group, or environmental group within the NC boundaries
   6. Seniors (2) – any person who resides within the boundaries of the ANC and is over the age of fifty-five (55).
   7. Animal Welfare (1) – any person residing within the boundaries of the ANC who owns a valid City of Los Angeles licensed

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) assists neighborhoods in forming neighborhood councils by providing organizing advice, training and printing services for the distribution of flyers. Once the councils are up and running, DONE provides legal guidance and organizing advice, in addition to helping coordinate free and fair elections.

The boundaries for the Arleta Neighborhood Council are as follows:

North: Pacoima Wash between Woodman and Interstate 5

South: Roscoe Blvd. Between Woodman Ave. and the Tujunga Wash; the Tujunga Wash between Roscoe Blvd. and Laurel Canyon

East: Interstate 5 to Branford St., up to Laurel Canyon to the Tujunga Wash

West: Woodman between Roscoe and the Pacoima Wash

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