**Since we are submitting this to the City Council, please check the box to display your name on this petition.  Also, comment on how you or anyone you know are a "Community Interest Stakeholder!"  Thank you!**

We, the residents of the great City of Los Angeles (and beyond), strongly oppose the City Council’s recommendation for Neighborhood Council Systems Reform (Council File #18-0467, Item #10C) to remove “Community Interest Stakeholder” provision from current bylaws, which allows non- live/work/own stakeholders their well-deserved right to vote. Removing this provision would create a one size fits all definition for all 99 Neighborhood Councils.  We recommend that each Neighborhood Council be allowed to define their eligible voters as needed for the unique community they serve.  

 This past June, “community interest stakeholders” were able to vote against the sub-division of WCKNC, even though they did not live/work/own within the boundaries. This vote surpassed any expectations by City officials and set a citywide record for the number of votes ever recorded for a neighborhood council election.  

 If we don't speak up now to convince the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners to strongly oppose the above-mentioned motion, close to 20,000 voters who came out to vote on June 19th, the "community interest stakeholders" will no longer have that right to vote, not only for the 2019 WCKNC board election, but for any election going forward.  The voice of Koreatown will be gone and no one will hear our voice.  

This move disenfranchises all the people who DEPEND on the services of Koreatown.  How many of you, your parents, or grandparents, your friends, go to doctors, pharmacies, CPAs, attorneys, brokers, agents, financial advisors, hair dressers, estheticians, community organizations, churches, markets, etc. who are in Koreatown?  Why do they decide to choose these services in Koreatown as opposed to those in their own neighborhoods?  

 Up next is the Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council’s Board Member election. You will not be able to vote if the Board of Commissioners decide to remove “Community Interest Stakeholders” as they are currently accepted. There are significant changes happening on the board for Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council and the Korean Community needs representation.  The Neighborhood Council plays a vital role in being the ears, eyes, and voice of its neighborhood.  

 So what can you do?  Sign this petition and let your voice be heard!  Please join us in attending Monday’s Townhall meeting, located at City Hall at 1pm.  While it may be difficult to attend because it’s during business hours, but if you are able to or know anyone that can make it, please join us! But at the very least, even if you can’t attend, please spread the word!  Please click this link for Monday's agenda.

 Please communicate with us via Facebook by posting on our wall, messaging us via FB Messenger, or email us with your concerns, comments or questions regarding this motion. The Board of Neighborhood Council Commissioners is set to decide on this matter in the following month!

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Email: keepkoreatown@gmail.com

 

로스엔젤레스시와 그 주변 카운티에 거주하는 저희는 NC Systems Reform (Council File #18-0467, Item #10c)중 Community Interest Stakeholder들의 투표권을 현재 Bylaws에서 빼겠다는 점에 큰
반대를 표의 합니다.

각 NC들은 다양한 시민들과 관계자들로서 각 고유의 구성원들이 있습니다. 그럼으로 각 NC들간에 법과 규칙, 그리고 지역적 특성의 차이가 있으므로 한가지의 법칙으로 99개의 NC를 통일시킨다는 것은 효율적이지 않을 뿐만아니라
각 지역의 니즈(needs)를 무시하는것과 같은 행위입니다.

지난 6월 19일 WCKNC Subdivision Election에서 입증 된것과 같이, 많은 케이타운 관계자들은 투표에 참여하였으며 총투표자수 중 95%를 차지했습니다. 한가지 확실한것은 단순한 NC의 경계선때문에 투표권을 빼았는다는 것은 있을수 없는 일이라는것이 입증되었습니다.

케이타운에 다양한 이해 관계자 (거주자, 노동자, 사업인들과 지역 사회 단체 등..)는 모두
단합하여 케이타운에 주인으로 권리를 갖고 있습니다.

당신의 투표권을 8월 20일 오후 1시에 시청으로 나와 지켜주시기 바랍니다.

저희 SNS에 많은 문의와 성원을 부탁드리겠습니다:

Facebook Group: Keep Koreatown Official
Instagram: keepkoreatownofficial
Twitter: keepkoreatown
Email: keepkoreatown@gmail.com