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Hollywood
Social Contract |
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Keep Hollywood Clean and Attractive; To Make Hollywood Safer; To Build a Prosperous Hollywood Community; and To Support Hollywood’s Children, Youth, and Families |
To
this end, we pledge to support the following social contract between
‘we the people’ of greater Hollywood and the City of Los Angeles:
We
pledge to support those plans for the future development of greater
Hollywood that will enhance the appearance of our neighborhoods,
streets, and business districts, and respect the need for open space to
sustain a livable community. We expect the City of Los Angeles to
support us in adopting this framework for development as well.
We
pledge to work with the Department of Public Works to insure that
Hollywood receives its fair share of City investment in resurfacing and
repairing streets and sidewalks, and in planting and trimming trees.
We
pledge to encourage all residents and businesses to report building code
violations in a timely fashion and to hold the Department of Public
Works accountable to its pledge to respond to at least 75% of these
complaints within 72 hours.
We
pledge to insure that Hollywood benefits from the 150,000 first-time
inspections that the Department of Public Works intends to conduct each
year.
We
pledge to seek the integration of City services in greater Hollywood
currently being implemented in 20 neighborhoods under the Healthy
Neighborhoods Program to abate visually blighted properties; to remove
illegally dumped items and illegal billboards; to operate coordinated
bulky item pick-up programs; and to coordinate youth clean-up programs
that provide after-school jobs to teenagers.
We
pledge to support the ongoing effort needed to expand the water
resources available to Los Angeles, but we will work to insure that all
such efforts be pursued in ways that preserve our natural and physical
environment.
We
pledge to work in partnership with the Divisions of the Los Angeles
Police Department serving greater Hollywood to achieve their major goals
– to reduce violent crime and juvenile crime; to increase the overall
number of crimes cleared by the Department; to cut down on the number of
serious traffic accidents and collisions; to reduce the number of
blighted enclaves through reduction of graffiti and improvement in
street lighting; and to relocate the homeless from unsafe and illegal
locations on our sidewalks and streets to service agencies and programs
that can give them needed support.
We
pledge to reduce narcotics trafficking in greater Hollywood, especially
among our young people, through drug education, treatment, and active
reporting of illegal activity to the Mayors’ Narcotics hotline.
We
pledge to resist the indiscriminate awarding of liquor licenses in
greater Hollywood, without regard for their impact on alcohol abuse and
public drunkenness.
We
pledge to undertake an active campaign to expand the number of Block
Captains working with the Police Divisions in greater Hollywood. We
further pledge to develop an email network enabling these Block Captains
to receive timely crime reports from the L.A.P.D.
and to communicate their concerns in response. We expect to
receive training and support from the Senior Lead Officers in the
development of this system of Block Captains throughout greater
Hollywood.
We
pledge to expand participation in the Hollywood Community Police
Advisory Board in its efforts to promote auto safety, to eliminate
graffiti, and to address problems affecting young people.
We
pledge to support the Police Department in its ongoing effort to recruit
talented new officers who will be responsive to the needs of the
community. We expect the LAPD Divisions serving greater Hollywood to
reinforce these efforts through ongoing training for senior lead
officers in the principles of community policing.
We
pledge to support strategies and programs for economic development in
greater Hollywood that will bring prosperity to all segments of our
community.
To
this end:
We
pledge to work with the area businesses, the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce, local unions, human service agencies, faith-based
institutions, and community organizations to create an economic
development agenda for greater Hollywood that creates new economic
opportunity for all the people who live and work here. We expect the
City of Los Angeles to help us develop and achieve this broad-based
economic agenda for greater Hollywood.
We
pledge to support the historic preservation movement in Hollywood, as
exemplified by the work of organizations dedicated to preserving
Hollywood’s historic architecture and buildings associated with
Hollywood’s film and entertainment industry. We expect the City of Los
Angeles to support these and other efforts to preserve the historic
legacy of Hollywood, as a critical element in shaping the economic,
cultural and social character of the City as a whole.
We
pledge to provide ongoing support to our Business Improvement Districts
and to insure that the businesses within these Districts receive the
support and services that they need.
We
pledge to work with the City of Los Angeles to reduce traffic congestion
and to broaden transportation opportunities so that all residents and
people who work in Greater Hollywood can travel throughout the area in a
timely fashion. We will also work with the City of Los Angeles to insure
that there is adequate parking for the thousands of people who live,
work, and visit Hollywood throughout the year.
We
pledge to support efforts on the part of area unions to fight for jobs,
adequate income, and benefits for all residents of Los Angeles and
specifically to protect the thousands of Hollywood residents working in
the entertainment industry from losing jobs and income as a result of
runaway production.
We
pledge to support the use of Community Development Block Grant and
federal housing funds in Los Angeles to expand the supply of affordable
housing in greater Hollywood and to prevent the displacement of
low-income residents caused by economic and residential development.
We
pledge to work with the City and County of Los Angeles–along with
other levels of government – to expand job training opportunities
within the greater Hollywood area, so that all residents can gain the
skills needed to succeed in the new economy. We further pledge our
ongoing support for the Los Angeles City College located in greater
Hollywood for the critical role that it plays in this area, and we
expect the City of Los Angeles to provide continued strong support for
the College as well.
We
pledge to work with both the City and the County of Los Angeles, along
with human service agencies and organizations, to help those at risk in
the Hollywood community – the homeless, welfare recipients and
single-parent households, people living on fixed incomes, senior
citizens, and all those facing economic hardship – to gain the
economic support needed to achieve self-sufficiency.
We
pledge to work with City and County agencies and all levels of
government to increase the overall number of day care centers and
facilities in greater Hollywood available to the children of working
families.
We
pledge to build a new partnership between the organizations, active
citizens, and parents in Greater Hollywood to improve quality of
education in our schools. We expect that as our public school system,
the Los Angeles Unified School District, its principals, and its
teachers will make a special effort to work with us, so that all
Hollywood families will take pride in the high levels of performance
that our public school students will ultimately be able to achieve.
We
pledge to support expanding the collections, programs, and services
provided by the Los Angeles Public Library, especially at the Goldwyn/Hollywood
Regional Library, the Cahuenga, Fairfax, Fremont,
Wilshire and other branches serving Greater Hollywood.
We
pledge to support the continuing development of Los Angeles’ parks and
recreation centers, especially the Hollywood Recreation Center and
others serving our immediate area. We expect the Department of Parks and
Recreation to fulfill its commitment to ongoing program development and
maintenance of these important centers for our young people and
families.
We
pledge to work with the Libraries, the Department of Parks and
Recreation, and human service agencies to expand the number of
after-school programs available to all children and youth in greater
Hollywood and to insure that the services available to at-risk young
people in our area are able to meet the community’s needs.
We
pledge to work with area agencies, institutions, and unions to increase
the number of mentors available to at-risk young people in greater
Hollywood.
We
pledge to seek an expansion of the open space in Greater Hollywood
available for children to play.
We
pledge to work with the Commission for Children, Youth, and their
families to increase the number of young people participating in civic
leadership activities, such as the Commission’s Youth Council and
Hollywood neighborhood organizations.
We
pledge to work with the Hollywood Police Division to expand the number
of young people served by the Police Athletic League and participating
in Youth Advisory Committees created within the Los Angeles Police
Department.
We pledge to work with the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Hollywood Arts Council, Hollywood Heritage, and Hollywood cultural organizations to support an ongoing program of cultural events and activities for Hollywood residents and their families.