What are the Boundaries of the Greater Echo Park Elysian NC?    [map]

1. North: The Apex of the Glendale (2) Freeway and the Golden State (5) Freeway.

2. East: The Eastern Boundary is the 5 Freeway and the joining of the 110 Freeway around the shared public Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium, excluding the residents and streets of the Solano Neighborhood, East of the 110 Freeway, and following the 110 Freeway South around Dodger Stadium (just SE of Stadium Way) to Elysian Park Avenue West to Sunset Boulevard and Southeast on Sunset to Beaudry Avenue.

3. South: Third St. along both sides of Benton Way, then east on both sides of Carondolet St, then north to Beverly Blvd. and First St. to Beaudry Avenue.

4. West: Third St at Benton Way, North to the Hollywood (101) Freeway, east to the property line between Coronado Terrace and Waterloo Street, proceeding North to Mayberry, (Mayberry Elementary School is shared with Silver Lake), West on Mayberry to Coronado Street, and North to Berkeley, East on Berkeley to the property line between Coronado and Waterloo Streets to Effie and up to top of steps on Effie, North to Clifford, east to Glendale Blvd. and North through the LaSorda Field of Dreams

What is DONE?

The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, the Los Angeles City Agency that oversees Neighborhood Councils. To contact DONE please visit www.lacityneighborhoods.com.

What is a Stakeholder?

Any individual, who lives, works or owns property in this neighborhood council area is a stakeholder. In addition, Community Stakeholder status may be identified by participation in, among other things, educational institutions, community organizations or other non-profit organizations, block clubs, neighborhood associations, homeowners associations, apartment associations, condominium associations, resident associations, school/parent groups, faith based groups and organizations, senior groups and organizations, youth groups and organizations, chambers 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. This is meant to include both persons and/or the groups they represent.

Additionally, per City Ordinance 174006, which established the regulations to implement this Council, the governing body must, to the extent possible, reflect the diversity of the neighborhood's community Stakeholders. No single Stakeholder group may comprise a majority of the neighborhood council's governing body, unless approved by the Department upon a showing of extenuating circumstances.

How can I participate in GEPENC?

The Greater Echo Park Neighborhood Council Board of Governors meets monthly. The meeting is scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of each month at Logan Elementary School. Meeting announcements with agendas are posted at various sites around the community and on this website. You can also participate by attending and joining the various standing and special purpose committees. The committees post agendas around the community and on this website and can be contacted with an email to the committee. Emails to the committees are directed to the committee chairperson.