Our PurposeThe purpose of the Park LaBrea Residents Association (PLBRA) is to protect resident's rights, to provide a viable liaison with Park La Brea Management, and to contribute to enhancing the quality of life in our community. PLBRA represents the residents of Park La Brea. It is their voice in this changing community.
The Park La Brea apartment consists of 4224 apartments and boasts a culturally diverse population ranging from 10,000 to 11,000 residents. It is located on 167 acres in the heart of the nation's second largest city. It is in fact, a small town or village. Latest PLBRA / Management Meeting2.17.14
Elevators The Preventive Maintenance program has helped to reduce the number of elevator problems throughout the complex. All elevator modernization work is on schedule. Burnside Circle Fountain PLB Management reports that a replacement fountain will be installed. A/V Equipment Upgrades at the PLB Activity Center Theater Required equipment is on order and installation work will be completed in early March. Fire / Emergency Preparedness A Fire / Emergency Preparedness presentation by MySafe:LA and the LAFD is scheduled for March 5 at the PLB Activity Center Theater. Subject program will be jointly sponsored by PLB Management and the Residents Association. SCEP (Systematic Code Enforcement Program) Inspections PLB Management reports that 13 Towers have been inspected to date. (Feb 17, 14) Furthermore, required repairs generated from subject SCEP Inspections are currently in progress. Service Requests Residents with Special Needs, in their households, can request Special Arrangements when placing a service request through the PLB Service Department (323) 549-5599. 1.20.14 Elevators The elevator modernization program for Tower 36 (351 S. Fuller Ave) is schedule for completion in late April 2014. The next two towers to receive elevator upgrades during 2014 are: Tower 37 (400 S. Burnside Ave) – work is scheduled to commence in June 2014. Tower 33 (360 S. Burnside Ave) – Habitability Plan is currently pending approval. The elevator noise problem in Tower 39 (401 S. Burnside Ave) – Repair work is presently in progress. Burnside Circle Fountain PLB Management reports that Structural Problems have been encountered in the course of the repair process which are delaying the restarting of the fountain. Once these issues are resolved PLB Management advises that the fountain will be up and running again. Town Hall Meeting PLBRA proposed and PLB Management accepted the idea of a Community Meeting at the PLB Activity Center, with a possible simulcast in the Meeting Room and Lounge of the Activity Center, to discuss resident concerns. Park La Brea’s General Manager and Director of Resident Services as well as other Top Managers will attend. PLBRA will moderate the meeting. [A tentative date has been proposed for early June 2014] A/V Equipment Upgrades at the PLB Activity Center Theater PLBRA and PLB Management are presently collaborating to achieve an enhanced Audio/Video experience for our fellow residents. Election Forum An Election Forum has been approved for October 2014 which will be designed to inform PLB residents about the issues facing us in the November General Election. [PLBRA will facilitate this event] Improved Lighting for Curson Square PLB Management is presently evaluating the lighting situation at Curson Square. [PLBRA advised PLB Management of the inadequate lighting of the Curson Square area at our January 20, 2014 monthly meeting] SCEP (Systematic Code Enforcement Program) SCEP Inspections, conducted by the Los Angeles Housing Department, are currently in progress at Park La Brea. Smoking at Park La Brea No Smoking signage to be improved. PLBRA will be forming a committee to address Smoking Problems at Park La Brea. No Smoking publicity in the PLBRA Newsletter. Disruption Issues Relating to Washer/Dryers and Elevator Modernization Questions about Quality of Life issues while construction is in progress should be directed to the Park La Brea Administrative Offices at (323) 549-5400. Discontinuance of Programs PLB Management reports that programs at Park La Brea which serve the community beyond our gates, except for activities held at the PLB Activity Center, are being discontinued due to the need for space reallocation. |
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Piano Recital FREE Recital & Reception Sat., March 22 at 7:30 PM Park La Brea Theater Reservations are Required. What better way to kick off the 2014 Park LaBrea Residents Association Cultural Program than with a recital performed by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Roger Wright. By popular demand, Mr. Wright returns for his seventh appearance at Park La Brea! This time his program will feature Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, widely known as Sonata Pathétique, as well as works by Frédéric Chopin, Ukranian composer Nikolai Kapustin and others. While written during Beethoven’s “early” period which was in the so-called “classical period” of music, Sonata Pathétique contains many elements of romantic music. It has a so been the subject of much debate among musicologists as to whether Beethoven was inspired by Piano Sonata K. 457 composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which is also comprised of three movements in the key of C. Oh the intrigue! Roger Wright appears regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world. He has received much acclaim from newspapers such as The Washington Post who called him “the true romantic pianist” and lauded him for his “extraordinary freshness, subtlety and originality of thought” and The San Antonio Express-News who raved “jaw-dropping displays of virtuosity.” A two-time recipient of the coveted Fellowship Award at the Aspen Music Festival (2000 and 2001), Mr. Wright has won many international piano competitions. He has also performed as the guest artist at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall and Steinway Hall in New York, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Chicago Cultural Center, Festival at Round Top (Texas) and for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's series, "Sunday's Live." In 2001 he performed to an uproarious crowd at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, for the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Both the Concert and the Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Reception are FREE to Park La Brea residents and their guests but Reservations are Required. Call for reservations at the PLBRA Office (323) 934-1177 or the Activity Center (323) 549-5458. Reservations will be honored until 7:20pm on the date of the performance, and Open Seating thereafter. For more information call (323) 934-1177 or E-mail: plbra@ca.rr.com |
The PLBRA Officers
Bernie Clinch - President
Michael Edelstein - Vice President
Donald Harris - Secretary/Treasurer
Michael Edelstein - Vice President
Donald Harris - Secretary/Treasurer
Your 2014 Board of Directors
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BERNIE CLINCH
MICHAEL EDELSTEIN DONALD HARRIS SOLOMON MOORE |
ADINE PORINO
CAROL ROBINS MARC SINNOTT JERRY SALTMAN |
