Postponed...there may be good news!
Dear Local 47 Members:
We have just learned that the PLUM Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to next week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support. The emails & letters have been coming in by the hundreds and we hope City Hall has heard the message loud and clear. The following is an email I just received from Greg Parkin Senior Director of Operations at Capitol Studios:
“I have just received notice that the PLUM meeting has been postponed until next Tuesday. PLEASE forward this on to anyone you believe was planning to come.
This is a last minute change requested by the developer in an effort to further address mitigations requested by EMI/Capitol .
I would also like to take this time to brief you on developments that have taken place in the past few days. This will perhaps help you frame your comments for next week's PLUM (Planning and Land Use Management) meeting down at City Hall.
We appreciate the various groups that have expressed interest in having their say before the city. (IBEW, Musicians Local 47, RIAA, NARAS, etc.) I am happy to report that at this point we have prepared extensive mitigations in conjunction with our acoustician, engineers, and legal team that the developer seems ready to accept.
This is obviously a positive development. We would still welcome all of your input before the PLUM committee in regards to the studios and what they mean to you and your group. You have the opportunity next week to demonstrate all that the studios mean to your organization and the lengths to which you will go to protect them. Feel free to address what concern's you most about a disruption for the studio: everything from economic impact from a day's closure, long term closure, or jittery nerves about noise. An alternate issue facing many residents is the sightlines.
We will definitely be stating that we appreciate the cooperation of 2nd St Ventures. We will also state that wavering from these commitments will bring us and hopefully you back to City Hall to defend this historic studio and all of the people, music, and commerce it supports. It is very important for the City representatives at the PLUM meeting to know that you will be back, and you will contact the appropriate City Council members if the developer does not honor the proposed mitigation measures designed to protect the Capitol Studios and echo chambers.
The more you can say how unique the Studio is, how much it contributes to LA’s cultural and economic life and how much it means to you and your group personally, artistically, and financially, the more impact we can have. If you do come, You will need to fill out a speaker card to be allowed to speak before the Committee. You will be limited by the Committee to two minutes in which to speak, so if you plan on speaking make sure that your are able to get across your message within the time limit . We would be happy to walk you through any questions you may have.”
We will continue to send updates on this very important issue.
Fraternally,
John Acosta
Electronic Media Administrator
We have just learned that the PLUM Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to next week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support. The emails & letters have been coming in by the hundreds and we hope City Hall has heard the message loud and clear. The following is an email I just received from Greg Parkin Senior Director of Operations at Capitol Studios:
“I have just received notice that the PLUM meeting has been postponed until next Tuesday. PLEASE forward this on to anyone you believe was planning to come.
This is a last minute change requested by the developer in an effort to further address mitigations requested by EMI/Capitol .
I would also like to take this time to brief you on developments that have taken place in the past few days. This will perhaps help you frame your comments for next week's PLUM (Planning and Land Use Management) meeting down at City Hall.
We appreciate the various groups that have expressed interest in having their say before the city. (IBEW, Musicians Local 47, RIAA, NARAS, etc.) I am happy to report that at this point we have prepared extensive mitigations in conjunction with our acoustician, engineers, and legal team that the developer seems ready to accept.
This is obviously a positive development. We would still welcome all of your input before the PLUM committee in regards to the studios and what they mean to you and your group. You have the opportunity next week to demonstrate all that the studios mean to your organization and the lengths to which you will go to protect them. Feel free to address what concern's you most about a disruption for the studio: everything from economic impact from a day's closure, long term closure, or jittery nerves about noise. An alternate issue facing many residents is the sightlines.
We will definitely be stating that we appreciate the cooperation of 2nd St Ventures. We will also state that wavering from these commitments will bring us and hopefully you back to City Hall to defend this historic studio and all of the people, music, and commerce it supports. It is very important for the City representatives at the PLUM meeting to know that you will be back, and you will contact the appropriate City Council members if the developer does not honor the proposed mitigation measures designed to protect the Capitol Studios and echo chambers.
The more you can say how unique the Studio is, how much it contributes to LA’s cultural and economic life and how much it means to you and your group personally, artistically, and financially, the more impact we can have. If you do come, You will need to fill out a speaker card to be allowed to speak before the Committee. You will be limited by the Committee to two minutes in which to speak, so if you plan on speaking make sure that your are able to get across your message within the time limit . We would be happy to walk you through any questions you may have.”
We will continue to send updates on this very important issue.
Fraternally,
John Acosta
Electronic Media Administrator
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