Board of Neighborhood Commissioners · Held · Special
Los Angeles Board of Neighborhood Commissioners special meeting, July 9, 2026
From the minutes: At its special meeting on July 9, 2026, the Los Angeles Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved bylaws and board-structure changes for five neighborhood councils, each on a 4-0 vote with Commissioners Erving, Quiroz and Wehbe absent: Lincoln Heights cutting its board from 25 to 18 seats, Downtown Los Angeles adding a 25th seat for the Fashion District, Westlake South making all nine seats at-large, Atwater Village swapping two seats, and Mar Vista raising its quorum (minutes; agenda). The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment had recommended approval of each.
Outcomes for the July 9, 2026 meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners come from its posted minutes.
| Where | City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Suite 1060, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 8, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes (approved July 20, 2026) |
Bylaws and board-structure requests
For each request the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment recommended that the Commission find the change consistent with the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils and approve it (agenda):
- Atwater Village: delete the community group/non-profit seat and add an at-large seat; delete the faith-based organization seat and add a youth representative seat (agenda).
- Downtown Los Angeles: increase the board from 24 to 25 director seats by adding a second Fashion District business representative seat (agenda).
- Westlake South: convert all nine board seats to at-large (agenda).
- Lincoln Heights: decrease the board from 25 to 18 seats while keeping all community representation groups (agenda).
- Mar Vista: increase the quorum from 8 to 9 board members (agenda).
What happened: The Commission approved all five requests, each 4-0, with Commissioners Epperhart, Fields, Shaffer and Waters voting yes and Commissioners Erving, Quiroz and Wehbe absent. The Atwater Village item was tabled so that staff could supply the date and vote of the council’s own action, then taken up again at 2:10 p.m. and approved. The Commission also approved its June 15 minutes 4-0, and the meeting adjourned at 2:48 p.m. (minutes). The July 9 minutes are linked from item 3 of the July 20 agenda, and the Commission approved them 5-0 on July 20 (July 20 minutes).
Under Charter Section 245, the Commission’s actions become final after five Council meeting days unless the Council votes by two-thirds to take them up (agenda).
The agenda lists the next regular meeting for July 20, 2026, and says the Aug. 4 meeting is canceled (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Atwater Village NC bylaws: replace community group and faith-based seats with an at-large seat and a youth seat | Tabled, then taken up again and approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 7 | Downtown Los Angeles NC bylaws: grow the board from 24 to 25 seats with a second Fashion District business seat | Approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 8 | Westlake South NC bylaws: make all nine board seats at-large | Approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 9 | Lincoln Heights NC bylaws: cut the board from 25 to 18 seats, keeping all community representation groups | Approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 10 | Mar Vista NC bylaws: raise quorum from 8 to 9 board members | Approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Call to order and commission roll call | Quorum met with four of seven commissioners |
| 3 | Approve minutes of the June 15, 2026 regular meeting | Approved 4-0 (4-0-3) |
| 4 | Public comment on multiple agenda items | |
| 5 | General public comment | |
| 11 | General Manager's report: excellence award nominations extended to July 31, Budget Day, election workshops | |
| 12 | Commissioner announcements and requests for future agenda items | Adjourned 2:48 p.m. |