Board of Neighborhood Commissioners · Held
Los Angeles Board of Neighborhood Commissioners meeting, October 6, 2026
On the agenda: The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners' Oct. 6, 2026 agenda had 12 items, all reports and updates; the only action listed was approving minutes. The General Manager's report listed a Council motion for ceremonial signs naming Joy P. Atkinson Square at 4th Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard (CF 26-1373), and the Board's ad hoc committees were to report on its censure, removal and code of conduct policies and on two Council files about neighborhood council boards (CF 24-0867, CF 25-1152). Minutes were not posted on the Commission's agenda index as of Oct. 7, 2026.
Agenda only. As of October 7, 2026, minutes for the October 6, 2026 meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | 200 N. Spring St., Suite 1060, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted October 2, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 10 |
7. General Manager’s report
- Joy P. Atkinson Square: A motion by Council member Heather Hutt, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Curren Price, asks for permanent ceremonial signs naming Joy P. Atkinson Square at 4th Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard in Council District 10. It was referred to the Public Works Committee on Sept. 29, 2026 (CF 26-1373).
- Other topics: An EmpowerLA website update, an Oct. 16, 2026 extended deadline for the City Clerk’s neighborhood council funding training, the City Clerk’s call for poll workers for neighborhood council elections, the Congress of Neighborhoods, regional presidents’ roundtables and an Oct. 14 virtual Brown Bag session on community cleanups (agenda).
11. Ad hoc committee updates
- What it is: Verbal updates from five ad hoc committees: Censure and Removal Policies (chair: Commissioner Keren Waters), Rules of Order (Commissioner Gina Fields), Council File 24-0867 (Commissioner Douglas Epperhart), Code of Conduct Policy (Commissioner Leonard Shaffer) and Council File 25-1152 (Commissioner Epperhart). The agenda listed no votes (agenda).
- CF 24-0867: On March 19, 2025 the Council voted 12-1 to ask the Board, with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and other offices, for recommendations to ensure youth participation in neighborhood councils, including a youth seat on each board, and to encourage member participation and leadership development (committee report, Council action). On Sept. 10, 2026, the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council filed a statement, also sent to the Board, opposing the file “to the extent it would mandate” youth seats and system-wide term limits (CIS).
- CF 25-1152: The file is titled “Neighborhood Council Applicants / Registered Sex Offender Status / Disclosure Requirement / Registry Exclusion.” Council members Monica Rodriguez and Imelda Padilla introduced it, and the Council adopted the item 14-0 on Feb. 17, 2026 (CF 25-1152).
The agenda listed the Board’s next regular meetings for Oct. 19 and Nov. 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | General Manager's report: Joy P. Atkinson Square signs, EmpowerLA website, Oct. 16 funding training deadline, election poll workers | Not posted yet |
| 11 | Ad hoc committee updates on censure, removal, rules of order and code of conduct policies and two Council files | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Introduction | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Call to order and commission roll call | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Introduction of Commissioner Flor Chaidez, from the East Los Angeles area | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Approve minutes of the Sept. 22, 2026 special meeting | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Public comment on multiple agenda items | Not posted yet |
| 6 | General public comment | Not posted yet |
| 8 | Update from the City Clerk's Neighborhood Council Funding Division | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Update from the Congress of Neighborhoods planning committee | Not posted yet |
| 10 | Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates report | Not posted yet |
| 12 | Commissioner announcements, requests for future agenda items and requests for staff research | Not posted yet |