Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates · Held
Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates meeting, August 15, 2026
From the minutes: The Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates voted unanimously at their meeting on Aug. 15, 2026, to spend up to $500 on up to 2,500 business cards with a QR code for their budget survey, passed a minutes motion unanimously, and were told that nominations for vacancies in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 10 were open until Aug. 21 (draft minutes). They reported a DONE balance of $37,508.47 as of July 31 and no neighborhood council contributions for 2026-27 as of Aug. 14, and heard a report on a Council motion on moving some City animal shelters to contractors (CF 26-0582).
Outcomes for the August 15, 2026 meeting of the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
The minutes posted for this meeting are labeled draft (minutes).
VI. Budget items and the animal shelter motion
- Ballot measures: Gabriel Avelar said the budget-impact summaries of the eight City measures on the November ballot were awaiting final review (minutes).
- Animal shelters: Glenn Bailey described the Council motion as asking for a report on providing staffing at one or more shelters through private nonprofit entities; Jack Humphreville said the Mayor had issued a press release on it. The minutes record no motion on the item (minutes). The Council adopted the committee report on Aug. 21, 2026, 12-0, with Eunisses Hernandez, John Lee and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-0582).
VII. Survey cards and outreach
- Minutes motion (item III): The motion covered the Aug. 3 minutes and listed the July 18 retreat minutes as pending. It was moved by Gabriel Avelar and seconded by Thomas Norman and passed unanimously with a correction from Ricardo Marquez (minutes).
- What happened: Motion by Jay Handal and Gabriel Avelar to spend up to $500 for up to 2,500 business cards with the budget survey QR code; passed unanimously (minutes).
- Outreach: Members were asked to have each neighborhood council appoint two budget representatives by Sept. 30 (Glenn Bailey said there should be 198 and there are 129) and to seek the $500 suggested contribution from councils that have not given in two years (minutes).
- Money: DONE’s statement showed a net balance of $37,508.47 as of July 31, 2026 (minutes), compared with $42,204.41 on June 30 (Aug. 3 minutes).
The minutes list the next meeting for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at 7 p.m. (minutes); the agendas page lists that meeting as cancelled.
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| VI | City budget and ballot measures; Council motion on contracting out City animal shelters | |
| VII | Continuing business: budget survey, including up to $500 for QR-code cards; Budget Day follow-up; NC assignments and contributions | Card motion passed unanimously |
| I | Call to order | |
| II | Roll call: 16 present, 6 excused, 9 absent | |
| III | Approve minutes of Aug. 3 and July 18, 2026 | Minutes motion passed unanimously with a correction; the July 18 minutes are marked pending |
| IV | Public comment | |
| V | Announcements | |
| VIII | New business: nominations open for Budget Advocate vacancies, deadline Aug. 21; retreat review | |
| IX | Committee reports, including finances | |
| X | Informational items: CF 26-0600 budget | |
| XI | Upcoming meetings | |
| XII | Announcements | |
| XIII | Adjournment at 10:40 a.m. |