Atwater Village Neighborhood Council · Held
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council meeting, August 10, 2026
From the minutes: The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 10, 2026, cut a $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant request from Karmic Action to $2,500 and approved it 9-1, and set in-person voting for its 2027 election at the Atwater Village library from 4 to 8 p.m. on May 15, 2027, 9-0 with one abstention, per draft minutes in the council's Drive folder. The July expenditure report was put off to the next meeting.
Outcomes for the August 10, 2026 meeting of the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 7, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 4, Council District 13 |
Outcomes below come from the draft minutes in the council’s Board of Governors minutes folder; no record of the board approving them was posted as of Oct. 1, 2026. Tallies are yes, no, abstain. Ten of 16 board members attended.
E.4. $5,000 grant to Karmic Action
- What it asks: Approves a $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant application from Karmic Action. The agenda does not describe the project (agenda). The draft minutes say the application covered two programs: bicycle repair and giveaways for unhoused people and youth, and Roots in Motion, which teaches youth to ride bikes (draft minutes).
- Amount: $5,000 requested; $2,500 approved (agenda; draft minutes).
- Who brought it: Board member Daniel Leon made the motion, seconded by Brent Pritchett. Leon said the Transportation Committee had approved the funding (draft minutes).
- What happened: Brent Pritchett moved to lower the grant to $2,500 for the program the minutes call “Ecci Libre,” leaving out Roots in Motion; that amendment passed 8-2-0, with Daniel Leon and Mike James voting no. The amended grant then passed 9-1-0, with Mike James voting no (draft minutes).
Other votes
- The 2027 election worksheet passed 9-0-1, with in-person voting at the Atwater Village branch library from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 15, 2027. Sunil Rampersad abstained (draft minutes).
- The July expenditure report was put off to the next meeting because the treasurer was absent (draft minutes).
- The July minutes were approved 6-0-3 (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| E.4 | $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Karmic Action | Amended to $2,500 (8-2-0), then passed 9-1-0 (9-1-0) |
| A | Call to order, roll call and code of civility | |
| B | Reports from state, County and City offices, EmpowerLA, LAPD and LAFD | |
| C | General public comment | |
| D | Finance and public safety committee reports | |
| E.1 | Complete the 2027 election worksheet: Atwater Village library rec room as polling place | Worksheet approved 9-0-1: in-person voting at the Atwater Village library, 4 to 8 p.m., May 15, 2027 |
| E.2 | Website updates | No action |
| E.3 | Board member expectations | No action |
| E.5 | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Put off to the next meeting |
| E.6 | Approve the July board minutes | Passed 6-0-3 |