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Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council meeting, July 20, 2026

July 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council's board on July 20, 2026 voted 6-4 to oppose the Charter amendment that cuts required Council meetings from three a week to one, voted 10-0 to oppose a CERT training mandate for neighborhood council boards, back the City's Rancho LPG closure study and urge the Coastal Commission to speed the Sunken City permit, and re-elected its four officers, according to the minutes. A motion to remove the standing rule on how meetings open and close failed 0-10, and a motion to table the Evergreen Recycling item failed on a 5-5 tie. The agenda had 26 items. The council's Community Impact Statement on the CERT file was filed Aug. 11.

Outcomes for the July 20, 2026 meeting of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

The council posted minutes of this meeting, labeled approved, in its board meeting files. Eleven of 17 board members were present. On every vote the minutes list Bob Gelfand as ineligible (minutes).

• Officers (item 4): The board re-elected President Doug Epperhart, Vice President Dean Pentcheff, Treasurer Robin Rudisill and Secretary Noel Gould, 10-0, on a motion by Gelfand seconded by Richard Havenick. It kept Epperhart as credit card holder and second signer, 10-0 (minutes).
• Standing rules (item 9): The committee motion to remove Standing Rule 8, on opening and closing board meetings, failed with no yes votes and 10 no votes (minutes).
• 2027 election (item 10): Passed 10-0 (minutes).
• Budget items (19 to 22): The June expenditure report, recurring monthly expenses, up to $200 for the Alma Park event and The Mailroom scope of work at $395 a month each passed 10-0 (minutes).

11. Support City funding for Cabrillo Beach lifeguards

• What it asks: Supports the City’s decision to keep paying the County for lifeguard and rescue services at outer Cabrillo Beach (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Coastline and Parks Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 10-0 (minutes).

12. Expedite the Sunken City Coastal Development Permit

• What it asks: Urges the California Coastal Commission to expedite the City’s Coastal Development Permit application to reopen Sunken City to lateral access, so that the fence can come down. The motion says the City put up the wrought iron fence in 1988, contrary to a Sept. 8, 1987 Coastal staff recommendation that called the fence inconsistent with the Coastal Act (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Coastline and Parks Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 10-0 (minutes).

13. Support the Evergreen Recycling proposal

• What it asks: Supports the Evergreen Recycling proposal in concept. The agenda does not describe the proposal (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Planning, Land Use and Transportation Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Noel Gould moved to table the motion and Alex Alvarado seconded. The motion to table failed on a 5-5 tie. The minutes record no other vote on the item (minutes).

14. Oppose the Charter amendment on Council meeting days

• What it asks: Opposes the amendment in CF 26-1100-S13 that changes Charter Section 242(a) from at least three Council meetings a week to at least one, and asks that it be dropped before the November 2026 ballot deadline. The motion says the change did not go through the City Charter Commission. The agenda’s item heading prints the file as “CF 26-110-S13”; the motion text and its link give 26-1100-S13 (agenda).
• The council file: The Council adopted the ballot measure as amended on June 30, 2026, 12-0 with three members absent. The file’s record calls it Charter Amendment EE (CF 26-1100-S13).
• What happened: Listed on the consent calendar and voted on separately. Passed with 6 yes (Alvarado, Ellis, Epperhart, Gould, Morris and Rudisill) and 4 no (Havenick, Kopczynski, Perkins and Pentcheff), on a motion by Gould seconded by Rudisill (minutes). No Coastal San Pedro Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1100-S13).

15. Support the City’s Rancho LPG closure study

• What it asks: Supports CF 26-0794, which directs City Planning, Building and Safety, LAFD and the City Attorney to report within 15 days on ways to limit, phase out or close the Rancho LPG and JCI sites (agenda).
• The council file: A motion by Tim McOsker, seconded by Adrin Nazarian. The Council adopted it June 30, 2026, 13-0 with two members absent. The file lists Council District 15 (CF 26-0794).
• What happened: Passed 10-0 with item 16, on a motion by Pentcheff seconded by Gould (minutes). No Coastal San Pedro Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0794).

16. Support a Port plan for Public Access Investment Plan projects

• What it asks: Supports CF 15-0989-S71, which asks the Port of Los Angeles to prepare an implementation plan within 60 days for its Public Access Investment Plan projects, including projects tied to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (agenda).
• The council file: A motion by Tim McOsker, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez. The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 2026, 15-0 (CF 15-0989-S71).
• What happened: Passed 10-0 with item 15 (minutes). No Coastal San Pedro Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 15-0989-S71).

17. Oppose a CERT training requirement for neighborhood council boards

• What it asks: Urges a “No” vote on CF 26-0906-S4, which would require a majority of each neighborhood council’s board to get and keep LAFD CERT training. The motion says board service is volunteer time and emergency response is a separate duty. The agenda’s item heading prints the file as “CF-0906-S4”; the motion text gives 26-0906-S4 (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 10-0, on a motion by Pentcheff seconded by Greg Ellis (minutes). The council’s Community Impact Statement, filed Aug. 11, 2026, reports the same vote: 10 yes, none opposed and one ineligible, on July 20, position against.
• The council file: A motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Monica Rodriguez. The Council adopted it as amended on Aug. 19, 2026, 13-0 with two members absent (CF 26-0906-S4).

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