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Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council agenda, October 13, 2026

October 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated October 11, 2026

On the agenda: The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council's board meets in person on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 351 of City Hall East. The agenda lists a letter opposing a conditional use permit for a sports bar with a full line of alcohol and patron dancing at 1053 S. Hill St. (case ZA-2026-701-CUB-CUX), letters supporting an alcohol permit for a restaurant at 421 W. Venice Blvd. and a commercial cannabis license at 824 E. 17th St., a Community Impact Statement supporting Council File 26-0756 on state Senate Bill 969 entertainment zones, which the Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee hears the same day, and up to $1,000 to sponsor the Festival for All Skid Row Artists on Oct. 24 and 25. It also lists the appointment of an alternate director, three vacant seats and the election of a vice president of outreach. The agenda has 14 numbered items.

Agenda only. As of October 11, 2026, the October 13, 2026 meeting of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council has not happened yet and nothing on its agenda has been decided. Agendas can change.

The agenda sets the in-person meeting for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Controller’s Room, Room 351 of City Hall East, 200 N. Main St. It was posted on Oct. 10 (City agenda index). The agenda lists Jens Midthun as president, Teresa Y. Hillery as vice president of administration, Terin Ngo as secretary, Payas Parab as treasurer and the vice president of outreach and communications seat as vacant. Its roll call names 20 directors and shows four seats vacant. Public comment is two minutes per speaker with a 20-minute cap. The council’s previous board meeting, set for Sept. 8, was cancelled; its Sept. 8 agenda carried the letter on the Hill Street sports bar and the SB 969 statement that return on Oct. 13.

6.a. Alternate for the Area Wide Director seat

• What it asks: Appoint Yvette Ayers as alternate for Teresa Y. Hillery in the Area Wide Director seat (agenda).

6.b. Three vacant seats

• What it asks: Fill the vacant Civic Center/Financial District Resident Director, Fashion District Business Director and Area-Wide Homeless Resident Director seats, with any recommendations from the Rules and Selections Committee, and announce that the Central City East Business Director seat is vacant. The agenda points to dlanc.com/open-seats for the active candidates (agenda).
• Background: The Executive Committee’s Oct. 8 special meeting agenda listed a strategy for filling vacant seats.

10.c.i. Letter opposing a sports bar alcohol permit at 1053 S. Hill St.

• What it asks: The Planning and Land Use Committee recommends that the council oppose the applicant’s requests in case ZA-2026-701-CUB-CUX and submit a letter of opposition (agenda).
• The project: Blue Moon Hookah Inc. seeks a conditional use permit under Municipal Code Section 12.24-W1 for the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, with patron dancing, at a 2,702-square-foot sports bar with 60 indoor seats and 25 outdoor seats on a patio, open from noon to 2 a.m. The agenda lists the applicant as Omar Jibawi of Blue Moon Hookah, Inc., the project contact as Raul Cueva of Liquor License Agents, the Planning staff member as David Woon and the neighborhood as the Historic Core (agenda).
• Background: The same letter was on the Sept. 8 agenda for the meeting that was cancelled.

10.c.ii. Letter supporting an alcohol permit for El Patroncito Mexican Cuisine at 421 W. Venice Blvd.

• What it asks: The committee recommends a letter supporting the applicant’s request in case ZA-2025-5618-CUB, a Type 47 state alcohol license, on three conditions: the owner returns to the committee if the operator changes, amplified or outdoor noise stays within the City’s noise ordinance, and ground-floor storefronts stay transparent (agenda).
• The project: A conditional use permit for a full line of alcoholic beverages at an existing 1,430-square-foot restaurant with 34 indoor seats in South Park, open 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily with live entertainment (DJ, karaoke and mariachi) and no patron dancing. The agenda lists the applicant as Rodrigo Hernandez of El Patroncito Mexican Cuisine, LLC, and the Planning staff member as Monique Acosta (agenda).

10.c.iii. Letter supporting a commercial cannabis license at 824 E. 17th St.

• What it asks: The committee recommends a letter supporting The G.O.A.T., Inc.’s request in case LA-R-26-110035-ANN for a commercial cannabis license covering specialty indoor cultivation, distribution and retail at 824 E. 17th St., in the Fashion District/Alameda East area. The support carries four conditions: the owner returns to the committee if the operator changes, noise stays within the noise ordinance, the operator complies with Municipal Code Section 104 (Ordinance No. 183,241) and other City rules, and the operator installs enhanced lighting in the on-site parking lot (agenda).

10.c.iv. Statement supporting Council File 26-0756: SB 969 entertainment zones

• What it asks: The committee recommends a Community Impact Statement supporting Council File 26-0756, titled “SB 969 (Wiener) / Entertainment Zones / Potential Regulatory Controls / Alcohol Purchase / Public Right of Way” (agenda).
• The council file: A motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martínez, dated May 20, 2026, and referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on May 21. The committee scheduled it for its Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, earlier the same day. As of Oct. 11, 2026, the file carried public communications but no Community Impact Statements (CF 26-0756).
• Background: The same statement was on the Sept. 8 agenda for the meeting that was cancelled.

10.f.i. Up to $1,000 for the Festival for All Skid Row Artists

• What it asks: Approve sponsoring and tabling at the Festival for All Skid Row Artists on Oct. 24 and 25, at a cost not to exceed $1,000 from the event sponsorship line of the outreach budget (agenda).

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