Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council special meeting, July 14, 2026
From the minutes: The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council's board on July 14, 2026 approved $965.14 already spent on 22 air purifiers after the Lineage Fire, the 2026-27 budget and a street banner program, and appointed Jordan Kubicki as Elder Director, each without opposition, according to the council's minutes. On the Community Impact Statement about CF 26-0777, the Arroyo Seco Water Reuse Project resolution, the minutes say in one place that the item was postponed and in another that the board voted 9-2 to support a statement opposing the project. No Eagle Rock statement appeared on the council file as of Oct. 1, 2026.
Outcomes for the July 14, 2026 meeting of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Eagle Rock City Hall, 2035 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 9, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes (approved September 1, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 14 |
The council’s minutes, linked from the Aug. 4 regular board agenda, list 11 board members present. The board approved them on Sept. 1 without opposition (Sept. 1 minutes).
VII.B. Approve $965.14 spent on 22 air purifiers
- What it asks: Approves money the council already spent, using emergency funds allowed under the state of emergency for the Lineage Fire, on 22 air purifiers handed out at the Highland Park, Lincoln Heights and El Sereno senior centers (agenda).
- Amount: $965.14 (agenda).
- What happened: “Motion passed unanimously,” moved by Flor Chaidez and seconded by Natalie Friedberg (minutes).
VII.C. Community Impact Statement on CF 26-0777
- What it asks: A Community Impact Statement on CF 26-0777, which the agenda labels “Opposition to Arroyo Seco Water Reuse Project / Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation” (agenda).
- The council file: A resolution moved by Ysabel Jurado and seconded by Imelda Padilla, titled “Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation / Pasadena / South Pasadena / Arroyo Seco Water Reuse Project.” On July 1, 2026, the Council referred it and a substitute resolution to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee (CF 26-0777).
- What happened: The minutes give two accounts. Under item VII.C they say discussion of the council file “was postponed. No action was taken.” At the end of new business, under the heading “Arroyo Seco Project,” they say that after presentations from supporters and opponents of the project the board voted 9-2 to support the Community Impact Statement opposing it, moved by Flor Chaidez and seconded by David Escobar, with Talha Aamir and Natalie Friedberg voting no (minutes).
- Neighborhood council positions: The council file lists statements from Historic Highland Park, Los Feliz, Bel Air-Beverly Crest and Palms, and none from Eagle Rock, as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0777).
Other votes
- These passed without opposition: the June minutes, the appointment of Jordan Kubicki as Elder Director, the street banner program on Colorado and Eagle Rock boulevards, the 2026-27 budget, and the April, May and June expenditure reports (minutes).
- No action was taken on the 2027 election item, and the vacancy in the Sub District 2 seat was announced (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| VII.B | Approve $965.14 spent on 22 air purifiers handed out at three senior centers after the Lineage Fire | Approved without opposition |
| VII.C | Community Impact Statement on CF 26-0777, the Arroyo Seco Water Reuse Project resolution | Minutes conflict: "postponed, no action" under the item; a 9-2 vote to support the statement recorded later |
| I | Call to order and roll call | |
| II | Consent: approve the June 2026 minutes | Approved without opposition |
| III | Reports from public safety, the Council office and City departments including EmpowerLA | |
| IV | Eagle Rock Historical Society presentation on a November event for Route 66's 100th anniversary | |
| V | General public comment | |
| VI | Officer and committee reports | |
| VII.A | Discussion of the 2027 neighborhood council elections, which will offer in-person and mail voting | No action |
| VII.D | Appoint Jordan Kubicki as Elder Director | Appointed without opposition |
| VII.E | Approve a City street banner program naming the council on Colorado and Eagle Rock boulevards, July 2026 to July 2027 | Approved without opposition |
| VII.F | Vacancy after Sub District 2 Director Evan Lieber's resignation | |
| VII.G | Approve the 2026-27 budget | Approved without opposition |
| VII.H | Approve the April, May and June 2026 monthly expenditure reports | Approved without opposition |
| VII.I | Set next meeting dates | |
| VIII | Adjourn |