Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council · Held
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council meeting, September 1, 2026
From the minutes: The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council's board on Sept. 1, 2026, approved a $1,500 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Reach Our Community Kids (Rock Coffee House), cut from the up to $5,000 on the agenda, 6-2 with two abstaining, and $2,000 through Avenue 50 Studio for NELA Food Distribution's Friday food handouts, 7-0 with three abstaining, according to the council's minutes. It took no action on up to $150 for debate refreshments and approved a revised 2026-27 budget. The minutes are linked from the Oct. 6 agenda, which lists them for approval.
Outcomes for the September 1, 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 August 28, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 14 |
The council’s minutes list 10 board members present. The Oct. 6 board agenda links the minutes and lists them for approval, so they were not yet approved as of Oct. 1, 2026.
VII.A. Up to $5,000 for Reach Our Community Kids
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to the Reach Our Community Kids charity, known as Rock Coffee House, for event workshops, supplies and student lounge supplies (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $5,000 (agenda).
- What happened: The board approved $1,500. A first amendment to $2,500 drew 9 yes votes and 1 abstention; a second amendment to $1,500 drew 6 yes, 3 no and 1 abstention. The final motion, by Shauna McGarry and seconded by Jordan Kubicki, passed with 6 yes, 2 no (Kenneth Hsiang and Max Baumgarten) and 2 abstaining (Tekle Skiles-Januta and David Escobar) (minutes).
VII.B. Up to $2,000 for Friday food distributions
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant applied for by Avenue 50 Studio for the NELA Food Distribution Organization’s Friday food distributions to 223 families (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $2,000 (agenda).
- What happened: The board approved $2,000 for Avenue 50 Studio with 7 yes votes and 3 abstaining (Tekle Skiles-Januta, Max Baumgarten and Mary O’Connor), on a motion by Flor Chaidez seconded by Jordan Kubicki (minutes).
VII.C. Up to $150 for debate refreshments
- What it asks: Refreshments for state Senate and City Attorney debates hosted by the Women’s 20th Century Club on Oct. 9. Council President Flor Chaidez is to moderate one debate (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $150 (agenda).
- What happened: No action. The minutes say the board was told the event date and location had changed (minutes).
Other votes
- The July 2026 minutes and the May, June and July expenditure reports each passed without opposition (minutes).
- The revised 2026-27 budget passed with 9 yes votes and 1 abstention. The treasurer reported $31,481 available, including $4,500 in rollover funds (minutes).
- Past invoices from Atwork Personnel Services ($55.86, $44.88 and $83.79) and Mailchimp ($90 a month for June, July and August) and a $125.98 printing reimbursement passed with 9 yes votes and 1 abstention (minutes).
- Gina Elliott and Jordan Kubicki volunteered to serve as the council’s two budget advocates; the minutes record no vote (minutes).
- No vote is recorded on the Banbury and York Hill staircase cleanup, and no action was taken on the open Arts Director seat or on meeting dates (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| VII.A | Neighborhood Purpose Grant of up to $5,000 to Reach Our Community Kids (Rock Coffee House) for workshops and a student lounge | Approved at $1,500: 6 yes, 2 no, 2 abstaining |
| VII.B | Neighborhood Purpose Grant of up to $2,000 through Avenue 50 Studio for NELA Food Distribution's Friday food handouts | Approved at $2,000: 7 yes, 3 abstaining |
| VII.C | Up to $150 for refreshments at Oct. 9 state Senate and City Attorney debates at the Women's 20th Century Club | No action; event date and location changed |
| I | Call to order and roll call | |
| II | Consent: approve the July 2026 minutes | Approved without opposition |
| III | Reports from public safety, the Council office and City departments | |
| IV.A | LAFD presentation on the department and Measure FD on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot | |
| IV.B | Student presentation and petition against artificial turf at Eagle Rock High School | |
| V | General public comment | |
| VI | Officer and committee reports | |
| VII.D | Host a staircase cleanup on Banbury and York Hill in September | No vote recorded |
| VII.E | Appoint two budget advocates | Gina Elliott and Jordan Kubicki volunteered; no vote recorded |
| VII.F-H | Expenditure reports for May to July, the revised 2026-27 budget and past invoices | Expenditure reports passed without opposition; budget and invoices each passed with 9 yes and 1 abstaining |
| VII.I-J | Open Arts Director seat and next meeting dates | No action |
| VIII | Adjourn |