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Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council
The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council covers an area of South Los Angeles roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the 110 Harbor Freeway, Florence Avenue and Arlington Avenue, split into three internal areas (bylaws). Its stakeholders are those who live, work or own real property within its boundaries, and community interest stakeholders who belong to or take part in a community organization there (bylaws).
Latest
The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's agenda for a special online board meeting on Oct. 5, 2026 listed colors and logos for outreach materials and shirts, a South LA tree lighting event with Council District 8 and the North Area NDC, and possible 2027 changes that would move committee meetings online (agenda). The board's Sept. 28 agenda included a Community Impact Statement on CF 26-1280, the citywide vacant and nuisance property abatement program, plus its fiscal year 2026-27 budget and a grant of up to $1,600 for a Mt. Carmel Recreation Center Halloween event (agenda). The Aug. 24 agenda included up to $8,000 for an EC Central block club summit and up to $5,000 from a CD 8 special account for planters in the area from Western Avenue to Gramercy Place and Gage Avenue to 60th Street (agenda).
| City Council districts | Council District 8 |
|---|---|
| Region | South LA 1 |
| Certified | March 23, 2002 |
| Website | www.eccentral.org |
Board
| Seat | Name | Officer |
|---|---|---|
| President | Janay Coplon | President |
| Vice-President | Ingrid Rivera-Guzman | Vice-President |
| Secretary | Xiomara Fernandez | Secretary |
| Treasurer | Kathy Guyton | Treasurer |
| Area 1 Representative | Nathan Samuel Ortiz | |
| Area 1 Representative | Harry Frishberg | |
| Area 2 Representative | Lydia Sanders | |
| Area 2 Representative | Vacant | |
| Area 3 Representative | Jamaal Gulledge | |
| Area 3 Representative | Micheline Wilcoxen | |
| At-Large Representative | Jerry Cobb | |
| At-Large Representative | Alamazie Warren | |
| At-Large Representative | Eldrena Hannah | |
| Stakeholder Associate Representative | Barbara Gates | |
| Youth Representative | Vacant |
When and where the Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council meets
Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council regular board meetings: Fourth Monday of the month, 6 p.m. Location: The Connect, 6111 S. Gramercy Pl. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90047, with a Zoom option. Schedule as of October 1, 2026.
| Agendas and minutes | Agendas and minutes |
|---|
Committees
- Transportation and Public Works
- Budget and Finance
- Outreach, Planning and Events
- Executive
- Bylaw
- Education, Workforce and Economic Development
- Planning and Redevelopment
- Public Safety
Budget
| Fiscal year | 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| City allocation | $25,000, plus a $23,438 rollover and a $1,222 adjustment |
| Spent so far | $4,791 |
Meetings
Past meetings
October 2026
- October 5, 2026 (special) agenda only, minutes not posted The agenda for the Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's special board meeting online on Oct. 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. listed colors…
September 2026
- September 28, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The agenda for the Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's Sept. 28, 2026 board meeting at The Connect, 6111 S. Gramercy Pl., had…
August 2026
- August 24, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's board meeting on Aug. 24, 2026, at The Connect, 6111 S. Gramercy Pl., had 26 items…
July 2026
- July 27, 2026 agenda only, minutes not posted The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's July 27, 2026 board meeting at The Connect, 6111 S. Gramercy Pl., had no letters…
- July 18, 2026 (special) agenda only, minutes not posted The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council's July 18, 2026 special board meeting, held by Zoom and phone, had six numbered sections…