Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council · Held · Special
Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council special meeting, August 13, 2026
On the agenda: The Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council's special board meeting by Zoom on Aug. 13, 2026, had 18 items, including four outreach spending motions totaling up to $7,000 (our sum): up to $3,000 for an LAFD Fire Service Day event, $2,000 for the council's Dec. 10 holiday gathering, $1,500 for a Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust holiday event and up to $500 for UCLA Volunteer Service Day. Minutes were not posted as of Oct. 1, 2026 (ENS index), so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the August 13, 2026 meeting of the Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Online by Zoom webinar |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 10, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 8, Council District 9 |
V.b. $1,500 for outreach at a Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust holiday event
- What it asks: Buy outreach materials, snacks and drinks for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust holiday event at Estrella Park in December (agenda).
- Amount: $1,500 (agenda).
V.c. Up to $3,000 for outreach at LAFD Fire Service Day
- What it asks: Provide refreshments and outreach materials at the LAFD Operations South Bureau Fire Service Day, tentatively the second Saturday of May (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $3,000 (agenda).
V.d. $2,000 for the council’s holiday gathering
- What it asks: Pay for refreshments, supplies and outreach materials at the council’s annual community holiday gathering on Thursday, Dec. 10. The Community Committee brought it (agenda).
- Amount: $2,000 (agenda).
V.e. Up to $500 for outreach at UCLA Volunteer Service Day
- What it asks: Buy outreach materials, snacks and drinks for UCLA Volunteer Service Day on Sept. 26, 2026, when community volunteers, with support from Council District 8 and Martin Luther King Jr. Park, were to do beautification and landscaping along Western Avenue, including Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Park and the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library and its parking lot (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $500. Items V.b to V.e total up to $7,000, our sum (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| V.b | $1,500 for council outreach at the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust holiday event at Estrella Park in December | Not posted yet |
| V.c | Up to $3,000 for council outreach at the LAFD Operations South Bureau Fire Service Day | Not posted yet |
| V.d | $2,000 for the council's community holiday gathering, Dec. 10 | Not posted yet |
| V.e | Up to $500 for council outreach at UCLA Volunteer Service Day, Sept. 26, 2026, on Western Avenue | Not posted yet |
| I | Call to order and roll call | Not posted yet |
| II | General public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| III | Reports from the Mayor's Office, LAFD, LAPD, USC, Council Districts 1, 8 and 9, Supervisor Mitchell, Assembly District 57, EmpowerLA, SLAANC and USC Community Partnerships | Not posted yet |
| IV.a | CD 8 legislative update | Not posted yet |
| IV.b | LAUSD Board District 1 update | Not posted yet |
| IV.c | Normandie Beautiful Project presentation | Not posted yet |
| IV.d | Gateways Hospital Mental Health Center presentation | Not posted yet |
| IV.e | Bureau of Street Lighting presentation | Not posted yet |
| V.a | Fill vacant board seats: Area 1, at-large and USC community interest | Not posted yet |
| VI | Area, at-large and committee reports | Not posted yet |
| VII | Approve the June to August 2026 monthly expenditure reports | Not posted yet |
| VIII | Approve minutes of the previous board meeting | Not posted yet |
| IX | Announcements | Not posted yet |
| X | Adjournment | Not posted yet |