Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council · Held · Special
Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council special meeting, September 16, 2026
From official records: The Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council held a joint board and Policy Committee meeting by Zoom on Sept. 16, 2026, with 10 items on its agenda, including a recommended letter calling for revocation and cleanup of the Murphy oil drill site at 2126 W. Adams Blvd., a 155-unit, six-story building proposed at 2208 S. Union Ave. and the University Park HPOZ survey. Only committee members vote. The council's Oct. 1 board agenda lists 11-0 Policy Committee recommendations on the drill site, the HPOZ survey and the Exposition Park pool, without dating the committee vote; minutes were not posted as of Oct. 1, 2026 (ENS index).
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Where | Online by Zoom webinar |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 10, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 8, Council District 9 |
This was noticed as a special joint meeting of the board and the Policy Committee; only committee members vote (agenda). The council’s Oct. 1 board agenda carries three Policy Committee recommendations, each marked 11-0, without dating the committee vote. The ENS index lists no other Policy Committee agenda between April 29 and Oct. 1, 2026.
4. GALA at 2328 St. James Place
- What it asks: Discussion and possible action on GALA’s partnership with Recreation and Parks, with an update from the department’s Partnership Section, and on a campus reconfiguration that adds nine portable classrooms, plus any street closure update (agenda).
- Who brought it: Jim Childs (agenda).
- What’s next: The Oct. 1 board agenda lists an update “on community requests” and a report from a Sept. 29 LAUSD meeting, with no motion.
5. Murphy oil drill site, 2126 W. Adams Blvd.
- What it asks: That the committee recommend the board send a letter to the case file calling for immediate revocation and cleanup of the drill site “to abate a longstanding public nuisance” (cases ZA-2026-3203-RV and ENV-2026-3204-CE) (agenda).
- Who brought it: Richard Parks, Redeemer Community Partnership (agenda).
- Coverage: LAist reported that public replies in the revocation case were due Sept. 25 (LAist, July 22, 2026, updated Aug. 5).
- What happened: The Oct. 1 board agenda carries a Policy Committee recommendation, marked 11-0, that the board send a letter to the case file asking the Zoning Administrator “to take all steps necessary for revocation.”
6. University Park HPOZ survey
- What it asks: Discussion of the University Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone survey and its revision process, and revising the council’s task force request for proposals (agenda).
- What happened: The Oct. 1 board agenda carries a Policy Committee recommendation, marked 11-0, to revise the request for proposals to include funding an update of the survey. No dollar amount is given.
7. 2208 S. Union Ave.
- What it asks: Discussion and possible action on a project to demolish three structures and build a six-story, 155-unit building with 24 parking spaces in the University Park HPOZ and a neighborhood commercial CPIO district (agenda).
8. Street vendors and oversized vehicles near Hoover Street
- What it asks: Discussion and possible action on street vendors on Hoover Street from 30th to 32nd streets and on McClintock Avenue from Jefferson Boulevard to 30th Street, and on oversized vehicles on Hoover, including safety and environmental risks (agenda).
- Who brought it: Samantha Burg (agenda).
10. Exposition Park pool
- What it asks: An update on the Exposition Park pool, committee membership and follow-up on items from earlier Policy Committee meetings (agenda).
- What happened: The Oct. 1 board agenda carries a Policy Committee recommendation, marked 11-0, urging the Recreation and Parks board to post biweekly public updates on the competition pool and to support its renovation.