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Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council agenda, November 5, 2026
On the agenda: The Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council's board meets on Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Its agenda, reposted Nov. 3, lists support for a General Plan Amendment and zone change for USC's Blavatnik Center at 625 W. 32nd St., opposition to higher fees for appeals filed by non-applicants (CF 09-0969-S4), support for renewing a CVS store's alcohol license on Figueroa St., a $1,500 grant for a turkey giveaway and $500 for outreach at a Nov. 7 Repair Café (agenda). The agenda has 15 items.
Agenda only. As of November 4, 2026, the November 5, 2026 meeting of the Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council has not happened yet and nothing on its agenda has been decided. Agendas can change.
| Where | Online by Zoom webinar |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted November 3, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 8, Council District 9 |
The council posted a new agenda on Nov. 3. It adds item V.e and moves the turkey giveaway grant from first to fourth among the motions (new agenda, earlier agenda).
V.a. USC Blavatnik Center, 625 W. 32nd St.
- What it asks: Support for USC’s request to build a 20,000-square-foot, 48-foot university building on its campus. The request is a General Plan Amendment changing the four westerly parcels from Medium Residential to Community Commercial and a zone change from R3-1-O and [Q]C2-1VL-O to C2-2-O. The motion supports both “unless it can be accomplished by a zone variance” (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Policy Committee, which the agenda says voted 10-0 for the recommendation (agenda).
- Case: The item heading lists case CPC-2025-4696-GPA-ZC-HD-BL; the City Planning link in the agenda uses CPC-2026-4696-GPA-ZC-HD-BL (agenda).
V.b. CVS alcohol license, 3335 S. Figueroa St.
- What it asks: Support for renewing the Type 21 alcohol license for CVS store 2396 at 3335 S. Figueroa St., Suite Q, under the case the agenda lists as ZA-2010-918CUB-CU-PA2. The agenda lists a 10-0 vote for the recommendation (agenda).
V.c. Appeal fees (CF 09-0969-S4)
- What it asks: That the City reconsider raising the fee for appeals filed by non-applicants from $229 to $1,145 for residents inside a project’s noticing radius and to $2,289 for those outside it. The motion says the increase “risks pricing ordinary residents out of meaningful participation in the planning process” (agenda).
- Where the file stands: The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on Aug. 25, 2026, and the Budget and Finance Committee concurred on Oct. 6, 2026 (joint report, CF 09-0969-S4).
- Neighborhood council positions: The file listed no Community Impact Statements as of Nov. 3, 2026. It listed public comments filed from Oct. 4 through Nov. 1, 2026 (CF 09-0969-S4).
V.d. Turkey giveaway grant
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purposes Grant of $1,500 to Center for Family Health and Education Inc. for its annual community turkey giveaway (agenda).
V.e. Outreach at the Exposition Park Repair Café
- What it asks: $500 for the council’s marketing and outreach at the Exposition Park Repair Café on Saturday, Nov. 7, from noon to 4 p.m. (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Community Committee and the Marketing and Outreach Committee (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| V.a | Support a General Plan Amendment and zone change for USC's 20,000-square-foot Blavatnik Center at 625 W. 32nd St. | |
| V.b | Support renewal of the alcohol license for CVS store 2396 at 3335 S. Figueroa St. | |
| V.c | Oppose higher fees for appeals filed by non-applicants (CF 09-0969-S4) | |
| V.d | Grant of $1,500 to Center for Family Health and Education for its annual community turkey giveaway | |
| V.e | $500 for council outreach at the Exposition Park Repair Café on Nov. 7 | |
| I | Call to order and roll call | |
| II | General public comment | |
| III | Community and government reports and announcements | |
| IV.a | Presentation on LAUSD Board District 1 | |
| IV.b | Presentation by LA28 | |
| VI | Area, at-large and committee reports | |
| VII | Approve the July through September 2026 Monthly Expenditure Reports | |
| VIII | Approve the previous board meeting minutes | |
| IX | Announcements | |
| X | Adjournment |