Encino Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Encino Neighborhood Council special meeting, August 26, 2026
From the minutes: The Encino Neighborhood Council's board, at a special meeting on Aug. 26, 2026, voted 14-0 to oppose a 60-foot Verizon Wireless cell tower at the Encino Lake Tennis Club and approved up to $2,000 for an Oct. 10 movie night at Encino Park, down from the $3,000 on the agenda, according to its minutes. It approved co-hosting a December "Home for the Holidays" event at Encino Park, 13-0, after a 10-3 vote struck the "up to $2,000" amount, and tabled a request that LAPD and the City Attorney enforce the party house ordinance at a house in Encino "until further notice due to City Attorney guidance".
Outcomes for the August 26, 2026 meeting of the Encino Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 25, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 4, Council District 6 |
Outcomes below come from the board’s minutes, which list the yes and absent members by name for each vote. They are not marked draft or approved; the Sept. 23 agenda lists them for approval. Some printed tallies do not match the names listed under them; the alliance slate, for one, prints 13 yes over 14 names. Tallies here are as printed. The consent calendar in the minutes lists two items, the July 22 minutes and the 2027 election worksheet, and none on the LA28 committee that the agenda listed (minutes).
10.B. Party house ordinance enforcement
- What it asks: Ask LAPD and the City Attorney for immediate action to enforce Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 41.58.1, which the agenda calls the party house ordinance, at a house in Encino. Deputy City Attorney Mark Ross of the Community Law Corps was listed as a guest (agenda).
- What happened: Tabled “until further notice due to City Attorney guidance” (minutes).
10.C. Verizon cell tower at the Encino Lake Tennis Club
- What it asks: Oppose Verizon Wireless’s application for a 60-foot cell tower at the club. The agenda gives no case number (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 14-0, with four absent; moved by Roy Nwaisser and seconded by Glenn Bailey (minutes).
11.D. Up to $2,000 for “Home for the Holidays”
- What it asks: Co-host a winter event with the Encino Community Center at Encino Park, with a proposed date of Sunday, Dec. 6. The ideas the agenda lists include a Christmas tree and menorah lighting, craft tables, a toy drive and Santa photos (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $2,000 (agenda).
- What happened: An amendment by Laure Stevens, seconded by Robert Meer, to remove “up to $2,000” passed 10-3, with Roy Nwaisser, Michelle Tepper and Mark Reynolds voting no. The board then approved co-hosting the event with the Encino Community Center, with no dollar amount in the motion, 13-0, with five absent (minutes).
11.E. Up to $3,000 for movie night
- What it asks: A movie night at Encino Park on Oct. 10, with contributions to be requested from Assembly member Jesse Gabriel and Council member Nithya Raman (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $3,000 (agenda).
- What happened: The motion as voted set the amount at up to $2,000. It passed 13-0, with five absent; moved by Shaindi Schwebel and seconded by Pilar DeFreest (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 10.B | Ask LAPD and the City Attorney to enforce the party house ordinance at a house in Encino | Tabled "until further notice due to City Attorney guidance" |
| 10.C | Oppose a 60-foot Verizon Wireless cell tower at the Encino Lake Tennis Club | Approved 14-0, four absent |
| 11.D | Up to $2,000 for a "Home for the Holidays" event at Encino Park, proposed for Dec. 6 | Co-hosting approved 13-0, five absent, after an amendment removing "up to $2,000" passed 10-3 |
| 11.E | Up to $3,000 for a movie night at Encino Park, Oct. 10 | Approved at up to $2,000, 13-0, five absent |
| 1-2 | Call to order, roll call and chair's comments | |
| 3 | Reports from LAPD, LAFD, the Mayor's Office, CD 4 and other officials | |
| 4 | Seat alternates | Robert Meer seated as Area 7 alternate and Sally Bayram as at-large alternate |
| 5-6 | Officer and committee reports | |
| 7 | Public comment | |
| 8.A | Appoint alliance representatives | Slate approved 13-0, five absent |
| 9.A-C | Consent: July 22 minutes, an ad hoc LA28 Olympic committee and the 2027 election worksheet | July 22 minutes and the 2027 election worksheet approved 15-0, three absent; the minutes list no LA28 committee item |
| 10.A | Update on The Oaks from Hope the Mission's director of interim housing | |
| 10.D | Name the LA28 committee chair | No action recorded in the minutes |
| 11.A | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 14-0, four absent |
| 11.B | Up to $150 for election facility fees at the Encino Community Center | Approved 14-0, four absent |
| 11.C | Up to $150 for a Coffee With a Cop event, Oct. 7 | Approved 13-0, five absent |
| 12 | Adjournment |