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Encino Neighborhood Council meeting, October 28, 2026

October 28, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 26, 2026

On the agenda: The Encino Neighborhood Council's board meets on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Women's Club, 4924 Paso Robles Ave. The agenda lists comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2026 Sepulveda Basin Master Plan Draft and a request that the Corps hold a public meeting and extend the Oct. 30, 2026 comment deadline. It also lists a recommendation that the City Planning Commission amend the Missing Middle LA Program, approval of a Holy Martyrs School expansion at 5300 N. White Oak Ave. and Community Impact Statements on CF 26-1071 and CF 26-0386. The agenda has 24 items.

Agenda only. As of October 26, 2026, minutes for the October 28, 2026 meeting of the Encino Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.

Public comment on agenda items is one minute per item, and two minutes per speaker on non-agenda items, with 10 minutes in total. The agenda says board members who have not finished required training must be recorded as “Ineligible” on votes (agenda). The consent calendar lists Karen Bass, Brad Sherman, Henry Stern and Nithya Raman as possible sponsors of the council’s Home for the Holidays event (agenda).

10.A. Party house on Grimes Place

• What it asks: That the council recommend further action by LAPD and the City Attorney to enforce Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 41.58.1 at a home on Grimes Place, “due to ongoing disturbances from Party House events” (agenda).

10.B. Internet Crimes Against Children grant

• What it asks: A Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-1071, on grant funding for the Los Angeles Internet Crimes Against Children Program. The Youth Committee passed it 5-0 (agenda).
• What the council file does: It covers the 2025 Internet Crimes Against Children Program grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The Board of Police Commissioners sent it to the Council with a report dated July 31, 2026 (CF 26-1071).
• Where the file stands: The Public Safety Committee approved a City Administrative Officer report on Oct. 6, 2026, and the Budget and Finance Committee concurred on Oct. 20, 2026. The file shows no Council vote as of Oct. 26, 2026 (CF 26-1071).

10.C. Holy Martyrs School expansion

• What it asks: That the council approve the conditional use application for a school expansion project at Holy Martyrs School, 5300 N. White Oak Ave., in City Planning case CPC-2026-2181-CU3, filed April 30, 2026. The Planning and Land Use Committee passed it 6-0-1 (agenda).

10.D. Missing Middle LA Program

• What it asks: That the council recommend the City Planning Commission amend the Missing Middle LA Program to allow no ministerial approvals and no lot splits, add no ADUs beyond State requirements, exceed no State mandates and allow no reduction in local parking requirements. The Planning and Land Use Committee passed it 7-0 (agenda).

10.E. Demolishing high fire risk abandoned buildings

• What it asks: A Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-0386 if it is amended to add other public safety risks in abandoned properties: dangerous pests or animals, excessive rubbish, and squatters or homeless people. The Planning and Land Use Committee passed it 7-0 (agenda).
• Where the file stands: The motion, by Imelda Padilla and seconded by John Lee, asks for a program letting LAFD demolish abandoned structures with high fire risk. The Council adopted it on Aug. 4, 2026, as amended by a Padilla and Hugo Soto-Martinez motion, 14-0, with Curren Price absent. Council action was final on Aug. 6, 2026 (CF 26-0386).
• Neighborhood council positions: The Westside and Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils filed Community Impact Statements in April 2026 (CF 26-0386).

10.F. Public meeting on the Sepulveda Basin plan

• What it asks: That the council ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold a public meeting on the Sepulveda Basin Master Plan Draft and extend the comment deadline from Oct. 30, 2026 to 30 days after that meeting. The Parks and Environment Committee passed it 4-0 (agenda).

10.G. Comments on the Sepulveda Basin plan

• What it asks: That the council support four comments from its Parks and Environment Committee on the 2026 Sepulveda Basin Master Plan Draft (agenda):
  • Classify the whole Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve as Wildlife Management, including about 12 acres along Haskell Creek that the draft classifies as High Density Recreation, and confirm that existing protections stay.
  • Require enough park rangers to patrol the whole basin, with Corps rangers working with City Recreation and Parks rangers.
  • Reclassify the undeveloped “Back 40,” north of the Los Angeles River and west of the Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex, from High Density to Low Density Recreation.
  • Bar new or expanded lighting, amplified sound and longer hours of use next to homes and wildlife areas, and require separate environmental review for any such proposal.

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