Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council · Held
Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council meeting, July 14, 2026
From the minutes: The Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council's board on July 14, 2026 approved its 2026-27 budget packet 5-0, including $6,000 for Neighborhood Purpose Grants and $6,000 for event co-sponsorships, heard written answers from the developer of two six-story buildings at 3200-3244 N. Figueroa St., and voted 5-0 not to seat applicant Susan Rocha, per the draft minutes. A $5,000 grant request from Clockshop for a mosaic at Bowtie State Park was not heard: Clockshop asked to be taken off the agenda, per the draft minutes.
Outcomes for the July 14, 2026 meeting of the Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | 2630 Pepper Avenue |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 9, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 1 |
Outcomes below come from the draft minutes. Chair Carmen Morales was absent; the other five members were present, and Vice-Chair Bryan Kramer called the meeting to order.
7.1. 2026-27 administrative packet and $25,000 budget
- What it asks: Adopts the yearly budget, signers and card holders. Treasurer Ash Kramer described a $25,000 budget plus about $4,000 rolled over: $12,500 for office supplies, $6,000 for event co-sponsorship, $6,000 for Neighborhood Purpose Grants, $4,200 for live interpretation the City reimburses, $500 for election supplies and $0 for community improvement projects (draft minutes).
- Who it affects: Groups that apply for the $6,000 in grants. Kramer said the council might help pay for a damaged veterans’ flag pole, possibly around $9,000 with CD 1 (draft minutes).
- What happened: Approved 5-0 (Ash Kramer, Bryan Kramer, Duque, Salcedo, Bernal) (draft minutes).
7.3. Up to $5,000 for a Clockshop mosaic at Bowtie State Park
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Clockshop for a permanent 48-foot mosaic of the LA River ecosystem at Bowtie State Park, made by Northeast LA students with artist Andrés Cortes (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $5,000 (agenda).
- What happened: Not heard. Vice-Chair Bryan Kramer said Clockshop declined to attend and asked to be taken off the agenda (draft minutes).
7.4. Two six-story buildings at 3200-3244 N. Figueroa St.
- What it asks: Discussion of written answers from Dan Lee, representing the developer, to the board’s June questions (agenda).
- What happened: Per the minutes, Lee wrote that traffic would use Figueroa or River Street rather than the Arroyo Seco entrance, that the project would not seek variances or zone waivers, and that it includes self-storage and apartments. No vote was recorded (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | Approve the 2026-27 administrative packet: $25,000 budget, signers and card holders | Approved 5-0 |
| 7.3 | Neighborhood Purpose Grant of up to $5,000 to Clockshop for a 48-foot LA River mosaic at Bowtie State Park | Pulled at Clockshop's request |
| 7.4 | Developer's written answers on two six-story buildings at 3200-3244 N. Figueroa St. | |
| 1 | Call to order, roll call and meeting rules | |
| 2 | Reports from LAPD, LAFD, CD 1, the Mayor's Office, EmpowerLA, Assembly District 52 and the 100-Acre Partnership | |
| 3 | General public comment | |
| 4 | Community outreach announcements, including the Elysian Park master plan survey and 2027 NC elections | |
| 5 | Treasurer's report and June 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 5-0 |
| 6 | Consent: approve the June 2026 board minutes | Approved 4-0-1 (Salcedo abstained) |
| 7.2 | First livestream of a council meeting | |
| 7.5 | Vote on applicant Susan Rocha for an open board seat | Board voted 5-0 not to seat her |
| 8 | New business | |
| 9 | Upcoming meetings | |
| 10 | Adjourn |