Greater Valley Glen Council · Held · Special
Greater Valley Glen Council special meeting, July 13, 2026
From the minutes: The Greater Valley Glen Council's board voted 9-0 on July 13, 2026, to approve a median maintenance contract with American Heritage Landscape for up to $10,200 a year on Victory Boulevard and Whitsett Avenue and a $2,000 neighborhood purpose grant for SheroCon 2026 at the Valley Relics Museum, according to its draft minutes. It also passed its 2026-27 budget 8-0 with one abstention; an item on SB 1266 was discussed with no vote recorded (draft minutes).
Outcomes for the July 13, 2026 meeting of the Greater Valley Glen Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 10, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 2 |
Outcomes below come from the board’s draft minutes. Items are from the agenda. The minutes record the meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. and adjourned at 8:33 p.m. On every funding vote they list the youth representative as ineligible; the 2026-27 administrative budget passed 8-0 with Douglas Hileman abstaining, and the May and June expenditure reports each passed 9-0 (draft minutes). The item on appointments ended with the president saying a motion to add Alison Godachy to the board would be on the next agenda (draft minutes).
h.ii.1. Median maintenance contract with American Heritage Landscape
- What it asks: Maintenance of the south-side Victory Boulevard median from Goodland Avenue to Babcock Avenue and the west-side Whitsett Avenue median between Victory Boulevard and Kittridge Street, under the contractor’s June 19, 2026 agreement (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $850 a month, $10,200 a year (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 9-0, moved by Robin Lev and seconded by Sloan Myrick (draft minutes).
h.v.1. Grant for SheroCon 2026
- What it asks: A neighborhood purpose grant to fiscal sponsor CreativeVisions for SheroCon 2026, Aug. 1, noon to 6 p.m., at the Valley Relics Museum at Van Nuys Airport (agenda).
- Amount: $2,000 (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 9-0, moved by Lisa Goich-Andreadis and seconded by Robin Lev (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| h.ii.1 | Median maintenance contract with American Heritage Landscape on Victory Boulevard and Whitsett Avenue, up to $10,200 a year | Passed 9-0, one ineligible (9-0) |
| h.v.1 | $2,000 neighborhood purpose grant to CreativeVisions for SheroCon 2026 at the Valley Relics Museum | Passed 9-0, one ineligible (9-0) |
| a-b | Call to order and roll call | |
| c | Approve June minutes (postponed) | |
| d | Reports from public safety, government agencies, DONE and elected offices | |
| e | General public comment | |
| f | Board appointments for two at-large and three district seats | No appointment recorded |
| g.i | Approve the 2026-27 administrative budget | Passed 8-0, one abstention, one ineligible (8-0) |
| g.ii-iii | Approve May and June 2026 monthly expenditure reports | Each passed 9-0, one ineligible (9-0) |
| h | Committee reports | |
| i | Possible support of SB 1266 | No vote recorded |
| j | Board reports | |
| k | Adjournment |