Greater Valley Glen Council · Held · Special

Greater Valley Glen Council special meeting, October 21, 2026

October 21, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 22, 2026

On the agenda: The Greater Valley Glen Council's board and Parks, Medians and Improvements Committee were scheduled to hold a special joint meeting on Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at 7 p.m. The agenda listed CF 26-1341, a Council motion on City fees for small for-sale housing projects that it said could affect park fees, a request for a letter of support for a small overlook at the Tujunga Greenbelt above the Great Wall of Los Angeles, and a request that the council ask the Council office to explore continued watering of trees provided by the Urban Forestry Division. It had 15 discussion items and possible motions; the agenda said only committee members would vote and no action would be taken for the board. The City Council adopted the CF 26-1341 item 14-0 on Oct. 20, 2026, the day before (CF 26-1341). Minutes were not posted on the committee's page as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Agenda only. As of October 22, 2026, minutes for the October 21, 2026 meeting of the Greater Valley Glen Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.

The agenda listed the committee members as Sloan Myrick, Joanne D’Antonio, Walter Hall, Douglas Hileman, Robin Lev and Rose Mirna Pajuelo. It noticed the meeting as a special joint meeting because a majority of board members might attend, and said “No action will be taken on behalf of the Board at this meeting of the Committees.” Public comment was set at five minutes per speaker. The next meeting was listed for Nov. 18, 2026, subject to change. The committee’s Sept. 16 agenda listed no letters, council files or dollar amounts.

III.2. City fees on small for-sale housing projects (CF 26-1341)

• What it asks: The agenda says the motion “could impact fees from developers including those for park funding” and lists it for discussion and possible motions. It states no position (agenda).
• What the file does: The motion asks the City Administrative Officer, with City Planning, Recreation and Parks, the Housing Department, Building and Safety, the Bureau of Engineering and the Office of Finance, to report within 90 days on City fees charged to small for-sale housing projects, including park fees, the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee and subdivision and mapping fees, with options for exemptions, reductions, credits, deferrals or proportional fees and the fiscal effect of each. The file is titled “Impact Fees / Affordable Housing Linkage Fee, Quimby Fee, Park Fee, Subdivision Mapping Fee / Housing Development / Evaluate Fiscal Impact on Small-Scale Ownership Projects” (CF 26-1341).
• Who brought it: Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Adrin Nazarian, seconded by Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (CF 26-1341).
• Where the file stands: The Council’s Housing Committee approved the motion as amended on Oct. 7, 2026 (Housing Committee report). On Oct. 20, 2026, the day before this meeting, the City Council adopted the item, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. The vote was 14-0, with Councilmember Curren D. Price absent. The file posts Amending Motion 24A by Councilmembers Ysabel Jurado and Katy Yaroslavsky with that action. As of Oct. 22, 2026, the file lists no Community Impact Statements (CF 26-1341).

III.3. Letter of support for a Tujunga Greenbelt overlook

• What it asks: A “Request for a letter of support for a small overlook at the Tujunga Greenbelt overlooking the Great Wall of Los Angeles.” The agenda does not say who made the request or who would receive the letter (agenda).

III.4. Continued watering of Urban Forestry trees

• What it asks: A “Request for the GVGC to ask the Council office to explore opportunities for continued watering of trees provided by the Urban Forestry Division” (agenda).

Previous meeting: October 5, 2026 · All meetings