LA-32 Neighborhood Council · Held
LA-32 Neighborhood Council meeting, August 19, 2026
On the agenda: The LA-32 Neighborhood Council's board meeting on Aug. 19, 2026, was noticed as a continuation of its Aug. 5 board meeting. Its agenda had a motion to reconsider the Aug. 5 vote on Farmdale Elementary's community garden grant, which was amended to $4,500 in what the agenda calls an error, and to reapprove it at $5,000, plus up to $2,300 for a Mexico Independence Day event, a cleanup and a Black Walnut Day booth carried from Aug. 5. Minutes were not posted on the City agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the August 19, 2026 meeting of the LA-32 Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | El Sereno Senior Branch Library, 5226 Huntington Dr. S, Los Angeles, CA 90032 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 11, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 14 |
Minutes for this meeting were not posted on the City’s agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known. The agenda says the meeting continues the board meeting begun Aug. 5, with no community or government reports, committee reports or general public comment. Items 11 and 13 to 23 repeat the Aug. 5 agenda.
8a. Reconsider the Aug. 5 Farmdale grant vote
- What it asks: Reconsiders item 8 from Aug. 5. The motion, by Bruce Wilson, who voted on the prevailing side, says the award was amended to $4,500 “due to an error made by a Director during the meeting” (agenda).
8b. $5,000 for the Farmdale Community Garden
- What it asks: Reapproves the grant first approved May 6, 2026, to Farmdale Elementary School to expand and improve the Farmdale Community Garden (agenda).
- Amount: $5,000 (agenda).
15. Up to $1,200 for Mexico Independence Day
- What it asks: Co-sponsors the Sept. 16 Mexico Independence Day event with the El Sereno Senior Citizens Center, for lunch or a DJ (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $1,200 (agenda).
16. Up to $600 for a Sept. 19 cleanup
- What it asks: Sponsors a cleanup on Sept. 19, 2026, 9 to 11 a.m., starting on Huntington Drive (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $600 (agenda).
17. Up to $500 for Black Walnut Day
- What it asks: Promotional items and refreshments for a council booth at Black Walnut Day in Ascot Hills Park on Sept. 5, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $500. Items 15 to 17 total up to $2,300, our sum (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8a | Reconsider the Aug. 5 vote on the Farmdale Elementary garden grant, amended to $4,500 in error | Not posted yet |
| 8b | Reapprove a $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Farmdale Elementary School for its community garden | Not posted yet |
| 15 | Up to $1,200 to co-sponsor the Sept. 16 Mexico Independence Day event with the El Sereno Senior Citizens Center | Not posted yet |
| 16 | Up to $600 for a Sept. 19 neighborhood cleanup on Huntington Drive | Not posted yet |
| 17 | Up to $500 for a booth at Black Walnut Day at Ascot Hills Park, Sept. 5 | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order, roll call and Pledge of Allegiance | Not posted yet |
| 11 | Report on a Doyle Lane retrospective at the Huntington | Not posted yet |
| 13 | Approve June and July committee and board minutes | Not posted yet |
| 18-20 | Domain, website fees and a whiteboard, up to $700 combined | Not posted yet |
| 21 | Attendance report for 2025-26 | Not posted yet |
| 22 | Requests for future agenda items | Not posted yet |
| 23 | Adjourn | Not posted yet |