LA-32 Neighborhood Council · Held
LA-32 Neighborhood Council meeting, October 7, 2026
On the agenda: The LA-32 Neighborhood Council's board met Oct. 7, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the El Sereno Senior Citizens Center. Its 23-item agenda listed a letter supporting the City's 41.18 camping restrictions and their enforcement, two $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grants, for the El Sereno Independence Day parade and Wilson High School's graduation, alongside a proposal to cap future grants at $2,500, and an official council position on real estate development. No minutes were on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 8, 2026.
Agenda only. As of October 8, 2026, minutes for the October 7, 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 Citizens Center, 4818 Klamath Place |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 25, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 14 |
8. $5,000 for the El Sereno Independence Day parade
- What it asked: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to the El Sereno Bicentennial Committee for its annual Independence Day parade on June 26, 2027. The grant was on the Sept. 2 agenda, which dated the parade June 26, 2026, and returned under old business (agenda).
- Amount: $5,000 (agenda).
10. Letter supporting 41.18 camping restrictions
- What it asked: Approve and send a letter supporting keeping Municipal Code section 41.18’s camping restrictions, with effective enforcement. It was on the Sept. 2 agenda and returned under old business. The agenda did not name recipients (agenda).
16. $500 for a Día de los Muertos Festival table
- What it asked: Refreshments and promotional items for a council table at the Día de los Muertos Festival on Oct. 17, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $500 (agenda).
17. $5,000 for Wilson High School’s graduation
- What it asked: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Wilson High School for parts of its graduation ceremonies on June 4, 2027 (agenda).
- Amount: $5,000. Items 8 and 17 total $10,000, our sum (agenda).
19. Letter asking EmpowerLA to cap grants at $2,500
- What it asked: Create a letter to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment asking it to limit Neighborhood Purpose Grant awards to $2,500 (agenda).
- Context: The two Neighborhood Purpose Grants on this agenda, items 8 and 17, were $5,000 each (agenda).
20. LA-32’s own $2,500 grant limit
- What it asked: Set a $2,500 limit on Neighborhood Purpose Grants awarded by LA-32 (agenda).
21. Council position on real estate development
- What it asked: Create an official LA-32 position on “any and all real estate development.” The agenda did not say what the position would be (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to the El Sereno Bicentennial Committee for the June 26, 2027 Independence Day parade | Not posted yet |
| 10 | Letter supporting the City's 41.18 camping restrictions and their enforcement | Not posted yet |
| 16 | $500 to table at the Oct. 17 Día de los Muertos Festival | Not posted yet |
| 17 | $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Wilson High School for its June 4, 2027 graduation | Not posted yet |
| 19 | Letter asking the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to limit Neighborhood Purpose Grants to $2,500 | Not posted yet |
| 20 | Set the council's own limit of $2,500 per Neighborhood Purpose Grant | Not posted yet |
| 21 | Create an official council position on all real estate development | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order, roll call and Pledge of Allegiance | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Reports from CD 14, LAPD, LAFD, City departments, community groups and LAUSD | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Committee chair and treasurer reports | Not posted yet |
| 4 | General public comment | Not posted yet |
| 5-6 | Fill the corresponding secretary seat and committee vacancies | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Approve July and August 2026 expenditure reports | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Presentation on a Doyle Lane retrospective at the Huntington | Not posted yet |
| 11 | Remove stakeholder Jose Medina from the Beautification Committee | Not posted yet |
| 12 | Approve the revised 2026-27 administrative packet | Not posted yet |
| 13 | Garden of the Month award winner | Not posted yet |
| 14 | Presentation by Save Elephant Hill's Hugo Garcia in support of Charter Amendment PRK | Not posted yet |
| 15 | $655 in fees for six meetings at the El Sereno Senior Citizens Center | Not posted yet |
| 18 | Approve August and September board and committee minutes | Not posted yet |
| 22 | Requests for future agenda items | Not posted yet |
| 23 | Adjourn | Not posted yet |