Mar Vista Community Council · Held
Mar Vista Community Council meeting, July 30, 2026
On the agenda: The Mar Vista Community Council's Board of Directors met on July 30, 2026. The agenda listed the election of officers for 2026-27 and the selection of a youth director and motions on a $2,298.75 Neighborhood Purposes Grant for Clover Avenue Elementary School's Modern Band program, a $450 budget for an Oct. 3 town hall and a letter supporting Nourish LA's application to the "1% for the Planet" network, among 23 agenda items. The board's Sept. 17 agenda calls the Clover Avenue grant application "previously approved" and does not give the date or the vote. Minutes were not posted on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, so the votes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the July 30, 2026 meeting of the Mar Vista Community Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Room 20, Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 27, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 5, Council District 11 |
The Executive & Finance Committee’s agenda for a joint meeting with the Board of Directors at 6:30 p.m. the same evening listed items 13.1 to 13.6 of the board agenda as its items 8.1 to 8.6.
13.3. $2,298.75 grant for Clover Avenue Elementary’s Modern Band program
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Clover Avenue Elementary School Booster Club to buy the remaining equipment needed to start a Modern Band program in the 2026-27 school year (agenda).
- Amount: $2,298.75 (agenda).
- What’s next: The board’s Sept. 17 agenda (item 13.5) asks the board to “reconsider and re-approve the previously approved” application for the same amount and to authorize the treasurer or authorized signer to execute the Board Action Certification. That agenda does not give the date or the vote of the earlier approval.
13.4. $450 for an Oct. 3 town hall
- What it asks: A budget for venue, supplies and refreshments for a town hall and “Meet and Greet” on Oct. 3, 2026, at the Mar Vista Branch Library (agenda).
- Amount: $450 (agenda).
- Who brought it: The agenda tags the item Town Hall Planning AD HOC (agenda).
- What’s next: The board’s Sept. 17 agenda announced the town hall and meet-and-greet for Oct. 3, 2 to 5 p.m., in the Mar Vista Branch Library Community Room, 12006 Venice Blvd.
13.5. Up to $175 for board meeting snacks
- What it asks: Approve and ratify spending from the hospitality budget for bulk packaged snacks across upcoming board meetings (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $175. Items 13.3 to 13.5 total up to $2,923.75, our sum (agenda).
13.6. Letter supporting Nourish LA
- What it asks: A council letter supporting Nourish LA’s application to become an environmental partner in the “1% for the Planet” network, which would let it qualify for corporate funding (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | $2,298.75 Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Clover Avenue Elementary School Booster Club for a Modern Band program | Not posted yet |
| 13.4 | $450 budget for a town hall and "Meet and Greet" on Oct. 3, 2026, at the Mar Vista Branch Library | Not posted yet |
| 13.5 | Approve and ratify up to $175 in hospitality funds for board meeting snacks | Not posted yet |
| 13.6 | Letter supporting Nourish LA's application to the "1% for the Planet" network | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Roll call and disclosure of ex parte communications and conflicts of interest | Not posted yet |
| 3.1 | Elect the chair, two vice-chairs, secretary and treasurer for 2026-27 | Not posted yet |
| 3.2 | Select a youth director | Not posted yet |
| 3.3 | Install the new youth director | Not posted yet |
| 3.4 | Committee and liaison appointments for 2026-27: approve revisions to standing committee appointments | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Welcome, announcements and community memorials | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Reports from elected officials and City departments | Not posted yet |
| 6 | Public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Board member comments | Not posted yet |
| 8 | Adopt the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 9.1 | Approve minutes of the June 18, 2026 meeting | Not posted yet |
| 10.1 | Consent: July 2026 budget adjustments | Not posted yet |
| 11 | Items pulled from the consent calendar | Not posted yet |
| 12 | Old business (none listed) | Not posted yet |
| 13.1 | Approve the June 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 13.2 | Amend the 2026-27 administrative packet to reallocate or relabel "Misc." office spending, as the City Clerk instructed | Not posted yet |
| 14 | Officer, zone and committee reports | Not posted yet |
| 15 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |