Mar Vista Community Council · Held
Mar Vista Community Council Executive Committee joint meeting, July 30, 2026
On the agenda: The Mar Vista Community Council's Executive & Finance Committee held a joint meeting with the Board of Directors on July 30, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., before the 7 p.m. board meeting. The agenda listed 14 items, including 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 at the Mar Vista Branch Library and a letter supporting Nourish LA's application to the "1% for the Planet" network. 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 agenda is headed “Executive & Finance Committee with the Board of Directors” and runs from 6:30 to 7 p.m. The board agenda for 7 p.m. the same evening listed the same six new business items as its items 13.1 to 13.6.
8.3. $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).
- Who brought it: The agenda tags the item DIRECTOR (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.
8.4. $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.
8.5. 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, covering several receipts (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $175. Items 8.3 to 8.5 total up to $2,923.75, our sum (agenda).
8.6. 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. The letter would describe Nourish LA’s local presence and its work on food waste and sustainability within the council’s boundaries (agenda).
- Who brought it: The agenda tags the item DIRECTOR (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | $2,298.75 Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Clover Avenue Elementary School Booster Club for a Modern Band program | Not posted yet |
| 8.4 | $450 budget for a town hall and "Meet and Greet" on Oct. 3, 2026, at the Mar Vista Branch Library | Not posted yet |
| 8.5 | Approve and ratify up to $175 in hospitality funds for board meeting snacks | Not posted yet |
| 8.6 | 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 | Welcome, announcements and community memorials | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 5.1 | Approve minutes of the June 18, 2026 meeting | Not posted yet |
| 6.1 | Consent: July 2026 budget adjustments | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Items pulled from the consent calendar | Not posted yet |
| 8.1 | Approve the June 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 8.2 | Amend the 2026-27 administrative packet to reallocate or relabel "Misc." office spending, as the City Clerk instructed | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |