Mar Vista Community Council · Held
Mar Vista Community Council Executive and Finance Committee joint meeting, September 17, 2026
On the agenda: The Mar Vista Community Council's Executive & Finance Committee held a joint meeting with the Board of Directors on Sept. 17, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., before the 7 p.m. board meeting. The agenda listed 18 items, including a $4,296 Neighborhood Purposes Grant for Mar Vista Arbor Group tree planting on National Boulevard, reconsideration and re-approval of a $2,298.75 grant for Clover Avenue Elementary's Modern Band program and a $1,000 grant for a Venice High School movie screening. Minutes were not posted on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the September 17, 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 September 14, 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 items 8.1 to 8.10 as its items 13.1 to 13.7 and 13.9 to 13.11.
8.5. Re-approve the $2,298.75 Clover Avenue Elementary grant
- What it asks: Reconsider and re-approve the Neighborhood Purposes Grant for equipment for a Modern Band program at Clover Avenue Elementary School in 2026-27, and authorize the treasurer or signer to execute the Board Action Certification (agenda).
- Amount: $2,298.75 (agenda).
- History: The agenda calls the application “previously approved” and does not give the date or the vote. The board’s July 30 agenda listed the application for the same amount as item 13.3 (July 30 agenda).
8.6. $4,296 for tree planting on National Boulevard
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Mar Vista Arbor Group to plant trees on National Blvd. (agenda).
- Amount: $4,296 (agenda).
- Who brought it: The agenda tags the item TI&S, the Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability Committee (agenda).
8.7. $1,000 for a Venice High School movie screening
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purposes Grant for the school’s annual movie event, a screening of “Grease” at Venice High School on Oct. 3, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $1,000 (agenda).
8.8. Up to $300 for door hangers on the “Good Standing” project
- What it asks: Buy 200 door hangers to promote an Oct. 2, 2026 Planning and Land Use Management Committee presentation on the “Good Standing” project at 12906 W. Venice Blvd., case ZA-2026-3205-ZV-CUB (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $300 (agenda).
8.9. Up to $400 for Halloween Festival giveaways
- What it asks: Buy packaged candy and branded party favors for neighborhood children at the Mar Vista Recreation Center Halloween Festival on Oct. 31 (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $400. Items 8.5 to 8.9 total up to $8,294.75, our sum (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Reconsider and re-approve a $2,298.75 Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Clover Avenue Elementary School Booster Club for a Modern Band program | Not posted yet |
| 8.6 | $4,296 Neighborhood Purposes Grant to the Mar Vista Arbor Group to plant trees on National Boulevard | Not posted yet |
| 8.7 | $1,000 Neighborhood Purposes Grant for a "Grease" screening at Venice High School on Oct. 3, 2026 | Not posted yet |
| 8.8 | Up to $300 for 200 door hangers for the Oct. 2 PLUM meeting, promoting a presentation of the "Good Standing" project at 12906 W. Venice Blvd. | Not posted yet |
| 8.9 | Up to $400 for candy and party favors for the Mar Vista Recreation Center Halloween Festival, Oct. 31 | 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 Aug. 20, 2026 meeting | Not posted yet |
| 6.1 | Consent: September 2026 budget adjustments | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Items pulled from the consent calendar | Not posted yet |
| 8.1 | Approve the August 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 8.2 | Add rollover funds to the 2026-27 administrative packet | Not posted yet |
| 8.3 | Approve $255.61 to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment for one Zoom license renewal in 2026-27, an item the agenda says the board approved before | Not posted yet |
| 8.4 | Approve and certify the council's inventory list | Not posted yet |
| 8.10 | Up to $50 for a name badge and business cards for the new youth director | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |