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Mid City West Neighborhood Council · Held

Mid City West Neighborhood Council meeting, July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated

From the minutes: The Mid City West Neighborhood Council's board on July 14, 2026 approved a Community Impact Statement in strong support of CF 26-0002-S25, which backs City opposition to state budget trailer bill language on senior care, and a statement supporting the Melrose Arts District naming application (CF 26-0627), 28-0; both were filed July 22. Draft minutes show the board sent proposed statements supporting CF 26-0817 (calls for service at homelessness service centers) and opposing CF 26-0803 (Flock camera removal) to its Public Safety Committee instead of adopting them, and approved requests for bollard permits and funding (25-3) and more LAPD Wilshire Division staff (28-0) (draft minutes). The filed statement gives the CF 26-0002-S25 vote as 28-1; the draft minutes give 27-1.

Outcomes for the July 14, 2026 meeting of the Mid City West Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

WhereOnline by Zoom
AgendaOfficial agenda (posted July 10, 2026)
MinutesOfficial minutes
City Council districts Council District 5

Outcomes below come from the council’s draft minutes, marked “Pending Board Approval” and linked from the Sept. 8 agenda, which listed them for approval, and from the two Community Impact Statements the council filed. The draft minutes count 30 members present for all or part of the meeting, three absent and one excused.

VI.a. Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-0817

  • What it asks: Support for CF 26-0817, which the agenda calls “LAFD & LAPD Homeless Costs”; the file’s title covers nuisance complaints and calls for service at publicly funded homelessness service centers (CF 26-0817).
  • Committee vote: 4-0, one absent, on June 17 (agenda); the draft minutes say the item came “From OCE Committee” (draft minutes).
  • What happened: The board did not adopt the statement. It voted 24-4 with one abstention to send it to the Public Safety Committee for review. Jerry Bedrick, Shelby Blecker, Stella Farentino and Elizabeth Mason voted no; Matthew Craffey abstained (draft minutes). No Community Impact Statement from Mid City West appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0817).

VI.b. Community Impact Statement opposing CF 26-0803 (Flock cameras)

  • What it asks: Opposition to CF 26-0803, on removing Flock Safety license plate reader devices and not entering new agreements (CF 26-0803).
  • Committee vote: 4-0, one absent, on June 17 (agenda).
  • What happened: The board did not adopt the statement. It voted 20-4 with five abstentions to send it to the Public Safety Committee for review. Bedrick, Blecker, Farentino and Mason voted no (draft minutes). No Community Impact Statement from Mid City West appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026; Echo Park and Los Feliz filed statements (CF 26-0803).

VI.c. Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-0002-S25 (senior services)

  • What it asks: Strong support for CF 26-0002-S25, and a call on the Legislature and Governor to reject 2026-27 May Revision trailer bill language. The statement cites reinstated Medi-Cal asset limits, PACE rate caps and IHSS cuts (CIS).
  • Committee vote: A committee reversed its June 17 opposition on reconsideration, voting 5-0 on June 23 (agenda).
  • What happened: A motion to send the statement back to committee failed on a 14-14 tie. The board then approved the statement. The draft minutes list 27 yes votes and one no (Barbara Gallen) (draft minutes); the statement filed July 22 gives the vote as 28 yes and one no (CIS). The two records conflict on the yes count.

VI.e. Melrose Arts District designation

  • What it asks: Support the Melrose Business Improvement District’s application for official designation as the “Melrose Arts District” (agenda). The application is CF 26-0627.
  • Who brought it: The Planning and Land Use Committee (agenda).
  • What happened: Approved 28-0 (draft minutes). The council filed a statement supporting the file on July 22; it describes the district as Melrose Avenue from Fairfax Avenue to Highland Avenue and gives the same vote (CIS). The City Council adopted the application on Aug. 21, 11-0 with four absent (CF 26-0627).

VI.f. Bollards at schools and places of worship

  • What it asks: Ask the City to streamline permits and provide funding for bollard installation at schools and religious institutions (agenda).
  • Who brought it: The Public Safety Committee (agenda).
  • What happened: Approved 25-3. Jerry Bedrick, Hunter Burgarella and Barbara Gallen voted no (draft minutes).

VI.g. LAPD Wilshire Division staffing

  • What it asks: Ask for three burglary detectives, three patrol officers and one arson detective for LAPD’s Wilshire Division to reduce property crime case backlogs (agenda).
  • Who brought it: The Public Safety Committee (agenda).
  • What happened: Approved 28-0. An amendment to remove the arson detective failed, 7 yes to 22 no (draft minutes).

Every item

#ItemOutcome
VI.a Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-0817, police and fire calls tied to homelessness service centers (CF 26-0817)
Also on CityHallPass: Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services, Aug. 28 · Public Safety Committee, Sept. 15 · Mid City West Neighborhood Council, Oct. 13
 Sent to the Public Safety Committee for review, 24-4-1; not adopted (24-4-1)
VI.b Community Impact Statement opposing CF 26-0803, removal of Flock license plate cameras (CF 26-0803)
Also on CityHallPass: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council, July 21 · Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council, July 22 · Mid City West Neighborhood Council, Oct. 13
 Sent to the Public Safety Committee for review, 20-4-5; not adopted (20-4-5)
VI.c Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-0002-S25, City position on state budget language affecting senior services (CF 26-0002-S25) Approved; 27-1-0 in the draft minutes, 28-1-0 on the filed statement. A motion to send it back to committee failed 14-14
VI.e Support the Melrose Business Improvement District's application to be named the "Melrose Arts District" (CF 26-0627)
Also on CityHallPass: Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee, Aug. 11 · Los Angeles City Council, Aug. 21
 Approved 28-0-0; statement filed on CF 26-0627 on July 22 (28-0-0)
VI.f Ask the City to streamline permits and help fund bollards at schools and places of worship Approved 25-3-0 (25-3-0)
VI.g Ask for three burglary detectives, three patrol officers and one arson detective for LAPD Wilshire Division Approved 28-0-0; an amendment to drop the arson detective failed 7-22 (28-0-0)
I Call to order and roll call
II Announcements from government agencies and elected officials
III General public comment
IV Message from the chair
V.a Consent: approve June 2026 minutes Approved 26-1-1 (26-1-1)
VI.d Add Rule 7-302 to the standing rules on committee scope Approved 24-4-0 (24-4-0)
VI.h-i Approve May and June 2026 monthly expenditure reports May report approved 20-0-0, June report 18-0-1, four members ineligible on each
VII Committee reports
VIII Adjournment

Next meeting: September 8, 2026 · All meetings