Northridge East Neighborhood Council · Held · Special

Northridge East Neighborhood Council special meeting, August 10, 2026

August 10, 2026, 5 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: The Northridge East Neighborhood Council's special joint board and Executive Committee meeting on Aug. 10, 2026, which its agenda calls a continuation of the Aug. 3 meeting, was called to set the Aug. 19 board agenda. The Executive Committee voted 4-0-0 to recommend opposing a Council motion on CERT emergency training for NC board members (CF 26-0906-S4) and 4-0-0 to recommend up to $100 for printing funding documents, according to the Aug. 19 board agenda, which prints those votes. Under the agenda-setting item (8), the Aug. 10 agenda listed the possible motion on CF 26-0906-S4; under the funding report (9.b.iii), it listed grant requests from Northridge Academy High School, Save Porter Ranch ($1,850), the North Valley YMCA ($2,500) and the Glowing Note Foundation ($500). Committee minutes were not on the City's agenda index, the council's agendas and minutes page or in later agenda packets as of Oct. 1, 2026.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 10, 2026 meeting of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.

8.b.i. CERT training for neighborhood council board members

• What it asks: A possible motion, listed under item 8 (set the Aug. 19 board agenda) among council files for possible Community Impact Statements, on a Council motion that the agenda says may require a majority of NC board members to take Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training (agenda).
• Council file: The motion is by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Monica Rodriguez. The file’s title names a cold storage warehouse fire at 1400 South Los Palos Street and the Fire Department’s CERT program. The Council adopted the item as amended on Aug. 19, 2026, 13-0 with two members absent (CF 26-0906-S4).
• What happened: The Aug. 19 board agenda says the Executive Committee passed a motion by Ross, seconded by Diamond, 4-0-0 on Aug. 10. It recommends that the council oppose the motion requiring a majority of NC board members to take the training, with the note “rather it be voluntary”, ask that the enforcement and penalty provisions be clarified, and file a Community Impact Statement (Aug. 19 agenda). No Northridge East Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0906-S4).

9.b.i. Up to $100 to print funding documents

• What it asks: A possible motion, under the funding report, to authorize printing hard copies of the City Clerk’s revised funding Policies and Guidelines, grant application and Financial Officers Handbook for officers who request them (agenda).
• Amount: Not to exceed $100 (agenda).
• What happened: The Aug. 19 board agenda says the Executive Committee passed a motion by Diamond, seconded by Nitkin, 4-0-0 on Aug. 10, recommending the printing at up to $100 (Aug. 19 agenda).

9.b.iii. Pending grant requests

• What it lists: Four Neighborhood Purposes Grant requests under the funding report, item 9.b (agenda):
  • Northridge Academy High School, marked “referred to Education Committee”, with no amount.
  • Save Porter Ranch, community outreach, $1,850 requested: “referral to Sustainability Committee or possible MOTION”.
  • North Valley YMCA, Thanksgiving food baskets, $2,500 requested, marked “referred to Education Committee”.
  • Glowing Note Foundation, “Voice of the Valley” youth singers project, $500 requested: “possible referral to Education Committee or MOTION”.
• Amount: $1,850, $2,500 and $500 requested, $4,850 in all, our sum; no amount is listed for Northridge Academy High School (agenda).

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