Northridge East Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Northridge East Neighborhood Council special meeting, September 16, 2026
On the agenda: The Northridge East Neighborhood Council's special board agenda for Sept. 16, 2026, listed four committee-recommended grants totaling up to $11,500 (our sum): up to $5,000 to Northridge Academy High School for robotics kits, up to $4,000 to Holmes Middle School for robotics, $1,500 to Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy for STEAM supplies and $1,000 to the North Valley YMCA for Thanksgiving food baskets. Minutes were not on the City's agenda index, which had no October agenda, or the council's agendas and minutes page as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | LA Fire Station 87 Conference Room, 10124 Balboa Boulevard, Granada Hills, CA 91344, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 15, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 12 |
2.a. $1,000 for North Valley YMCA Thanksgiving baskets
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purposes Grant for Thanksgiving food baskets. The agenda says the Outreach Committee passed the recommendation, moved by Bailey and seconded by De Mucha Flores, 3-0-0 on Sept. 11, with the YMCA designated as tier 2 funding from the rollover budget amendment, for the outreach category (agenda).
- Amount: $1,000 (agenda); the Sept. 7 agenda listed $2,500 requested.
2.b. Up to $5,000 for Northridge Academy High School
- What it asks: A grant to buy five Hummingbird Robotics starter kits for the honors and general physics programs, to teach 40 to 60 students, which the motion ties to a partnership with CSUN. The agenda says the Education Committee passed the recommendation, moved by Nitkin and seconded by Diamond, 3-0-0 on Sept. 14 (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $5,000 (agenda).
2.c. Up to $4,000 for Holmes Middle School
- What it asks: A grant to Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School for robotics and STEM education; the motion says the program expects to serve at least 30 students in competitions. The agenda says the Education Committee passed the recommendation, moved by Diamond and seconded by Nitkin, 4-0-0 on Sept. 14 (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $4,000 (agenda); the Sept. 7 agenda listed $5,000 requested.
2.d. $1,500 for Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy
- What it asks: A grant for 3D printer filament, ink cartridges, Cricut machine supplies, software licenses and robotics replacement parts for a STEAM program the motion says has served more than 500 students. The agenda says the Education Committee passed the recommendation, moved by Nitkin and seconded by Diamond, 3-0-0 on Sept. 14 (agenda).
- Amount: $1,500 (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2.a | $1,000 grant to the North Valley YMCA for Thanksgiving baskets | Not posted yet |
| 2.b | Grant of up to $5,000 to Northridge Academy High School for robotics kits | Not posted yet |
| 2.c | Grant of up to $4,000 to Holmes Middle School for robotics | Not posted yet |
| 2.d | $1,500 grant to Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy for STEAM supplies | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order, roll call and quorum | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |