P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council · Held
P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council meeting, July 8, 2026
From the minutes: The P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council's board on July 8, 2026, approved 14-0 a letter supporting a request for information on fiscal accountability for City street and sidewalk repair spending, tied to the 2026-27 budget file, appointed Markos Legesse to an at-large seat and Ivette Nahari to an area representative seat, and approved its 2026-27 budget categories, including up to $5,000 for community improvement grants. It tabled a motion to set aside up to $8,000 for 2027 area representative elections and a proposed special meeting on coyotes (minutes).
Outcomes for the July 8, 2026 meeting of the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Claude Pepper Senior Center, 1762 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 5, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 5, Council District 10 |
The council’s minutes record 14 board members present and six absent. They give votes as yes-no-abstain, with a fourth number on funding items for members ineligible to vote on funding. The minutes were listed for approval on the Sept. 9 consent calendar.
9.a. Letter on street and sidewalk repair spending
- What it asks: A letter supporting a request for information on fiscal accountability for street repairs and the disability access repair program in the 2026-27 City budget (CF 26-0600). The agenda also cites CF 14-0163 and supplements, CF 14-0163-S3 and CF 24-0173 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved on a motion by Lisa Kaye, seconded by Madeline Schilder. All 14 members present voted yes; six were absent (minutes). No Community Impact Statement from P.I.C.O. appears on any of the four council files as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0600, CF 14-0163, CF 14-0163-S3, CF 24-0173).
10.g-m. 2026-27 budget allocations
- What it asks: Set the council’s 2026-27 spending categories (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $13,760 for office costs, $8,000 for outreach (including $4,000 in promotional items), $7,000 for elections, $4,250 for neighborhood purpose grants and $1,990 for community improvement projects. Items l and m add up to $5,000 for community improvement grants and up to $8,000 for 2027 area representative elections, depending on final funding and rollover money (agenda).
- What happened: The office budget (g) passed 10-0 with one abstention (Dave Riva). The outreach, elections, grant and improvement project budgets (h to k) and the $5,000 for community improvement grants (l) each passed 11-0. Three members were ineligible to vote on each funding item. The $8,000 for 2027 area representative elections (m) was tabled (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9.a | Letter seeking information on fiscal accountability for street repairs and the sidewalk and disability access repair program | Approved 14-0-0 (14-0-0) |
| 10.g-m | 2026-27 budget: office $13,760, outreach $8,000, elections $7,000, grants $4,250, improvement projects $1,990, plus up to $5,000 for improvement grants and $8,000 for 2027 elections | Items g to l approved (g 10-0-1, h to l 11-0-0, three members ineligible on each); item m, the $8,000 for 2027 elections, tabled |
| 1 | Call to order and roll call | |
| 2 | General public comment | |
| 3 | Government and community updates | |
| 4 | Department of Neighborhood Empowerment updates | |
| 5.a-b | Consent calendar: approve July 1 committee minutes and May 14, 2026 board minutes | Approved 10-0-4 (10-0-4) |
| 6 | Land use presentations (none) | |
| 7 | AT&T presentation on the switch from copper to fiber-optic service and copper wire theft | |
| 8.a-b | Fill an at-large seat and an area representative seat | Markos Legesse appointed to the at-large seat and Ivette Nahari to the area representative seat, each 14-0-0 (14-0-0) |
| 8.c-e | Committee appointments | Shilpa Dharwadkar appointed Education co-chair, Ivette Nahari and Dave Riva appointed to the Education Committee, Jessica Lund appointed to the Outreach Committee, each 14-0-0 (14-0-0) |
| 8.f-g | Approve a new logo and website updates | Approved, each 14-0-0 (14-0-0) |
| 8.h | Possible special meeting by Zoom in August on coyote awareness and vector control | Tabled |
| 10.a-b | Approve May and June 2026 monthly expenditure reports | Approved, each 11-0-0 with three members ineligible to vote (11-0-0-3) |
| 10.c-f | Renew signer and bank card holder appointments | Approved, each 11-0-0 with three members ineligible to vote (11-0-0-3) |
| 10.n | Up to $400 for promotional items at the Pups and Purrs pet adoption event, Aug. 9, 5615 W. Pico Blvd. | Approved 11-0-0 with three members ineligible; a motion to amend did not carry (11-0-0-3) |
| 10.o-q | GoDaddy hosting (written as both $550 and $500), Mailchimp increase (up to $800) and $1,500 balance for the website redesign | Approved, each 11-0-0 with three members ineligible to vote (11-0-0-3) |
| 10.r | Recommend the $25,000 administrative funding packet | Approved 11-0-0 with three members ineligible to vote (11-0-0-3) |
| 11 | Officer reports | |
| 12 | Committee updates | |
| 13 | Announcements and adjournment |