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Palms Neighborhood Council special meeting, July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Palms Neighborhood Council's Community Engagement Committee, at a special joint meeting with the board on July 23, 2026, voted to move Public Safety Month to October, hold four October public safety events with budgets of $400 to $800 each, spend up to $200 on flyers and approve the 2027 election information worksheet, according to the draft minutes. Each vote was 3-0 except Coffee with a Cop, 2-1. The approved spending totals up to $2,800 (our sum). No motion was made on up to $400 for "I am in Palms" window signs. The agenda had five numbered sections. The board took up the events, flyers and worksheet on Aug. 18.

Outcomes for the July 23, 2026 meeting of the Palms Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

Outcomes come from the Community Engagement Committee’s draft minutes, linked from the Aug. 18 special general assembly agenda. Three of the five committee members were present, and the minutes record only their votes. The committee voted 3-0 to move Public Safety Month to October and 3-0 to approve the 2027 election information worksheet, with polls from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the IMAN Center as the first-choice polling place (draft minutes). The board approved the funding motions and the worksheet 7-0 on Aug. 18 (Aug. 18 draft minutes).

IV.b.iii. $400 for Coffee with a Cop and LEAD

• What it asks: Hold Coffee with a Cop and LEAD at the Commissary on Oct. 15 (agenda).
• Amount: $400: $300 for beverages and $100 for decorations (agenda).
• What happened: The committee approved it 2-1, with John Giarratana voting no (draft minutes). The board approved the event with a $600 budget, 4-1-2, on Aug. 18 (Aug. 18 draft minutes).

IV.b.iv. $700 for a meet and greet with CORE and Circle

• What it asks: Hold a meet and greet with Community Organized Relief Effort and Circle in Woodbine Park on Oct. 3 (agenda).
• Amount: $700: $300 for ice cream, $300 for tables, chairs and tents, and $100 for decorations (agenda).
• What happened: The committee approved it 3-0 (draft minutes).

IV.b.v. $700 for a CERT and Earthquake Alliance meet and greet

• What it asks: Hold a meet and greet for CERT and the Earthquake Alliance at Fire Station 43 on Oct. 17, with LAFD invited. The agenda says the station was not confirmed and the event may move to the IMAN Center (agenda).
• Amount: $700: $300 for snacks and beverages, $300 for tables, chairs and tents, and $100 for decorations (agenda).
• What happened: The committee approved it 3-0 (draft minutes).

IV.b.vi. Car seat safety event and Halloween party

• What it asks: Hold a car seat safety event and Halloween party at Culver Palms Church of Christ on Oct. 24 (agenda).
• Amount: The motion leaves the total blank; its breakdown is $200 for candy and snacks, $500 for tables, chairs and tents and $100 for decorations, or $800, our sum (agenda).
• What happened: The committee approved it 3-0. The minutes give the budget as $800 (draft minutes).

IV.b.vii. Up to $200 for Public Safety Month flyers

• What it asks: Print flyers advertising Public Safety Month (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $200 (agenda).
• What happened: All three members present voted yes (draft minutes).

IV.e. Up to $400 for “I am in Palms” signs

• What it asks: Buy up to 300 signs for businesses to display in their windows (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $400. All six spending items on the agenda total up to $3,200, our sum (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes say “No motion yet” (draft minutes). The motion was on the committee’s Aug. 20 and Sept. 17 agendas.

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