Palms Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Palms Neighborhood Council special meeting, August 18, 2026
From the minutes: The Palms Neighborhood Council's board, at its special general assembly on Aug. 18, 2026, approved Community Impact Statements on a composting master plan and landscape ordinance revisions on consent, 7-0, and one opposing short-term rentals of secondary homes, 4-1-2, per the draft minutes. It approved letters to Palms Middle School, 7-0, to CD 5 staff on Metro landscaping, 6-0-1 as amended, and to LADOT and Councilmember Yaroslavsky on a trash can and bus shelter, 7-0 after removing the Culver City recipient. It approved $2,550 for four October events and Public Safety Month flyers, 7-0, and $600 for Coffee with a Cop, 4-1-2 (up to $3,150 in all, our sum). The agenda listed 25 items.
Outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Palms Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 17, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 5 |
Outcomes come from the draft minutes, which the Sept. 2 special general assembly agenda linked for approval, and from the Community Impact Statements Palms filed on the council files.
Seven of 10 seated board members were present. The board approved the consent calendar, without items 7.f, 7.h and 7.i, 7-0. That vote covered the July 1 minutes, removing John Giarratana from the Community Engagement Committee and moving Public Safety Month from September to October. The funding motions, items 8.a to 8.f, passed together, 7-0 (draft minutes).
7.d. Community Impact Statement on a Composting Master Plan
- What it asks: Support if amended CF 26-0925, creating a Composting Master Plan for Los Angeles (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes). The “For if Amended” statement Palms filed Sept. 6, 2026 reports the 7-0 board vote on Aug. 18 (CIS). The Council adopted the item on Aug. 25, 2026, before the statement was filed (CF 26-0925).
7.e. Community Impact Statement on the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance
- What it asks: Support if amended CF 24-1399, the 2026 revisions to the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes). The “For if Amended” statement Palms filed Sept. 6, 2026 reports the 7-0 board vote on Aug. 18 and says it supplements the council’s March 2025 statement on the file (CIS; CF 24-1399).
7.f. Community Impact Statement on short-term rentals of secondary homes
- What it asks: Oppose CF 25-0029-S1, which the agenda says would allow secondary properties, not primary residences, on the short-term rental market (agenda).
- What happened: Taken off the consent calendar and approved 4-1-2. An amendment by William Keith to exclude owners of four or fewer units got no second (draft minutes). No Palms Community Impact Statement appeared on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 25-0029-S1).
7.g. Letter to Palms Middle School on green space access
- What it asks: A letter to Palms Middle School, copied to CD 5 and LAUSD, objecting to the school’s refusal to meet with council representatives about public access to its recreational green space (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes).
7.h. Letter on Metro landscaping at Palms Station
- What it asks: A letter to CD 5 staff about Metro landscaping commitments at Palms Station and along the Expo Line Phase Two right-of-way that the agenda calls broken (agenda).
- What happened: The board voted 5-0-2 to remove the letter’s copied recipients, then approved the amended letter 6-0-1 (draft minutes).
7.i. Letter on a trash can and bus shelter by the Surplus Store
- What it asks: A letter to LADOT General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo, Councilmember Yaroslavsky and Culver City Chief Transportation Officer Nick Zornes on problems with a trash can and bus shelter next to the Surplus Store (agenda).
- What happened: The board voted 7-0 to remove the Culver City official from the letter, then approved the amended letter 7-0 (draft minutes).
8.a. $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: Approved 7-0 with the other funding motions (draft minutes).
8.b. $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 (agenda).
- Amount: $700: $300 for snacks and drinks, $300 for tables, chairs and tents, and $100 for decorations (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 with the other funding motions (draft minutes).
8.c. $800 for a car seat safety event and Halloween party
- What it asks: Hold the event at Culver Palms Church of Christ on Oct. 24 (agenda).
- Amount: $800: $200 for candy and snacks, $500 for tables, chairs and tents, and $100 for decorations (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 with the other funding motions (draft minutes).
8.d. $150 for a community cleanup
- What it asks: Hold a community cleanup on Oct. 10 (agenda).
- Amount: $150 for food and drinks (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 7-0 with the other funding motions (draft minutes).
8.e. 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: Approved 7-0 with the other funding motions (draft minutes).
10.a. $600 for Coffee with a Cop and LEAD
- What it asks: Hold Coffee with a Cop and Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion at the Commissary on Oct. 15 (agenda).
- Amount: $600: $500 to subsidize coffee, $90 for decorations and $10 for tickets. The six spending items total up to $3,150, our sum (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 4-1-2 (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7.d | Community Impact Statement supporting if amended a Composting Master Plan for Los Angeles | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 7.e | Community Impact Statement supporting if amended 2026 revisions to the Landscape and Site Design Ordinance | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 7.f | Community Impact Statement opposing short-term rentals of secondary properties | Approved 4-1-2 |
| 7.g | Letter to Palms Middle School, copied to CD 5 and LAUSD, objecting to its refusal to meet on access to its green space | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 7.h | Letter to CD 5 on Metro landscaping commitments at Palms Station and along the E Line | Approved as amended, 6-0-1 |
| 7.i | Letter to LADOT, Councilmember Yaroslavsky and Culver City on a trash can and bus shelter by the Surplus Store | Approved as amended, 7-0 |
| 8.a | $700 for a meet and greet with CORE and Circle in Woodbine Park, Oct. 3 | Approved 7-0 |
| 8.b | $700 for a CERT and Earthquake Alliance meet and greet at Fire Station 43, Oct. 17 | Approved 7-0 |
| 8.c | $800 for a car seat safety event and Halloween party at Culver Palms Church of Christ, Oct. 24 | Approved 7-0 |
| 8.d | $150 for food and drinks at a community cleanup, Oct. 10 | Approved 7-0 |
| 8.e | Up to $200 for Public Safety Month flyers | Approved 7-0 |
| 10.a | $600 for Coffee with a Cop and LEAD at the Commissary, Oct. 15 | Approved 4-1-2 |
| 1 | Call to order and roll call | |
| 2 | Announcements, including open Equity Officer, Business and Youth seats | |
| 3 | General public comment | |
| 4 | Reports from CD 5, the Mayor's Office, Supervisor Horvath, LAUSD, state and federal offices, LAPD Pacific Division, LAFD and EmpowerLA | |
| 5 | Committee reports | |
| 6.a | President's report | |
| 6.b | Treasurer's report | |
| 7.a | Approve the July 1, 2026 minutes | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 7.b | Remove John Giarratana from the Community Engagement Committee | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 7.c | Move Public Safety Month from September to October | Approved 7-0 on consent |
| 8.f | Submit the 2027 election information worksheet: polls 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., IMAN Center first choice | Approved 7-0 |
| 9 | Old business | |
| 11 | Adjournment |