Palms Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Palms Neighborhood Council special meeting, August 19, 2026
From the minutes: The Palms Neighborhood Council's Executive Committee passed four motions, each 3-0, at the special joint board and Executive Committee meeting on Aug. 19, 2026, according to the draft minutes: an $850 grant to Kids Are 1st, an ad hoc Bylaws Committee, and Community Impact Statements on CERT certification for NC board members (CF 26-0906-S4), changed from opposing the file to supporting it as amended, and on a request that District Attorney Hochman dismiss felony charges against LAPD Officer Daniel Flores (CF 26-1108), also amended. The agenda had five numbered sections with nine business items, including a discussion of the council's frozen funds. The four motions went to the board on the Sept. 2 agenda.
Outcomes for the August 19, 2026 meeting of the Palms Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 18, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 5 |
Outcomes come from the Executive Committee’s draft minutes, linked from the Sept. 2 special general assembly agenda. Three of the four committee members were present, and the minutes record only their votes. The committee also voted 3-0 to create an ad hoc Bylaws Committee to review and update the standing rules, item IV.c (draft minutes).
The agenda says the council’s funds were frozen and asks how to avoid future admonitions (agenda).
IV.b. $850 grant to Kids Are 1st
- What it asks: Approve a neighborhood purpose grant to Kids Are 1st, with its tax letter and nonprofit status attached (agenda).
- Amount: $850 (agenda).
- What happened: The Executive Committee approved the grant 3-0. The minutes print the motion as $600 and record a 3-0 amendment to $850 before the vote (draft minutes). The grant was on the board’s Sept. 2 agenda as item 8.a.
IV.d. Community Impact Statement on CERT certification for NC boards
- What it asks: Oppose CF 26-0906-S4, which the agenda says would require a majority of board members of each neighborhood council to obtain and keep CERT certification (agenda).
- What happened: The Executive Committee voted 3-0 to amend the motion “to support the amended motion by council,” then passed the amended motion 3-0 (draft minutes). The board’s Sept. 2 agenda listed a statement supporting the file as amended, item 7.e. No Palms Community Impact Statement appeared on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0906-S4).
IV.e. Community Impact Statement on charges against Officer Daniel Flores
- What it asks: Support CF 26-1108, which asks District Attorney Nathan Hochman to dismiss felony charges against LAPD Officer Daniel Flores (agenda).
- What happened: The Executive Committee voted 3-0 to amend the motion, then passed the amended motion 3-0 (draft minutes). The board’s Sept. 2 agenda listed the statement as item 7.f.
- Council action: The Council noted and filed the resolution on Aug. 25, 2026. No Palms Community Impact Statement appeared on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1108).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| IV.b | $850 neighborhood purpose grant to Kids Are 1st | Approved by the Executive Committee, 3-0 |
| IV.d | Community Impact Statement opposing a requirement that a majority of each NC board hold CERT certification | Approved as amended by the Executive Committee, 3-0 |
| IV.e | Community Impact Statement supporting a request that the District Attorney dismiss felony charges against LAPD Officer Daniel Flores | Approved as amended by the Executive Committee, 3-0 |
| I | Call to order and roll call | |
| II | Introductions | |
| III | General public comment | |
| IV.a | Budget discussion: the council's frozen funds and the Doughroom reimbursement | |
| IV.c | Create an ad hoc Bylaws Committee to review the standing rules | Approved by the Executive Committee, 3-0 |
| IV.f | Community Impact Statement portal issues | |
| IV.g | Website update status | |
| IV.h | Open board positions | |
| IV.i | Committees | |
| V | Adjournment |