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Palms Neighborhood Council agenda, November 4, 2026

November 4, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated November 2, 2026

On the agenda: The Palms Neighborhood Council's general assembly meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the IMAN Cultural Center. Its consent agenda lists Community Impact Statements supporting a Housing Department bureau to oversee homeless programs (CF 25-0207), an inventory of shelter beds (CF 26-1347) and more public toilets and sinks (CF 26-1513), a neutral statement on an LA28 spending commitment, and serving as a site coordinator for the 2027 Homeless Count (agenda). The agenda has 19 items, including discussions of ADA compliance for the council's website and changes the City requires at its meeting place.

Agenda only. As of November 2, 2026, the November 4, 2026 meeting of the Palms Neighborhood Council has not happened yet and nothing on its agenda has been decided. Agendas can change.

7b. Homelessness oversight bureau and shelter bed inventory

• What it asks: Authorize a Community Impact Statement supporting CF 25-0207, “to create a bureau in the Housing Department to provide oversite of homeless programs,” and CF 26-1347, “to create an inventory of beds for sheltering the unhoused.” The item is on the consent agenda (agenda).
• Who brought the files: CF 25-0207 is by Nithya Raman, seconded by Bob Blumenfield and Katy Yaroslavsky (CF 25-0207). CF 26-1347 is by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (CF 26-1347).
• Where the files stand: The Council adopted a motion on CF 25-0207 approving an amended Budget and Finance Committee report on Aug. 12, 2026, and the file lists the action as final on Aug. 17. The Homelessness and Health Committee heard a verbal update on the file on Oct. 14, 2026, with no action (CF 25-0207). CF 26-1347 was scheduled for the Homelessness and Health Committee on Oct. 28, 2026 (CF 26-1347).

7c. LA28 spending commitment

• What it asks: Authorize a Community Impact Statement on CF 15-0989-S75 “that is neutral and supports a letter circulated by Council Member Yaroslavsky.” The agenda does not include the letter (agenda). The board’s joint meeting with its Community Engagement Committee on Oct. 15, 2026 listed the same statement.
• Who brought the file: Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by Monica Rodriguez and Hugo Soto-Martínez (CF 15-0989-S75).
• Where the file stands: The Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games approved it on Sept. 30, 2026 (CF 15-0989-S75).

7d. Public toilets and sinks

• What it asks: Authorize a Community Impact Statement supporting CF 26-1513, “to increase the number of public hygiene stations (toilets and sinks)” (agenda). The board and Executive Committee agenda for Oct. 28, 2026 listed the same statement (Oct. 28 agenda).
• Who brought the file: Ysabel Jurado and Nithya Raman, seconded by Tim McOsker. The title covers citywide toilets, hand washing stations and permanent water spigots and which department would run them (CF 26-1513).
• Where the file stands: It was referred to the Homelessness and Health Committee and the Public Works Committee on Oct. 21, 2026 (CF 26-1513).

7e. Neighborhood council elections

• What it asks: Authorize a neutral Community Impact Statement on CF 26-0600-S55, about lessons learned from neighborhood council elections (agenda).
• The file: A 2026 budget recommendation comparing City Clerk election processes and analyzing lessons learned, referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on July 8, 2026 (CF 26-0600-S55).
• Neighborhood council positions: North Westwood Neighborhood Council filed a statement on Sept. 21, 2026 (CF 26-0600-S55).

7f. Website and social media compliance committee

• What it asks: Create an ad hoc committee to work on website and social media compliance (agenda).

7g. 2027 Homeless Count

• What it asks: Authorize the council to be a site coordinator for the 2027 Homeless Count (agenda).

10b. Website ADA compliance

• What it says: The agenda says the Executive Committee chose to hire an outside person to update the website for ADA compliance and that a motion will follow once there is an estimate. It lists other requested changes, including mobile navigation, calendar views and hiding legacy minutes from public view (agenda).

10c. Meeting place

• What it says: The agenda says the City requires changes at the current meeting place for the council to keep meeting there, including van-accessible parking, one-hand door opening, lever door hardware and restroom signage and grab bars. It lists asking the IMAN Cultural Center or finding another site that meets the same standards (agenda).

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