Pico Union Neighborhood Council · Held
Pico Union Neighborhood Council meeting, July 6, 2026
From the minutes: The Pico Union Neighborhood Council's board on July 6, 2026, voted 6-4 for a letter to the Council member on traffic and safety problems tied to Waymo cars and 10-0 on each of seven motions re-approving $8,150 in 2025-26 spending that was not processed before the fiscal year closed (our sum), according to its minutes. It also approved $1,500 for a dog show, resource fair and movie night, a grant to the OBA Foundation and $500 to Levitt LA, each with 10 yes votes, and elected Jay Park president.
Outcomes for the July 6, 2026 meeting of the Pico Union Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | LAPD Olympic Division Community Room, 1130 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 3, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes (approved August 3, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 10 |
Outcomes below come from the board’s minutes, a file on the council’s Drive that the Aug. 3 agenda links. The board approved them Aug. 3 by 11 yes votes with two members absent (Aug. 3 minutes). The minutes give a vote table for each motion and do not state results in words. Twelve of 13 board members attended; on every vote one member was absent and two were marked ineligible. Tallies are yes-no.
7.c. Letter on Waymo cars in Pico Union
- What it asks: A letter to the area’s Council member on traffic and safety problems caused by Waymo cars in Pico Union, requested by resident Yasmin Mero Corona. The agenda links a draft letter that our text copy does not include (agenda).
- What happened: Six members voted yes and four no: Andrea Castro, Elvira Monica Cruz, Daniel Perez and Carrie Surtees. Andrea Castro made the motion and Jovita Carrillo seconded it. The minutes note that “3 districts 1, 6 and 11 have already raised this issue” and that a board member suggested inviting Waymo and the Council member to a meeting (minutes).
8.c. Re-approval of 2025-26 spending
- What it asks: New approvals for items the board passed in fiscal 2025-26 that were not completed or not entered in the City’s system before the year closed (agenda).
- Amount: $1,650 to install a dog waste station at Alvarado Park terrace; $3,000 from the Community Improvement Project budget to repaint the mural at 1126 S. New Hampshire St.; $500 for NC Budget Day; $1,000 for a Bike Safety Day at Loyola School on Aug. 29; a $1,000 grant to the BLQ business improvement district for art on transportation boxes along Pico Boulevard; a $500 grant toward LAKFO’s June 18 World Cup watch party at Seoul International Park; and $500 for helium refills (agenda). Total $8,150, our sum.
- What happened: The board voted on the seven items one at a time; each got 10 yes votes and none opposed. The minutes say the Bike Safety Day, Budget Day, transportation box art and World Cup watch party amounts were approved in 2025-26 but not entered in the City’s system before the year ended (minutes).
8.d. Dog show and resource fair at the Alvarado Park dog waste station
- What it asks: A “Best in Pico Pup Show,” an animal services resource fair and a movie night to open the dog waste station in Alvarado Park (agenda).
- Amount: $1,500 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 10-0. The minutes record a proposal to hold the event Sept. 12 (minutes).
8.g. Grant to the OBA Foundation for National Night Out
- What it asks: A neighborhood purpose grant to the OBA Foundation for the LAPD Olympic Division’s National Night Out on Aug. 4, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $1,000 on the agenda (agenda).
- What happened: Ten members voted yes and none no. In the yes column the minutes list “1000” beside five members and “500” beside five, and they do not state the amount approved (minutes).
8.h. Grant to Levitt LA for summer concerts
- What it asks: A neighborhood purpose grant to Levitt LA for free music in the park in summer 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $500 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 10-0 (minutes).
Other votes
- Officers: Jay Park was elected president, Jovita Carrillo vice president, Phil Surtees secretary and Carrie Surtees treasurer, each by consensus (minutes).
- Financial officers: Carrie Surtees was named bank card holder, Miguel Martinez second card holder, Jay Park second signer and Jovita Carrillo alternate signer, by consensus (minutes).
- Committee chairs: Jovita Carrillo (Outreach), Miguel Martinez (Quality of Life and Safety), Hector Flores (Planning and Land Use) and Sunny Kim (Youth), by consensus; no Transportation chair was named (minutes).
- Representatives: Alex Simpson and Aurora Corona to the Budget Advocates, and Aurora Corona and Miguel Martinez to the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance, each 10-0 (minutes).
- Routine: The May 13 and June 17 minutes, the May and June expenditure reports, the 2026-27 administrative packet, up to $100 for business cards and up to $1,500 for outreach items each passed 10-0 (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7.c | Letter to the Council member on traffic and safety problems caused by Waymo cars in Pico Union | 6 yes, 4 no, two ineligible (6-4) |
| 8.c | Re-approve seven 2025-26 spending items, $8,150 in all, including a dog waste station, a mural repaint and two grants | All seven items re-approved, each 10-0, two ineligible (10-0) |
| 8.d | $1,500 for a dog show, resource fair and movie night at the Alvarado Park dog waste station opening | Approved 10-0, two ineligible (10-0) |
| 8.g | $1,000 neighborhood purpose grant to the OBA Foundation for LAPD Olympic Division National Night Out, Aug. 4, 2026 | 10 yes votes, two ineligible; the vote table lists $1,000 beside five votes and $500 beside five |
| 8.h | $500 neighborhood purpose grant to Levitt LA for free summer concerts in the park | Approved 10-0, two ineligible (10-0) |
| 1 | Call to order and oath of office for new board members | |
| 2 | Roll call | |
| 3 | LAPD and government reports | |
| 4 | General public comment | |
| 5.a | Elect officers | Jay Park elected president, Jovita Carrillo vice president, Phil Surtees secretary and Carrie Surtees treasurer, by consensus |
| 5.b | Appoint bank card holders and signers | Carrie Surtees named card holder, Miguel Martinez second card holder, Jay Park second signer and Jovita Carrillo alternate signer, by consensus |
| 5.c | Appoint committee chairs | Chairs named for four committees by consensus; no Transportation chair |
| 6.a | Consent calendar: approve May 13 and June 17, 2026 minutes | Approved 10-0, two ineligible |
| 7.a | Appoint up to two Budget Advocates representatives | Alex Simpson and Aurora Corona named, 10-0, two ineligible |
| 7.b | Appoint representatives to the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance | Aurora Corona and Miguel Martinez named, 10-0, two ineligible |
| 8.a | Approve May and June 2026 monthly expenditure reports | Approved 10-0, two ineligible |
| 8.b | Approve the 2026-27 administrative packet | Approved 10-0, two ineligible |
| 8.e | Up to $100 for board business cards | Approved 10-0, two ineligible |
| 8.f | Up to $1,500 for outreach signage, T-shirts and giveaways | Approved 10-0, two ineligible |
| 9 | Board member comments | |
| 10 | Adjournment |