Rampart Village Neighborhood Council · Held
Rampart Village Neighborhood Council meeting, August 18, 2026
From the minutes: The Rampart Village Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 18, 2026 approved a support letter for formalizing athletic field operations under Planning case CPC-2004-2400-CU-SPE-SPP-PA2 and a grant of up to $500 for the London Street Garden Project, each 9-0-0, according to draft minutes in the council's meeting documents folder. It postponed a revised support letter for a self-storage project at 525 S. Virgil Ave. on a 6-2-1 vote, an update to its Community Impact Statement on CF 24-0124 and a grant of up to $500 for the Los Angeles Korean Festival.
Outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Rampart Village Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | St. Anne's, Anne Floto Classroom, 155 N. Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 15, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 10, Council District 13 |
Outcomes are from the draft minutes, which the council posted in its meeting documents folder with the Oct. 20 meeting papers. They record six members present at the 6:06 p.m. start, two more arriving by 6:22 p.m., two absent, and adjournment at 9:35 p.m. (draft minutes).
VI.B.6. Up to $500 for the London Street Garden Project
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the London Street Garden Project, recommended by the PPPWLU Committee (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $500 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 9-0-0. The applicant told the board the project would replace asphalt on a London Street cul-de-sac off Bellevue Avenue with a native plant garden and fruit trees and had about 20% of its funding (draft minutes).
VI.B.7. Up to $500 for the Los Angeles Korean Festival
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the Los Angeles Korean Festival in October (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $500 (agenda).
- What happened: Postponed (draft minutes).
VI.C.1. Updated statement on CF 24-0124 and affordable unit lease-up
- What it asks: Updates the council’s statement on CF 24-0124, on marketing and tenant selection for covenanted affordable units, to address leasing up the low-income units at 200 N. Vermont Ave. and 235 N. Hoover St. (agenda).
- Who brought it: The PSHT Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Postponed (draft minutes). A Rampart Village statement recording a Sept. 15, 2026 board action, on the 49 restricted units at 200 N. Vermont Ave., was filed Sept. 16 (CIS). The Council adopted the file’s item on Aug. 5, 2026 (CF 24-0124).
VI.C.2. Athletic field operations, CPC-2004-2400-CU-SPE-SPP-PA2
- What it asks: A letter supporting a Plan Approval to formalize existing and proposed operations of an athletic field whose 2009 approval had no operating conditions. The agenda says no construction is proposed and does not give the address (agenda).
- Who brought it: The PPPWLU Committee, July 15, 2026 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved 9-0-0. A land use planner spoke for the applicant, which the minutes name as Nuevo Charter Academy (draft minutes).
VI.C.3. Revised letter on 525 S. Virgil Ave. self-storage
- What it asks: A revised letter of support for the proposed self-storage project at 525 S. Virgil Ave. (agenda). The board postponed an earlier version on July 21 (July 21 draft minutes).
- Who brought it: The PPPWLU Committee, July 15, 2026 (agenda).
- What happened: Postponed 6-2-1, with Alberto Veloso abstaining, after a motion to approve the revised letter and a motion to restore the original wording. The minutes do not name the two members who voted no (draft minutes).
Other votes
- Robert Reyes Villagómez was appointed to the At-Large seat, 8-0-0 (draft minutes).
- July 2026 expenditure report: approved 8-0-1. Up to $600 for business cards, up to $350 for June 2026 invoices from Partners in Diversity, the office lease at $601 a month and the meeting space lease at $500 a meeting: each approved 9-0-0 (draft minutes).
- June 2026 minutes, the appointment of Gaines Newborn as a homelessness liaison and an ad hoc elections committee: each approved 9-0-0 by voice vote (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| VI.B.6 | Neighborhood Purpose Grant of up to $500 for the London Street Garden Project | Approved 9-0-0 (9-0-0) |
| VI.B.7 | Neighborhood Purpose Grant of up to $500 for the Los Angeles Korean Festival in October | Postponed |
| VI.C.1 | Update the council's statement on CF 24-0124 to address leasing up affordable units at 200 N. Vermont Ave. and 235 N. Hoover St. | Postponed |
| VI.C.2 | Support letter for formalizing athletic field operations under CPC-2004-2400-CU-SPE-SPP-PA2 | Approved 9-0-0 (9-0-0) |
| VI.C.3 | Revised support letter for the self-storage project at 525 S. Virgil Ave. | Postponed 6-2-1 (6-2-1) |
| I-II | Call to order, purpose, welcome and roll call | |
| III | General public comment | |
| IV | Announcements, including Metro's car-free challenge and the financial training deadline | |
| V | Reports and a presentation on Charter reform by Lionel Mares | |
| VI.A.1 | Appoint Robert Reyes Villagómez to the At-Large seat | Appointed 8-0-0 (8-0-0) |
| VI.B.1-5 | July expenditure report, up to $600 for business cards, up to $350 for June invoices from Partners in Diversity and leases with St. Anne's for the office ($601 a month) and meetings ($500 each) | July expenditure report approved 8-0-1; the other four approved 9-0-0 |
| VI.D | June minutes, a homelessness liaison and an ad hoc elections committee | All three approved 9-0-0 (9-0-0) |
| VI.E-VII | Meeting feedback and adjournment |