Reseda Neighborhood Council · Held

Reseda Neighborhood Council meeting, September 21, 2026

September 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Reseda Neighborhood Council's board on Sept. 21, 2026 approved a Community Impact Statement on the LA Riverway San Fernando Valley Completion Project (8-0-2), a grant of up to $3,000 to 11:11 Reseda Rising (10-0-1), a request for action asking City agencies about complaints at a property on Cantara Street (10-0-1) and a reply to a letter about 18430 Sherman Way (11 yes), according to the draft minutes on the council's meeting portal. The draft minutes record no motion on the agenda's Community Impact Statements on vacant property abatement (CF 26-1280), street tree spacing (CF 26-1050) and CERT certification for neighborhood council members (CF 26-0906-S4), and say the vice president election was skipped.

Outcomes for the September 21, 2026 meeting of the Reseda Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

The outcomes below come from the draft minutes on the council’s meeting portal, which labels them a draft that may be revised. Tallies are yes-no-abstain.

• Attendance: The draft minutes list 14 members present and 3 absent. The meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. and adjourned at 9:31 p.m. (draft minutes).
• Vice president seat (5.A-B): Not filled. The draft minutes mark both items as skipped (draft minutes).
• Consent items (6.K): The July 20 and Aug. 17 minutes, a Zoom meeting in October and the 2027 meeting schedule passed in one motion, 12-0-1, with Michelle Gallagher abstaining (draft minutes).
• Expenditure reports and rollover funds (6.J.1-2): The July and August monthly expenditure reports passed 9-0-2, with Michelle Gallagher and Mike Goldman abstaining. The draft minutes record no motion on allocating rollover funds (draft minutes).
• Reply about 18430 Sherman Way (6.G): The planning committee’s reply to a letter dated Aug. 14 passed with 11 yes votes and none against or abstaining (draft minutes). The agenda prints the committee’s Sept. 10 vote as 5 yes, 0 no.
• Fall Movie Night (6.L): The Outreach Committee’s choice of “Coco” and the flyer passed 10-0-1, with Michelle Gallagher abstaining (draft minutes).
• No motion recorded: the post office box change (6.B), the stencil design (6.E, listed as discussion only) and the Covenant House Sleep Out on Nov. 19 (6.H) (draft minutes).

6.A. Request to City agencies about a property on Cantara Street

• What it asks: Review the planning committee’s draft request for action about a property on Cantara Street. The agenda says the committee approved it on Aug. 27 with 4 yes votes (agenda). The committee’s Aug. 27 agenda described the request as asking City agencies, naming Building and Safety and the City Attorney, for the status of any pending legal action or determination on complaints (Aug. 27 agenda).
• What happened: Passed 10-0-1, with Michelle Gallagher abstaining. Karla Escobar moved it and Douglas Smith seconded (draft minutes).

6.C. Vacant and nuisance property abatement

• What it asks: Review a draft Community Impact Statement on Council File 26-1280 (agenda).
• Council file: The motion asks for criteria for prioritizing properties and potential funding sources for a citywide vacant and public nuisance property abatement program. Adrin Nazarian moved it; Bob Blumenfield, Tim McOsker and Monica Rodriguez seconded. The Public Works Committee approved it on Sept. 22, 2026 (CF 26-1280).
• What happened: The draft minutes record no motion (draft minutes). No Reseda Community Impact Statement appears on CF 26-1280 as of Oct. 1, 2026.

6.D. Street tree spacing rules

• What it asks: A Community Impact Statement on Council File 26-1050, on modernizing the City’s tree spacing guidelines (agenda).
• Council file: John Lee moved the motion and Eunisses Hernandez seconded. The Council adopted it as amended on Sept. 15, 2026, 14-0 with one member absent (CF 26-1050).
• What happened: The draft minutes record no motion (draft minutes). No Reseda Community Impact Statement appears on CF 26-1050 as of Oct. 1, 2026.

6.F. LA Riverway San Fernando Valley Completion Project

• What it asks: Review a Community Impact Statement on the project. The agenda prints the planning committee’s Sept. 10 vote as 5 yes, 0 no, and lists a presentation by a Bureau of Engineering senior civil engineer on the segment from Vanalden Avenue to Balboa Boulevard (agenda). The committee’s Sept. 10 draft minutes record the same vote.
• What happened: Passed 8-0-2, with Douglas Smith and Michelle Gallagher abstaining. Karla Escobar moved it and Daryt (DJ) Frank seconded (draft minutes). The agenda and the draft minutes do not give a council file number for the statement.

6.I. Mandatory CERT certification

• What it asks: A Community Impact Statement on the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment and Public Safety committees’ report in Council File 26-0906-S4, which the agenda describes as relative to requiring neighborhood council members to obtain and keep certification with the Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team program (agenda).
• Council file: Ysabel Jurado moved the motion and Monica Rodriguez seconded. The Council adopted the report as amended on Aug. 19, 2026, 13-0 with two members absent (CF 26-0906-S4).
• What happened: The draft minutes record no motion (draft minutes). No Reseda Community Impact Statement appears on CF 26-0906-S4 as of Oct. 1, 2026.

6.J.3. Up to $3,000 for 11:11 Reseda Rising

• What it asks: Review and possibly approve a Neighborhood Purposes Grant of up to $3,000. The agenda prints the Finance Committee’s Sept. 17 vote as 4 yes and does not describe the project (agenda).
• What happened: Approval of up to $3,000 passed 10-0-1, with Michelle Gallagher abstaining (draft minutes).

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