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Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council meeting, July 13, 2026

July 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council's board on July 13, 2026, passed positions supporting three state bills, on groundwater recharge (AB 2026), water inequities affecting Indigenous Peoples (AB 2218) and data center energy reporting (AB 1577), 14-0 with two members absent, according to the minutes. It passed up to $4,900 each for Movies in the Park screenings on July 25 and Aug. 22 at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park, each 13-0 with one member ineligible, and five standing rule changes, two of them 11-2 with one abstention (minutes).

Outcomes for the July 13, 2026 meeting of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

Outcomes come from the minutes on the council’s board documents page. The board approved those minutes Aug. 10, according to the Aug. 10 minutes. Fifteen members were present and one was absent at roll call; the meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m. (minutes).

Other votes in the minutes: the June 8 minutes were approved 14-0 with one abstention. The May and June expenditure reports, a $29.97 reimbursement to a board member, the Web Corner web services agreement for 2026-27 and up to $1,000 for a board retreat each passed 13-0, with one member ineligible and two members absent. Of the five standing rule changes, the committee alternates rule passed 14-0, the public comment rule 11-2 with one abstention, the one-presentation guideline 13-1, the committee vice chair rule 11-2 with one abstention, and the Outreach Committee roles rule, amended to make the roles a recommendation, 13-0 with one abstention.

8.a. Support for AB 2026 (groundwater recharge)

• What it asks: A council position supporting AB 2026 (Aguiar-Curry), which the motion says would streamline groundwater recharge projects and permitting for use of flood flows while keeping existing water-right protections (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Green and Sustainability Committee (agenda).
• What happened: The board voted 14-0 to take the three bill motions as one consent motion, then passed the committee’s motions 14-0, with two members absent for both votes. The minutes label the two votes items 8.a and 8.b (minutes).

8.b. Support for AB 2218 (water inequities affecting Indigenous Peoples)

• What it asks: A council position supporting AB 2218 (Kalra), which the motion says would set a state policy recognizing water-related inequities committed against Indigenous Peoples of California and address them through legal recognition, restoration and replacement of lost benefits (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Green and Sustainability Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 14-0 with the other two bill motions, two members absent (minutes).

8.c. Support for AB 1577 (data center reporting)

• What it asks: A council position supporting AB 1577 (Bauer-Kahan), which the motion says would require data centers to report locations, size, energy efficiency and fuel use by onsite generators (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Green and Sustainability Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 14-0 with the other two bill motions, two members absent (minutes).

9.b. Movies in the Park, July 25

• What it asks: Film licensing, projection, family activities, promotional materials and logistics for a screening at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park. The agenda says the motion was previously approved at the April 13, 2026 board meeting (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $4,900 (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 13-0, with one member ineligible and two members absent (minutes).

9.c. Movies in the Park, Aug. 22

• What it asks: The same costs for a second screening at the same park, listed under funding motions from the floor (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $4,900. Items 9.b and 9.c total up to $9,800, our sum (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 13-0 on a motion by Jeffrey Hartsough, seconded by David Silverman, with one member ineligible and two members absent (minutes).

Next meeting: August 10, 2026 · All meetings