Studio City Neighborhood Council · Held

Studio City Neighborhood Council meeting, July 22, 2026

July 22, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Studio City Neighborhood Council's board on July 22, 2026 voted down support for transit passes in new housing (CF 26-0264), 5-10, and passed Community Impact Statements backing a sidewalk repair and accessibility report (CF 26-0481, 14-1), AB 1941 on metal theft (CF 26-0002-S11, 15-0) and a report on trash bins for ADUs (CF 26-0877, 12-2 with one abstention), according to the draft minutes. The board cut a proposed $10,000 sponsorship of four Tujunga Village street fairs to $1,500 for one holiday fair (13-0, two recused), passed a request to remove giant reed along the L.A. River 15-0, and elected its officers (draft minutes).

Outcomes for the July 22, 2026 meeting of the Studio City Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

Outcomes come from the draft minutes the council posted on its board meeting page, which are marked “subject to board approval”, and from the Community Impact Statements filed on each council file. The draft minutes of the Aug. 26 meeting say the July minutes were approved then. Fifteen members voted on most motions (draft minutes).

Other votes in the draft minutes: the 2026-27 budget and administrative packet, the April and May expenditure reports and up to $100 for nameplates each passed 15-0; up to $5,800 to Web Corner for web services passed 12-3; up to $250 for a Red Cross blood drive passed 15-0; and the monthly cleanups with Volunteers Cleaning Communities passed 14-1 after the board cut the flyer budget from $900 to $450 and the refreshment budget from $1,000 to $500 on an 11-4 amendment vote. The lecture series motion (SBC-B) was withdrawn without a vote. The board elected Jerry Lewis president, Jeff Hartwick vice president, Kim Clements treasurer, Jay Friedman secretary and Dimitri Gatsiounis corresponding secretary by show of hands.

Each committee motion on a council file also asked the Council to wait at least four weeks before scheduling votes, so neighborhood councils can comment (agenda).

10.TC-A. Transit passes in new housing (CF 26-0264)

• What it asks: Support for CF 26-0264, which instructs City Planning, LADOT, the Housing Department, the City Attorney and Metro to report on requiring new housing, including projects with no on-site parking, to give residents TAP cards or subsidized transit passes (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Transportation Committee (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Adrin Nazarian, seconded by Imelda Padilla (council file).
• What happened: Failed, 5 yes to 10 no. Victoria Brown, Daniel Fuselier, Dimitri Gatsiounis, Jerry Lewis and Laurie Rittenberg voted yes. No Community Impact Statement was submitted (draft minutes).
• At City Hall: The Transportation Committee approved the motion March 11, 2026 and the Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved it June 23, 2026. The City Clerk re-referred the file Aug. 28, 2026 to the Housing, Planning and Land Use Management, and Transportation committees (council file).

10.TC-B. Sidewalk repair and accessibility standards (CF 26-0481)

• What it asks: Support for CF 26-0481, which asks the Bureau of Engineering for a cost comparison of curb ramp and sidewalk repair with other cities, a review of whether City standards exceed federal and state ADA rules, a review of LAMC Section 62.104, and ways to speed repairs (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Transportation Committee (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Eunisses Hernandez, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky (council file).
• What happened: Passed 14-1, with Kim Clements voting no (draft minutes). A “For” statement was filed Aug. 2, 2026 (CIS).
• At City Hall: The Public Works Committee approved the motion as amended June 24, 2026. The City Council adopted it as amended Aug. 11, 2026, 14-0 with one member absent (council file).

11.GAC-A. AB 1941 on metal theft (CF 26-0002-S11)

• What it asks: Support for CF 26-0002-S11, a City resolution backing AB 1941 (Gonzalez), which would base criminal liability for metal theft on the full cost to repair and replace stolen materials rather than scrap value (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Government Affairs Committee (agenda). The Council resolution is by Council member Adrin Nazarian, seconded by Monica Rodriguez (council file).
• What happened: Passed 15-0 (draft minutes). A “For” statement was filed Aug. 2, 2026 (CIS).
• At City Hall: The City Council had adopted the resolution June 30, 2026, 11-3 with one member absent, before the board’s vote (council file).

11.GAC-B. Trash bins for ADUs (CF 26-0877)

• What it asks: Support for CF 26-0877, which asks City Planning, Building and Safety and Sanitation to report on trash policies when ADUs are added, so extra bins do not end up on sidewalks and alleys (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Government Affairs Committee (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Heather Hutt, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (council file).
• What happened: Passed, 12 yes, 2 no and 1 abstention. Kesara Borirak and Matt Thompson voted no and Daniel Fuselier abstained (draft minutes). A “For” statement was filed Aug. 2, 2026; it gives the vote as 15 yes, 2 no and 1 abstention (CIS). The two records conflict; this page follows the minutes, which name the members.
• At City Hall: The Energy and Environment Committee continued the item Aug. 4, 2026 to a date to be determined (council file).

12.BFC-C. Tujunga Village Street Fair sponsorship

• What it asks: Sponsor four Tujunga Village street fairs a year instead of one holiday fair, at $2,500 each (agenda).
• Amount: $10,000 (agenda).
• Who brought it: An outreach motion; the Budget and Finance Committee did not recommend it (agenda).
• What happened: The board amended the motion to a $1,500 sponsorship of one Tujunga Village holiday street fair. The amendment passed 12-1 with Dean Cutler voting no, and the amended motion passed 13-0. Merci Borden and Lusine Galadjian recused themselves from both votes (draft minutes). The action summary at the end of the same draft minutes gives the amount as $2,500; the draft minutes of the Aug. 26 meeting refer to “the previously approved $1,500 sponsorship”.

16.SBC-A. Giant reed along the L.A. River

• What it asks: Ask Council member Raman to request that City, County and other agencies fully remove giant reed groves in Studio City, near 11441 and 11315 Ventura Blvd., and report back on timelines and which agency is responsible (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Sustainability and Beautification Committee (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 15-0 (draft minutes).

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