Studio City Neighborhood Council · Held
Studio City Neighborhood Council meeting, August 26, 2026
From the minutes: The Studio City Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 26, 2026, passed Community Impact Statements supporting CF 25-0125 on the streetlight repair backlog (9-4, one abstention) and CF 26-1053, a $316,000 transfer for sidewalk lighting on Ventura Boulevard (8-4, one abstention, one recusal), according to the draft minutes. It affirmed Greater Toluca Lake's roller coaster noise resolution 13-1, backed a Ventura Boulevard trolley pilot 13-1, and replaced its $1,500 holiday street fair sponsorship with up to $1,500 for the Oct. 3 Tujunga Village Art Walk (11-2, one recused); the CERT training motion on CF 26-0906-S4 was withdrawn (draft minutes).
Outcomes for the August 26, 2026 meeting of the Studio City Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | 4024 Radford Avenue, MPR-3, Studio City, CA 91604, and by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 23, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 2, Council District 4 |
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 two council files. Fourteen board members attended and one was absent (draft minutes). The draft minutes of the Sept. 23 meeting say the board approved the Aug. 26 minutes 11-0.
Other votes in the draft minutes: the revised 2026-27 budget passed 13-0; the June and July expenditure reports passed 13-1; a $50 reimbursement to a board member for flyer graphics passed 12-2; the $454.20 June Web Corner invoice passed 12-1 with one abstention; the operating procedure change on filling vacancies (BPC-A) passed 8-5 and the three changes on the youth seat, the Youth Committee and committee conflict-of-interest rules passed 13-0; the rotating youth board member terms passed 13-0; and up to $2,000 for no more than six lectures at the Studio City library passed 12-2. The July minutes were approved.
14. CERT training position (CF 26-0906-S4)
- What it asks: Support a report on CERT training for neighborhood council board members and more training access, but oppose a mandate unless Council members and their staff must also be certified (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Public Safety and Homelessness Committee (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Monica Rodriguez (council file).
- What happened: The motion was withdrawn with no vote and no Community Impact Statement. The committee chair said the City Council had already acted on and amended the matter (draft minutes).
- At City Hall: The City Council adopted the motion as amended Aug. 19, 2026, 13-0 with two members absent (council file).
15. Tujunga Village Art Walk sponsorship
- What it asks: Co-sponsor the Oct. 3 art walk on Tujunga Avenue between Woodbridge and Moorpark streets, paying vendors for 150 posters, 1,000 postcards and 2,000 door hangers in exchange for logo placement and a booth (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $1,500 (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Outreach Committee (agenda).
- What happened: The board amended the motion so that it replaces the $1,500 sponsorship of the December Tujunga Village holiday event approved earlier. The amendment passed 12-1 and the amended motion passed 11-2. Kim Clements and Dimitri Gatsiounis voted no on the amended motion and Merci Borden recused herself from both votes (draft minutes).
16.A. Street lighting repair backlog (CF 25-0125)
- What it asks: Support the Bureau of Street Lighting report on CF 25-0125. The motion cites more than 223,000 streetlights, a backlog of about 33,000 service requests and repair waits of almost a year (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Government Affairs Committee (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Imelda Padilla (council file).
- What happened: Passed, 9 yes, 4 no and 1 abstention. Kesara Borirak, Victoria Brown, Daniel Fuselier and Matt Thompson voted no and Kim Clements abstained (draft minutes). A “For” statement was filed Sept. 5, 2026 (CIS).
- At City Hall: The Bureau of Street Lighting report is dated May 15, 2026. The City Clerk re-referred the file to the Public Works Committee Aug. 28, 2026, and a Chief Legislative Analyst report dated Sept. 28, 2026 was referred to that committee Oct. 1, 2026 (council file).
16.B. Ventura Boulevard downlighting (CF 26-1053)
- What it asks: Support CF 26-1053, which would move $316,000 from the Ventura/Cahuenga Corridor Specific Plan Trust Fund to the Office of Community Beautification for sidewalk lighting on Ventura Boulevard between Carpenter Avenue and Coldwater Canyon and on a short segment of Ventura Place, built by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (agenda).
- Amount: $316,000 in specific plan fees (agenda).
- Who brought it: Jay Friedman (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Nithya Raman, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (council file).
- What happened: Passed, 8 yes, 4 no and 1 abstention, with 1 recusal. Kesara Borirak, Andrew Epstein, Jeff Hartwick and Matt Thompson voted no, Kim Clements abstained and Dean Cutler recused himself (draft minutes). A “For” statement was filed Sept. 5, 2026 (CIS).
- At City Hall: The City Council had adopted the motion Aug. 11, 2026, 14-0 with one member absent, before the board’s vote (council file).
16.C. Universal roller coaster noise
- What it asks: Affirm Greater Toluca Lake’s Aug. 18 resolution, “Fast & Furious Roller Coaster - Protect Our Neighborhood From Excessive Noise,” and send the motion to Council members Adrin Nazarian (CD 2) and Nithya Raman (CD 4) (agenda).
- Who brought it: Jerry Lewis (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 13-1, with Matt Thompson voting no. Richard Niederberg seconded (draft minutes).
17. Open-air trolley pilot on Ventura Boulevard
- What it asks: Support a resident’s request that the City and Metro evaluate and pursue funding for a two-year open-air trolley pilot linking the Universal City/Studio City B Line station to Ventura Boulevard before the 2028 Games, using Measure M subregional funds for capital costs, LADOT’s Low Carbon Transit Operations Program allocation and Prop C Transit Service Expansion funds for operating costs, and a feasibility study (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Transportation Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 13-1, with Kesara Borirak voting no (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Support CF 26-0906-S4 report on CERT training but oppose a mandate unless Council members and staff are included, with a Community Impact Statement | Withdrawn; no vote |
| 15 | Up to $1,500 to co-sponsor the Tujunga Village Art Walk, Oct. 3, 2026 | Passed as amended 11-2, 1 recused (11-2, 1 recused) |
| 16.A | Support CF 25-0125, the Bureau of Street Lighting report on repair backlogs and copper theft, with a Community Impact Statement | Passed 9-4-1; CIS filed: for (9-4-1) |
| 16.B | Support CF 26-1053, $316,000 for the Studio City Pedestrian Safety Downlighting Project on Ventura Boulevard, with a Community Impact Statement | Passed 8-4-1, 1 recused; CIS filed: for (8-4-1, 1 recused) |
| 16.C | Affirm Greater Toluca Lake's resolution on Fast & Furious roller coaster noise, sent to CD 2 and CD 4 | Passed 13-1 (13-1) |
| 17 | Support a request to the City and Metro to fund a two-year open-air trolley pilot on Ventura Boulevard | Passed 13-1 (13-1) |
| 1 | Call to order, roll call and announcements | |
| 2 | Public comment on items not on the agenda | |
| 3 | Reports from CD 4, CD 2 and DONE | |
| 4.a | Approve July 2026 minutes | Approved |
| 5-7 | Vice president's and secretaries' reports | |
| 8 | Treasurer: revised 2026-27 budget, June and July expenditure reports, a $50 reimbursement and a $454.20 web invoice | TR-A passed 13-0; TR-B 13-1; TR-C 12-2; TR-D 12-1-1 |
| 9-11 | Budget, Riverwalk Development and Disaster Preparedness committee reports | |
| 12 | Operating procedure changes on vacancies, youth seat, youth committee and conflicts of interest | BPC-A passed 8-5; BPC-B, BPC-C and BPC-D passed 13-0 |
| 13 | Rotating youth board members, three-month terms | Passed 13-0 (13-0) |
| 18 | Up to $2,000 for up to six sustainability lectures at the Studio City library | Passed 12-2 (12-2) |
| 19-20 | Cultural Affairs and Land Use committee reports | |
| 21-23 | Board comments, good of the order and adjournment |