Studio City Neighborhood Council · Held
Studio City Neighborhood Council meeting, September 23, 2026
From the minutes: The Studio City Neighborhood Council's board on Sept. 23, 2026 voted down, 0-11, a request that Council members Nazarian and Raman oppose AT&T's effort to end landline service, and passed 11-0 support for CF 26-1280 on vacant nuisance properties and a request for a study of moving all neighborhood councils onto City IT systems, according to the draft minutes. Speed feedback signs on Laurel Canyon Boulevard, double-parking enforcement on Ventura Place and support for a beer and wine permit at the Shell station at 12007-12013 Ventura Blvd. passed 11-0 on the consent calendar, and truck parking enforcement on Vineland Avenue passed 10-1; two members present were recorded as ineligible to vote and two were absent (draft minutes).
Outcomes for the September 23, 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 September 21, 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”. Thirteen voting members attended. Two of them, Victoria Brown and Lusine Galadjian, were recorded as ineligible to vote pending required training, and Kesara Borirak and Kim Clements were absent (draft minutes).
The agenda put items 13 through 18 on the consent calendar (agenda). TC-A, TC-B and LUC-A stayed on it and passed in one vote; the other motions were voted on separately (draft minutes).
Other votes in the draft minutes, each 11-0: approval of the Aug. 26 minutes; up to $1,800 for wireless microphone systems, amended to allow a similar system and to require a check with a Radford technical contact before purchase; the revised 2026-27 budget with $13,256.01 in rollover funds; and Jay Friedman as second cardholder.
13.OC-A. Neighborhood councils on City IT systems
- What it asks: Ask Council members Raman and Nazarian to introduce a motion for a study of moving all neighborhood councils onto the lacity.org domain and City IT systems. The request says the council spends about $5,450 a year, over 21% of its operating budget, on digital tools (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Outreach Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 (draft minutes).
14.GAC-A. AT&T landline service
- What it asks: Ask Council members Nazarian and Raman to oppose AT&T efforts to end or weaken landline service. The motion says the CPUC has opposed early federal approval for AT&T to phase out copper landlines for about 184,000 California customers on or after June 1, 2027 (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Government Affairs Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Failed, 0 yes to 11 no (draft minutes).
14.GAC-B. Vacant and nuisance properties (CF 26-1280)
- What it asks: Support CF 26-1280, which asks Building and Safety and other departments to report within 30 days on a citywide program to secure, clean, repair or demolish vacant nuisance properties, with data by Council district. The motion cites more than 100 priority vacant nuisance buildings (agenda).
- Who brought it: Daniel Fuselier (agenda). The Council motion is by Council member Adrin Nazarian, seconded by Bob Blumenfield, Tim McOsker and Monica Rodriguez (council file).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 (draft minutes). No Studio City statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1280).
- At City Hall: The Public Works Committee approved the motion Sept. 22, 2026. The file is pending in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and the Public Works Committee, with no Council vote (council file).
15.TC-A. Speed feedback signs on Laurel Canyon Boulevard
- What it asks: Ask Council member Raman and LADOT to install speed feedback signs in both directions on Laurel Canyon Boulevard at about Valley Spring Lane (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Transportation Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes).
15.TC-B. Double parking on Ventura Place
- What it asks: Ask Council member Raman and the LAPD Traffic Division to enforce double-parking rules on Ventura Place, where the motion says new diagonal parking left one lane each way (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Transportation Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes).
15.TC-C. Commercial trucks on Vineland Avenue
- What it asks: Ask Council members Nazarian and Raman to request that LADOT parking enforcement act against large commercial trucks parked on Vineland Avenue between the 101 Freeway and Ventura Boulevard. The motion cites LAMC 80.69.2 (agenda).
- Who brought it: Dimitri Gatsiounis (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 10-1, with Matt Thompson voting no (draft minutes).
16.S&BC-A. Palm removal on the Zev Yaroslavsky LA River Greenway
- What it asks: Ask CD 4 to join in supporting the MRCA’s phased removal of Mexican fan palms on the greenway, which the motion says are invasive, a fire risk in a very high fire hazard zone and a hazard to trail users (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Sustainability and Beautification Committee; the agenda says committee approval was unanimous (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 (draft minutes).
17.LUC-A. Beer and wine at 12007-12013 Ventura Blvd.
- What it asks: Support a conditional use permit (ZA-2026-3915-CUB) to add beer and wine sales at an existing Shell station and food mart (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Land Use Committee (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 11-0 on the consent calendar (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 13.OC-A | Ask Council members Raman and Nazarian to seek a study of moving all neighborhood councils onto the City's lacity.org domain and IT systems | Passed 11-0 (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 14.GAC-A | Ask Council members Nazarian and Raman to oppose AT&T efforts to end or weaken landline service | Failed 0-11 (0-11, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 14.GAC-B | Support CF 26-1280, a citywide vacant and nuisance property abatement program | Passed 11-0 (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 15.TC-A | Ask CD 4 and LADOT for speed feedback signs on Laurel Canyon Boulevard near Valley Spring Lane | Passed 11-0 on consent (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 15.TC-B | Ask CD 4 and LAPD for double-parking enforcement on Ventura Place | Passed 11-0 on consent (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 15.TC-C | Ask CD 2 and CD 4 to request LADOT parking enforcement against large commercial trucks on Vineland Avenue between the 101 Freeway and Ventura Boulevard | Passed 10-1 (10-1, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 16.S&BC-A | Support the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority's phased removal of Mexican fan palms on the Zev Yaroslavsky LA River Greenway | Passed 11-0 (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 17.LUC-A | Support a beer and wine permit at the Shell station, 12007-12013 Ventura Blvd., ZA-2026-3915-CUB | Passed 11-0 on consent (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 1-4 | Call to order, welcome to first-time attendees, public comment and reports from CD 4, CD 2 and DONE | |
| 5 | President's report: August minutes, second cardholder, web support model, $1,500 partnership with Greater Toluca Lake | August minutes approved 11-0; reports |
| 6-7 | Vice president's and corresponding secretary's reports | |
| 8.SEC-A | Up to $1,800 for wireless microphone systems | Passed as amended 11-0 (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 9 | Revised 2026-27 budget with $13,256.01 in rollover funds and financial officers | TR-A and TR-B passed 11-0 (11-0, 2 ineligible, 2 absent) |
| 10-12 | Budget, Riverwalk and Disaster Preparedness committee reports | |
| 18 | Youth Committee art initiative | Informational; no vote |
| 19-21 | Cultural Affairs, Bylaws and Public Safety committee reports | |
| 22-24 | Board comments, good of the order and adjournment |