Valley Village Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Valley Village Neighborhood Council special meeting, August 26, 2026
On the agenda: The Valley Village Neighborhood Council's special board agenda for Aug. 26, 2026, had 10 items, including a possible motion on CF 26-0906-S4, which the agenda describes as requiring all neighborhood council board members to complete CERT training, and a $1,000 budget for the council's 2027 board election, with Faith Presbyterian Church as the polling place for a $300 fee. A week earlier, on Aug. 19, the City Council had adopted the motion 13-0 as amended to ask for a report on making CERT certification more accessible to board members instead of requiring it. No Valley Village statement was on CF 26-0906-S4, and minutes were not on the City agenda index or the council's agendas and minutes page, as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the August 26, 2026 meeting of the Valley Village Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Online by Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 21, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 2 |
5. CERT training for board members (CF 26-0906-S4)
- What it asks: Discussion and a possible motion on CF 26-0906-S4, which the agenda describes as a file that “would require all NC Board members to complete mandatory CERT training” (agenda).
- What the council file says: The motion, dated July 1, 2026, asked the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, with the Fire Department’s help, for a report with recommendations to require a majority of all neighborhood council board members to obtain and maintain certification in the Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team program.
- Who brought it: The agenda lists the item under the Executive Committee report, Mr. Woersching (agenda). On the council file, Ysabel Jurado moved the motion and Monica Rodriguez seconded it (CF 26-0906-S4).
- Council action before this meeting: The Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee approved the motion 3-0 on Aug. 11, and the Public Safety Committee concurred 4-0 on Aug. 12, with Traci Park absent (committee report). On Aug. 19 the City Council adopted the report as amended by Amending Motion 15A (Jurado, Rodriguez), 13-0, with John Lee and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent (Council action). The amendment replaced “require the majority of all” board members with “increase accessibility for” board members to obtain the certification and removed exemptions and renewal requirements from the report request.
- Neighborhood council positions: Ten Community Impact Statements from eight other neighborhood councils were on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026, and none from Valley Village (CF 26-0906-S4).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Executive Committee report: possible motion on CF 26-0906-S4, which the agenda describes as mandatory CERT training for board members | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Welcome, roll call, approval of minutes and conflict-of-interest statement | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Public comment on agenda items | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Reports from City, County and state officials | Not posted yet |
| 6 | Committee reports and motions: 2027 election packet, $1,000 election budget, Faith Presbyterian Church polling site and $300 fee, $100 for refreshments at an October Coffee With A Cop | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils report | Not posted yet |
| 8 | Future agenda items | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 10 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |