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Voices of 90037 Neighborhood Council agenda, October 13, 2026

October 13, 2026, 6 p.m. · Updated October 11, 2026

On the agenda: The Voices of 90037 Neighborhood Council's board meets on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Vermont Square Branch Library, with a Zoom option. The agenda lists a $5,000 funding request from Praxis Health Empowerment to distribute 30 "Makeshift Traveler Bags" to unhoused people in the neighborhood with The Home More Project, a request that the board seek a Los Angeles Department of Transportation safety investigation and traffic calming at Budlong Avenue and West 51st Street after a Sept. 28, 2026 pedestrian collision, and a discussion of the vacant City-owned lot at 5260 S. Figueroa St. and the terms of the Vermont-Slauson bus bench cleanup contract. It also lists a presentation by SAJE on the Vermont Transit Corridor, possible funding to restore the library's mural, a holiday toy drive, an encampment on Flower Street between 62nd Street and Gage Avenue, and the September 2026 expenditure report. The agenda has 15 items.

Agenda only. As of October 11, 2026, the October 13, 2026 meeting of the Voices of 90037 Neighborhood Council has not happened yet and nothing on its agenda has been decided. Agendas can change.

The agenda sets the General Board meeting for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Vermont Square Branch Library, 1201 W. 48th St., with a Zoom option, and says the meeting is held in person with virtual participation under Senate Bill 707 and Council File 23-1114. It was posted on Oct. 10 (City agenda index). The letterhead lists Giovanni Garcia as chair, shows the vice chair, housing representative and corresponding secretary seats as vacant, and names Melvin Rivas as treasurer and Ana Campos as recording secretary; item 12 lists Area 1 representative Juan Escarcega as vice chair, a post the board’s Sept. 29 special meeting agenda listed for appointment. Presenters get 10 minutes with five minutes of questions. Item 14 is blank (agenda).

3. SAJE presentation on the Vermont Transit Corridor

• What it says: SAJE gives a 10-minute presentation on transit justice and the Vermont Transit Corridor, followed by five minutes of questions, and is to provide its materials to the board before the meeting (agenda).

4. $5,000 request for outreach bags for unhoused people

• What it asks: Praxis Health Empowerment asks the council for $5,000 to support outreach to unhoused people within the council’s boundaries. The organization is partnering with The Home More Project to distribute 30 “Makeshift Traveler Bags,” and the agenda says it has submitted the documents the funding request requires. Neel Iyer, its executive director, is listed to present, and a representative can bring an example of the bag’s contents (agenda).
• Money: $5,000 (agenda).

5. Vermont-Slauson cleanup contract and the lot at 5260 S. Figueroa St.

• What it says: A community member asked to discuss the results of the Vermont-Slauson bus bench cleanup service contract terms and to report that public trash receptacles are being placed on the Vermont and Slauson corners “after more than two years of effort.” The same presenter asked for a discussion of the vacant City-owned lot at 5260 S. Figueroa St., which the agenda says held a medical building that was demolished for affordable housing, and which it says has been inactive for about 15 years after the original contractor did not proceed. The discussion covers the property’s status and any plans for affordable housing there (agenda).

9. Library mural restoration

• What it asks: Discussion and possible action to set aside funds to restore and repaint the library mural if graffiti or vandalism requires it, including costs and coordination with the library. Area 4 representative Jason Saunders is listed to present. The agenda gives no amount (agenda).

10. Pedestrian safety at Budlong Avenue and West 51st Street

• What it asks: A community member asks the board to act on pedestrian safety at Budlong Avenue and West 51st Street after a pedestrian collision on Sept. 28, 2026. The agenda says residents have reported earlier collisions, speeding and drivers running stop signs. The request is for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to investigate the intersection and nearby streets, review the collision history, put in interim safety measures and consider permanent traffic calming such as curb extensions, bollards, a traffic circle, a roundabout or chicanes, and for coordination with LADOT and Metro on cut-through traffic during Vermont bus rapid transit construction. The chair or the community member is listed to present (agenda).

13. Encampment on Flower Street

• What it says: A discussion of an encampment on Flower Street between 62nd Street and Gage Avenue, its effect on nearby residents and businesses, and possible coordination with City departments and service providers. No action is listed (agenda).

Previous meeting: September 29, 2026 · All meetings