West Hills Neighborhood Council · Held
West Hills Neighborhood Council Bylaws Committee joint meeting, August 25, 2026
From official records: The West Hills Neighborhood Council's joint board and Bylaws Committee meeting on Aug. 25, 2026, voted 8 yes, 0 no, with 2 members ineligible, to oppose Council file 26-0906-S4, according to the Community Impact Statement the council filed Sept. 15, 2026. The filing's cover sheet dates the board's action Aug. 25; its attached form calls the count the committee vote and lists a Sept. 3 board meeting. The agenda described the file as a motion for a report on requiring a majority of neighborhood council board members to hold Fire Department CERT certification. The City Council adopted the file on Aug. 19, 2026 with an amendment that replaced "require the majority of all" with "increase accessibility for." The committee's Sept. 22 agenda lists no minutes for approval, and no minutes were on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 25, 2026 meeting of the West Hills Neighborhood Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Where | Chaminade College Preparatory, Condon Center 2nd Floor, 23241 W. Cohasset Street, West Hills, CA 91304, and by Zoom |
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| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 19, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 12 |
3. CERT certification for neighborhood council boards
- What it asks: Discussion and possible action on CF 26-0906-S4. The agenda says the motion, introduced July 1, 2026, has the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, with assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department, “provide a report with recommendations to require the majority of all Neighborhood Council board members to obtain and maintain certification with LAFD’s CERT Program, including implementation options, timelines, costs, exemptions, and renewal requirements” (agenda).
- Who brought it: The council file is a motion by Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez (CF 26-0906-S4).
- What the Council did: The City Council adopted the committee report on the file on Aug. 19, 2026, as amended by Amending Motion 15A (Jurado, Rodriguez), with 13 yes votes and Councilmembers Lee and Soto-Martinez absent (Council action). The amending motion replaced “require the majority of all” with “increase accessibility for” and struck “exemptions, and renewal requirements.”
- What happened: West Hills filed two Community Impact Statements with the same text on Sept. 15, 2026 (statement, second copy). The cover sheet says “The Board approved this CIS by a vote of: Yea(8) Nay(0) Abstain(0) Ineligible(2) Recusal(0),” gives Aug. 25, 2026 as the date of the board action and “Against” as the position. The attached form lists a Bylaws Committee meeting date of Aug. 25, 2026 and a board meeting date of Sept. 3, 2026, and gives “Committee Vote 8-0-0-2-0.” The statement says a mandatory training requirement “would create another barrier to service, making it harder to recruit and retain board members,” and that “The WHNC strongly supports CERT training and encourages involvement but believes participation should remain voluntary.” Its “Motion” field quotes the July 1 wording.
- What’s next: The Sept. 3 board agenda lists the file as motion 26-0058.
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
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| 3 | Discussion and possible action on CF 26-0906-S4, the motion on CERT certification for neighborhood council board members | CIS filed: against, 8 yes, 0 no, 2 ineligible (8-0-0) |
| 1 | Comments from the chair | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Public comment | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Suggestions for the next agenda | Not posted yet |