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West Hills Neighborhood Council meeting, October 1, 2026

October 1, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

On the agenda: The West Hills Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Oct. 1, 2026, listed for possible action Community Impact Statements in support of CF 16-1468-S5, Councilmember John Lee's motion on ADU size limits, and CF 26-1249, his motion for a streetlight repair prioritization matrix. Also listed for possible action was the council's standing rule on board member absences. The agenda had eight numbered motions, 26-0059 to 26-0066. No minutes were on the City's agenda index as of Oct. 2, 2026, so outcomes are not known.

Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the October 1, 2026 meeting of the West Hills Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.

26-0062. Streetlight repair prioritization

• What it asks: Discussion and possible action on a Community Impact Statement in support of CF 26-1249, “Develop Streetlight Repair Prioritization Matrix / Non-Emergency Streetlight Repair Request/Develop/Implement,” listed under the chair of the Streets and Transportation Committee (agenda). The committee’s Sept. 15 agenda listed the file for possible action.
• Who brought it: The council file is a motion by Councilmember John Lee, seconded by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield (CF 26-1249). The motion would have the Council instruct the Bureau of Street Lighting “to develop and implement a transparent, objective Streetlight Repair Prioritization Matrix for all non-emergency streetlight repair requests” and to report to the Council within 90 days.
• What’s next: The motion was referred to the Council’s Public Works Committee on Sept. 2, 2026, and the file lists no committee or Council vote as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1249).

26-0064. ADU size limits

• What it asks: Discussion and possible action, under CF 16-1468-S5, on “a CIS unanimously approved at the 9/08/2026 Zoning & Planning Committee meeting in support of the Motion presented by Councilmember John Lee that affects regulation of ADUs.” The agenda gives no vote count for the committee (agenda).
• Who brought it: CF 16-1468-S5 is a motion by Councilmember John Lee, seconded by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez. The motion asks for an ordinance under which the floor area of an attached ADU “may not exceed fifty (50) percent of the existing primary dwelling and in no event shall exceed 1,200 square feet,” and for two reports from the Department of City Planning.
• What’s next: The Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the motion as amended on Sept. 22, 2026, with five yes votes; as amended, it instructs the Department of City Planning to present its proposed Missing Middle Ordinance to the Council with an option containing the same size limit (committee report). The file lists no Council vote as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 16-1468-S5).

Other motions

Motion 26-0065 is discussion and possible action on WHNC Standing Rules Article V, Governing Board, Section 7, Absences. The board agenda does not print the rule (agenda). The Bylaws Committee’s Sept. 22 agenda printed this text: board members who have not attended in person at least six of the previous 12 regular or special meetings of the board “shall be subject to removal from the Board under procedures established by the Board,” and board members cannot attend virtually more than four of the previous 12.

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