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West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council meeting, August 18, 2026

August 18, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee, in a joint meeting with the board on Aug. 18, 2026, voted 4-0-0 for three motions: telling HACLA its justification for buying the 44-unit building at 11418 W. Missouri Ave. without parking is "poor," and asking CD 11 and the City Council to oppose AB 1751 and SB 1116. It voted 3-1-0 to support a new house with three adjustments at 11518 W. La Grange Ave., according to the committee's minutes. The minutes record no vote on the Missing Middle ordinance motion, the $50,000 FK Nursery developer agreement or the Community Impact Statement on CF 25-1083. The agenda had 22 items.

Outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

This was a joint regular meeting of the Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee and the board (agenda). Four of the committee’s seven members attended: Jay Handal, Vic Pacheco, Lori Quon and Jay Ross. David Swartz, Ron Ben-Yehuda and Stephen Kiazyk were absent (minutes). The minutes give the vote to approve the July minutes as 6-0-0, which does not match the four members listed as present.

VI.a. New house at 11518 W. La Grange Ave.

• What it asks: Possible motions on demolishing a 730-square-foot house and garage and building a 2,473-square-foot two-story house in an R2 zone, with adjustments cutting the front yard from 10.3 to 8 feet and the rear yard from 15 to 12 feet, case DIR-2026-3687-ADJ. The third adjustment concerns the building line (agenda).
• What happened: The committee voted 3-1-0 for a motion by Lori Quon, seconded by Vic Pacheco, to support the project as designed with the adjustments. The minutes do not say who voted no (minutes).

VI.c. HACLA purchase of 11418 W. Missouri Ave.

• What it asks: Notify the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles that its justification for buying a 44-unit ED1 building with no parking, which cites street parking, is “poor.” The motion says HACLA did no parking study and that nearby street parking is full all day (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 4-0-0 on a motion by Ross, seconded by Lori Quon (minutes).

VI.d. Alcohol permit for a restaurant at 2129 Sawtelle Blvd.

• What it asks: Possible motions on on-site alcohol service for a 22-seat restaurant with an eight-seat patio. The agenda says that, per the planner, the project was on hold as of July 20 (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no motion (minutes).

VI.e. Opposing the Missing Middle ordinance

• What it asks: Oppose the City’s proposed Missing Middle ordinance, which the motion says would add an “opportunity” ADU and an affordable ADU with a matching market-rate ADU to the units state law allows, for six ADUs on one single-family lot (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no vote on this motion (minutes).

VI.f. Opposing AB 1751

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and the City Council to oppose AB 1751, which the motion says allows row townhouses on any single-family lot without public input, and to request for Los Angeles the exemption granted to San Francisco (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 4-0-0 on a motion by Ross, seconded by Lori Quon (minutes, resolution).

VI.g. Opposing SB 1116

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 and the City Council to oppose SB 1116, which the motion says allows 10 units on any vacant single-family lot (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 4-0-0 on a motion by Lori Quon, seconded by Ross (minutes, resolution).

VII.c. $50,000 developer agreement for the FK Nursery project

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 to execute a developer agreement guaranteeing that the developer of 40 detached condominium houses at 2007-2045 S. Colby Ave. spends $50,000 on transportation improvements in the district, the condition of the board’s Aug. 27 support (agenda).
• Amount: $50,000 (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no vote on this motion (minutes).

VII.d. Community Impact Statement on SB 79 analysis for Sawtelle

• What it asks: Ask CD 11 to direct Planning to add Sawtelle-specific density and growth analyses and alternative SB 79 scenarios that keep remaining R1 blocks to its review under CF 25-1083, and authorize the chair to file a Community Impact Statement (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross and Jay Handal (agenda).
• What happened: The minutes record no vote on this motion (minutes).
• Neighborhood council positions: No West LA Sawtelle Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 25-1083).

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