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West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council meeting, September 15, 2026

September 15, 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 Sept. 15, 2026, voted 5-0-0 to recommend that the board oppose the November 2026 Charter proposal to replace the Area Planning Commissions, and 4-0-1 to recommend a complaint to the City about traffic at New West School on Armacost 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 21 items.

Outcomes for the September 15, 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, and the agenda calls it the last PLUM meeting of the 2025-26 term (agenda). Five of the committee’s seven members attended; Ron Ben-Yehuda and Stephen Kiazyk were absent. The minutes say board members could attend and take part but not vote (minutes).

VI.a. New West School traffic on Armacost Ave.

• What it asks: Discussion of complaints that drivers at New West School idle and do not use the prescribed entry and exit routes on Armacost Ave., which the agenda says may violate the school’s conditional use permit and traffic management plan (agenda).
• Who it affects: Residences on the east side of Armacost Ave. (agenda).
• What happened: The committee voted 4-0-1 for a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by Jay Ross, recommending that the board file a complaint with City Planning, Building and Safety code enforcement and CD 11 about possible violations of the school’s conditional use permit and traffic plan, and review a list of suggestions to cut pickup and dropoff traffic (minutes, resolution). The minutes also print “passed 5-0-0” after the public comments on this item; the resolution gives 4-0-1.

VI.b. Opposing the end of the Area Planning Commissions

• What it asks: Oppose the Charter proposal on the November 2026 ballot that the agenda says would consolidate the Area Planning Commissions, including the West LA APC, into a single Neighborhood Appeals Board (agenda).
• Who brought it: Jay Ross (agenda).
• What happened: The committee voted 5-0-0 for a motion by Jay Handal, seconded by Ross, recommending that the board oppose the proposal and authorize the chair to file a Community Impact Statement (minutes, resolution).

VI.e. 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.f. Opposing the Missing Middle ordinance

• What it asks: Oppose the City’s proposed Missing Middle ordinance, which the motion says would allow 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).

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 agenda says Jay Ross emailed CD 11 on Sept. 9 (agenda).
• Amount: $50,000 (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 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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