Westlake North Neighborhood Council · Held · Special

Westlake North Neighborhood Council special meeting, July 15, 2026

July 15, 2026, 7 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: The Westlake North Neighborhood Council's July 15, 2026 special board agenda had 10 numbered sections with 17 action items, including Community Impact Statements on CF 23-1011, the Reconnecting MacArthur Park project and a possible permanent closure of part of Wilshire Boulevard, and on CF 23-0952, the Legacy@Sixth-Union redevelopment at 550 S. Union Ave., plus up to $3,500 for a firefighter appreciation event after the Boyle Heights fire. No statements from the council appear on either council file, and minutes were not posted on the City agenda index as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the July 15, 2026 meeting of the Westlake North 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.

No minutes or outcomes for this meeting were posted on the City agenda index or the council’s board meetings page, which lists agendas only for 2026, as of Oct. 1, 2026. This agenda carries again the 11 action items of the July 9 agenda; the Congress of Neighborhoods sponsorship rose from up to $1,000 to up to $2,000 and the October outreach event from up to $2,000 to up to $3,000 (agenda).

4.g. Congress of Neighborhoods sponsorship

• Amount: Up to $2,000 for the Sept. 26, 2026 event (agenda).

4.h. Fall outreach event at LAPD Rampart station

• What it asks: A family event with games, candy, drinks and local resources at the LAPD Rampart Community Police Station in October 2026 (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $3,000 (agenda).

4.i. Firefighter appreciation event

• What it asks: Plan and host an event recognizing LAFD first responders for their response to the Boyle Heights fire, with neighboring neighborhood councils (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $3,500 (agenda).

7.a. Community Impact Statement on Reconnecting MacArthur Park (CF 23-1011)

• What it asks: A statement on CF 23-1011, covering the proposed permanent closure or vacation of part of Wilshire Boulevard, public safety, emergency response, traffic, CEQA review, outreach, and how surveys and attendance data from the July 10-11 Park to Park event would be used (agenda). The agenda does not state a for or against position.
• What happened: No Community Impact Statement from Westlake North appears on CF 23-1011 as of Oct. 1, 2026. The file, a federal Reconnecting Communities grant application, shows its last Council action as final in December 2024.

7.b. Community Impact Statement on Legacy@Sixth-Union (CF 23-0952)

• What it asks: A statement on CF 23-0952, the redevelopment at 550 S. Union Ave. and 1701 to 1717½ W. 6th St., on displacement of neighborhood businesses, the affordable housing component, building scale and height, demolition, public safety, infrastructure and the Council’s Oct. 15, 2024 action upholding the project’s CEQA Class 32 exemption (agenda).
• What happened: No Community Impact Statement from Westlake North appears on CF 23-0952 as of Oct. 1, 2026; the file shows Council action final on Oct. 15, 2024.

Previous meeting: July 9, 2026 · Next meeting: August 13, 2026 · All meetings