Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council — Agenda — 2026-06-09

--- Page 1 --- 1 CITY OF LOS ANGELES President Cindy I. Valle CALIFORNIA Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council info@svanc.com P. O. Box Pending Vice President Norma O. Chávez 2nd Vice-President Rosalío García www.svanc.com Secretary Yudicela Carrasco Treasurer Alison Patch SUN VALLEY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Regular Board Meeting AGENDA In person at Sun Valley Youth Arts Center 8642 Sunland Blvd. Sun Valley, CA 91352 Tuesday / June 9, 2026 / 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Si requiere servicios de traduccio n, por favor avisar al Concejo Vecinal con 3 dí as ha biles de anticipacio n (72 horas). Por favor contacte a Yudicela Carrasco, secretaria, al correo secretary@svanc.com para avisar al Concejo Vecinal. Comments from the public on other matters not appearing on the agenda that are within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard during the General Public Comment period. Please note that under the Brown Act, the Board is prevented from acting on a matter that you bring to its attention during the General Public Comment period; however, the issue raised by a member of the public may become the subject of a future Board meeting. Public comment is limited to two (2) minutes per speaker, unless adjusted by the presiding officer of the Board. ITEM 1: Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Code of Civility ITEM 2: Opening Remarks (President) ITEM 3: EMERGENCY Personnel from Fire and Police departments will always be allowed to address the Board when they are ready in order to facilitate their schedule A. Senior Lead Officer Gabriel Ahedo, 33107@lapd.online, mobile (818) 634-0949 B. Senior Lead Officer Eric Perez, 38338@lapd.online, mobile (818) 634-0755 C. Senior Lead Officer Cesar Contreras, 36373@lapd.online, mobile (818) 634-0854 D. Homeless Coordinator Senior Lead Officer Eric Herrera, 38507@lapd.online E. Sergeant Josue Merida, 37596@lapd.online F. LAFD Chief, lafdbatallion12@lacity.org, office (818) 756-8612 ITEM 4: Presentation / Announcements from elected officials or their representatives A. Lorelie Vallejo (residential area), Bryan Vieyra (industrial area) (Councilwoman Imelda Padilla, CD6, lorelie.vallejo@lacity.com, bryan.vieyra@lacity.org) B. Dayana Ramos (field deputy), Abkar Kalantarians (Glencrest Hills) (Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, CD2, dayana.ramos@lacity.org, abkar.kalatarians@lacity.org) --- Page 2 --- 2 C. Genesis Discua (CD6), Betsaira Aguilera (CD2) (L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, genesis.discua@lacity.org, betsaira.aguilera@lacity.org, (213) 257-0224) D. Fabian Alonso (Assembly member Celeste Rodriguez, 43rd District, fabian.alonso@asm.ca.gov, Office (818) 504-3911) E. Kimberly Perez Solis (Office of LA County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, 3rd District, KSolis@bos.lacounty.gov, (213) 595-9198) F. Cynthia Becerra (Congresswoman Luz Rivas, 29th District, cynthia.becerra@mail.house.gov) G. Diana Oganesyan, Natalie Vartanian (Office of LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, 5th District, doganesyan@bos.lacounty.gov, navartanian@bos.lacounty.gov) H. Star Resendez (Office of CA State Senator Caroline Menjivar, 20th District, star.resendez@sen.ca.gov ) I. Ricardo Flores, Arthur Javadyan (Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, CD7, ricardo.flores@lacity.org, arthur.javadyan@lacity.org) J. Eric Moon (Congressmember Laura Friedman, California’s 30th Congressional District, Eric.Moon@mail.house.gov, office Number: (818) 524-4384) K. María Flores (LAUSD Board Member Kelly Gonez, 6th District, m.d.flores@lausd.net, (818) 401-8585) L. vacant (Budget Advocate, Region 1) ITEM 5: Comments from the Empower LA Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate (NEA) José Galdamez (jose.galdamez@lacity.org) ITEM 6: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS which are within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction (comments only, no discussion) ITEM 7: Board Member Comment on matters within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) Note: Consent calendar items are considered to be non-controversial and will be treated as one agenda item. There will be no discussion on these items unless an item is removed from the consent calendar, in which case it will be considered as time allows on the regular agenda. Any member of the Board may request that an item be removed. ITEM 8: Consent Calendar: one motion and one vote (8A – 8D) A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on January 13, 2026 (Chávez) B. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on January 15, 2026 (Chávez) C. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on March 24, 2026 (Chávez) D. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on May 12, 2026 (Carrasco) FINANCIAL ITEMS: ITEM 9: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for February 2026 (A. Patch) ITEM 10: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for April 2026 (A. Patch) ITEM 11: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for May 2026 (A. Patch) --- Page 3 --- 3 ITEM 12: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve an amount not to exceed $100 to purchase popcorn and popcorn supplies for giveaways at community events (Chávez, vice-president) ITEM 13: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a Neighborhood Purpose Grant for the amount of $300 for MySafe:LA to support them in their continuous work to create awareness against the use of fireworks, wild fire awareness, and emergency preparedness workshops (Chávez, vice-president) OLD ITEMS: ITEM 14: Presentation by Tara Finestone and Estevan Roth from the Whiteman Airport Coalition regarding the Los Angeles County’s study that looks to close or redevelop the Whiteman Airport (Chávez, PLUM) ITEM 15: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a letter of support for the Whiteman Airport Coalition to keep the Whiteman Airport open with possible redevelopment (Chávez, PLUM) ITEM 16: Report by the 2025-2026 Committee Chairs and Community Liaisons: A. Standing Committees 1. Outreach/Community Affairs – Wendy G. Thum 2. Finance and Budget – Alison Patch 3. Beautification – Cindy I. Valle 4. Planning and Land Use (PLUM) 5. Emergency Preparedness – Eddie Venegas B. Ad Hoc Committees: 1. Environmental and CHSR – Wendy G. Thum 2. Homelessness – Monica Vacas 3. Bylaws – Norma O. Chávez 4. Elections – Norma O. Chávez 5. SABER – Norma O. Chávez C. City-wide community liaisons: 1. LANCC – Norma O. Chávez 2. VANC – Cristina Cosgrove 3. NCEPA – Cindy I. Valle 4. PLANCHECKNC – Norma O. Chávez 5. NCBA – Alison Patch, Rosalío García 6. C-PAB – Norma O. Chávez, Rosalío García (alternate) 7. Homelessness Liaison – Monica Vacas 8. NCSA – Sam Khalaf 9. LADWP- NC MOU – William Leiva 10. Charter Reform – Sam Khalaf If anyone from the public wishes to join a committee, please email info@svanc.com --- Page 4 --- 4 ITEM 17: Public Comment on matters within the Executive Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) ITEM 18: Board Members Announcements on matters within the Executive Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) ITEM 19: Adjournment SVANC Information for the Public As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by calling (213) 978-1551 or email: NCsupport@lacity.org Public Posting of Agendas - Neighborhood Council agendas are posted for public review as follows: • Sun Valley Branch Library (lobby), 7935 Vineland Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352 • On our website: www.svanc.com • You can also receive our agendas via email by subscribing to L.A. City’s Early Notification System (ENS) at https://www.lacity.org/subscriptions or SUBSCRIBE to our Newsletter that will have the meeting agenda as well as the latest Sun Valley announcements and news. Notice to Paid Representatives - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org Public Access of Records - In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed at SVANC office at 8720 Sunland Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352 at our website www.svanc.com or at a scheduled meeting. In addition, if you would like a copy of any record related to an item on the agenda, please contact Yudicela Carrasco, secretary at secretary@svanc.com. Reconsideration and Grievance Process - For information on the NC’s process for board action reconsideration, stakeholder grievance policy, or any other procedural matters related to this Council, please consult the NC Bylaws. The Bylaws are available at our Board meetings and our website www.svanc.com. PLEASE VISIT THE SUN VALLEY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WEBSITE WWW.SVANC.COM --- Page 5 --- 1 Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council 8720 Sunland Blvd Sun Valley CA 91353-0457 Telephone 818-767-8262 info@svanc.com Website: WWW.SVANC.COM Regular Board Meeting MINUTES Tuesday, January 13, 2026 6:90 pm – 7:50 pm Meeting At Sun Valley Branch Library 7935 Vineland Ave. Sun Valley, CA 91352 * No training sessions completed, not eligible to vote **No funding training, not eligible to vote on fund matters BOARD MEMBER BOARD POSITION PRESENT ABSENT NOT VOTING ELIGIBLE Allen, Charlene Business Stakeholder Director X Bagumyan, Daniel appointed today Youth Representative Director X ** Blandford, Ben joined at 6:15 pm Residential Stakeholder Director X Carrasco, Yudicela Secretary joined at 6:15 pm Residential Stakeholder Director X Castellon, Silvia Residential Stakeholder Director X Chávez, Norma O 1st Vice-President At-Large Stakeholder Director X García, Rosalio 2nd Vice-President Residential Stakeholder Director X Khalaf, Sam Senior Representative Director X ** Leiva, William Residential Stakeholder Director X Patch, Alison Treasurer Residential Stakeholder Director X Sierra, Douglas Business Stakeholder Director X Thum, Wendy joined at 6:15 pm Residential Stakeholder Director X Vacas, Monica Business Stakeholder Director X Valle, Cindy I President Business Stakeholder Director X Venegas, Eddie joined at 6:05 pm Business Property Director X TOTAL: 14 Quorum: 7 (at least one officer) 14 Present, 0 Absent 14 0 2 ITEM 1: Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Code of Civility Cindy I. Valle, president, called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. She began the meeting by leading the Pledge of Allegiance and following with the Code of Civility. Cindy Valle called roll and quorum was established with 10 members at 6:03 pm. ITEM 2: Opening Remarks (President) --- Page 6 --- 2 Cindy I. Valle, president, welcomed all attendees to the first meeting of 2026. ITEM 3: EMERGENCY Personnel from Fire and Police departments will always be allowed to address the Board when they are ready in order to facilitate their schedule B. Senior Lead Officer Eric Perez, 38338@lapd.online, mobile (818) 634-0755  He is not feeling well and he is on vacation, but still wanted to come and present his report.  Downward trend in crime for the last five years.  91 less crimes compared to last year at this time. 24 to 91 part 1 crime (aggravated assault, rape, homicide). There are 3 more burglaries more than last year.  There has been an increase in motor vehicle theft in other areas.  There are 120 less crimes in Contreras’ area compared to last year at this time  There was a fatality from a motor collision. There is an increase in Jake walking. Please use crosswalks and wear bright clothing at night to make yourself visible. ITEM 4: Council member Imelda Padilla will be joining SVANC to provide Sun Valley updates Council member Imelda Padilla introduced herself. She is trying to keep a tradition to visit SVANC at least once a year. She introduced the event Love of Literacy to take place on February 4. She encouraged the youth to read more to better communicate. She also introduced her two field deputies to Sun Valley: Lorelie Vallejo for the residential area, and Bryan Vieyra for the industrial area. CM Padilla shared that Fernangeles Elementary school is getting street lights A series of questions from SVANC were previously sent to the Council member and she addressed those questions. ITEM 5: Presentation / Announcements from elected officials or their representatives A. Lorelie Vallejo (residential area), Bryan Vieyra (industrial area) (Councilwoman Imelda Padilla, CD6, lorelie.vallejo@lacity.com, bryan.vieyra@lacity.org) Lorelile Vallejo: Working on scheduling Coffee with Council member Imelda Padilla, Homeless Count on January 20, Love of Literacy on February 4 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm for 4th to 12th graders Bryan Vieyra: Care, Care Plus and CAO operations coming to Peoria, RV towing on Branford and Glenoaks, B. Dayana Ramos (field deputy), Diana Gonzalez (Homelessness), Abkar Kalantarians (Glencrest Hills) (Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, CD2, dayana.ramos@lacity.org, diana.x.gonzalez@lacity.org, abkar.kalatarians@lacity.org) Tenants’ Rights on January 15 via zoom, Shine LA on January 24 from 8 to 12 pm, Self-Defense Workshop on January 25 open to all10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Urban forestry – remove trees C. Genesis Discua (CD6), Betsaira Aguilera (CD6) (L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, genesis.discua@lacity.org, betsaira.aguilera@lacity.org, (213) 257-0224) Genesis Discua introduced herself as the new Mayor’s Office rep for Sun Valley in CD6. Betsaira will cover Sun Valley on the CD2 side, working on Shine LA in Sun Valley on January 24 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm with a resources fair, D. Nayeli Garcia Leonardo (Assembly member Celeste Rodriguez, 43rd District, nayeli.garcialeonardo@asm.ca.gov, Office (818) 504-3911) The legislative cycle has started. The Assembly member is expecting a baby so she is not able to attend the meeting. They have moved offices. Fabian Alonso is the new deputy for Sun Valley. ITEM 6: Comments from the Empower LA Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate (NEA) José Galdamez (jose.galdamez@lacity.org)  BONC – presenting recommendations on January 21 to the Charter Reform Commission  Budget Advocates Day is on June 27  Workshops – Etiquette on January 31 from 10am to 12 pm  SB 707 virtual meetings effective Jan 1, 2026. Submit a CIS to CF 23-1114 if you will be teleconferencing. You will need 13 members to vote on this.  April 1st Bylaws amendments are due to NCSupport. --- Page 7 --- 3 ITEM 7: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS which are within the Board’s subject- matter jurisdiction (comments only, no discussion)  Lionel Mares – Joy Atkinson, member of BONC, passed away  Ricardo Benitez – Candidate for State Assembly for District 43  Sharon Bronson – Republic Services will be joining the Shine LA event on January 24 and will be providing lunch, trash grabbers, and trash cans  Matthew Stone – Whiteman Airport helicopters serve many areas ITEM 8: Board Member Comment on matters within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion)  Sam Khalaf – SVANC tower has never been retouched. It would be nice to add some lights. Perhaps we can do something about it. Ben Blandford left the meeting. ITEM 9: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve the appointment of Daniel Bagumyan to a Youth Representative open seat, term ends on June 30, 2026 (Chávez, Elections) Daniel introduced himself and his background. He is from Sun Valley. He is interested in Outreach. Rosalío García moved to approve the appointment. Yudicela Carrasco and Monica Vacas seconded. The motion passed with 13 votes in favor. Mover: Rosalío García Second: Yudicela Carrasco, Monica Vacas Yes - 13 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 01 Allen, Carrasco, Castellon, Chávez, García, Khalaf, Leiva, Patch, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE NONE Blandford ITEM 10: Consent Calendar: one motion and one vote (10A – 10G) A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on July 8, 2025 (Chávez) B. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on August 12, 2025 (Chávez) C. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on September 9, 2025 (Chávez) D. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on November 11, 2025 (Carrasco) E. Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for October 2025 (A. Patch) F. Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for November 2025 (A. Patch) G. Approval of the Monthly Expenditure Report for December 2025 (A. Patch) Norma Chávez removed the minutes for August 12, item B, and the MER for December, item G. The items to vote on are A, C, D, E, F. Rosalío García moved to approve the consent calendar and Monica Vacas seconded. The motion passed with 13 votes in favor, 1 ineligible, and 1 absent, and the minutes for July 8, the minutes for September 9, the minutes for November 11, the October MER and the November MER were approved. Mover: Rosalío García Second: Monica Vacas Yes - 13 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 01 Absent - 01 Allen, Carrasco, Castellon, Chávez, García, Khalaf, Leiva, Patch, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan Blandford ITEM 11: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a kickoff community cleanup of the SABER committee in partnership with the Beautification Committee, Mayor Karen Bass’ Shine LA Team, and the North Hollywood YMCA on January 24, 2026 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm along Ratner St, Vineland Ave, San Fernando Road, Strathern St. and White St. (Chávez, SABER) Rosalío García moved to approve the community cleanup and --- Page 8 --- 4 Norma Chávez seconded. The event has already been organized and it is ready to go. The motion passed with 14 votes in favor and 1 absent. Mover: Rosalío García Second: Norma O. Chávez Yes - 14 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 01 Allen, Bagumyan, Carrasco, Castellon, Chávez, García, Khalaf, Leiva, Patch, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE NONE Blandford ITEM 12: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a letter/resolution/CIS (Community Impact Statement) supporting Council File 25-4118-S16 Designation of Prohibited Locations / 9101 Laurel Canyon Boulevard – Wash / Haskell Avenue between Roscoe Boulevard and Dead End – Active Railway, et al / Municipal Code 41.18 (Chávez, García). Eddie Venegas moved to approve the CIS and Norma Chávez seconded. The motion was approved with 14 votes in favor. Mover: Eddie Venegas Second: Norma O. Chávez Yes - 14 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 01 Allen, Bagumyan, Carrasco, Castellon, Chávez, García, Khalaf, Leiva, Patch, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE NONE Blandford ITEM 13: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve adopting the Sun Valley Recreation Center to establish a collaborative partnership between the park and SVANC to support the Adopt-a-Park Initiative to enhance RAP (Recreation and Parks) programming and community engagement, strengthen neighborhood connections, and empower local stakeholders to take part in park stewardship. (Chávez) Monica Vacas moved to approve ITEM 14: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a letter/resolution/CIS (Community Impact Statement) to the Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission and Council File 25-0869 (Khalaf, Charter Reform Ad Hoc) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 15: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a beautification event to secure the trees along the San Fernando Road bike path on Saturday, February the 28th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. The trees will be identified prior to the event. There would be no refreshments involved. (Valle, Beautification) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 16: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve SVANC’s participation in a campaign of the use of the MyLA311 app in partnership with the North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council, NHNENC, with a kickoff event on March the 7th in the morning. Details are still on the works (Valle, Beautification) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 17: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve an Emergency Preparedness Resources Fair in partnership with the Sun Valley Branch Library, local businesses, city departments, and the North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council on a Saturday at the end of March or beginning of April from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm to encourage community members to build an emergency preparedness kit (Venegas, Emergency Preparedness) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 18: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve holding a Sun Valleyntine’s Meet and Greet event at the SVANC’s office on February the 13th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm to continue recruiting candidates to the SVANC’s board of directors and sharing information on what we do and how community members can get involved (Chávez, Elections) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 19: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve an alternate location to hold our board meetings as --- Page 9 --- 5 needed at the Sun Valley Youth Arts Center located at 8642 Sunland Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352. (Chávez, García) Item was tabled due to lack of time. ITEM 20: Report by the 2025-2026 Committee Chairs and Community Liaisons: A. Standing Committees 1. Outreach/Community Affairs – Wendy G. Thum – The Outreach committee held a meeting in December and worked on their Sun Valley Voices Interview Series project and drafted some of the legal forms they will be using to obtain the proper permits to record interviewees and protect their image and the recorded material 2. Finance and Budget – Alison Patch – Catching up with bills that could not get paid due to issues with contracts. Proposing a Special Board meeting to discuss the status of the office lease as our finances are running low and we still have not received a response from the landlord to renew the contract. 3. Beautification – Cindy I. Valle – Supporting two major events from the SABER committee while working on our usual community cleanups. Motions have been added to this agenda for coming events and projects. 4. Planning and Land Use (PLUM) – Norma O. Chávez – We have several cases to be reviewed in January and February. We received this message on January 9, 2026 from the Los Angeles County Public works: The recent rain storms brought significant sediment into the Kinneloa Debris Basins once again. To restore capacity of these facilities, Los Angeles County Public Works will be recommencing hauling efforts starting this coming Monday, January 12th, 2026. We will be delivering sediment to the Bel Air Concrete Company in Sun Valley. The trucks will be following the same haul route as before which was carefully selected to avoid residential neighborhoods and minimize traffic impacts. Project Schedule  Duration: Approximately three weeks, weather permitting  Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with Saturday operations as needed 5. Emergency Preparedness – Eddie Venegas – The CERT class has begun successfully on Wednesday, January the 7th. We thank the LAFD Battalion 12 for bringing this class to Sun Valley. We thank Waste Management for their generosity and allowing the use of their building for the class. We thank Lily and Charlie Lee for hosting us and for the refreshments. We thank the Spartan’s Insurance for providing the beverages. Seven of our board members have joined the class to better serve the community. B. Ad Hoc Committees: 2. Homelessness – Monica Vacas – Register for the Homeless Count 2025 at https://count.lahsa.org/ 3. Bylaws – Norma O. Chávez – The window to amend the Bylaws is open and will close in April. Recommendations for amendments are welcome. 4. Elections – Norma O. Chávez – We have a motion for the appointment of a new candidate to the Board in this agenda for the youth representative seat. We continue to propose Meet and Greet events to create awareness of what neighborhood councils are and what they do. We continue recruiting more members. 5. SABER – We are partnering with the SHINE LA team from the LA Mayor’s office and the North Hollywood YMCA for our kickoff event. We will hold a community cleanup with a Resources Fair to commemorate MLK Jr. We have been working on coordinating the vendors for the event, the fliers, visiting the site to plan what the area needs. C. City-wide community liaison 1. LANCC – Norma O. Chávez – A list of recommendations for the Charter Reform Commission was voted on by 19 representatives out of the 99 NCs in LA at the meeting on January the 3rd. 2. VANC – Cindy Valle – The meeting is on Thursday, January the 8th 4. PLANCHECKNC – Norma O. Chávez – The meeting is on Saturday, January 10 --- Page 10 --- 6 6. C-PAB – Norma O. Chávez, Rosalío García (alternate) – The meeting was on Thursday, January 8, and fliers of coming events with the LAPD Foothill Area were collected and will be included in the January newsletter and the weekly calendar 7. Homelessness Liaison – Monica Vacas - The link to register to volunteer for the homeless count has been shared in our Facebook page. 10. Charter Reform – Sam Khalaf – Had a meeting on Friday, January 9 and put together a list of recommendations that has been included in the agenda. ITEM 21: Public Comment on matters within the Executive Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) No commentary ITEM 22: Board Members Announcements on matters within the Executive Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) No commentary ITEM 23: Adjournment @ 7:54 pm; 1st Rosalío García, 2nd Norma Chávez, Monica Vacas. All in favor THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT - As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities. Sign language interpreters, Translation Services, assistive listening devices and other auxiliary aids and/or services, may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by email: NCSupport@lacity.org or phone: (213) 978-1551. PUBLIC ACCESS OF RECORDS – In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed in the window of our OFFICE 8720 Sunland Blvd, Sun Valley, CA 91352 and on our website: www.SVANC.com or at the scheduled meeting. Translation Services - To ensure availability of Services or to request at least 3 business days prior to this council by contacting secretary@SVANC.COM PLEASE VISIT THE SUN VALLEY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WEBSITE WWW.SVANC.COM --- Page 11 --- 1 Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council 8720 Sunland Blvd Sun Valley CA 91353-0457 Telephone 818-767-8262 info@svanc.com Website: WWW.SVANC.COM Special Board Meeting MINUTES Tuesday, March 24, 2025 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Meeting At SVANC’s Office 8720 Sunland Blvd. Sun Valley, CA 91352 * No training sessions completed, not eligible to vote **No funding training, not eligible to vote on fund matters BOARD MEMBER BOARD POSITION PRESENT ABSENT NOT VOTING ELIGIBLE Allen, Charlene Business Stakeholder Director X Bagumyan, Daniel Youth Representative Director X ** Blandford, Ben Residential Stakeholder Director X Carrasco, Yudicela Secretary Residential Stakeholder Director X Castellon, Silvia Residential Stakeholder Director X ** Chávez, Norma O 1st Vice-President At-Large Stakeholder Director X Cosgrove, Cristina joined at 6:35 pm At-Large Stakeholder Director X ** García, Rosalio 2nd Vice-President Residential Stakeholder Director X Gonzalez, Valerie Business Stakeholder Director X Khalaf, Sam Senior Representative Director X ** Leiva, William Residential Stakeholder Director X Patch, Alison Treasurer Residential Stakeholder Director X Sierra, Douglas Business Stakeholder Director X Thum, Wendy Residential Stakeholder Director X Vacas, Monica Business Stakeholder Director X Valle, Cindy I President Business Stakeholder Director X Venegas, Eddie Business Property Director X TOTAL: 17 Quorum: 7 (at least one officer) 15 Present, 5 Absent 12 5 4 ITEM 1: Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Code of Civility --- Page 12 --- 2 Cindy I. Valle, president, called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. She began the meeting by leading the Pledge of Allegiance and following with the Code of Civility. Eddie Venegas called roll and quorum was established with 11 members. ITEM 2: Opening Remarks (President) Cindy Valle welcomed all attendees. She informed the council that this will be the last meeting at this office, besides PLUM which will be held on March 26. She requested that all members turned in their office keys. ITEM 3: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS which are within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction (comments only, no discussion) Mary Ann Geyer – city and state elections coming and ballots will be send out on May 4, mail in your ballots, May 23 is in person voting for Mayor, City Controller, 6 council members, propositions to increase taxes ITEM 4: Board Member Comment on matters within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) Douglas Sierra asked for earlier notification of coming meetings. ITEM 5: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve the amended 2025-2026 Administrative packet to reflect the change in budget from $32,000 to $25,000 as approved by the City Council and its budget and the added rollover funding of $4,620.23 from 2024-2025. Monica Vacas moved and Eddie Venegas seconded. Discussion took place. It was recommended that we speak with Mr. Pappas, the landlord, to ask for a three month release from the contract. The motion passed with 7 votes in favor, 4 ineligible and 6 absent. Mover: Monica Vacas Second: Eddie Venegas Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez ITEM 6: Presentation of the SVANC’s current finances Alison sent a slide presentation, but given that changes came with the current office lease only slide 7 applied. Cindy Valle and Norma Chávez presented what the finances will look like once the office lease is terminated, what utilities will be cancelled and what new expenses need to be acquired to continue running business. ITEM 7: Discussion / Possible Action to approve up to $500 per month for a 15’x15’ Public Storage Unit located at 7880 San Fernando Rd., Sun Valley, CA 91352 with insurance included. Rosalío García moved and Monica Vacas seconded. Discussion took place. We are trying to get the most economical space possible. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 7 vote in favor,4 ineligible and 6 absent. Mover: Rosalío García Second: Monica Vacas Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez Monica Vacas left the meeting ITEM 8: Discussion / Possible Action to approve up to 4 board members to access the Public Storage Unit: President, PLUM chair, Outreach chair, Beautification chair. Norma Chávez moved and Monica Vacas seconded. Discussion took place. These are the board members that need more access to the storage for events, cleanups, and meetings. It was also recommended that a setup be created as this is a working storage and board members should have easy access to supplies. A member of the community urged the council to look for a new office space. A combination lock will be automatically provided for the storage, but if SVANC --- Page 13 --- 3 decides to bring its own, a refund will be given upon return of the given lock. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 9 votes in favor, 1 against, 0 ineligible and 7 absent. Mover: Norma O. Chávez Second: Monica Vacas Yes - 09 No - 01 Recused- 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 07 Bagumyan, Castellon, Chávez, Cosgrove, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas Khalaf NONE NONE NONE Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez, Vacas ITEM 9: Discussion / Possible Action to approve up to $600 for moving services from the General Services Department. Norma Chávez moved and Rosalío García seconded. Discussion took place. Board members do not feel comfortable not knowing how the General Services Department operates and how much they charge. There is 1.4 miles from the office to the storage, so moving should not be too costly. Eddie Venegas moved to amend the motion to state $600 for moving services and/or moving supplies and Norma Chávez and Rosalío García seconded. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 7 votes in favor, 4 ineligible, and 8 absent. Mover: Norma O. Chávez Second: Rosalío García Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez ITEM 10: Discussion / Possible Action to approve up to $400 for a P.O. Box at the Post Office at 10946 Ratner Street in Sun Valley Rosalío García moved and Monica Vacas seconded. Discussion took place and other choices were presented instead of the Post Office. Cindy Valle moved to amend the motion to state to approve a P.O. Box not to exceed $400 and Norma Chávez seconded. Roll call vote took place and the motion was approved with 7 votes in favor, 4 illegible and 6 absences. Mover: Cindy Valle Second: Norma O. Chávez Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez ITEM 11: Discussion / Possible Action to approve up to 2 board members to access the P. O. Box: President, PLUM chair. Monica Vacas moved and Rosalío García seconded. Discussion took place and Douglas Sierra proposed that the treasurer have access to the P.O. Box. He moved to amend the motion to include the treasurer. Norma Chávez explained that not having an office would create a chaos with many board members having access to the box and not being able to leave the mail in an office for other members to collect it. She also explained that she has been collecting the mail for the past six years and that most of the mail comes to the president the and PLUM chair. She also shared that she will continue to take pictures and email them to the corresponding member as needed. There was no second motion, but board accidentally continued with the roll call vote. The motion to amend to include the treasurer failed with 4 votes in favor, 5 votes against, 2 abstained and 6 absent. Mover: Douglas Sierra Second: Not seconded Yes - 04 No - 05 Recused- 00 Abstained - 02 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 06 Bagumyan, Sierra, Thum, Vacas Castellon, Chávez, García, Khalaf, Valle, NONE Cosgrove, Venegas NONE Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez --- Page 14 --- 4 Monica Vacas left the meeting momentarily during the vote. The motion under item 11 remained as originally proposed. Discussion took place. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 10 votes in favor, 0 against, 0 ineligible, and 7 absences. Mover: Cindy Valle Second: Norma O. Chávez Yes - 10 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 00 Absent - 07 Bagumyan, Castellon, Chávez, Cosgrove, García, Khalaf, Sierra, Thum, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE NONE Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez, Vacas ITEM 12: Discussion / Possible Action to approve the purchase of a Zoom license for up to $300. Monica Vacas and Daniel Bagumyan seconded. Discussion took place. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 7 votes in favor, 4 ineligible, and 7 absent. Mover: Monica Vacas Second: Daniel Bagumyan Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez ITEM 13: Discussion / Possible Action to approve the purchase of an All in One Printer and a monthly ink plan for 700 copies per month for up to $50 monthly. Rosalío García and Eddie Venegas seconded. Discussion took place. Roll call vote took place and the motion passed with 7 votes in favor, 4 ineligible, and 7 absent. Mover: Rosalío García Second: Eddie Venegas Yes - 07 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 06 Chávez, García, Sierra, Thum, Vacas, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE Bagumyan, Castellon, Cosgrove, Khalaf Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez ITEM 14: Discussion / Possible Action to create a plan for moving and volunteers to pack Norma Chávez and Monica Vacas moved, and Eddie Venegas seconded. Discussion took place. It was highly recommended that all board members get involved with the move. All members have full time jobs and support is needed. Members agreed and the volunteering results were as follows. Norma will send an email to all members to continue signing up. SUNDAY 8:00 - 11:00 am MONDAY 9:00 am TUESDAY 12:00 pm Cindy Cristina Norma Wendy (12:00 pm to 3:00 pm) Douglas Monica Daniel Norma Wendy Rosalío Eddie Eddie Norma ITEM 15: Motion / Discussion / Vote to approve a Letter/Resolution/Community Impact Statement (CIS) urging Council Members Imelda Padilla and Adrin Nazarian to support placing the Charter Reform Commission's recommendation to double the Department of Recreation and Parks' charter allocation on the November ballot. Like the Measure L (Libraries) that passed in 2011. This is NOT a tax increase. It is a budget reallocation. (D. sierra) Monica Vacas moved and Wendy Thum seconded. Roll call vote took place and the motion was approved with 10 votes in favor, 0 against, 0 ineligible, and 7 absent. Mover: Monica Vacas Second: Wendy Thum --- Page 15 --- 5 Yes - 10 No - 00 Recused - 00 Abstained - 00 Not Eligible - 04 Absent - 07 Bagumyan, Castellon, Chávez, Cosgrove, García, Khalaf, Sierra, Thum, Valle, Venegas NONE NONE NONE NONE Allen, Blandford, Carrasco, Leiva, Patch, Gonzalez, Vacas ITEM 16: Public Comment on matters within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) No commentary ITEM 17: Board Members Announcements on matters within the Board’s subject-matter jurisdiction that DO NOT appear on the agenda (comments only, no discussion) Daniel was thanked for his hard work during the cleanups. ITEM 18: Adjournment @ 8:13 pm; 1st: Rosalío García, 2nd Douglas Sierra. All in favor THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT - As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities. Sign language interpreters, Translation Services, assistive listening devices and other auxiliary aids and/or services, may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the meeting you wish to attend by contacting the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment by email: NCSupport@lacity.org or phone: (213) 978-1551. PUBLIC ACCESS OF RECORDS – In compliance with Government Code section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the board in advance of a meeting may be viewed in the window of our OFFICE 8720 Sunland Blvd, Sun Valley, CA 91352 and on our website: www.SVANC.com or at the scheduled meeting. Translation Services - To ensure availability of Services or to request at least 3 business days prior to this council by contacting secretary@SVANC.COM PLEASE VISIT THE SUN VALLEY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WEBSITE WWW.SVANC.COM --- Page 16 --- Monthly Expenditure Report Monthly Cash Reconciliation Beginning Balance Total Spent Remaining Balance Outstanding Commitments Net Available $18374.22 $460.57 $17913.65 $13340.10 $0.00 $4573.55 Monthly Cash Flow Analysis Budget Category Adopted Budget Total Spent this Month Unspent Budget Balance Outstanding Net Available Office $25000.00 $460.57 $13220.98 $13340.10 $-119.12 Outreach $0.00 $0.00 Elections $0.00 $0.00 Community Improvement Project $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Neighborhood Purpose Grants $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Funding Requests Under Review: $0.00 Encumbrances: $0.00 Previous Expenditures: $11318.45 Expenditures # Vendor Date Description Budget Category Sub-category Total 1 SPECTRUM 02/23/2026 Monthly internet fee - February 2026 General Operations Expenditure Office $93.19 2 LADWP 01/26/2026 LADWP Charges for Office Space November, December 2025 General Operations Expenditure Office $291.11 3 Insight Investments, LLC 02/16/2026 Copier/ Printer lease Jan General Operations Expenditure Office $76.27 Subtotal: $460.57 Outstanding Expenditures # Vendor Date Description Budget Category Sub-category Total 1 Concept to Web 01/23/2026 Webmaster January General Operations Expenditure Office $200.00 2 Concept to Web 02/16/2026 Webmaster, emails February General Operations Expenditure Office $200.00 3 Concept to Web 03/03/2026 March Web Hosting General Operations Expenditure Office $200.00 Reporting Month: February 2026 NC Name: Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council Budget Fiscal Year: 2025-2026 Generated on: 03/23/2026 4:48 PM --- Page 17 --- 4 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/03/2026 October Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 5 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/03/2026 November Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 6 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/03/2026 December Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 7 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/03/2026 September Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 8 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/05/2026 January Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 9 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/05/2026 February Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 10 PAPPAS FAMILY TRUST 03/05/2026 March Office Rent General Operations Expenditure Office $1749.83 11 LADWP 03/18/2026 February 2026 Electric and Water Bill General Operations Expenditure Office $491.29 Subtotal: Outstanding $13340.10 Generated on: 03/23/2026 4:48 PM --- Page 18 --- Monthly Expenditure Report Monthly Cash Reconciliation Beginning Balance Total Spent Remaining Balance Outstanding Commitments Net Available $4039.28 $-24.08 $4063.36 $477.99 $0.00 $3585.37 Monthly Cash Flow Analysis Budget Category Adopted Budget Total Spent this Month Unspent Budget Balance Outstanding Net Available Office $25000.00 $-24.08 $-629.31 $477.99 $-1107.30 Outreach $0.00 $0.00 Elections $0.00 $0.00 Community Improvement Project $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Neighborhood Purpose Grants $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Funding Requests Under Review: $0.00 Encumbrances: $0.00 Previous Expenditures: $25653.39 Expenditures # Vendor Date Description Budget Category Sub-category Total 1 PUBLIC STORAGE 23048 04/02/2026 Return for lock on storage unit for office files and materials General Operations Expenditure Office $-24.08 Subtotal: $-24.08 Outstanding Expenditures # Vendor Date Description Budget Category Sub-category Total 1 AARON DEVANDRY - CONCEPT TO WEB 04/15/2026 Webmaster for April General Operations Expenditure Office $200.00 2 City of Los Angeles Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment 05/01/2026 ZOOM LICENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR 2026-2027 General Operations Expenditure Office $22.38 3 City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 05/29/2026 Zoom License Reimbursements for 2026-27 General Operations Expenditure Office $255.61 Subtotal: Outstanding $477.99 Reporting Month: April 2026 NC Name: Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council Budget Fiscal Year: 2025-2026 Generated on: 06/01/2026 6:21 PM