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Arroyo Seco board to weigh food, bicycle repair and celebration grants

The August 24 meeting at Ramona Hall will also consider a Kite Hill follow-up letter, an election site and filling a vacant board seat.

Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council · Governing Board · Monday, August 24, 2026

The short version

1.Three Neighborhood Purposes Grants (NPGs) are up for consideration: a Day of the Dead party, food distribution and bicycle repair support. Budget-based recommendations are lower than all three requested amounts.
2.The board will consider sending Councilmember Hernandez a follow-up letter about Kite Hill; the agenda does not describe the letter’s contents.
3.Members will vote on a site for the 2027 Neighborhood Council election and appointing Michael (Tai) Kim to the vacant at-large board seat. No proposed election location is named.
4.Residents may speak on non-agenda matters within the council’s scope during general public comment, normally limited to two minutes each. The board cannot act on those issues unless they are placed on a future meeting agenda.

Up for a vote

Approve prior meeting minutes.

Up for vote

Appoint Michael (Tai) Kim to the open at-large board seat.

Up for vote

Approve $500 for July 2026 website service and maintenance provided by The Mailroom.

Up for vote

Approve the July 2026 Monthly Expenditure Report (MER), the council’s monthly spending report.

Up for vote

Consider Studio 50’s Neighborhood Purposes Grant for a Day of the Dead Neighborhood Party: $2,500 requested; $2,000 recommended.

Up for vote

Consider NELA Food Distribution’s Neighborhood Purposes Grant for food: $2,000 requested; $1,700 recommended.

Up for vote

Consider Bicitecla’s Neighborhood Purposes Grant for bicycle repair parts, training and community support: $3,000 requested; $1,500 recommended.

Up for vote

Approve a site selection for the 2027 Neighborhood Council election.

Up for vote

Approve a follow-up letter about Kite Hill to Councilmember Hernandez.

Up for vote

Proposed July 2026 website service and maintenance payment to The Mailroom$500

Proposed Studio 50 grant for a Day of the Dead Neighborhood Party$2,500 requested; $2,000 recommended

Proposed NELA Food Distribution grant for food$2,000 requested; $1,700 recommended

Proposed Bicitecla grant for bicycle repair parts, training and community support$3,000 requested; $1,500 recommended

The board meets Monday, August 24, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Ramona Hall, 4580 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.
Committee business includes an update on the Monterey Hills October 10 event and discussion of an LA32 Neighborhood Council letter; further details are not provided.
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The next board meeting is scheduled for September 28, 2026.

Summary written by AI from the council's posted document. Check the original for official wording.