El Sereno · Meeting preview

LA-32 Committee to Revisit Promotional Spending, Consider Filling Vacancies

The Executive Committee meets August 19 to discuss items for possible inclusion on the September 2 General Board agenda, including a tote-bag purchase that may have missed a financial-year deadline.

LA-32 Neighborhood Council · Executive Committee · Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The short version

1.The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at El Sereno Branch Library, 5226 Huntington Dr. S.
2.Members will consider reapproving paperwork for up to $5,000 in promotional purchases to recover the $973.09 cost of tote bags that may have been purchased after the financial-year deadline. No approval is recorded in this agenda.
3.A separate proposal would spend up to $300 printing the council’s bylaws—its operating rules—for public distribution.
4.Community members are encouraged to nominate themselves for standing committee vacancies. The vacant Corresponding Secretary seat is open only to current board directors.
5.Public comment is generally limited to one minute per speaker. Residents can also request future agenda items during a three-minute shared period.

Up for a vote

Fill standing committee vacancies, including positions available to community stakeholders.

Up for vote

Fill the vacant Corresponding Secretary position with a current board director.

Up for vote

Approve up to $300 to print council bylaws for public distribution.

Up for vote

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

Up for vote

Approve minutes from the July 22 Executive Committee, July 16 Beautification Committee, July 30 Public Safety Committee and August 5 General Board meetings.

Up for vote

Approve this month’s Garden of the Month award winner.

Up for vote

Reapprove the June 3 Board Action Certification—paperwork documenting a board action—for promotional purchases not exceeding $5,000, to recover $973.09 for tote bags that may have been purchased after the financial-year deadline. The wording may be revised at this meeting.

Up for vote

Grant stakeholder Anthony Manzano presentation time at the upcoming General Board meeting; the topic has not yet been described.

Up for vote

Follow the money

Proposed printing of council bylaws for public distribution.Up to $300

Proposed reapproval of previously authorized promotional-purchase paperwork.Up to $5,000

Tote-bag cost addressed by the promotional-purchase reapproval, not a separate proposed allocation.$973.09

What's next

The General Board meeting is scheduled for September 2, 2026, at El Sereno Senior Citizens Center; items discussed here may be added to its agenda.
Request disability accommodations or translation services at least three business days before the meeting by contacting President Ernesto Rubio at rubio_ernesto@yahoo.com.
Residents wishing to speak on an agenda item are asked to fill out a speaker card; comments are heard when that item is considered.
Supporting spending documents are available at www.clerk.lacity.org; prior meeting minutes are available in the Documents section at www.la32nc.com.

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