Lincoln Heights · Meeting preview

Council to weigh board changes, fire aid and summer event funding

The July 30 special meeting will take place on Zoom, with votes planned on monthly meetings, board seats and neighborhood spending.

Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council · Special Board Meeting · Thursday, July 30, 2026

The short version

1.The board will consider meeting once a month, on third Thursdays at 6 p.m., and hear a report on board downsizing and restructuring approved effective July 9.
2.Members will consider removing Area 5 representative Cristian Juarez for what the agenda describes as nine consecutive regular-meeting absences, and appointing four members to at-large seats.
3.Proposed votes include retroactive approval of $1,000 in emergency funds for the Boyle Heights Lineage Fire and a letter supporting Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council’s request for action.
4.Summer funding proposals cover a backpack giveaway, the Lincoln Heights Library’s 110th anniversary and Chicano Moratorium events. A proposed $2,000 sponsorship is labeled a Fourth of July event but scheduled for August 9.
5.The board will also consider the 2026–2027 budget, an overdue website-services invoice and three Monthly Expenditure Reports. This agenda records no vote results.

Up for a vote

Move to one meeting per month, on third Thursdays at 6 p.m.

Up for vote

Remove Cristian Juarez as Area 5 representative for nine consecutive regular-meeting absences, as stated in the agenda.

Up for vote

Appoint Ana Maria Diaz Balart and Snake Eli George to two at-large director seats labeled 2027.

Up for vote

Appoint Melanie Bellomo Shiflett and Steve Lucero to two at-large director seats labeled 2029.

Up for vote

Approve a request-for-action letter about the Boyle Heights Lineage Fire in support of Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council.

Up for vote

Approve a letter supporting Centro CSO member Nadia Lopez.

Up for vote

Approve the 2026–2027 fiscal budget packet.

Up for vote

Retroactively approve $1,000 in emergency funds for the Boyle Heights Lineage Fire.

Up for vote

Reapprove $375 for Fourth of July outreach refreshments.

Up for vote

Approve $2,000 to sponsor a Fourth of July event listed for August 9, 2026.

Up for vote

Approve up to $350 in outreach materials for the August 1 Backpack Giveaway.

Up for vote

Approve up to $500 in outreach refreshments for the library’s August 15 anniversary event.

Up for vote

Approve up to $500 for booth participation at Centro CSO’s Annual Chicano Moratorium Event; this item leaves the date blank.

Up for vote

Approve up to $350 in outreach materials and refreshments for Centro CSO’s August 29 Chicano Moratorium event.

Up for vote

Approve up to $850 in outreach refreshments for the Chicano Moratorium Committee’s August 29 event.

Up for vote

Approve a $620 retroactive, overdue website-services invoice.

Up for vote

Approve the January 2026 Monthly Expenditure Report (MER).

Up for vote

Approve the February 2026 Monthly Expenditure Report (MER).

Up for vote

Approve the May 2026 Monthly Expenditure Report (MER).

Up for vote

Follow the money

Boyle Heights Lineage Fire emergency funds; proposed retroactive approval$1,000

Fourth of July outreach refreshments; proposed reapproval$375

Sponsorship of a Fourth of July event listed for August 9; proposed$2,000

Backpack Giveaway outreach materials; proposedUp to $350

Lincoln Heights Library 110th anniversary outreach refreshments; proposedUp to $500

Centro CSO Chicano Moratorium booth participation; proposedUp to $500

Centro CSO August 29 Chicano Moratorium outreach materials and refreshments; proposedUp to $350

Chicano Moratorium Committee August 29 event outreach refreshments; proposedUp to $850

Overdue website-services invoice; proposed retroactive approval$620

What's next

Join the July 30 meeting at 6 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95056219034 or call (669) 900-9128 and enter webinar ID 950 5621 9034, then #.
To comment, use Zoom’s Raise Hand option or dial *9 when prompted. Agenda-item comments are heard when each item is considered. The agenda lists one minute for general public comment, but later boilerplate says two minutes unless adjusted by the presiding officer.
The board will hear a steering committee report on the Elysian Park Master Plan; a community meeting is listed for August 4, 2026.
Other listed events are the August 1 Backpack Giveaway, the August 9 event labeled Fourth of July, the library anniversary on August 15 and Chicano Moratorium events on August 29.
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