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Cypress Park Council to Consider $10,500 in Community Grants

The October 13 meeting includes proposed Thanksgiving food support, community events and a statement supporting a citywide artificial-turf ban.

Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council · Governing Board · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

The short version

1.Four proposed Neighborhood Purposes Grants—council funding for community projects—total up to $10,500. They would support two Thanksgiving food efforts, a first responders luncheon and an awareness event.
2.The board will consider a Community Impact Statement supporting a citywide artificial-turf ban. This would express the council’s position, not enact a ban.
3.Members may add $3,921.85 left over from the 2025–26 budget to the 2026–27 budget and vote to fill an open board seat.
4.A presentation will cover an initiative installing 300 public electric-vehicle charging stations in Northeast and East Los Angeles and surrounding areas, plus financial help for families buying electric vehicles.
5.Neighbors can attend at 7 p.m. at Cypress Park & Recreation Center, 2630 Pepper Avenue. Spanish interpretation is provided; Zoom is for viewing only, with no online public comment.

Up for a vote

Approve August and September 2026 Monthly Expenditure Reports, which document council spending.

Up for vote

Approve the August 2026 general board meeting minutes.

Up for vote

Review the council meeting livestream and consider possible action.

Up for vote

Add $3,921.85 in leftover 2025–26 funds to the 2026–27 budget.

Up for vote

Consider next steps after a Council District 1 update on 311 signs on Cypress Avenue.

Up for vote

Award Victory Resources a Neighborhood Purposes Grant of up to $1,500 for the sixth annual Hood Olympics/Code Red event, addressing human trafficking, substance abuse, mental health and gang and gun violence prevention.

Up for vote

Write a Community Impact Statement supporting a citywide artificial-turf ban, as requested by the Sustainability Alliance.

Up for vote

Award Victory Resources a Neighborhood Purposes Grant of up to $3,500 for a first responders luncheon.

Up for vote

Award Victory Resources a Neighborhood Purposes Grant of up to $4,000 for a Thanksgiving food giveaway.

Up for vote

Select a new board member for an open seat.

Up for vote

Plan distribution of neighborhood council advertising flyers.

Up for vote

Fund bus bench advertisements promoting the council.

Up for vote

Purchase council promotional materials such as stickers, banners and T-shirts.

Up for vote

Create an Outreach Committee.

Up for vote

Award Manos Que Sobreviven a Neighborhood Purposes Grant of up to $1,500 for Thanksgiving turkeys.

Up for vote

Follow the money

Proposed transfer of leftover 2025–26 funds into the 2026–27 budget$3,921.85

Proposed Victory Resources grant for Hood Olympics/Code RedUp to $1,500

Proposed Victory Resources grant for a first responders luncheonUp to $3,500

Proposed Victory Resources grant for a Thanksgiving food giveawayUp to $4,000

Proposed Manos Que Sobreviven grant for Thanksgiving turkeysUp to $1,500

Proposed bus bench advertisements promoting the councilNot specified

Proposed council promotional materialsNot specified

What's next

Attend October 13, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Cypress Park & Recreation Center, 2630 Pepper Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90065. General public comment is limited to one minute per speaker unless adjusted by the presiding officer.
Watch the livestream at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89212222462 (meeting ID: 892 1222 2462). Public comment is not available through Zoom.
Request disability accommodations at least two business days before the meeting by emailing GCPNC@empowerla.org. The agenda also asks for translation requests two working days in advance.
An Elysian Park Master Plan survey update is on the agenda; the survey link is https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/elysianparkmp/#involved.
The next general board meeting is listed for the second Tuesday of the following month at 7 p.m.

Read the original document

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