North Hills East
Board regular meeting
October 17, 2025
Carl's Jr. 9505 Sepulveda Blvd. North Hills, Ca 91343
Draft minutes — not yet approved

[10:21 am] Meeting called to order. Jill Akahoshi presiding.
[10:22 am] The roll was called.
Present (9): Jill Akahoshi, Edwin Avila, Marcee Chmait, Elvira Higuera, Bonney Klabunde, Sonia Alvarez Perez, Yadira Sanchez, Jose Sermeno, and Jay Stern
Absent (1): Wil Negrete

[10:30 am] Edwin Avila left the meeting
[10:33 am] On agenda item 6, Jose Sermeno made a motion to "Approval of Minutes from the pretend meeting"
[10:36 am] The assembly voted on a motion to: "Approval of Minutes from the pretend meeting"
Ayes (6): Jill Akahoshi, Marcee Chmait, Bonney Klabunde, Yadira Sanchez, Jose Sermeno, and Jay Stern
Noes (1): Sonia Alvarez Perez
Abstentions (1): Elvira Higuera
The motion passed.

[10:41 am] On agenda item 7, Sonia Alvarez Perez made a motion to "Approve the purchase of three boxes of silly string at $20 each for up to $75 total"
[10:41 am] The assembly voted on a motion to: "Approve the purchase of three boxes of silly string at $20 each for up to $75 total"
Ayes (6): Jill Akahoshi, Marcee Chmait, Elvira Higuera, Bonney Klabunde, Yadira Sanchez, and Jay Stern
Noes (2): Sonia Alvarez Perez and Jose Sermeno
The motion passed.

[10:44 am] On agenda item 8, Jay Stern made a motion to "Motion to amend the amount to up to $400 for the purchase of a NHENC branded canopy"
[10:46 am] The assembly voted on a motion to: "Motion to amend the amount to up to $400 for the purchase of a NHENC branded canopy"
Ayes (1): Jay Stern
Noes (7): Jill Akahoshi, Marcee Chmait, Elvira Higuera, Bonney Klabunde, Sonia Alvarez Perez, Yadira Sanchez, and Jose Sermeno
The motion failed.

[10:48 am] On agenda item 8, Marcee Chmait made a motion to "Approve up to $500 for a NHENC branded canopy"
[10:49 am] The assembly voted on a motion to: "Approve up to $500 for a NHENC branded canopy"
Ayes (8): Jill Akahoshi, Marcee Chmait, Elvira Higuera, Bonney Klabunde, Sonia Alvarez Perez, Yadira Sanchez, Jose Sermeno, and Jay Stern
Noes (0): none
The motion passed.

[10:52 am] On agenda item 9, Sonia Alvarez Perez made a motion to "Motion to table item until next meeting"
[10:53 am] No one one opposes.  Item will be tabled to the next meeting or until more information is available
[10:54 am] Meeting adjourned.

The neighborhood council does not count abstentions as votes.