North Hills East Board regular meeting April 13, 2026 6:30 pm Carl's Jr. 9505 Sepulveda Blvd., North Hills CA 91343 1 CALL TO ORDER Meeting Called to Order by President Welcome and meeting overview Approximately 4 minutes 2 ROLL CALL BY SECRETARY Absences as of last regular Board Meeting: Jill Akahoshi (0), Sonia Alvarez Perez (0), Edwin Avila(1), Elvira Higuera (0), Bonney Klabunde (2), Wil Negrete (0), Yadira Sanchez (1), Jose Sermeno (1), Jay Stern (0) Approximately 4 minutes 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4 PRESENTATION COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING AND HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE Jacob Underwood, Valley Bureau Coordinator, LAPD Homeless Coordinator's Unit (Approx. 25 minutes including Q&A) 5 COUNCIL MEMBER IMELDA PADILLA, COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 Approximately 25 minutes including Q&A 6 CITY/STATE/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ANNOUNCEMENTS If present, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF and limit your comments to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise pre-arranged. One (1) question per stakeholder. For additional questions, please contact the representative directly. a. LAPD Mission Station — Senior Lead Officer Cuellar #38790 b. U.S. Congresswoman Luz Rivas - b. State Senator Caroline Menjivar — Katherine Castrejon d. State Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez - Nayeli Garcia Leonardo, Field Representative c. State Assemblymember Pilar Shiavo — Julia Estrada, Field Representative d. Mayor Karen Bass — Genesis Discua, East Valley Area Representative e. CD6 Councilmember Imelda Padilla — Odalys Gomez Field Deputy. f. CD7 Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez -Roberto Lopez, Area Representative g. Department of Neighborhood Empowerment — Vincent Autiero, Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate h. Other Departments and Community Representatives Approximately 35 minutes 7 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT General Public Comments on non-agenda items within the NHENC’s subject matter jurisdiction. PLEASE ADVISE US IF YOU ARE A PAID LOBBYIST Approximately 10 minutes 8 EXECUTIVE AND COMITTEE REPORT a. President's Report b. Vice President's Report c. Treasurer's Report d. Secretary's Report e. Committee Chair Reports 1.Finance 3. Land Use 4. Outreach 5. Rules Approximately 2 minutes per committee 9 CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda items 10 and 11 will be voted on without discussion. Any Board Member or Stakeholder may request that item(s) be removed and voted on separately. (Approximately 4 minutes) 10 Discussion and Possible Approval of March 2026 MER 11 Discussion and Possible Approval of Minutes for March 9, 2026 Meeting 12 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO FILL REGION 4 BOARD SEAT Region 4 includes the section South of Parthenia, East of the 405, West of Sepulveda, North of the Railroad, AND the section South of Chase, East of Sepulveda, North of Roscoe and West of the Pacoima Wash (Approximately 4 minutes) 13 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT LA ANIMAL SERVICES LIAISON Approximately 4 minutes 14 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL TO HOLD TWO NHENC BOARD MEETINGS PER MONTH Stakeholder request that NHENC hold two board meetings a month, one devoted to board business and one devoted to hearing from stakeholders. Approximately 6 minutes 15 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT MISSION COMMUNITY POLICE STATION AS A LOCATION FOR NHENC MEETINGS Due to limited choices for meeting space within the North Hills East boundaries there is a need have an option to schedule meetings at. Approximately 6 minutes 16 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE UP TO $175 FOR NHENC BRANDED MAGNETS 4x6 NHENC branded magnets, 50 (qty) for $75, two orders for a total of 100 magnets purchase through Canva. Approximately 4 minutes 17 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE UP TO $200 FOR REFRESHMENTS/SNACKS TO HAND OUT FOR SALUTE TO RECREATION EVENT IN MAY Approximately 4 minutes 18 ADJOURNMENT