West Adams
Board regular meeting
October 20, 2025 6:30 pm


1 Call to Order: Welcome and Roll Call of Board Members


2 . General Public Comment: Public comments on non-agenda items
2 min max per person, with no discussion – clarification questions only

3 Reports from Government Officials & Representatives.
4 min max per representative, followed by accelerated Q&A for follow up with that representative

4 WANC Activity Reports, including but limited to subcommittees and individual board member activities
a. Board member standing (incomplete trainings and renewals listed in attachments – Appendix, page 7). See https://neighborhoodempowerment.lacity.gov/wanc/

b. WANC Board vacancies: Education Representative, expiring 2027; Business Repre sentative., expiring 2027. At-Large Representative, expiring 2029.

c. Subcommittees: Executive, Finance, Land Use, Outreach, Public Safety, Rules, Youth & Education. For questions about, report from, or to become a stakeholder member or participant on any committee: email contact@westadamsnc.org.
c.1. Subcommittee Meeting Highlight: Executive, Land Use, Outreach
c.2. Additional Subcommittee Reports (composition, activities, fiscal year goals)

d. WANC Community. Please email outreach@westadamsnc.org to notify us of any forthcoming community events within our Neighborhood Council boundaries
https://westadamsnc.org/wp-content/uploads/West-Adams-Neighborhood-Council-Map.pdf
-- Friday, October 31, 3pm-7pm, Vineyard Recreation Center’s Halloween Event. 2942 Vineyard Ave.
-- Friday, October 31, 4pm-8pm, Baldwin Hills Recreation Center’s Community Harvest Health Fair Festival, 5401 Highlight Place
-- Saturday November 1, CD10’s Día de los Muerto

5 Old Business
5a Approve the minutes of WANC Board & Stakeholder Meeting on September 15,
2025 https://ncmanager.org/nc/wanc/board/meetings/2025-09-15/minutes?locale=en

b. Treasurer Report
5b1. Discussion and possible action to approve July 2025 MER
Discussion and possible action to approve reimbursement to board member
5b2 Emily Reyes for $198.00, re: Constant Contact payments, September 2025.
5.b3Discussion and possible action to authorize payment for WANC zoom account.

6 New Business
New Business
6a. Introduction, discussion, and possible approval of a WANC Resolution to defend the collective First Amendment rights of WANC and its board members and officers, in advocating on behalf of neighborhood concerns.
--- The Declaration’s position is to disagree with the interpretation of the L.A. City Attorney’s Office
that Neighborhood Councils are forbidden from either taking a position or advocating to non-city
entities. Attached GTLNC Declaration with supporting receipts is here. https://www.gtlnc.org/gtlnc-
declaration-of-commitment-to-representative-democracy/. Tess Taylor, GTLNC president, may attend our meeting to present the Declaration.

6b. Discussion and possible approval of outreach expenses NTE $250 for upcoming WANC community events listed in agenda item 4d, including but not limited to the Vineyard Recreation Center’s Halloween Event (Friday, October 31).

7 Upcoming public business meetings and agenda
Monday, November 17, Board & Stakeholders Meeting