2024-2025 YEAR IN REVIEW REPORT

President’s Summary — FY 2024-2025

• As President of the North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council, I’m proud to present this Year in Review Report summarizing our work, progress, and challenges from July 2024  to June 2025. In its 2024–2025 Year in Review, the North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council (NHNENC) highlights a year of impactful civic action, policy advocacy, and community investment. With 49 Community Impact Statements filed, 15+ outreach events, 9 major community events hosted, and over 98% of its annual budget spent, NHNENC delivered tangible results across housing, public safety, beautification, and youth empowerment. From launching a new pocket park to mobilizing neighbors for monthly cleanups, this report captures a renewed commitment to grassroots leadership and local change in North Hollywood.

Board Composition & Appointments

• Total board members: 14

• Gained 3 board members during the fiscal year: Board Member Enright, Sotelo, and Lee

• Committees established/restructured:

  • Executive Council — Chair: Diaz-Arias

    • Re-established committee meetings on a monthly basis to ensure effective leadership and progress of the NC

  • Planning and Land-Use Management — Chair: Futrell

    • Re-established this committee after not having it for fiscal year 2023-2024

  • Housing & Transportation Committee — Chair: Enright

    • Established this new committee focusing on housing and transportation issues that fall out of the scope of PLUM

Events & Outreach Highlights

Total Events Tabled:

Total number of outreach events NHNENC tabled at: 15+

• CD2: NoHo Summer Nights (5 events)

• RAP: Valley Plaza Recreation Center Spring Celebration Event

• Latino Resource Organization: Summer Learning Program Community Service

• Hands4Hope: HopeWalk & Kids Healthy Activity Fair!

• MyLA 311 Event

• “Beat the Heat!”Emergency Preparedness Event

• Public Safety and Community Services Forum

• Keswick Pocket Park Opening Ceremony

Ongoing Initiatives:

• Monthly newsletter with average open rate of 27%

• Meta Highlights & boosted engagement

  • 84 posts between July 2024–July 2025

  • +3.5% (43) increase in followers since April 2025

  • 17,019 views (35% followers and 65% nonfollowers)

    • 75% of those views on feed posts

    • 25% of those views on story posts

Policy & Advocacy Wins

Community Impact Statements Filed: 49

Public Safety, Emergency, and Crisis Response

• Emergency Standby Services Contract – Strengthening disaster response capabilities
• Workshops for Crisis Workers – Educational and career pathways for unarmed crisis response workers and outreach to unhoused individuals
• Fireworks Regulation – Stricter enforcement of state laws due to fire risk and illegal usage
• 911 Call Response Reform – Improve emergency and non-emergency response times; invest in non-police crisis teams
• Unarmed Crisis Response – Support a unified citywide model via CIRCLE and UMCR
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Support – Endorse neighborhood-based emergency training
• LAFD Service Impact – Concern over reduced fire department operations and staffing
• Vision Zero Traffic Safety – Urge traffic fatality prevention strategies and pedestrian/cyclist protection
• Speed Safety System – Support for AB 645 pilot program using automated enforcement
• Annual Speed Safety Program – Street safety upgrades including speed tables and mitigation

Housing, Homelessness, and Tenant Rights

• Homelessness Spending Review – Call for quarterly analysis of homelessness funding and program outcomes
• Homeless Shelter Definition – Align city code with California’s broader definition of shelters
• Regional Homeless Response Agency – Support creation of a new LA County department for better coordination
• Crisis Response for the Unhoused – Support unarmed teams serving unhoused individuals
• 11430 & 11466 Chandler Blvd – Lease Agreement Amendment – Support lease amendment for Hope the Mission’s Tiny Home Village
• 6099 Laurel Canyon Blvd – License Agreement – Support license agreement for Hope the Mission’s interim housing site
• Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance Audit – Request audit of effectiveness and enforcement
• Rent Stabilization Economic Study – Support Economic Roundtable study of RSO annual increases
• Special Motion 16 – Tenant Protections Post-Disaster – Support rent freeze and eviction protections following major disasters
• Proposition 218 Reform – Call for digital transparency and public participation in fee increases

Community Equity and Inclusion

• Declaring North Hollywood a Trans Safe Haven – Affirm protections for transgender residents
• Youth Participation and Leadership – Encourage youth roles, diversity, and civic engagement in NCs
• Olivia Mitchell Youth Council – Support establishing a formal youth advisory body under DONE
• Virtual Public Comment – Preserve access to Council and committee meetings via remote input
• City Department Accountability – Urge city departments to follow directives issued by City Council
• Federal Immigration Enforcement – Oppose use of city resources for federal immigration actions
• Support for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) – Endorse protections for immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras

Environment, Parks, and Beautification

• Illegal Dumping – Fine Increase and Contract Ban – Support increased fines, misdemeanor charges, and city contract bans
• East SFV Environmental Justice – Address disproportionate landfill and hazardous waste burdens
• Illegal Dumping Cameras – Support citywide expansion of enforcement tools
• Biodiversity and Native Landscaping – Promote pollinator habitats and California native plants
• Artificial Turf Ban – Oppose synthetic turf containing PFAS and promote drought-safe landscaping
• Protected Tree Enforcement – Strengthen rules for tree removal, replacement bonds, and violations
• Abandoned Construction Sites – Require security measures and public safety compliance for stalled projects
• Parks and Pools in CD2 – Support funding for North Hollywood and Valley Plaza park improvements
• Griffith Observatory Viewer Access – Support viewer accessibility and free public telescope use

City Operations, Budget, and Planning

• 2024 Budget – Street Lighting Upgrades – Support for solar lighting retrofits and anti-theft upgrades through Bureau of Street Lighting
• Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Proposal – Community input on next year’s city budget priorities
• Neighborhood Council Bylaws Reform – Promote youth participation, diversity, and leadership development
• Peak Hour Travel Lane Removal Opposition – Oppose removal of lanes on non-transit priority streets
• Speed Humps and Speed Tables in CD2 – Support GCP-funded traffic calming in specific Council District 2 locations

Budget & Fiscal Oversight

• Goal: Spend majority of the NHNENC’s budget
• Annual Budget: $49,980.67
• Spent-to-Date: $48,926.39
• 2025-26 Rollover amount: $1,054.28

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to my fellow board members, committee chairs, DONE, our community partners, and the stakeholders of North Hollywood Northeast who show up, speak out, and inspire this work. I look forward to continuing this momentum into the next fiscal year.

Respectfully submitted,
Zaid Diaz-Arias
President, North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council
Email: zdiaz@nhnenc.org | Website: www.NHNENC.org

2024-25 Council Members

2024-25 Executive Council

 2024-25 Beautification & Public Safety Committee

2024-25 Outreach & Youth Engagement Committee

2024-25 Cultural Affairs & Minority Empowerment Committee

2024-25 Planning & Land-Use Management Committee

2024-25 Housing & Transportation Committee

2024-25 Bylaws & Rules Committee