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City Council Meeting

June 11, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Agenda — 33 items

  1. 1 EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Proposition K Assessment.
  2. 2 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT relative to requesting the Games Mobility Executives group, City departments, and related stakeholders to work with the Department of Disability (DOD) and the Civil and Human Rights Enforcement Department (CHRED) to develop an Accessibility Plan that will ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and enhanced services at Games-related sites.
  3. 3 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT relative to requesting the Olympic Organizing Committee (LA28) and the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to develop a Basin LA28 Access Plan that ensures maximum public accessibility, and develops alternatives for public open spaces that can be used during the period where LA28 is utilizing the existing space.
  4. 4 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT relative to the Department of Recreation and Parks' (RAP) 2023-24 Revised Project Plan for the City's Youth Sport Partnership (YSP) Program.
  5. 5 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a transfer of funds to ensure enough funding is available within the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Overtime General Account to meet payroll and operational needs.
  6. 6 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for closed session to discuss appropriations for outside counsel and contract amendments.
  7. 7 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to pause the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) from conducting any Phase 3 Round 3 retail license lottery in 2025.
  8. 8 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2024 Comprehensive Fee Study to achieve full cost recovery for commercial cannabis application, licensing, inspection, and regulatory services.
  9. 9 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT relative to amending the Mayor's Proposed Budget for 2025-26 to restore funding and positions in the Department of General Services (GSD) to be offset by funding from the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund.
  10. 10 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT relative to amending the Mayor's Proposed Budget for 2025-26 to restore funding and five positions in the Department of General Services (GSD) for the Special Services Group to be offset by reduction in the postage account.
  11. 11 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to exclude State excise taxes from the definition of gross receipts for cannabis related businesses.
  12. 12 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Lease Agreement with 919 Soto LLC for a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Customer Service Center located at 919 South Soto Street, No. 10.
  13. 13 Recommendation for Council action:
  14. 14 MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to funding for labor costs related to a ceremonial sign ceremony in Council District (CD) 15.
  15. 15 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative reinstating a reward offer in the unsolved murder of Ok Ja Kim (Council action of October 25, 2022, Council file No. 22-0010-S21) for an additional period of six months.
  16. 16 Recommendation for Council action:
  17. 17 CONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR'S VETO MESSAGE, upon receipt, pursuant to Charter Section 315. The Council has five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, upon receipt of the Mayor's veto to overcome such action of the Mayor relative to any item or items of the budget.
  18. 18 MOTION (PRICE - SOTO-MARTINEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $18,503,750, to finance the new construction of the 57-unit multifamily housing project known as Main Street Apartments (Project) located at 100 West 55th Street (also known as 5501 and 5511 South Main Street) in Council District Nine (CD 9).
  19. 19 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Brandy Menard, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV14878. (This matter arises from an automobile versus motorcycle accident that occurred on June 7, 2020, at the intersection of 6th Avenue and West Martin Luther King Boulevard, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  20. 20 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Santos Orellana, et al., v. Johnnie Charles Wilson, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV16264. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on September 18, 2018, on Jefferson Boulevard at St. Andrews Place, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  21. 21 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bianca Irene Arussi Placais v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV00321. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 8, 2022 on the street located at 17244 Welby Way, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  22. 22 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jim Potepan v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV28776. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 24, 2022, at Silver Lake Dog Park, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  23. 23 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jesus Sandoval, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV04291. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on February 9, 2021, on Lankershim Boulevard near Haddon Avenue, Los Angeles.)
  24. 24 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mark Sayegh v. Jesus Carrillo, Jr., et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV03924. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident on White Canyons Road in Santa Clarita, California, on December 20, 2022.)
  25. 25 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Diana Vigil v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV00623. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on February 15, 2022, on the sidewalk located on the 22000 block of West Victory Boulevard, between Glade Avenue and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  26. 26 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Suzanne Carney v. City of Los Angeles, et.al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV36219. (The requested closed session relates to property damage resulting from an alleged sewer backup located at 2298 Ronda Vista Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027.)
  27. 27 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Elizabeth Greenwood v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV02469. (This is an employment litigation case against the City of Los Angeles.)
  28. 28 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled T. L. v. City of Los Angeles, et at. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV24129. (This matter arises from a claim by plaintiff T.L. that he was sexually abused by former City of Los Angeles employee, Tony Wong, from 1979 to 1981.)
  29. 29 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Herbert Orlando Allen, Jr. v. Marin Alfredo Contreras, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:21-cv-07765-GW-GJS. (This matter arises from an April 18, 2021 incident that occurred at a 7-11 store in Hollywood, California.)
  30. 30 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Anthony Doyen v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 569363. (This matter arises from the 2014 non-selection of Sergeant Anthony Doyen to the open supervisor position in Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad.)
  31. 31 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Florence Medical Center, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06848. (This case arises from a claim for a refund of Business License Tax assessments.)
  32. 32 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel to discuss pending litigation and settlement proposals in the cases of Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles (Case No. BS138580) ; La Mirada Neighborhood Association v. City of Los Angeles (Case No. BS138369) ; SaveHollywood.org v. City of Los Angeles (BS138370); Voters for a Superior Hollywood Plan v. City of Los Angeles (Case No. 23STCP01968) ; Laurel Canyon Association v. City of Los Angeles (Case No. 23STCP01972) ; and Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles (C
  33. 33 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled United States of America ex rel. Mei Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court Case: CV-11-00974 JFW (JCx). (This matter involves the qui tam plaintiffs’ claims for attorney fees and costs in connection with the settlement of the above-referenced litigation.)