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City Council Meeting

October 7, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 56 items

  1. 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs for the property located at 1626 East 114th Street.
  2. 2 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Thatcher Avenue and Washington Boulevard Street Lighting District.​
  3. 3 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the 10th Street Elementary School Street Lighting District.​
  4. 4 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Gratts Early Education Center Street Lighting District.​
  5. 5 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  6. 6 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to vacating portions of the public right-of-way at Stocker Plaza for the development of a park.
  7. 7 CONSIDERATION of the Cannabis Regulation Commission's approval of an Annual License to 7030 Holdings LLC to conduct Storefront Retail Commercial Cannabis Activity at 8122 North Sepulveda Boulevard in the Mission Hills - Panorama City - North Hills Community Plan Area with hours of operations seven days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  8. 8 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PADILLA – HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to extend the limited grandfathering period for Existing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
  9. 9 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the State of California's proposed regulation changes to landscape management in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ).
  10. 10 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Swift Water/Flood Search and Rescue Training Agreement.
  11. 11 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the acceptance of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Regional Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response Training Agreement.
  12. 12 PUBLIC SAFETY and PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to an assessment of equipment and training needed to mitigate electric vehicle (EV) fires.
  13. 13 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Dr. Thela Thatch to the Board of Human Relations Commissioners.
  14. 14 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 14, SECTION 15060(C) (2) AND SECTION 15061(B)(3), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed citywide Interim Control Ordinance regarding Recreational Vehicle Parks.
  15. 15 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to medical services at Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) jail facilities.
  16. 16 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION and MOTION (McOSKER – PARK) relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 34 (Richardson), which emphasizes voluntary agreements among ports, cities, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to advance environmental goals.
  17. 17 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for Attorney fees, pursuant to the ruling in Friends of Westwanda Drive v. City of Los Angeles et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCP03490.
  18. 18 BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORTS and RESOLUTION relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 State of Good Repair (SGR) Program grant application for electrical charging infrastructure at the Department of Transportation (DOT) Washington Bus Yard.
  19. 19 BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORTS and RESOLUTION relative to accepting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 annual allocation of Senate Bill (SB) 1 State Transit Assistance (STA) transit funding.
  20. 20 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE and ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the California Department of Education, California State Preschool Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Local Agreement for grant funds for the Child Development Services Contract.
  21. 21 BUDGET AND FINANCE and ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Local Agreement for Child Development Services Contract for subsidized preschool services at licensed preschools.
  22. 22 ORDINANCES SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to the issuance of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Lease Revenue Bonds, approving the lease and sublease of certain real properties by the City, paying principal of and interest on the Bonds; and, creating special funds in the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to receive, invest, and expend proceeds of said Bonds and record related accounting transactions.
  23. 23 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Olympic/Paralympic Zoning Exemption.
  24. 24 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of developing affordable housing on the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Parking Lot 701 to address critical housing needs in Council District 11, and the steps needed to create a cohesive mobility hub on DOT's Parking Lot 731.
  25. 25 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to the approval to retain the services of Ron Galperin and team, along with data analyst Daniel Garrie and team to serve as the Monitor pursuant to the City's settlement agreement with the Plaintiffs in LA Alliance for Human Rights et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al. , USDC Central District Case No. 2:20-cv-02291-DOC-KES.
  26. 26 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025, and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City), pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
  27. 27 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating Hillside Way from approximately 10 feet north of the southeasterly corner of Lot 271 to its northeasterly terminus, VAC-E1401313.
  28. 28 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating the southeasterly corner of Roy Street and Aldama Street, VAC-E1401440.
  29. 29 Recommendations for Council action:
  30. 30 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RODRIGUEZ) relative to the Reseda Rising Art Walk not requiring a One Night Public Dance Permit from the Los Angeles Police Commission under Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 103.106.
  31. 31 MOTION (PRICE - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for public right-of-way cleanup and community beautification services in Council District Nine (CD 9).
  32. 32 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for street-based harm reduction and overdose prevention services in the MacArthur Park area in Council District One (CD 1).
  33. 33 MOTION (NAZARIAN - JURADO) relative to a street banner campaign to promote the North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council.
  34. 34 MOTION (NAZARIAN - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of revenue bonds or notes for a 76-unit multifamily housing project located at 11218-11222 Califa Street in Council District Two (2).
  35. 35 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for the testing of soils at 1017 and 1023 North Heliotrope Drive and 1027 North Heliotrope Drive within Council District (CD) 13.
  36. 36 MOTION (NAZARIAN - HERNANDEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of revenue bonds or notes for a 91-unit multifamily housing project(Project) located at 10953 Whipple Street in Council District Two (CD 2).
  37. 37 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to re-initiating street vacation proceedings on the southerly side of Lafayette Park Place, encompassing Lots 1-7 of the Letts Resubdivision of Lots 11 through 17, Block 7 of the Wilshire Boulevard Tract.
  38. 38 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - JURADO) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of bonds for a 187-unit multifamily housing development known as Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments (Project) located at 1021 North Vermont Avenue (formerly known as 4718 West Santa Monica Boulevard) in Council District (CD) 13.
  39. 39 MOTION (PRICE - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of bonds for a 57-unit housing project (Project) located at 2106-2112 South Central Avenue.
  40. 40 MOTION (LEE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to reactivating and restoring Council file No. 20-0190 to its most recent legislative status.
  41. 41 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HERNANDEZ – YAROSLAVSKY) relative to procuring software services to implement the citywide public right of way inventory and assessment program.
  42. 42 Recommendation for Council action:
  43. 43 Recommendations for Council action:
  44. 44 Motion (Park – Price) relative to pre-design work for three new projects that have been identified as eligible Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program sites.
  45. 45 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  46. 46 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (JURADO – PADILLA) relative to designating the intersection of Roscoe and Woodman Square as "Kapwa Square."
  47. 47 Recommendation for Council action:
  48. 48 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to amending Rule 7 of the Rules of the Los Angeles City Council to increase the consequences of an initial Council and Committee meeting disruption.
  49. 49 MOTION (HUTT - LEE) relative to funding for additional DASH Wilshire Center/Koreatown bus services in Council District Ten (CD 10) for the 52nd Los Angeles Korean Festival.
  50. 50 MOTION (LEE - HUTT) relative to funding for median maintenance and beautification, weed and graffiti abatement, alley and street cleanup, and bulky item pickup services in Council District (CD 12).
  51. 51 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - SOTO-MARTINEZ) and MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – RAMAN) relative to amending the Council action of January 7, 2025 regarding the regular meeting schedule for the City Council's 2025 Standing Committees.
  52. 52 MOTION (LEE - MCOSKER) relative to funding for graffiti services in Council District 12 (CD 12).
  53. 53 MOTION (RAMAN - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to accepting and depositing the funds under the Congressional Earmark grant.
  54. 54 MOTION (PADILLA - JURADO) relative to funding for the Public Bank Feasibility Study Phase I.
  55. 55 MOTION (LEE - HERNANDEZ) relative to resolving funding for supplementary tree care in Council District (CD) 12.
  56. 56 RESOLUTION (HUTT - McOSKER) relative to designating a location in Council District 10 for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, as further detailed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.