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January 28, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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

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Agenda — 39 items

  1. 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to exploring opportunities to assist vertical content creators by establishing a grant program that provides upfront funding to incentivize local production, and related matters.
  2. 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION , PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline the review process for signs, interior tenant improvements, and a change of use, and update the appointment process and composition of the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Review Board.
  3. 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the Seventh Amendment to Concession Agreement LAA-8647 with DFS Group LP.
  4. 4 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Certified Venice Land Use Plan.
  5. 5 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a detailed analysis of the application of Assembly Bill (AB) 2011, AB 2243, and AB 893.
  6. 6 HOUSING ELEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) AND RELATED ENVIROMENTAL FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone and Height District Change for the properties located in the neighborhoods of Century Glen and Beverly Angeles, both of which are in the West Los Angeles Community Plan Area in Council District 5.
  7. 7 EXEMPTION, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of certain Zoning Code authorities from the Department of Building and Safety (DBS) to the Department of City Planning (DCP).
  8. 8 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting reports on City investments made in affordable and permanent supportive housing (PSH); expenditures to support affordable and PSH and outcomes; and recommendations on unallocated funds.
  9. 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed framework for cashless retail ban; and related matters.
  10. 10 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION relative to the inclusion of Rowley Residence, located at 8436 West Hillrose Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  11. 11 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed change to the services provided by the Time-Limited Subsidy (TLS) Program in relation to the Alliance Settlement Agreement (Alliance) Program; and associated increase in the annual TLS bed rate; and related matters.
  12. 12 Recommendation for Council action:
  13. 15 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the removal of delinquent accounts receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
  14. 16 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for permit and linkage fee refund from 409 NORTH LLC – Refund Claim No. 179247, for the project located at 409 North Alta Vista Boulevard.
  15. 17 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the issuance and sale of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Lease Revenue Bonds (Bonds), lease and leaseback of real property between the City and MICLA; and, creation of a special fund to record accounting transactions.
  16. 18 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Annual Reserve Fund Loan Review.
  17. 19 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Fourth Amendment to Contract No. C-139762 with Summa LLP to extend the contract term for the provision of legal services with regard to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.
  18. 20 BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to applications for and acceptance of funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Open and Slow Streets Program for Cycles 6 and 7.
  19. 21 MOTION (JURADO - LEE) relative to amending the prior Council action of December 10, 2025 regarding the New Year's Eve events at the Civic Center and Grand Park (Council file No. [CF] 25-1465).
  20. 22 Recommendations for Council action:
  21. 24 TRANSPORTATION and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to awarded funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) from Cycle 2 of the Metro Active Transport, Transit and First/Last Mile (MAT) Program.
  22. 25 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Downtown Natural Caregivers, Inc . (This matter arises from Business License Tax assessments.)
  23. 26 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Charles F. Wing v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV00512. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on February 6, 2023, on the sidewalk of Kentland Avenue, near its intersection with Leadwell Street.)
  24. 27 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Victor Manuel Yepez Collazo v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV24674. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on February 27, 2024, on the sidewalk located at Olive Street and 11th Street, Los Angeles.)
  25. 28 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Maria Del Carmen Elias v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV08475. (This matter arises from a fall incident on May 10, 2022 incident, near 1136 East 41st Street, in Los Angeles, California.)
  26. 29 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Steven Nelson v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23LBCV02033. (This matter arises from a November 2, 2022, sidewalk trip and fall incident near 24907 Broad Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  27. 30 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Sonia Pier-Weisman v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV05473. (This matter arises from an August 18, 2023, sidewalk and curb trip and fall incident located at the southeast corner of Noble Avenue and Dickens Street, in the Sherman Oaks area.)
  28. 31 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dinora Escobar v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV19695. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 24, 2019, over a raised slab of concrete located at 11409 Blucher Avenue, Granada Hills, California.)
  29. 32 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Vonda Washington v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35045. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on November 10, 2021, at 6027 8th Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  30. 33 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Diane Rios aka Dyan Rios v. City of Los Angeles, et al ., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV10015. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 6, 2021, on the sidewalk at 1429 and 1420 Ivar Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  31. 34 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Rebeca Candelaria Ramirez v. Jesus Miranda, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV06176. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on August 13, 2019, at 1st Street West of Highland Avenue.)
  32. 35 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled David Israel Velasquez v. Jonathan Rafael Viramontes, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV19844. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on December 31, 2021, at Avenue 26 and Barranca Street.)
  33. 36 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Grace Benites Lopez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24CMCV01055. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle incident on July 20, 2022, at Central Avenue and 88th Place.)
  34. 37 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled D.E., a Minor, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV25856. (This matter arises from an officer-involved shooting on December 26, 2021 incident at 2960 West Broadway in the City of Los Angeles, California 90031.)
  35. 38 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dawn Swarm v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV00544. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on February 12, 2022, on an uneven portion of the sidewalk in front of 3851 Minerva Avenue, Los Angeles, California.)
  36. 39 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Payman Heravi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV35233. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 27, 2019, at 19927 Ventura Boulevard, in Woodland Hills, California.)
  37. 40 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Emely Lorena Santizo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12242. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic on August 3, 2022, at the intersection of Gage Avenue and Normandie Avenue.)
  38. 41 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a revised settlement offer for the case entitled Strategic Actions for a Just Economy v City of Los Angeles et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP00702. (This lawsuit seeks a writ of mandate related to the City's approval of a Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review for the proposed hotel project located at 3685 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90007.)
  39. 42 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(a), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Arturo Aceves Jimenez v. City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:21-cv-07117.