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City Council Meeting

March 25, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 55 items

  1. 1 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the City's utilization of its own or contract forces to abate a public nuisance located at 7779 Varna Avenue (Assessor Parcel No. 2301015021).
  2. 2 EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) for the implementation of a fee update of the Department of City Planning's case processing application fees.
  3. 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes on 4112-4134 South Del Rey Avenue - Right of Way No. 36000-10363.
  4. 4 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a fallen power pole that caused a full closure of Interstate 110 near Gaffey Street in San Pedro, on February 18, 2026.
  5. 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a boundary expansion for Preferential Parking District (PPD) No. 55 in the Toluca Lake area of Council District Two (CD 2).
  6. 6 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of Martha Street, Winnetka Avenue, Mason Avenue, Hart Street, Sherman Way, and others, in Council District Three (CD 3).
  7. 7 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of Canby Avenue, Devonshire Street, and Hartland Street, in Council District Twelve.
  8. 8 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY REPORT relative to the resources needed, including staffing and other expenses, to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and requirements for large scale events, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and whether these expenses could be reimbursed by the LA2028 Agreement in response to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Recommendation.
  9. 9 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to providing short-term targeted assistance, including financial support to small businesses negatively impacted by recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions and directing various departments report on associated economic impacts of reduced consumer activity.
  10. 10 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Community Block Grant (CDBG) Capital Project expenditures, amending, and reprogramming funds for the 51st Program Year of the Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (2025-2026) (Action Plan); and amending and reprogramming funds for the 46th Program Year; and related matters.
  11. 11 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED), with assistance from Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), to report on the impacts of Dr. Mehmet Oz's statements in the Valley Glen video incident, and related matters.
  12. 12 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance to codify all of the instructions included in Mayor Bass' Executive Directive 17 to ensure continued transparency, accountability, and protections for City residents from the potential harms of federal immigration enforcement operations in the City.
  13. 13 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to waiving all of the current fees, charges, and accumulated interest associated with the property located at 1342 West 59th Place, except for the Non-Compliance Code Enforcement Fee.
  14. 14 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the execution of a contract amendment with Terry A. Hayes Associates, Inc. for environmental consulting services.
  15. 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to initiating consideration of the property located at 3911 West Adams Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  16. 16 PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. ENV-2016-3432-ND, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Market Areas.
  17. 17 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND EIR ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal for the property located at 5950 - 6048 West Hollywood Blvd; and 6037 West Carlton Way.
  18. 18 PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract Map appeal for the properties located at 5950 - 6048 West Hollywood Blvd; and 6037 West Carlton Way.
  19. 19 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to mandate accountability, close regulatory loopholes, and safeguard the public right-of-way with penalties sufficient to deter illegal off-site signage and ambush marketing activity; and related matters.
  20. 20 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to reporting on the City's regulations regarding the installation of building wraps; and related matters.
  21. 21 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a report with recommendations, to require, as part of the issuance of construction permits by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), and as part of Plan Check permitting, that project applicants maintain a roll-off dumpster on site for construction clean-outs, and thereby ensure that illegal dumping does not occur in any abutting alleys and neighborhood.
  22. 22 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a Middle-Income Affordable Housing Pilot Program, and related matters.
  23. 23 EXEMPTION and ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of two easement deeds with long-term indemnification from U.S. Borax Inc., located in Bishop, Inyo County, California, near Owens Lake, a portion of the Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 029-180-29.
  24. 24 EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Large Power Transformers and Variable Shunt Reactors for Various Substations Project (Project).
  25. 25 EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to updating regulatory programs and adding new types of environmental energy and renewable energy credit products available for purchase, sale, and exchange.
  26. 26 GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to quitclaiming a water facility easement, located in the City and identified as Assessor's Parcel No. 5571-001-004, to Jalmia Creek Investments, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company.
  27. 27 GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to quitclaiming a public power facility easement, located in the City and identified as Assessor's Parcel No. 2119-017-041, to Level Up Motors RE, LLC, a Kansas Limited Liability Company.
  28. 28 EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the utilization of an alternative project delivery method on a competitive sealed proposal basis and approval of project delivery criteria for the Encino Reservoir Floating Pilot Project (Project).
  29. 29 EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the use of the competitive sealed bid proposal method for the award of one or more contracts to accelerate the implementation of the Plug into Power: Community Distributed Energy Resources Project (Project).
  30. 30 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the North Hollywood Transit, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  31. 31 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Arts District Los Angeles, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  32. 32 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Historic Core, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  33. 33 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Venice Beach, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  34. 34 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Tarzana Safari Walk, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  35. 35 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Westwood, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID)
  36. 36 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  37. 37 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Figueroa Corridor, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  38. 38 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Byzantine Latino Quarter-Pico, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  39. 39 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Westchester Town Center, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  40. 40 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Larchmont Village Property, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  41. 41 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Melrose Property, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID)
  42. 42 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Greater South Park, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  43. 43 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Highland Park, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  44. 44 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to explicitly prohibit city officials and employees (civilian and sworn) from engaging in civil immigration enforcement as part of any compensated outside employment, activity, or enterprise.
  45. 45 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.
  46. 46 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Third (Mid-Year) Financial Status Report (FSR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26.
  47. 47 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORTS relative to an overview and update of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation's (DOT) parking citation fine study and increases.
  48. 48 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a grant acceptance from the California Board of State and Community Corrections for implementation of the Cohort 5 Proposition (Prop) 47 Pathways to Healing and Recovery Program.
  49. 49 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the acceptance and funding requirements of the 2026 Cannabis Equity Act Grant from the State of California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
  50. 50 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  51. 51 Recommendation for Council action:
  52. 68 CONSIDERATION OF THE SIMPLIFIED BALLOT SUMMARY "DIGEST" prepared by the Ballot Simplification Committee pursuant to the Los Angeles Election Code Section 405 for the three proposed measures appearing on the June 2, 2026, Primary Election ballot.
  53. 69 [ The City Council may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1), to confer with its legal counsel to discuss the need for term extensions and additional funding for the outside counsel contracts relative to significant exposure to litigation, including the pending personal injury litigation case entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; mass tort litigation case entitled Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles , L
  54. 70 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 national settlements with Remnant Defendants in the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., et al., Case No. 1:18-OP-45601-DAP [This matter involves national settlements with a group of defendants known as the "Remnant Defendants". The Remnant Defendants are Associated Pharmacies, Inc., American Associated Pharmacies, J M Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., Morris & Dickson Co., North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Dr
  55. 71 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 pending litigation in the case entitled CD 11 Coalition for Human Rights v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 26STCP00040. (This matter concerns Assembly 630.)