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City Council Meeting

August 12, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 50 items

  1. 1 (Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  2. 3 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT relative to the Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement (ECRMA) for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. 4 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to a Lease with 9136 Sepulveda LLC for a Customer Service Center at 9154 Sepulveda Boulevard in North Hills.
  4. 5 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Notch Peak Project Power Agreements with the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA).
  5. 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE and PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEES REPORT relative to increasing the authority and capability of the Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA) Office of Wage Standard (OWS) to enforce claims against employers for overtime, break times, late pay, and gratuities violations.
  6. 7 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on proposed federal rules impacting access to gender-affirming care for young people.
  7. 8 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1573 (Bryan), which would add "victims of domestic violence" and "victims of human trafficking" to the definition of "target population" in existing law.
  8. 9 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1588 (Stefani) would provide enhanced penalties for engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed as part of a sideshow.
  9. 10 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a contract amendment with Summa LLP to reflect its name change to ruth LLP (Firm), and a conflict-of-interest waiver to allow the Firm to represent the plaintiff in the case entitled Sinisterra v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Case No. 2:25-cv-06915 (C.D. Cal.).
  10. 11 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a contract amendment with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC (CHW) for legal services associated with the cases entitled Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , and Frederick H. Leeds v. City of Los Angeles .
  11. 12 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development, compilation, and publication of an Annual Grants Report that contains information on all City-initiated, sponsored, or lead agency-related grants; and, related matters.
  12. 13 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for a linkage fee refund from Galpin Mazda – Refund Claim No. 180384, for the project located at 8353 North Sepulveda Boulevard.
  13. 14 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for a linkage fee refund from Phantasma Construction & Development – Refund Claim No. 180760, for the project located at 2000 – 2002 South Louella Avenue.
  14. 15 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY, and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to grant funding from Petco Love for the revised purpose of animal care and community support services within the Skid Row area.
  15. 16 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a donation from Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru Sherman Oaks for the revised purpose of animal care and community support services within the Skid Row area.
  16. 17 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Third Amended and Restated Agreement with Aeon Nexus Corporation (Aeon) to extend the term of Contract No. 140561 for the replatforming of the Criminal Case Management System (CCMS).
  17. 18 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the escheatment of remaining funds from the Panorama City Business Improvement District (BID), Fund No. 51D.
  18. 19 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - RAMAN) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings to vacate the "Alameda Triangle".
  19. 20 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - NAZARIAN) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission's action of May 12, 2026, denying an appeal for the project located at 4061-4069 ½ West Melrose Avenue.
  20. 21 MOTION (McOSKER - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to complete the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative fiber-optic network project.
  21. 22 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - PARK) relative to funding has been identified by LADOT within the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program Special Fund for delivery of this project.
  22. 23 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative to funding for Redevelopment Projects - Services in Council District 3.
  23. 24 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the formation of a City Homelessness Governance Structure.
  24. 25 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 Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP04094. (This matter arises from a 45-point California Public Records Act request directed to the Department of Transportation seeking parking citation and towing fee data from January 2018 to May 10, 2024.)
  25. 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 Melissa Lilly v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV28005. (This matter arises from an April 16, 2024 trip and fall incident at or near 3778 Griffith View Drive in the City of Los Angeles.)
  26. 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 Robert Meyers v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23TRCV04208. (This matter arises from a June 15, 2023, incident involving a trip and fall incident that occurred at or near Vista Del Mar Park in Playa Del Rey, California.)
  27. 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 Gary Buchschacher, M.D. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 223SMCV05414. (This matter arises from a bicyclist running over a pot hole on May 6, 2023 at or near Franklin Avenue and Whitley Street in Los Angeles, California.)
  28. 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 Yolanda Saenz Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25LBCV01251. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident in a roadway on April 29, 2024, near 1152 Hyatt Avenue in Wilmington, California.)
  29. 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 Leticia Martinez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV13600 (This matter arises from a June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  30. 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 Steven Lord v. County of Los Angeles , et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25LBCV01281. (This matter arises from a slip and fall incident on May 19, 2024, at Avalon Boulevard and M Street, in Los Angeles.)
  31. 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 Alejandra Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07940. (This matter arises from incidents involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred between May 29, 2020 and June 2, 2020.)
  32. 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 Armando Mejia v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03784. (This matter arises from a March 22, 2020 incident involving a motor vehicle accident located on the northbound Interstate 101 Freeway, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  33. 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 Dana Musial v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV03736. (This matter arises from a trip-and-fall incident that occurred on October 14, 2023, at 2557 4th Avenue, north of West Adams Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)
  34. 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 Jefrick Barrios v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:24-cv-01914-MAA. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department's K9 Unit.)
  35. 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 Martha Eugenia Galvan v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV45240. [This matter arises from Plaintiff's termination on or about February 6, 2021. Plaintiff alleges her termination was unlawful and asserts claims for age discrimination, associational disability discrimination, retaliation and harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA), whistleblower retal
  36. 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 Mark Gonzalez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV00379. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on July 11, 2022, on a residential sidewalk around Avenue 60 near Echo Street, in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles.)
  37. 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 Marnie Birger v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV15290. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 12, 2022 located at 1500 Vine Street Burbank, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  38. 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 Maria Mendoza v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV00360. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred at 6230 Sylmar Avenue in Van Nuys on February 14, 2023.)
  39. 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 Jordy Molina Vasquez v. City of Winnetka, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV04434. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 29, 2023, on the sidewalk located in front of 20742 Saticoy Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  40. 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 the case entitled Keityn Meneses Chiari v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV16144. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on October 29, 2024 located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, California.)
  41. 42 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 Gevork Gevorkian v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24CHCV04621. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on February 24, 2023, at 16909 Devonshire Street, in Granada Hills.)
  42. 43 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 Anthony Cruz v. Mitchell Jay Borses, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV12353. (This matter arises from a March 26, 2024 vehicle collision on the US-101 Hollywood Freeway southbound, just south of Alvarado Street in Los Angeles.)
  43. 44 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 LaJune Shannel Newborn v. City of Santa Clarita, et al. , Court of Appeal, State of California, Second Appellate District, Case No. B335443; Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV42704. (This matter arises from a December 19, 2018, traffic accident on State Route 14 in Santa Clarita involving a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer.)
  44. 45 The City Council may 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 Jeffrey Duggan v. California Department of Transportation, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV21011. (This matter arises from an automobile versus pedestrian accident that occurred on June 27, 2020, near the intersection of Mulholland Drive and Pacific View Trail, in Los Angeles, California.)
  45. 46 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 Gerald Stephens v. City of Los Angele s, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV23415. (This matter arises from a fall on November 16, 2023 into an open and uncovered vault on the Hill Street sidewalk under the Santa Monica Freeway overpass.)
  46. 47 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 Michael Bates v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV07054. (This matter arises from alleged adverse employment claims by a Bureau of Sanitation employee.)
  47. 48 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 Joanne Ttanna v. Timothy Moen, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02446. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle collision on September 21, 2021, near the intersection of Oso Avenue and Devonshire Street, in Los Angeles.)
  48. 49 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 Cesar Buenrostro v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02449. (This matter arises from an August 25, 2022 motor vehicle accident that occurred on or near North Topanga Canyon Road, just south of Sioux Drive in Los Angeles.)
  49. 50 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 Jonathan R. Ramirez v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV01816. (This matter arises from a November 18, 2024 incident where Plaintiff fell off of his e-scooter 80 feet south of the intersection of James M. Wood and Blaine Streets.)
  50. 51 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 Emily Juarez Gonzalez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV05121. (This matter arises from a November 9, 2022, trip and fall incident in a crosswalk on Robertson Boulevard, at its intersection with Kincardine Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.)