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City Council Meeting

August 19, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 31 items

  1. 1 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Dr. Loraine Lundquist to the Rent Adjustment Commission (RAC) for a term ending May 20, 2030.
  2. 2 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Jerod Gunsberg to the Rent Adjustment Commission for the term ending May 20, 2030.
  3. 3 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Carole Brogdon to the Rent Adjustment Commission for a term ending May 20, 2030.
  4. 4 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to execute an agreement with First American Data Tree LLC to provide real estate information services.
  5. 5 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending loan agreements for the rehabilitation of the Avalon Terrace / Nicolet Apartments located at 451 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90061 and 4027 and 4033 Nicolet Street, Los Angeles, CA 90008.
  6. 6 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), with assistance from the Community Investment Department, to report on a program to utilize the Handyworker Program funding to support senior citizens, and other low income persons, with smoke remediation tactics such as HVAC remediation, odor neutralization, and the installation of air filtration systems.
  7. 7 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on the impacts of the County's Department of Homeless Services and Housing becoming the lead of the region's Continuum of Care and the Coordinated Entry System.
  8. 8 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to relative to a contract for temporary staffing services for the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), Rent Division.
  9. 9 STATUTORY EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Subdivision 41 to Subsection 12.22 A of Article 2 of Chapter I and Division 1.7 to Article 1 of Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to exempt certain projects from planning and zoning requirements of the Zoning Code for the 2028 Olympic and/or Paralympic Games.
  10. 10 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to increasing DASH Boyle Heights/East LA route service frequency.
  11. 11 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a proposed ordinance, to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 98.0603 (Expiration of Plan Check) to extend the Plan Check expiration beyond the 18 month-time period that is currently allowed.
  12. 12 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (JURADO - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $85,000,000 for an 11-story hotel located at 1130 South Hope Street.
  13. 13 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.
  14. 14 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - JURADO – HERNANDEZ) relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated June 20, 2026 due to a major fire erupting at a cold-storage warehouse facility in the Boyle Heights Neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
  15. 15 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to requiring Neighborhood Council (NC) members to obtain and maintain certification with the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program.
  16. 16 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES REPORT relative to the development and implementation of public informational campaigns to increase awareness of City services.
  17. 17 TRANSPORTATION and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to establishing a process for residents seeking relief from parking-related penalties resulting from extraordinary circumstances.
  18. 18 PUBLIC WORKS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to grant applications for the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration Bridge Investment Program.
  19. 19 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of Harbor Boulevard 80 feet and variable width southerly of 7th Street from approximately 35 feet to approximately 632 feet southerly thereof, VAC-E1401276.
  20. 20 (Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  21. 21 Recommendation for Council action:
  22. 29 Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated August 10, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2810 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 930524), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-032, from the REAP.
  23. 30 Recommendation for Council action:
  24. 31 MOTION (PRICE - LEE) relative to reinstating a reward offer for an additional period of six months for the unsolved murder of Antonio Wilson.
  25. 32 MOTION (JURADO - McOSKER) relative to funding for any aspect of the City's observation of Trans Day of Remembrance.
  26. 33 MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) is relative to funding for services in connection with the gathering with the Consul General and Indonesian Diaspora to celebrate Indonesian Independence and Indonesian National Day.
  27. 34 MOTION (PRICE - PARK) relative to negotiating a long-term contract between the City and CBS Studios, Inc.
  28. 35 MOTION (McOSKER - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for Pest Control Mitigation at Warner Grand Theatre in Council District 15.
  29. 36 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – HUTT) relative to funding streetlight repairs along Jefferson Boulevard for streetlights that were vandalized during construction of the Jefferson Beautiful Active Transportation Program Project.
  30. 37 MOTION (PRICE – HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for sanitation services associated with the 30th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival.
  31. 38 MOTION (PARK – PADILLA) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing bonds, in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 to finance the new construction of the furnishing and equipping of an educational facilities in Council District 11.