City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 75 items
- 1 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at The Elysian Theater, located at 1944 West Riverside (1942-1964 West Riverside Drive).
- 2 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Corner Shop Mini-Mart, located at 730 South Western Avenue, Unit 105 and 106 (728-742 South Western Avenue).
- 3 CIVIL RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to actions the City is currently taking to respond to the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadoran and other communities of TPS holders in Los Angeles; and related matters.
- 4 HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to release the Homes for LA (H4LA) Round 2 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) regulations and open the 2026 NOFA.
- 5 EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to address technical corrections and clarifications and bring certain provisions into alignment with state regulations as a part of regular Zoning Code maintenance, known as the Processes and Procedures Maintenance Ordinance.
- 6 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District One.
- 7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily closing 101st Street between Lou Dillon Avenue and Juniper Street in the Jordan Downs Redevelopment area.
- 8 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to developing the center medians along Broadway between 93rd Street and 112th Street as green and recreational spaces.
- 9 ARTS, PARKS, AND CITY FACILITIES COMMITEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of utilizing Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) financing or other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operations of the proposed Jordan Downs Neighborhood Recreation Center.
- 10 ARTS, PARKS, AND CITY FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to declaring the City-owned property adjacent to Loma Verde Avenue (Property) in Council District Three, Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 2112-001-904, as Exempt Surplus Land.
- 11 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 13 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 16 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 17 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 18 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 21 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - JURADO) relative to amending the prior Council action of September 1, 2026, Council file No. 26-1107, relative to the temporary repair of the Encino Franklin Fields Bridge.
- 22 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reaffirming the findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Kishaundra Gatlin on March 29, 2023.
- 23 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reaffirming the findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Kemal Hutcherson on May 8, 2005.
- 24 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reaffirming the findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Justice Sanchez on August 16, 2022.
- 25 MOTION (McOSKER - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the Council action on April 21,2026.
- 26 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to funding for repair services at the Warner Grand Theatre within Council District 15.
- 27 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reaffirming the findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Monica Molina on May 2,2021.
- 28 MOTION (HUTT - PRICE) relative to amending prior Council actions to funding for expenses associated with the Caribbean Festival.
- 29 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to funding for fencing acquisition and installation at the Sharp Avenue Community Garden & Urban Farm in Council District Seven.
- 30 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reaffirming the findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Reynaldo Gonzalez on February 14, 2025.
- 31 MOTION (RAMAN - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $275,000,000 to finance and/or refinance all or a portion of the costs of, or reimbursing prior expenditures related to, the acquisition of and/or construction, improvement, furnishing and equipping of capital projects at the Borrower's elder care facilities known as Merrill Gardens at Studio City, located at and in the vicinity of 4024 Colfax Avenue in Council District 4.
- 32 MOTION (NAZARIAN - LEE) relative to funding to upgrade one day of CARE service in Council District 2 per week to CARE+ for one year.
- 33 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - NAZARIAN) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 1's special recognition of Lights on Afterschool at City Hall on October 22, 2026, including the illumination of City Hall.
- 34 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON UNARMED CRISIS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT relative to the use of Opioids Settlement Trust Fund monies to support the Unarmed Model of Crisis Response Program,
- 35 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON UNARMED CRISIS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT relative to instructing various departments to report on strategies and the steps necessary to co-sponsor workshops to increase education about pathways to becoming crisis workers for the City's outreach programs to individuals experiencing homelessness and unarmed crisis response teams.
- 36 INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to update the existing Landscape Ordinance, to establish Landscape and Site Design Standards with a corresponding Point System, and to define and streamline provisions related to Outdoor Amenity Areas.
- 37 Recommendation for Council action:
- 39 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on legislation or administrative action that would temporarily suspend the gas tax during periods of elevated oil prices.
- 40 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1246 (Cortese), which would establish enhanced operational standards for autonomous vehicles.
- 41 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 907 (Archuleta), which would strengthen State laws related to Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
- 42 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bills (AB) 1662 (Wilson), AB 1685 (Lackey), and AB 1687 (Lackey), which would together amend the California Vehicle Code as it pertains to the consequences associated with traffic violations and impaired driving.
- 43 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1814 (Alanis), which would improve law enforcement training surrounding the detection and enforcement of impaired driving.
- 44 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on legislative and/or executive action that provides assistance and resources for the remediation of the June 2026 fire at the Lineage Logistics cold storage facility.
- 45 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code (COI) for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
- 46 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE relative to the appointment of Anabel Cuevas to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2031.
- 47 Recommendation for Council action:
- 52 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2810 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 930524), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-032, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
- 53 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1675 West 12th Place (Case No. 849404), Assessor I.D. No. 5137-027-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
- 54 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of the easterly side of Camino de Solana from approximately 260 feet to 325 northeasterly of the Camino de Solana and Camino de la Cumbre Junction, VAC-E1401450.
- 55 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating the alley southerly of Washington Boulevard from the alley easterly of Santa Fe Avenue to its easterly terminus, VAC-E1401392.
- 56 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of the alley southerly of 24th Street from 280 feet easterly of Harriet Street to its easterly terminus, VAC-E1401272.
- 57 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – JURADO) relative to Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Round Five (HHAP-5) funding for repair work at a navigation center located at 729 West Manchester Avenue in Council District 8.
- 58 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Grant-Funded Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Budget Policy that provides for permanent hiring, allocation, and funding of staff assigned to grant-funded projects.
- 59 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2025-26 Statement of Investment Policy.
- 60 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Stoel Rives, LLP for outside counsel assistance with the case entitled Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court (USDC) Case No. CV26-07417.
- 61 MOTION (LEE - JURADO) relative to funding for Deferred Maintenance for necessary electrical upgrades throughout Petit Park in Granada Hills.
- 62 MOTION (PADILLA - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for traffic signal and striping design services for the MAT First/Last Mile G Line Sepulveda Project in the San Fernando Valley.
- 63 CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER to report and take possible action relative to an Intent to Apply for any or all roles for the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (LA COC) Request for Qualifications (RFQ).
- 64 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to legal options available to the City of Los Angeles regarding a pathway forward on homelessness governance and short-term strategic actions, including any potential claims, defenses, and strategies to protect the City's interests.
- 65 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORTS and RESOLUTION relative to the acceptance of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Cohort 2 Program grant award, and related matters.
- 66 Recommendation for Council action:
- 67 Recommendations for Council action:
- 68 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) ADDENDUM, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BUREAU OF SANITATION (BOS), CITY ATTORNEY AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to modifying the City's exclusive waste hauling and recycling franchise system for commercial and multifamily properties (recycLA).
- 69 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (NAZARIAN - JURADO) relative to establishing the City's position on legislation or administrative actions that would prevent the spread of aquatic invasive mussels in California reservoirs.
- 70 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (NAZARIAN - PADILLA) relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1330 (Arreguin), which would address escalating threats and violent incidents against public utility workers performing essential infrastructure work.
- 71 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 72 RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE - RAMAN) relative to State of California updating the Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF) to determine how federal and state funding is allocated to Planning Service Areas to support Area Agencies on Aging and their delivery of programs and services to older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and their families.
- 73 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 three appeal cases [Case Nos. B350259 and B354451, and new appeal filed August 26, 2026 (President 1 Appeals)] connected to the case entitled Oceans 11 RV Park, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV16728.]
- 74 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Costar Realty Information, Inc. (This matter arises from a Business License Tax assessment.)
- 75 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 LA Tour 5800, LLC . (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.)
- 76 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 Cristina Maria Restrepo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24NNCV05652. (This matter arises from a March 12, 2024 vehicle incident at Moorpark Street near Radford A venue.)
- 77 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 Bernardino Escobar Martinez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV13376. (This matter arises from a traffic accident between a City vehicle and a motorcycle that occurred on October 27, 2023 at 2425 East Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.)
- 78 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 Ervand Azatyan v. Caltrans, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV00855. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident that occurred on July 10, 2022 near the intersection of Louise Avenue and Sesnon Boulevard in Granada Hills.)
- 79 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 Silvia Tarliza Montufar Reyes, et al. v. Department of Public Works, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV13437. (This matter arises from a two-vehicle collision that occurred on July 19, 2022, near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
- 80 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 de Lourdes Figueroa v. City of Los Angeles, et. al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24SMCV01447. (This matter arises from a March 31, 2022, traffic incident at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hillcrest Drive, in Beverly Hills, California.)
- 81 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 Bruce Watts, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV06472. (This matter arises from a July 14, 2022 incident involving a medical emergency in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles.)
- 82 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 Luis David Garcia v. City of Los Angeles, et. al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24TRCV00757. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 7, 2023, at the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Olive Street.)
- 83 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 Slider v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV02317. (This matter arises from a December 2023 incident wherein Plaintiff alleges claims against the City for whistleblower retaliation and claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.)
- 84 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 Randy Rangel v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV34806; Court of Appeal Case No. B348923. (This matter arises from a complaint of whistleblower retaliation under California Labor Code Section 1102.5 and violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act against the City.)
- 85 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 Dymo Corporation dba Posers/Yaffa Sakhai adv. City of Los Angeles , Claim Nos. C26-13815, C26-13816, C26-13817, and C26-13818. (This matter arises from a property damage to Claimant's multiple leaseholds located at 7407, 7415, 7417 and 7419 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, which resulted from storm drain flooding issues.)
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