Los Angeles — 2025-12-05

(1)\n25-0929\nPUBLIC\nWORKS,\nRULES,\nELECTIONS\nAND\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, and BUDGET AND FINANCE\nCOMMITTEE REPORT relative the feasibility of authorizing\ndepartments and bureaus to sell goods they produce.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt –\nHarris-Dawson):\n1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the\nassistance of the City Attorney and Bureau of Street Services\n(BSS), to report on the feasibility of authorizing departments\nand bureaus to sell goods they produce, including asphalt and\nmulch, and to prepare and present the necessary documents to\nallow for the sale of these goods, including a ballot measure for\nthe June 2026 election if required.\n2. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the City Attorney\nand BSS, to report on the feasibility of requiring the proprietary\ndepartments to use City-produced asphalt and to prepare and\npresent the necessary documents to codify this requirement,\nincluding a ballot measure for the June 2026 election if\nnecessary.\n3. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering and BSS, with the\nassistance of the City Attorney, to report on the materials\nrequirements for resurfacing street cuts and report on the\nfeasibility of requiring non-City entities to use City- produced\nasphalt for repairing street cuts.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative\nAnalyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(10)\n25-1126\nGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE\nCOMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to establishing a Cannabis Business\nTax (CBT) Relief Program.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Lee –\nHernandez):\n1. INSTRUCT the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) to\nreport to Council on how to revise its "good standing" provision\nin relation to back-owed taxes.\n2. INSTRUCT the Office of Finance, with the assistance of the\nDCR, City Administrative Officer (CAO), and the City Attorney,\nto report to Council within 30 days with recommendations for\nestablishing a CBT Relief Program modeled in part by the City\nof San Francisco but with options for three months, six months,\nnine months, and 12 months.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative\nAnalyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(11)\n25-0683\nAD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative\nto funding for the AECOM contract to provide as-needed project\nmanagement, engineering support and other expert consulting\nservices in response to the January 2025 Wind and Fire Storm event.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. TRANSFER appropriations in the amount of $8 million from the\nUnappropriated Balance (UB) Fund No. 100/58, Account No.\n580196, Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustments, to Bureau of\nEngineering (BOE) Fund No. 100/78, Account No. 003040,\nContractual Services.\n2. AUTHORIZE the BOE to pay AECOM up to the initial $5 million\nfor work and services performed, with the first three report\ndeliverables to be provided within 30 days, or sooner, to the\nextent feasible to Council; and, that approval of further payment\nfor work on long-term recovery will be subject to the review and\napproval of the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery.\n3. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make\ntechnical corrections to these instructions as necessary to\nimplement Mayor and Council instructions.\n(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional\nimpact on the General Fund as the UB funds are budgeted to address\nunanticipated need through the fiscal year.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the\nrecommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial\nPolicies as one-time funds have been identified and are\nrecommended for a one-time purpose.

(12)\n25-0006-S86\nAD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to the\nfeasibility of granting the Director of Finance increased delegated\nauthority to promulgate rules that grant a one-time Measure ULA tax\nexemption to all residential property owners in the Pacific Palisades.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park –\nHarris-Dawson):\n1. REQUEST the City Attorney to provide an analysis of the\nproposal presented by Steadfast LA; and, if deemed feasible,\nprepare and present an ordinance to effectuate the proposal,\ndetailed in the October 9, 2025 letter issued by Mayor Karen\nBass, within 30 days.\n2. INSTRUCT the Office of Finance, in coordination with the City\nAttorney and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to present\noptions for a Measure ULA rebate program for eligible property\nowners if the City Attorney deems the suspension of Measure\nULA for fire victims to be infeasible.\n(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(13)\n25-1225\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to\nappropriations for outside counsel contracts.\n(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)\n[The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel to discuss the need for additional outside counsel\nassistance and funding.]

(14)\n25-1318\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the exemption of\none Police Administrator II (Class Code 9196) position for the Los\nAngeles Police Department (LAPD) from the Civil Service pursuant to\nCharter Section 1001(b).\n(Personnel and Hiring Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(15)\n25-1320\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the exemption of\none Chief Information Officer (Class Code 9374) position for the Los\nAngeles Police Department (LAPD) from the Civil Service pursuant to\nCharter Section 1001(b).\n(Personnel and Hiring Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(16)\n25-1323\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the exemption of\none Public Safety Employee Relations Manager (Class Code 1721)\nposition for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) from the Civil\nService pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).\n(Personnel and Hiring Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(17)\n23-0600-S121\nPUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT\nrelative to an independent evaluation of the Vision Zero Program and a\nrevised Department of Transportation (DOT) Vision Zero Evaluation\nand Safety Plan.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. AUTHORIZE the use of $1.7 million in uncommitted funds in\nFund No. 59C/94, Account No. 94YG25 Vision Zero Corridor\nProjects, to address the immediate actions detailed in the joint\nCity Administrative Officer (CAO) and Department of\nTransportation (DOT) report dated April 11, 2025, attached to\nthe Council file, for the following purposes:\na. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer and appropriate:\ni. $500,000 from Fund No. 59C/94, Account No.\n94YG25 Vision Zero Corridor Projects, to a new\naccount entitled Vision Zero Educational Campaign.\nii. $900,000 from Fund No. 59C/94, Account No.\n94YG25 Vision Zero Corridor Projects, to a new\naccount entitled Street Design Manual for the Street\nDesign Manual updates.\niii. $300,000 from Fund No. 59C/94, Account No.\n94YG25 Vision Zero Corridor Projects, to a new\naccount entitled Speed Safety System Pilot Program\nfor the DOT to hire a consultant to assist with the\nprogram framework and data collection and analysis\nfor the Speed Safety Use Policy and a Speed Safety\nSystem Impact Report.\nb. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections, as\nnecessary, to the transactions authorized in this report, as\nrequired to implement the intent of those transactions.\n2. DIRECT the DOT and the CAO to report to Council on the\nexpenditure and encumbrance of all Vision Zero funds from all\nfiscal years in the First Financial Status Report and the Mid-\nYear Financial Status Report.\n3. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to\nreport in the Financial Status Reports on the allocation and use\nof sworn overtime budget line item dedicated to traffic and\nspeed enforcement under the Vision Zero Program.\n4. DIRECT the LAPD, with support from the DOT, to report on the\npercentage of speeding violations issued on the High Injury\nNetwork from its 2018 adoption to present, as well as traffic\nenforcement strategies to improve compliance with traffic safety\nlaws, and an implementation plan that prioritizes compliance on\nthe streets in the City of Los Angeles with the highest rates of\ncrashes that result in severe injury and death.\n5. DIRECT the LAPD and the Los Angeles Fire Department, in\ncoordination with the DOT, to report on improving data\ncollection and reporting for all types of collisions, including near-\nmisses to better understand the volume of crashes and specific\nroad design interventions needed to advance Vision Zero.\n6. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the LAPD\nand DOT, to draft an ordinance to update the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code (LAMC) to reflect recent changes to State law\nso that they can be enforced to improve safety, and report back\non proposed ordinance(s) to ensure pedestrian safety based on\nthe forthcoming findings from the California Highway Patrol as\ndirected in Assembly Bill 2147.\n7. APPROVE the 2024 Priority Safety Corridors methodology that\nwill prioritize traffic safety investments in street design and\ninfrastructure projects based on existing crash data, equity\nmetrics, and other contextual factors.\n8. DIRECT the DOT and the appropriate Vision Zero Executive\nDirective 9 (ED9) subcommittee departments to report with a\nrecommended methodology to prioritize traffic safety\ninvestments in historically disadvantaged communities with the\nhighest needs. This report should refer to and incorporate the\nrecommendations included in Council file No. (CF) 23-0935.\n9. DIRECT the DOT, with the assistance of LAPD and other\nappropriate City departments, to update the 2018 Vision Zero\nAction Plan, provide that Action Plan to both the Mayor and the\nCity Council, and to provide annual progress updates.\n10. DIRECT the DOT and LAPD to provide quarterly reports on the\nactivities and progress toward the Action Plan, and the activities\nof the Vision Zero ED9 subcommittee.\n11. DIRECT the DOT, with the assistance of the LAPD and CAO, to\nreport with an implementation plan and funding strategy to\napply the recommendations in the Safety Study\ncountermeasures toolkit to address traffic crashes that result in\npedestrian deaths and serious injuries at unmarked, marked,\ncontrolled, and uncontrolled crosswalks.\n12. DIRECT the DOT, with the assistance of the LAPD and CAO,\nand other appropriate City departments, to report:\na. With an implementation and funding strategy for the use\nof automated speed enforcement, in accordance with\ndirection in CF 23-1168.\nb. On the protocols in place and necessary changes to\nMemoranda of Understanding with entities that operate\nspeed enforcement cameras, to protect individual’s\nprivacy, limit data retention periods, and prevent the\nsharing of data with outside entities.\n13. DIRECT the DOT to report within 90 days with a proposed\nVision Zero Educational/Public Awareness Campaign that\nincorporates the findings of both third-party evaluations,\nincluding the planned use of educational campaign funds and\nany additional resources needed to execute the campaign.\n14. DIRECT the Department of Public Works Bureaus of\nEngineering, Street Lighting, and Street Services, and LAPD to\nreport on how the findings of the Vision Zero Safety Study\ncollision trend analysis and the new Vision Zero prioritization\nmethodology can be incorporated in their work plan to improve\nsafety outcomes.\n(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an\nopportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO and DOT report that there is no\nfiscal impact from these recommendations since the recommended\nappropriations come from within existing funding. Future year funding\nfor the Vision Zero Program will be considered during the annual\nbudget process. The Chief Legislative Analyst has not completed a\nfinancial analysis of this report.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO and DOT also report that the\nrecommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial\nPolicies in that changes to budget appropriations during the fiscal\nyear shall be limited and subject to the review of the Mayor and the\nCity Council.

(18)\n25-1137\nCONSIDERATION OF CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST REPORT and\nRESOLUTIONS relative to State and Federal advocacy for\nhomelessness funding and prompt dispersal.\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee\nreport to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in\nCommittee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

(19)\n15-1138-S43\nCONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD – JURADO) relative\nto amending the City's General Funds Homeless Shelter Services\nAgreement with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority\n(LAHSA), Contract No. C-145627, and requesting LAHSA to amend or\nexecute relevant contracts with Safe Parking LA.\n(Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity\nfor public comment will be provided.)\n(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

(2)\n23-1188\nCD 15\nTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to pedestrian\nimprovements on Paseo Del Mar at Joan Milke Flores Park.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nRECEIVE and FILE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation\n(LADOT) report, dated October 30, 2025, attached to the Council file,\nrelative to an analysis of potential pedestrian traffic safety\nimprovements at the intersection of the entrance to Joan Milke Flores\nPark at Paseo Del Mar, inasmuch as it is for information purposes\nonly and no action is required.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

(20)\n24-1268-S1\nCONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD – JURADO) relative\nto amending Contract No. C-202650 and a transferring of funds for the\nCouncil District Three Hope the Mission Contingency Management\nPilot Program.\n(Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in\nCouncil. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity\nfor public comment will be provided.)\n(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

(3)\n23-0441\nCD 4\nTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the\nredeployment of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)\nbuses as a pilot Transit-to-Parks service connecting the existing Metro\nB Line (Red) to Griffith Park’s northern amenities.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nNOTE and FILE the LADOT report dated August 13, 2025, attached\nto the Council file, relative to the redeployment of LADOT buses as a\npilot Transit-to-Parks service connecting the existing Metro B Line\n(Red) to Griffith Park's northern amenities, inasmuch as this report is\nfor information only and no Council action is required.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

(4)\n24-0332\nTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an update on\nthe methodology for the Residential Speed Hump Program.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nNOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation report\ndated November 5, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative to a\nprioritized list of street segments for the 2025 Residential Speed\nHump Program and the cost efficiency of speed hump installation,\ninasmuch as the report is for information purposes only and no action\nis required.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

(5)\n25-0002-S89\nCONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (PARK, ET AL. – HUTT) relative\nto establishing the City’s position on any action to open or expand oil\nand gas exploration, leasing, or drilling in federal waters off the\nCalifornia coastline and the Atlantic coastline.\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee\nreport to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in\nCommittee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(6)\n26-1100\nCONSIDERATION OF CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY\nREPORTS,\nRESOLUTION,\nAND\nORDINANCE\nFIRST\nCONSIDERATION relative to calling for a Primary Nominating Election\non June 2, 2026, and a General Municipal Election on November 3,\n2026, in the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School\nDistrict, and authorizing their consolidation with the State Primary and\nGeneral Elections to be held on the same dates.\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee\nreport to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in\nCommittee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(7)\n25-0937\nCONSIDERATION OF CITY CLERK REPORT relative to amendments\nto the Los Angeles City Election Code.\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee\nreport to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in\nCommittee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(8)\n23-1177-S1\nCONSIDERATION OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nREPORT relative to the laws and regulations governing the use of\nautonomous vehicles (AV).\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee\nreport to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in\nCommittee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)

(9)\n23-1027-S11\nPUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to streamlining the\nuse of alternative project delivery methods for City projects.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez\n– Hernandez):\n1. INSTRUCT the Department of Public Works (DPW) to report on\nits current policies for determining when it is appropriate to use\nalternative project delivery methods, a comparative analysis of\nprojects delivered under design-bid-build versus alternative\ndelivery methods, and the average cost share of design and\nconstruction by project category for recent infrastructure\nprojects, in order to ensure that the City is currently following\nbest practices and realizing efficiencies in its project\nmanagement policies.\n2. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the\nassistance of the City Attorney and DPW, to report on the\nfeasibility of allowing for the use of alternative project delivery\nmethods for City construction projects without the need for\napproval by ordinance for each individual project and to report\nwith recommendations to effectuate this policy, including a ballot\nmeasure for the November 2026 General Election if necessary.\n(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations\nCommittee report to be submitted in Council. If public\nhearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public\ncomment will be provided.)\n(Visit www.lacoundilfile.com for background documents.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.