Los Angeles — 2026-02-04

City Council

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(1)\n23-1132-S1\nCD 3\nMOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) and RESOLUTION relative\nto issuing one or more series of bonds in an aggregate principal\namount not to exceed $40,000,000 (Obligations) to finance a 128-unit\nmultifamily affordable housing development known as Warner Center II\nApartments (Project) located at 21300 Oxnard Street.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal\nResponsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) hearing held on January 22,\n2026 for Warner Center Apartments II, attached to the Motion.\n2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving\nthe issuance of one or more series of bonds in an amount not to\nexceed $40,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition,\nconstruction, improvement, renovation, furnishing, and\nequipping of a 128-unit multifamily affordable housing\ndevelopment known as Warner Center II Apartments (Project)\nlocated at 21300 Oxnard Street in Council District 3.
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(10)\n25-1513\nCD 15\nPUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily\nclosing Hoover Street between El Segundo Boulevard and West 127th\nStreet in Harbor Gateway.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker –\nNazarian):\n1. INSTRUCT the City Engineer to report with recommendations to\ntemporarily close Hoover Street between El Segundo Boulevard\nand West 127th Street in Harbor Gateway, pursuant to State\nVehicle Code Section 21101.4.\n2. INSTRUCT the City Engineer and Department of Transportation\nto perform any traffic impact analysis necessary to temporarily\nclose Hoover Street between El Segundo Boulevard and West\n127th Street pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.
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(11)\n25-1507\nCD 15\nPUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily\nclosing the street area of 103rd Place located between Bandera Street\nand Wilmington Avenue in Watts.\nRecommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker -\nLee):\nINSTRUCT the City Engineer to report with recommendations to\ntemporarily close the street area of 103rd Place located between\nBandera Street and Wilmington Avenue in Watts for reasons of public\nsafety pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.
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(12)\n24-1221\nGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES AND\nCOMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to pilot\nprogram for the distribution of a no-cost all-in-one fentanyl detection\ndevice to be funded through the Opioid Settlement funding.\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. AUTHORIZE the Department on Disability (DOD) to release a\nRequest for Proposals (RFP) and establish contract(s) to\ndevelop a pilot program that would include the development of\nan online portal for the dissemination of 200,000 fentanyl\nresting devices per year for three years; or, establish a\npartnership with a device vendor that has existing infrastructure\nfor ordering and delivering devices with said RFPs to include:\na. A social marketing campaign\nb. Plan for developing the portal\nc. Development of a training video\nd. A plan for handling all the logistics of delivering the\nproduct to the requestor\ne. A data collection component to assess the success of the\npilot program\n2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to:\na. Allocate funding in connection with Recommendation No.\n1, as noted above.\nb. With the assistance of the DOD, report on the estimated\ncosts needed for the potential fentanyl detection device\ndistribution program to include:\ni. If such a program is eligible for funding with opioid\nsettlement funds.\nii. If there is an existing contractor that can perform the\nrequested activities.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The DOD reports that the fiscal impact will\ndepend on the scale of the program. Resources may be available\nthrough opioid settlement funds.
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(13)\n25-0289\nARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION\nrelative to authorizing the Los Angeles County (County) Department of\nPublic Health to collect and publish medical debt data and financial\nassistance activities.\nRecommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\nPRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated\nDecember 20, 2025, adding Paragraphs (H) and (I) to Subdivision 1\nof Subsection (a) of Section 31.00, Chapter III of the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code to incorporate County Code Sections 11.02.085\nthrough 11.41.045, to authorize the County Department of Public\nHealth to collect and publish medical debt data and related\ninformation from hospitals operating within the City of Los Angeles.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither\nthe City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.
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(14)\n11-1345-S3\nCD 7\nARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT relative to a long-term agreement between the\nDepartment of Animal Services (DAS) and Paws for Life K9 Rescue to\nprovide adoption, veterinary, and animal welfare services at the\nNortheast Valley Animal Services Center.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nAUTHORIZE retroactively the General Manager, DAS, or designee,\nto execute a long-term agreement with Paws for Life K9 Rescue to\nprovide adoption, veterinary, and animal welfare services at the\nNortheast Valley Animal Services Center, located at 15321 Brand\nBoulevard, Mission Hills in Council District Seven (CD 7), for a three-\nyear term beginning in January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027,\nwith three one-year options to extend said agreement, subject to the\napproval of the City Attorney as to form.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO)\nreports that approval of the recommended action will authorize the\nDAS to execute an agreement with Paws for Life K9 Rescue for\nadoption, veterinary, and animal welfare services at the Northeast\nValley Animal Services Center from January 1, 2025 through\nDecember 31, 2027, with three one-year options to extend. The\nGeneral Services Department will provide basic facility maintenance\nfor the Northeast Valley Animal Services Center, including utility\nservice costs, of which is provided through the Water and Electricity\nFund. The City will realize cost savings through the recommended\naction during the term of the agreement based on the services that\nPaws for Life K9 Rescue will provide at no additional cost to the City.\nThere is no additional fiscal impact to the General Fund.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommended\naction is in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that\nbudgeted funds are used for intended purposes.
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(15)\n25-1475\nCD 7\nARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT relative to a review and report on\nthe interpretation and enforcement of Los Angeles Municipal Code\n(LAMC) Article 3, Section 53.15.1, for equine licensing, boarding\npermits, operations, and related activities.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez\n– Lee):\n1. INSTRUCT the Department of Animal Services (DAS), with the\nassistance of the Office of the City Attorney, to review LAMC\nArticle 3, Section 53.15.1 and report on:\na. The current interpretation and enforcement practices.\nb. Any procedural or administrative changes undertaken\nsince January 1, 2024.\nc. The basis for any expanded or newly-applied definitions,\nincluding “livery,” “animal acts,” and equine identification\nrequirements.\nd. Recommendations to establish due-process procedures\nfor equine-related citations and permit actions.\ne. Steps necessary to align equine policies with consistent\nand equitable enforcement standards.\n2. DIRECT the DAS to suspend the issuance and collection of\nequine-related fines, citations, and boarding permit revocations,\neffective January 1, 2024, until LAMC Article 3, Section 53.15.1\nis fully reviewed.\n3. INSTRUCT the DAS to hold public hearings, in coordination\nwith the Los Angeles Equine Advisory Committee, to provide\noutreach and education to equestrians and to solicit input\nregarding necessary regulatory clarifications or updates.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.
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(16)\n13-1526-S5\nENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to\nbudget adjustments and funding considerations for the Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2025-26 Proposition O Program.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. APPROVE the Master Schedule for FY 2025-26 in Attachment 1\nof the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated December\n17, 2025, attached to the Council file.\n2. APPROVE the Proposition O staffing appropriation for FY 2025-\n26 up to $3,768,167 for the Bureau of Contract Administration\n(BCA), Bureau of Engineering (BOE), and Bureau of Sanitation\n(BOS) to continue project implementation (Attachment 2 of said\nCAO report).\na. AUTHORIZE the Controller to reimburse the funding\nsource(s) that are used to front-fund staffing costs for\nProposition O Program for FY 2025-26, subject to the\napproval of the invoices stated in the table provided by the\nCAO in said report.\nb. REQUEST authorization from the Controller to transfer\nand appropriate up to $3,768,167 in Proposition O funds\nfrom various accounts to the departmental budgets for\nBCA, BOE, and BOS, subject to review and approval of\nreimbursement invoices by the CAO.\n3. AUTHORIZE the CAO, in coordination with the BOE and BOS,\nto make technical corrections as needed to the above\nrecommendations to implement Mayor and Council intentions.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there will be no impact\non the General Fund. Funding will come from the Proposition O\nGeneral Obligation Bond Fund. Operations and maintenance costs\ncannot be paid for from General Obligation bonds and will therefore\nbe addressed through the City's annual budgeting process.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the\nrecommendations above comply with the City’s Financial Policies as\nfunding for the proposed projects is provided primarily from bond\nproceeds which are supported by voter-approved property tax\nrevenue.
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(17)\n26-0128\nCD 3\nMOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for\nservices in connection with the observance of the International\nHolocaust Remembrance Day.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $1,462 from the Mayor’s\nportion of the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Event\nGeneral City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000948.\n2. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $1,462 from the Council’s\nportion of the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Event\nGeneral City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the General\nServices Fund 100/40, Account No. 1100 (Hiring Hall), for\nservices in connection with the observance of the International\nHolocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2026, including\nthe illumination of City Hall.
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(18)\n13-0934-S3\nMOTION (RAMAN - McOSKER) relative to amending the prior Council\naction of July 2, 2024, regarding the matter of implementation of the\nJobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone Facade\nImprovement Program across the City (Council File No. 13-0934-S3)\nRecommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\nAMEND Council action of July 2, 2024, regarding the matter of the\nTRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to\na subrecipient agreement with a third-party service provider to\nprovide management services associated with implementation of the\nJobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone Facade\nImprovement Program across the City (Council File No. 13-0934-S3)\nto ADOPT the following RECOMMENDATION:\n1. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development\nDepartment (EWDD) to identify, negotiate, and execute a\nsubrecipient agreement with a third-party services provider for\nan amount up to $1,500,000 from the American Rescue Plan\nAct Fund (Fund No. 64N); for an amount up to $1,000,000 from\nthe General Fund (Fund No. 100); and for an amount up to\n$500,000 in Community Development Block Grand Funds\n(Fund No. 424) payable to 11-11A Creative Collective, Inc., to\nprovide management services associated with implementation\nof the JEDI Zone Fade Improvement Program across the City.\nItems Called Special\nMotions for Posting and Referral\nCouncil Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings\nAdjourning Motions\nCouncil Adjournment\nEXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those\nissues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City\nClerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on\na matter will become a part of the administrative record.\nCODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil\nProcedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code\nof Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which\nthe Council's action becomes final.\nMaterials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System,\nat lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).
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(2)\n26-0132\nCD 4\nMOTION (JURADO - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to\nissuing qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not\nto exceed $85,000,000 for an 11-story hotel located at 1130 South\nHope Street.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal\nResponsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) hearing held on November\n24, 2025 for the Hope Street hotel project, attached to the\nMotion.\n2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving\nthe issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $85,000,000\nto provide financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursement for the\nacquisition, construction, development, equipping, and\noperation of an 11-story hotel located at 1130 South Hope\nStreet in Council District 14.\nItems for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
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(3)\n26-0013\nPERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE\nFIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Schedule A of Section\n4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to include and\nprovide salaries for the new, non-represented classifications of Chief\nOccupational Psychologist (Class Code 2387) and Port Pilot\nApprentice (Class Code 5114).\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated\nNovember 24, 2025, approved as to form and legality by the\nCity Attorney, amending Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the\nLAAC to include and provide salaries for the new, non-\nrepresented classifications of Chief Occupational Psychologist\n(Class Code 2387) and Port Pilot Apprentice (Class Code\n5114).\n2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO), upon\naccretion of the classes to a bargaining unit, to amend the\nappropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the\nsalaries approved by Ordinance.\n3. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical\nor technical errors in the above Ordinance.\nFiscal Impact Statement:\nThe CAO reports that the cost associated with filling Chief\nOccupational Psychologist and Port Pilot Apprentice positions will be\nabsorbed within budgeted funds by the employing departments for\nFiscal Year 2025-26.
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(4)\n24-1334\nPERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to\nproposed Amendment No. 1 to the 2024-2028 Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit No. 23 for the Firefighters\nand Fire Captains Representation Unit.\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. APPROVE Amendment No. 1 to the 2024-2028 MOU for\nBargaining Unit 23.\n2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer\n(CAO) to correct any clerical errors in the MOU or make\nnecessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council\napproval.\nFiscal Impact Statement:\nThe CAO reports that implementation of this MOU amendment will\nhave no fiscal impact on the General Fund. The Harbor Department\nhas agreed to fully fund the Supervisor Fireboat Mates positions,\nincluding the pay and bonus structure as recommended by the\nFormer Interim Fire Chief.
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(5)\n25-1700\nPERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and\nORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the 2025-\n26 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.\nRecommendation for Council Action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\nPRESENT and ADOPT the following accompanying ORDINANCES,\ndated December 5, 2025, authorizing the employment of personnel\nfor 39 Departments and Offices of the City of Los Angeles:\n1. Aging\n2. Animal Services\n3. Building and Safety\n4. Cannabis Regulation\n5. City Administrative Officer (CAO)\n6. City Attorney\n7. City Clerk\n8. City Planning\n9. City Tourism\n10. Civil, Human Rights and Equity\n11. Community Investment for Families\n12. Controller\n13. Council\n14. Cultural Affairs\n15. Disability\n16. Economic and Workforce Development\n17. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument\n18. Emergency Management\n19. Employee Relations Board\n20. Ethics Commission\n21. Finance\n22. Fire\n23. General Services\n24. Housing\n25. Information Technology Agency\n26. Mayor\n27. Neighborhood Empowerment\n28. Personnel\n29. Police\n30. Public Accountability\n31. Public Works – Board\n32. Public Works – Bureau of Contract Administration\n33. Public Works – Bureau of Engineering\n34. Public Works – Bureau of Sanitation\n35. Public Works – Bureau of Street Lighting\n36. Public Works – Bureau of Street Services\n37. Transportation\n38. Youth Development\n39. Zoo\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that funding for these\npositions is provided in Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
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(6)\n25-1378\nCD 2\nGENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION\nrelative to a quitclaim of public water facility easement by Department\nof Water and Power (DWP) to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband\nand wife as community property.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. DETERMINE that this item is exempt pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)\n(3). General Exemptions apply in situations where it can be\nseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in\nquestion may have a significant effect on the environment.\nTherefore, the quitclaim of a DWP public utility easement is not\nan action subject to CEQA.\n2. APPROVE Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board)\nResolution No. 026-094 authorizing the DWP to execute a\nQuitclaim Deed quitclaiming a water facility easement at\nAssessor’s Parcel No. 2356-019-019 in Los Angeles, California,\nto Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, Husband and Wife as\ncommunity property, at no cost to DWP.\n3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated\nDecember 2, 2025, approving Board Resolution No. 026-094\nauthorizing the quitclaim of public water facility easement by\nDWP to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband and wife as\ncommunity property.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that\nthere is no impact on the City General Fund. The DWP Water\nRevenue Fund will receive onetime revenue of $6,420 as a\nprocessing fee for the quitclaim of this easement, which the property\nowners have paid to DWP. The above recommendations comply with\nDWP adopted Financial Policies.
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(7)\n22-0736\nPLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT\nrelative to evaluating the effectiveness of promoting public interest and\nhow transparency has increased with the development and\nimplementation of the Processes and Procedures Ordinance.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nRECEIVE AND FILE the Department of City Planning report dated\nDecember 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative to evaluating\nthe effectiveness of promoting public interest and how transparency\nhas increased with the development and implementation of the\nProcesses and Procedures Ordinance.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable
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(8)\n23-1022-S26\nHOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to\nthe Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of September 30,\n2025.\nRecommendation for Council action:\nNOTE and FILE the City Administrative Officer report dated January\n8, 2026, attached to Council file No. 23-1022-S26, relative to the\nAlliance Settlement Agreement progress as of September 30, 2025.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable
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(9)\n25-1203\nCD 15\nPUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the\nintersection of 225th Street and Halldale Avenue in Harbor Gateway as\n“Janet Horst Square."\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker –\nNazarian):\n1. DESIGNATE the intersection of 225th Street and Halldale\nAvenue in Harbor Gateway as “Janet Horst Square."\n2. DIRECT the Department of Transportation to erect permanent\nceremonial signage at this location in her honor.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor\nthe Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this\nreport.