Los Angeles

City Council

February 10, 2026 Item #37

Agenda Item 37

(37)\n26-1100-S3\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, ORDINANCES\nFIRST CONSIDERATION, and BALLOT RESOLUTIONS relative to a\nballot measure regarding the City's transient occupancy tax (TOT) and\nincreasing the tax rate and other modifications.\nRecommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR, the following options presented by the City\nAttorney:\nA. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT\nRESOLUTION providing the ballot measure text and ballot title\nand question, and ORDINANCE dated, February 5, 2026,\ncalling an Election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, for the purpose of\nsubmitting to the voters of the City of Los Angeles a ballot\nmeasure regarding increasing the TOT by 4% through 2028 and\nthen by 2% thereafter and applying the TOT to online travel\ncompanies.\nB. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT\nRESOLUTION providing the ballot measure text and ballot title\nand question, and ORDINANCE dated, February 5, 2026,\ncalling an Election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, for the purpose of\nsubmitting to the voters of the City of Los Angeles a ballot\nmeasure regarding increasing the TOT by 2% through 2028 and\nthen by 1% thereafter and applying the TOT to online travel\ncompanies.\n(MOTION REQUIRED)\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.