Los Angeles

City Council

April 29, 2026 Item #39

Agenda Item 39

(39)\n25-0002-S26\nRULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS\nCOMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the\nCity’s position on legislation or administrative actions that would\nundermine Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP)\nright to operate as an independent Balancing Authority.\nRecommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution\n(Nazarian - McOsker), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE\nMAYOR:\nRESOLVE to include in the City's 2025-26 State and Federal\nLegislative Programs OPPOSITION to legislation or administrative\nactions that would undermine LADWP's right to operate as an\nindependent balancing authority, diminish its control over its\ntransmission assets or its rights to transmission assets over which it\nhas ownership or in which it has as stake, and/or impose additional\ncharges or costs for the transmission of electricity for LADWP Power\nSystem customers.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative\nAnalyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial\nanalysis of this report.