| 20260204 |
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(7)
22-0736
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
relative to evaluating the effectiveness of promoting public interest and
how transparency has increased with the development and
implementation of the Processes and Procedures Ordinance.
Recommendation for Council action:
RECEIVE AND FILE the Department of City Planning report dated
December 17, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative to evaluating
the effectiveness of promoting public interest and how transparency
has increased with the development and implementation of the
Processes and Procedures Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable |
February 04, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#7
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| 20260204 |
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(6)
25-1378
CD 2
GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION
relative to a quitclaim of public water facility easement by Department
of Water and Power (DWP) to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband
and wife as community property.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. DETERMINE that this item is exempt pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)
(3). General Exemptions apply in situations where it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, the quitclaim of a DWP public utility easement is not
an action subject to CEQA.
2. APPROVE Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board)
Resolution No. 026-094 authorizing the DWP to execute a
Quitclaim Deed quitclaiming a water facility easement at
Assessor’s Parcel No. 2356-019-019 in Los Angeles, California,
to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, Husband and Wife as
community property, at no cost to DWP.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
December 2, 2025, approving Board Resolution No. 026-094
authorizing the quitclaim of public water facility easement by
DWP to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband and wife as
community property.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that
there is no impact on the City General Fund. The DWP Water
Revenue Fund will receive onetime revenue of $6,420 as a
processing fee for the quitclaim of this easement, which the property
owners have paid to DWP. The above recommendations comply with
DWP adopted Financial Policies. |
February 04, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#6
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| 20260204 |
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Item |
(5)
25-1700
PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and
ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the 2025-
26 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.
Recommendation for Council Action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the following accompanying ORDINANCES,
dated December 5, 2025, authorizing the employment of personnel
for 39 Departments and Offices of the City of Los Angeles:
1. Aging
2. Animal Services
3. Building and Safety
4. Cannabis Regulation
5. City Administrative Officer (CAO)
6. City Attorney
7. City Clerk
8. City Planning
9. City Tourism
10. Civil, Human Rights and Equity
11. Community Investment for Families
12. Controller
13. Council
14. Cultural Affairs
15. Disability
16. Economic and Workforce Development
17. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
18. Emergency Management
19. Employee Relations Board
20. Ethics Commission
21. Finance
22. Fire
23. General Services
24. Housing
25. Information Technology Agency
26. Mayor
27. Neighborhood Empowerment
28. Personnel
29. Police
30. Public Accountability
31. Public Works – Board
32. Public Works – Bureau of Contract Administration
33. Public Works – Bureau of Engineering
34. Public Works – Bureau of Sanitation
35. Public Works – Bureau of Street Lighting
36. Public Works – Bureau of Street Services
37. Transportation
38. Youth Development
39. Zoo
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that funding for these
positions is provided in Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget. |
February 04, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#5
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| 20260204 |
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Item |
(3)
26-0013
PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Schedule A of Section
4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to include and
provide salaries for the new, non-represented classifications of Chief
Occupational Psychologist (Class Code 2387) and Port Pilot
Apprentice (Class Code 5114).
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
November 24, 2025, approved as to form and legality by the
City Attorney, amending Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the
LAAC to include and provide salaries for the new, non-
represented classifications of Chief Occupational Psychologist
(Class Code 2387) and Port Pilot Apprentice (Class Code
5114).
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO), upon
accretion of the classes to a bargaining unit, to amend the
appropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the
salaries approved by Ordinance.
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical
or technical errors in the above Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact Statement:
The CAO reports that the cost associated with filling Chief
Occupational Psychologist and Port Pilot Apprentice positions will be
absorbed within budgeted funds by the employing departments for
Fiscal Year 2025-26. |
February 04, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#3
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| 20260204 |
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(13)
25-0289
ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION
relative to authorizing the Los Angeles County (County) Department of
Public Health to collect and publish medical debt data and financial
assistance activities.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated
December 20, 2025, adding Paragraphs (H) and (I) to Subdivision 1
of Subsection (a) of Section 31.00, Chapter III of the Los Angeles
Municipal Code to incorporate County Code Sections 11.02.085
through 11.41.045, to authorize the County Department of Public
Health to collect and publish medical debt data and related
information from hospitals operating within the City of Los Angeles.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither
the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
February 04, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#13
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| 20260203 |
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Los Angeles |
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Item |
(6)
25-1408
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and
ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the transfer of
money from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund during
Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power
Commissioners’ (Board) action of November 18, 2025,
Resolution No. 026-107, which approves the transfer of money
from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund during
Fiscal Year 2025-26.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
December 3, 2025, directing the transfer of surplus money from
the Power Revenue Fund of the Department of Water and
Power to the City Reserve Fund during Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
February 03, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#6
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| 20260203 |
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(30)
25-0006-S57
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the waiver
of plan check and permit fees associated with the reconstruction of
private property damaged or destroyed in the January 2025 Wildfires.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. NOTE AND FILE the following reports and Amending Motions,
attached to the Council file:
a. City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated May 7,
2025
b. CAO report dated October 2, 2025
c. City Attorney report and draft Ordinance dated June 20,
2025
d. Amending Motion 23C (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) dated
December 2, 2025
e. Amending Motion 23D (Park – Nazarian) dated December
2, 2025.
2. APPROVE Option 3 (A, B, and C) as detailed in the CAO report
dated January 16, 2026, attached to the Council file, for the
waiver of fees for all structures, regardless of rebuild/repair
scale, only up to the amount attributed to 110 percent of the
original footprint, with an aggregate cap of $90 million, for three
years. Property owners would be liable for fees in excess of 110
percent rebuild/repair scale.
3. FIND that the waiving of plan check and permit fees for
rebuilding properties that were damaged or destroyed as a
result of the January 2025 Wildfires represents a clear public
benefit inasmuch as the waivers would remove barriers to
reconstruction and benefit the economy of the City of Los
Angeles.
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a new
Ordinance consistent with its recommendations and including
all previous provisions around eligibility subject to ownership at
the time of the January 2025 Wildfires, including relative
positions from previous draft Ordinances that align with this
report, with a timeline for eligibility retroactive to the date of the
fire and not longer than three years from the date that the
Council acts.
5. REQUEST the Controller to establish a new account, Wildfire
Emergency Permit Fee Subsidies, in the General City Purposes
(GCP); and, appropriate $10 million from a temporary revolving
loan from the Building and Safety Building Permit Enterprise
Fund (Enterprise Fund) to be repaid with interest.
6. INSTRUCT the Department of Building and Safety and other
relevant City departments to establish fee subsidy procedures,
including the process for obtaining reimbursements of
subsidized fees from the GCP to ensure full cost recovery for
the Enterprise Fund.
7. INSTRUCT the CAO to:
a. Identify unrestricted funds to repay the Enterprise Fund,
for any and all fees waived in connection with the January
2025 Wildfires, with interest calculated at the City Daily
Interest Pool Rate.
b. Recommend a funding strategy to the Mayor and Council,
for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget, that
would limit the General Fund obligation to a maximum of
$30 million per year over the next three fiscal years.
c. Report back to the Budget and Finance Committee, with
support from affected City departments, via the Financial
Status Report process with updates on the use of this
waiver program, including the types of properties for which
permits have been issued.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that should the Council
approve the recommendations contained in the CAO report dated
January 16, 2026, and waive fees for all structures (single family
dwelling, duplexes, accessory dwelling units, multi-family dwellings,
and commercial properties), regardless of rebuild/repair scale, up to
the amount attributable to 110 percent, the General Fund impact is
$98.30 million, not including the costs of borrowing. Should the
Council choose to limit the fee waivers to only single-family dwellings
and duplexes that are rebuilding only up to 110 percent of the original
footprint, the estimated General Fund impact is $80.4 million, not
including the costs of borrowing. Should the Council choose to extend
the fee waivers to all structures with no limit on the rebuild/repair
scale, the General Fund impact could be over $126.43 million, not
including the costs of borrowing.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that in order to comply
with the City Financial Policies, the City Council needs to make a
finding of public benefit to waive fees for services for individual users.
Because the fees to be waived are for services funded through a
source of funds generated by the collection of those fees, a General
Fund appropriation would be required to prevent other service users
from improperly subsidizing such fees. |
February 03, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#30
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| 20260203 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(25)
25-1363
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed
2026 Los Angeles Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
Recommendations for Council action:
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance
adding a new Article 7.1 to Chapter V of the Municipal Code to create
the proposed Los Angeles California Wildlife Urban Interface Code
(LAWUIC) which adopts provisions of the 2025 California Wildlife
Urban Interface Code with any specified modifications.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)
reports that the Department has budgeted for the editing, publication
and purchase of the 2026 LAWUIC. Neither the City Administrative
Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial
analysis of this report. |
February 03, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#25
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| 20260203 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(11)
15-0989-S47
STATUTORY EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT AND AD HOC COMMITTEE
ON THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT
relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to exempt
certain 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games) related projects
from planning and zoning requirements of the City’s Zoning Code in
preparation for the Games.
A. PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT
Recommendations for Council action:
1. DETERMINE, based on the independent judgment of the
decision maker, after consideration of the whole administrative
record that the proposed project is statutorily exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the
California Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(7) and
CEQA Guidelines Section 15272; ADOPT the proposed
Ordinance, as modified by the Technical Modification adopted
by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) on
January 8, 2026; ADOPT the Department of City Planning Staff
Recommendation Report dated January 8, 2026, as the
Council’s report on the subject, and Findings.
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the draft
Ordinance.
3. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer to report separately
on cost-recovery for staff time pursuant to the draft ordinance
and any fiscal impact.
B. AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND
PARALYMPIC GAMES REPORT
Recommendations for Council action:
1. CONCUR with the action taken by the Planning and Land Use
Management Committee on January 13, 2026, attached to
Council file No. 15-0989-S47.
2. AMEND Page No. 3, Section 12.22 A.40(f)(2) of the proposed
Draft Ordinance dated January 8, 2026, attached to the LACPC
report dated January 8, 2026, attached to Council file No. 15-
0989-S47, respectively, to read as follows:
“(2) Despite 12.22.A.40.(f)(1) above, Signs are temporary,
permitted pursuant to 12.22 A.40.(g)(1)(iii)(3), and shall be
subject to the following standards:”
3. AMEND Page No. 10, Section 1.7.1.F.2. of the proposed Draft
Ordinance dated January 8, 2026, attached to the LACPC
report dated January 8, 2026, attached to Council the file,
respectively, to read as follows:
“2. Despite Paragraph 1. of this Subsection (Planning and
Zoning Exemption) above, signs are temporary, permitted
pursuant to Sec. 1.7.1.G.1.a.iii.3. (Process for a Temporary
Project), below, and shall be subject to the following standards:”
4. AMEND Page No. 11, Section 1.7.1.G.1.a.iii. of the proposed
Draft Ordinance dated January 8, 2026, attached to the LACPC
report dated January 8, 2026, attached to Council the file,
respectively, to read as follows:
“iii. Applicants of signs pursuant to Sec.1.7.1.F.2., above, shall
file an administrative permit application with the Department of
City Planning an administrative review application that shall be
cleared by the named City Liaisons: City Administrative Officer,
Chief Legislative Analyst, and the Mayor’s Office of Major
Events.”
5. AMEND the proposed Draft Ordinance dated January 8, 2026,
attached to the LACPC report dated January 8, 2026, attached
to the Council file, respectively, to include the City Attorney's
Office as the fourth required sign off for the locations.
6. INSTRUCT the Department of Building and Safety to report to
Council on what enhanced measures, even if temporary, that
the City can authorize in advance to speed up the enforcement
of illegal signs, leading up to and during the 2028 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of City
Planning. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief
Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
February 03, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#11
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| 20260128 |
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Item |
(7)
25-0572-S1
EXEMPTION, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of certain Zoning Code
authorities from the Department of Building and Safety (DBS) to the
Department of City Planning (DCP).
Recommendations for Council action:
1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative
record, that the proposed Zoning Code Amendment
Ordinance is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, Section 15378(b)(5) and is exempt from
CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
3. APPROVE the proposed ordinance relative to the transfer
of certain zoning plan check responsibilities from the DBS
to the DCP, included in the LACPC report dated
December 17, 2025, attached to the Council file.
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present draft
Ordinances to: 1) transfer certain zoning plan check
responsibilities from the DBS to the DCP, as detailed in
the LACPC report and 2) include amendments to the Los
Angeles Administrative Code and the Building Code.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No. CPC-2025-5392-CA
Environmental No. ENV-2025-5393-CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 28, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#7
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| 20260128 |
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Los Angeles |
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Item |
(6)
25-1535
CD 5
HOUSING ELEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) AND RELATED ENVIROMENTAL
FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM)
COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION
relative to a Zone and Height District Change for the properties located
in the neighborhoods of Century Glen and Beverly Angeles, both of
which are in the West Los Angeles Community Plan Area in Council
District 5.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. FIND, based on the whole of the record, in the
independent judgment of the decisionmaker, the Project
was analyzed in the Housing Element EIR No. ENV-2020-
6762-EIR, SCH No. 2021010130 certified on November
29, 2021, and Addendum ENV-2020-6762-EIR-ADD1
approved June 14, 2022; and Addendum ENV-2020-6762-
EIR-ADD2 approved February 7, 2025, and that no
subsequent or supplemental EIR is required pursuant to
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section
15162 and 15164 to adopt the draft Ordinance.
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE,
dated December 11, 2025, to effectuate a Zone and
Height District Change from R1-1-O to R1V2-O, for the
update in zoning to the R1V2 zone will convey most of the
same development standards and use allowances as the
R1-1 zone, depending upon the size of a lot, the R1V2
zone may allow slightly more residential floor area than
the current R1-1 zone; for the properties located in the
neighborhoods of Century Glen and Beverly Angeles, both
of which are in the West Los Angeles Community Plan
Area in Council District 5, the Century Glen Project Area is
generally bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard to the
north, Pico Boulevard to the south, Beverly Glen
Boulevard to the west, and Century Park West and Fox
Hills Drive to the east, the Beverly Angeles Project Area is
generally bounded by Roxbury Drive to the north and
east, Vidor Drive to the south, and Beverly Green Drive to
the west, including four parcels and three irregular shaped
lots on the western side of Beverly Green Drive along the
southwest boundary of the City of Beverly Hills.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No. CPC-2025-5011-ZC-HD
Environmental Nos. ENV-2020-6762-EIR; ENV-2020-6762- EIR-
ADD1; and ENV-2020-6762-EIR-ADD2
Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General
Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. |
January 28, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#6
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| 20260128 |
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Los Angeles |
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Item |
(4)
25-1282
CD 11
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
relative to amending the Certified Venice Land Use Plan.
Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park - Lee):
INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of
the City Attorney, and in consultation with the California Coastal
Commission, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend the
Certified Venice Land Use Plan to clarify Policy I.C.1 (Industrial Land
Use), to explicitly prescribe that commercial uses are permitted on
industrially designated land.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
January 28, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#4
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| 20260128 |
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Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(2)
17-1071-S1
CDs 3, 4
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION , PLANNING AND LAND USE
MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Ventura-Cahuenga
Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline the review process for
signs, interior tenant improvements, and a change of use, and update
the appointment process and composition of the Ventura-Cahuenga
Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Review Board.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. FIND, that the draft Ordinance is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources
Code sections 21000, et seq.) under CEQA Guidelines, Section
15301; Section 15303; Section 15311; and Section 15320;
based on the whole of the administrative record, substantial
evidence supports the project falls within the categorical
exemption and there is no substantial evidence supporting an
exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, Section 15300.2.
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC), as the Findings of Council.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated
November 17, 2025, amending the Ventura-Cahuenga
Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline the review
process for signs, interior tenant improvements, and a change
of use, and update the appointment process and composition of
the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Review
Board.
4. REQUEST the City Attorney and the Department of City
Planning to clarify, before the matter is scheduled for Council,
whether modifications to the Ventura Specific Plan regarding
the conversion of existing mural signs can be accommodated
now, or whether these modifications would require the matter to
return to the LACPC for further review.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither
the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 28, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#2
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| 20260128 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(17)
26-0016
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and
ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the issuance and
sale of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA)
Lease Revenue Bonds (Bonds), lease and leaseback of real
property between the City and MICLA; and, creation of a special fund
to record accounting transactions.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. ADOPT the accompanying Authorizing RESOLUTION, attached
to the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated January 8,
2026, attached to the Council file, which authorizes the
issuance and sale in a principal amount up to $255 million of
MICLA Bonds, Series 2026-A (Capital Equipment and Real
Property), to be sold on a negotiated basis; and, authorizes the
execution and delivery of related bond documents in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Bonds.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated
January 9, 2026, approving the lease and leaseback of certain
real properties by and between the City and MICLA in
connection with the issuance of Bonds by MICLA, to be issued
to retire certain maturities of commercial paper notes issued by
MICLA.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated
January 9, 2026, adding Section 5.162.57 to Article 2.5,
Chapter 9, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
create a special fund related to the Bonds to be issued by
MICLA, in one or more series, preliminarily named the
Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles Lease
Revenue Bonds, Series 2026-A (Capital Equipment and Real
Property), with such additional series and subseries
designations as determined by the City, to record certain
accounting transactions related to the Bonds.
4. INSTRUCT the Controller to create an account in the Capital
Finance Administration Fund (Fund No. 100/53) that will be
used to pay for future lease payments entitled “MICLA 2026-A
(Capital Equipment & Real Property)”.
5. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections and
adjustments as necessary to those transactions included in said
CAO report to implement the Mayor and Council intentions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the issuance of the
Bonds in an aggregate principal amount up to $255 million will be
payable from lease payments to be made by the City to MICLA
pursuant to the Lease Agreement, which is an obligation of the
General Fund, subject to annual appropriations in the Adopted Budget
within the Capital Finance Administration Fund (Fund No. 100/53).
The resulting semi-annual lease payments will be due on April 15 and
October 15 in sufficient amounts to pay semi-annual debt service
payments for the Bonds. There is no additional General Fund impact
as the first lease payment will occur in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the issuance of
the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount up to $255 million, along
with the associated lease payments, will not cause the City’s debt
service obligations to exceed six percent of General Fund revenues
for non-voter-approved debt, as required by the City’s Financial
Policies. After the issuance of the Bonds, the projected non-voter
approved debt ratio is estimated to be 2.40 percent in FY 2025-26
and 2.73 percent in FY 2026-27, as detailed in Attachment B of said
CAO report.
Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the Bonds will be
payable from lease payments to be made by the City pursuant to the
Lease Agreement, which is a General Fund obligation. These lease
payments to MICLA will be annually budgeted in the Capital Finance
Administration Fund (Fund No. 100/53). The average annual debt
service for the Bonds is estimated to be $15.9 million over 20 years,
through May 1, 2046. The total debt service, including total principal
and interest, over the life of the Bonds is estimated to be
approximately $318.8 million. Actual interest rates may differ as rates
are dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance. After the
issuance of the Bonds, the projected non-voter approved debt ratio is
estimated to be 2.40 percent in FY 2025-26 and 2.73 percent in FY
2026-27, as detailed in Attachment B of said CAO report. |
January 28, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#17
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| 20260127 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(9)
25-0866
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles
Administrative Code (LAAC) to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
January 23, 2026, adding Section 8.336 to the Los Angeles
Administrative Code to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney.
Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 27, 2026
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26-0088
MOTION (RAMAN - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to a request to City
Attorney to prepare and present ballot measure language, with a
severability clause, and the necessary ballot resolutions and election
ordinance to place the measure on the June 2, 2026 ballot, to amend
the Measure ULA ordinance.
Recommendation for Council action:
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present ballot measure
language, with a severability clause, and the necessary ballot
resolutions and election ordinance to place the measure on the June
2, 2026 ballot, to amend the Measure ULA ordinance with the
following changes:
Commercial/Multifamily & Palisades Exemptions:
Amend Section 21.9.2 to:
• Create a fifteen year exemption for newly constructed
multifamily, commercial or mixed use (i.e. multifamily and
commercial combined). The exemption should apply to
multifamily and commercial properties transferred within 15
years from issuance of the most recent certificate of occupancy
for new construction or substantial rehabilitation. Multifamily is
defined as any properties containing 4 or more dwelling units
and commercial is defined as any properties containing non-
residential uses.
• Amend Measure ULA to allow the Office of Finance to issue an
exemption for three years after any natural disaster upon a
showing by the listed taxpayer that the Measure ULA tax will
cause an undue hardship. This rule should be retroactive to
owners of record of residential properties on January 7, 2025 in
fire-impacted areas.
Affordable Housing Production Technical Changes:
• Amend Section 21.9.14 to add non-profit and a limited
partnership whose general partner is a single-member limited
liability company wholly controlled by a nonprofit corporation
meeting the affordable housing development qualifications.
• Amend Section 22.618.3 (d)(l)(i)b.4 to clarify that the language
is not applicable in cases of transfers by foreclosure, deed-in-
lieu of foreclosure, or other similar conveyance. Replace the
resale requirement with a first right of refusal clause for qualified
non-profits, Community Land Trusts, and Limited Equity
Housing Cooperatives with affordable housing development
qualifications to bid on the property at fair market value with a
60 day response period.
• Amend Section 22.618.3(d)(l)(i)b.7 to provide necessary
flexibility for seniority to be determined based on the
requirements of other public funders and based on the size of
each lender's loan.
• Amend Section 22.618.3(d)(l)(i)b.1 and b.2 to provide flexibility
to the Los Angeles Housing Department to permit an
adjustment of rents up to 80% of Area Median Income to ensure
positive cash flow, for example following the loss of subsidy or
the risk of foreclosure for project feasibility. This opportunity to
shift affordability levels within a project should only be used in
times of financial distress to remove any risk.
Contracting
• Add a provision to ensure that upon City Council approval for
matters related to Measure ULA, the City Attorney must
conclude review as to form in 90 days or less. |
January 27, 2026
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25-0029
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to potential
ballot measures, options and proposals for the June and November
2026 elections to increase General Fund Tax revenue.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. APPROVE the following general revenue tax options to
Strengthen Fiscal Stability and Preserve Core Services for
placement on the June 2, 2026 Primary Nominating Election
Ballot:
a. Tax Measure: Transient Occupancy Tax; Current
Rate: General Fund – 13 percent, Total – 14 percent; Rate
Increase: 4.0 percent, 2.0 percent; Duration: 4 percent
until December 2028, 2 percent thereafter and permanent;
Annual Estimated Revenue Impact: $89 million, $45
million
b. Tax Measure: Parking Occupancy Tax; Current Rate: 10
percent; Rate Increase: 5.0 percent; Duration: Permanent;
Annual Estimated Revenue Impact: $67 million
c. Tax Measure: Cannabis Business Tax Parity; Current
Rate: Various; Rate Increase: N/A; Duration: Permanent;
Annual Estimated Revenue Impact: Approximately $70
million
2. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City
Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst
(CLA), to prepare and present the necessary Resolutions and
Ordinances for the proposed ballot measures stated above for
the June 2, 2026 Primary Nominating Election Ballot, on or
before January 28, 2026, for Council adoption by no later than
February 11, 2026; and, to include a separate ballot measure to
close the TOT loophole regardless of the amount, as follows:
a. Revise the definitions of tax applicability to explicitly
include Online Travel Company (OTC) charges and
markups as taxable charges.
b. Add a requirement that operators disclose all OTCs
providing payments.
c. Add language clarifying the applicability of TOT to certain
common fees and charges.
d. Add language requiring any organized platform or
marketplace facilitating short-term rental of property within
the City to collect applicable TOT at the time of payment
and remit the money collected to the City.
e. How the City can address enforcement with OTCs, not
just with the home-sharing platforms, as many of whom
are working with the City in good-faith.
3. INSTRUCT the CAO to engage on-call consultants to study the
following four general revenue tax options for consideration as a
measure on the November 3, 2026 Ballot, or future ballots:
a. Major Event Tax
b. Shared Ride Tax
c. Vacancy Tax
d. Retail Delivery Fee
4. INSTRUCT the CAO to identify funding up to $100,000 per
study for each of the tax and fee revenue options selected by
the Council for further consideration, excluding any options
selected for the June 2, 2026 Ballot.
5. INSTRUCT the CLA and Office of Finance, with assistance from
the Department of City Planning (DCP), to provide an update to
the next scheduled Budget and Finance Committee and
Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee on
the status of the pending Vacation Rental Ordinance [Council
file No. (CF) 18-1246], including options to increase the citywide
cap on vacation rentals, changing the geographic unit subject to
concentration caps from Census tracts to community plan areas
and increase said cap, increasing the maximum number of days
per calendar year a vacation rental may be rented, and
implementing a vacation rental application fee to fund
enforcement activities.
6. STRIKE Recommendation No. 7 contained in said CAO report
relative to rescinding the Council action of July 30, 2025, CF 22-
0392-S1, which requests the City Attorney to prepare and
present an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 188699 relative
to the establishment of a Transportation Communications
Network (TCN) Revenue Fund, that would allocated 75 percent
of TCN Revenue by Council District based on the percentage of
total area (square feet) of operational digital displays located
within each Council District, and 25 percent for citywide
purposes.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no immediate
fiscal impact on the General Fund as a result of the recommendations
in the report; however, recommendations identify potential future
actions that may require additional appropriations through interim
budget actions subject to Mayor and Council approval.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the
recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial
Policies in that the report is for informational purposes only and does
not commit the City to any future expenditure of funds without further
legislative action. |
January 27, 2026
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25-1370
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed
2026 Los Angeles Fire Code.
Recommendation for Council action:
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance
amending Article 7 of Chapter V of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
to replace the current Los Angeles Fire Code with the 2025 California
Fire Code with specified modifications.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)
reports that the department has budgeted for the editing, publication
and purchase of the 2026 LAFC amendment package. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 27, 2026
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11-0630
EXEMPTIONS, ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY
ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST
CONSIDERATION relative to adding Verdugo Mountain Park, located
in the Shadow Hills neighborhood, to the list of City parks with specific
opening and closing hours.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. DETERMINE the following:
a. The proposed action is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 of
the State CEQA Guidelines and Section 1(a) of Article III
of the City CEQA Guidelines, in that the project involves
the minor alteration of an existing public facility with
negligible or no expansion of its current use.
b. The proposed action is exempt pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15323, as its action consists of the
normal operation of existing facilities for public gatherings
for which the facility was designed.
c. The proposed action does not constitute a project under
CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15378(b), in that the action relates merely to
administrative and organizational matters and the setting
of policy and procedures that do not result in any direct or
indirect change to the physical environment.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated
January 5, 2026, amending Section 63.44.B.14(c) of Article 3,
Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add Verdugo
Mountain Park, located east of the Interstate 5 freeway and
south of La Tuna Canyon Road in the Shadow Hills
neighborhood, to the list of parks with specific opening and
closing hours to open at Sunrise and close at Sunset.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither
the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 21, 2026
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25-1516
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
relative to amending Chapter 14 – Deferred Compensation Plan, of the
Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to allow for an employer
contribution to an employee’s Deferred Compensation Plan 457(b)
retirement savings account.
Recommendation for Council action:
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance
amending Chapter 14 – Deferred Compensation Plan, of the LAAC to
allow for an employer contribution to an employee’s Deferred
Compensation Plan 457(b) retirement savings account.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that
developing the details of the proposed Plan amendment and
associated implementation steps will cost an estimated $250,000,
including set up and reprogramming fees to the Plan record keeper,
consulting costs, and staffing reimbursement expenses. The Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has pledged to
contribute $150,000, with the difference coming from the General
Fund. The General Fund will not be impacted beyond the preparation
of Plan design changes and initial implementation steps; once the
employer contribution feature is enacted, expenses will be part of
ongoing operating costs for the Plan. The funds for the employer
contribution amounts themselves will be borne solely by LADWP. |
January 21, 2026
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