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(30)
25-0030
RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the
Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025,
and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated
January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather
system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City),
pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
Recommendation for Council action:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, dated January 14, 2025,
to:
1. Resolve that a local emergency exists resulting from ongoing
windstorm and extreme fire weather system and the devastating
wildfires in the City within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et
seq., as set forth in the Mayor’s January 13, 2025 Updated
Declaration of Local Emergency, which incorporated the
declaration of emergency dated January 7, 2025, which the City
Council hereby ratifies.
2. Resolve that because the local emergency, which began on
January 7, 2025, continues to exist, there is a need to continue
the state of local emergency, which the City Council hereby
ratifies.
3. Instruct and request all appropriate City departments (including
proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel, in
accordance with LAAC Code Section 8.21 et seq., to continue
to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City in
this matter to respond to and abate the emergency and prevent
further harm to the life, health, property, and safety, and receive,
process; and, coordinate all inquiries and requirements
necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that
may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the
City who may be affected by the emergency.
4. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management
Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need
to extend the state of local emergency, as appropriate.
5. Resolve that, to the extent the public interest and necessity
demand the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard
life, health, or property in response to the local emergency and
to support the emergency operations of the City and its
departments (including its proprietary departments), agencies,
and personnel (including mutual aid resources) in responding to
the declared local emergency, the competitive bidding
requirements enumerated in City Charter Section 371, and
further codified in the LAAC, including LAAC Section 10.15 be
suspended until termination of the state of emergency and
solely with respect to purchases and contracts needed to
respond to the declared state of emergency.
6. Direct and request City departments and agencies making
purchases pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph five
(5), above, to report every two weeks to the City Council
regarding the purchases and contracts made during the prior
two week period on the reasons justifying why such purchase or
contract was necessary to respond to the emergency, including
why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a
competitive solicitation for bids or proposals, and why
competitive proposals or bidding was not reasonably practicable
or compatible with the City’s interests.
7. Request all City departments and agencies who have the
authority to investigate and/or enforce any/all forms of price
gouging, fraud, and theft by deceit, as described in the
California Penal Code, to do so to the fullest extent permissible
under federal, state, and local law.
8. Instruct the City Clerk, unless and until Council directs
otherwise or discontinues the state of emergency, to timely
agendize this matter so that Council may consider whether to
continue the state of emergency.
9. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution
to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of
the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California,
the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management,
and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. |
February 25, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
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#30
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| 20260224 |
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Los Angeles |
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(34)
17-0409-S1
CD 15
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and
ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the sale of City-
owned property at 438 North Mesa Street in Council District 15
(CD15).
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. DETERMINE that the sale of City-owned property at 438 North
Mesa Street, in CD15, is in the public interest; in accordance
with Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Division 7,
Chapter 1, Article 4 Section 7.27.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
September 24, 2025, authorizing the sale of a certain City-
owned real property that is no longer required for use by the
City, and the public interest or necessity requires the sale
thereof without calling for bids, to the Housing Authority of the
City of Los Angeles (HACLA) for the sum of $580,000.
3. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD), with
the assistance of the City Attorney, to execute a purchase and
sale agreement and all documents necessary to effectuate the
sale of the Property to HACLA, based on the terms specified in
the Findings Section of the February 3, 2026 Municipal
Facilities Committee (MFC) report, attached to the Council FIle,
for the sale of the property; and, INSTRUCT the GSD to
complete the transactions outlined in the Ordinance, process
the necessary documentation to execute the sale, and deposit
the proceeds into the appropriate accounts, as directed by the
LAAC and as approved to form and legality by the City Attorney.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the sale of City-owned
property located at 438 North Mesa Street, in CD15, to HACLA for a
total purchase price of $580,000 will have a positive impact on the
CD15 Real Property Trust Fund 697/14/5141 and the General Fund
100/40/5141, with 50 percent of the sale proceeds less closing costs
and administrative fees deposited into each fund.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the
recommendations stated in the February 3, 2026 MFC report,
attached to the Council File, comply with the City’s Financial Policies
in that a real property is to be disposed of at fair market value. |
February 24, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
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#34
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| 20260217 |
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(6)
26-0054
EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the sale of
three City-owned properties to its respective tenured tenants in Bishop,
Inyo County.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. ADOPT the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
determinations of the Board of Water and Power
Commissioners (Board) that the sale of parcels of real property
to existing leaseholders is exempt from CEQA pursuant to
Section 15060(c)(3) and Section 15378(b)(5) that states an
activity is not subject to CEQA if the activity is not a project and
does not have a significant effect on the environment.
2. APPROVE the Department of Water and Power (DWP)
proposed Resolution authorizing the DWP to execute three
Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Real Property, and
Escrow Instructions for the sale of three City-owned properties
under DWP management and control to its respective tenured
tenants, specifically Mammoth Development, Inc., Ryan T.
Miller, and Jack in the Box, Inc., in accordance with the Land
Management Guidelines - City Land Acquisition and Divestment
Policy for Inyo and Mono Counties, for a total of $610,000.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
January 23, 2026, approving Board Resolution No. 026135
authorizing Land Divestment Policy - sale of three properties to
existing tenured tenants in Bishop, Inyo County.
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 revenue of $610,000 from the three
respective Property sales. The above recommendations comply with
the DWP adopted Financial Policies. |
February 17, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#6
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| 20260217 |
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Los Angeles |
City Council |
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(59)
21-1015-S15
PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to a grant application and award from the California
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Homeland
Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) – Fiscal Year (FY)
2024-25 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and the
General Manager, Information Technology Agency (ITA), or
designee, to prepare and submit the grant application for the
Cal OES HSEM – SLGP – FY 2024-25 proposal.
2. REQUEST the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and INSTRUCT
the General Manager, ITA, or designee, upon notification from
the grantor, to report back if the City is awarded the grant, to
request authority to accept the grant award; and, to request
approval for any related actions to implement the grant award.
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to:
a. Accept the FY 2024 SLCGP grant in the amount of
$250,000 from the Cal OES for the period effective from
December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
b. Execute the Grant Award Agreement on behalf of the City
and submit any other necessary agreements and
documents relative to the grant award, subject to the
approval of the City Attorney as to form.
c. Approve the FY 2024 SLCGP budget and authorize the
Mayor's Office of Public Safety to expend the grant in
accordance with the approved budget.
d. Submit to the grantor on behalf of the City requests for
drawdown of funds for payment of reimbursements of the
City funds expended for approved grant purposes.
e. Receive, deposit into, and disburse from a new SLCGP
Fund, the grant funds from the FY 2024 SLCGP grant
award.
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
a. Establish a new interest-bearing fund entitled “Fiscal Year
2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program”, and
create a receivable in the Fund in the amount of $250,000
for the FY 2024 SLCGP grant.
b. Expend and receive funds upon presentation of
documentation and proper demand by the Mayor’s Office
of Public Safety to reimburse City departments for
approved FY 2024 SLCGP grant purchases.
c. Transfer funds between appropriation accounts upon
request by the Mayor, pursuant to modifications of the
grant approved by the grantor.
5. ADOPT the below FY 2024 SLCGP Grant Budget in the total
amount of $250,000, and authorize the Mayor to create new
appropriation accounts within the new FY 2024 SLCGP Grant
Fund No. XXX as follows:
a. Appropriation Account No. 46C932 – ITA Grant Allocation;
Amount: $237,500
b. Appropriation Account No. 46C146 – Mayor’s Office
Salaries; Amount: $8,486
c. Appropriation Account No. 46C299 – Reimbursement of
General Fund Costs; Amount: $4,014
6. TRANSFER appropriations from FY 2024 SLCGP Grant Fund
No. XXX/46, to the General Fund to reimburse the General
Fund for FY 2024 SLCGP as follows:
From:
Fund No. XXX/46, Account No. 46C146 – Mayor’s Office
Salaries; Amount: $8,486
To:
Fund No.100/46, Account No. 001020 – Grant Reimbursed
Salaries; Amount: $8,486
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer up to $4,014 from Fund
No. XXX, Account No. 46C299, to the General Fund,
Department No. 46, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for
reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
8. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer cash from Fund No.
XXX/46 to reimburse the General Fund, on an as-needed basis,
upon presentation of proper documentation from City
departments, subject to the approval of the Mayor’s Office of
Public Safety.
9. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller
instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to approval of
the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the
Controller to implement the instructions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the
recommendations in the report will not result in a General Fund
impact. No matching funds are required for this funding opportunity.
However, upon notification of a grant award, a reassessment on the
General Fund impact should be completed as it relates to either lower
than requested grant award amounts, verification of local match
requirements, or front-funding for grants on a reimbursement basis.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the
recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial
Policies. |
February 17, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#59
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| 20260217 |
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Los Angeles |
City Council |
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(51)
26-0032
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting a non-
monetary donation valued at $30,000 from the Los Angeles Police
Foundation for the purchase of new dry suits to benefit the Los
Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Metropolitan Division Maritime
Dive Team.
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the acceptance of non-monetary donation from the Los
Angeles Police Foundation valued at approximately $30,000 for the
purchase of new dry suits to benefit the LAPD Metropolitan Division
Maritime Dive Team; and, THANK the donor for this generous
donation.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None from the Board of Police
Commissioners. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief
Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
February 17, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#51
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| 20260217 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(32)
26-0165
MOTION (LEE - PARK) relative to funding for the purchase of radio
calibration equipment required for the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) to conduct radio calibration in-house in support of the transition
to a trunked communication system.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF
THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the transfer of $191,408 from the Contractual
Services Account (003040), Work Order Number 0790502X
(Voice Radio Switch Extended Maintenance), to the Furniture,
Office, and Technical Equipment Account (007300) for the
purpose of purchasing radio calibration equipment required for
the LAPD to conduct radio calibration in-house in support of the
transition to a trunked communication system.
2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to make any corrections, clarifications
or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including
any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this
Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or
account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may
be made orally, electronically or by any other means. |
February 17, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#32
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| 20260210 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
Item |
(17)
26-0084
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
proposed no-cost lease with the United States Navy (US Navy) for the
property located at 3171 Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 (situated
on a portion of APN 7442-001-915 and a portion of APN 7442-001
910), for a term of three years in connection with the acquisition of said
property.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker –
Hutt):
1. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services GSD, with the
assistance of the City Attorney and City Administrative Officer
(CAO), to negotiate a no-cost lease with the United States Navy
for the property located at 3171 Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA
90731 (situated on a portion of APN 7442-001-915 and a
portion of APN 7442-001 910), for a term of three years while
acquisition efforts begin.
2. INSTRUCT the CAO to identify:
a. $40,000 to be paid to the US Navy relative to
administrative costs for:
i. Development of environmental compliance
documentation
ii. Development
of
lease
and
supporting
documentation
iii. Real Estate Contracting Officer review and
execution
iv. US Navy cadastral review of legal description and
survey
b. $35,000 to be paid to a land survey company for the
required legal description(s) needed for the lease and
subsequent purchase documents.
3. INSTRUCT the CAO to work with the Bureau of Engineering
(BOE) and GSD to identify funding for the City to perform a
Phase I environmental site assessment for the identified parcels
to be conveyed to the City.
4. INSTRUCT the GSD, with the assistance of the Department of
Recreation and Parks, to begin negotiations for a sublease
agreement with San Pedro Athletic Complex and San Pedro
Girls Softball Association to continue using the baseball and
softball fields located at 3181 North Gaffey, on a portion of
APN 7442-001-915 and at 2981 North Gaffey Street, on a
portion of APN 7442-001-910 upon execution of the three-year
lease with the US Navy.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
February 10, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#17
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