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13-0934-S3
MOTION (RAMAN - McOSKER) relative to amending the prior Council
action of July 2, 2024, regarding the matter of implementation of the
Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone Facade
Improvement Program across the City (Council File No. 13-0934-S3)
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
AMEND Council action of July 2, 2024, regarding the matter of the
TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
a subrecipient agreement with a third-party service provider to
provide management services associated with implementation of the
Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone Facade
Improvement Program across the City (Council File No. 13-0934-S3)
to ADOPT the following RECOMMENDATION:
1. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development
Department (EWDD) to identify, negotiate, and execute a
subrecipient agreement with a third-party services provider for
an amount up to $1,500,000 from the American Rescue Plan
Act Fund (Fund No. 64N); for an amount up to $1,000,000 from
the General Fund (Fund No. 100); and for an amount up to
$500,000 in Community Development Block Grand Funds
(Fund No. 424) payable to 11-11A Creative Collective, Inc., to
provide management services associated with implementation
of the JEDI Zone Fade Improvement Program across the City.
Items Called Special
Motions for Posting and Referral
Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings
Adjourning Motions
Council Adjournment
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City
Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on
a matter will become a part of the administrative record.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which
the Council's action becomes final.
Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System,
at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). |
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13-1526-S5
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
budget adjustments and funding considerations for the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025-26 Proposition O Program.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. APPROVE the Master Schedule for FY 2025-26 in Attachment 1
of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated December
17, 2025, attached to the Council file.
2. APPROVE the Proposition O staffing appropriation for FY 2025-
26 up to $3,768,167 for the Bureau of Contract Administration
(BCA), Bureau of Engineering (BOE), and Bureau of Sanitation
(BOS) to continue project implementation (Attachment 2 of said
CAO report).
a. AUTHORIZE the Controller to reimburse the funding
source(s) that are used to front-fund staffing costs for
Proposition O Program for FY 2025-26, subject to the
approval of the invoices stated in the table provided by the
CAO in said report.
b. REQUEST authorization from the Controller to transfer
and appropriate up to $3,768,167 in Proposition O funds
from various accounts to the departmental budgets for
BCA, BOE, and BOS, subject to review and approval of
reimbursement invoices by the CAO.
3. AUTHORIZE the CAO, in coordination with the BOE and BOS,
to make technical corrections as needed to the above
recommendations to implement Mayor and Council intentions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there will be no impact
on the General Fund. Funding will come from the Proposition O
General Obligation Bond Fund. Operations and maintenance costs
cannot be paid for from General Obligation bonds and will therefore
be addressed through the City's annual budgeting process.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the
recommendations above comply with the City’s Financial Policies as
funding for the proposed projects is provided primarily from bond
proceeds which are supported by voter-approved property tax
revenue. |
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24-1221
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES AND
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to pilot
program for the distribution of a no-cost all-in-one fentanyl detection
device to be funded through the Opioid Settlement funding.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. AUTHORIZE the Department on Disability (DOD) to release a
Request for Proposals (RFP) and establish contract(s) to
develop a pilot program that would include the development of
an online portal for the dissemination of 200,000 fentanyl
resting devices per year for three years; or, establish a
partnership with a device vendor that has existing infrastructure
for ordering and delivering devices with said RFPs to include:
a. A social marketing campaign
b. Plan for developing the portal
c. Development of a training video
d. A plan for handling all the logistics of delivering the
product to the requestor
e. A data collection component to assess the success of the
pilot program
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to:
a. Allocate funding in connection with Recommendation No.
1, as noted above.
b. With the assistance of the DOD, report on the estimated
costs needed for the potential fentanyl detection device
distribution program to include:
i. If such a program is eligible for funding with opioid
settlement funds.
ii. If there is an existing contractor that can perform the
requested activities.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The DOD reports that the fiscal impact will
depend on the scale of the program. Resources may be available
through opioid settlement funds. |
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24-1043
PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
implementation of Workday.
Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion
(McOsker – Hernandez):
1. REQUEST the Mayor and INSTRUCT the City Administrative
Officer (CAO), Information Technology Agency (ITA) and the
Personnel Department, and Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) to establish a targeted task force to identify and
exepditiously resolve LAPD payroll issues.
2. INSTRUCT the CAO, in coordination with the Controller, ITA,
LAPD, and Personnel Department to report with
recommendations to authorize and fund the 13 additional
positions identified in the January 12, 2026 Controller report,
attached to the Council File, to improve payroll operations
across all City Departments.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Controller nor ITA.
Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyat has completed a
financial analysis of this report. |
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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.
Items Called Special
Motions for Posting and Referral
Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings
Adjourning Motions
Council Adjournment
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City
Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on
a matter will become a part of the administrative record.
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code
of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which
the Council's action becomes final.
Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System,
at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). |
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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. |
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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. |
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25-1469
CD 15
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting a
report on the City’s enforcement authority and options to improve
safety, emergency preparedness, and community protections related to
operations at the JCI Jones Chemicals facility in Harbor Gateway.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker –
Blumenfield):
1. DIRECT the Office of the City Attorney, in consultation with the
Emergency Management Department (EMD), the Los Angeles
Fire Department (LAFD), the Department of Building & Safety
(LADBS), and the Department of City Planning (DCP), to report
back in 30 days on the City's criminal and/or civil enforcement
capacities, as well as steps to abate any present nuisance, with
respect to the JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (JCI) facility and their
operations, including:
a. A record of any prior local, state, or federal violations of
law in the JCI operations or site conditions within the past
15 years, the response to any violation notices, and the
current status of any violation, nuisance, or substandard
condition in the JCI operations or at the JCI site.
b. The City's authority and procedural path for criminal or
civil enforcement, or nuisance abatement, regarding the
operations or site conditions.
c. Existing authority and available enforcement mechanisms
to require or incentivize emergency-preparedness
measures in the current operations.
d. The City's authority to require facility upgrades,
operational safety improvements, or use restrictions
related to community safety and emergency
preparedness.
e. Options for voluntary agreements or partnerships to
enhance community safety.
f. Opportunities for interagency coordination with the
California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), the
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD),
and federal partners on oversight and compliance.
2. DIRECT these departments, in coordination with the Council
Office, to continue engagement with JCI to pursue community-
requested safety initiatives, including: the distribution of shelter-
in-place kits, community emergency-response training,
installation of warning systems such as windsocks and alarms,
and exploration of a vegetation wall or similar buffer
improvement(s).
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
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25-1214
PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 California Highway Patrol
Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program – Law Enforcement.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD) or designee, to:
a. Retroactively apply for, negotiate and accept the grant
award of $960,276 relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-
26 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) – Law
Enforcement from the State of California, California
Highway Patrol (CHP), for the period of July 1, 2025
through June 30, 2026 and execute any documents or
agreements necessary to accept the grant funds, subject
to the approval by the City Attorney as to form.
b. Negotiate and execute a Professional Services Agreement
with one selected vendor for a term of one year within the
applicable grant performance period, for a sum not to
exceed $30,000, for the provision of phlebotomist services
as it relates to the grant program, subject to the approval
of the City Attorney as to form.
2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:
a. Spend up to $960,276 in funding in accordance with the
grant award agreement.
b. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and
deposit the FY 2025- 26 CTFGP – Law Enforcement grant
receipts into the Police Department Grant Fund No.
339/70, account number to be determined.
c. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical
adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and
Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City
Administrative Officer, and authorize the Controller to
implement the instructions.
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
a. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate up to
$960,276 within the Police Department Grant Fund No.
339/70, account number to be determined, for
disbursement of the FY 2025-26 CTFGP – Law
Enforcement grant funds.
b. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from the
Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, account
number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account
numbers and amounts, as follows: Account No. 001090,
Overtime General, $24,000.00; Account No. 001092,
Overtime Sworn, $806,765.76; Account No., To Be
Determined Related Costs, $73,764.24.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the
recommendations stated in this report will authorize the Los Angeles
Police Department to retroactively accept the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-
26 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program – Law Enforcement grant
award of $960,276 from the State of California, California Highway
Patrol, for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30,
2026. No matching funds are required for this grant. Cost Allocation
Plan 42 indirect cost rates for grant-eligible overtime and related costs
($73,764.24) in support of this program will also be reimbursed with
the grant funds for FY 2025-26.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the
recommendations provided in this report are in compliance with the
City’s Financial Policies in that all grant-eligible costs are fully funded
by the grant program award. |
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25-0714
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
requesting the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to report with
recommendations for using Measure A/Los Angeles County Affordable
Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) funds for affordable housing
and homelessness prevention efforts for older adults.
Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion
(Blumenfield - Lee):
INSTRUCT the LAHD to report with recommendations for using
Measure A/LACAHSA funds for affordable housing and
homelessness prevention efforts for older adults, including the
feasibility of establishing a funding set aside or priority in scoring of
funding for such programs.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
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26-0071
CD 3
MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - JURADO) relative to funding for
supplemental funding for the Permanent Supportive Housing projects
known as the "Elderberry" and the "Nova" in Council District 3.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $250,000 from the General
City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000617
(Additional Homeless Services - Council District 3) to the
Housing Department Fund No. 10A/43, Account No. 43CC13
(FY 2025-26 Street Strategies) to provide supplemental funding
for the Permanent Supportive Housing projects known as the
"Elderberry" and the "Nova" in Council District 3.
2. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los
Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), or designee, to amend
the City's General Funds Homeless Shelter Services Agreement
(City Contract C-202650) with the Los Angeles Homeless
Services Authority (LAHSA) to extend the term of the contracts
through December 31, 2027 and add up to $250,000, as
follows:
a. Add up to $100,000 in supplemental funding for
operational costs and supportive services at the
"Elderberry" Permanent Supportive Housing project,
located at 20250 Ventura Boulevard in Council District 3,
currently being operated by Volunteers of America Los
Angeles.
b. Add up to $150,000 in supplemental funding for
operational costs and supportive services at the "Nova"
Permanent Supportive Housing project, located at 21121
Vanowen Street in Council District 3, currently being
operated by A Community of Friends.
3. AUTHORIZE the LAHD 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.
4. REQUEST and AUTHORIZE the LAHSA to prepare, process
and execute the necessary documents with and / or payments
to Volunteers of America Los Angeles and A Community of
Friends, or any other agency or organization, as appropriate,
utilizing the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to
the approval of the City Attorney as to form. |
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23-0038-S11
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
staffing requests to support the implementation and administration of
United to House LA (ULA) Programs.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. NOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD)
report dated October 3, 2025, attached to Council file No. 23-
0038-S11, relative to the ULA staffing plan.
2. AUTHORIZE by resolution authority 43 positions to implement
the ULA programs, subject to allocation by the Board of Civil
Service Commissioners and pay grade determination by the
City Administrative Officer (CAO), as outlined in the table under
Recommendation No. 2.b contained in the CAO report dated
November 25, 2025, attached to Council file No. 23-0038-S11.
3. AUTHORIZE by resolution authority one Senior Auditor position
to implement the ULA programs, subject to allocation by the
Board of Civil Service Commissioners and pay grade
determination by the CAO.
4. INSTRUCT the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to refrain
from filling any of the positions listed in the table under
Recommendation No. 2.b contained in the CAO report dated
November 25, 2025, attached to the Council file, and the above
Recommendation No. 3, should Measure ULA be invalidated.
5. REQUEST the Controller to:
a. Transfer $5,108,481.90 from Account No. 43C00B
Administration to the accounts indicated in the table under
Recommendation No. 2.d.i contained in the CAO report
dated November 25, 2025, attached to the Council file,
within the House LA Fund No. 66M/43.
b. Transfer $73,906.70 from Account No. 43CU04 Protection
from Tenant Harassment to the accounts indicated in the
table under Recommendation No. 2.d.ii contained in the
CAO report dated November 25, 2025, attached to the
Council file, within the House LA Fund No. 66M/43.
c. Increase appropriations for the accounts indicated in the
table under Recommendation No. 2.d.iii contained in the
CAO report dated November 25, 2025, attached to the
Council file, within LAHD Fund No. 100/43.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the salary and other
costs are proposed to be funded by the ULA Fund. There is no impact
to the General Fund at this time. However, should the City lose the
legal challenge against Measure ULA, all revenues collected to date
would need to be repaid and the General Fund may be obligated to
cover any spent funds.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the
recommendations in this report comply with the City’s Financial
Policies in that the recommended interim appropriations are limited
and necessary to address an urgent need, and ongoing revenues are
used to support ongoing programs. |
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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
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26-0025
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
requesting reports on City investments made in affordable and
permanent supportive housing (PSH); expenditures to support
affordable and PSH and outcomes; and recommendations on
unallocated funds.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman -
Jurado):
1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) with
the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and,
REQUEST the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
(HACLA) to report within 60 days on the City's investments
made in affordable and PSH with a status of funded projects
and a status of its older portfolio with the resources needed to
preserve these units.
2. INSTRUCT the LAHD with the assistance of the CAO; and,
REQUEST HACLA to report within 60 days and thereafter
quarterly on funds expended to support affordable and PSH and
outcomes, and recommendations for unallocated funds to
ensure that the City is making the necessary investments in the
most effective manner.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 28, 2026
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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
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25-0416
TRANSPORTATION and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to awarded funding from the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) from Cycle 2 of the Metro
Active Transport, Transit and First/Last Mile (MAT) Program.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the respective lead City department to:
a. Execute any necessary funding, cooperative agreement,
or contractual documents, subject to the approval of the
City Attorney as to form and legality, for accepting the
funding from Cycle 2 of the MAT Program.
b. Establish a new appropriation account in the amount of
$40,850,000 within the Transportation Grant Fund No.
655/94, as a front-funding source for this reimbursable
grant.
2. ADD position authorities for staffing resources for design and
construction support of the awarded MAT Cycle 2 projects :
a. Ten Department of Public Works (PW) positions.
i. Design and Construction Support:
1. One Senior Civil Engineer
2. Two Civil Engineers
3. Three Civil Engineering Associate IIIs
ii. Construction Inspection:
1. One Senior Construction Inspector
2. Three Construction Inspectors
Fiscal Impact Statement:
The Department of Transportation and Bureaus of Engineering and
Contract Administration report that additional City staff resources are
necessary to ensure timely design and delivery of projects, and to
ensure continued funding of future project phases by Metro. Grant
funding acceptance is contingent upon dedicated staffing to design
and deliver projects. Local match was neither required nor proposed
for these projects. The MAT Cycle 2 grant will fund the requested PW
positions throughout the four fiscal years shown in Table 2. The
information in Table 2 depicts an estimate of needed staff salary
funding based on the anticipated number of PW positions engaged
per the anticipated project schedule. This estimate of funding
amounts is subject to change based on deviations to the project
schedule and/or deviations to the level of effort anticipated for these
projects. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief
Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 28, 2026
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20-0263-S5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to (1) a
proposed Second Amendment to Contract No. 201616 witth Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher, LLP for representation of the City in the case
entitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et
al.; and (2) a request for closed session to confer with the City Council
with regards to the underlying litigation relative to case referenced
above.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. 201616
with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP to increase the funding from
the previously amended allocation of $5,694,000 to a new total
amount of $7,494,000. This $1,800,000 will be paid through
funds that were previously approved by City Council for Outside
Counsel costs (Council file No. 25-1225) on December 10,
2025.
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare
Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments,
subject to the approval of the CAO, and authorize the Controller
to implement the instructions.
[The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), (e)(1), and (d)
(4) [significant exposure to litigation] to (1) confer with its legal
counsel relative to a proposed Amendment to Legal Services
Agreement No. C-201616 with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
related to the case entitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v.
City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Central
District Case No. 2:20-cv-02291-DOC-KES, Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals Case No. 22-55687 (one potential plaintiff).]; and (2) to
confer with its legal counsel with regards to the underlying
litigation relative to this matter.
(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the
above matter.) |
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24-0971
CD 11
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to (1) a
proposed amendment to Contract No. C-146250 with Nossaman, LLP
to increase the funding for legal services for the City’s representation in
the case entitled LA Forward Institute, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et
al., Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 24STCV17156, and
related LASC cases; and (2) a request for closed session to confer
with the City Council with regards to the underlying litigation relative to
the same cases referenced above.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. C-
146250 with Nossaman, LLP to increase the funding from the
original of allocation of $620,000 to a new total of $1,380,000;
for which the additional $760,000 will be paid through funds that
were previously approved by City Council for Outside Counsel
costs (Council file No. 25-1225) on December 10, 2025.
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. C-
146250 with Nossaman, LLP to include in its scope of work,
assistance with the lawsuit entitled Venice Community Housing
et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No. 25STCV20355.
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare
Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments,
subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer
(CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the
instructions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither
the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial
analysis of this report. |
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25-1457
BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to applications for and acceptance of funding from
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Open and Slow Streets Program for Cycles 6 and 7.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
AUTHORIZE the:
1. Previous submission of:
a. Eight grant applications by the General Manager,
Department of Transportation (DOT) and one grant
application by the City of West Hollywood in partnership
with DOT, to the Open and Slow Streets Cycle 6 and 7
Grant Program for the projects identified in the DOT report
dated December 4, 2025, attached to the Council file.
b. Two grant applications by the General Manager, El
Pueblo, to the Open and Slow Streets Cycle 6 and 7
Grant Program for the projects identified in said report.
2. General Managers, DOT and El Pueblo, to:
a. Execute any necessary funding and contractual
documents, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as
to form and legality, to receive Metro Open Streets Grant
Program Cycle 6 and 7 awards, and to commit to provide
the minimum required local match of up to $1,924,844
through in-kind match for projects for which the City of Los
Angeles is the Lead Agency, and up to $100,000 for which
the City of Los Angeles is a partner agency, in Fiscal
Years 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2028-29.
b. Make any technical adjustments or clarifications as
necessary and consistent with the intent of this report,
subject to the approval of the Office of the City
Administrative Officer (CAO); and AUTHORIZE the City
Controller to implement these instructions.
3. General Manager, DOT, to:
a. Establish a new appropriation account in the amount of
$3,193,271 within the Transportation Grant Fund No.
655/94, as a front-funding source for this reimbursable
grant.
b. Enter into a letter of agreement with partner agencies
delivering Open Streets events that travel through the City
of Los Angeles jurisdiction, including the City of West
Hollywood, in order to facilitate grant funding dispersal
and ensure event coordination.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that there is no impact to
the General Fund at this time. Open Streets events are largely funded
through grants and available special funds. Additionally, DOT
requests funding annually through the City's budget process for
portions of the program that are not grant-funded, typically via special
purpose fund appropriation requests in the City's Measure M Local
Return Fund. The DOT expects to submit Capital and Technology
Improvement Plan budget requests for the required 30 percent local
match. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
January 28, 2026
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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
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25-1548
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request
for permit and linkage fee refund from 409 NORTH LLC – Refund
Claim No. 179247, for the project located at 409 North Alta Vista
Boulevard.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
APPROVE Refund Claim No. 179247 in the amount of $83,315.94
from 409 NORTH LLC for Building Permit No. 20010-20000-01611 for
the project located at 409 North Alta Vista Boulevard, Los Angeles,
California 90036.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of
Building and Safety. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
January 28, 2026
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23-1022-S18
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
proposed change to the services provided by the Time-Limited Subsidy
(TLS) Program in relation to the Alliance Settlement Agreement
(Alliance) Program; and associated increase in the annual TLS bed
rate; and related matters.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. APPROVE the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s
(LAHSA) proposed TLS annual slot rate of $29,560 for the
Alliance TLS Program, which reflects the following proportionate
costs:
a. $6,767 annual service costs per TLS slot
b. $22,793 annual rental assistance costs per TLS slot
2. APPROPRIATE up to $8,316,666 from the following accounts to
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round
4 (HHAP-4) Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 1 0Y783, FC - 3
Rapid Rehousing and Housing Navigation:
a. $1,447,700 from Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 10Y782,
FC - 2 Skid Row
b. $2,040,745.05 from Fund No. 66C/10, Account No.
10Y784, FC - 4 Outreach, Hygiene, Prevention and
Supportive Services
c. $4,690,168.09 from Fund No. 66C/10, Account No.
10Y786, FC - 6 Administrative Costs and Systems
Support
d. $138,052.86 from Fund No. 66C/43, Account No. 43AC94,
Shelter Program
3. APPROPRIATE up to $8,316,666 from Homeless Housing,
Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 3 (HHAP-3) Fund
No. 65S/10, Account No. 10A780, Master Leasing to Fund No.
65S/10, Account No. 10W741, FC-1 Interim Housing Operations
and Capital Costs.
4. APPROPRIATE up to $8,316,666 from HHAP-4 Fund No.
66C/10, Account No. 10Y781, FC - 3 Rapid Rehousing and
Housing Navigation to HHAP-4 Fund No. 66C/10, Account No.
10A780, Master Leasing.
5. APPROVE and APPROPRIATE up to $16,287,030 from HHAP-
4 Fund No. 66C/10, Account No. 10A780, Master Leasing to the
Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) Fund No. 66C/43, in
a new account entitled, "Alliance Time-Limited Subsidies" for
the following expenses:
a. $13,606,515 for the annual cost for 450 Alliance TLS
Program slots:
i. $3,045,150 for service costs
ii. $10,256,850 for rental assistance
iii. $304,515 for LAHSA Administration
b. $2,680,515 for approximately 89 additional TLS slot costs,
pending allocation
6. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation No. 6 contained in
the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated January 16,
2026, attached to Council file No. 23-1022-S18, respectively, to
read as follows:
INSTRUCT the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to
execute a new contract with Housing Operations and
Management, Inc. ("HOM, Inc.), based on LAHSA's
competitively bid, "Time Limited Subsidy Financial Assistance
Program Agreement," with HOM, Inc. ("LAHSA/HOM
Agreement") for the purpose of providing fiscal support for the
Alliance TLS Program. The new contract will be for an amount
up to $45,586,000 and will be for a term of commencing on
March 1, 2026 and ending on June 30, 2026, however, said
term may be extended and the scope of work may be amended
in accordance with extensions and amendments to the
underlying LAHSA/HOM Agreement.
7. INSTRUCT the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to
amend the Alliance Program contract (Contract No. C-141840)
with LAHSA to reflect increases for the following:
a. Up to $13,534,000 for up to 2,000 Alliance TLS Program
slots beginning March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027
b. Up to $1,354,000 for LAHSA administration at 10 percent
of the service provider Alliance TLS Program allocated
slots beginning March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027
8. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation No. 8 contained in
the CAO report dated January 16, 2026, attached to the Council
file, respectively, to read as follows:
INSTRUCT the CAO, in coordination with the LAHD, the Chief
Legislative Analyst, and HR&A Associates to create a pool of
rent reasonable units, bulk landlord negotiation, and housing
navigation services to speed up lease up.
9. AUTHORIZE the CAO to:
a. Prepare Controller instructions or make necessary
technical adjustments, including to the names of the
Special Fund accounts recommended for this report, to
implement the intent of these transactions; and,
REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.
b. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse
City Departments for their accrued labor, material or
permit costs related to projects in this report, to implement
the intent of these transactions; and, REQUEST the
Controller to implement these instructions.
10. INSTRUCT the CAO to report to the Housing and
Homelessness Committee with an update on service
reimbursements when available.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no immediate
General Fund impact as a result of the recommendations in this report
as it recommends using Homeless Housing, Assistance, and
Prevention funding. There may be a potential future General Fund
impact of up to $21.6 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 and $13.5
million in FY 2027-28, if alternative funding sources are not identified.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above
recommendations in this report comply with the City’s Financial
Policies in that budgeted funds are being used to fund recommended
actions. |
January 28, 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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#17
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25-1359
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the request for
payment of reward offer (DR No. 2303-13540) in a hit-and-run case.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. APPROVE the payment of $50,000 for information leading to
the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrator in
connection with a fatal hit-and-run case. (DR No. 2303-13540).
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $50,000 from the
Reserve Fund to the Unappropriated Balance and appropriate
therefrom to the Special Reward Trust Fund No. 436/14.
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transfer $50,000 from the Special
Reward Trust Fund No. 436/14, Account No. XXXXXX to the
Police Department Fund No. 100/70, Secret Service Account
No. 004310.
4. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department to make the
appropriate reward payment.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board of Police
Commissioners. 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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Los Angeles
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#13
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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
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#12
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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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Los Angeles
City Council
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#14
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