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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
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26-0005-S3
CD 9
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 624 East 84th Street (Case Nos. 804879; 891146),
Assessor I.D. No. 6029-024-027, from the Rent Escrow Account
Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 16,
2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 624 East 84th Street (Case
Nos. 804879; 891146), Assessor I.D. No. 6029-024-027, from the
REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. 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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26-0005-S2
CD 9
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 875 East 40th Place (Case No. 854026), Assessor I.D. No.
5114-012-007, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 16,
2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 875 East 40th Place (Case
No. 854026), Assessor I.D. No. 5114-012-007, from the REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. 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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26-0005-S1
CD 8
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 3918 South Brighton Avenue (Case No. 885851), Assessor
I.D. No. 5036-015-020, from the Rent Escrow Account Program
(REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 16,
2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 3918 South Brighton Avenue
(Case No. 885851), Assessor I.D. No. 5036-015-020, from the REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. 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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26-4118-S1
CD 5
RESOLUTION (PADILLA for YAROSLAVSKY - McOSKER) relative to
designating locations in Council District 5 for enforcement against
sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing
personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, as
further detailed in Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Section 41.18 of the LAMC, to
designate the following locations for enforcement against sitting,
lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing
personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right of
way, up to the maximum distance and effective for the
maximum period of time prescribed, and as further detailed in
the LAMC:
a. 10860 Santa Monica Blvd - Public Safety
b. 6077 W. 3rd Street - Public Safety
c. Drexel Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard - Public Safety
d. 3rd Street and San Vicente Boulevard - Public Safety
e. Robertson Boulevard and Alden Drive - Public Safety
f. Sepulveda Boulevard and Sardis Avenue - Overpass
g. Sepulveda Boulevard and Richland Avenue - Overpass
h. Sepulveda Boulevard and National Boulevard - Overpass
2. RESOLVE to direct and authorize the City department(s) with
jurisdiction over the identified locations to post appropriate
notices of the above prohibitions at these locations, and to
begin enforcement upon the expiration of any required posting
period. |
January 27, 2026
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25-0008-S10
CD 15
MOTION (McOSKER - LEE) and RESOLUTION relative to amending
the prior Council action of August 20, 2025 regarding establishing
oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of
Torrance Boulevard, Normandie Avenue, and Vermont Avenue in the
Harbor Gateway area.
Recommendation for Council action:
AMEND the prior Council action of August 20, 2025 regarding
establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street
segments of Torrance Boulevard, Normandie Avenue, and Vermont
Avenue in the Harbor Gateway area (Council file No. 25-0008-S10) to
ADOPT the revised Resolution attached to the Motion. |
January 27, 2026
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25-0005-S142
CD 1
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE
LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION
relative to removing the property at 815 South Bonnie Brae Street
(Case Nos. 864023, 869143 and 877520), Assessor I.D. No. 5142-
004-024, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated November 3,
2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 815 South Bonnie Brae
Street (Case Nos. 864023, 869143 and 877520), Assessor I.D. No.
5142-004-024, from the REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. 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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22-0742
CD 14
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION,
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION
TO VACATE relative to vacating Calada Street from South of Union
Pacific Avenue to its southerly terminus, VAC-E1401423.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of August 2, 2023, that the vacation
of Calada Street from South of Union Pacific Avenue to its
southerly terminus (Vacation), pursuant to the City of Los
Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article
III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental
Guidelines.
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of August 2, 2023, that the Vacation
is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to
Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 25-
1401423 for the Vacation.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Engineer.
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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25-1533
ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the initiation
of proceedings for the 2026-27 Proposition K Assessment.
Recommendation for Council action:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to Initiate Proceedings for
the 2026-27 Proposition K assessment, attached to the Proposition K
– L.A. For Kids Steering Committee (LAFKSC) report dated
December 11, 2025, attached to the Council file, which instructs the
City Engineer to present a report to the Council which describes the
acquisition and capital improvements to parks and recreational and
community facilities serving youth citywide to be undertaken in the
upcoming fiscal year, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAFKSC reports that approval of the
recommended action will initiate proceedings to levy the annual $25
million Proposition K assessment which will be used to fund
acquisitions and capital improvements to parks and recreational and
community facilities serving youth citywide. |
January 21, 2026
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23-1032
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR AND MEMBER, ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, relative to terminating the
Removing Barriers to Recycling (RBR) Program component of the
RecycLA solid resources franchise hauling contracts.
SUBMITS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION the following
recommendations of the City Administrative Officer (CAO):
1. FIND that the City cannot continue funding the RBR Program.
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to:
a. Terminate the RBR Program provision of the RecycLA
personal services contracts for exclusive franchise
commercial and multi-family solid resources collecting and
hauling for all 11 zones Citywide, encompassing the
following agreements:
i. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services (C-
128879)
ii. Consolidated Disposal Service, LLC dba Republic
Services (C-128880)
iii. Universal Waste Systems, Inc. (UWS) (C-128881)
iv. USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste
Management (C-128878)
v. CalMet Services, Inc. (CalMet) (C-128875)
vi. NASA Services, Inc. (NASA) (C-128876)
vii. Ware Disposal, Inc. (Ware) (C-128877)
b. Provide written notice of termination to the RecycLA
service providers with termination of the RBR to occur on
January 31, 2027, upon the anticipated expiration date of
the current contracts listed above, with notice to occur at
least one calendar year prior to the effective termination
date.
c. Complete all audits of the RBR Program, address any
discrepancies including any reimbursements owed to the
City, issue liquidated damages as appropriate, and pursue
the resolution of outstanding liquidated damages owed by
current RecycLA service providers through the RBR
payment reconciliation process and other means, as
necessary, prior to the termination of the contracts on
January 31, 2027.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO)
reports that adoption of the above recommendations would activate a
required one-year notice period for RecycLA service providers to
terminate the RBR Program by January 31, 2027 and could mitigate
costs to the Citywide Recycling Trust Fund (CRTF) by up to $2.49
million per month should new waste collection contracts not be in
place by February 1, 2027, which may then result in an equal amount
of savings to the General Fund in reduced subsidies and
appropriations required to support CRTF obligations in 2026-27.
Adoption of the above recommendation to instruct the BOS to seek
any owed reimbursements and resolve outstanding liquidated
damages due to the City prior to the expiration of the current RecycLA
contracts may result in additional revenue to the CRTF and further
reduce its reliance on the General Fund, impacts of which are
unknown at this time.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above
recommendations pursue compliance with the City's Financial
Policies in that, to the extent possible, current operations will be
funded by current revenues, and that special funds are to reimburse
the General Fund for all direct expenditures and related costs
provided to support their programs. |
January 21, 2026
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