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25-1378
CD 2
GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION
relative to a quitclaim of public water facility easement by Department
of Water and Power (DWP) to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband
and wife as community property.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. DETERMINE that this item is exempt pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)
(3). General Exemptions apply in situations where it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, the quitclaim of a DWP public utility easement is not
an action subject to CEQA.
2. APPROVE Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board)
Resolution No. 026-094 authorizing the DWP to execute a
Quitclaim Deed quitclaiming a water facility easement at
Assessor’s Parcel No. 2356-019-019 in Los Angeles, California,
to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, Husband and Wife as
community property, at no cost to DWP.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
December 2, 2025, approving Board Resolution No. 026-094
authorizing the quitclaim of public water facility easement by
DWP to Etai Harari and Moriah Harari, husband and wife as
community property.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that
there is no impact on the City General Fund. The DWP Water
Revenue Fund will receive onetime revenue of $6,420 as a
processing fee for the quitclaim of this easement, which the property
owners have paid to DWP. The above recommendations comply with
DWP adopted Financial Policies. |
February 04, 2026
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26-0132
CD 4
MOTION (JURADO - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to
issuing qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed $85,000,000 for an 11-story hotel located at 1130 South
Hope Street.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) hearing held on November
24, 2025 for the Hope Street hotel project, attached to the
Motion.
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving
the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $85,000,000
to provide financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursement for the
acquisition, construction, development, equipping, and
operation of an 11-story hotel located at 1130 South Hope
Street in Council District 14.
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23-1132-S1
CD 3
MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) and RESOLUTION relative
to issuing one or more series of bonds in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $40,000,000 (Obligations) to finance a 128-unit
multifamily affordable housing development known as Warner Center II
Apartments (Project) located at 21300 Oxnard Street.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) hearing held on January 22,
2026 for Warner Center Apartments II, attached to the Motion.
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving
the issuance of one or more series of bonds in an amount not to
exceed $40,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition,
construction, improvement, renovation, furnishing, and
equipping of a 128-unit multifamily affordable housing
development known as Warner Center II Apartments (Project)
located at 21300 Oxnard Street in Council District 3. |
February 04, 2026
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25-1408
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and
ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the transfer of
money from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund during
Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power
Commissioners’ (Board) action of November 18, 2025,
Resolution No. 026-107, which approves the transfer of money
from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund during
Fiscal Year 2025-26.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
December 3, 2025, directing the transfer of surplus money from
the Power Revenue Fund of the Department of Water and
Power to the City Reserve Fund during Fiscal Year 2025-26.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
February 03, 2026
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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). |
February 03, 2026
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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. |
February 03, 2026
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24-0412-S2
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM
COMMITTEE REPORT relative to BOAC Resolution No. 28290 and
consideration of termination and partial termination of Concession
Agreements and convenience termination payments for the
concession units in Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX).
Recommendations for Council action:
1. CONCUR with the determination by the Board of Airport
Commissioners (BOAC) that this action is categorically exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA
Guidelines.
2. APPROVE the Termination and Partial Termination of
Concession Agreements and Convenience Termination
Payments, in amount not to exceed $25,000,000, for the
concession units in Terminal 5 for Areas USA LAX LLC,
ON/Dakota JME, and Hudson Group to enable the Terminal 5
Renovation and Reconstruction Project at Los Angeles
International Airport.
3. AUTHORIZE the LAWA Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to
execute the Release of Claims and Agreement, for each of the
Concession Agreements, as outlined in the BOAC report
attached to Council File No. 24-0412-S2.
Fiscal Impact Statement: 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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26-0091
CD 5
MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION
relative to issuing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $125,000,000 for the purpose of financing certain educational
facilities located at 15600 Mulholland Drive, 15900 Mulholland Drive,
and/or 15800 Zeldins' Way in Council District 5.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the California Enterprise Development Authority to
issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $125,000,000 for the
purpose of financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing the cost of
acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain
educational facilities located at 15600 Mulholland Drive, 15900
Mulholland Drive, and/or 15800 Zeldins' Way in Council District
5.
2. HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA)
Hearing and ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION,
attached to the Motion, at the City Council Meeting to be held
on February 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., located at 200 North Spring
Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012.
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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
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#19
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| 20260127 |
LA County |
Los Angeles |
City Council |
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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
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
#17
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