City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingLos Angeles, CA · January 27, 2026
Minutes
Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM
(For further details see Official Council Files)
(For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum)
Roll Call
Members Present: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Lee, Jurado, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Absent: Price
Jr. (1)
Approval of the Minutes
Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations - SEE ATTACHED
Multiple Agenda Item Comment
Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council
Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
(1) 26-0006
PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
exemption of one Water Hyperion Reclamation Plant Manager (Class
Code 4130) position for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOE) from the Civil
Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the exemption of one Water Hyperion Reclamation Plant
Manager (Class Code 4130) position for the BOE from the Civil
Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
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Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Mayor. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for
Consideration)
(2) 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.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(Continued from Council meeting of December 2, 2025)
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 2
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(3) 26-0057
MOTION (HERNANDEZ - McOSKER) relative to authorizing the
Department of Public Works to use the City Hall Tom Bradley Room for
a Small Business Seminar and Luncheon on February 26, 2026.
Recommendation for Council action:
AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to use the City Hall Tom
Bradley Room on Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. for a Small Business Seminar and Luncheon.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(4) 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.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park,
Raman, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (11); Nays: Hernandez, Jurado, Soto-Martínez (3);
Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(5) 17-0638
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CD 9 MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to reactivating and restoring Council
file No. (CF) 17-0638 regarding the 4802 South McKinley Avenue /
Victory Baptist Church / Ceremonial Sign.
Recommendation for Council action:
REACTIVATE CF 17-0638, which expired per Council policy (CF 05-
0553); and, RESTORE the matter of the 4802 South McKinley
Avenue / Victory Baptist Church / Ceremonial Sign, to its most recent
legislative status as of the date of the file's expiration.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(6) 21-0862
CD 9 MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to reactivating and restoring Council
file No. (CF) 21-0862 regarding the 3511 Central Avenue / Florence
Mills Theatre / Permanent Ceremonial Sign(s).
Recommendation for Council action:
REACTIVATE CF 21-0862, which expired per Council policy (CF 05-
0553); and, RESTORE the matter of the 3511 Central Avenue /
Florence Mills Theatre / Permanent Ceremonial Sign(s), to its most
recent legislative status as of the date of the file's expiration.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(7) 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:
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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.
Question Whether to Substitute – Adopted
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Substitute Resolution (Yaroslasky – McOsker) - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park,
Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (10); Nays: Hernandez, Jurado, Raman, Soto-Martínez (4);
Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(8) 26-0067
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding for services in
connection with Council District 7’s special recognition of the Los
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Angeles Rams, including the illumination of City Hall.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $1,462 from the General City
Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000832 (Heritage Month
Celebrations and Special Events) to the General Services Fund No.
100/40, Account No. 001100 (Hiring Hall) for services in connection
with Council District 7’s special recognition of the Los Angeles Rams
on January 26, February 6, February 7, and February 8, 2026,
including the illumination of City Hall.
Adopted Motion (Rodriguez – Harris-Dawson) to Note and File - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(9) 25-0866
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles
Administrative Code (LAAC) to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
January 23, 2026, adding Section 8.336 to the Los Angeles
Administrative Code to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney.
Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: Yes.
For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
For, if Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council
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(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of January 20, 2026)
Adopted Motion (Rodriguez – Hutt) and Ordinance. Ordinance held over to
February 3, 2026 for second reading.
Ayes: Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla,
Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (13); Nays: Blumenfield (1);
Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted to Reconsider Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Motion (Rodriguez – Hutt) and Ordinance - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Item Urgent Forthwith
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(10) 24-0037
PUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to the impact of California Assembly Bill (AB) 436
regarding cruising laws and enforcement, and community
engagement.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. NOTE and FILE the Department of Transportation (DOT) report,
dated March 19, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative
to AB 436 community engagement implementation inasmuch as
it is for information purposes only and no action is required.
2. REPEAL Section 80.36.10 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
(LAMC).
3. DIRECT the DOT to remove all posted anti-cruising signs
related to LAMC Section 80.36.10 and former Section 21100(k)
of the California Vehicle Code.
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4. DIRECT the Bureau of Street Services, in order to balance
protecting public safety while also supporting the historical
significance of cruising culture, to explore the use of special
event permits to allow for the hosting of regulated cruising and
car show events on the public right-of-way.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. The
DOT reports that there is not any anticipated impact to the General
Fund as a result of these recommendations. Accommodations such
as language access will incur additional costs, and the estimated cost
for interpretation services for a one-hour meeting range from $250
(virtual) and $1,040 (in-person) based on recent quotes from the
City’s designated interpretation contractor. Additionally, any meetings
conducted outside of regular hours of operation would need to incur
staff overtime. The engineering overtime cost to attend after-hours
meetings and provide technical oversight related to traffic controls is a
maximum of $500 per meeting (depending on day/time/and number of
hours). Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(11) 25-1256
CD 2 PUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT
relative to proactive and coordinated strategies for traffic control and
storm preparation during inclement weather.
Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Nazarian
– Hernandez):
INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the
Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Sanitation, Los Angeles Police
Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Emergency
Management Department, to report to the City Council in 60 days
with a comprehensive plan for proactive traffic management and
storm preparation for major streets in Council District Two (CD 2) that
are prone to significant flooding, and to include, but not be limited to,
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the following elements:
a. Street drainage preparation at chronically flooded areas.
b. An identification of the most critical and recurrent flooding
hotspots on roadways in CD 2, including but not limited to
Vineland Avenue adjacent to the Hollywood Burbank Airport.
c. A detailed protocol for the pre-deployment of traffic control
resources, including traffic officers, detour signage, and digital
message boards, in advance of and during predicted major
storm events.
d. A plan for the rapid deployment of physical barricades to
prevent vehicles from entering deeply flooded or impassable
street sections.
e. A strategy for a public information campaign to alert residents
and commuters about flood-prone areas and alternative routes
during storm events.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report.
Community Impact Statement: Yes.
For: North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council
For, if Amended: NoHo Neighborhood Council
Adopted Item as Amended by Motion 11A (Nazarian – Lee) - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(12) 25-1370
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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.
Community Impact Statement: Yes
Oppose unless amended: Community Forest Advisory Committee
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(13) 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.
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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.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(14) 25-0706-S1
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Supplemental
Police Account Second Quarterly Report 2025 (April through June
2025).
Recommendation for Council action:
NOTE and FILE the Board of Police Commissioners report dated
November 12, 2025, attached to Council file No. 25-0706-S1, relative
to the Supplemental Police Account Second Quarterly Report 2025
(April through June 2025).
Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
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(15) 12-0347-S2
CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
COMMITTEE relative to a lease assignment with Kevin Kim, dba
Express News & Lotto for the retail space located at 155-A South Main
Street.
Recommendation for Council action:
AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to assign and
execute a lease amendment with Kevin Kim, dba Express News &
Lotto for the retail space located at 155-A Main South Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90012 under terms and conditions substantially outlined
in the December 11, 2025 MFC report, attached to the Council File.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no additional
General Fund impact resulting from this lease amendment.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(Government Operations waived consideration of the above
matter.)
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(16) 26-0078
CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final
map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2015-3153, located at 1119 Sanborn
Avenue, northerly of Wit Place.
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2015-3153, located
at 1119 Sanborn Avenue, northerly of Wit Place, and accompanying
Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security
documents.
Owner: Judd Burton; Surveyor: Ken M. Shank
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Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the
subdivider has paid a fee of $14,064 for the processing of this final
parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B)(3) of the Los Angeles
Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(17) 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
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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
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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.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Adopted Motion (Yaroslavsky – Harris-Dawson) to vote on Budget and Finance
Committee Report Recommendation No. 1. a, b, c separately from
Recommendations 2 through 6. - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Motion (Soto-Martinez – Yaroslavsky) to Refer Budget and Finance
Committee Report Recommendation No. 5 to the Planning and Land Use
Management Committee - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted to Refer Amending Motion 17C (Blumenfield – Soto-Martinez) to the
Planning and Land Use Management Committee - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Motion (Hernandez – Yaroslavsky) to Refer Budget and Finance- SEE
ATTACHED Committee Report Recommendation No. 1b to the Budget and
Finance Committee Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado,
Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez,
Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Amending Motion 17D (McOsker – Hutt) - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Amending Motion 17B (Rodriguez – Soto-Martinez) – Failed of Adoption
- SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez (2); Nays:
Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Yaroslavsky (12); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Amending Motion 17A (Padilla – Lee) - SEE ATTACHED
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (13); Nays: Rodriguez
(1); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Item as Amended by Motion 17A (Padilla – Lee) and Motion 17D (McOsker
– Hutt)
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Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, McOsker, Nazarian,
Padilla, Park, Raman, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (12); Nays: Lee, Rodriguez (2);
Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Motion (Jurado – Lee) to Reconsider Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Budget and Finance Committee Report Recommendation No.
1c as Amended by Motion 17A (Padilla – Lee)
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (13); Nays: Rodriguez
(1); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Budget and Finance Committee Report Recommendation No. 1a
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, McOsker, Padilla,
Park, Raman, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (11); Nays: Lee, Nazarian, Rodriguez (3);
Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Budget and Finance Committee Report as Amended by Motion 17A
(Padilla – Lee) and Motion 17D (McOsker -Hutt)
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (13); Nays: Rodriguez
(1); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Adopted Budget and Finance Committee Report as Amended by Motion 17A
(Padilla – Lee) and Motion 17D (McOsker -Hutt) Urgent Forthwith
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(18) 25-1423
CD 10 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUTT – JURADO) relative to
negotiating a lease for office space at 2922 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90016 that will be utilized as a field office for Council
District 10.
Recommendation for Council action:
INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, with the assistance
from the City Attorney, to negotiate a lease for office space at 2922
Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016 that will be utilized as a
field office for Council District Ten.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 17
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(Government Operations Committee waived consideration of the
above matter)
Adopted Item
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
(19) 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
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 18
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.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 19
Adopted to Refer Motion (Raman – Harris-Dawson) to Housing and Homelessness
Committee and Budget and Finance Committee
Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker,
Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:
(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Items Called Special
Motions for Posting and Referral - SEE ATTACHED
Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings
Adjourning Motions - SEE ATTACHED
Council Adjournment
ENDING ROLL CALL
Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Lee, Jurado, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park,
Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Absent: Price Jr. (1)
Whereupon the Council did adjourn.
ATTEST: Patrice Y. Lattimore, CITY CLERK
By
Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 20
COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS
MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME
Nazarian Padilla Burbank Islamic Center
Nazarian Raman Islamic Center of North
Hollywood
Nazarian Hutt Human Trafficking
Prevention and Awareness
Month
ADJOURNING MOTIONS
MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME
Hernandez All Councilmembers Alex Pretti
Lafade
KA YAR
No. 8
MOTION
I HEREBY MOVE that Council NOTE and FILE Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla).
PRESENTED BY___________________________
MONICA RODRIGUEZ
Councilmember, 7th District
SECONDED BY___________________________
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
Councilmember, 8th District
January 27, 2026
CF 26-0067
No. 9
MOTION
I HEREBY MOVE that Council ADOPT the corrected Ordinance dated January 26, 2026.
PRESENTED BY___________________________
MONICA RODRIGUEZ
Councilmember, 7th District
SECONDED BY___________________________
HEATHER HUTT
Councilmember, 10th District
January 27, 2026
CF 25-0866
No. 17E
MOTION
I HEREBY MOVE that Council vote on Budget and Finance Committee report dated
January 20, 2026 Recommendation No. 1 a, b, c separately from Recommendation Nos. 2
through 6.
PRESENTED BY___________________________
KATY YAROSLAVSKY
Councilmember, 5th District
SECONDED BY___________________________
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
Councilmember, 8th District
January 27, 2026
CF 25-0029
Agenda
AGENDA
LOS ANGELES CITY
COUNCIL
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
10:00 AM
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL
CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS
ANGELES, CA 90012
Submit written comment at
LACouncilComment.com
President EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth
ADRIN NAZARIAN, Second District
District
KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
President Pro Tempore IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ,
Thirteenth District
YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District
TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 1
PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST
The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at
https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube.
Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.
Spanish language interpretation is available at all City Council and Committee meetings.
SE OFRECE SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO Y
COMITÉ MUNICIPAL.
For interpretation services in additional languages and Sign Language Interpreters, at no cost, please
contact clerk.interpretation@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1133 and provide the language desired, specific meeting,
meeting date, and the number of people in the group.
All requests should be submitted with as much advance notice as possible, preferably two business days prior to the
meeting you wish to attend for additional language interpretation and five business days for Sign Language
Interpretation. We will do our best to accommodate requests with shorter notice, but securing last-minute interpreters
or captioners may not always be feasible.
Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the
Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For
Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.
Telecommunication Relay Services
Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to
advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are
deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating
to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay
service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with
hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone
companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to
the TRS user.
What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and
the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-
English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video
Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-
relay-service-trs.
Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello.
This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS
provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.
For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with
disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 2
BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES
AGENDAS - The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council
meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are
available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov or lacouncilcalendar.com.
Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an
item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two-thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the
posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may
be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on
the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public
has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held.
The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example,
all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed
agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or
more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this
section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote.
PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda
items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the
Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak
for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative
total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular
meeting.
The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be
limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The
Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment.
If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant-At-Arms
with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record.
NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City
law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq.
More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at
(213) 978-1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized
by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the
original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other
Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a
question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited
to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this
motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 3
VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council
(8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the
agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes
to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on
first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week.
The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical
ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.
When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must
vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any
member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the
Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally
voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and
once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present
the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not
debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.
When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the
matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular
meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.
The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other
designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the
Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires
the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.
RULE 16 MOTIONS - Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it
having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member)
during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 4
Los Angeles City Council Agenda
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM
Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes
Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations
Multiple Agenda Item Comment
Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council
Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
(1) 26-0006
PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
exemption of one Water Hyperion Reclamation Plant Manager (Class
Code 4130) position for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOE) from the Civil
Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the exemption of one Water Hyperion Reclamation Plant
Manager (Class Code 4130) position for the BOE from the Civil
Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Mayor. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 5
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 30, 2026
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 30, 2026)
Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for
Consideration)
(2) 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.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(Continued from Council meeting of December 2, 2025)
(3) 26-0057
MOTION (HERNANDEZ - McOSKER) relative to authorizing the
Department of Public Works to use the City Hall Tom Bradley Room for
a Small Business Seminar and Luncheon on February 26, 2026.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 6
Recommendation for Council action:
AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to use the City Hall Tom
Bradley Room on Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. for a Small Business Seminar and Luncheon.
(4) 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.
(5) 17-0638
CD 9 MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to reactivating and restoring Council
file No. (CF) 17-0638 regarding the 4802 South McKinley Avenue /
Victory Baptist Church / Ceremonial Sign.
Recommendation for Council action:
REACTIVATE CF 17-0638, which expired per Council policy (CF 05-
0553); and, RESTORE the matter of the 4802 South McKinley
Avenue / Victory Baptist Church / Ceremonial Sign, to its most recent
legislative status as of the date of the file's expiration.
(6) 21-0862
CD 9 MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to reactivating and restoring Council
file No. (CF) 21-0862 regarding the 3511 Central Avenue / Florence
Mills Theatre / Permanent Ceremonial Sign(s).
Recommendation for Council action:
REACTIVATE CF 21-0862, which expired per Council policy (CF 05-
0553); and, RESTORE the matter of the 3511 Central Avenue /
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 7
Florence Mills Theatre / Permanent Ceremonial Sign(s), to its most
recent legislative status as of the date of the file's expiration.
(7) 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.
(8) 26-0067
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding for services in
connection with Council District 7’s special recognition of the Los
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 8
Angeles Rams, including the illumination of City Hall.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $1,462 from the General City
Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000832 (Heritage Month
Celebrations and Special Events) to the General Services Fund No.
100/40, Account No. 001100 (Hiring Hall) for services in connection
with Council District 7’s special recognition of the Los Angeles Rams
on January 26, February 6, February 7, and February 8, 2026,
including the illumination of City Hall.
(9) 25-0866
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles
Administrative Code (LAAC) to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated
January 23, 2026, adding Section 8.336 to the Los Angeles
Administrative Code to establish an ex parte communication
disclosure requirement for members of the Charter Reform
Commission.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney.
Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: Yes.
For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
For, if Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council
(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of January 20, 2026)
(10) 24-0037
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 9
PUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to the impact of California Assembly Bill (AB) 436
regarding cruising laws and enforcement, and community
engagement.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. NOTE and FILE the Department of Transportation (DOT) report,
dated March 19, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative
to AB 436 community engagement implementation inasmuch as
it is for information purposes only and no action is required.
2. REPEAL Section 80.36.10 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
(LAMC).
3. DIRECT the DOT to remove all posted anti-cruising signs
related to LAMC Section 80.36.10 and former Section 21100(k)
of the California Vehicle Code.
4. DIRECT the Bureau of Street Services, in order to balance
protecting public safety while also supporting the historical
significance of cruising culture, to explore the use of special
event permits to allow for the hosting of regulated cruising and
car show events on the public right-of-way.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. The
DOT reports that there is not any anticipated impact to the General
Fund as a result of these recommendations. Accommodations such
as language access will incur additional costs, and the estimated cost
for interpretation services for a one-hour meeting range from $250
(virtual) and $1,040 (in-person) based on recent quotes from the
City’s designated interpretation contractor. Additionally, any meetings
conducted outside of regular hours of operation would need to incur
staff overtime. The engineering overtime cost to attend after-hours
meetings and provide technical oversight related to traffic controls is a
maximum of $500 per meeting (depending on day/time/and number of
hours). Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 10
(11) 25-1256
CD 2 PUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT
relative to proactive and coordinated strategies for traffic control and
storm preparation during inclement weather.
Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Nazarian
– Hernandez):
INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the
Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Sanitation, Los Angeles Police
Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Emergency
Management Department, to report to the City Council in 60 days
with a comprehensive plan for proactive traffic management and
storm preparation for major streets in Council District Two (CD 2) that
are prone to significant flooding, and to include, but not be limited to,
the following elements:
a. Street drainage preparation at chronically flooded areas.
b. An identification of the most critical and recurrent flooding
hotspots on roadways in CD 2, including but not limited to
Vineland Avenue adjacent to the Hollywood Burbank Airport.
c. A detailed protocol for the pre-deployment of traffic control
resources, including traffic officers, detour signage, and digital
message boards, in advance of and during predicted major
storm events.
d. A plan for the rapid deployment of physical barricades to
prevent vehicles from entering deeply flooded or impassable
street sections.
e. A strategy for a public information campaign to alert residents
and commuters about flood-prone areas and alternative routes
during storm events.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 11
Community Impact Statement: Yes.
For: North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council
For, if Amended: NoHo Neighborhood Council
(12) 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.
Community Impact Statement: Yes
Oppose unless amended: Community Forest Advisory Committee
(13) 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.
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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.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(14) 25-0706-S1
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Supplemental
Police Account Second Quarterly Report 2025 (April through June
2025).
Recommendation for Council action:
NOTE and FILE the Board of Police Commissioners report dated
November 12, 2025, attached to Council file No. 25-0706-S1, relative
to the Supplemental Police Account Second Quarterly Report 2025
(April through June 2025).
Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(15) 12-0347-S2
CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
COMMITTEE relative to a lease assignment with Kevin Kim, dba
Express News & Lotto for the retail space located at 155-A South Main
Street.
Recommendation for Council action:
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AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to assign and
execute a lease amendment with Kevin Kim, dba Express News &
Lotto for the retail space located at 155-A Main South Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90012 under terms and conditions substantially outlined
in the December 11, 2025 MFC report, attached to the Council File.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no additional
General Fund impact resulting from this lease amendment.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 30, 2026
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 30, 2026)
(Government Operations waived consideration of the above
matter.)
(16) 26-0078
CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final
map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2015-3153, located at 1119 Sanborn
Avenue, northerly of Wit Place.
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2015-3153, located
at 1119 Sanborn Avenue, northerly of Wit Place, and accompanying
Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security
documents.
Owner: Judd Burton; Surveyor: Ken M. Shank
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the
subdivider has paid a fee of $14,064 for the processing of this final
parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B)(3) of the Los Angeles
Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
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(17) 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.
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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
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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.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(18) 25-1423
CD 10 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUTT – JURADO) relative to
negotiating a lease for office space at 2922 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90016 that will be utilized as a field office for Council
District 10.
Recommendation for Council action:
INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, with the assistance
from the City Attorney, to negotiate a lease for office space at 2922
Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016 that will be utilized as a
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field office for Council District Ten.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(Government Operations Committee waived consideration of the
above matter)
(19) 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.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 18
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.
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 19
Items Called Special
Motions for Posting and Referral
Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings
Adjourning Motions
Council Adjournment
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a matter will become a part of the administrative record.
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the Council's action becomes final.
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at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).
Tuesday - January 27, 2026 - PAGE 20