City Council Meeting

AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL Friday, March 13, 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 Friday - March 13, 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. Friday - March 13, 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. Friday - March 13, 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. Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 4  Los Angeles City Council Agenda Friday, March 13, 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 Noticed for Public Hearing (1) 25-0900-S53 CD 8 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Western Our Way Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218. (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on December 9, 2025. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on March 18, 2026 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 161 858 0186, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 14, 2026.) Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 5  Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (2) 24-0182 CD 15 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to targeted repairs or replacement to the roof of the San Pedro Regional Branch Library. Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the February 17, 2026 Department of General Services report relative to targeted repairs or replacement to the roof of the San Pedro Regional Branch Library. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council (3) 11-1683 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Removal Upon Termination of the Information Technology System franchise granted by way of Ordinance No. 181962 to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (Sony). Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the February 23, 2026 Information Technology Agency report relative to the Removal Upon Termination of the Information Technology System franchise granted by way of Ordinance No. 181962 to Sony. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (4) 23-1177 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) report on an update on the status of autonomous vehicle (AV) operations on LAWA property; and related Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 6  matters. Recommendations for Council action: RECEIVE and FILE the LAWA report dated February 18, 2026, attached to Council file No. 23-1177, relative to an update on the status of autonomous vehicle (AV) operations on LAWA property. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 26-0200 CD 7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Pierce Street and San Fernando Road as “Ed and Carolyn Rose Square." Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla): 1. DESIGNATE the intersection of Pierce Street and San Fernando Road as “Ed and Carolyn Rose Square." 2. DIRECT the Department of Transportation to install permanent ceremonial signage at this location. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 26-0199 CD 1 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Amador Street and Solano Avenue in Solano Canyon as “Alicia Vann Brown Square." Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 7  Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez – Rodriguez): 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fabricate and install a permanent ceremonial sign designating the intersection of Amador Street and Solano Avenue in Solano Canyon as “Alicia Vann Brown Square.” 2. AUTHORIZE the DOT to make technical corrections or clarifications to effectuate the intent of this motion. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 26-0159 CD 9 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of 23rd Street and Central Avenue as “Lincoln Theater Square." Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Price - Hutt): 1. DESIGNATE the intersection of 23rd Street and Central Avenue as “Lincoln Theater Square." 2. DIRECT the Department of Transportation to install permanent ceremonial signs to this effect at this location. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 8  (8) 26-0030 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the current maintenance for streets that are too steep for Bureau of Street Services (BSS) standard equipment and how BSS intends to maintain these streets. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the BSS to report within 60 days on the current maintenance for streets that are too steep for its standard equipment and how BSS intends to maintain these streets. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 25-1350 CD 1 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to repurposing or leasing vacated electrical conduits for other uses. Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 9  Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL), in collaboration with the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and City Attorney, to report with a path to lease vacated City-owned conduit and/or fiber to the private sector and non-profit organizations. The report should include: a. Cost-benefit analysis, including but not limited to, implementation costs, projected revenue potential, the potential to offset BSL operational costs, and fiscal or public-value benefits to the City. b. Options to work with a professional contracted managed service provider. c. Information and timeline regarding the administrative and procurement process. 2. DIRECT the BSL to report on a plan to utilize conduit for distributed acoustic sensing. The report should include opportunities to partner with universities and an analysis of how this technology impacts City operations and interdepartmental coordination. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BSL. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) 26-0037 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to expanding the design scope of the Sepulveda Basin Pedestrian Safety and Access Improvements Project. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Padilla - Lee): Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 10  INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering and Department of Transportation, with the support of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report within 90 days with recommendations, phasing, and funding options to expand the design scope of the Sepulveda Basin Pedestrian Safety and Access Improvements Project to include the intersections along Victory Boulevard at Balboa Boulevard, Birmingham Way, Louise Avenue, and Encino Avenue that would not delay the core project delivery, and how the expanded project scope would support existing City mobility and access policies and goals. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 26-0325 CD 15 ADMINISTRATIVE and CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (BOHC) REPORT relative to Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Resolution No. 26-10683 to approve First Amendment to Permit No. 952 with Innovative Terminal Services, Inc. (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 4, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 27, 2026) (12) 20-1041-S6 COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION relative to the Third Amendment to the California Air Resources Board Sustainability Transportation Equity Project (STEP) grant agreement. Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 11  (Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (13) 15-0989-S61 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (RODRIGUEZ – PADILLA) relative to Casey Wasserman, Chair of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28), and materials released in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla): RESOLVE to: a. Reaffirm the Los Angeles City Council commitment to the core values of the Olympic movement, including excellence, respect, integrity, accountability and transparency in leadership as LA28 belong to the people of Los Angeles. b. Express concern regarding the potential conflict between the Olympic movement's values and Casey Wasserman's association with the Epstein files, and calls for a thorough and transparent review of his involvement in the ongoing investigations into these matters. c. Urge the LA28 Organizing Committee, and the International Olympic Committee, to ensure that all leadership roles are held by individuals who consistently reflect the Olympic movement's commitment to integrity, accountability, and respect for all people. Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 12  d. Pledge to work collaboratively with community leaders, sports organizations, and stakeholders to ensure that LA28 in Los Angeles serve as a global model of fairness, justice, and honor. e. Distribute this Resolution to the LA28 Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, and all relevant parties involved in LA28. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) (Continued from Council meeting of March 6, 2026.) Items Called Special Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Closed Session (14) 11-0573 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(2) (numerous potential cases) to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mark Willits, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 10-cv-05782, and significant exposure to litigation. (This matter arises out of the Americans with Disabilities Act sidewalk repair settlement regarding the City's public right-of-way.) Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 13  (The Public Works Committee and Budget and Finance Committee will consider the above matter on March 11, 2026.) 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). Friday - March 13, 2026 - PAGE 14