City Council Meeting

Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding Wednesday, May 13, 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, Jurado, Lee, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Rodriguez (11) Absent: McOsker, Raman, Soto-Martinez, Yaroslavsky (4) 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 Noticed for Public Hearing - PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED (1) 26-0677 CD 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes lying on 19433 West Valerio Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10372. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the dedication of an easement for sidewalk purposes lying on 19433 West Valerio Street (Dedication) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 1  Guidelines. 2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the April 28, 2026 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file. 3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication. 4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Bureau of Engineering, Survey Division for processing. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,672 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (2) 26-0671 CD 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes lying on 1900 South Avenue of the Stars - Right of Way No. 36000-10352. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the dedication of an easement for sidewalk purposes lying on 1900 South Avenue of the Stars (Dedication) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 2  2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the April 22, 2026 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file. 3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication. 4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Bureau of Engineering, Survey Division for processing. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (3) 26-0618 CD 13 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for traffic signal easement purposes on the east side of the T intersection of Western Avenue and De Longpre Avenue - Right of Way No. 36000- 10329. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the dedication of an easement for traffic signal easement purposes on the east side of the T intersection of Western Avenue and De Longpre Avenue (Dedication) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 3  Environmental Guidelines. 2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the April 9, 2026 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file. 3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication. 4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Bureau of Engineering, Survey Division for processing. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (4) 26-0292 CDs 2, 9, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative 11, 14 to the Chief Legislative Analyst, Los Angeles Housing Department, Los & 15 Angeles Homeless Services Authority, City Administrative Officer, Downtown Women's Center, HOPICS, and Council District staff to report on activity and engagement for City of Los Angeles Access Centers: Hope The Mission, HOPICS, St. Joseph Center, Downtown Women's Center, Midnight Mission, Weingart, Harbor Interfaith, and WLCAC. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 4  Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Jurado - McOsker): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in coordination with Los Angeles Housing Department, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Downtown Women's Center, HOPICS, and Council District staff, to report within 30 days on all eight City of Los Angeles Access Center activity and engagement. The report should include data using a combination of both HMIS and databases/resources outside of HMIS, understanding that not all services provided will be captured within the HMIS System. The report should include, but is not limited to, the following information: a. Qualitative Data on services provided or co-located at the Access Centers that are funded by the City of Los Angeles (Operation Safe Streets, etc.) or a public funding source b. Number of Access Centers that have closed and/or are at risk of closure c. Number of unduplicated people served (instead of HMIS enrollments) d. Number of unduplicated people receiving mail services through Access Center e. Number of meals, showers, medical services, referrals to housing, and total services provided by each Access Center, as well as total services including duplicated use of services provided by each access center f. Number of Staff funded through Access Center contract, as well as staff employed through leveraged funding g. Access Center contract funding received from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 5  h. Estimated Cost to Run Access Center, inclusive of all services (Access Center contract plus leveraged funding including in- kind donations) i. Unduplicated People Served by Access Centers (not HMIS Enrollments) as % of 2025 CoC Homeless Count (Total Sheltered and Unsheltered Individuals) j. Unduplicated People Served by Access Centers (not HMIS Enrollments) as % of 2025 CoC Homeless Count (Total Individuals - Unsheltered Only) Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item as Amended by Motion 4A (Harris-Dawson – Jurado) - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (14); Nays:(0); Absent: Price Jr. (1) (5) 25-0006-S35 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to City protocols and procedures for Red Flag Warning Declarations. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 6  Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation (DOT), Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), City Administrative Officer (CAO), and request the City Attorney to report back on options to increase fines, allocate revenue to wildfire preparedness, and expand patrol and towing capacity during Red Flag and pre-disaster (PDS) events. 2. INSTRUCT the Department of Building and Safety and LAFD, with the City Attorney, to report with recommendations for ordinance or code changes granting temporary authority to halt construction activities in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones during PDS Red Flag Days. 3. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the Department of Recreation and Parks and LAFD, to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code §63.44(P) to expand open-flame restrictions to include fire danger rating criteria in addition to calendar dates. 4. REQUEST the City Attorney, with consultation from the LAFD and LAPD, to report on drafting enforceable restrictions on outdoor barbecuing, fire pits, and open-flame activities in residential areas during Red Flag Warnings. 5. DIRECT the LAPD in coordination with DOT to report on current policies, procedures, and operational practices governing coordination with Official Police Garages (OPG) during Red Flag conditions and other emergency or pre-disaster events. The report should include, but not be limited to: a. Existing protocols for the deployment and coordination of tow services during such events. b. Current capacity of OPG tow yards, including the ability to accommodate regular, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 7  c. Any limitations in service coverage, response times, or equipment availability. d. An assessment of whether existing agreements and procedures are sufficient to meet Citywide towing needs during emergency conditions, or whether additional contractual provisions or policy changes may be necessary. e. The proposed amendment to its contract with the OPG in regards to the “unusual occurrence" clause. This clause should allow the mobilization of tow units Citywide (in a mutual aid style configuration, regardless of service area sovereignty, to include mobilization of regular, medium, and heavy-duty tows) during Red Flag and PDS events. 6. INSTRUCT the CAO to report back on the establishment of a Red Flag Specific Overtime and Augmentation Fund and identify the funding necessary to support staffing and resource needs during declared Red Flag or PDS Red Flag events. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Emergency Management Department. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Los Feliz Neighborhood Council (Continued from Council meeting of May 8, 2026.) Adopted Item as Amended by Motions 5A (Rodriguez – Lee) and 5B (Rodriguez – Raman) - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 8  (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (6) 25-0030 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025, and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City), pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Recommendation for Council action: ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, dated January 14, 2025, to: 1. Resolve that a local emergency exists resulting from ongoing windstorm and extreme fire weather system and the devastating wildfires in the City within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., as set forth in the Mayor’s January 13, 2025 Updated Declaration of Local Emergency, which incorporated the declaration of emergency dated January 7, 2025, which the City Council hereby ratifies. 2. Resolve that because the local emergency, which began on January 7, 2025, continues to exist, there is a need to continue the state of local emergency, which the City Council hereby ratifies. 3. Instruct and request all appropriate City departments (including proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel, in accordance with LAAC Code Section 8.21 et seq., to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City in this matter to respond to and abate the emergency and prevent further harm to the life, health, property, and safety, and receive, process; and, coordinate all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 9  City who may be affected by the emergency. 4. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need to extend the state of local emergency, as appropriate. 5. Resolve that, to the extent the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard life, health, or property in response to the local emergency and to support the emergency operations of the City and its departments (including its proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel (including mutual aid resources) in responding to the declared local emergency, the competitive bidding requirements enumerated in City Charter Section 371, and further codified in the LAAC, including LAAC Section 10.15 be suspended until termination of the state of emergency and solely with respect to purchases and contracts needed to respond to the declared state of emergency. 6. Direct and request City departments and agencies making purchases pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph five (5), above, to report every two weeks to the City Council regarding the purchases and contracts made during the prior two week period on the reasons justifying why such purchase or contract was necessary to respond to the emergency, including why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids or proposals, and why competitive proposals or bidding was not reasonably practicable or compatible with the City’s interests. 7. Request all City departments and agencies who have the authority to investigate and/or enforce any/all forms of price gouging, fraud, and theft by deceit, as described in the California Penal Code, to do so to the fullest extent permissible under federal, state, and local law. 8. Instruct the City Clerk, unless and until Council directs otherwise or discontinues the state of emergency, to timely agendize this matter so that Council may consider whether to continue the state of emergency. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 10  9. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (7) 23-0459-S3 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY (DBS) relative to the application and acceptance of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) EA-37 Grant Program funds for Building And Safety Local Enforcement Agency (LEA). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the submittal of grant applications to CalRecycle for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 LEA Grant Program. 2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Building and Safety (DBS), or designee, to accept the LEA Grant in the approximate amount of $64,440 (EA-37) from CalRecycle for the Grant performance period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. 3. Authorize the General Manager, DBS, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the City of Los Angeles, all EA-37 grant documents, including but not limited to, the grant application, grant award agreement with CalRecycle, request for payment; and, to execute any other necessary documents relative to the grant award. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 11  4. REQUEST the Controller to accept and deposit EA-37 grant funds in the LEA Landfill Fund No. 527/08. 5. REQUEST the Controller to establish an appropriation account entitled, “Enforcement Assistance Grants”, account number to be determined, within Fund No. 527/08, for the receipt and disbursement of grant funds. 6. REQUEST the Controller to set up an account entitled “Grant Receivables – State” within Fund No. 48R for the 10 percent front-funding, to be repaid when grant funds are made available. 7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DBS, or designee, to expend said funds from the accounts listed above for the purposes set forth in the DBS report dated April 3, 2026, attached to the Council file, and consistent with the grant requirements. 8. AUTHORIZE the DBS to prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) ; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions. 9. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DBS, or designee, to negotiate, enter into, execute, administer, expend funds, and otherwise manage Contract No. C-138983 with E. Tseng and Associates, Incorporated (or a subsequent contract replacing Contract No. C-138983), consistent with the terms of the CalRecycle EA-37 LEA grant, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DBS. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 12  (Energy and Environment Committee and Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (8) 26-0005-S73 CD 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2219 West 15th Street (Case Nos. 822488; 879964; 896292), Assessor I.D. No. 5056-005-017 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2219 West 15th Street (Case Nos. 822488; 879964; 896292), Assessor I.D. No. 5056-005-017 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 Adopted Item to Continue to June 12, 2026 Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Rodriguez (11); Nays: (0); Absent: McOsker, Raman, Soto- Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (4) (9) 26-0005-S74 CD 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4207 West Hazel Kirk Drive (Case No. 774952), Assessor I.D. No. 5591-013-009 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 13  APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4207 West Hazel Kirk Drive (Case No. 774952), Assessor I.D. No. 5591-013-009 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 Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (10) 26-0005-S75 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 429 East 49th Street (Case No. 869453), Assessor I.D. No. 5109-021-025 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 429 East 49th Street (Case No. 869453), Assessor I.D. No. 5109-021-025 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 Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 14  (11) 26-0005-S76 CD 8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 947 West 81st Street (Case Nos. 827061; 772429), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-004-021 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 947 West 81st Street (Case Nos. 827061; 772429), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-004-021 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. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (12) 26-0005-S77 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1815 South Hauser Boulevard (Case No. 720185), Assessor I.D. No. 5064-010-014 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1815 South Hauser Boulevard (Case No. 720185), Assessor I.D. No. 5064-010-014 from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 15  completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (13) 26-0005-S78 CD 8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1274 West 37th Street (Case No. 748212), Assessor I.D. No. 5040-015-006 , from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 4, 2026, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1274 West 37th Street (Case No. 748212), Assessor I.D. No. 5040-015-006 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 Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (14) 14-1174-S97 CD 7 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the prior Council action of April 21, 2026, relative to reprogramming funds to the Van Nuys Boulevard Corridor JEDI Zone Facade Improvement Program (Council file No. 14-1174-S97). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 16  1. DETERMINE that the action of allocating and withholding expenditure of funds for the Van Nuys Boulevard JEDI Zone Facade Improvement Project (Project) pending the completion, review and consideration of planning and environmental documents related to Project is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it merely creates a funding mechanism or other governmental fiscal activity that does not commit the City to a project that may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and that preparing preliminary planning and environmental documents is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(6)(5) because it is an administrative activity that will not result in physical changes in the environment. 2. APPROVE up to $6,985 in tax-exempt CRA/LA Excess Non- Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) plus all remaining taxable and tax-exempt interest earnings ($228,049 as of June 30, 2025) available to Council District Seven (CD 7) from the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area) for the Project. 3. AUTHORIZE the Controller, subject to the requirements below and availability of funds and duly executed and encumbered Contract(s), to expend up to the amount of Interest from the EBP Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22S9MT Pacoima/Panorama City Taxable Series 2003-A and 2006-B, and up to $6,985 plus Interest from the EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 22L9MN and 22S9MN Pacoima/Panorama City Tax-Exempt Series 2006- C and 2009-D, for activities related to Project upon presentation of proper documentation and satisfactory review by EWDD in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond Expenditure Agreement (BEA). 4. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to implement activities related to the Project and to perform limited preliminary planning as may be necessary to conduct the environmental review for Project. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 17  5. DIRECT EWDD to withhold expending, or committing to expend, any of the remainder of the above-noted funds allocated to Project until all of the following have occurred: a. It has completed the preliminary planning documents and environmental review documents on its behalf. b. The City has complied with the requirements of CEQA with respect to Project, including obtaining any necessary CEQA clearances. 6. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of EWDD, or designee, to prepare and issue a Request for Bids (RFB) from the established bench list of consultants to select expediter services for eligible JEDI Zone projects. 7. AUTHORIZE EWDD to approve, negotiate and execute contracting documents (Contract) as required with duly procured contractor{s) (Contractor) to effectuate Project and prevailing wage requirements. 8. DIRECT EWDD to file the appropriate CEQA documentation with the Los Angeles County Clerk, if required, upon City Council approval. 9. DIRECT EWDD to report on its work accomplishments to the City Administrative Officer and to fund expenditures on a quarterly and as-needed basis. 10. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO, and authorize the Controller to implement these instructions. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 18  (15) 26-0684 CD 1 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - HUTT) relative to funding for the preparation and installation of a new plaque and paint match at the Highland Park Veterans Memorial Square in Council District One (CD 1). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $22,500 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281201, (CD 1 Redevelopment Projects - Services) as noted in the Motion, attached to the Council file. 2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (16) 26-0685 CD 1 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for supplemental tree care in Council District One (CD 1). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $80,000 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P Account No. 281201 (CD 1 Redevelopment Projects - Services) as noted in the Motion, attached to the Council file. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 19  2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services be authorized to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers: said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (17) 26-0686 CD 15 MOTION (MCOSKER - HUTT) relative to funding for additional beautification services in Council District 15 (CD 15). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $600,000 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000903 (Council Community Projects) designated for "Clean OneFive" to Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services) for additional beautification services in CD 15. 2. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $181,690.35 from the CD 15 portion of General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000A28 (Council Projects) to Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services) for additional beautification services in CD 15. 3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, or designee, to negotiate and execute any necessary documents, including an amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement (C- 145463), with the Coalition for Responsible for Community Development for additional beautification services in CD 15. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 20  4. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, or designee, to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (18) 26-0687 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - LEE) and RESOLUTION relative to funding for multidisciplinary services supporting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and human trafficking. *JOURNAL CORRECTION Recommendation for Council action, *SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Mayor's Office of Public Safety to apply for the Family Justice Center 2025 Grant provided by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services; and, ADOPT the accompanying GOVERNING BODY RESOLUTION contained in the Motion, attached to the Council file. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (19) 26-1100-S7 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY CLERK, THE CITY ATTORNEY and THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY OF INITIATIVE PETITION, RESOLUTION, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to an Initiative Petition regarding the Repeal of Los Angeles City Business Gross Receipts Tax on Virtually All Businesses Operating in the City. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 21  A. CITY CLERK REPORT Recommendation for Council action: DETERMINE to submit the proposed initiative ordinance, without alteration, to a vote of the electors of the City at the next regular City and Statewide election conducted by the County of Los Angeles to be held more than 110 days from the date of Council action (the City’s General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2026). B. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. ADOPT the proposed initiative ordinance, without alteration. OR 2. ADOPT the accompanying ELECTION ORDINANCE and BALLOT RESOLUTION to submit the proposed initiative ordinance, without alteration, to a vote of the electors of the City at the next regular City and Statewide election conducted by the County of Los Angeles to be held more than 110 days from the date of Council action (the City’s General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2026). C. CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. RE-ESTABLISH a Payroll Reconciliation Account within the Unappropriated Balance as part of the 2026-27 Adopted Budget. 2. APPROPRIATE only 6-months funding for all new positions supported by the General Fund that are added to the 2026-27 Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 22  Adopted Budget, with the funding placed in the Unappropriated Balance Payroll Reconciliation Account. 3. FREEZE all unfunded positions in the 2026-27 Adopted Budget, in accordance with Section 4.132 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code until the outcome of the Repeal of Los Angeles City Business Gross Receipts Tax measure on the November 3, 2026 elections are known. 4. INCLUDE within the 2026-27 Adopted Budget the following instructions in the event that the Repeal of Los Angeles City Business Gross Receipts Tax measure is approved by voters in the November 3, 2026 election: a. Request the City Attorney with assistance from the City Administrative Officer to prepare a Declaration of a Fiscal Emergency for the City Council and Mayor’s consideration. b. Direct the City Clerk to place the Declaration of a Fiscal Emergency at the first Council meeting following the certification of the November 3, 2026 election results. c. Direct the City Administrative Officer to begin the process to eliminate all new positions supported by the General Fund that were added to the 2026-27 Adopted Budget. d. Request the City Controller to transfer funds for the new positions from the Unappropriated Balance Payroll Reconciliation Account to the Unappropriated Balance Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustment Account. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 23  e. Direct the Los Angeles Police Department and the Personnel Department to suspend police sworn hiring for 2026-27 beginning with the cancellation of the January 2027 police class. f. Direct the City Administrative Officer to initiate a budget reduction process that includes the cancellation or deferral of contracts and capital projects, the elimination of filled positions, and other ongoing reductions to begin in 2026- 27. g. Direct the City Administrative Officer to present to the City Council by December 2026, the recommended budget reductions required to achieve $800-900 million in General Fund savings for 2027-28 including a list of position eliminations. h. Direct the Personnel Department to begin the separation process upon the Council and Mayor’s adoption of the position elimination list in order to achieve the savings needed by the start of 2027-28. i. Direct the City Administrative Officer to report to the City Council and Mayor on the impact the required cuts will have on the City's preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games including its ability to meet its obligations as a Host City and provide the services required under service agreements established with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28). j. Direct the City Administrative Officer to seek bargaining instructions from the Executive Employee Relations Committee (EERC) to amend all Memoranda of Understanding with represented employees to cancel all future base wage and other compensation increases, and Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 24  seek other ongoing reductions as necessary, to mitigate the need for filled position elimination. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that, for Option 1, *if the Council determines to adopt the proposed initiative ordinance there would be no additional financial impact relative to Election costs. For Option 2, *a standalone, Citywide Special Election would cost approximately $31.8 million ($30.1 million for the cost incurred by the RR/CC to conduct the Special Election and $1.7 million for preparing and mailing Voter Information Pamphlets [VIPs]). This option may also entail possible voter fatigue due to City of Los Angeles voters being asked to vote in multiple elections within a few months. For Option 3, if the City Council determines to submit the proposed ordinance to the electorate at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election *and funds for ballot measures are already budgeted, there will be zero to minimal additional financial impact relative to Election costs since there will be Citywide races included on the ballot. *And for Option 4, there would be no additional financial impact relative to election costs, unless Council selects Option 2 or Option 3, as listed above. The City Clerk also reports that funding for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election has been requested as part of the City Clerk's 2026-27 budget submission; however, a final budget appropriation will not be available until the 2026-27 Proposed Budget is released April 20, 2026. *JOURNAL CORRECTION TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 15, 2026) Adopted Item Motion 19A (Harris-Dawson – Blumenfield) and Motion (Harris- Dawson – McOsker) to Adopt Revised Ordinance dated May 13, 2026 - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) (20) 25-1466 Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 25  CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – LEE) relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Los Angeles Municipal Code to revise wage, health benefit, and waiver provisions for airport employees and hotel workers. Recommendation for Council action: 1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance to amend: a. Section 10.37.2(a)(2) of Article 11, Chapter 1, Division 10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to adjust the wage rates for an Employee as follows: ​ i. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $24.00 per hour. ii. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $25.00 per hour. iii. Beginning on July 1, 2028, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $27.50 per hour. iv. Beginning on July 1, 2029, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $29.00 per hour. v. Beginning on July 1, 2030, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $30.00 per hour. vi. Beginning on July 1, 2031, and annually thereafter on July 1, the hourly wage rate for an Employee of an Employer servicing the Airport shall be adjusted higher by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. The DAA shall announce the adjusted rates on February 1st, or within two weeks of the release of the prior year’s Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 26  CPI-W, whichever is later, and publish a bulletin announcing the adjusted hourly wage rates, which shall take effect on July 1st of each year. ​ b. Section 10.37.3(a)(5) of Article 11, Chapter 1, Division 10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to adjust the rates as follows: ​ i. Beginning on July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter each July 1, the payment amount for health benefits provided to an Employee working for an Employer servicing the Airport shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the California Department of Managed Healthcare’s Large Group Aggregate Rates (LGAR) report, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. ​ c. Section 186.02 of Article 6, Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to adjust the wage rates for a Hotel Worker as follows: ​ i. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $24.00 per hour. ii. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $25.00 per hour. iii. Beginning on July 1, 2028, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $27.50 per hour. iv. Beginning on July 1, 2029, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $29.00 per hour. v. Beginning on July 1, 2030, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $30.00 per hour. vi. Beginning on July 1, 2031, and annually thereafter on July 1, the hourly wage rate for a Hotel Worker Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 27  shall be adjusted higher by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. The Division shall announce the adjusted rates on February 1st, or within two weeks of the release of the prior year’s CPI-W, whichever is later, and publish a bulletin announcing the adjusted hourly wage rates, which shall take effect on July 1st of each year. ​ d. Amend the first paragraph of Section 186.04 of Article 6, Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to read as follows: ​ i. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the health benefits required by this article shall consist of the payment per hour, by a Hotel Employer towards the provision of health care benefits for a Hotel Worker and dependents, equal to the health benefit payment in effect for an Employee of an Employer servicing the Airport pursuant to Section 10.37.3(a)(5) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. ​ e. Additionally remove Section 186.04(E). f. Amend the health care waiver provisions in Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 186.00 et seq. and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37 et seq. to: i. Allow an Employee to waive the health plan provisions required in Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37.3 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.04 for cash in lieu, where such Employee is eligible for benefits under Medicare, a health plan through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, or a health plan in which the Employee or the Employee's spouse, domestic partner, or parent is a participant or subscriber to another health plan. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 28  ii. An Employer to annually verify that an Employee requesting to waive the health plan provisions in Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37.3 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.04 is enrolled in a health plan, and shall retain all records and documents related to an Employee’s request to waive the health plan provisions, and make such records available to the DAA upon request. iii. A Hotel Employer who fails to verify and/or maintain records demonstrating the Employee’s enrollment in another health plan may be subject to a fine and may also be liable to the Employee for the payment of restitution. An Airport Employer who fails to verify and/or maintain records demonstrating the Employee’s enrollment in another health plan may be liable to the Employee for the payment of restitution. ​ 2. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, with assistance from the City Attorney, to prepare findings consistent with amending the Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinance to include an exclusion for commercial restaurant lessees as follows: ​ a. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this article, the provisions and requirements of this article (including without limitation the wage and health benefit provisions and requirements of the article) shall not cover or otherwise apply to any individual who is employed by a Restaurant Lessee to provide food and beverage services (including without limitation waiters, chefs and cooks, dishwashers, bartenders, and other bar staff) at a Hotel which is located within the boundaries of the: ​ i. Downtown Community Plan, established by Ordinance No. 188474. ii. Airport Hospitality Enhancement Zone, encompassing the boundaries of the Gateway to LA Property Business Improvement District (LA PBID), established by Ordinance No. 177211. Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 29  iii. Hollywood Regional Center within the Hollywood Community Plan, established by Ordinance No., and Universal City Sign District, established by Ordinance No. 182436. iv. Westwood Village by Ordinance No. 164305, North Westwood Village by Ordinance No. 163202, and Westwood Multiple Residential by Ordinance No. 163203. ​ 3. REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an amendment to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.01 to define Restaurant Lessee as follows: ​ a. Restaurant Lessee shall be defined as an entity that: ​ i. Provides food and beverage services to the public; ii. Is a commercial lessee of a Hotel Employer’s space; and iii. Is a separate business from the Hotel Employer. ​ iv. Restaurant Lessee does not include entities that provide workers who perform the core functions of the Hotel Employer, such as providing room service and/or banquet services to hotel guests. Community Impact Statement: Yes Against Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Adopted Item Question Whether to Substitute with Motion 20A (Harris-Dawson – Lee) - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Raman, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (12); Nays: Hernandez, Price Jr., Soto-Mart​ ínez (3); Absent: (0) Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 30  Adopted Item Motion to Call The Question (Raman – Harris-Dawson) for Motion 20B (Rodriguez – Park) - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15); Nays: (0); Absent: (0) Failed of Adoption Motion 20B (Rodriguez – Park) - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Lee, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Rodriguez (5); Nays: Blumenfield, Harris- Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, McOsker, Price Jr., Raman, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (10); Absent: (0) Adopted Item Substitute Motion 20A (Harris-Dawson – Lee) as further Amended by Friendly Amendment (Soto-Martinez – Harris-Dawson) to strikeout Recommendation No. 1.f and Friendly Amendment from the Maker of the Motion (Harris-Dawson) to Amend Recommendation No. 1.d.ii - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hutt, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (9); Nays: Hernandez, Jurado, Lee, Price Jr., Raman, Soto- Mart​ínez (6); Absent: (0) 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, Jurado, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (15) (0) Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 31 Whereupon the Council did adjourn. ATTEST: Patrice Y. Lattimore, CITY CLERK By Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 32  COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME Lee Blumenfield Paula Boland Blumenfield – Rodriguez Hernandez LA Conservation Corps 40 Year Anniversary  ADJOURNING MOTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME Rodriguez All Members Socorro Gallegos  Item No. 19 MOTION I HEREBY MOVE that Council ADOPT the Revised Ordinance dated May 13, 2026, to effectuate the change in Recommendation No. 2 of Amendment 19A (Harris- Dawson – Lee). PRESENTED BY___________________________ MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON Councilmember, 8th District SECONDED BY___________________________ TIM McOSKER Councilmember, 15th District May 13, 2026 CF 26-1100-S7  MOTION SUBST\TU F I MOVE that the CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - LEE) relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Los Angeles Municipal Code to revise wage, health benefit, and waiver provisions for airport employees and hotel workers, Item 20 on today's agenda (CF 25-1466) BE AMENDED to REPLACE the entirety of recommendations 1-3 with the following: Recommendation for Council action: 1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance, to be transmitted by May 18, 2026, to amend: a. Section 10.37.2(a)(2) of Article 11, Chapter 1, Division 10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to adjust the wage rates for an Employee as follows: 1. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $24.50 per hour. ii. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $25.50 per hour. 111. Beginning on July 1, 2028, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $27.50 per hour. 1v. Beginning on July 1, 2029, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $28.50 per hour. v. Beginning on July 1, 2030, the wage rate for an Employee shall be no less than $30.00 per hour. v1. Beginning on July 1, 2031, and annually thereafter on July 1, the hourly wage rate for an Employee of an Employer servicing the Airport shall be adjusted higher by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. The DAA shall announce the adjusted rates on February 1st, or within two weeks of the release of the prior year's CPI-W, MAY ~ 26 whichever is later, and publish a bulletin announcing the  adjusted hourly wage rates, which shall take effect on July 1st of each year. b. Section 10.37.3(a)(5) of Article 11, Chapter 1, Division 10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to adjust the rates as follows: 1. Beginning on July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter each July 1, the payment amount for health benefits provided to an Employee working for an Employer servicing the Airport shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the California Department of Managed Healthcare 's Large Group Aggregate Rates (LGAR) report, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. c. Section 186.02 of Article 6, Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to adjust the wage rates for a Hotel Worker as follows: 1. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $24.50 per hour. 11. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $25.50 per hour. 111. Beginning on July 1, 2028, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $27.50 per hour. ' 1v. Beginning on July 1, 2029, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $28.50 per hour. v. Beginning on July 1, 2030, the wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be no less than $30.00 per hour. v1. Beginning on July 1, 2031, and annually thereafter on July 1, the hourly wage rate for a Hotel Worker shall be adjusted higher by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. The Division shall announce the adjusted rates on February 1st, or within two weeks of the release of the prior year's CPI-W, whichever is later, and  publish a bulletin announcing the adjusted hourly wage rates, which shall take effect on July 1st of each year. d. Amend the first paragraph of Section 186.04 of Article 6, Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to read as follows: 1. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the health benefit will be determined with information provided by a report from the CLA, in coordination with the City Attorney, 11. Beginning on July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter each July 1, the payment amount for health benefits provided to an Friendly Amendment from Employee working for an Employer servicing the Airport the Maker of the Motion Employee working for a hotel shall be adjusted by a (Harris-Dawson) to Amend percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Recommendation 1.d.ii California Department of Managed Healthcare's Large Group Aggregate Rates (LGAR) report, as measured from January to December of the preceding year. e. Additionally remove Section l 86.04(E). f. Amend the health care waiver provisions in Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 186.00 et seq. and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37 et seq. To: 1. Allow an Employee to waive the health plan provisions Friendly Amendment required in Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37.3 (Soto-Martinez - Harri- and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.04 for cash in Dawson) to strikeout lieu, where such Employee is eligible for benefits under Recommendation 1.f Medicare, a health plan through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, or a health plan in which the Employee or the Employee's spouse, domestic partner, or parent is a participan!J or subscriber to another health plan. 11. An Employer to annually verify that an Employee requesting to waive the health plan provisions in Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37.3 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.04 is enrolled in a health plan, and shall retain all records and documents related to an Employee's request to waive the health plan provisions, and make such records available to the DAA upon request. 111. A Hotel Employer who fails to verify and/or maintain records demonstrating the Employee's enrollment in another health plan may be subject to a fine and may also be liable to the Employee for the payment of restitution. An Airport Employer who fails to verify and/or maintain records demonstrating the Employee's enrollment in another health plan may be liable to the Employee for the payment of restitution. 0 PRESENTED BY: MARQUEECE -HARRIS-DAWSON Council President, 8th District SECONDED BY: FAILED OF ADOPTION Item No. 20B MOTION I HEREBY MOVE that Council AMEND Substitute Motion 20A (Harris-Dawson – Lee) to include the following instructions: a. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, with assistance from the City Attorney, to prepare findings consistent with amending the Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinance to include an exclusion for restaurants in hotels. b. REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an amendment to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 186.01 to define Restaurant as follows: o Restaurant shall be defined as an entity that: i. Provides food and beverage services to the public ii. Is a commercial space iii. A restaurant does not include entities that provide workers who perform the core functions of the Hotel Employer, such as providing room service and/or banquet services to hotel guests. PRESENTED BY___________________________ MONICA RODRIGUEZ Councilmember, 7th District SECONDED BY___________________________ TRACY PARK Councilmember, 11th District May 13, 2026 CF 25-1466