Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

JOURNAL - SPECIAL RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:00 AM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS- MEMBERS: DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Rita Moreno - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1064 or rita.moreno@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Spanish language interpretation is available at all City Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 25-0002-S113  Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report and Resolution (Lee - Rodriguez) relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill 1588 (Stefani) would provide enhanced penalties for engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed as part of a sideshow. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Mid City West Neighborhood Council North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council ADOPTED Resolution (Lee – Rodriguez) recommendation – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (2) 25-0002-S126 CLA to report and Resolution (Nazarian - Yaroslavsky) relative to establishing the City’s position on legislative and/or administrative action that proposes beneficial wildfire or catastrophic event liability reforms. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Nazarian – Yaroslavsky) recommendation – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (3) 25-0002-S102 CLA to report and Resolution (Jurado - Hernandez) relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill 1573 (Bryan), which would add victims of domestic violence and victims of human trafficking to the definition of target population in existing law. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Jurado – Hernandez) recommendation – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (4) 25-0002-S100  CLA to report and Resolution (Jurado - Soto-Martinez) relative to establishing the City's position on proposed federal rules impacting access to gender-affirming care for young people. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council Against: Echo Park Neighborhood Council ADOPTED Resolution (Jurado – Soto-Martinez) recommendation – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (5) 24-2000-S4 Motion (Harris-Dawson - Blumenfield) relative to establishing a new Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Motion (Harris-Dawson – Blumenfield) recommendations – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (6) 26-0548 Motion (Hutt, Lee - Park) relative to regulating e-bikes, e-motos and electric mopeds. (Also referred to Public Safety Committee and Transportation Committee. Transportation Committee approved Motion recommendations on April 22, 2026.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: NoHo Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council For if Amended: Studio City Neighborhood Council CONCURRED with Transportation Committee action to ADOPT Motion (Hutt, Lee – Park) recommendations – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (7) 26-0744  Motion (Lee - McOsker, et al.) relative to establishing a Business Tax Advisory Committee for potential reforms to the City's business tax structure. (Also referred to Budget and Finance Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Motion (Lee – McOsker) recommendations – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Raman, Soto-Martinez (8) 26-1100-S8 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: Funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department Through a One-Half Percent Sales Tax; Initiative Ordinance FD. APPROVED the designation of David Riles as author of ballot argument for and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as author of ballot argument against Initiative Ordinance FD – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (9) 26-1100-S9 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire Disaster; Proposition TE. APPROVED the designation of Councilmember Traci Park as author of ballot argument for Proposition TE – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (10) 26-1100-S11 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting; Charter Amendment LA. APPROVED the designation of Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Katy Yaroslavsky and Controller Kenneth Mejia as authors of ballot argument for and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez as author of ballot argument against Charter  Amendment LA – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (11) 26-1100-S12 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: City Planning Department; Charter Amendment PL. APPROVED the designation of Raymond Meza as author of ballot argument for Charter Amendment PL – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (12) 26-1100-S13 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: City Ethics, Elections, and Governance; Charter Amendment EE. APPROVED the designation of Councilmember Tim McOsker as author of ballot argument for and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez as author of ballot argument against Charter Amendment EE – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (13) 26-1100-S15 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: City Department of Recreation and Parks Budget; Charter Amendment PRK. APPROVED the designation of Councilmembers Imelda Padilla and Monica Rodriguez as authors of ballot argument for Charter Amendment PRK – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (14) 26-1100-S16 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: City Airports, Harbor, and Water and Power Departments; Charter Amendment PRT. APPROVED the designation of Councilmembers Tim McOsker and Imelda Padilla as authors of ballot argument for Charter Amendment PRT – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez (15) 26-1100-S19 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following November 3, 2026 ballot measure: Campaign Finance Rules related to Board of Education Elections; Charter Amendment SC. APPROVED the designation of Diego Andrades as author of ballot argument for Charter Amendment SC – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Soto-Martinez SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item. 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