City Council Meeting

AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL Friday, May 8, 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 NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth 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 JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District TRACI PARK, Eleventh District HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District Friday - May 8, 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 - May 8, 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 - May 8, 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 - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 4  Los Angeles City Council Agenda Friday, May 8, 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) 26-0181 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to existing research contracts and technology deployment plans incorporating Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) vehicles for the purposes of mapping and data collection to assist with proactive identification of bulky items and other City services. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Jurado): INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering and BOS, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report to Council with recommendations on how existing research contracts and technology deployment plans can incorporate BOS vehicles for the purposes of mapping for and data collection that can assist with proactive identification of bulky items, and other suggested City services that should be identified in the report. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 5  Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 22-0947-S1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Third Status Report on the Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. TRANSFER $200,571.25 within the Grants and Awards Fund No. 65W/10, from Account No. 10A845, Recovered Costs – Clean Energy Tax Credits, to a new account entitled City Administrative Officer (CAO), and increase appropriations within CAO Fund No. 100/10, Account No. 003040, Contractual Services for costs associated with the development of the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. 2. TRANSFER $60,000 from the Grants and Awards Fund No. 65W/10, from Account No. 10A845, Recovered Costs – Clean Energy Tax Credits, to a new account within Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program Fund No. 100/54, entitled Low Carbon Concrete Pilot Projects for the implementation of a low carbon concrete pilot. 3. INSTRUCT the CAO to report with recommendations for the use of the remaining clean energy tax credit funds and future reimbursements received for projects and activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions following the receipt of the 2024 claim payment. 4. AUTHORIZE the CAO to prepare Controller instructions to make necessary technical adjustments to implement the intent of these transactions; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement those instructions. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 6  Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports the above recommendations include transfers totaling $260,571.25 using existing special funds and will have no impact on the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that one-time funds are used for one-time expenditures. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 26-0327 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the results of the 2025 WorkSource Center (WSC) Operators Request for Proposals for Program Year 2026-27. Recommendations for Council action: 1. APPROVE the results of the 2025 WSC Operators Request for Proposals (RFP), as detailed in Table 1 of the Joint Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) and Workforce Development Board (WBD) report dated March 6, 2026, attached to Council file No. 26-0327. 2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, EWDD, or a designee, to request contract authority as outlined in Table 2 of the Joint EWDD and WBD report dated March 6, 2026, as part of the forthcoming 2026-27 WBD Annual Plan Report. 3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, to prepare a Replacement Operator list for the WSC System, consisting of all proposals achieving a score of 70 or higher, to remain in place for the duration of the procurement cycle. 4. CONCUR with EWDD’s determination of insufficient proposals for the Boyle Heights, Southeast Los Angeles/Watts, and West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Community Planning Areas (CPAs). Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 7  5. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of EWDD to reissue the RFP for the Boyle Heights, Southeast Los Angeles/Watts, and West Adams–Baldwin Hills–Leimert or South Los Angeles CPAs to provide adequate competition, as an insufficient number of eligible proposals were received for the WSCs in the East Los Angeles and South Los Angeles areas. 6. AUTHORIZE the Chair of the WDB to reassess and, as appropriate, recommend the reallocation of existing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds through the Annual Plan to support the redesign of the WSC System and implementation of improvements authorized by the WSC Redesign Ad Hoc Committee, and to submit, as necessary, a City General Fund (GF) budget request of up to $3.4 million to augment available resources and fully implement the redesigned WSC System. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by EWDD or WBD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 25-0006-S35 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to City protocols and procedures for Red Flag Warning Declarations. 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. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 8  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. 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. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 9  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 (5) 26-0266 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY relative to rescinding notices of brush clearance non-compliance issued to property owners of damaged or destroyed properties in the Pacific Palisades and other related matters. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park - Padilla): DIRECT the Los Angeles Fire Department to: a. Rescind notices of brush clearance non-compliance issued to property owners of damaged or destroyed properties in the Pacific Palisades, and refund any fees collected as well as stop any process for escalating fees or penalties associated with brush clearance on these properties. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 10  b. Report in 30 days regarding the feasibility of developing a customized program to deliver active brush clearance and maintenance in the Palisades disaster zone, including private properties, as well as outreach, notification, and collaboration with the local community regarding compliances, deadlines and fees. 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 Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (6) 22-0058-S2 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to modifications to the Larchmont Village, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE Recommendation Nos. 1 through 14, 16, and 17 contained in the City Clerk report dated April 29, 2026 attached to Council file No. 22-0058-S2, relative to the Larchmont Village, Property Based, BID. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated April 29, 2026, to modify the Larchmont Village BID, pursuant to the Provisions of the Property and BID Law of 1994 (Division 18, Part 7, Streets and Highways Code, State of California) and to levy assessments. Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 11  3. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City Clerk, to prepare and present enabling Ordinance implementing the modification of the Larchmont Village BID for City Council consideration at the conclusion of the required public hearing. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the assessment levied on the City-owned property within the District to be paid from the General Fund total $10,000 for the first year of the BID. Funding is available in the BID Trust Fund No. 659 to pay the General Fund share of the assessment for the first operating year. Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the Larchmont Village BID is $7,899 for the first year. However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining six years of the BID's term. Funding is available in the BID Trust Fund No. 659 to pay the General Fund share of the assessment for the first operating year. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Economic Development and Jobs Committee waived consideration of the above item) Items Called Special Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Closed Session (7) 26-0541 Friday - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 12  The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a recommendation for payment of monetary sanction in the case entitled Greg Akili, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV00934. (This matter arises from incidents involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred from November 24, 2020 through December 9, 2020.) (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) 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 - May 8, 2026 - PAGE 13