City Council Meeting — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2026-05-13
Time: 10:00

AGENDA
 LOS ANGELES CITY
 COUNCIL
 Wednesday, May 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
 NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
 President Pro Tempore KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
 BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District
 MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
 Assistant President Pro Tempore CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
 JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
 TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
 HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ,
 Thirteenth District
 YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District
 TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District




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 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
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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.




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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.




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Los Angeles City Council Agenda

Wednesday, May 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) 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
 Guidelines.




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 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


 (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.


 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.




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 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


 (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
 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.




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 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




 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.

 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:




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 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


 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)




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 9
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed
 a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (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.

 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 10
 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.


 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 11
 Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
 Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

 (Continued from Council meeting of May 8, 2026.)




 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 12
 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
 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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 13
 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.


 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.



 (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 14
 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 15
 (Energy and Environment Committee and Budget and Finance
 Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)


 (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


 (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:
 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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 16
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (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


 (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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 17
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 (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
 completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 18
 (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:


 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 19
 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.


 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 20
 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.



 (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.



 (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 21
 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.



 (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.


 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 22
 corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally,
 electronically or by any other means.



 (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.

 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.


 (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.
 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:




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 23
 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
 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 24
 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.



 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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 25
 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
 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,
 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 26
 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.

 TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2026

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 15, 2026)


 (20) 25-1466
 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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 27
 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
 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.




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 28
 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
 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.
 ​




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 29
 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.


 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




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 30
 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.


 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.
 ​




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 31
 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




 Items Called Special



 Motions for Posting and Referral



 Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings



 Adjourning Motions



 Council Adjournment


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a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

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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.

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at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).




Wednesday - May 13, 2026 - PAGE 32

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