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April 15th Three-minute briefing Recording Agenda
LA City Council meeting chamber on April 15, 2026
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Agenda items

  1. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Pedestrian Facility Inventory and Condition Assessment Pilot Project, the Pedestrian Facility Damage Severity Matrix, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self Evaluation and Transition Plan for Public Right of Way, and related… Council File 25-1142
  2. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the declaration that pedestrian facilities repairs by the Sidewalk Repair Program be a matter of urgent necessity Council File 26-0268
  3. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Avenue 26 and North San Fernando Road by the Los Angeles River Center as "Senator Richard Polanco Square." Council File 26-0344
  4. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations to temporarily close four alleys in the area of Gramercy Place and Van Ness Avenue Council File 26-0271
  5. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Fulton Avenue as "Rafael 'Ray' Vega Square." Council File 26-0374
  6. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to re-initiating the street vacation proceedings for Banning Street, Jackson Street, and Ducommun Street from Center Street to their respective easterly terminuses Council File 18-0191
  7. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection at 49th Street and Avalon Boulevard as "Bishop Kenneth Little Square." Council File 26-0202
  8. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of East 4th Street and McKinley Avenue as "Victory Baptist Church Square." Council File 17-0638
  9. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily closing the alley adjacent to 1900 South Main Street, located between East Washington Boulevard and East 21st Street Council File 26-0197
  10. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily closing the alley south of West 62nd Street and north of West Gage Avenue between Figueroa Street and Flower Street, with the southern portion of the alley to remain open to ensure all adjacent properties remain accessible Council File 25-1101
  11. MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, NO. ENV-2024-494-MND, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the property located at 9119 North De Soto… Council File 26-0287
  12. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the electric vehicle (EV) carsharing pilot program operated by BlueLA / Blink Mobility Council File 19-0131-S2
  13. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along certain street segments of West 81st Street, West Manchester Avenue, Beloit Avenue, and Venice Boulevard, in Council District Eleven Council File 26-0008-S6
  14. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to traffic control mechanisms that can be implemented to deter street takeovers in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) Council File 26-0345
  15. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to installing a bike lane as part of the Vermont Transit Corridor project required under Measure HLA Council File 26-0381
  16. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the City's procurement process for commodity contracts Council File 26-0174
  17. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY CLERK and CITY ATTORNEY, 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… Council File 26-1100-S7
  18. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Revenue Forecast Report for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025-26 and 2026-27 Council File 26-0295
  19. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Volunteer Trust Fund No. 892 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Council File 26-0362
  20. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the manner of allocation and programming of the Transportation Communications Network Revenue Fund's receipts through the City's annual budget process Council File 22-0392-S1
  21. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to amending Article 4, Chapter 10, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) concerning the City's commercial cannabis record refiling and renewal requirements Council File 25-1126
  22. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fourth Construction Projects Report. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Council File 25-0874-S3
  23. PERSONNEL AND HIRING and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Postemployment Healthcare Plan (115 Trust) financial statements reported in the LACERS Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 Council File 26-0193
  24. PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to continued expenditures of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) funds for fire boat training using a navigation simulator Council File 24-1557
  25. PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant award Council File 25-1541
  26. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 74300, located at 13513 West Vanowen Street, Easterly of Woodman Avenue Council File 26-0494
  27. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 74809 located at 6105-6107 North Toltec Way, northerly of Avenue 60 Council File 26-0501
  28. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 633 West 75th Street (Case No. 872509), Assessor I.D. No. 6020-023-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S49
  29. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1421 South Westmoreland Avenue (Case No. 846559), Assessor I.D. No. 5056-002-011, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S50
  30. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4216 West Santos Tomas Drive (Case No. 886736), Assessor I.D. No. 5031-003-002, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S51
  31. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2913 South Maple Avenue (Case No. 858408), Assessor I.D. No. 5128-004-022, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S52
  32. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 723 West 73rd Street (Case No. 747456), Assessor I.D. No. 6020-027-021, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S53
  33. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 661 West 33rd Street (Case No. 741257), Assessor I.D. No. 7467-002-010, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S54
  34. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1141 West 21st Street (Case No. 758484), Assessor I.D. No. 7460-029-010, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S55
  35. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 161 South St. Andrews Place (Case No. 877195), Assessor I.D. No. 5516-022-023, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S56
  36. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 8819 North Etiwanda Avenue (Case No. 841061), Assessor I.D. No. 2769-023-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S57
  37. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 306 South Catalina Street (Case No. 867505), Assessor I.D. No. 5502-006-001, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S58
  38. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2260 South Barrington Avenue (Case No. 777454), Assessor I.D. No. 4260-027-025, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S59
  39. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 166 North Edgeware Road (Case No. 635209), Assessor I.D. No. 5160-016-007, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Council File 26-0005-S60
  40. CONSIDERATION OF CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST REPORT and RESOLUTION (PARK - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1352 (Valladares), which would clarify the meaning of "substantially equivalent" for rebuilding properties damaged or… Council File 26-0002-S14
  41. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mario Prado Amezcua v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV14549. (This matter… Council File 26-0318
  42. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bryan Christopher Soc v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV01140. (This matter… Council File 26-0319
  43. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Rachel Mendoza v. Hector Padilla , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23BBCV01858. (This matter arises from a May 29,… Council File 26-0317
  44. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jernetta Houchins v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV38942. (This matter… Council File 26-0320
  45. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ken Klein v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV29812. (This matter arises from a… Council File 26-0321
  46. may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Malcolm Thomas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , WC Case Nos. ADJ6544733, ADJ11010010, ADJ13671471, ADJJ7164644, et al.; Lead Los… Council File 16-0594
  47. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Blackline Systems, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV10865. (This matter arises… Council File 26-0167
  48. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Toluca Lake Collective, Inc. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCP03652. (This matter… Council File 26-0208
  49. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Scott Burkett, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP01675. (This matter… Council File 26-0234
  50. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mark Granado v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV04408. (This matter arises from an… Council File 26-0281
  51. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Beth Kennedy v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV38546. (This matter arises from… Council File 26-0254
  52. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a proposed settlement in the case entitled Art Tobias v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No.… Council File 26-0062
  53. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Timothy Scott v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV03817 (This matter arises… Council File 26-0399
  54. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Susan Evans v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05009. (This matter arises from… Council File 26-0403
  55. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Roohangiz Radparvar Eghbali v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV02463 (This… Council File 26-0397
  56. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Edwin Gonzalez, et al. v. Richard Kaufman, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV01423. (This matter… Council File 26-0394

Public comment

9 comment segments captured. Transcribed from auto-generated captions and excerpted for publication.

Unverified speaker · Item 18

[laughter] So when are we going to get statements from any of you on the anti-trans discrimination at the Olympics? When are you going to condemn that? You should have condemned that weeks ago. This is discrimination in your city on city taxpayer resources cuz that's all going to this event. And you're you know, this is your prized event and none of you will say anything about it. You won't even pay attention to me. You won't even stop your side conversations for 2 seconds just to listen to the public. When are you going to condemn the anti-trans discrimination at the Olympics? Cancel the Olympics. Fire Jim McDonnell. Defund the LAPD. Good morning. What

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

I want to hold and call on Councilmember Park. Thank you, Council President and colleagues. I wanted to rise to welcome our friends from the LAX Area Coastal Chamber to our council chambers this morning. They are here as part of their Leadership Academy, which is an annual program that runs for 6 months, where our local businesses partner up with the chamber and learn about economic development opportunities, especially how to engage with local government. It has just been an incredible honor to be a partner to you all over the last several years as we have worked shoulder to shoulder to kickstart economic recovery post-pandemic in and around LAX and our coastal communities. We are working …

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Francisco · General public comment

Good morning. I'm here speaking on gender-affirming resolution with respect for member Councilmember Isabel Jurado. I'm here to support of this item. We all know our community is being attacked in many ways, so we need your support. Trans people are already having difficult and we with this give us some support and moving forward with our lives. In my behalf, I'm already past that point, but I'm doing it for a young trans generation for a better future for them and with support to live with dignity feeling good about them. Please, Councilmembers, have your our community in mind for California heading for the future. [snorts]

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Almost I'm · Item 25

And no, but this is why I don't want it to be voted yes, okay? to interrupt you, but which item are you speaking to? You're welcome to speak to the general public in general. public grant for public any of the public funding for the There's a bunch of them. warning as a courtesy. I'm almost I'm going to move you to general. So, No, don't change me yet. But you we all know that I bet Smoking Scan will agree with me on that, okay? Anyway, the next one I want to do is the about the property abatements. I am so proud of my councilman over there, Mr. Nazarian, who's not listening, as usual. No, there we go. Thank you, sir. He did a great job, okay? in doing you know, the abatement over on Varna, …

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

begins, I'll call the last names for public comment. Hovenwolf, Pamela Moyela, Renee Ocampo and Ariel Moore. Good morning. What

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Already Talking · Item 17

[clears throat] item 50 is the one. So, that's item 50 is not one of the ones before. So, my apologies. [snorts] 13 eyes. All right. What's next? The council may now vote on item number 13 called special by Council member Huizar for a separate vote. All right. Council member Huizar, if there are no comments, let's open the roll on this item. Close the roll. Tabulate the vote. 10 eyes, three no's. All right. What's next? item may now may now vote on item 14 called special by Council member Huizar for comments. Council member Huizar. Thank you, Council President. Colleagues, downtown LA is home to more than 90,000 residents. A neighborhood like any other where people live, work, and play. And …

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From the council floor

Unverified speaker · Department oversight

Thank you, Council President. Colleagues, downtown LA is home to more than 90,000 residents. A neighborhood like any other where people live, work, and play. And like any neighborhood, people deserve to feel safe in their day-to-day lives. Lately, we've seen a rise in street takeovers that disrupt the sense of safety, blocking major intersections late at night, creating dangerous conditions, and making it harder for residents, workers, and small businesses to go about their lives. We need to get ahead of the problem, and that's exactly what this motion does. It directs the Department of Transportation to come back with real immediate solutions for traffic calming measures, like things like …

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