Meeting Summary
What Happened
Eleven council members were present at the start of the meeting, rising to fourteen after several ordinance votes were reconsidered later in the session; one member was absent throughout. Council Member Imelda Padilla continued Item 13 (a Lorne Street/Fair Avenue zone change) and Item 23 (a Van Nuys Airport reimbursement agreement) to later dates, and Council Member John Lee continued Item 2 (an alcohol-sales public convenience application) to November 12. A description wedged into the agenda between Items 25 and 26 regarding the Kester Avenue lighting district was missing an item number and was not considered.
Council adopted a large bloc of items with limited or no discussion, including the DWP Open Access Transmission Tariff ordinance (Item 4, CF 14-0738-S1), the appointment of Todd A. Bouey as permanent General Manager of the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (Item 7, CF 25-1014), an ordinance incorporating the state-law definition of "homeless shelter" into the Municipal Code (Item 11, CF 24-1587), three Historic-Cultural Monument designations in Council District 11 for the Grant, Gelb, and Siegel Houses (Items 15-17), a resolution ratifying the Mayor's January 7 and January 13, 2025 Local Emergency declarations for the windstorm, fire weather, and wildfires (Item 25, CF 25-0030, Harris-Dawson-Blumenfield), and motions funding Runyon Canyon Park security services in Council District 4 (Item 31, CF 25-1271, Raman-McOsker), a $22.15 million bond issuance for the 64-unit Montecito II Senior Housing project in Council District 13 (Item 34, CF 25-1273, Soto-Martinez-Rodriguez), revenue bonds for healthcare facilities in Council Districts 13 and 14 (Item 37, CF 25-1280), and food-distribution funding for Central City Neighborhood Partners in Council District 1 (Item 38, CF 25-1281, Hernandez-Hutt). Council Member Ysabel Jurado highlighted Item 24 (CF 25-1178), a Council District 7 motion waiving the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board's participation fee for restaurants in the DineLA promotion, noting that her office found only one participating restaurant each in Boyle Heights, Little Tokyo, and El Sereno — neighborhoods she said have been especially affected by federal immigration enforcement activity — and that the fee had been a barrier for small, independently owned restaurants; it passed 14-0. Item 6 (CF 23-0670-S2), covering Opioid Settlement Fund reimbursements and a proposed Westlake Area Harm Reduction Drop-In Center, was amended by Council Member Nithya Raman to correct instructions that had been dropped across multiple committee reports, with a further friendly amendment from Council Member Eunisses Hernandez directing that the City Employment Development Department assist in tracking crisis-response service metrics; it passed 14-0 as amended.
Contested Votes
Item 35 (CF 25-4118-S13) — LAMC 41.18 enforcement-zone designation, adopted 10-4. A resolution by Council Member Katy Yaroslavsky and Council Member John Lee designated a location within Council District Ten for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property in the public right-of-way under Municipal Code Section 41.18. After initial confusion over item numbering during the special-vote process, the item was reconsidered and passed 10-4, with Council Member Eunisses Hernandez, Council Member Ysabel Jurado, Council Member Nithya Raman, and Council Member Hugo Soto-Martinez opposed. The item was not extensively debated on the floor.
Item 36 (CF 24-1123-S2) — interim housing site leasing costs, adopted 13-1. A motion by Council Member Hugo Soto-Martinez and Council Member Ysabel Jurado to fund leasing costs at the interim housing site at 5301 Sierra Vista Avenue in Council District 13 passed 13-1, with Council Member Eunisses Hernandez opposed. The vote followed procedural confusion after Council Member Jurado's special-vote request was initially applied to the wrong item number; no floor debate on the substance of the item was recorded.
Public Comment
A fast food worker identifying herself as part of a group of workers organizing around wage and workplace-safety protections urged Council to support a "fair wage for fast food workers" ordinance without delay, saying it would allow workers to receive training on their legal rights and help address abuses in the workplace. During announcements, Council Member Eunisses Hernandez reported that federal immigration enforcement agents had conducted raids at a Cypress Park Home Depot multiple times that morning and were staging near Dodger Stadium, and said her office had notified the community though the number of people detained was not yet known.
Contested Votes
Tallies and member votes are the official record (LA City Clerk CVVS). Descriptions are drawn from the meeting transcript.
Item 35 — CF 25-4118-S13 (Adopted): A resolution (Yaroslavsky-Lee) designating a location within Council District Ten for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property in the public right-of-way under LAMC Section 41.18.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (10) | Adrin Nazarian, Bob Blumenfield, Heather Hutt, Imelda Padilla, John Lee, Katy Yaroslavsky, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Monica Rodriguez, Tim Mcosker, Traci Park |
| No (4) | Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Nithya Raman, Ysabel Jurado |
| Absent (1) | Curren D. Price |
Item 36 — CF 24-1123-S2 (Adopted): A motion (Soto-Martinez-Jurado) funding leasing costs at the interim housing site located at 5301 Sierra Vista Avenue in Council District 13.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (13) | Adrin Nazarian, Bob Blumenfield, Heather Hutt, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Imelda Padilla, John Lee, Katy Yaroslavsky, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Monica Rodriguez, Nithya Raman, Tim Mcosker, Traci Park, Ysabel Jurado |
| No (1) | Eunisses Hernandez |
| Absent (1) | Curren D. Price |