Meeting Summary
What Happened
Council President Harris-Dawson presided over the March 10, 2026 meeting with all 15 members present throughout the session.
The council unanimously approved several routine items including investment reports (CF 25-0283), volunteer trust fund matters (CF 26-0230), and various legal services agreements. Items 5, 6, 8, and 9 passed without discussion as a group. The council also approved multiple closed session settlement items totaling over $6 million in payouts, including a $1.7 million judgment payment and a $1.5 million settlement.
Emergency Services Fee Increases (CF 25-0410) The council approved increases to emergency services rates after Council Member Lee made technical amendments. The original proposal would have increased Advanced Life Support fees from $1,862 to $2,068 as recommended by the fire department. Lee initially moved an amendment but later reconsidered the item to adopt the fire department's recommended fee structure. The measure passed 15-0 after reconsideration.
Corporate Housing Ownership Study (CF 23-0840) Council Member Rodriguez's motion to study corporate consolidation of housing stock generated significant discussion. Rodriguez explained the need to better track ownership patterns through Business Tax Registration Certificates (BTRCs) to understand how mass corporatization affects small landlords and first-time homebuyers. Council Member Hernandez offered an amendment requiring departments to also develop policy solutions, not just study the trends. She argued that large corporations are treating homes "like commodities in an investment portfolio" and squeezing both tenants and small landlords. Council Member Nazarian supported the expanded analysis, connecting it to his own motion on single-family home ownership. The measure passed 15-0 with amendments.
Police Legal Defense Contracts (CF 26-0232) Council Member Nazarian called this item for a separate vote, resulting in the only contested vote of the day. The item authorized legal services agreements with various law firms for police defense litigation. The measure passed 10-5, though the transcript does not specify which members voted against it.
ULA Income Support Program (CF 23-0038-S13) Council Member Raman amended the ULA income support program for seniors and disabled residents, making a technical correction to replace "West Adams LMERT Park FSE" with "Genese Center" as the contractor name. Council Member Price recused herself as a landlord. Council Member Hernandez strongly defended the $15.8 million program, arguing it provides up to $19,000 per household in direct cash assistance to prevent evictions. She emphasized that "keeping people in their homes is more cost-effective and more compassionate than trying to house someone after they've already lost their housing." The measure passed 14-0 with Price recused.
ULA Ad Hoc Committee (CF 24-2000-S2) Council President Harris-Dawson's motion to create an ad hoc committee to review Measure ULA sparked debate. Council Member Hernandez warned against letting "special interest groups" and "manufactured corporate panic" undermine the voter-approved measure. She argued the review must be "rooted in accurate data" and not driven by "fear-mongering of those who opposed it from day one." Harris-Dawson responded that the committee would examine what has and hasn't worked, including "taxing the building of affordable housing" which he said wasn't in the spirit of voter intent. The motion passed 15-0.
Public comment included opposition to ULA amendments from Community Power Collective, concerns about aggravated assault clearance rates, criticism of street closures around Scientology events at the Shrine Auditorium, and support for AB 1537 prohibiting LAPD officers from serving as ICE agents. Several speakers criticized various city policies and called for police accountability measures.
Contested Votes
Tallies and member votes are the official record (LA City Clerk CVVS). Descriptions are drawn from the meeting transcript.
Item (17) — CF 26-0232 (Adopted): Authorization of legal services agreements with various law firms for police defense litigation.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (10) | Bob Blumenfield, Curren D. Price, Heather Hutt, Imelda Padilla, John Lee, Katy Yaroslavsky, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Monica Rodriguez, Tim Mcosker, Traci Park |
| No (5) | Adrin Nazarian, Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Nithya Raman, Ysabel Jurado |
CF 25-0410: Emergency Services Fee Increases (Reconsideration) Motion to reconsider and adopt fire department's recommended Advanced Life Support fee increase from $1,862 to $2,068.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (15) | All present members |
| No (0) | None |
| Absent (0) | None |
CF 23-0038-S13: ULA Income Support Program Approval of $15.8 million ULA income support program with technical amendment to contractor name.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (14) | All present members except Price |
| No (0) | None |
| Recused (1) | Price |
Items without recorded votes: All other agenda items passed unanimously without contest, including closed session items CF 26-0235 through CF 26-0246 and CF 26-0101.