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Regular meeting · Friday, May 9, 2025 · 10:00 AM

LA City Council

Official video from the City Council's channel. Captions are the City's live captions.

Summary

The City Council took up 8 agenda items and recorded votes on 7. Every recorded vote passed with no one voting no.

Counted from the City Clerk's roll calls. A written summary appears after a person checks it.

Transcript

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Agenda and roll calls

What came up and how each member voted

From the City Clerk's record of this meeting and the Council Journal. Open an item for its full description and roll call.

Items Noticed for Public Hearing 1

15435-5445 Balboa Boulevard / Oaks on Balboa / Elysian Housing LLC / Multifamily Affordable Housing / Revenue Bonds / Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act o…Council file 25-0477 · CD 4No recorded vote

MOTION (RAMAN - SOTO-MARTINEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $65,000,000 for the acquisition, development, construction and equipping of a 116-unit multifamily affordable housing project known as Oaks on Balboa (Project) located at 5435-5445 Balboa Boulevard in Council District Four (CD 4).

Council file 25-0477 on the Clerk's site

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held 7

2Innovation and Performance Commission Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual ReportCouncil file 25-0332Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC) 2023-24 Annual Report.

Item 2 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonAbsent
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0332 on the Clerk's site

3Wildlife Education / Department of Animal Services / Innovation Fund RecommendationCouncil file 25-0377Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Department of Animal Services (DAS) Wildlife Education project.

Item 3 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonAbsent
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0377 on the Clerk's site

4Gun Buyback Events / Anonymously Surrender Guns / Gang Reduction and Youth DevelopmentCouncil file 24-1012Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the resources needed to host gun buyback events throughout the City.

Item 4 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonAbsent
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 24-1012 on the Clerk's site

5Inflation Reduction Act / Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits / ReimbursementCouncil file 22-0947-S1Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Second Status Report on Federal Clean Energy Tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. (Energy and Environment Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

Item 5 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonAbsent
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 22-0947-S1 on the Clerk's site

6SB 630 (Allen) / California Film and Television Tax Credit Program / Update / ModernizeCouncil file 25-0002-S28Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST and RESOLUTION (NAZARIAN – PADILLA) relative to include a position in the City's 2025-26 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 630 (Allen) which would amend, update, and modernize California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program. (Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

Item 6 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttAbsent
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0002-S28 on the Clerk's site

7AB 1138 (Zbur - Bryan) / California Film and Television Tax Credit Program / Update / ModernizeCouncil file 25-0002-S30Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST and RESOLUTION (NAZARIAN – PARK) relative to include a position in the City's 2025-26 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 1138 (Zbur - Bryan) which would amend, update, and modernize California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program. (Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

Item 7 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttAbsent
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0002-S30 on the Clerk's site

8Sherman Way / Fulton Avenue / Alley / Jurisdiction Transfer / Public Sewer Line Installation / Public Street DedicationCouncil file 25-0088 · CD 2Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (NAZARIAN – JURADO) relative to the transfer of jurisdiction of the City-owned property described as a portion of the alley south of and parallel to Sherman Way and west of Fulton Avenue from the Department of General Services (GSD) to the Bureau of Engineering (BOE). (Government Operations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Council Adjournment EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Item 8 · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldYes
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonAbsent
  • Eunisses HernandezAbsent
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerYes
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Yes
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezAbsent
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0088 on the Clerk's site