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Regular meeting · Friday, June 20, 2025 · 10:00 AM

LA City Council

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Summary

The City Council took up 8 agenda items and recorded votes on 8. 1 vote was not unanimous: item 8 (Outside Counsel / Additional Funding / Potential Litigation / Between July 2 to 30th, 202…, Ayes 9, Noes 1, Absent 5).

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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. Open an item for its full description and roll call.

Regular Agenda · Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held 6

1Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory / Carbon Reduction Goals / Climate Impact Team / Capital and Technology Improvement and Expenditure …Council file 22-1402Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Annual Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory report.

Item 1 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 22-1402 on the Clerk's site

2Zero Waste Plans / Ordinance No. 187718 Compliance / Los Angeles Police Department / Annual Progress ReportsCouncil file 21-1208-S4Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual progress reports from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) regarding compliance with the zero-waste plan.

Item 2 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 21-1208-S4 on the Clerk's site

3Zero Waste Plans / Ordinance No. 187718 Compliance / Port of Los Angeles / Annual Progress ReportsCouncil file 21-1208-S6 · CD 15Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual progress reports from the Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor) regarding compliance with the zero-waste plan.

Item 3 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 21-1208-S6 on the Clerk's site

4Crime Statistics / Trains, Buses, Platforms, Stations / Police Department / Ambassador Program / Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Ser…Council file 16-0358-S2Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

PUBLIC SAFETY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to crime statistics on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Item 4 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 16-0358-S2 on the Clerk's site

6Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) / U.S. Department of Transportation / National Highway Freight Network Improvement Program / State Route 47 / Seaside Ave…Council file 25-0634 · CD 15Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to authorizing the Port of Los Angeles to apply for the Safe Streets and Roads for All 2025 grant program. (Budget and Finance 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.) (Transportation Committee has waived consideration of the above matter.)

Item 6 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 25-0634 on the Clerk's site

7Right to Counsel / Low-Income Tenants / Eviction Defense ProgramCouncil file 18-0610-S3Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

EXEMPTION, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Article 6 to Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to establish a Right to Counsel Program.

Item 7 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 18-0610-S3 on the Clerk's site

Regular Agenda · Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) 1

8Outside Counsel / Additional Funding / Potential Litigation / Between July 2 to 30th, 2025 / Council RecessCouncil file 25-0662Ayes 9, Noes 1, Absent 5

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to authorization and appropriation for outside counsel.

Item 8 · Ayes 9, Noes 1, Absent 5

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianNo
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyAbsent

Council file 25-0662 on the Clerk's site

Continuation Agenda · Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held 1

9Zoo Support Programs / SSA Group, LLC / Special Events Program / Superlative Group, Inc / Los Angeles Zoo Sponsorship ProgramCouncil file 25-0618Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Zoo Department Agreements with SSA Group, LLC and The Superlative Group, Inc. to operate and manage the Los Angeles Zoo Membership, Special Events, Publications, and Sponsorship Programs.

Item 9 · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 4

  • Bob BlumenfieldAbsent
  • Marqueece Harris-DawsonYes
  • Eunisses HernandezYes
  • Heather HuttYes
  • Ysabel JuradoYes
  • John S. LeeYes
  • Tim McoskerAbsent
  • Adrin NazarianYes
  • Imelda PadillaYes
  • Traci ParkYes
  • Curren D. Price, Jr.Absent
  • Nithya RamanAbsent
  • Monica RodriguezYes
  • Hugo Soto­-MartínezYes
  • Katy YaroslavskyYes

Council file 25-0618 on the Clerk's site