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Council took a range of actions including granting liquor-license findings for two businesses, advancing several street-lighting district assessments, authorizing housing and navigation center actions for CD 15, and requesting multiple departmental reports on topics from Olympics planning to organics processing. The meeting also adopted motions on public safety donations, zoning and land‑use studies (including “ghost kitchens”), helicopter pad access analysis, and local wildfire landscaping rules.
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The Council approved findings that allow two businesses to proceed with liquor-license applications and moved forward on multiple local street-lighting assessments. It authorized continued use and related agreements for a bridge housing/navigation center in Council District 15, and ordered city departments to report back with plans or analyses on topics that affect residents — such as Olympic planning impacts, organics collection readiness, and helicopter-pad access. Several safety- and operations-related donations and procurements were accepted, and the Council asked the City Attorney and departments to prepare rules or ordinances in areas like fire-safe landscaping and repealing a municipal code provision on ball play.
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- Granted Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for on-site alcohol sales at 8th & Fig Project (744 S. Figueroa) and instructed the City Clerk to notify the State ABC.
- Adopted a motion granting Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for off-site alcohol sales at Costco Wholesale (5035 W. Coliseum St.) and instructed transmittal to the State ABC.
- Heard and adopted items advancing protests and next steps for multiple street lighting district improvement proposals with ballot tabulations and final ordinance consideration scheduled.
- Requested LA28 (LAOC) to report on the new federal Olympics taskforce and to provide contract and local procurement reporting related to the 2028 Games.
- Instructed Department of City Planning to inventory permanent/temporary T, Q, and D classifications and recommend removals that limit housing growth in non‑sensitive areas.
- Authorized funding allocation, lease actions, and sole‑source service arrangements to continue operation of the A Bridge Home / low-barrier navigation center at 2316 E. Imperial Highway for up to three years.
- Instructed LAHD/LAHSA to report on HUD acuity-based prioritization alignment with the Coordinated Entry System and on CESTTRR matching system differences.
- Instructed the Bureau of Sanitation (with relevant departments) to report on the City's readiness to implement organics collection and processing requirements under RecycLA 2.0.
- Requested the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance repealing LAMC Section 56.16 (provision limiting ball play and similar activities in certain public spaces).
- Instructed Department of City Planning, with Building and Safety and City Attorney, to report on a draft definition of 'ghost kitchens' and criteria to assess land‑use impacts.
- Directed multiple contract and procurement approvals for airport and harbor systems (including SAP licensing and Port agreements) and accepted non‑monetary LAPD donations for equipment.
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