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Council approved a range of actions including a TEFRA bond authorization of up to $40,000,000 for a 128‑unit affordable housing project, adopted multiple personnel and departmental ordinances, advanced several public‑works and safety motions, authorized studies and reports on street closures, street lighting and graffiti abatement, and authorized a pilot distribution plan for fentanyl detection devices.
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The Council approved financing for a new 128‑unit affordable housing project and adopted staffing and department personnel ordinances that set salaries and positions for city departments. The meeting also directed city agencies to study or report back on possible temporary street closures, restoring a utilitarian streetlight program, and how graffiti‑removal resources are deployed. The Council authorized work to set up a pilot to distribute free fentanyl detection devices and approved small appropriations for observances and program implementation; these actions start planning or funding steps but may require follow‑up reports or mayoral approval before services change on the ground.
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- Adopted TEFRA resolution approving issuance of bonds up to $40,000,000 to finance Warner Center II Apartments (128 affordable units) at 21300 Oxnard Street.
- Continued consideration of qualified 501(c)(3) bonds up to $85,000,000 for an 11‑story hotel at 1130 South Hope Street to February 24, 2026.
- Amended LAAC Schedule A to add and set salaries for new non‑represented classifications (Chief Occupational Psychologist and Port Pilot Apprentice) and adopted Departmental Personnel Ordinances for 39 departments.
- Approved Amendment No. 1 to the 2024‑2028 MOU for Bargaining Unit 23 (Firefighters and Fire Captains).
- Designated the intersection of 225th Street and Halldale Avenue as 'Janet Horst Square' and directed the Department of Transportation to install ceremonial signage.
- Instructed the City Engineer and Department of Transportation to report on recommendations and traffic analyses for temporarily closing Hoover Street (between El Segundo Blvd and W. 127th St) and the street area of 103rd Place (between Bandera St and Wilmington Ave) for public safety.
- Authorized the Department on Disability to release an RFP and develop a pilot program (including an online portal) to distribute no‑cost fentanyl detection devices (200,000 devices/year for three years) and directed the CAO to report on funding eligibility and costs.
- Authorized the Economic and Workforce Development Department to execute a subrecipient agreement to manage the JEDI Zone Façade Improvement Program with specified funding sources and amounts payable to 11‑11A Creative Collective, Inc.
- Transferred and appropriated $1,462 for services related to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, including City Hall illumination.
- Instructed the Bureau of Street Lighting and the Department of Water and Power, with City Attorney assistance, to report with recommendations to restore the utilitarian streetlight program and identify necessary resources, code amendments, or interagency agreements.
- Directed the Board of Public Works Office of Community Beautification to report on current graffiti abatement resources, contractor performance, geographic distribution, 311 request volumes, and to recommend a prioritization matrix.
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