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Council adopted fee changes for emergency medical and police services, advanced housing and asset-monetization actions, approved financing for a supportive housing project, requested ordinances on contracting disclosures, and authorized multiple legal settlements and event service contracts.
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What this means
The Council approved higher charges for advanced life-support ambulance runs and mileage and updated several municipal fee schedules, which affect how certain City services are billed. Members directed housing staff to study corporate ownership of rental housing and approved steps for a pilot to monetize City assets (for solar, telecom, EV charging, and under-used parcels) in one district. The City authorized financing steps for a supportive housing project and approved numerous legal settlements and contracts (including reimbursed City services for a major sporting event). These actions mean the City is preparing for changes to service fees, exploring new revenue options from City property, and moving ahead on housing and legal matters that could affect City budgets and programs.
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- Adopted an ordinance (as amended) to increase the Schedule of Charges for Emergency Services to raise rates for Advanced Life Support and mileage.
- Adopted ordinances revising Police Commission service fees and the Business Permit Fee Schedule.
- Instructed the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to establish an ongoing process to assess and report on trends in concentration and corporatization of the City’s housing stock and to expand analysis per specified options.
- Received and filed the Bureau of Engineering report on the BuildLA project.
- Directed the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to design a 24-month City Asset Monetization Pilot Program in Council District 14 (identifying rooftops for solar/telecom, parking for EV charging/mobility hubs, and under-utilized parcels) and to report back with inventory, revenue projections, legal/procurement pathways, and engagement plans.
- Approved delegation of administration of the United to House LA (ULA) Income Support for Rent-Burdened At-Risk Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Program from LAHD to the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD).
- Adopted TEFRA minutes and a resolution authorizing issuance of up to $29,739,488 in supplemental tax-exempt multifamily housing conduit revenue note for the Prisma Apartments Supportive Housing Project (CD13), and authorized LAHD to execute related financing documents.
- Requested the City Attorney draft an ordinance requiring entities competing in City RFPs or entering City contracts to disclose if they are plaintiffs in litigation against the City.
- Instructed CAO and CLA to negotiate a contract with the United States Golf Association (USGA) for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open, including full reimbursement for supplemental City services and authorized use of supplemental Police services with reimbursement.
- Authorized multiple closed-session legal settlements and payments, including motions approving payouts or transfers related to: Leidi Escalante ($350,000); Lawrence Freddie Lee ($200,000); Gabriela Cardenas Garcia ($625,000, subject to reimbursement); Hoang Nguyen (authorizing up to $850,000 total settlement components); Elmer Santos Vicente Son ($450,000); Daniel Feldman ($450,000); Amanda McCarthy ($665,000); Connie Muniz et al. (up to $1,500,000); Robert Bragg judgment payment (approximately $1,720,439.53 including costs); and Lena Assadourian ($990,000).
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