Council acts on homelessness, wages, and tax measure
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The Los Angeles City Council met May 13, 2026 and adopted multiple motions and resolutions: it instructed staff to report on eight homeless Access Centers, advanced a substitute wage/benefit ordinance for airport and hotel workers for City Attorney drafting, ratified and continued local emergency and Red Flag preparedness actions, approved funding transfers for local projects and grants, and moved to place a business gross receipts tax repeal initiative on the November ballot.
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Council asked city analysts to produce a 30-day report on eight homeless Access Centers to clarify services and costs. It directed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance changing minimum wages and health‑benefit adjustments for airport and hotel workers, which could lead to higher pay if later adopted. The Council also ratified actions related to wildfire Red Flag preparedness and sent a citizen initiative to repeal the City’s business gross receipts tax to the November ballot — a result that could require budget adjustments depending on the election outcome. Several smaller actions authorized grant applications, removed properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program, and approved local funding transfers for beautification and memorial work.
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- Instructed the Chief Legislative Analyst, LA Housing Department, LAHSA, CAO and partner organizations to report within 30 days on activity and engagement at eight City Access Centers (data and service details to include HMIS and non-HMIS sources).
- Adopted amended Ad Hoc Committee recommendations on Red Flag Warning protocols, directing DOT, LAFD, LAPD, CAO and City Attorney to report back on fines, wildfire preparedness funding, patrol/towing capacity and potential code/ordinance changes.
- Ratified the Mayor’s local emergency declarations related to the January 2025 windstorm and wildfires and directed continued emergency purchasing and reporting procedures.
- Approved a substitute motion requesting the City Attorney to prepare and transmit an ordinance to amend wage and health benefit provisions for airport employees and hotel workers (sets staged minimum rates and annual adjustments; next steps require ordinance drafting and later adoption).
- Accepted the City Engineer’s offers to dedicate multiple sidewalk and traffic-signal easements and authorized the Board of Public Works to acquire dedications.
- Authorized submittal/acceptance and administrative actions for a CalRecycle LEA grant for the Department of Building and Safety.
- Authorized various funding transfers and appropriations (including $22,500 for a Highland Park Veterans plaque, $80,000 for supplemental tree care in CD1, $781,690.35 total for CD15 beautification services, and authorization to apply for the Family Justice Center 2025 Grant).
- Determined to submit the citizens’ initiative to repeal the City business gross receipts tax to the November 3, 2026 ballot and adopted related motions to manage budget and staffing contingencies depending on the election outcome.
- Removed several properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) as recommended by the Los Angeles Housing Department.
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