Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery · Held · Special
Los Angeles City Council Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery special meeting, September 18, 2026
From official records: On Sept. 18, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery voted 3-0 to have Sanitation write into its procedures that CARE+ encampment cleanups are adjusted, postponed or suspended during declared local emergencies, its one action item. It heard verbal updates on an environmental justice commission and on Sanitation service requests in Boyle Heights (agenda).
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the September 18, 2026 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery of the Los Angeles City Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Where | Room 401, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
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| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 16, 2026) |
| Video | Recording |
Committee members, per the agenda: Ysabel Jurado (chair), Adrin Nazarian (vice chair) and John Lee. Items 1 and 2 were verbal updates with no action listed on the agenda.
3. Suspending CARE+ encampment cleanups during environmental emergencies
- What it does: Sanitation reports that Council offices can already suspend, postpone or reschedule CARE+ cleanups from 14 days out through the day of service. It will add to its procedures that it adjusts, postpones or suspends CARE and CARE+ work when Emergency Management declares a local emergency, and will post cancellation notices in affected zones. It recommends the Council note and file the report (Sanitation report, Sept. 15, 2026).
- Who brought it: Motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez; the Council asked for the report on Aug. 26, 2026 through Amending Motion 18A, 15-0 (CF 26-0936).
- Who it affects: Unhoused residents in areas under a declared environmental emergency, such as Boyle Heights after the June 17 Lineage fire (motion).
- What happened: Approved as amended, 3-0 (Jurado, Lee, Nazarian). The committee’s recommendations tell Sanitation to put the emergency suspension language and a cancellation-notice protocol into its Standard Operating Procedures and report back in 60 days. Nazarian’s amendment leaves suspension “at the discretion of each Council Office” (committee report).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sanitation report on suspending CARE+ encampment cleanups during declared environmental emergencies | Approved as amended, 3-0 |
| 1 | Civil and Human Rights Department update on an Environmental Justice and Advocacy Advisory Commission (discussion only) | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Sanitation update on bulky item pickup, street sweeping and dead animal removal in Boyle Heights (discussion only) | Not posted yet |