Economic Development and Jobs Committee · Held
Los Angeles City Council Economic Development and Jobs Committee meeting, October 2, 2026
From official records: The Los Angeles City Council's Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved all five council files on its Oct. 2, 2026 agenda, the council files show, including a new JEDI business-incentive zone on Pacific Ave. in San Pedro, reports on helping small businesses meet ADA rules, with possible micro-grants, and a study of a vacant-storefront activation program. No committee reports, vote counts or minutes were posted as of Oct. 6, 2026.
As of October 6, 2026, outcomes for the October 2, 2026 meeting of the Economic Development and Jobs Committee 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.
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 29, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Video | Recording |
| City Council districts | Council District 5, Council District 13, Council District 15 |
The agenda lists five council files, and the committee scheduled each of them for this meeting on Sept. 29, 2026 (CF 26-1202). Members, per the Council President’s assignment letter: Hugo Soto-Martinez (chair), Curren D. Price Jr. (vice chair), Eunisses Hernandez, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez.
Routine items: annual planning reports for the San Pedro Historic Waterfront (City Clerk report) and Hollywood Media District (City Clerk report) business improvement districts. The committee approved both (CF 15-0417-S4, CF 24-0429-S2).
3. ADA compliance help for small businesses
- What it does: Asks the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the Department of Disability, to estimate how many City businesses are not ADA-compliant, the most common reasons for ADA lawsuits against small businesses and the cost of fixes; to report on an outreach plan and a micro-grant program; and asks the City Attorney for the total paid in ADA sidewalk settlements near non-residential areas since the Willits settlement (motion).
- Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Adrin Nazarian. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved it on Aug. 21, 2026 (CF 26-0865).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Palms, which filed a Community Impact Statement on Sept. 7, 2026 after a 9-0 board vote on July 1 (CF 26-0865).
- What happened: Approved; no vote count posted as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 26-0865).
- What’s next: The committee’s recommendation goes to the full Council; no Council date was listed as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 26-0865).
4. “LA Vacant to Vibrant” storefront program
- What it does: Asks the Community Investment Department, with the CLA, to report on a program connecting owners of vacant commercial space with businesses for temporary activations, modeled on San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant program, including structure, funding and use of existing business resources (motion).
- Who brought it: John Lee, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martinez (CF 26-1202).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Westside, which filed a Community Impact Statement on Oct. 2, 2026 after a 14-0 board vote on Sept. 10 (CF 26-1202).
- What happened: Approved; no vote count posted as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 26-1202).
- What’s next: The committee’s recommendation goes to the full Council; no Council date was listed as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 26-1202).
5. Pacific Avenue JEDI zone in San Pedro
- What it does: The Community Investment Department recommends a Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone on Pacific Ave. between the 110 Freeway and 22nd St. It found the area partly within a federal Opportunity Zone and inside a Citywide Economic Development Strategy focus area (CID report, July 30, 2026).
- Who brought it: Motion by Tim McOsker, seconded by Heather Hutt, adopted by the Council in October 2025 (CF 23-0957-S1).
- Money: CID says money from the previously identified JEDI Zone designation would be budgeted to run the program in the new area (CID report).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Coastal San Pedro (agenda; Community Impact Statement, filed Nov. 18, 2025).
- What happened: Approved; no vote count posted as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 23-0957-S1).
- What’s next: The committee’s recommendation goes to the full Council; no Council date was listed as of Oct. 6, 2026 (CF 23-0957-S1).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Reports on small businesses' ADA compliance, an outreach plan, micro-grants and City ADA sidewalk settlement costs | Approved |
| 4 | Study an "LA Vacant to Vibrant" program pairing empty storefronts with businesses, modeled on San Francisco's | Approved |
| 5 | Create a Pacific Ave. JEDI business-incentive zone in San Pedro, from the 110 Freeway to 22nd St. | Approved |
| 1 | San Pedro Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District 2026 annual planning report | Approved |
| 2 | Hollywood Media District Business Improvement District 2026 annual planning report | Approved |
Council files on other pages
- CF 26-2000-S1: Los Angeles City Council, Aug. 11 · Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, Sept. 30 · Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sept. 30 · Energy and Environment Committee, Oct. 1 · Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Oct. 2 · Budget and Finance Committee, Oct. 6 · Public Safety Committee, Oct. 6 · Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee, Oct. 7 and 11 more