Government Operations Committee · Held

Los Angeles City Council Government Operations Committee meeting, August 18, 2026

August 18, 2026, 8:30 a.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: On Aug. 18, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Government Operations Committee approved six of eight items 2-0, with John Lee absent, including cannabis license changes for delivery, cultivation and manufacturing, $9.8 million to buy land for an LADOT electric bus yard in Harbor City, and no-bid leases for three homeless interim housing sites. It continued two other cannabis items, on event licenses and retail application support letters, to a date to be determined.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Government Operations 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.

Committee members, per the agenda and committee reports: Imelda Padilla (chair), John Lee and Ysabel Jurado. Lee was absent for every vote.

1. First 2026-27 construction projects report: $15.7 million in transfers and $16.8 million in appropriations

• What it does: Authorizes the Controller to transfer $15,713,221 between departments and funds, $899,847 within departments, and appropriate $16,779,516 for City capital repair and construction projects, including the Sixth Street Viaduct, Barnsdall Art Park Residence A and West Los Angeles Municipal Building switchgear (committee report).
• Who brought it: City Administrative Officer report of Aug. 12, 2026 (CF 26-1124).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: Budget and Finance approved it as amended Sept. 1, and the Council adopted it Sept. 9, 11-0 (CF 26-1124).

2. Ordinance updating City cannabis licenses for cultivation, delivery and manufacturing

• What it does: Amends Municipal Code Section 104.06 on issuing cultivation, delivery and manufacturing licenses, based on an April 30, 2026 Department of Cannabis Regulation report, and removes outdated language tying those licenses to the Social Equity Program. The report says delivery rules have not been fully updated since 2017 and cultivation rules since 2018 (committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Imelda Padilla, seconded by Curren D. Price (CF 26-0301).
• Money: No fiscal impact statement was submitted (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the ordinance Aug. 25, 13-0; it takes effect Oct. 19, 2026 (CF 26-0301).

5. No-bid, no-cost ground lease with Weingart for the 100-bed A Bridge Home at 3210-3248 Riverside Drive

• What it does: Finds competitive bidding impractical and lets General Services sign a ground lease with the Weingart Center Association to keep running the City-owned interim housing site in Council District 4 (committee report).
• Money: No lease cost. About $3.3 million in state Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant money was allocated for operations (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 14-0 (CF 23-1022-S39).

6. No-bid, no-cost ground lease with The Salvation Army for a 75-bed tiny home village in Wilmington

• What it does: Lets General Services sign a ground lease with The Salvation Army for the tiny home village on a parking lot at 1221 Figueroa Place, open since 2021, with 77 pallet shelters. The Recreation and Parks board extended the site to June 21, 2027 (committee report).
• Money: No lease cost; about $2.4 million in Measure A Local Solutions Fund money for operations (committee report).
• Who it affects: Council District 15 (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 15-0 (CF 23-1022-S38).

7. Lease with L&R Construction and sublease with PATH for 26-unit family bridge housing at 3061 Riverside Drive

• What it does: Lets General Services sign a ground lease with L&R Construction, owner of the 11,764-square-foot industrial site in Council District 4 that the City first leased for interim housing under a five-year lease approved in 2020, and a sublease to People Assisting the Homeless to run it (committee report).
• Money: About $1.3 million in HHAP grant money for operations and $419,430 for lease costs through June 30, 2027. The Municipal Facilities Committee notes a possible future General Fund cost once HHAP money runs out (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 15-0 (CF 23-1022-S37).

8. Buy part of 23903 Normandie Ave. for up to $9.8 million to expand an LADOT electric bus yard

• What it does: Authorizes General Services to buy the northern portion of the Harbor City property for LADOT’s zero-emission bus yard, finds the purchase exempt from CEQA, and requires a skilled and trained workforce (committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Tim McOsker, seconded by Heather Hutt (CF 24-1424-S1).
• Money: Up to $9,800,000 from the Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund, plus up to $10,000 a year for upkeep; no General Fund impact expected (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 2-0; Lee absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 25, 13-0 (CF 24-1424-S1).

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