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Los Angeles City Council Public Works Committee meeting, October 27, 2026

October 27, 2026, 2 p.m. · Updated October 24, 2026

On the agenda: The Los Angeles City Council's Public Works Committee meets Oct. 27, 2026 on 13 items, three of them on illegal dumping. Its agenda lists a Public Works report on the illegal dumping program, a Sanitation report on funding illegal dumping investigations and a motion on 2026-27 illegal dumping enforcement funding and penalties that the Public Safety Committee approved on Oct. 6. It also lists a City Attorney report on streamlining nuisance abatement, a service agreement for repairs at the City's automated vehicle washes and seven street naming, alley vacation and alley closure items.

Agenda only. As of October 24, 2026, minutes for the October 27, 2026 meeting of the Public Works Committee of the Los Angeles City Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.

The Clerk posted the agenda on Oct. 23, 2026 for 2 p.m. in Room 401, City Hall. Members, per the Council President’s assignment letter: Eunisses Hernandez (chair), Imelda Padilla (vice chair) and Heather Hutt. The agenda lists the same three and says the committee takes public comment in person only.

Item 1 is a verbal report from the Department of Public Works on the status of the illegal dumping program, with no council file (agenda).

Routine items, from the agenda and the council files linked below:

• 6: a Bureau of Engineering report dated Sept. 3, 2026 to name the private driveway on Sunset Boulevard between Carolwood Drive and Ladera Drive “Carolwood Place,” in Council District 5 (CF 26-1267).
• 7: a Bureau of Engineering report dated July 2, 2026 to name the private driveway at 6th Street east of Harbor Boulevard “Sampson Circle,” in Council District 15 (CF 26-0976).
• 8: a Nov. 14, 2025 motion by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by Heather Hutt, to start proceedings to vacate four alleys along Gramercy Place in the Vermont Square neighborhood. The Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Council filed a statement For on Nov. 24, 2025 (agenda, CF 25-1355).
• 9: Bureau of Engineering reports dated June 18 and Nov. 19, 2025 on vacating the alley south of Florence Avenue from Brynhurst Avenue to its westerly end (VAC-E1401462), in Council District 8. The Council adopted the Bureau’s June 2025 report to start proceedings in August 2025 (CF 25-0682).
• 10 and 11: Aug. 19, 2026 motions by Curren D. Price Jr., seconded by Imelda Padilla, to temporarily close the alley next to 1014 W. 60th St., between 60th Street and 60th Place, and the alley next to 119 W. Jefferson Blvd., between 33rd Street and Jefferson Boulevard, under state Vehicle Code Section 21101.4. The council file titles list public nuisance and illegal dumping (CF 26-1152, CF 26-1153).
• 12: an Aug. 19, 2026 motion by Heather Hutt, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, to name the intersection of Hauser Boulevard and Obama Boulevard “Nat Hutton Jr. Square,” with permanent ceremonial signs (CF 26-1148).

2. Funding for Sanitation’s illegal dumping investigations

• What it does: The Bureau of Sanitation’s May 27, 2025 report on the resources needed for illegal dumping investigations and enforcement by its Watershed Protection Division (agenda, CF 24-1178).
• Who brought it: The file began with an Oct. 1, 2024 motion by John S. Lee, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky. The Council adopted this committee’s report on it in October 2024 (CF 24-1178).
• Money: The agenda marks the item “Fiscal Impact Statement: No” (agenda).
• Neighborhood council positions: The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council filed a statement For on Nov. 13, 2024 (agenda, CF 24-1178).

3. Illegal dumping enforcement: 2026-27 funding and penalties

• What it does: The motion deals with illegal dumping enforcement and its 2026-27 funding. The file title lists a funding allocation for 2026-27, a strategy for abatement, prevention and enforcement, a citywide inventory of chronic illegal dumping hotspots with a system for updating it, and options for updating penalties (CF 26-1351).
• Who brought it: Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Imelda Padilla, seconded by Curren D. Price Jr., on Sept. 22, 2026 (CF 26-1351).
• Other committees: The motion is also referred to the Energy and Environment and Public Safety committees. The Public Safety Committee approved it at its Oct. 6, 2026 meeting (agenda).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).

4. Streamlining nuisance abatement proceedings

• What it does: A Nov. 7, 2025 City Attorney report on the administration, enforcement, oversight, resources and policy options for nuisance abatement, with code amendments to streamline the proceedings in the Municipal Code and the Administrative Code (agenda, CF 24-0196).
• Who brought it: The file began with a Feb. 21, 2024 motion by Tim McOsker and others, seconded by John Lee and Imelda Padilla. A Sept. 10, 2025 motion by McOsker and Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Adrin Nazarian, followed (agenda, CF 24-0196).
• Other committees: The report is also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, which held it in committee in March 2026 (CF 24-0196). On Oct. 20, 2026 the Council adopted a related motion asking the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Attorney to release all pending reports on this file (CF 24-0196-S1, Oct. 20 Council meeting).
• Neighborhood council positions: The Watts Neighborhood Council filed a statement For on July 28, 2026. The Studio City Neighborhood Council filed one in April 2024 (agenda).

5. Faster permits for disaster resilience work in the right-of-way

• What it does: The motion asks that permits for safety work aimed at disaster planning and resilience, including mandates and regulatory programs for natural gas infrastructure, be as streamlined as possible to support compliance and timely work. The council file title lists above-ground facility installations in the public right-of-way and an amendment to Municipal Code Section 62.08 (agenda, CF 26-1340).
• Who brought it: Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez, on Sept. 18, 2026 (CF 26-1340).
• Neighborhood council positions: None submitted (agenda).

13. Repairs at the City’s automated vehicle washes

• What it does: A City Administrative Officer report dated Aug. 27, 2026 on a Board of Public Works personal services contract with NS Corporation to repair and maintain the City’s automated vehicle wash facilities (agenda, CF 26-1287).
• Money: The agenda marks the item “Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes” and “Financial Policies Statement: Yes” (agenda).
• What’s next: The last day for Council action is Nov. 3, 2026 (agenda).

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