Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee · Held · Special
Los Angeles City Council Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee special meeting, August 4, 2026
From official records: On Aug. 4, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved all 15 items, including a new Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, City support for tougher sideshow penalties in AB 1588 and a report on rules for e-bikes and e-motos. It also named ballot argument writers for eight November measures, including Monica Rodriguez against Charter Amendment LA and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association against the Fire Department sales tax.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 4, 2026 meeting of the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations 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 July 31, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Council Journal | Official Journal |
| Video | Recording |
Committee members, per the committee reports: Marqueece Harris-Dawson (chair), Nithya Raman, Katy Yaroslavsky, Hugo Soto-Martinez and John Lee. Raman and Soto-Martinez were recorded absent on items 1 to 5; Soto-Martinez was recorded absent on the ballot designations (items 8 to 15), and all five voted yes on item 7. The Clerk’s memos for items 8 to 15 list who applied to write each argument; no one applied to argue against items 9, 11, 13, 14 or 15 (Proposition TE memo).
1. City supports AB 1588: tougher penalties for street sideshows
- What it does: Adds support for AB 1588 (Stefani), the Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act, to the City’s state legislative program. Per the resolution, the bill would add enhanced penalties for joining or aiding a sideshow and count vehicles, including motorcycles, used to block traffic (committee report).
- Who brought it: John Lee, seconded by Monica Rodriguez (CF 25-0002-S113).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Mid City West, North Hollywood West.
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 12, 2026, 12-2, with Eunisses Hernandez and Ysabel Jurado voting no (CF 25-0002-S113).
2. City supports wildfire liability reform and a wildfire or perils fund
- What it does: Adds support for state or federal action on wildfire or catastrophic-event liability reform and a wildfire or broader perils fund. The resolution notes that credit agencies downgraded DWP after the Palisades Fire and cites the state’s SB 254 report on the Wildfire Fund (committee report).
- Who brought it: Adrin Nazarian, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky (CF 25-0002-S126).
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 11, 2026, 14-0 (CF 25-0002-S126).
4. City opposes federal limits on gender-affirming care for minors
- What it does: Adds to the federal legislative program opposition to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration and proposed rules that, per the resolution, would bar Medicaid reimbursement for gender-affirming care for patients under 18 (committee report).
- Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martinez (CF 25-0002-S100).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Sherman Oaks. Echo Park’s statement is filed as “against,” but its text says the council “supports the resolution” (Echo Park CIS).
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 12, 2026, 14-0 (CF 25-0002-S100).
5. New Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review
- What it does: Creates an ad hoc committee to review all Charter matters and has the Clerk move every pending Charter reform file to it (committee report).
- Who brought it: Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (CF 24-2000-S4).
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 11, 2026, 14-0 (CF 24-2000-S4).
6. Rules for e-bikes, e-motos and electric mopeds
- What it does: Asks LADOT, with LAPD, the City Attorney, Street Services, Metro and the Bicycle Advisory Committee, to report in 90 days on rules that could ban selling non-compliant e-bikes, ban converting e-bikes to higher classes, require training for riders under 18 or without a license, and set storage and charging rules. It asks for annual LAPD crash data and a CLA report on pending state bills (joint report).
- Who brought it: Heather Hutt and John Lee, seconded by Traci Park (CF 26-0548).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: NoHo, Westside. For if amended: Studio City.
- What happened: Concurred with the Transportation Committee’s April 22 approval (joint report).
- What’s next: The Public Safety Committee approved it Aug. 12 and the Council adopted it Aug. 25, 2026, 14-0 with Park absent; the CLA filed its report Sept. 14 (CF 26-0548).
7. Business Tax Advisory Committee
- What it does: Asks the CLA, with the Office of Finance, to report in 60 days on re-creating a Business Tax Advisory Committee, modeled on the one behind the 2004 business tax reforms, with membership, staffing and a 12-month schedule (committee report).
- Who brought it: John Lee, seconded by Tim McOsker and others (CF 26-0744).
- What happened: Approved, 5-0, and sent to the Budget and Finance Committee (committee report).
- What’s next: Budget and Finance approved it as amended Sept. 15, and the Council adopted it Sept. 30, 2026, 14-0, with Monica Rodriguez absent (CF 26-0744).
8. Ballot arguments on the Fire Department sales tax (Initiative Ordinance FD)
- What it does: Names proponent David Riles to write the argument for the half-cent sales tax for LAFD and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to write the argument against. Councilmember Imelda Padilla also applied to write in favor (Clerk memo).
- What happened: Approved; the memo records Harris-Dawson, Raman, Yaroslavsky and Lee voting yes and Soto-Martinez absent (Clerk memo).
10. Ballot arguments on Charter Amendment LA (infrastructure, budget and contracting)
- What it does: Names Bob Blumenfield, Katy Yaroslavsky and Controller Kenneth Mejia to write the argument in favor and Monica Rodriguez to write against. Other applicants in favor were Investing in Place, LA Forward Institute, the Los Angeles Business Council and three individuals; the Construction Industry Force Account Council also applied to write against (Clerk memo).
- What happened: Approved, 4-0, Soto-Martinez absent (Clerk memo).
12. Ballot arguments on Charter Amendment EE (ethics, elections and governance)
- What it does: Names Tim McOsker to write the argument in favor and Monica Rodriguez to write against; Diego Andrades and Justi Sexton also applied in favor (Clerk memo).
- What happened: Approved, 4-0, Soto-Martinez absent (Clerk memo).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City supports AB 1588 (Stefani): tougher penalties for street sideshows | Approved, 3-0 |
| 2 | City supports state and federal wildfire liability reform and a wildfire or broader perils fund | Approved, 3-0 |
| 4 | City opposes federal rules limiting gender-affirming care for people under 18 | Approved, 3-0 |
| 5 | Create an Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review and move all charter reform files to it | Approved, 3-0 |
| 6 | LADOT and LAPD to recommend rules for e-bikes, e-motos and electric mopeds | Concurred with Transportation Committee |
| 7 | Report on re-creating a Business Tax Advisory Committee to propose business tax reforms | Approved, 5-0 |
| 8 | Ballot argument authors for Initiative Ordinance FD, a half-cent sales tax for the Fire Department | Designations approved, 4-0 |
| 10 | Ballot argument authors for Charter Amendment LA on infrastructure, budget and contracting | Designations approved, 4-0 |
| 12 | Ballot argument authors for Charter Amendment EE on ethics, elections and governance | Designations approved, 4-0 |
| 3 | City supports AB 1573 (Bryan): domestic violence and trafficking victims added to housing element target groups | Approved, 3-0 |
| 9 | Ballot argument author for Proposition TE, the Palisades Fire ULA exemption: Traci Park in favor | Designation approved, 4-0 |
| 11 | Ballot argument author for Charter Amendment PL on the Planning Department: Raymond Meza in favor | Designation approved, 4-0 |
| 13 | Ballot argument authors for Charter Amendment PRK on the Recreation and Parks budget: Padilla and Rodriguez in favor | Designations approved, 4-0 |
| 14 | Ballot argument authors for Charter Amendment PRT on Airports, Harbor and DWP: McOsker and Padilla in favor | Designations approved, 4-0 |
| 15 | Ballot argument author for Charter Amendment SC on school board campaign finance: Diego Andrades in favor | Designation approved, 4-0 |