Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee · Held
Los Angeles City Council Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee meeting, August 11, 2026
From official records: On Aug. 11, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee approved all six items 3-0, including a five-year, $16 million turbine maintenance contract at LAX, a Port plan for waterfront public access projects tied to the 2028 Games, and a report on Port emergency response after the ONE Henry Hudson ship fire. The Council adopted all six by Aug. 28.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 11, 2026 meeting of the Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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 August 7, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Council Journal | Official Journal |
| Video | Recording |
| City Council districts | Council District 11, Council District 15 |
Committee members voting, per the committee reports: Traci Park (chair), Tim McOsker and Monica Rodriguez. All three voted yes on every item.
3. $16 million Solar Turbines contract for LAX Central Utility Plant turbines
- What it does: A five-year contract with Solar Turbines Incorporated for service, maintenance and repairs of two Mercury 50 gas turbines at the LAX Central Utility Plant (committee report).
- Who brought it: Board of Airport Commissioners (committee report).
- Money: Up to $16,000,000; the board reports no General Fund impact (committee report).
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 15-0 (CF 17-1446-S4).
5. Port plan for Public Access Investment Plan projects before the 2028 Games
- What it does: Asks the Port, with local stakeholders, to report within 60 days with an implementation plan for all active Public Access Investment Plan projects: sequencing, priorities, schedules, funding, completion dates and projects needed for 2028 Olympic and Paralympic readiness (committee report).
- Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez (CF 15-0989-S71).
- What happened: Approved, 3-0 (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 15-0 (CF 15-0989-S71).
6. Port emergency response and the ONE Henry Hudson ship fire
- What it does: Asks the Port, with the Chief Legislative Analyst, LAFD, Port Police and Emergency Management, to report within 90 days on emergency preparedness, priority for qualified local marine service vendors, vendor qualification and response agreements, and lessons from the November 2025 ONE Henry Hudson incident. The committee added a line of succession for Port executive decisions when executives are out of town (joint committee report).
- Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez (CF 26-0864).
- What happened: Approved as amended, 3-0. The Public Safety Committee concurred Aug. 12, 4-0, with Park absent (joint committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 25, 14-0, with Park absent (CF 26-0864).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Five-year, $16 million Solar Turbines contract to maintain two gas turbines at the LAX Central Utility Plant | Approved, 3-0 |
| 5 | Port to plan and rank its Public Access Investment Plan projects, including those needed for the 2028 Games | Approved, 3-0 |
| 6 | Report on Port emergency response, local marine vendors and lessons from the ONE Henry Hudson ship fire | Approved as amended, 3-0 |
| 1 | Note and file Tourism Department reports on Dine LA Restaurant Week fees and help for small family-owned restaurants | Noted and filed, 3-0 |
| 2 | 30-year lease to County Sanitation District No. 20 for sewer lines and a laydown area on LAWA's Palmdale land | Approved, 3-0 |
| 4 | Seventh Amendment to Port Permit No. 560 with Vopak Terminal Los Angeles | Approved, 3-0 |