Transportation Committee · Held

Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee meeting, August 12, 2026

August 12, 2026, 8:45 a.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: On Aug. 12, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council's Transportation Committee approved more frequent DASH Boyle Heights/East LA buses during the fire emergency, an ordinance tying private ambulance rates to County rates and a request for bids to run South Region transit for up to seven years, each 3-0. It noted and filed LADOT's estimate that speed cameras will produce 138,000 citations a month eligible for low-income diversion. The agenda had 20 items.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 12, 2026 meeting of the Transportation 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: Heather Hutt (chair), Traci Park, Eunisses Hernandez, Imelda Padilla and Adrin Nazarian. The committee reports on items 1 to 19 record Hutt and Park voting yes and Padilla absent on every item (report on CF 26-0906-S3). Hernandez voted no on the two oversize vehicle parking restrictions, items 17 and 18, which passed 3-1 (report on CF 26-0008-S12, report on CF 26-0008-S13). Nazarian voted yes on items 2, 17, 18 and 19 and is recorded absent on the rest (report on CF 23-1168).

1. Third amendment to the BlueLA car-share agreement to transfer EV chargers to LADOT

• What it does: Lets LADOT sign a third amendment to Agreement C-128717 with BlueLA Carsharing Service to finish transferring the program’s EV chargers to the City and reimburse the operator for the last station, at Vermont Avenue and Exposition Boulevard (joint committee report).
• Money: No General Fund impact; the pilot is paid by a California Air Resources Board grant. Without the amendment the City would owe BlueLA $1.8 million for amortized construction costs, the CAO reports (joint committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (joint committee report).
• What’s next: The Public Works and Energy and Environment committees concurred, and the Council adopted it Aug. 21, 11-0, with Hernandez, John Lee, Nazarian and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent (CF 19-0131-S3).

2. LADOT status report on the BlueLA electric car-share program and its replacement operators

• What it does: Notes and files LADOT’s July 23 report and asks LADOT and the City Attorney to report on the permits for Envoy Carsharing, LLC and It’s Electric, including who maintains the stations, permit fees, a cost-recovery fee for curb and sign upkeep, and use by location. LADOT is also to report on other uses, such as bike share or metered parking, for charging sites with low use (committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Eunisses Hernandez, seconded by Adrin Nazarian (CF 19-0131-S2).
• Money: The program began with a $1,669,343 state grant in 2016 and was to have 40 stations, 200 charge points and 100 cars. LADOT reports BlueLA could not expand as planned and agreed to hand the chargers to the City in place of an amortized construction payment (LADOT report, July 23, 2026).
• Neighborhood council positions: For: Downtown Los Angeles (committee report).
• What happened: Report noted and filed and the Council District 1 amendment approved, 4-0; Padilla absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 18 with Amending Motion 17A (Hernandez, Jurado), 13-0, with Lee and Curren D. Price absent (CF 19-0131-S2).

5. Blue Systems contract for scooter and bike-share data raised to a total of $1,100,428

• What it does: Approves a second amendment to Contract C-139579 with Blue Systems for the data platform LADOT uses to monitor dockless scooter and bike companies, covering Jan. 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 (committee report).
• Money: Total pay capped at $1,100,428, from the City Parking Permit Program Revenue Fund; no General Fund impact (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 18, 12-0, with Lee, Price and Katy Yaroslavsky absent (CF 22-1049-S1).

6. Ordinance tying private ambulance rate increases to Los Angeles County rates

• What it does: Amends Administrative Code Section 22.484 so LADOT’s general manager can raise private ambulance rates automatically to match the rates the County sets (committee report).
• Money: No fiscal analysis was completed (committee report).
• What happened: Ordinance approved and the City Attorney report noted and filed, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the ordinance Aug. 18, 12-0, with Lee, Price and Yaroslavsky absent. It takes effect Oct. 9, 2026 (CF 25-0583).

7. Run DASH Boyle Heights/East LA buses every 10 to 15 minutes during the fire emergency

• What it does: Tells LADOT to add buses and drivers so the DASH Boyle Heights/East LA route runs every 10 to 15 minutes Monday through Saturday, starting at once and lasting until the emergency declaration is lifted (committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Imelda Padilla (CF 26-0906-S3).
• Money: No fiscal analysis was completed (committee report).
• Who it affects: Council District 14 (agenda).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 19, 12-0, with Lee, Nazarian and Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-0906-S3).

8. Relief from parking tickets and tows tied to the Boyle Heights warehouse fire

• What it does: Asks LADOT to report on cancelling citations for people affected by “extenuating circumstances” during the fire and to define the term with the City Attorney. It asks LAFD and LAPD to report on towing during the fire and how owners were told of their rights, LADOT and LAPD to report on offering impound hearings without a request, and the Police Chief to issue a notice on the legal authority for moving vehicles in emergencies (joint committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by John Lee (CF 26-0906-S6).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0, with Padilla and Nazarian absent, and sent to the Public Safety Committee, which approved it the same day, 4-0, with Park absent (joint committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 19, 13-0, with Lee and Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-0906-S6).

13. LADOT report on the Feb. 18 closure of Interstate 110 at Gaffey Street in San Pedro

• What it does: Notes and files LADOT’s account of its response after a fallen power pole closed the freeway at about 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 18, 2026. LADOT sent six traffic officers to Gaffey Street intersections; the report says Caltrans has sole jurisdiction over freeways and ramps and did not ask LADOT for support (LADOT report, July 31, 2026).
• Who brought it: Motion by Tim McOsker, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (CF 26-0251).
• Who it affects: Council District 15 (agenda).
• Neighborhood council positions: For: Northwest San Pedro (committee report).
• What happened: Noted and filed, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 28 with Amending Motion 13A (Padilla for McOsker, Hutt), 13-0, with Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Lee absent (CF 26-0251).

14. Request for proposals to run South Region transit, paratransit and microtransit for up to seven years

• What it does: Lets LADOT release a request for proposals to manage and operate its South Region transit, paratransit and microtransit services for five years with two one-year options (committee report).
• Money: The services are paid from Proposition A; no General Fund impact, LADOT reports. The report gives no contract value (committee report).
• What happened: Approved, 3-0; Padilla and Nazarian absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted it Aug. 26, 15-0 (CF 26-1035).

19. LADOT report on staff needed for the speed camera low-income diversion program

• What it does: Notes and files LADOT’s report on what it needs to offer community service in place of fines to low-income and unhoused people cited by the 125 speed cameras planned under state law AB 645 (LADOT report, July 8, 2026).
• Who brought it: Motion by Bob Blumenfield and Nithya Raman, seconded by Heather Hutt (CF 23-1168).
• Money: LADOT expects 138,000 citations a month to be eligible and estimates it needs 11 administrative staff in a diversion unit. Its existing program has four staff, down from 10, and processing can take more than 30 days. LADOT expects camera revenue to offset the staff cost (LADOT report).
• What happened: Noted and filed, 4-0; Padilla absent (committee report).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the committee report Aug. 28, 10-0, with Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Lee, McOsker and Yaroslavsky absent. LADOT says it will send a separate request for positions (CF 23-1168).

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