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Los Angeles City Council meeting, August 5, 2026

August 5, 2026, 10 a.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From official records: On Aug. 5, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council acted on 39 of 40 items with no recorded no votes, including eminent domain for a DWP switching station in Kern County, a $2,068 basic life support ambulance fee, a Sidewalk Repair Program ordinance and 2027 employee health plans with premium increases up to 12.9%. Twenty-five of the items removed properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program. Outcomes come from council files and the Clerk's Council Vote records.

As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 5, 2026 meeting 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.

Attendance and votes

• No member cast a recorded no vote on any of the 39 roll calls for this meeting in the City Clerk’s Council Vote (CVVS) records. Ysabel Jurado (CD 14) and Monica Rodriguez (CD 7) are recorded absent on all 39. Imelda Padilla (CD 6) is recorded absent on items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10, and Curren Price (CD 9) on item 9. Counts are our tally.
• Item 12, the Building and Safety fee update, was scheduled in error and the Council took no action; the Council had approved it June 30, 2026 (CF 26-0163).
• Item 40 carried over from the Aug. 4 meeting (CF 26-0929).

1. Eminent domain for DWP’s Rosamond Switching Station in Kern County

• What it does: Adopts an ordinance finding that public necessity requires DWP to acquire five parcels southwest of Rosamond Boulevard and 100th Street West, in unincorporated Kern County, by eminent domain for the Rosamond Switching Station Project (agenda).
• Who brought it: Board of Water and Power Commissioners, Resolution No. 026 181. The City Attorney revised the ordinance to state that it needs a two-thirds Council vote, and a Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Bob Blumenfield motion adopted the revised version (City Attorney report, motion).
• Money: No fiscal impact statement was submitted (agenda).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 13-0 (CF 26-0446).
• What’s next: Ordinance No. 189019 took effect Sept. 30, 2026 (CF 26-0446).

2. Basic life support ambulance fee rises to $2,068

• What it does: Sets the Fire Department’s basic life support ambulance charge at $2,068 per patient (Ordinance No. 189020).
• Who brought it: Board of Fire Commissioners, through the Public Safety and Budget and Finance committees (committee report).
• Money: No fiscal analysis was completed (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 13-0 (CF 25-0410).
• What’s next: The ordinance took effect Sept. 30, 2026 (CF 25-0410).

3. Sidewalk Repair Program ordinance

• What it does: Certifies the program’s recirculated environmental report, adopts street tree and project feature policies, and adds Municipal Code Section 62.104.1 to streamline approval of sidewalk repairs that count toward the City’s obligations under the Willits v. City of Los Angeles disability access settlement (agenda).
• Who brought it: Board of Public Works and Bureau of Engineering, through the Public Works Committee (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0; Jurado, Padilla and Rodriguez absent (CF 14-0163-S18).
• What’s next: Ordinance No. 189017 took effect Sept. 16, 2026 (CF 14-0163-S18).

4. 2027 LAwell benefits for civilian employees

• What it does: Approves 2027 plans and rates for the LAwell program, which covers about 27,000 civilian employees and 30,000 dependents (Personnel report).
• Money: Kaiser premiums rise 6.32%; Blue Shield 9.9% to 12.9%; United Healthcare 6.8% to 11.9%; Delta Dental PPO 3%. Because the City’s subsidy tracks the Kaiser rate, members in plans that rise faster pay the difference through payroll (Personnel report).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0 (CF 26-0876).

6. Fire and Police pension changes and LACERS peace officer transfers

• What it does: Asks the City Attorney for an ordinance to carry out a legal settlement changing how Fire and Police Pensions calculates health insurance subsidies, to let the City amortize the cost of the LACERS Peace Officer Transfer Program, and to make technical updates (agenda).
• Money: The CAO reports the subsidy change has no City cost because the maximum subsidy is unchanged; amortizing the transfer program’s cost would affect the General Fund, per the actuary (agenda).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0 (CF 10-1868).

7. A Bridge Home shelter at 407 N. Beacon St. in San Pedro kept up to three more years

• What it does: Lets General Services extend the Caltrans lease and the Harbor Interfaith Services agreement for the shelter and navigation center for up to three years, under CEQA exemptions for low-barrier navigation centers and shelter crisis projects (agenda).
• Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (motion).
• Who it affects: Council District 15 (CF 18-0651-S3).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0 (CF 18-0651-S3).

8. Annual report on LAHD housing funding

• What it does: Notes and files LAHD’s report on housing funded since 2010 and sets an annual report on every funding source LAHD runs, with cost-per-unit comparisons to other cities (agenda). The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved it as amended July 1, 5-0 (committee report).
• Who brought it: Nithya Raman, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (CF 26-0025).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0 (CF 26-0025).

9. Faster lease-up of affordable units in mixed-income buildings

• What it does: Notes and files LAHD’s report on marketing and tenant selection for affordable units in privately financed TOC and density bonus projects, and asks LAHD to report in 60 days on application and income-verification turnaround times, staff capacity and ways to lease units faster (committee report).
• Who brought it: Nithya Raman and Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson (CF 24-0124).
• Neighborhood council positions: For: Los Feliz, Studio City, Rampart Village.
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0; Jurado, Price and Rodriguez absent (CF 24-0124).

10. 311 call center performance

• What it does: Notes and files a September 2025 ITA report and asks ITA to report on 311 staffing, answer rates, callback times, improvements, and problems passing bulky item pickup requests to Sanitation (agenda).
• Who brought it: John Lee and Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Eunisses Hernandez (CF 11-1013-S12).
• Neighborhood council positions: For: Downtown Los Angeles, North Hollywood Northeast.
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 12-0 (CF 11-1013-S12).

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