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Los Angeles City Council special meeting, August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026, 10 a.m. · Updated October 4, 2026

From official records: On Aug. 14, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council adopted six of nine items, all without a no vote: it denied two appeals against Milken Community School's move to the former American Jewish University campus, gave first approval to a development agreement for a 466-unit tower at The Bloc downtown, and accepted a $1.3 million County rental assistance grant. It sent a list of 24 surplus City lots in Playa del Rey and Pacific Palisades back to committee and noted and filed a study of buying Caltrans land for parks. Five members were absent for most votes. Outcomes come from council files and the Clerk's Council Vote (CVVS) records.

As of October 4, 2026, outcomes for the August 14, 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 no vote on any of the nine roll calls in the Clerk’s Council Vote (CVVS) records for Aug. 14, 2026.
• Marqueece Harris-Dawson (CD 8), Eunisses Hernandez (CD 1), Monica Rodriguez (CD 7) and Katy Yaroslavsky (CD 5) are recorded absent on all nine. Adrin Nazarian (CD 2) is absent on seven and Curren D. Price (CD 9) on one, item 8 (CF 26-1039). Counts are our tally of the CVVS records.

1. Start due diligence on buying 9.71 acres of Caltrans land now leased for parks

• What it does: The committee report would have let Recreation and Parks begin preliminary review and environmental due diligence on buying several Caltrans properties, about 422,968 square feet in all, that the City now leases as park sites (joint committee report).
• Money: The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners expects substantial acquisition costs and says grants would be needed; no amount is given (joint committee report).
• What happened: The Council adopted a Jurado and McOsker motion to note and file the item, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Nazarian, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent (CF 26-0570).
• What’s next: North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council filed a Community Impact Statement Sept. 23 (CF 26-0570).

2. Declare 24 City-owned lots in Playa del Rey and Pacific Palisades surplus

• What it does: The committee report would declare six properties “exempt surplus land,” five on Zitola Terrace, Rees Street and Delgany Avenue in Playa del Rey and one at 545 N. Bienveneda Ave. in Pacific Palisades, and 18 more in Pacific Palisades “surplus land,” and find all 24 no longer needed by the City (Government Operations Committee report).
• Money: No General Fund impact from the declarations, the Municipal Facilities Committee reports (committee report).
• What happened: The Council adopted a Park and Blumenfield motion sending the item back to the Government Operations Committee, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Nazarian, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent (CF 25-0600-S86).
• What’s next: On Oct. 1, 2026 the City Clerk re-referred the item to the Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee under Council File 26-2000 (CF 25-0600-S86).

3. Negotiate a lease of the Mangrove parking lot in Little Tokyo for a Japan House pavilion during the 2028 Games

• What it does: Tells the CAO, LADOT and General Services to negotiate a market-rate lease of the City lot at 426-462 E. Temple St. with the Little Tokyo Service Center, the Little Tokyo Investment Group and partners for a Japan entertainment and hospitality pavilion, and to report in 60 days on terms, profit sharing and the effect of closing the public lot (Government Operations Committee report).
• Who brought it: Motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Curren D. Price (CF 26-0735).
• Money: No fiscal analysis was completed (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Nazarian, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent (CF 26-0735).
• What’s next: The lease terms report is due 60 days after adoption (committee report).

6. Development agreement for The Bloc: a residential tower of up to 466 units at 700 S. Flower St.

• What it does: An ordinance authorizes a development agreement with NREA-TRC 700 LLC for The Bloc, at 700 S. Flower St., 700 W. 7th St. and 711 S. Hope St. The project adds a residential tower of up to 466 units and two parking levels above the existing podium; the finished site would total 1,894,988 square feet and reach 710 feet, or 53 stories (PLUM Committee report).
• Who brought it: The applicant, through City Planning (Case CPC-2024-8052-DA). The PLUM Committee approved it Aug. 11, 3-0, with Nazarian and Nithya Raman absent (PLUM Committee report).
• Money: No fiscal analysis was completed (PLUM Committee report).
• Who it affects: Council District 14, Downtown (CF 25-0778).
• What happened: Committee report adopted, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Nazarian, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent. The ordinance was held to Aug. 21 for a second reading (CF 25-0778).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the ordinance Aug. 21, 12-0. It takes effect Oct. 19, 2026 (CF 25-0778).

7. Appeals against a 900-student Milken Community School at the former American Jewish University campus on Casiano Road

• What it does: Denies appeals by Jack and Nilou Zakariaie and by Mona Cohen for Concerned Bel Air Park Homeowners, and upholds the City Planning Commission’s conditional use and Mulholland Scenic Parkway design approvals for a private high school at 2785, 2845 and 2791 N. Casiano Road. The school may enroll up to 900 students in grades 9 to 12, with classrooms rising from 25 to 40 through interior work only (PLUM Committee report).
• Who brought it: The two appellants. The PLUM report says a letter from Katy Yaroslavsky added a condition, and that the Cohen appellants and the applicant agreed to add Casiano Road to Condition 19b (PLUM Committee report).
• Who it affects: Council District 5 (CF 26-0861).
• What happened: Appeals denied, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Nazarian, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent. The PLUM Committee had voted 3-0 on Aug. 11 (CF 26-0861).

8. Accept a $1.3 million County agency grant for emergency rental and financial assistance

• What it does: Lets the Community Investment for Families Department accept a Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention grant from the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to give emergency rental and flexible financial help to households at risk of losing housing, for Feb. 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (CAO report).
• Money: $1,300,000 (CAO report).
• What happened: Adopted, 10-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Price, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent (CF 26-1039).
• What’s next: Sent to the Mayor Aug. 18; the Council action became final Aug. 28 (CF 26-1039).

1sp. Assert Council jurisdiction over a banquet hall alcohol and dancing permit at 261 S. Kenmore Ave.

• What it does: Under Charter Section 245, the motion has the Council take over the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission’s July 28 decision, which upheld three conditional use permits for a 7,056-square-foot, 176-seat banquet hall with a full line of alcohol, live entertainment and public dancing (motion).
• Who brought it: Heather Hutt, seconded by John Lee (motion).
• Who it affects: Council District 10; the appeal was filed by Nam Kim of Voice of Wilshire Koreatown (motion).
• What happened: Continued to Aug. 21, 11-0; Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Rodriguez and Yaroslavsky absent. The Clerk moved the motion from CF 24-1265 to a new file, CF 26-1130 (CF 24-1265).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the motion Aug. 21, 12-0. The PLUM Committee denied the appeal Sept. 8 and the Council adopted that recommendation Sept. 11, 11-0. The Council action became final Sept. 25 (CF 26-1130).

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