Los Angeles City Council · Held

Los Angeles City Council meeting, September 9, 2026

September 9, 2026, 10 a.m. · Updated October 4, 2026

From official records: On Sept. 9, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council adopted all 36 items. It voted 8-3, with Eunisses Hernandez, Ysabel Jurado and Nithya Raman opposed, to reauthorize $13.04 million in MICLA financing for LAPD non-patrol vehicles before the 2028 Games and ask the CAO to review a request for 300 more. It approved about $31.8 million in settlements and fee awards on closed-session matters, our sum, led by $13.5 million in Zelaya v. City over a 2019 LAPD incident in Van Nuys, $10.45 million in attorney fees in a park accessibility case and $5.06 million to buy Merrywood Drive parcels. Outcomes come from council files and the Clerk's Council Vote records; the Council Journal was posted by Oct. 4, 2026.

As of October 4, 2026, outcomes for the September 9, 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

• Bob Blumenfield (CD 3), Monica Rodriguez (CD 7) and Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD 13) are recorded absent on all 36 roll calls; John Lee (CD 12) on 34 of them; Eunisses Hernandez (CD 1) and Traci Park (CD 11) on items 4 and 6. Counts are our tally of the Clerk’s Council Vote records.
• The only no votes came on item 9, from Hernandez, Ysabel Jurado and Nithya Raman (CF 26-0600-S111).
• Items 22 to 36 were closed-session matters adopted in open session on motions by Blumenfield and Tim McOsker (CF 26-1181). The 13 settlements and fee awards total $31,765,933.46, our sum of the motions; items 22 and 23 are business tax refunds.

1. Ordinance raising Los Angeles Zoo admission fees by $2

• What it does: Amends Administrative Code Section 22.715 to raise Zoo admission fees by $2.00 (agenda).
• Who brought it: Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment and Budget and Finance committees (CF 26-0600-S22).
• What happened: The Council approved the committee report, 11-0, and held the ordinance for a second reading (CF 26-0600-S22).
• What’s next: The Council adopted the ordinance Sept. 16; action became final Sept. 28. Ordinance No. 189051 takes effect Nov. 2, 2026 (CF 26-0600-S22).

3. Find money for a consultant to study new governance models for the Los Angeles Zoo

• What it does: Tells the CAO and Chief Legislative Analyst to identify funding for the Zoo to hire a consultant to compare zoo governance models and lay out a roadmap if the City decides to change how the Zoo is run (agenda).
• Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado and Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (CF 26-1140).
• What happened: Adopted, 11-0; Blumenfield, Lee, Rodriguez and Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-1140).

5. Reports on senior transportation gaps, Metro senior programs and a tech literacy program for older riders

• What it does: Tells the Community Investment Department to report on gaps in City senior transportation, ride-hail partnerships for discounted trips, and Metro programs such as Metro Micro, LIFE and Access. Motion 5A adds a technology literacy program with the Library and Recreation and Parks (agenda).
• Who brought it: Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Imelda Padilla (CF 26-1104).
• What happened: Adopted as amended, 11-0 (CF 26-1104).

6. Final vote to repeal Municipal Code Section 55.14 after the Lopez v. City lawsuit

• What it does: Repeals Section 55.14 of Article 5, Chapter V of the Municipal Code in full (draft ordinance). The council file ties it to Thomas Lopez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, U.S. District Court Case No. 2:26-cv-06003 (CF 26-1014).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith on second reading, 10-0; Blumenfield, Hernandez, Park, Rodriguez and Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-1014).
• What’s next: Ordinance No. 189039 takes effect Nov. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1014).

9. Reauthorize $13.04 million for LAPD non-patrol vehicles and review 300 more for the 2028 Games

• What it does: Tells the CAO to reauthorize $13,042,000 in MICLA financing for LAPD’s non-patrol vehicle package from the 2026-27 budget, and to report on the cost of 300 more vehicles, their maintenance, three financing options from the Police Commission, and alternatives such as leasing, mutual aid or federal money (agenda).
• Who brought it: Board of Police Commissioners report of July 28, through the Budget and Finance Committee (CF 26-0600-S111).
• Coverage: LAist reported on Sept. 30 that CAO Matt Szabo then recommended against buying the 300 extra vehicles, finding more than 1,100 already-funded vehicles not yet in use (LAist).
• What happened: Adopted, 8-3; Hernandez, Jurado and Raman voted no; Blumenfield, Lee, Rodriguez and Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-0600-S111).
• What’s next: Action became final Sept. 25. A City Administrative Officer report dated Sept. 28 was referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0600-S111).

13. Closed-session City Attorney report on suing Lineage Logistics over the Boyle Heights warehouse fire

• What it does: Asks the City Attorney to report in closed session within 15 days on suing Lineage Logistics and others over the June 17 fire, recovering City response and recovery costs, a preliminary estimate of total City spending, and state emergency funding (agenda).
• Who brought it: Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez; Budget and Finance approved it as amended Sept. 1 (CF 26-0906-S8).
• Who it affects: Council District 14, Boyle Heights (agenda).
• What happened: Adopted, 11-0 (CF 26-0906-S8).

15. First construction projects report: about $33 million in transfers and $60 million in reauthorized MICLA funds

• What it does: Moves $15,713,221 between departments, $899,847 within departments and appropriates $16,779,516 for capital projects, and reauthorizes $30,679,628 in expired MICLA funds, $26,028,000 in Convention Center MICLA financing, $2,781,289 for municipal facilities and $815,305 for building renovations (agenda). The transfer figures sum to about $33.4 million and the reauthorizations to about $60.3 million, our sums.
• Who brought it: CAO report of Aug. 12, through Government Operations and Budget and Finance (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted, 11-0 (CF 26-1124).
• What’s next: Action became final Sept. 25 (CF 26-1124).

16. $1 million in CD 13 AB 1290 money for a dedicated streetlight repair crew

• What it does: Moves $1,000,000 from CD 13’s AB 1290 redevelopment fund to the Bureau of Street Lighting for a crew assigned to CD 13 (agenda).
• Who brought it: Hugo Soto-Martinez, seconded by Nithya Raman (CF 26-1243).
• What happened: Adopted, 11-0, with Soto-Martinez absent (CF 26-1243).

19. $6.9 million in SB 1 and Measure M money for curb ramps and concrete streets citywide

• What it does: Moves $4,455,000 in SB 1 road money to Street Services for access ramps citywide and $2,450,000.68 in Measure M and SB 1 money for concrete streets (agenda).
• Who brought it: Eunisses Hernandez, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky (CF 26-1246).
• What happened: Adopted, 11-0 (CF 26-1246).

30. Pay $10.45 million in plaintiffs’ fees in Griffin v. City over park accessibility

• What it does: Pays fees and costs awarded to plaintiffs in a federal case on the accessibility of City park facilities: $3,492,691.78 to Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee, $4,714,359.97 to Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim, $1,586,842.44 to Disability Rights Advocates and $656,105.81 to the Law Office of Paula Pearlman (motion).
• Money: From the Liability Claims Fund to Recreation and Parks liability payouts (motion).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 11-0 (CF 26-1188).

35. Settle Zelaya v. City over a 2019 LAPD incident in Van Nuys for $13.5 million

• What it does: Settles a federal case over an April 8, 2019 incident in Van Nuys involving Jacobo Cedillo, the plaintiff’s father, and LAPD officers (agenda).
• Money: $13,500,000 from the Liability Claims Fund, police liability payouts (motion).
• What happened: Approved, 11-0 (CF 26-1181).

36. Settle Merrywood Drive closure claims for $5.06 million by buying the parcels

• What it does: Settles 10 inverse condemnation claims over the closure of Merrywood Drive to cars by having the City buy parcels along the street and accept the deeds (motion).
• Money: $5,055,000 into escrow with Chicago Title, from miscellaneous liability payouts (motion).
• Who it affects: Council District 4 (agenda).
• What happened: Approved, 11-0 (CF 23-0782).

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