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Los Angeles City Council meeting, October 2, 2026

October 2, 2026, 10 a.m. · Updated October 8, 2026

From official records: At its Oct. 2, 2026 regular meeting, the Los Angeles City Council adopted 10 of the 11 items on the agenda, and no member voted no. They included $12.98 million for LAFD's quarterly state payment under the Medi-Cal ambulance transport program and a request that the City Attorney draft a 6,000-pound truck limit for five Watts residential streets. It sent a $15,000 outside-counsel contract for an LAPD television production deal to three committees. Outcomes and roll calls come from the council files and the Clerk's Council Action records; the Journal for this meeting was not posted as of Oct. 8, 2026.

As of October 8, 2026, outcomes for the October 2, 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.

The regular agenda for 10 a.m. was posted Sept. 29, 2026, and lists 11 items. The Council President also called a special meeting for 10:15 a.m. the same day. Its agenda lists four other files, including a resolution opposing a proposed federal Head Start rule.

Attendance and votes

• No member voted no on any item (CVVS).
• Monica Rodriguez and Adrin Nazarian are recorded absent on all 11 roll calls, and Heather Hutt on items 2 to 9. These are our counts from the roll calls on each council file.

Routine items, all adopted: a DWP alley permit at 1900 S. Main St., moved by Curren D. Price Jr. and seconded by Eunisses Hernandez, 13-0 (committee report; Council Action); the Stray Cat Alliance clinic agreement, 12-0 (committee report; Council Action); The Wall Las Memorias agreement, 12-0 (committee report; Council Action); a salon lease at 123 S. Robertson Blvd., 12-0 (committee report; Council Action); and an LAFD radio site license at 4600 Carter Dr., 12-0 (committee report; Council Action). The files list each action as final on Oct. 6, 2026.

6. Labor standards in City vehicle purchasing

• What it does: Instructs General Services, with the City Attorney and CAO, to review vehicle procurement for compliance with labor and procurement laws and recommend changes to keep City vehicle purchases free of child labor, forced labor and habitual health and safety violations (committee report).
• Who brought it: Hugo Soto-Martinez, seconded by Curren D. Price Jr. (CF 26-0567). The Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee approved it 2-0 on Sept. 22, with Bob Blumenfield absent (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted, 12-0; Hutt, Nazarian and Rodriguez absent. The file lists the Council action as final on Oct. 6, 2026 (Council Action, CF 26-0567).

7. Progress report on the Angeleno Account

• What it does: Instructs the Information Technology Agency to report on the Angeleno Account, the City website for using several City services with one login, including how it has helped users and possible improvements (committee report).
• Who brought it: Imelda Padilla, seconded by Bob Blumenfield. The committee approved it 2-0 on Sept. 22, with Blumenfield absent (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted, 12-0; Hutt, Nazarian and Rodriguez absent. The file lists the Council action as final on Oct. 6, 2026 (Council Action, CF 25-0509).

8. Truck weight limit on Watts residential streets

• What it does: Asks the City Attorney for an ordinance adding 6,000-pound weight limits on both sides of E. 110th and E. 111th streets (Compton Ave. to Graham Ave.), E. 112th and E. 113th streets (Compton Ave. to Monitor Ave.) and E. 114th St. (Compton Ave. to Wilmington Ave.). It directs LADOT to study the E. 114th St. and Wilmington Ave. intersection, including a full closure or one-way conversion of E. 114th St. (Transportation Committee report).
• Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by John Lee. The Transportation Committee approved it 3-0 on Sept. 16, with Traci Park and Imelda Padilla absent (committee report).
• Who it affects: The motion cites trucks hitting parked cars on narrow streets and air quality concerns in Watts (committee report).
• Neighborhood council positions: For: Watts.
• What happened: Adopted, 12-0; Hutt, Nazarian and Rodriguez absent. The file lists the Council action as final on Oct. 6, 2026 (Council Action, CF 26-0964).
• What’s next: The City Attorney drafts the ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 80.36.1 (committee report).

9. Truck idling in Harbor Gateway South

• What it does: Directs LADOT to recommend ways to curb truck activity and idling, including “No Idling” signs, on Denker Ave. between Torrance Blvd. and Del Amo Blvd. and Western Ave. between Del Amo Blvd. and Francisco St. (Transportation Committee report).
• Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Heather Hutt. The committee approved it 3-0, with Park and Padilla absent (committee report).
• What happened: Adopted, 12-0; Hutt, Nazarian and Rodriguez absent. The file lists the Council action as final on Oct. 6, 2026 (Council Action, CF 26-1117).

10. $12.98 million for LAFD’s state ambulance-transport payment

• What it does: Transfers $12,978,581.08 from the Unappropriated Balance to LAFD so it can pay the State Department of Health Care Services by Oct. 16, 2026, under the state program that brings in added Medi-Cal revenue for emergency transports of Medi-Cal patients (motion).
• Who brought it: John Lee, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky; the Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration (CF 26-1353).
• Money: The 2026-27 budget sets aside $52 million in the Unappropriated Balance for these quarterly payments, which the motion says are offset by program revenue (motion).
• What happened: Adopted, 13-0; Nazarian and Rodriguez absent (CF 26-1353).
• What’s next: The City Clerk sent the file to the Mayor on Oct. 6, 2026. The file posted a “Mayor Concurrence/Council Action” document dated Oct. 7 and lists the Council action as final that day (CF 26-1353). Payment is due to the state by Oct. 16, 2026 (motion).

11. Outside counsel for an LAPD television production deal

• What it does: The City Attorney asked for authority to hire the law firm Heller Waldron & Pepper, Inc. for one year and $15,000 to represent the City in negotiating a possible television production agreement between LAPD and 44 Blue Productions, LLC. The report says LAPD had already encumbered the $15,000 and moved it to the City Attorney’s outside counsel account (City Attorney report R26-0566).
• What happened: Referred to the Public Safety Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Film, Entertainment, and Creative Industry on a motion by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by John Lee, 13-0, with Nazarian and Rodriguez absent (Council Action, CF 26-1310). The records conflict on the label: the roll call on the council file reads “Adopted to Continue,” while the Council Action, the file’s history and the motion record a referral.
• What’s next: The three committees take it up; no committee date was listed as of Oct. 7, 2026 (CF 26-1310).

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