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Los Angeles City Council meeting, October 30, 2026

October 30, 2026, 10 a.m. · Updated November 1, 2026

From official records: At the Los Angeles City Council's regular Oct. 30, 2026 meeting, the Clerk's meeting record shows it approved $4,420,833 for the City's Esri mapping software, 10-0, and continued two housing development files to Nov. 17, 12-0. All nine agenda items have a recorded vote, and no member voted no. The state tax audit payment was on a separate special agenda. The Council Journal was not posted as of Nov. 1, 2026.

As of November 1, 2026, outcomes for the October 30, 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 Clerk posted the agenda on Oct. 27, 2026 for 10 a.m. in the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, City Hall. The meeting record lists a vote on all nine items, and no member voted no. Bob Blumenfield, Tim McOsker and Nithya Raman are recorded absent on items 1 to 5, the 12-0 votes. Imelda Padilla and Katy Yaroslavsky are also absent on items 6 to 9, the 10-0 votes. The Council Journal was not posted as of Nov. 1, 2026. A special meeting was set for 10:15 a.m.

Routine items:

• Permanent ceremonial signs for Del Campo Square at Hyperion Avenue and Udell Court, on a motion by Nithya Raman, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martínez (CF 26-1276).
• The Energy and Environment Committee’s report on the 2025 zero waste progress report (CF 21-1208-S6).
• The Carolwood Place driveway name, continued to Nov. 6, 2026 (CF 26-1267).
• The Proposition 64 Angeles National Forest grant (CF 26-1286).
• A civil service exemption for one Sanitation Assistant Director, who would serve as Chief Plant Officer and help oversee the four water reclamation plants. The Mayor’s memo says it would be the 129th of 150 exemptions Charter Section 1001(b) allows (memo, CF 26-1543).
• The first amendment and compensation reset for Harbor Permit No. 900 with WWL Vehicle Services at Berths 195-200A (CF 14-0185-S1).

Esri mapping software payment (CF 17-0193-S10)

• What it does: The motion asks the Controller to move $4,420,833 from City departments to the Bureau of Engineering to pay Esri for geographic information system software in 2026-27 (motion).
• Who brought it: Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez (CF 17-0193-S10).
• Money: This is the second of three annual payments on a $13,262,499 agreement that runs through Sept. 30, 2028. The Department of Water and Power pays the largest share, $2,121,127 (motion).
• What happened: Adopted forthwith, 10-0. The file also lists a 10-0 vote labeled “Urgent Forthwith” (CF 17-0193-S10).

Transit area housing rules (CF 25-1083-S1, CF 25-1083-S2)

• What they do: One report concerns recommendations for an ordinance setting an Accelerated Implementation Framework for higher and moderate opportunity sites in Transit Oriented Development zones (CF 25-1083-S1). The other concerns a package of technical amendments to streamline projects under Senate Bill 79 (CF 25-1083-S2).
• Who brought them: Bob Blumenfield and Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson (CF 25-1083-S1); Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Bob Blumenfield and Eunisses Hernandez (CF 25-1083-S2).
• Committee vote: The Planning and Land Use Management Committee noted and filed both motions, 5-0, on Oct. 13, 2026.
• What happened: The Council continued both to Nov. 17, 2026, 12-0 (CF 25-1083-S1, CF 25-1083-S2).

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