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Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council meeting, July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council's board voted 15-0 on July 14, 2026 to back four City Council files by Community Impact Statement, on illegal dumping enforcement, transit signal priority, sidewalk delivery robots and First Amendment event permit costs, according to the statements it filed July 27. It also voted 17-0, with one abstention, to send Metro comments on the Broadway bus priority lanes and 14-0 for a letter supporting karaoke rooms at the EKO restaurant on South Figueroa Street, with two conditions. It approved up to $3,500 for candidate forums on downtown issues, 14-0, per draft minutes on the council's site.

Outcomes for the July 14, 2026 meeting of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

Outcomes below come from the board’s draft minutes on the council’s site, from the statements filed on each council file and from the two letters on the council’s letters page. The draft minutes of the Aug. 11 regular meeting record the July minutes approved on consent, 20-0 with one ineligible (Aug. 11 draft minutes). Sixteen members were present at roll call and eight absent. Committee votes listed are from the agenda.

6.b. Community Impact Statement on illegal dumping enforcement (CF 25-1437)

• What it asks: Support for CF 25-1437, a motion by Council member Marqueece Harris-Dawson, seconded by Curren Price, on enforcing illegal dumping laws, raising criminal fines and an enforcement strategy (CF 25-1437).
• What happened: The board voted 15-0 on July 14, with three members ineligible, on a consent calendar that held the four statements and two sets of minutes (draft minutes). The “For” statement was filed July 27 (CIS).

6.c. Community Impact Statement on transit signal priority (CF 24-1222)

• What it asks: Support for CF 24-1222, on signal “dwell recall” for street-level rail and bus rapid transit lines, cutting signal delay and a Transit First policy (agenda).
• What happened: Voted 15-0, three ineligible; “For” statement filed July 27 (CIS).

6.d. Community Impact Statement on personal delivery devices (CF 20-1328-S1)

• What it asks: Support for CF 20-1328-S1, on a regulatory framework for sidewalk delivery devices making retail and meal deliveries in the public right-of-way (agenda).
• What happened: Voted 15-0, three ineligible; “For” statement filed July 27 (CIS).

6.e. Community Impact Statement on First Amendment activity permits (CF 25-1268)

• What it asks: Support for CF 25-1268, on cost recovery for First Amendment activity permits at large events under LAMC Section 103.111 (agenda).
• What happened: Voted 15-0, three ineligible; “For” statement filed July 27 (CIS).

8.a.i. Letter on Metro’s Broadway Bus Priority Lanes Project

• What it asks: A letter on Metro’s bus priority lanes on Broadway, listed under the Livability Committee with a 4-0 vote (agenda).
• What happened: The board voted on July 14 to send comments to Metro. The letter asks Metro to keep passenger, valet, accessible and commercial loading zones on Broadway, to avoid removing curb extensions and outdoor dining areas, to consult City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources on design in the Historic Broadway Theater District, and to study effects on Spring Street, Hill Street and other parallel streets. The vote was 17 yes, none opposed, one abstaining and one ineligible (draft minutes; letter).

8.b.x-xii. Downtown candidate forums

• What it asks: Be the main sponsor of a one-day set of candidate forums on downtown issues at the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Central Library, between Labor Day and the end of October, with Paul Gamberg as event chair (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $3,500 from the outreach events budget, pending approval of the 2026-27 administrative packet (agenda).
• What happened: The motion to allocate up to $3,500 passed 14-0, with one member ineligible, after the administrative packet passed by the same count. The draft minutes list the main-sponsorship motion and the motion naming Paul Gamberg event chair with no separate vote (draft minutes).

8.c. Karaoke at the EKO restaurant, 1260 S. Figueroa St.

• What it asks: A support letter for Lightstone DTLA’s request (ZA-2026-1925-MPA) to add nine karaoke rooms to the existing restaurant, rooftop bar and lounge on Level 36, open 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Support would carry two conditions: the operator returns to the committee if ownership changes, and amplified or outdoor noise stays within the City noise ordinance (agenda).
• Who brought it: The Planning and Land Use Committee; the agenda lists the neighborhood as South Park (agenda).
• What happened: The board voted on July 14 to support the request and the applicant’s request for a waiver of hearing, with the two conditions. The motion, which added the hearing waiver to the letter, passed 14-0 with one member ineligible (draft minutes). The letter gives the address as 1240 S. Figueroa St. where the agenda and the draft minutes say 1260 (letter).

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