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Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations meeting summary

Los AngelesMar 14, 20252 min read

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The committee met and approved a package of motions and reports including changes to Harbor Commission residency rules, several State legislative positions (including support for SB 701 and adjustments to homelessness funding methodology), concurrence on a June 2026 fire‑station bond measure, direction to prepare an infrastructure needs list for a possible 2026 bond, and next steps for Charter reform and campaign finance updates.

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Committee members approved several actions that affect city governance, elections, and potential bond measures. Residents can expect the City to pursue state-level support on homelessness funding rules and a new law targeting Wi‑Fi jamming devices, to move forward with reviewing a possible bond for fire stations and other infrastructure, and to update rules for Harbor Commissioners and campaign finance. The committee also asked officials to report back on Charter reform progress and on making LAUSD school board candidates eligible for the City’s public matching funds program (a voter‑funded program that helps qualifying local candidates).

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Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance to revise residency requirements for Commissioners on the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Approved Motion to propose a Port of Los Angeles Public Access Investment Plan as a Charter Reform item.
Requested updates from the Charter Reform Commission on the Charter reform process to date.
Approved inclusion in the City’s 2025‑26 State Legislative Program of support for the Los Angeles County Local Solutions Fund methodology based on a two‑year average of the Point‑in‑Time (PIT) Count, as amended.
Approved support for seeking flexibility in expenditure deadlines for recipients of the third round of Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF).
Concurred with the Public Safety Committee to approve a proposed June 2026 ballot measure for a bond funding fire station maintenance and new fire station construction.
Noted and filed an amending motion to include information on an infrastructure bond covering Fire and Recreation and Parks services.
Approved support for Senate Bill 701 (prohibiting Wi‑Fi jamming and signal scrambler devices) in the City’s State Legislative Program.
Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance making revisions to the Campaign Finance Ordinance.
Approved a motion, as amended, requesting the Ethics Commission to report on allowing LAUSD Board of Education candidates to participate in the City’s Public Matching Funds Program and steps to place a related ballot measure in 2026.
Approved inclusion in the City’s 2025‑26 State Legislative Program support for increasing funding for immigration removal defense.
Approved Motion instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer to report a comprehensive list of infrastructure and maintenance needs eligible for an infrastructure bond measure for voters in November 2026.

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Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee

Mar 14, 2025, 4:00 PMJOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:completed

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24-1435 CD 15 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance amending Subsection (b) of Section 23.49 of Article 1, Chapter 3, Division 23 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to revise residency requirements of Commissioners appointed to the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Wilmington Neighborhood Council
24-1435
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0118 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Soto-Martinez) relative to proposing a new Charter section implementing a Port of Los Angeles Public Access Investment Plan to be considered within Charter Reform processes. (This item referred to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0118
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-1027-S8 Motion (McOsker – Soto-Martinez) relative to requesting the Executive Director of the Charter Reform Commission, with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst, the City Attorney, and the City Clerk, to provide updates on the Charter reform process to date. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-1027-S8
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S8 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2025-26 State Legislative Program support for administrative action by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for its Local Solutions Fund (LSF) to select the methodology based on a two-year average of the jurisdiction’s Point-in-Time (PIT) Count (Methodology 1) and to consider the additional feedback from the City to add a third year to the average formula once the 2025 PIT Count results are available; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0002-S8
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S9 CD 1, CD 7 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Hernandez – Harris-Dawson) relative to including in the City’s 2025-26 State Legislative Program support of legislative or administrative action to amend the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Program to provide recipients of the third round of ERF with flexibility relative to the expenditure deadlines established in the program. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0002-S9
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0046 Motion (Park, Rodriguez – Padilla, Lee) relative to a proposed June 2026 Election ballot measure for a bond providing funding for fire station maintenance and new fire station construction. (This item referred to the Public Safety Committee and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council Pico Union Neighborhood Council
25-0046
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0029 Amending Motion (Rodriguez – Park) relative to Include information on infrastructure bond, including services for Fire and Recreation and Parks, including the recommendations from Motion (Park – Rodriguez - Lee - Padilla; Council file No. 25-0046). Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0029
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S10 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Lee – Park) relative to including in the City’s 2025-26 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 701 (Wahab) which would add a new section to the California Penal Code to prohibit the possession, use or attempted use, manufacture, purchase, sale, distribution or importation of any Wi-Fi Jamming and/or Communication Signal Scrambler device. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0002-S10
Decision: ITEM(S)
12-1269-S7 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance amending Article 9.7, Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to make various revisions to the Campaign Finance Ordinance. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
12-1269-S7
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0183 Motion (Padilla – Price – Nazarian – Hernandez) relative to requesting the Ethics Commission, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Attorney, to report on the feasibility of allowing candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education to participate in the Public Matching Funds Program, and related matters, including the steps necessary to place a ballot measure that would expand the eligibility of the Public Matching Funds Program to LAUSD Board of Education candidates for the ballot in 2026. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0183
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S5 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Soto-Martinez - Hernandez) relative to including in the City’s 2025-26 State Legislative Program support for sponsorship and support of any legislative and/or administrative action that would increase funding for immigration removal defense in California. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0002-S5
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S144 Resolution (Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 960 (Wiener), which seeks to ensure all transportation projects funded or overseen by Caltrans provide complete street facilities, if amended to remove the phrase “to the extent feasible.” Community Impact Statement: Yes For, if amended: Rampart Village Neighborhood Council For: PICO Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council South Robertson Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council
23-0002-S144
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S157 Resolution (Soto-Martinez, Hernandez – Price, et al.) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 Federal Legislative Program sponsorship or support for any legislation and/or administrative action to redesignate Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council
23-0002-S157
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S151 Resolution (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 2525 (Zbur), which seeks to increase the ability to use freeway underpasses and similar areas as parking and storage for vehicles including recreational or oversize vehicles. Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Studio City Neighborhood Council
23-0002-S151
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1261 Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Raman, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on Measure A, which would repeal the Measure H tax and institute a half-cent sales tax to fund and accelerate the construction of affordable housing units. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
24-1261
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S156 Resolution (Hernandez – Hutt) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for for Assembly Bill 1961 (Wicks) that would create an End Hunger in California Master Plan Task Force to implement strategies to address food insecurity and promote healthy communities throughout the State. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
23-0002-S156
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S154 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – McOsker) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 Federal Legislative Program support for House Resolution 8682 (Huffman), the Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act, and similar legislation. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
23-0002-S154
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S135 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 1889 (Friedman), the Room to Roam Act, which would require a city or county, on or after January 1, 2026, to consider the impacts and barriers caused by development within the jurisdiction to wildlife and habitat connectivity, as part of the Conservation Element of its General Plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
23-0002-S135
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S129 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to including in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program support for Affordable Care Act 16 (Bryan) which seeks to amend the State’s constitution to enshrine the right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment for every Californian. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood
23-0002-S129
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S153 Resolution (Hernandez – Hutt) relative to establishing the City’s support for Assembly Bill 2130 (Santiago) that would allow individuals requesting an administrative hearing to contest parking violations, to choose a virtual administrative hearing. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-0002-S153
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S152 Resolution (Park, Lee – de Leon) relative to establishing the City’s position opposition for Assembly Bill 1082 (Kaira) that would eliminate a number of parking enforcement prograrms used to manage curb space. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
23-0002-S152
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-0002-S148 Resolution (Padilla – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s support for Senate Bill 1059 (Bradford) to amend the amount of cannabis excise taxes, support commercial cannabis businesses and directly further the purpose of the Social Equity Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: South Central Neighborhood Council
23-0002-S148
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0248 Motion (Hutt – McOsker – Soto-Martinez) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer, to report with a comprehensive list of infrastructure and maintenance needs, including new facilities and the rehabilitation of existing facilities, that would be eligible tor an infrastructure bond measure to be placed before the voters for the November 3, 2026 election, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0248
Decision: ITEM(S)

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