Council approves Convention Center expansion

25-0965 CD 10 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to developing a neighborhood park at the Park and Ride site located on 2541 South Genesee Avenue. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt – Yaroslavsky): REQUEST the Department of Water and Power and the Department of Recreation and Parks to report to Council on the feasibility of developing a neighborhood park at the Park and Ride site located on 2541 South Genesee Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90016. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

25-0846 CD 10 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of developing a park at 2927 West Exposition Place in Council District 10. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the Department of Recreation and Parks, with assistance from the Bureau of Engineering and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to report to Council, with input from the local community, on the feasibility of developing a park at 2927 West Exposition Place in Council District 10. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

23-0935 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to transportation investment prioritization using the Community Health Equity (CHE) Index and complementary data sources. Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the Department of Transportation (DOT) report dated August 20, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative transportation investment prioritization using the CHE Index and complementary data sources. Fiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. Neither the City Administrative nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

22-1316 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (LEE – RODRIGUEZ) relative to a transfer of funds to cover essential program-related expenses for the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) grant program. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted

25-0315 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, and RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a review of the current structure, operation, and budgeting process of the Department of Water and Power (DWP), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker, Padilla for Park – Blumenfield): DIRECT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to: Review the current organizational structures, operations, and budgeting processes of the DWP, POLA, and LAWA to identify inefficiencies, overlaps, and opportunities for reform. The report should include the 2024 policy measures referred by the City Council to the Charter Reform Commission. Report on recommended reforms, potential cost savings, and strategies to ensure that these departments are operating in a way that prioritizes both fiscal responsibility and quality service delivery. Additionally, these recommendations should include timelines needed for implementation for potential reforms to be considered for the 2026 ballot measure. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

25-0808 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed new Conflict of Interest (COI) Code for the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the proposed new COI Code for the CIFD provided as Attachments A, B, and C of the City Ethics Commission report dated July 23, 2025, attached to the Council file. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Ethics Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 21, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 21, 2025)

25-0002-S74 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on any legislative and/or administrative action that would increase the annual cap for U nonimmigrant status visas (U Visa). Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – Soto-Martinez, Jurado), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: RESOLVE to include in the City’s 2025-26 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for any legislative and/or administrative action that would increase the annual cap for U Visas in the United States. Financial Policies Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

25-1023 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to conducting a comprehensive, multi-year evaluation of alternative legal service models for the City. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker, Yaroslavsky – Raman): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Office of the City Attorney as necessary, to report to Council in 30 days with recommendations for: A multi-year strategy to restructure and modernize the City’s legal service delivery model. This strategy must include, at a minimum: Evaluation of alternative models for settlements, including potential delegation of settlement authority thresholds and administrative reforms to eliminate costly delays. A strict framework for the strategic use of outside counsel, including mandatory cost-effectiveness analysis, engagement criteria, and strengthened contract oversight. A comprehensive long-term staffing plan for the City Attorney’s Office that addresses caseload realities, reduces reliance on outside counsel, and ensures accountability for results. Comparative research on legal service models in other large municipalities, with a focus on governance structures, cost drivers, performance outcomes, and lessons learned that Los Angeles can and should adopt. A review of policy options for the Charter Reform Commission to consider for broader structural reforms of legal service delivery. Convening an advisory panel to the City Council of former senior City administrators, former City Attorneys, and independent legal and finance experts to ensure that external perspectives inform structural reform. This panel should be tasked with challenging existing assumptions, benchmarking Los Angeles against its peers, and identifying concrete reforms to strengthen accountability and reduce costs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

25-0002-S80 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 749 (Allen - Wahab), to preserve mobile home parks and protect mobile home park residents. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Park – Blumenfield), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: RESOLVE to include in the City’s 2025-26 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for SB 749 (Allen - Wahab), an act to amend Sections 798.56 and 798.62 of the Civil Code, and to add Section 65863.15 to the Government Code, relating to housing that would add protections for mobile home parks that are at risk of closure or conversion and provide rent relief to mobile home park residents displaced by natural disasters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

24-1491 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to acceptance of sub-recipient grant funding for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY24/25), to support the City's Victim Assistance Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to: Accept the grant award in the amount of $2,178,585 from the County of Los Angeles. Prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, instruct the Controller to implement the instructions. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368 in the amount of $2,178,585 from the County of Los Angeles. Establish a new appropriation account within Fund No. 368 as follows: Account 12A310 – Victim Assistance Program FY24/25 - $2,178,585. Transfer up to $232,094 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12A310 – Victim Assistance Program FY24/25 to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 – Salaries General, as reimbursement for City Attorney salary expenses of the four Resolution Authorities. Transfer up to $1,165,012 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12A310 – Victim Assistance Program FY24/25, to Fund No. 100/12, Revenue Source No. 5427 - Reimbursement from Grants, for salary expenses of the 15 grant-reimbursed Regular Authorities. Transfer up to $648,256 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12A310 – Victim Assistance Program FY24/25, to Fund No. 100/12, Revenue Source 5346 - Related Cost Reimbursement from Grants, as reimbursement for City Attorney fringe benefits and indirect costs related to the Victim Assistance Program FY24/25. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on Council Calendar for July 1, 2025, the following action relative to the Victim Assistance Program FY24/25: That the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer $77,365 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12A310 - Victim Assistance Program FY24/25, to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 - Salaries General, as reimbursement for City Attorney salary expenses of the four Resolution Authorities. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Attorney reports that the total cost of the Victim Assistance Program FY24/25 is $2,366,501, of which $2,178,585 will be reimbursed by the County of Los Angeles, from a formula grant awarded by the California Office of Emergency Services. The General Fund contribution is $187,916 in related costs (CAP 42) which are already included in the 2024-25 City budget. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

15-1207-S1 CD 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to updates on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Submits Without Recommendation: NOTE AND FILE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated June 13, 2025, attached to Council file No. 15-1207-S1, relative to updates on the LACC Expansion and Modernization Project. INSTRUCT the CAO, with assistance of City Attorney and Department of Cultural Affairs, to report to Council on the ability to use the one percent of the Arts Development Fee for the renovation of Gilbert Lindsay Plaza. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering, with assistance of CAO, City Tourism Department, and other necessary departments, to report to Council on the potential of doing a stand alone City led project for the renovation of Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, to be done concurrently with the larger Convention Center Renovation and Expansion Project, including projected project costs, a revenue analysis, and possibility of a phased development to account for the 2028 Games. Community Impact Statement: Yes For, if Amended: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) (Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

15-1207-S3 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER and ADDENDUM relative to requesting authorization for the issuance and sale in a principal amount up to $990 million of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) lease revenue bonds 2025-A (Los Angeles Convention Center) and MICLA lease revenue bonds series 2025-B (Los Angeles Convention Center) (Federally Taxable). (Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Economic Development and Jobs Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

25-0005-S76 CD 4 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1801 North Normandie Avenue (Case No. 554846), Assessor I.D. No. 5544-012-010, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 15, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1801 North Normandie Avenue (Case No. 554846), Assessor I.D. No. 5544-012-010, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Continued from Council meeting of August 6, 2025)

15-1207-S4 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to waiving review of the action that the Board of Public Works is anticipated to take on September 22, 2025, on the matter of the execution of a sole source Design Build Contract with AEG Plenary Conventions, LLC, for the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Recommendation for Council action: WAIVE, pursuant to Charter Section 245(b), the review of the action that the Board of Public Works is anticipated to take on September 22, 2025, on the matter of the execution of a sole source Design Build Contract with AEG Plenary Conventions, LLC, for the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendation in this report to assert jurisdiction over this action does not have a fiscal impact. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that this action complies with the City's Financial Policies.

15-1207-S1 CD 9 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ADDENDA, and CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) Expansion and Modernization Project. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION the following recommendations of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports dated August 22, 2025 and August 29, 2025, attached to the Council file: To move forward with an Expansion and Modernization of the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Council should: FIND that, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in the previously certified Convention and Event Center Project EIR No. ENV-2011-585-EIR, certified in October 2012; and, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164 and the First Addendum and Joint Analysis, dated December 2021, and Second Addendum, dated August 2025, that no major revisions to the EIR are required and no subsequent EIR is required for approval of the project. APPROVE total Project Costs of up to $2.72 billion, inclusive of up to $82.4 million for preconstruction costs, up to $2,035 billion for design and construction, a Developer Fee of up to $35 million, and up to $566 million for City-Retained Costs. ACCEPT the August 16, 2025 Committed Proposals received from AEG Plenary Conventions Los Angeles, LLC (APCLA), including the Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Baseline Project Schedule (Schedule), as revised by APCLA’s submission on August 28, 2025, including the Olympic Readiness Deadline of March 31, 2028; and, INSTRUCT, REQUEST, and AUTHORIZE the necessary City departments to take any and all actions in furtherance of the LACC Expansion and Modernization Project, including without limitation the negotiation and execution of any document necessary to implement the partial release/modification of Anschutz Entertainment Group Rights referenced in the CAO Addendum report dated August 29, 2025, attached to the Council file. AUTHORIZE by Resolution, subject to allocation by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners and pay grade determination by the CAO, Employee Relations Division, the following 25 positions, to be employed in the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Board of Public Works (BPW), Office of Accounting (OOA), and CAO for technical, administrative, and other support staff for the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project, for the period of September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, to be funded from the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Lease Revenue Bonds to finance this Project, identified below by department, number of position(s), Class Code, and Class Title: BOE; 1; 9490-1; Deputy City Engineer BOE; 1; 1117-2; Executive Administrative Assistant II BOE; 1; 1116-0; Secretary BOE; 1; 7927-0; Senior Architect BOE; 2; 7237-0; Civil Engineer BOE; 1; 7957-4; Structural Engineering Associate IV BOE; 1; 9171-1; Senior Management Analyst I BOE; 1; 1523-2; Senior Accountant II BCA; 1; 7296-0; Chief Construction Inspector BCA; 1; 7297-0; Principal Construction Inspector BCA; 2; 7191-0; Construction Inspector BCA; 2; 7294-0; Senior Construction Inspector BCA; 1; 9165-1; Compliance Program Manager I BCA ;1; 9184-0; Management Analyst OOA; 1; 9171-2; Senior Management Analyst II OOA; 1; 1523-2; Senior Accountant II OOA; 1; 1358-0; Administrative Clerk OOA; 1; 1513-0; Accountant OOA; 1; 9184-0; Management Analyst OOA; 1; 1525-1; Principal Accountant I LAFD; 1; 7978-4; Fire Protection Engineering Associate IV LAFD; 1; 2128-2; Fire Inspector (Sworn) CAO; 1; 1541-2; Senior Administrative Analyst II AUTHORIZE City Administrative Officer to activate Substitute Authorities as needed for positions authorized upon the adoption of the 2025-26 budget and the positions recommended within said CAO report dated August 22, 2025 for the BOE and the BPW, OOA to expedite hiring for positions which have not been allocated by the Civil Service Commission and the new positions approved in this report, as necessary for technical, administrative, and other support staff for the LACC Expansion and Modernization Project, for the period of September 1, 2025 through January 30, 2026, to be funded from the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Lease Revenue Bonds to finance this Project. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections as necessary to those transactions included in this report to implement Council and Mayor intentions. Should the Council decide to not proceed with an Expansion and Modernization of the LACC, the Council should: INSTRUCT the CAO and the CLA to terminate all work on the LACC Expansion and Modernization Project with AEG Plenary Conventions Los Angeles, LLC, including the Early Works Agreement as well as contracts for financial advisor, legal, project management, and other contracting services held by the CAO, BOE, and the City Attorney. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action: INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the support of other City departments to: Close out all activities associated with the current LACC Expansion project plan. Use the City’s investment in the Early Works Agreement to evaluate and report back within 30 days with deferred maintenance on the existing footprint Convention Center, upgrades necessary and appropriate to bring the LACC into the 21st Century, including technology and accessibility, with options that can be completed prior to March 2028, and a competitive bidding process to select project delivery partners (the “Convention Center Modernization Project”). This LACC Modernization Project scope of work should include: major activities, such as installation of Figueroa-facing Digital Signage and installation of Freeway-facing Digital Signage to the degree allowed by law; renovation of Gilbert Lindsay Plaza; implementation of electrical system improvements to ensure adequate electrical service to an expanded LACC and enhanced signage program; focused improvements such as ADA improvements in the West Hall and South Hall; cosmetic upgrades to enhance the visitor experience; elevator and escalator improvements; replacement of West Hall airwalls; repair/replacement of existing Fire Pump systems; upgrades to the South Hall Smoke Control System; replacement of existing facility BIMS controls; and other facility upgrades. Identify and report back within 30 days on any infrastructure improvements needed to support the LACC Modernization Project, including utility upgrades to support the project, and a plan to initiate and complete those improvements at the earliest possible date, with all work to be completed no later than March 2028. Identify and report back within 30 days on any additional actions necessary to reduce risks and deliver the LACC Modernization Project ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Instruct the CAO, with support of the CLA, BOE, and the City Tourism Department, to report within 30 days with an expenditure plan to fund the LACC Modernization Project. Evaluate and report back within 120 days on options to initiate a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Expansion project that would expand the footprint of the existing LACC upon conclusion of the 2028 Games; and, consider and report back on other options for the Convention Center site that would maximize the site’s positive economic impacts on the Downtown Los Angeles and greater regional economy; the report should include an evaluation of potential closure of Pico Boulevard instead of a bridge; housing and/or hotels on the Convention Center site. Community Impact Statement: Yes For, if Amended: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of the above matter)