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Ad Hoc Committee on 2028 Games summary

Los AngelesJan 26, 20262 min read

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Committee received a verbal update from LA28 with no action taken; noted and filed the LA28 2025 Annual Report with an approved amendment; concurred with Planning and Land Use Management to exempt certain Games-related projects from Zoning Code requirements and approved three related amendments; noted and filed the CAO report and approved the Bureau of Contract Administration report on the Impact and Sustainability Plan. Vote tallies shown: 5 Yes, 2 Absent (Councilmembers Price and Yaroslavsky) on recorded actions.

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Committee members heard a status update from the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Games but took no action on that update. The Committee reviewed the LA28 annual report and records and approved instructions added by Councilmembers; it also agreed to a zoning-code exemption for some Games projects to speed planning processes, and approved reports related to a plan to support community businesses and procurement goals. These actions set the City’s oversight and some administrative steps for Games preparation, but do not by themselves create specific new services or direct spending beyond items already described in the reports.

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No action taken on the verbal update from the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (LA28).
Noted and filed the Joint Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer report on the LA28 2025 Annual Report; approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Blumenfield and seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez adding an additional instruction. (5 Yes; 2 Absent: Price, Yaroslavsky)
Concurred with the January 13, 2026 Planning and Land Use Management Committee action and approved a proposed ordinance to add LAMC provisions exempting certain 2028 Games-related projects from planning and zoning requirements; approved three committee amendments. (5 Yes; 2 Absent: Price, Yaroslavsky)
Noted and filed the City Administrative Officer report dated January 23, 2026 and approved the Bureau of Contract Administration report dated January 22, 2026 regarding the LA28 Impact and Sustainability Plan to support community businesses and procurement goals. (5 Yes; 2 Absent: Price, Yaroslavsky)

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Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Jan 26, 2026, 6:00 PMCalled by Committee Chair, SPECIAL Meeting – Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Monday, January 26, 2026 - 10:00 AM, JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBERcompleted

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----- DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (LA28) representatives relative to LA28.
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Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
15-0989-S55 CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 29, 2025 Joint Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2025 Annual Report from the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for LA28. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
15-0989-S55
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
15-0989-S47 Statutory Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code, Section 21080(b)(7) and CEQA Guidelines, Section 15272; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; and a proposed ordinance, pursuant to 13B.1.3.D.3. of Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), relative to an amendment of Chapter I and Chapter 1A of the LAMC to add a new Subdivision 40 to Subsection 12.22 A of Article 2 of Chapter I and a new Division 1.7 to Article 1 of Chapter 1A to exempt certain 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games) related projects from planning and zoning requirements of the Zoning Code in preparation for the Games. (This item is referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on January 13, 2026.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
15-0989-S47
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
15-0989-S51 City Administrative Officer and Bureau of Contract Administration reports relative to the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 Impact and Sustainability Plan for supporting community businesses and procurement goals; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
15-0989-S51
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)

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