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Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations meeting summary

Los AngelesFeb 6, 20262 min read

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The committee considered 14 items including positions on federal and state legislation, charter amendments, transit project alternatives, and local motions. Most resolutions and motions were approved; a few items were continued for future consideration.

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What this means

Committee members voted on a range of proposals that set the City’s formal positions on several state and federal bills, approved motions on neighborhood council eligibility disclosure and census preparation, and advanced transit planning alternatives. For residents, these actions mean the City has adopted positions that could shape future state or federal decisions, work on the Sepulveda transit alternatives will proceed, and some items (including a kratom sales ban and outside counsel for the Charter Reform Commission) were postponed for later review.

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Approved City position on H.R. 3874 / S. 1870 (Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act).
Approved support for designating the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator as implementation partner for the California Climate Innovation Fund.
Approved motion to study requiring disclosure of registered sex offender status for persons seeking election or appointment to Neighborhood Councils.
Approved establishing Brisbane, Australia as an Olympic Friendship City.
Approved a motion directing preparation for a complete and accurate count for the 2030 Decennial Census.
Continued consideration of the Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission report regarding outside legal counsel to a future date.
Continued consideration of the resolution related to Los Angeles County DPH efforts to ban sale of kratom and 7‑OH.
Approved motion to amend the City Charter to establish the Chief Legislative Analyst as the City’s official representative on policy matters.
Approved City position on Assembly Bill 492 requiring written notification when a license is issued for certain residential recovery or treatment facilities.
Approved directing work on an alternative methodology for determining subsidy reimbursement rates for child care providers.
Approved City position supporting Assembly Bill 535 to restore legal protections for victims and witnesses.
Approved City position on Senate Bill 239 to authorize teleconferencing for subsidiary, purely advisory bodies under the Brown Act.
Continued consideration of Assembly Bill 1537 (prohibiting certain secondary employment for peace officers) to a future date.
Approved a resolution regarding proposed alternatives in the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project.

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Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee

Feb 6, 2026, 5:00 PMRules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00 AM, ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012completed

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25-0002-S90 Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report and Resolution (Raman – Rodriguez, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on H.R. 3874 (Friedman)/S. 1870 (Schiff), the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act.
25-0002-S90
Decision: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S2 CLA to report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Jurado) relative to establishing the City’s position on any legislative and/or administrative action that designates the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator as the implementation partner for the California Climate Innovation Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0002-S2
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-1152 Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla) relative to the feasibility of requiring the disclosure of registered sex offender status for individuals who seek election, appointment, or selection to serve on a Neighborhood Council. (This item is referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment (APLCE) Committee and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The APLCE Committee approved the matter as amended, on December 9, 2025.) Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council
25-1152
Decision: ITEM(S)
15-0989-S60 Motion (Harris-Dawson – Yaroslavsky) relative to establishing Brisbane, Australia as an Olympic Friendship City. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
15-0989-S60
Decision: ITEM(S)
26-0129 Motion (Soto-Martinez – Rodriguez) relative to preparing for a complete and accurate count for the 2030 Decennial Census. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0129
Decision: ITEM(S)
26-0028 Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission (Commission) report relative to outside legal counsel for the Commission. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Valley Village Neighborhood Council
26-0028
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-1357 Resolution (Padilla – Lee) relative to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) efforts to ban the sale of products containing kratom and the synthetic kratom compound known as 7- Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-1357
Decision: ITEM(S)
23-1027-S10 Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) relative to amending the City Charter to establish the Chief Legislative Analyst as the official representative of the City on policy matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
23-1027-S10
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S72 CLA report and Resolution (Padilla – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill 492 (Valencia), which would require written notification when a license is issued by the Department of Health Care Services to a residential alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0002-S72
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S35 CLA to report and Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Hernandez) relative to establishing the City’s position on implementing an alternative methodology for determining the subsidy reimbursement rates for child care providers. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0002-S35
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0002-S15 CLA to report and Resolution (Blumenfield - McOsker) relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill 535 (Schiavo), which would restore legal protections for victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system, at all stages of the process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
24-0002-S15
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S14 CLA to report and Resolution (Blumenfield, Jurado – Hernandez) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill 239 (Arreguin) that would amend the Ralph M. Brown Act to authorize the use of teleconferencing for subsidiary, purely advisory bodies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0002-S14
Decision: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S1 CLA to report and Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Rodriguez) relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill 1537, would prohibit secondary employment for peace officers with any entity that assists with or engages in immigration enforcement. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0002-S1
Decision: ITEM(S)
26-0046 Resolution (Raman, Nazarian – Rodriguez) relative to the proposed alternatives described in the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For, if Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council
26-0046
Decision: ITEM(S)

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