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Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations meeting summary

Los AngelesMar 4, 20262 min read

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The committee approved multiple legislative positions on state and federal proposals affecting housing, water protections, policing employment, and insurance claims, and designated authors for ballot arguments on three June 2, 2026 local measures (two designations approved, one noted with no authors).

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The Committee voted to take formal City positions on several state and federal actions that could affect housing rules, water protections, police secondary employment, and insurance claim procedures. It also chose which councilmembers may write official arguments for two proposed local tax measures that will appear on the June 2, 2026 ballot and noted that no one requested to write arguments for a third measure. Designating a ballot argument author means that person will write the official argument that may appear with the ballot materials for voters to read.

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Approved motion assessing the impact of federal tariff actions on the City’s role as a global commerce gateway.
Approved resolution to include golf courses within Very High Fire Severity Zones in the "vacant site" definition under the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.
Approved City positions and Chief Legislative Analyst reports on Senate Bill 876 (insurance claim process reform) and Senate Bill 878 (codifying claim deadline regulations).
Approved resolution opposing any U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers action to redefine "Waters of the United States" in a way that would eliminate Clean Water Act protections (community impact statements filed by Los Feliz and Westside Neighborhood Councils).
Approved, as amended, the Chief Legislative Analyst report and resolution on Assembly Bill 1537 restricting secondary employment for peace officers with entities that assist or engage in immigration enforcement (community impact statements filed by Los Feliz and Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Councils).
Noted and filed item on Proposition CB (Applying Cannabis Business Taxes to Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses) due to no requests for ballot argument authors.
Designated Councilmember Tim McOsker as ballot argument and rebuttal author in favor of Proposition TC (Applying Transient Occupancy Tax to Online Travel Companies).
Designated Councilmember John S. Lee as ballot argument and rebuttal author against Proposition TT (Funding for City Services through Modifications to the Transient Occupancy Tax).

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SPECIAL - Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee

Mar 4, 2026, 5:00 PMCalled by Committee Chair, SPECIAL MEETING – SPECIAL - Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - 9:00 AM, ROOM 340, CITY HALLcompleted

Agenda

26-0148 Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) relative to the impact of federal tariff actions on the economic stability, international trade infrastructure, and role of the City of Los Angeles as a gateway for global commerce. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0148
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S7 Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position on including golf courses located within a Very High Fire Severity Zone, in the "vacant site" definition of the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0002-S7
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S3 CLA report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill 876 (Padilla), which would reform the insurance claim process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0002-S3
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S4 CLA report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Park) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill 878 (Perez), which would codify the regulations related to deadlines in State law for claims arising after January 1, 2027. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
26-0002-S4
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0002-S91 CLA to report and Resolution (Park – Nazarian) relative to establishing the City’s position on any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to redefine “Waters of the United States” which would eliminate Clean Water Act protections. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council
25-0002-S91
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-0002-S1 CONTINUED FROM 2/06/26 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: Yes. For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
26-0002-S1
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-1100-S1 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following June 2, 2026 ballot measure: Applying Cannabis Business Taxes to Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses; Proposition CB.
26-1100-S1
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-1100-S2 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following June 2, 2026 ballot measure: Applying Transient Occupancy Tax to Online Travel Companies; Proposition TC.
26-1100-S2
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
26-1100-S3 Designation of person(s) or organization(s) to write arguments for and against the following June 2, 2026 ballot measure: Funding for City Services through Modifications to the Transent Occupancy Tax; Proposition TT.
26-1100-S3
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)