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Council adopts budget report and motions

Los AngelesMay 20, 20264 min read

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The City Council adopted the Budget and Finance Committee report on the Mayor's proposed 2026–27 budget as amended and approved related budget motions. The Council also took several property lien actions (confirmations and continuances), created an Ad Hoc Committee on Film, directed an independent fiscal audit of LA28 to be procured and financed by LA28, requested a 60‑day report on Entertainment Zones under SB 969, and asked the CAO to analyze options to sustain functions currently provided by the nonprofit City Plants for urban forestry.

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Council moved the city's budget forward with changes, so city departments will operate under the Mayor’s proposed spending plan with the Council’s amendments while details are finalized in the budget file. Property owners on several nuisance lien cases saw either continuances or confirmations, which affects those individual property tax liens. The Council also set up a new short-term committee on film and asked for an independent audit of the LA28 Olympics organization that LA28 must pay for, and ordered studies on outdoor alcohol 'Entertainment Zones' downtown and on how to sustain the city’s tree‑planting partnership. These actions direct city staff to prepare reports or take steps that may lead to new programs or regulations for residents in the coming months.

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Adopted the Budget and Finance Committee report on the Mayor's proposed 2026–27 Budget as amended (see Council file 26-0600) and adopted related budget motions and exhibits.
Created an Ad Hoc Committee on Film, Entertainment, and Creative Industry and instructed the City Clerk to re-refer pending film and television production files to the new committee.
Directed the Chief Legislative Analyst, with CAO assistance, to bid and award an independent third‑party fiscal audit of the LA28 organization to be completed in 2026 prior to dissolution; directed LA28 to finance the audit.
Instructed the Planning Department (with Transportation, Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Engineering, Building and Safety, City Attorney, and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) to report within 60 days on SB 969 (Entertainment Zones) and recommend potential Entertainment Zone(s) for Downtown Los Angeles, including conducting public hearings with stakeholders.
Directed the Chief Administrative Officer, with support from City Planning's Office of Forest Management and the City Attorney, to report back with an analysis of options to in‑source, contract, or sustainably fund functions currently performed by City Plants to support urban forestry goals.
Addressed Building and Safety lien matters: continuances set for properties at 5034 and 5036 N. Vineland Avenue to June 17, 2026; 4120/4122 S. Normandie Avenue continued to June 23, 2026; and the lien for 8504 N. Katherine Avenue ($3,806.10) was adopted as amended with fee waivers except a Non‑Compliance Code Enforcement Fee of $660.

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City Council Meeting (Recessed from Wednesday, May 20, 2026)

May 20, 2026, 5:00 PMPLEASE NOTE, THIS MEETING WAS RECESSED FROM, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026.completed

Agenda

26-0600 PRESENTATION OF REPORT BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the Mayor's proposed 2026-27 Budget for the City of Los Angeles, related Motions and Resolutions. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Harbor City Neighborhood Council Pacoima Neighborhood Council Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council NoHo Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council Glassell Park Neighborhood Council Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood For, If Amended: Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Tarzana Neighborhood Council Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council Against: Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Against, Unless Amended: Community and Neighbors for Ninth District Unity Neighborhood Council TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 1, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 29, 2026) PLEASE NOTE, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026, FOR ITEM 1, COUNCIL FILE NO. 26-0600.
26-0600
Decision: Items Noticed for Public Hearing
26-0160-S11 CD 2 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5034 North Vineland Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5034 North Vineland Avenue. (Lien: $10,279.85) (Continued from Council meeting of April 21, 2026.)
26-0160-S11
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26-0160-S12 CD 2 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5036 North Vineland Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5036 North Vineland Avenue. (Lien: $15,959.64) (Continued from Council meeting of April 21, 2026.)
26-0160-S12
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26-0160-S26 CD 6 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 8504 North Katherine Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 8504 North Katherine Avenue. (Lien: $3,806.10) (Continued from Council meeting of April 21, 2026.)
26-0160-S26
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26-0160-S14 CD 9 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 4120 South Normandie Avenue AKA 4122 South Normandie Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 4120 South Normandie Avenue AKA 4122 South Normandie Avenue. (Lien: $31,740.60) (Continued from Council meeting of April 21, 2026.)
26-0160-S14
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