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Council members said the action aimed to keep time-limited subsidies and other provider payments flowing while the HAP 6 regional application and award process proceeds. Councilmember Monica Rodriguez stressed the city’s exposure, saying the council had been put in “a situation where we now have to figure out how we’re gonna cover the costs” after LAHSA committed funds before the state disbursed them.

The City Administrative Officer, Ed Gibson, told the council the short-term advance would not trigger state rules against supplanting because HAP guidance allows retroactive reimbursement to the beginning of the fiscal year when allocations are declared. “No, we will not,” Gibson said in response to a question about supplanting. Gibson outlined an expected timeline in which the HAP regional application would not produce cash until early 2026 (with initial cash possibly arriving in March 2026), and he described a schedule of county and city advances already under discussion.

Key numbers discussed in the meeting: the county offered a $6 million advance for the first quarter; the city was being asked to provide roughly $9 million in October to cover immediate provider payments; and DPH/LAHSA staffers and the CAO estimated final HAP reimbursements would not arrive until late 2025 or early 2026. Gibson said the city and county were aiming to keep advances below 50% of anticipated HAP proceeds so that reimbursement would be feasible once state funds begin to arrive.

Councilmember Rodriguez and others pressed for stronger guardrails to ensure LAHSA repays any city advances and to limit the city’s exposure. The substitute motion was amended verbally on the floor to require CAO follow-up; councilmembers asked the CAO to return with recommendations on repayment sources and protections within 60 days.

Outcome and next steps: The substitute motion (Jurado/Hernandez) passed 11-0. The council directed the CAO to identify potential special funds or other mechanisms to repay the housing department if advances are needed and to recommend guardrails to ensure repayment. The CAO said staff would continue to work with LAHSA and the county to limit risk and to monitor HAP cash-flow timing.

Why it matters: LAHSA’s contracts pay shelter and rental subsidies for providers across the city; delays in reimbursement or in setting repayment terms could interrupt payments to service providers and escalate fiscal risk for the city budget if advances are not repaid.

Ending: The council’s action is a stop-gap to maintain provider payments while the HAP award process is unresolved; the CAO will report back with recommended repayment sources and safeguards within the timeline directed by the council.
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Councilmember Adrien Nazarian opened remarks by calling Mono Lake’s recovery “one of California’s most significant environmental success stories.” Jaime Valenzuela, manager for Owens Lake and Mono Basin policy and planning at LADWP, summarized the agency’s restoration work, saying DWP had reduced tributary diversions by 85% since the State Water Resources Control Board decision and that the aqueduct exports from Mono Basin are limited by law (a maximum of 16,000 acre-feet, with a 10-year average of about 9,200 acre-feet).

Valenzuela and other presenters listed investments and outcomes: nearly $50 million invested in restoration and habitat enhancement in the Mono Basin; approximately 20 miles of tributary streams restored; more than 800 acres of wetlands restored; and a gradual lake-level rise of roughly 10 feet since protections were implemented. Officials also noted planned work to modify Grama Lake with estimated costs “over $200 million,” and stressed that lake levels still depend on multi-year hydrology.

Jeff McQuilkin, executive director of the Mono Lake Committee, urged continued commitment to the lake and framed the 1994 State Water Resources Control Board decision (Decision 16-31) as a collaborative path that balanced environmental protection with urban water needs. McQuilkin invited Angelenos to visit Mono Lake and described the basin’s ecological and recreational value.

Council members emphasized the economic and reliability value of Mono Basin water. Valenzuela said that losing the city’s remaining water rights in the Mono Basin could cost Angelenos an additional $24 million to $80 million per year in replacement water costs, figures he presented as a planning estimate tied to higher-cost imported supplies.

Ending: The council presented a resolution recognizing Mono Lake Day and asked staff to continue balancing local water investments with environmental stewardship.
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The resolution was introduced and presented by Councilmember Yaroslavsky, who described the endangerment finding as the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gases from vehicles and other sources. “Without it, the framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and other sources collapses,” he said.

Yaroslavsky cited local costs linked to climate-driven events and asked the council to defend tools that reduce emissions. He told council members that the Palisades fire caused more than $350 million in direct damage to public infrastructure and that broader economic and insurance losses reached an estimated $25 billion. He also said extreme heat already costs the region nearly $5 billion annually in lost worker productivity, a figure he said will more than double by midcentury.

The resolution directs the city to oppose any federal action that weakens greenhouse-gas regulation and to coordinate with other cities and states working to preserve national standards.

Outcome: The council recorded 11 ayes and approved the resolution.

Ending: The council’s vote instructs city staff to join statewide and national efforts opposing the EPA rollback and to communicate the city’s opposition to the agency and to federal policymakers.
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• Items 1–7, 9, 10 and 13 and 17 — Passed (recorded vote: 10 ayes). These were grouped items for which required financial disclosures and public hearings had been completed.

• Item 12 — Recorded outcome amended for the record to 8 ayes, 2 nos; outcome unchanged.

• Item 14 — Passed (recorded vote: 8 ayes, 2 nos); separate vote called by Councilmember Soto‑Martinez.

• Item 16 (substitute motion Jurado/Hernandez) — Passed (11 ayes). Substitute motion authorizes short-term advances to LAHSA and directs CAO follow-up on repayment guardrails and sources. See full article on LAHSA funding for details.

• Item 18 — Passed (11 ayes).

• Item 19 (resolution opposing EPA proposal to rescind the 2009 greenhouse‑gas endangerment finding) — Passed (11 ayes). See full article on the EPA endangerment resolution for details.

• Item 20 — Passed (11 ayes).

• Item 21 — Continued to Oct. 1, 2025 (not open for public comment at this meeting).

• Item 22 — Passed (10 ayes; Councilmember Price recused). Councilmember Price recused from item 22 because of a personal conflict related to a contract extension.

Ending: Council recorded votes and instructed staff where follow-ups were required (CAO report-back on item 16; departmental coordination on items with resolutions). The clerk’s official minutes and council files contain formal texts and full roll-call votes for each item.
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Capri Maddox, executive director of the Civil and Human Rights and Equity Department, and Abigail Marquez, general manager of Community Investment for Families, described a campaign that now reaches thousands of locations and provides multi-language know‑your‑rights information. Maddox said the campaign has been translated into more than 21 languages and is displayed at more than 10,000 locations, from buses and parks to libraries and community centers.

Marquez highlighted the department’s know-your-rights work and emergency assistance: the Family Source system and community partners deployed more than $600,000 in emergency assistance to families during a recent period of income loss, and the city issued nearly $200,000 in emergency food cards to respond to access barriers. The city has produced know‑your‑rights cards in 29 languages, including indigenous languages, Marquez said, and the departments have organized virtual and in-person workshops.

Councilmembers praised the interdepartmental effort and asked the public to participate in this year’s coordinated lighting of 10 city landmarks to symbolize belonging.

Ending: Councilmembers presented certificates recognizing the departments and community partners and encouraged Angelenos to use translated resources and attend local events tied to the campaign.
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