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2026-10-21 - Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee

Summary

Built from the Committee Journal (official minutes). Members: Rodriguez (chair), Nazarian (vice chair) and Yaroslavsky. Nazarian was absent for the votes on items 2 and 4 through 12, which passed 2 ayes (Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky), 0 noes; the items with a full committee passed 3-0.

  • Heard a verbal presentation from LAUSD Superintendent Chait (item 1); no action was taken.
  • Approved the City Administrative Officer's Second Construction Projects Report for fiscal year 2026-27 (dated October 5, 2026), which is also referred to the Budget and Finance Committee.
  • Noted and filed the Department of Animal Services sterilization voucher report and approved the item as amended (3-0).
  • Approved motions on Animal Control Officer staffing, a City Art Collection deaccession policy and inventory, a citywide data privacy policy, a new Urban Alchemy lease for the CIRCLE program, Olympics-themed library summer reading, Studio City Recreation Center network funding, General Services building maintenance priorities, and a surplus land declaration near 39th Street.
  • The journal records no public comment and no amendment text.

Animal Sterilization Voucher Program

  • Item 3 (Council File 26-0533): report noted and filed; item approved as amended, 3-0.

Animal Control Officer Staffing

  • Item 4 (Council File 26-1411): approved, 2-0.

City Art Collection Management

  • Items 5 and 6 (Council Files 26-1420 and 26-1420-S1): Rodriguez with Hutt on a deaccession policy and Rodriguez with Jurado on a comprehensive inventory. Approved, 2-0 each.

Citywide Data Privacy Policy

  • Item 8 (Council File 26-1427): approved, 2-0.

Urban Alchemy CIRCLE Lease

  • Item 10 (Council File 26-1327): approved, 2-0.

Exempt Surplus Land Near 39th Street

  • Item 12 (Council File 26-0916): approved, 2-0.

Other items

  • Item 2 (Council File 26-1124-S1): Second Construction Projects Report, approved 2-0.
  • Item 7 (Council File 26-1372): Raman and Blumenfield motion transferring Proposition K funds for a data network supporting security and building monitoring at the Studio City Recreation Center gymnasium project; approved 2-0.
  • Item 9 (Council File 15-0989-S79): Rodriguez and Price motion to build the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games into the Los Angeles Public Library's 2028 Summer Reading Challenge; approved 2-0.
  • Item 11 (Council File 26-1467): Rodriguez and Price motion on prioritizing and completing General Services building maintenance requests; approved 2-0.

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