The Los Angeles City Council Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Monday approved a package of legislative positions and related reports and confirmed five appointees to the Charter Reform Commission.

The committee voted 5-0 to adopt items 1 through 16 on consent, including resolutions to include support for multiple state and federal bills in the city's 2025'26 legislative programs and a request for a $60,000,000 increase in state funding for immigration legal services. Item 6, a City Clerk report on the feasibility of adding a digital component to the Proposition 218 protest submittal process, was taken as a note-and-file. Later in the meeting the committee approved items 17 through 21, five appointments to the Charter Reform Commission, by the same 5-0 vote.

Why it matters: The consent package directs the city's legislative priorities at the state and federal level and signals Los Angeles's official support for multiple bills now moving through Sacramento and Washington, D.C. The appointments fill remaining seats on the Charter Reform Commission, which will consider possible changes to the city charter.

Most important facts

Votes at a glance: The committee approved items 1'16 on consent (roll-call vote: Councilmember Harris Dawson ' yes; Raman ' yes; Yaroslavsky ' yes; Soto Martinez ' yes; Lee ' aye). Item 6 (Prop 218 digital protest submittal feasibility) was noted and filed. The committee later approved items 17'21 (appointments of Carla Micaela Fuentes, James M. Thomas, Diego Andradez, Andrea Mack and Michael Yap to the Charter Reform Commission) by the same 5-0 roll call.

Key items included on the consent calendar

- Item 1: Adopt resolution to include in the city's 2025'26 state legislative program support for Assembly Bill 1043 (AB 1043). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 2: Adopt Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report and resolution to include support for Assembly Bill 592 (AB 592). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 3: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include in the federal legislative program support for funding the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 4: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include support for Senate Bill 782 (SB 782). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 5: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include support for Senate Bill 1323 (SB 1323) in the federal program. (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 6: City Clerk report relative to feasibility of adding a digital component to the Proposition 218 protest submittal process. (Note and file.)
- Item 7: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include support for Assembly Bill 638 (AB 638). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 8: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include in the city's 2025'26 state legislative program support for Assembly Bill 1243 (AB 1243) and Senate Bill 684 (SB 684). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 9: Correction read into the record; adopt resolution in support of Assembly Bill 630 (AB 630). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 10: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include support for Senate Bill 346 (SB 346). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 11: Adopt CLA revised resolution in support of Assembly Bill 1253 (AB 1253). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 12: Adopt resolution to include support for Assembly Bill 695 (AB 695). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 13: Adopt CLA report and resolution to support a $60,000,000 increase in state funding for immigration legal services. (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 14: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include support for Assembly Bill 495 (AB 495). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 15: Adopt resolution to include support for Senate Bill 635 (SB 635). (Adopted 5-0.)
- Item 16: Adopt CLA report and resolution to include a position on Assembly Bill 1002 (AB 1002). (Adopted 5-0.)

Appointments to Charter Reform Commission

The committee took up items 17 through 21 and approved five appointments to the Charter Reform Commission: Carla Micaela Fuentes (Item 17), James M. Thomas (Item 18), Diego Andradez (Item 19), Andrea Mack (Item 20) and Michael Yap (Item 21). Interim Charter Reform Commission Chair Raymond Mesa, the commission executive director and several appointees were present for introductions before the roll call. The appointments were approved 5-0 (Harris Dawson ' yes; Raman ' yes; Yaroslavsky ' yes; Soto Martinez ' yes; Lee ' aye).

Public comment highlights

Several members of the public addressed the committee on agenda items that were before the committee. Andrea Vega, identified as an organizer with Food & Water Watch, urged the committee to back item 8, calling the "Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act" a way to make major fossil-fuel companies pay for climate-related damages to California and Los Angeles. Lionel Maris, speaking as an individual and a Sierra Club member, urged more investment in stormwater capture and opposed a Delta tunnel; he also said he supported increased funding for immigration legal services (item 13). Jonah Henry, from District 10, and Daniel Tam, deacon at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church and president of Interfaith Solidarity Network, also urged committee members to support item 8. Nicholas Cabeza of the League of California Cities spoke in favor of item 10 (SB 346) and described enforcement challenges with short-term rental listings.

During public comment on the Charter Reform Commission appointments, Rob Quan raised concerns about the application and appointment process, saying he had filed a California Public Records Act request and a Brown Act complaint and warning that procedural defects could lead to legal challenges. The committee did not take additional action on those complaints during the meeting; the appointments were approved as presented.

What the committee said

Committee members did not request separate debate on the consent items. The clerk read each item into the record and the chair called a roll call vote for adoption. Councilmember Raman asked for clarification on whether applicants had proposed particular changes to council district geography; Raymond Mesa, interim chair of the Charter Reform Commission, and the commission executive director said applicants generally voiced a desire for greater representation but had not yet proposed specific charter recommendations.

Context and next steps

The adopted resolutions direct city staff to include support for the listed bills and funding priorities in Los Angeles's formal 2025'26 state and federal legislative programs. The Charter Reform Commission will proceed with its work with its appointed membership; the committee did not set a timeline for the commission's substantive charter recommendations during this meeting. Any legislation referenced (AB or SB numbers) will proceed through the state legislative process in Sacramento and may be amended there. The Prop 218 digital protest feasibility study (item 6) was filed for record and will be available through the City Clerk's office per the clerk's procedure.

Votes and procedural record

Roll-call votes were recorded for the consent calendar and the appointments. The clerk confirmed the desk was clear before the meeting was adjourned.