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Posted on 07/23/2025

Charter Reform Commission Meeting

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4pm

Review & approve/amend Ad Hoc Report on city council expansion, ranked choice voting, Controller, CFO, mayoral powers. 

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room 350

Materials

Special Agenda

2/26 Memo on Reforms 

Motion on Public Advocate

Motion on CFO

ED Report

Survey Results

Letter from CD1 & CD 13

CIS Reseda

Written Public Comment 

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 4pm

Review & approve/amend Ad Hoc Report on Better Government 

*except LAANCC proposals and preamble

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room 350

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

NCL Report on Community Engagement and Neighborhood Governance Models in City Charters 

Memo on Reforms

Motion on Inspector General & Independent Commissions 

Letter from Ethics Commission

Motion on Rules for Debate

Motion on Section 104(g)

Revised Enshrining the Right of Access to Counsel in Deportation Defense Report

Letter from Former City Attorney Burt Pines

CIS Rampart Village 

CIS Reseda

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Planning & Infrastructure and Government Structure

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 4pm

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room 350

Revised Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Memo on Reforms

Ad Hoc Report

Executive Director's Report

BONC Presentation

Report on Powers of City Officials by National Civic League

Video for Motion on Freedman's Bureau

 Revised Written Public Comment 

CIS 

CIS Mid City

CIS Mid City #2

CIS Greater Toluca Lake 

CIS Palms

CIS Palms #2

CIS Northridge West

CIS Historic Highland Park

CIS Sherman Oaks

CIS Arroyo Secco

CIS Greater Wilshire

CIS Westwood

CIS North Hollywood

CIS Van Nuys

CIS Reseda 2/17/26 

 Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4:30pm

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

Materials

Recording

Special Agenda

Written Public Comment

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting

Town Hall CD 5

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10am

UCLA Extension Gayley Center Room 121ABCDE

1145 Gayley Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90024

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

 Charter Reform Item Tracker

Written Public Comment

*public transit information

*A parking option is in UCLA Parking Structure 32 and there is an $8 charge

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Thursday, February 5, 2026, 4pm

City Hall, Room 1010

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Special Agenda

Revised Ad Hoc Report

Executive Director's Report

CIS North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council 

CIS Valley Village Neighborhood Council

CIS Reseda Neighborhood Council 2/3/2026

CIS Reseda Neighborhood Council 2/3/2026

CIS Northridge East Neighborhood Council 1/30/2026 

 Written Public Comment 

City of LA Reparations Advisory Commission Report: An Examination of African American Experiences in LA 

Framing the Black Experience: A Discourse Analysis of President Barack Obama's Speeches

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting 

Town Hall CD 14

Saturday January 31, 2026, 9:30am

Occidental College, Mosher 1

 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles 90041

*free parking on weekends 

*public transit information

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Letter from City Controller 1/28

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Letter of Recommendations (1/29)

Two Year Budget Memo

Discipline & Removal of Elected Officials Memo

Revised Better Government Staff Report 2 (1/30/26)

Revised Personnel and Budget Staff Report 2 (1/30/26)

CIS Encino Neighborhood Council 

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Town Hall CD 6

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3pm

Van Nuys City Hall, City Council Chambers

14410 Sylvan St # 215, Van Nuys, CA 91401

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Schlageter Resignation Letter 1/20

LANCC Presentation

LANCC Charter Language Proposal (Marked up Charter)

Revised Ad Hoc Committee Report *added motion to transmit PRCV to full commission

List of all Charter Reforms

Executive Director's Report 

Fuentes Motion on Ex parte Communications *motion will not be voted on today

CIS Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council #1

CIS Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council #2

CIS West Hills Neighborhood Council

CIS Reseda Neighborhood Council

CIS Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Written Public Comment

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting

Saturday, January 17, 2026, 9:30am *NEW START TIME

City Hall, Room 1010

Recording 

*Recording from Fair Rep LA

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Run of Show

Meza Motion on Controller

Memo on Ad Hoc Committee 1/12

 Powers of City Officials Memo

City Controller Memo

Public Advocate Memo

Ranked Choice Voting Memo

Letter from Board of Public Works 1/17

Letter from City Controller 1/17

Written Public Comment

*Personnel and Budget Committee Meeting

Study Session / Deliberation

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2pm

City Hall, Room 1060

 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials 

Agenda

Department of Water and Power (DWP) Presentation

Board of Public Works Presentation

Port of Los Angeles Presentation

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Presentation

LA Black Worker Center Presentation

LA Black Worker Center Recommendation Letter

LACERS Presentation

Revised Personnel & Budget Staff Report 2

*The only change made to Revised Staff Report 2 was on page 35, deleting "Commissioner Field proposed adding the language "all protests are peaceful and constitutional".".

Written Public Comment

 *Government Structure Committee Meeting 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 4pm

City Hall, Room 1010

 Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda 

Council Expansion Memo

City Attorney Memo

Lowering the Voting Age Memo

Motion (Fuentes-Schlageter)

Written Public Comment

*Planning and Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10am

Town Hall CD 2

Valley Plaza Branch Library
12311 Vanowen Street, North Hollywood, CA 91605 

Recording

Minutes

 Materials

Revised Agenda

Commissioner Schlageter Motions

Planning Department Report

245(e) Memo

Written Public Comment

Letter from City Controller

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

*Better Government Committee Meeting

Study Session / Deliberation

Thursday, January 8, 2026, 4pm

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Better Government Staff Report 2 

Ethics Commission Supplemental Doc 1

Ethics Commission Supplemental Doc 2

Joe Mathews Preamble Presentation Slides 

 Joe Mathews Preamble Supplemental Doc

Reseda Neighborhood Council Community Impact Statement (CIS) 11/21/25

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Deliberate on Government Structure

Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 4pm 

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials 

Agenda

Motion Stein-Meza

Revised Government Structure Staff Report from 11/19 

Presentation on Government Structure 

Executive Director Report

City Fabrick Report

Town Hall Report

Written Public Comment

Written Public Comment Common Cause 

CONFIRMED Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Deliberate on Personnel and Budget

Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Personnel & Budget Staff Report 2

*Staff Report addition of CLA and Rick Cole support and presenting

Personnel & Budget Staff Report 2 Slides

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez Letter of Recommendations

Executive Director's Report

CityFabrick Report

Written Public Comment

*Personnel & Budget Committee Meeting

Deliberation

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

 Materials 

Agenda

Personnel & Budget Staff Report 2

Revised Personnel & Budget Staff Report 2 Slides

*Updated w/ Presenters from January 15th Committee Meeting

Revised Written Public Comment

*Two articles linked in public comment, to view them without clicking the link to their home website, download the public comment document and the articles should be within the document after their link (following page). 

*Personnel & Budget Committee Meeting

Study Session

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 4:00pm 

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials 

Revised Agenda

Catalyst California, Ground Game LA, LA Forward Institute, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles Collaborative Letter of Recommendations 

Catalyst California, Ground Game LA, LA Forward Institute, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles Collaborative Presentation Slides 

Councilmember Tim McOsker Police Disciplinary Reform Letter 

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Letter of Recommendations

LA Forward Institute Additional Letter of Recommendations

Written Public Comment

*Planning & Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:00pm

City Hall, Room 1060

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Capital Infrastructure Plan Staff Memo

Infrastructure Department Reorganization Staff Memo

Staff Presentation

City Forest Advisory Committee Materials

BSS Presentation

BSL Presentation

Written Public Comment

Town Hall CD 13 - Open House 

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10 am to 1:30 pm

Echo Park - Northeast Lawn
Corner of Echo Park Avenue and Park Avenue, Los Angeles
Map of Location
Come any time! 
Learn and provide feedback about LA Charter Reform
Snacks and refreshments provided
 

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Deliberate on Planning & Infrastructure

Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:00pm 

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Revised Agenda

Executive Director's Report:

Mini Grant List

Budget Document

Written Public Comment

CAO Presentation

Planning & Infrastructure Staff Report 2

Planning & Infrastructure Presentation

Reseda Neighborhood Council Community Impact Statement (CIS)

*Personnel & Budget Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1:00pm

Town Hall CD 9

USC Rosen Family Screening Theatre (Ronald Tutor Campus Center Room 227)

3607 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Nearest Metro Station is Expo Park / USC Station

Suggested parking in Royal Structure ($20)

USC Rosen Family Screening Theatre -  3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Room 227

Recording

Minutes

Materials 

Revised Agenda

NY Budget Presentation 

Engineers & Architects Association (EAA) Presentation

Long Beach Presentation

People's Budget Presentation

City Controller Presentation

Artificial Intelligence Charter Commission Letter

Artificial Intelligence Supporting Doc

LACERS Letter of Recommendations 

Written Public Comment 

*Better Government Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 20th, 2025, 2:00pm

City Hall, Room 1060

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording 

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

North Westwood Neighborhood Council (CIS)

Better Government Staff Report 2

Better Government Staff Report 2 Presentation

*no written public comment submitted for today's meeting

*Government Structure Committee Meeting

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 2:00pm 

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Government Structure Staff Report 2

Written Public Comment

*Planning & Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 3:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Planning & Infrastructure Staff Report

North Westwood Neighborhood Council (CIS)

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council (CIS)

Letter from Community Forest Advisory Committee

Revised Written Public Comment

*Government Structure Committee 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2:00pm

Town Hall CD 3

Pierce College, 600 Building

6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Parking & Meeting Location Map 

*Please note there is a $3 parking fee

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Staff Report 2

Staff Report Presentation

CalRCV Oakland Memo 

CalRCV Public Matching Funds Memo

Written Public Comment

Letter from Community Forest Advisory Committee

Woodland Hills-Warner Center (CIS)

Letter from Councilmember Blumenfield

*Better Government Committee 

Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10:00am  

 Town Hall CD 1

Ramona Hall Community Center

4580 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90065

*Southwest Museum Metro stop one block away!

Recording

Minutes

Materials 

Agenda

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) Memo 

DONE Supplemental Doc 1

DONE Supplemental Doc 2

DONE Supplemental Doc 3

DONE Supplemental Doc 4

LA City Ethics Commission Recommendations

Common Cause Presentation

Written Public Comment 

**PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS MEETING**

*Government Structure Committee Meeting

City Attorney

Thursday, October 30th, 2025, 2:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

New York City Legislative Counsel Presentation

New York City Comptroller Presentation

Long Beach City Prosecutor Presentation

Letter from City Attorney 

Written Public Comment

Memo on Committee Preliminary Discussion

**PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS MEETING**

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 5:00pm 

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Rewrite LA Resolution

Revised Item 2 Staff Report

Executive Director's Report

Written Public Comment

*Planning & Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Deliberate on Planning and Infrastructure Recommendations 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised: Planning and Infrastructure Staff Report 2

Planning and Infrastructure Staff Report 2 Presentation

Planning Department Letter

Mayor Letter

Written Public Comment

*Planning & Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:00am 

Town Hall CD 7

Pacoima City Hall

13520 Van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Revised Agenda

Written Public Comment

LA DOT Presentation

City Planning Presentation

Board of Public Works Presentation

United Neighbors Presentation

Parks Needs Assessment Presentation 

Streets For All Presentation

RAP Letter

2003 Report on City Infrastructure 

*Government Structure Committee Meeting

City Council Expansion

Thursday, October 16th, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Ange-Marie Hancock Presentation

Evan Rosenman Presentation

Sara Sadhwani Presentation 

Cal RCV Presentation

Cal RCV Supplemental Doc

Staff Briefing

Written Public Comment

*Government Structure Committee Meeting

City Executives

Thursday, October 9th, 2025, 2:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Controller Presentation

CAO Presentation

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 

Deliberate on Personnel 

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Board of Public Works Session Room

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Staff Report

Empower LA Memo

CAO Presentation

Rewrite LA Presentation

Personnel Department Presentation

Executive Director's Report

Written Public Comment

Virtual Town Hall 

Monday, September 29, 2025, 5:00pm

Virtual 

Recording

Presentation

Whiteboard Activity

Participant List

*Government Structure Committee Meeting

Elections & Voting

Thursday, September 25th, 2025, 4:00pm

City Hall, Room 1010

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Written Public Comment

Cal RCV Presentation

Cal RCV Resource Document

STAR Voting Presentation

Lee Drutman (New America) Handout

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 11

Deliberate on Better Government

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:00 PM 

City Hall, Room 1010

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Special Meeting Minutes

Special Agenda

Revised Staff Report on Better Government

Written Public Comment

Community Impact Statement

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 10

Saturday, September 13, 2025, 9:00 AM 

Town Hall CD 15

Los Angeles Harbor College 

Student Union Building, Multipurpose Room

1111 Figueroa Place

Wilmington, CA 90744

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Revised Agenda

Written Public Comment

Coalition of City Unions Presentation

Personnel Presentation

Personnel Handout

Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates Presentation

Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates Handout

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 9

Saturday, September 6, 2025, 9:00 AM

Town Hall CD 11

Loyola Marymount University 

Roski Dining Hall

1 LMU Drive, University Hall

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Recording

Minutes

Materials

 Special Agenda

Neighborhood Council CIS

Written Public Comment

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Presentation

Ethics Commission Presentation

Fair Rep LA Presentation

City Fabrick Outreach & Engagement Presentation 

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 8

Deliberate on Government Structure

Friday, August 22, 2025, 4:00 PM

Board of Public Works Session Room, City Hall 

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised Government Structure Staff Report

Letter from City Controller

Letter from Director of Planning

Community Impact Statements

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 7

Deliberate on Planning and Infrastructure 

Monday, August 18, 2025, 4:00 PM

Public Works Board Room, City Hall 

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Revised & Approved Committees 

Revised 8/18 Planning & Infrastructure Staff Report

Letter from the Mayor 8/18/25

Community Impact Statements

Written Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 6

Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00 AM

Town Hall CD 4

Encino Community Center

4935 Balboa Blvd Encino, CA 91316

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Revised Agenda

Public Comment

Proposed By-Laws

CLA Council Expansion Reports

Rick Cole Presentation

OUR LA Presentation

Fair Rep LA Presentation

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 5

Town Hall CD 10: Planning and Infrastructure 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 10:00 AM

Baldwin Hills Library, Community Room 

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Public Comment

Mayor's Office ED9 Presentation

Long Beach Public Works Presentation

Abundant Housing LA Presentation 

City Planning Presentation

CCA Presentation

ACT LA Presentation

Investing in Place Presentation

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 4

Saturday, July 19, 2025 11 PM

Town Hall CD 12

Cal State Northridge, Grand Salon

Recording

Revised Minutes

Materials 

Revised Agenda

Public Comment 

CLA Presentation

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 3

Wednesday, July 16, 2025- 4 PM

City Hall

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

REVISED: Outreach and Engagement Plan and Budget 

Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 2

Tuesday, June 17, 2025- 2:00 PM

City Hall

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Proposed Applicants for Remaining Commission Seats

Resumes

Public Comment

Charter Reform Commission Meeting 1

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

City Hall

Recording

Minutes

Materials

Agenda

Engagement Strategy and Budget Summary

Public Comment

Draft Charter Engagement Strategy