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Council File 25-0481

Approved — the City Council has formally assigned bike and multi-use path maintenance to the Department of Public Works, with a 12-0 vote in June 2025. The ordinance is finalized and now in implementation phase.

Introduced
2025-04-30
Last changed
2026-05-27
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-22
Committee
Public Works Committee
Mover
BOB BLUMENFIELD
Second
HUGO SOTO­-MARTÍNEZ
References
Related Council File: 25-0124City Attorney Report: R26-0233

Brief

Councilmembers Blumenfield and Raman introduced an ordinance formally assigning maintenance of the city's bicycle and multi-use paths to the Department of Public Works, specifically the Bureau of Street Services, with an exemption for paths controlled by Recreation and Parks or Proprietary Departments. The City Council adopted it 12-0-3 on June 25, 2025. The City Attorney's office approved the final draft ordinance in April 2026, and the Transportation Committee scheduled it for adoption in May 2026. The matter remains open pending further Council action.

Full summary

This motion, introduced by Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Nithya Raman and seconded by Hugo Soto-Martinez, addresses a gap in the Los Angeles Administrative Code by formally assigning maintenance responsibility for the city's bicycle and multi-use paths to the Department of Public Works. Specifically, the ordinance amends Section 22.322 of Article 3, Chapter 13, Division 22 of the Administrative Code to codify that responsibility. One important carve-out applies: paths under the control, operation, or management of the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners or the Proprietary Departments remain outside the Department of Public Works' purview. The Bureau of Street Services is the primary unit within Public Works that would carry out this maintenance obligation. The motion moved quickly through the legislative process. Both the Public Works Committee and Transportation Committee approved the item on June 11, 2025. The full City Council adopted the ordinance on June 25, 2025, with a 12-0-3 vote, indicating broad support for establishing this maintenance obligation. Following initial adoption, the City Attorney's office prepared a report (R26-0233) dated April 17, 2026, transmitting a draft ordinance approved as to form and legality. Pursuant to Council Rule 38, a copy of the draft ordinance was sent to the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services, with an invitation to submit any comments directly to the Council when the matter was considered. The Transportation Committee received the report on April 20, 2026, scheduled it for its May 27, 2026 meeting, and at that meeting noted the City Attorney report and adopted the draft ordinance dated April 16, 2026. The file remains open, with the adopted draft ordinance now pending further Council action. Community Impact Statements were filed by the Studio City, North Westwood, and NoHo neighborhood councils, though the substance of their comments is not detailed in the available materials.

Activity (13)

  • 2026-05-27 Transportation Committee noted and filed the City Attorney report and adopted the draft Ordinance dated April 16, 2026.
  • 2026-05-22 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 27, 2026.
  • 2026-04-20 City Attorney document(s) referred to Public Works Committee; Transportation Committee.
  • 2026-04-17 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated April 17, 2026.
  • 2025-09-08 Community Impact Statement submitted by Studio City Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-07-10 Community Impact Statement submitted by North Westwood Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-06-25 Council action final.
  • 2025-06-25 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-06-20 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 25, 2025.
  • 2025-06-12 Community Impact Statement submitted by NoHo Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-06-11 Public Works Committee; Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-06-06 Public Works Committee; Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 11, 2025.
  • 2025-04-30 Motion referred to Public Works Committee; Transportation Committee.

Documents (12)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-06-25 Vote — 12-0-3 · Regular

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