Brief

The Municipal Facilities Committee initiated this file to authorize the Community Investment Department's occupancy of 432 East Temple Street and to fund associated tenant improvements and relocation expenses. Council adopted the measure unanimously on May 19, 2026. The file has been transmitted to the Mayor for final approval, with a deadline of June 1, 2026.

Full summary

This file assigns the City-owned Mangrove Building at 432 East Temple Street to the newly consolidated Community Investment Department (CID) for use as office space, storage, and parking, and authorizes roughly $3.2 million in funding for tenant improvements and relocation costs. The CID consolidates four previously separate departments — the Community Investment for Families Department, the Economic and Workforce Development Department, the Youth Development Department, and the Los Angeles Department of Aging — into a single agency serving approximately 330 staff, as proposed under a broader reorganization tracked in Council File 25-0600-S43. Three of those departments had already been displaced from their prior home and were temporarily housed in leased co-working space at 444 S. Flower Street. The Mangrove Building was selected in part for its proximity to public transit and an adjacent 70-stall parking lot operated by LADOT. The authorized funding comes from several existing capital sources rather than new General Fund appropriations. The largest transfers draw from the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) fund: $965,866 for construction, electrical, lighting, and furniture work by the Department of General Services Construction Forces Division; $1,533,767 from a Space Optimization Tenant Work account for planning, construction, architectural services, and moving costs; and $516,413 for Information Technology Agency work including equipment and labor. An additional $150,000 from the Capital Technology Improvement Expenditure Program covers further construction and materials costs. Because the $1,533,767 in MICLA Space Optimization financing had recently expired under the City's three-year spending policy, Council also reauthorized those funds and extended their use. The Municipal Facilities Committee submitted the matter in early March 2026, and it was referred to the Government Operations Committee, which approved it as amended on April 21, 2026, with Councilmembers Padilla, Lee, and Jurado all voting yes. The full Council adopted the measure unanimously 15-0 on May 19, 2026. As of May 20, the file was transmitted to the Mayor, who has until June 1, 2026, to act.

Activity (8)

• 2026-05-20 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 1, 2026.
• 2026-05-19 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-05-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 19, 2026.
• 2026-04-21 Government Operations Committee approved as amended .
• 2026-03-27 Government Operations Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2026-03-18 Government Operations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 27, 2026.
• 2026-03-04 Municipal Facilities Committee document(s) referred to Government Operations Committee.
• 2026-03-03 Document submitted by Municipal Facilities Committee, dated March 3, 2026.

Documents (5)

• 2026-04-21 Report from Government Operations Committee · report
• 2026-04-21 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-03-27 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-03-25 Amendment to 3-3-26 MFC Report · other
• 2026-03-03 Report from Municipal Facilities Committee · report