Brief

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced a motion on August 12, 2026, to designate city-owned fee interests beneath Industrial Street, Central Avenue, and Alameda Street as surplus property. The motion is currently pending in the Government Operations Committee. The file remains open and will expire in two years unless acted upon.

Full summary

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, joined by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, introduced a motion on August 12, 2026, to declare the City's fee interest in the land beneath Industrial Street between Central Avenue and Alameda Street to be surplus property under Article 7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. A fee interest means the City holds outright ownership of the underlying land, not merely the easement rights that typically govern public streets. The motion explains that this full ownership is a historical remnant from older industrial-era land arrangements and is inconsistent with how the City handles most public streets today, where the underlying land remains privately owned and the City holds only a right-of-way easement. Industrial Street currently functions solely as improved public right-of-way. The motion notes that the Bureau of Engineering has confirmed the City has no existing or planned infrastructure, utility, or transportation need that depends on holding the fee interest rather than simply the easement. Because all municipal functions in the corridor are already fully supported through the City's right-of-way authority, retaining full ownership of the underlying land provides no practical benefit. Declaring the fee interest surplus would formally recognize that it serves no present or foreseeable municipal purpose. If the Council adopts the surplus declaration, the motion directs the Department of General Services, with assistance from the Bureau of Engineering and the City Attorney, to carry out all steps required to process the declaration under applicable City procedures. Any future sale proceeds would go into the General Fund. The motion does not authorize an immediate sale — it initiates the administrative process that could eventually lead to one. The motion was referred to the Government Operations Committee on August 12, 2026, where it remains pending. No hearing date has been set. The file is open and expires August 12, 2028.

Activity (1)

• 2026-08-12 Motion referred to Government Operations Committee.

Documents (1)

• 2026-08-12 Motion · motion