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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
 

  
    Wednesday, June 12, 2024

10:00 AM
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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President EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
  KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
President Pro Tempore IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
  CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District 
Assistant President Pro Tempore HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
  HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District
  KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
  TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District
 
PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST
 
The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside), and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.
 
The City Council will take public comment from members of the public in the Council chamber and also by teleconference. Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council via teleconference should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 535 8466 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.
 
Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.
 
Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.
 
Telecommunication Relay Services
 
Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.
 
What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
 
Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.
 
For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.
 
SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL
 
Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to [email protected] as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.
 
BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES
 
AGENDAS - The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov or lacouncilcalendar.com.
 
Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two-thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held.
 
The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example, all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote.
 
PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular meeting.
 
The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment.
 
If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant-At-Arms with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record.
 
NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].
 
COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.
 
A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.
 
VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.
 
When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.
 
When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.
 
The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.
 
RULE 16 MOTIONS - Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda.
 

Los Angeles City Council Agenda

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM

Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes

Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations

Multiple Agenda Item Comment

Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council

Items Noticed for Public Hearing

(1)
24-0317
CD 9
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF BALLOT TABULATION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishment of the South Los Angeles Industrial Tract Property and Business Improvement District (BID), pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, if the tabulation of ballots indicates majority support, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

  1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated May 7, 2024, establishing the BID and confirming the assessments to be levied upon properties within the BID, as described in the Management District Plan.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to approval of the City Attorney, to prepare, execute and administer an operating agreement between the City and a non-profit corporation for the administration of the BID’s programs.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that direct costs associated with Department administrative expenses will be charged to the BID and will be recovered from assessments collected. There are no assessment for City-owned properties within the BID, therefore there is no impact on the General Fund.

Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the South Los Angeles Industrial Tract BID is $25,800 for the first year. However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining years of the BID’s six-year term.
   
 

(Pursuant to Council action on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 and adoption of Ordinance No. 188201 on Wednesday, April 3, 2024)
   
(2)
24-0318
CD 4
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF BALLOT TABULATION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishment of the Studio City Business Improvement District (BID), pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, if the tabulation of ballots indicates majority support, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

  1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated May 8, 2024, establishing the BID and confirming the assessments to be levied upon properties within the BID, as described in the Management District Plan.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to approval of the City Attorney, to prepare, execute and administer an operating agreement between the City and a non-profit corporation for the administration of the BID’s programs.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that direct costs associated with Department administrative expenses will be charged to the BID and will be recovered from assessments collected. There are no assessment for City-owned properties within the BID, therefore there is no impact on the General Fund.

Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the Studio City BID is $25,800 for the first year. However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining years of the BID’s six-year term.
   
 

(Pursuant to Council action on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 and adoption of Ordinance No. 188200 on Wednesday, April 3, 2024)
   

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(3)
23-0953
CD 11
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Marilyn Monroe Residence, located at 12305 West 5th Helena Drive, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
     
  3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
     
  4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of Marilyn Monroe Residence, located at 12305 West 5th Helena Drive, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Owners: Glory of the Snow 1031 LLC; and Andrew Sahure, Glory of the Snow 1031 Trust

Case No. CHC-2023-6134-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2023-6135-CE
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 16, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 14, 2024)
   
(4)
14-1122
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Karen Winnick to the Board of Zoo Commissioners.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Karen Winnick to the Board of Zoo Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2029 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee resides in Council District 5. (Current Composition: M=3; F=2)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 8, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(5)
23-1200-S157
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Natasha Case to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Natasha Case to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners, for the term ending June 30, 2029, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee resides in Council District 5. (Current Composition: M=3; F=4).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 4, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(6)
23-1200-S57
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Suzanne Manriquez to the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commissioners.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Suzanne Manriquez to the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2028, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee resides in Council District 14. (Current Composition: F=4; M=4).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 4, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(7)
23-1200-S96
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Fiona Hutton to the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Fiona Hutton to the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2029, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee resides in Council District 4. (Current Composition: M=3; F=2).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 4, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(8)
24-1200-S18
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Bryce Lewis-Smith to the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Bryce Lewis-Smith to the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission for the term ending October 7, 2024 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. The appointee resides in Council District 13. (Current Composition: M=1; F=2; Vacant=2)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not applicable.

Background Check:  Pending.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(9)
24-1200-S19
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Vivian Garcia to the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Vivian Garcia to the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission for the term ending October 7, 2025 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. The appointee will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Joseph Quintana. (Current Composition: M=1; F=2; Vacant=2)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not applicable.

Background Check:  Pending.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(10)
23-1200-S11
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Selika Talbott to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2029.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's re-appointment of Selika Talbott to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the new term ending June 30, 2029, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Talbott resides in Council District Ten. (Current Composition: F=2; M=4; Vacant=1)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 4, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(11)
24-0642
CD 14
COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to authorizing the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a Sublease Agreement with Nordstrom, Inc. for temporary office space for the Los Angeles Housing Department and Office of Finance, and Parking License Agreements with NREA TRC 700, LLC, and Parking Concepts, Inc.; for property located at 700 South Flower Street in Council District 14.

(Government Operations Committee report to be submitted in Council. if public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(12)
10-0673
CD 15
ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fourth Amendment to Operating Agreement No. 23-1989-D with Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. to continue providing rail services to Port of Los Angeles (POLA) terminals
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (BOHC) that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE the POLA Resolution No. 23-10222 for Agreement No. 23-1989-D between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and Pacific Harbor Line.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The BOHC reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. 
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 17, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 14, 2024)
   
(13)
14-0499-S8
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to submit grant applications to the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to compete for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Call for Projects.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and/or Director of the respective lead City Department to submit grant applications to the Caltrans ATP Cycle 7 for the four projects as detailed in the May 29, 2024 LADOT report, attached to the Council File.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to enter into an agreement with the City of Culver City, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, and include a project contribution of up to $150,000 from Fund No. 840/94 Appropriation Unit No. 94WE37.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the respective lead City Department to execute any necessary funding, cooperative agreement, or contractual documents, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, for accepting the funding.
     
  4. DIRECT the General Manager. LADOT, and/or Director of the respective lead City Department to:
     
    1. Identify any additional resource needs, including staff, and/or overtime funding, for the successful implementation of the projects awarded funding.
       
    2. Report on which projects were awarded funding and related staffing and fiscal impacts.

       
  5. AUTHORIZE leveraging of City staff salaries through the annual budget of the Transportation Grant Fund Annual Work Program in the Proposition C Fund for the LADOT and applicable Public Works Bureaus.
     
  6. AMEND Page 5 of the May 29, 2024 LADOT report, attached to the Council File, to expand the title of LA River Greenways
    Bike Path Segment 7 to:

    LA River Greenways Bike Path Segment 7/Los Angeles Bikeways, Riverways, and Active Valley Equity - Segment 7 (LA BRAVE 7)
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no impact to the City's General Fund.  There is also no immediate impact on special funds; however, for projects awarded grant funding, City agencies, in conjunction with the CAO, will identify the recommended front funding appropriations from available and appropriate funding sources in that current fiscal year to deliver the projects (i.e., design, project management, construction, and inspection).  Funding in subsequent budget years will be determined by the Mayor and Council each year as part of the annual budget process.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(14)
23-0388-S2
CD 11
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Second Amendment to Contract No. C-135121 with Toole Design Group, LLC. (Toole Design Group) for the completion of the Westside Mobility Project. 
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), or designee, to execute the Second Amendment to Contract No. C-135121 with Toole for the completion of the Westside Mobility Project.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.  The use of Toole Design Group for Task Order DD-002 Westside Mobility Project is funded by West LA Transportation Improvement Mitigation Program (TIMP) Fund No. 681, Coastal TIMP Fund No. 447 (Council File No. 19-0453).
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 29, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(15)
24-0606
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the execution of first contract amendments to extend the term for an additional 24 months through April 4, 2026, and increase the compensation amount by $1.5 million for a total compensation amount not-to-exceed $3 million, with 28 on-call consultants for continued as-needed planning, urban design, marketing, strategic communications, and public outreach services.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Director, Department of City Planning, or designee, to:
 

  1. Execute first contract amendments to extend the term for an additional 24 months through April 4, 2026 and increase the compensation amount by $1.5 million for a total compensation amount not-to-exceed $3 million with 26 on-call consultants as follows: Alta Planning and Design; Arup North America, Ltd.; CallisonRTKL Inc. (Callisonetrl Inc.); Champion City, Inc.; City Design Studio LLC.; DDK Communications; Dudek & Associates, Inc.; Finn Partners; M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. (Gensler); Gruen Associates; Here Design Studio; IBI Group;, Kounkuey Design Initiative; MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.); Pastilla; Perkins Eastman; PLACEWORKS; Rios Hale Clementi Studios (Rios); Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP; Stoss LU; RDC-S111, Inc. (dba Studio One Eleven); SWA Group; Sax Productions, Inc.; Toole Design Group, LLC.; Trifiletti Consulting, Inc.; and ZELDESIGN (ZHarrison and Associates) to provide on-call planning, urban design, marketing, strategic communication, and public outreach services to various planning projects, in substantial conformance with the proposed contract amendment as approved by the City Attorney, included as Attachment 3 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated May 7, 2024, attached to the Council file.
     
  2. Execute first contract amendments with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and Dyett & Bhatia to extend the term for an additional 24 months through April 4, 2026, increase the compensation amount by $1.5 million for a total compensation amount not-to-exceed $3 million, and add the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant pass through provisions to provide on-call planning, urban design, marketing, strategic communication, and public outreach services to various planning projects, in substantial conformance with the proposed contract amendment as approved by the City Attorney, included as Attachment 4 of said CAO report dated May 7, 2024.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no General Fund impact. Funding for these contracts will be provided by existing budget appropriations for this purpose. In addition, the contracts include a funding clause limiting the City’s obligation to make any payments to contractors unless the City shall have first made an appropriation of funds to make any payments.
   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommended actions complies with the City’s Financial Policies in that expenditures will be limited to the use of funds budgeted for this purpose.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 29, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
(16)
20-0875
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Traffic Enforcement Alternatives Project.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), with the assistance of the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services (BSS), the Department of City Planning (DCP), City Attorney and in consultation with racial justice and equity advocates, to report in 90 days on how to develop and implement self-enforcing infrastructure as part of The Healthy Streets LA ballot measure (HLA) implementation plan (Council file No. 24-0131 and Council file No. 24-0173) and future Mobility Plan, Community Plan, and other specific plan and overlay zone updates.  This should include a plan to evaluate self-enforcing infrastructure projects to quantify the impacts to public safety after a project has been implemented, as well as development of a multi-departmental disciplinary team that includes racial justice and equity advocates, safe streets advocates, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), to develop standards and review self-enforcing infrastructure projects. 
     
  2. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), in consultation with the LADOT, the BOE, the City Attorney, the LAPD, other relevant departments, community experts, and other members of the Traffic Enforcement Alternatives Advisory Task Force, to report in 90 days an evaluation criteria matrix that analyzes the impact of non-moving and equipment violations, and moving violations on traffic safety, and identify what violations that do not pose a demonstrative public safety threat or concern.
     
  3. REQUEST the LAPD Inspector General to report in 90 days on: 
     
    1. An evaluation of the 2022 pretextual stop policy, including all available data on all traffic stops conducted since the 2022 policy change. This report should also include an analysis of pending state legislation that would have the potential to ban or curtail pretextual stops, as well as information on other jurisdictions that have banned or significantly reduced pretextual stops.
       
    2. All oversight protocols law enforcement officers are required to follow at all stages before, during, or after a traffic stop. The report should include a list of all traffic safety reasons why law enforcement would currently pull someone over, as well as the prioritization for handling traffic safety issues.
  4. INSTRUCT the LADOT, Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), and the CAO to report in 90 days on Council file No. 23-1189 (Soto-Martinez – Harris-Dawson – Hutt – Lee) as part of the Traffic Enforcement Alternatives Project (Council file No. 20-0875), which requires report consistent with the Traffic Enforcement Alternatives Advisory Task Force recommendations and discussions with respect to Fines and Fees, Adjustments, Alternative Methods, and the potential for a Fines and Fees Task Force.  This report should, in addition to addressing budgetary impacts, include who sets the fee or fine, if the local government has the ability to create an alternative or adjustment, and whether a low income or unhoused program can be created or expanded.  The report should also include an analysis of the traffic citation processing contracts as well.
     
  5. INSTRUCT the CLA, in collaboration with the CAO, the LADOT, the City Attorney, the LAPD, any other relevant departments, community experts, and other members of the Traffic Enforcement Alternatives Advisory Task Force, to report with an assessment of the fines and fees models for vehicle citations, in connection to Council file No. 23-1189, and all types micro-mobility vehicles and devices in the City of Los Angeles and determine an equitable, means-based model to issue fines and fees. The report should also investigate the following: 
    1. Other comparable municipalities that have implemented alternative models for fines and fees.
       
    2. Provide recommendations on a framework to create a revolving door fund that earmarks a proportion of the fines and fees revenue for a vehicle repair voucher, clinic program, and Traffic school voucher program.
       
    3. Curate a criterion of motorists that could qualify.
  6. INSTRUCT the CLA and the CAO, with assistance from the LADOT, City Attorney, the LAPD, and other relevant departments to report in 90 days with an analysis of other comparable jurisdictional programs and municipalities that have initiated pilot programs, frameworks, and alternative programs to traffic enforcement models that utilize care-centered teams and unarmed civilians for traffic safety issues such as, but not limited to Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh, PA and Philadelphia, PA.  The report should focus on the steps necessary to allow unarmed civilians and care-based teams to undertake traffic enforcement and traffic safety, published evaluations of the impact of these programs, cost, size and safety considerations.
     
  7. INSTRUCT the LADOT to report with an analysis of other jurisdictions, including but not limited to Indianapolis, IN, that have cross-disciplinary crash review teams who investigate all serious crashes in order to recommend infrastructural interventions that would prevent future crashes.
     
  8. INSTRUCT the CLA, in collaboration with the Personnel Department, CAO, and City Attorney, and with assistance from the LADOT, to report in 90 days on required measures to implement an unarmed civilian and care-based teams focused exclusively on road safety and responding to traffic-related calls, including crash investigations. The report should include the following information:
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    1. Define the feasible roles and responsibilities of these unarmed civilian and care-based teams, specifying their contributions to enforcing traffic safety and responding to traffic-related calls.
       
    2. Clarify the parameters and limitations with establishing these teams in alignment to State law.
       
    3. Identify any existing classification (e.g. the Crisis Response workforce) eligible for reclassification within the City to form the unarmed civilian and care-based teams, along with a suitable department that could house these personnel, such as the Office of Unarmed Response or LADOT.
       
    4. Conduct an analysis of necessary steps to developing a new classification for unarmed civilian and care-based teams and the additional components, such as training, certifications, and other resources that would be required for these personnel.
       
    5. Administer a cost-benefit analysis between using existing structures and classifications or creating new classifications for the unarmed civilian and care-based teams.
       
    6. An estimation of the size of the workforce needed for citywide implementation based on the information garnered from the findings.
       
    7. Convene with relevant labor unions on the feasibility of both the creation of a new classification and use of existing classifications.
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  9. INSTRUCT the CLA, in collaboration with the LAPD, City Attorney, and any other relevant department, to report in 90 days on the existing moving and non-moving equipment and administrative violations applicable to all types of micro-mobility modes of transportation (e.g., scooters, bicycles, etc.) and direct impact on mitigating traffic safety concerns. This analysis should include how each micro-mobility mode of transportation is classified and cited, and any potential recommendations to reform the interaction and citation processes for micro-mobility modes of transportation.
     
  10. INSTRUCT the CLA, with assistance from the LAPD, CAO, City Controller, and any other relevant agencies, to report in 90 days with an analysis of pretextual stops and citations disaggregated by the following criteria:
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    1. Types of vehicles (make, model, and year)
       
    2. Corrective action pursued, such as if the driver received a citation, warning, or any other action
       
    3. Council District
       
    4. Census Tracts
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  11. INSTRUCT the LADOT, with assistance from the Department of Public Works, the LAPD, and any other relevant agencies, to report with a definition of a “Self-enforcing Infrastructure” score or filter for public right-of-way design elements.  The report should also define what data would be used to prioritize the implementation of design elements which would include a “Self-enforcing Infrastructure” lens (or a higher-scoring “Self-enforcing Infrastructure” lens) over design elements that would not include a “Self-enforcing Infrastructure” lens or would have a lower-scoring lens.
     
  12. INSTRUCT the LADOT, the LAPD, and any other relevant agencies to collaborate with the University of California Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies’ analysis of police stop data, roadway infrastructure and vehicle crashes, and to identify any additional research questions needed, if any, to evaluate the relationship between distinct moving violations, the locations they have occurred, the underlying roadway conditions, and crash patterns adjacent to nearby said locations as a City of Los Angeles-led effort. Whereas the “Alternative to Traffic Enforcement and Community Task Force Recommendations” report identified the relationship between traffic stops and the High Injury Network in the aggregate, this, deeper review, would build upon that work and look at distinct locations and corridor segments.
     
  13. REQUEST the City Attorney, in coordination with their Risk Management Division and LAPD General Counsel, to report on the state laws that govern traffic enforcement, including who may enforce and what types of enforcement they may conduct, as well as the liability and risk exposure that could result from unarmed or civilian enforcement. 
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no fiscal impact.   Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

 
   
 

(Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council.) 

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