1. FIND that the Vacation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
    
2. FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law be instituted for the vacation of the public right-of way indicated below and shown on the map of the January 5, 2022 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file:
   
   Portion of Easterly Side of Center Street from Ducommun Street and Jackson Street.
    
3. FIND that there is a public benefit to the Vacation. Upon vacation of the street, the City is relieved of its ongoing obligation to maintain the street. In addition, the City is relieved of any potential liability that might result from continued ownership of the involved street easements.
    
4. FIND that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the purposes, intent and provisions of the General Plan, in conformance with Section 556 of the City Charter.
    
5. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for non-motorized transportation facilities, in conformance with Section 892 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
    
6. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for present or prospective public use, in conformance with Section 8324 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
    
7. ADOPT said City Engineer's report with the conditions contained therein.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at 8472 Melrose Place, LLC, located at 8472 West Melrose Place, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
    
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at 8472 Melrose Place, LLC, located at 8472 West Melrose Place.
    
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  8472 Melrose Place, LLC

Representative:  Brett Engstrom - LiquorLicense.com

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at J Market, located at 8251-8253 West 3rd Street, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
    
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at J Market, located at 8251-8253 West 3rd Street.
    
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  Bibiana J. Joo

Representative:  Jason Kho

1. APPROVE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated January 24, 2022, with the recommendation to report on a funding strategy for interim housing sites that have been assessed and were determined to be feasible to support temporary homeless interventions.
    
2. INSTRUCT the CAO, in coordination with the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), Department of General Services (GSD), and Bureau of Engineering (BOE), to develop a formal evaluation process for unsolicited proposals from private entities who are offering their properties for homeless housing and report on this process as well as the staffing needs of each department in order to implement this process. 
    
3. INSTRUCT the CAO, in coordination with the LAHD, GSD, and BOE, to develop criteria for the acquisition of private property, including commercial land, for interim housing that can be converted to permanent housing at a later date and report on this process as well as the staffing needs of each department in order to implement this process. 
    
4. INSTRUCT the CAO, in coordination with the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee in the next 45 days on all interim housing solutions open within the City as of December 31, 2021. This should include Roadmap sites as well as bridge homes and any other interim housing solution. The report should include information about how many sites are available for women, families, and transitional aged youth.

1. Third Amendment to Contract No. C-130956 with Ellis and Associates to extend the term by one year to expire March 8, 2023 and update the Standard Provisions for City Contracts (revised October 2021).
    
2. Second Amendment to Contract No. C-130958 with Fehr and Peers to extend the term by one year to expire March 10, 2023 and update the Standard Provisions for City Contracts (revised October 2021).

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated January 19, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Catalina Street and Venice Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated January 19, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Columbus Avenue and Victory Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ​ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated January 26, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Jefferson Boulevard and Walton Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Colorado Boulevard No. 3 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Fox Hills Drive and Almayo Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Armacost and Nebraska Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 8, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the San Pedro Area 4 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Figueroa and 28th Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Bermuda Street and Langdon Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 2, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Arleta Weidner CDBG Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated February 9, 2022.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of May 10, 2022 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Sepulveda Boulevard and Camarillo Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.​

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to submit two Measure A grant applications to County of Los Angeles Regional Park and Open Space District for capital projects as detailed in the project list attached to Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners (Board) Report 21-172 (Exhibit A, Attachment No. 1), attached to the Council file.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the RAP General Manager to accept grants, if awarded, and execute the grant agreement (Board Report 21-172 Exhibit A, Attachment No. 2) for the grant amount, scope, and the grant performance period for the project indicated in Attachment No. 1, subject to the approval of the Mayor and City Council pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 14.6(a).
    
3. INSTRUCT RAP staff to submit the grant request to the Mayor and City Council for approval pursuant to LAAC Section 14.6(a).
    
4. AUTHORIZE RAP staff to make any technical adjustments to the Measure A applications as necessary to carry out the intent of Board Report 21-172.

1. FIND the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Sections 15332 [Infill development], 15301(a) [Exterior alterations involving minor construction where there will be negligible or no expansion of use], 15311(l4) [Demolition and removal of individual small accessory structures], 15303(e) [New construction of accessory structures] and 15304(b) [New landscaping and tree planting] of California CEQA Guidelines and direct Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Clerk.
    
2. APPROVE the third amendment to the lease agreement with the HMLA, substantially in the form on file in the Board Office and attached as Exhibit E to the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners (Board) report dated January 20, 2022, attached to the Council file, for the lease of an additional portion of Pan Pacific Park for the expansion and continued operation of the HMLA, subject to the City’s acquisition of such additional portion of Pan Pacific Park from the State of California; as further detailed in Report No. 22-011, attached to the Board report dated January 20, 2022.

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Tyrell Williams on December 14, 2020.
    
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
    
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.
    
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the reward notice in the Our Weekly, Los Angeles Sentinel, and LA Watts Times, in addition to the regular publications used by the City Clerk for reward notices, to ensure adequate community notice.

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Edgar Mendoza and the injuries of Jose Hernandez on March 21, 2021.
    
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
    
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.
    
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the reward notice in the Our Weekly, Los Angeles Sentinel, and LA Watts Times, in addition to the regular publications used by the City Clerk for reward notices, to ensure adequate community notice.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Council action of April 14, 2021 regarding Council file No. 21-0375, a non-event street banner program entitled “CD12 Hometown Heroes” to reflect a new date period of April 15, 2022 to April 15, 2023 and reflect only these locations for the program: Granada Hills-Devonshire Street from White Oak Avenue to Encino Avenue, and Chatsworth-Devonshire Street between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Canoga Avenue.

1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $100,000 in the Council District Three portion of the Neighborhood Service Enhancements line-item General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the Bureau of Street Lighting Fund No. 100/84, Account No. 001090 to fund efforts to repair streetlights and eliminate or deter copper wire theft in Council District Three.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Lighting to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

1. Instruct the City Administrative Officer to conduct at least one bidders’ conference and implement a robust outreach plan with the assistance of City departments.

1. RESOLVE to include in its 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislation and/or administrative action which condemns the actions of Vladimir Putin, or any country supporting Russia, publicly-traded Russian companies, real estate and private equity, and for federal and international divestment of all holdings from and investments in Russia.
    
2. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles shall continue to support, celebrate the City’s Russian community, culture, and local Russian-owned businesses.