Meeting

		AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
		Friday, April 8, 2022 10:00 AM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

President	GILBERT A. CEDILLO, First District
NURY MARTINEZ, Sixth District	PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District
	BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
	NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore	PAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
MITCH O’FARRELL, Thirteenth District	MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
	MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore	CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
VACANT	HERB J. WESSON, JR., Tenth District
	MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
	JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
	KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
	JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over Covid-19, the City Council will take all public comment by teleconference.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL 35 AND ON THE INTERNET AT: HTTPS://CLERK.LACITY.ORG/CALENDAR. LIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN ALSO BE HEARD AT: (213) 621-CITY (METRO), (818) 904-9450 (VALLEY), (310) 471-CITY (WESTSIDE) AND (310) 547-CITY (SAN PEDRO AREA)

Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council 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.

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 located on page 2 of this agenda.

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

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.org; 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.

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.

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].

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
Friday, April 8, 2022
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 for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

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22-0288

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC) Innovation Fund (IF) funding for Ready Your LA Neighborhood (RYLAN) Pilot Project from the Emergency Management Department (EMD).

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

ESTABLISH and APPROPRIATE a new appropriation account entitled EMD - RYLAN in the amount of $175,000 within the IF Fund No. 105/10 from the available cash balance of the IF.
TRANSFER $175,000 from the IF Fund No. 105/10, account entitled EMD - RYLAN to Fund No. 100/35 as follows:

Fund Account Title Amount

100/35 003040 Contractual Services $175,000
INSTRUCT the EMD to:
1. Separately track all encumbrances and expenditures of IF monies so that unspent funds can be returned to the IF at the end of the fiscal year.
2. Report to the IPC with an accounting of the funds, the lessons learned, and any obstacles faced.
3. Report to the IPC if, after the receipt of funds, the scope of the funded item differs from the scope approved for funding by the Mayor and the Council.
4. As appropriate, include acknowledgment of the IPC on public materials, such as press releases or websites that reference the RYLAN project.
AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make technical corrections as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of these recommendations will allocate $175,000 of the remaining $826,112 IF 2021-22 available balance. The $175,000 will be transferred to the EMD to begin implementation of the pilot project that has been approved by the IPC. In some cases, departments will incur ongoing costs. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above recommendations are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies as IF monies are being utilized for an eligible project which will improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of City service through innovation, productivity, and performance measurement. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-0309

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC) Innovation Fund (IF) funding for the L.A. Extractive Fines and Fees Digital Platform Project from the Controller.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

ESTABLISH and APPROPRIATE a new appropriation account entitled Controller’s Office – L.A. Extractive Fines and Fees Digital Platform in the amount of $160,000 within the IF Fund No. 105/10 from the available cash balance of the IF.

TRANSFER $160,000 from the IF Fund No. 105/10, account entitled Controller’s Office – L.A. Extractive Fines and Fees Digital Platform to Fund No. 100/26 as follows:

Fund	Account	Title	Amount
100/26	003040	Contractual Services	$70,000
100/26	001070	Salaries, As-Needed	90,000
		Total:	$160,000

INSTRUCT the Controller to:
1. Separately track all encumbrances and expenditures of IF monies so that unspent funds can be returned to the IF at the end of the fiscal year.
2. Report to the IPC with an accounting of the funds, the lessons learned, and any obstacles faced.
3. Report to the IPC if, after the receipt of funds, the scope of the funded item differs from the scope approved for funding by the Mayor and the Council.
4. As appropriate, include acknowledgment of the IPC on public materials, such as press releases or websites, that reference the L.A. Extractive Fines and Fees Digital Platform.
AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make technical corrections as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of these recommendations will allocate $160,000 of the remaining $826,112 IF 2021-22 available balance. The $160,000 will be transferred to the Controller to begin implementation of the pilot project that has been approved by the IPC. In some cases, departments will incur ongoing costs. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above recommendations are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies as IF monies are being utilized for an eligible project which will improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of City service through innovation, productivity, and performance measurement. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-0197
CD 7	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection at Herrick Avenue and Vaughn Street as "The Crouch Family Square".

	Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Harris-Dawson): DESIGNATE the intersection at Herrick Avenue and Vaughn Street as “The Crouch Family Square”. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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20-0641
CD 11	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to renaming Pisani Place from Venice Boulevard to Amoroso Court to "Orson Bean Way" using the private driveway naming process.

	Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin - Harris-Dawson): DIRECT the City Engineer to rename Pisani Place from Venice Boulevard to Amoroso Court to "Orson Bean Way" using the private driveway naming process. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect appropriate sign(s) to this effect at this location. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to waive any fees associated with this action. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-0243
CD 1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection at Berendo Street and Pico Boulevard as "Bert Corona Square".

	Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Cedillo - De Leon): DESIGNATE the intersection at Berendo Street and Pico Boulevard as "Bert Corona Square". DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-0062
CD 11	RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 22-0062-S1 CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO THE MOUNT SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY CHALON CAMPUS (CAMPUS) WELLNESS PAVILION PROJECT (PROJECT) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), RELATED AND PREPARED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT EIR, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), and APPEALS filed by 1) Brentwood Homeowners Association (Representative: Kathleen Flanagan, Board President of Brentwood Homeowners Association); 2) Douglas P. Carstens, on behalf of Brentwood Residents Coalition, Brentwood Alliance of Canyons and Hillsides, and Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University; 3) Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP; 4) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke, Barbara and Richard Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena (Representative: Neill E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP); and 5) Timothy D. Reuben and Stephanie I. Blum, Reuben Raucher and Blum; from the determination of the LACPC in finding that the LACPC has reviewed and considered the information contained in the EIR, No. ENV-2016-2319-EIR (SCH No. 2016081015), dated April 2018, and the Final EIR, dated June 2021 (collectively, Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record; certifying that the Project EIR has been completed in compliance with the CEQA, the Project EIR was presented to the LACPC as a decision-making body of the lead agency, and the Project EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the lead agency; adopting the related and prepared Project Environmental Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the MMP prepared for the Project EIR; approving a Plan Approval to allow for the development of Alternative 5 in conjunction with the continued use of a private school in the RE40-1-H Zone, pursuant to Section 12.24 M of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC); and, approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a determination to permit a building height of 42 feet for the Wellness Pavilion, in lieu of the maximum height of 30 feet otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(d); for the Project (Alternative 5) involving the demolition of two tennis courts, an outdoor pool area, one Facilities Management building, the Fitness Center building, and several surface parking lots on a 3.8-acre portion of the 45-acre Campus, and the development of a 35,500 square-foot two-story Wellness Pavilion, a new outdoor pool area, Campus roadway improvements, new landscaped areas, and several surface parking lots totaling 186 vehicle spaces; the Wellness Pavilion will provide students, faculty, and staff with a gym, multi-purpose rooms, physical therapy lab, dance and cycling studios, lockers, showers, restrooms, and an equipment storage area; the Project does not include a request to increase student enrollment but will require the addition of one new staff person, and will introduce three new types of events which can be attended by outside guests, students, faculty, and/or staff; the Project's new events will include: (1) Summer Sports Camps (which will operate over a 12-week period during the summer); (2) Health and Wellness Speaker Series (a maximum of eight annual events); and, (3) other Wellness/Sports Events/Activities (a maximum of 12 events per year); two existing events, Athenian Day and Homecoming, currently held at the Campus, will be moved to the Wellness Pavilion to allow for potential attendance increases, and Club Sports, but not intercollegiate sports, will be permitted; the Project will include a maximum building height of 42 feet; for the property located at 12001 Chalon Road, subject to Conditions of Approval.

	Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP Case No. CPC-1952-4072-CU-PA-1A Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-2319-EIR; SCH No. 2016081015 Related Case No. ZA-2017-928-ZAD-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

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22-0062-S1
CD 11	RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 22-0062 CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO THE MOUNT SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY CHALON CAMPUS (CAMPUS) WELLNESS PAVILION PROJECT (PROJECT) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTIONS 15162 AND 15164; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), and APPEALS filed by 1) Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP; and 2) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke, Barbara and Richard Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena (Representative: Neill E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP); from the determination of the LACPC in finding that the Project was assessed in the previously certified Wellness Pavilion Project EIR, No. ENV-2016-2319-EIR, SCH No. 2016081015; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, negative declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project, and approving a Zoning Administrator Determination, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal (LAMC) Section 12.24 X.28, to permit a total of 9,343 cubic yards of grading (cut and fill), in lieu of the maximum cut and fill amount of 6,600 cubic yards permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(f)(1); and, approving a Zoning Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.26, to permit the following modification to the number and height of retaining walls at the development site: a) an allowance of 12 retaining walls per lot in lieu of the maximum limit of one retaining wall per lot otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; and, b) a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in height from two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in lieu of the 12-foot height limit otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; for the Project (Alternative 5) that would require a total of 9,343 cubic yards of grading (cut and fill) and a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in height from two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in conjunction with development of the Wellness Pavilion; for the property located at 12001 Chalon Road, subject to Conditions of Approval.

	Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP Case No. ZA-2017-928-ZAD-1A Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-2319-EIR; SCH No. 2016081015 Related Case No. CPC-1952-4072-CU-PA-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)

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	Verbal presentation from Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on the 100 Day Plan and other related matters.

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

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CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

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