Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
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21-0278 |
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PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to modernizing the City’s MyLA311 system.
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Recommendations for Council action:
- NOTE and FILE the September 14, 2022 Information Technology Agenda (ITA) report, inasmuch as this report is does not require Council action.
- INSTRUCT the ITA to report in regard to the results of the Request for Proposals to modernize the City’s 311 system as described in the September 14, 2022 ITA report, attached to the Council File, and the proposed schedule for implementing said 311 system.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: The ITA reports that its September 14, 2022 report, attached to the Council File, is an informational report and has no fiscal impact to the General Fund. Additional funding requests for the project implementation will be submitted through the budget process.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
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22-0002-S51 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 2419 (Bryan, Garcia, Stone, Stern) which would require a minimum of 40 percent of funds received by the State under the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act be allocated to projects that provide direct benefits to disadvantaged communities.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Martinez - O’Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT IF AMENDED, for AB 2419 (Bryan, Garcia, Stone, Stern), which would require a minimum of 40 percent of funds received by the State under the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act be allocated to projects that provide direct benefits to disadvantaged communities, and related matters, if amended to ensure that the most environmentally impacted communities, with CalEnviroscreen scores within the top 10 percent, are properly represented on the Justice40 Oversight Committee; and that investments made in these communities do not increase environmental justice challenges faced by the communities.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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22-0002-S103 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 1816 (Bryan) which would require the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to create the Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin - Harris-Dawson - Price), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for AB 1816 (Bryan), which would require the the HCD to create the Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program and would require the HCD to provide grants to counties, community-based organizations, or continuums of care for innovative or evidence-based housing, housing-based services, and employment interventions; and, require the HCD to distribute allocated funds for a term of 5 years, subject to automatic renewal.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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22-0002-S86 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Senate Bill (SB) 1327 (Hertzberg), which establishes privately-enforced civil causes of action against persons who manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the State, or cause to be distributed or transported or imported into the State, keep for sale or offer or expose for sale, or give or lend certain firearms.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Blumenfield – et al. – Martinez), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for SB 1327 (Hertzberg), which establishes privately-enforced civil causes of action against persons who manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the State, or cause to be distributed or transported or imported into the State, keep for sale or offer or expose for sale, or give or lend certain firearms.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
Westside Neighborhood Council
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22-0002-S88 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 1794 (Gipson), which would facilitate the execution of a post adoption sibling contact agreement.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Harris-Dawson - Bonin), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for AB 1794 (Gipson), which would facilitate the execution of a post adoption sibling contact agreement when parental rights are terminated and the court orders a dependent child to be placed for adoption; and would facilitate a petition to be made to the juvenile court to reinstate parental rights when an adoption is no longer a permanent plan.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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22-0002-S100 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Senate Bill (SB) 443 (Hertzberg), which would clarify the intent of SB 438 and ensure governing bodies of fire agencies can make policy decisions regarding their services based on their communities' needs.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Lee – O’Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for SB 443 (Hertzberg), which would clarify the intent of SB 438 and ensure governing bodies of fire agencies can make policy decisions regarding their services based on their communities' needs.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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22-0002-S101 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 1740 (Muratsuchi), AB 2407 (O’Donnell), and Senate Bill (SB) 1087 (Gonzalez), which would strengthen the laws governing the sale of used catalytic converters.
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Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Lee - Krekorian), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for AB 1740 (Muratsuchi), AB 2407 (O’Donnell), and SB 1087 (Gonzalez), which would strengthen the laws governing the sale of used catalytic converters, thereby assisting law enforcement in reducing thefts and discouraging the commission of the crime.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
Rampart Village Neighborhood Council
Westside Neighborhood Council
Sunland – Tujunga Neighborhood Council
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21-1472 |
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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, relative to options for a ballot measure for the November 2022 ballot to amend the City Charter to create an Independent Redistricting Commission for the City, and related matters.
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Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Raman – Krekorian - Martinez):
INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance from the City Attorney and other City departments, as needed, to report within 90 days with options for a ballot measure to be prepared for an election in 2024 to amend the City Charter to create an Independent Redistricting Commission for the City. The report should include, among other topics, the following:
- An analysis of the structure and performance of the independent redistricting commissions in place at the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, the County of San Diego, the City of Long Beach, the City of Berkeley, and any others that could serve as models to be replicated.
- Best practices for the selection of redistricting commissioners, including the possibility of a random/self-selection model wherein: (1) the applicant pool is vetted and whittled down by non-elected and/or non-partisan bodies (e.g., an ethics commission or a selection panel of retired judges or democracy experts) to a reasonable number of qualified applicants, (2) a certain number of qualified applicants are randomly selected to sit on the commission, and (3) the remainder of the commissioners are democratically selected by the randomly selected commissioners.
- The qualifications for commissioners, including the potential consideration of voter registration status, jurisdiction residency, analytical skills relevant to the redistricting process and voting rights, the ability to comprehend and apply the applicable State and Federal legal requirements, the ability to be impartial, and an appreciation for the diverse demographics and geography of the City.
- Conflicts of interest that would preclude participation on the redistricting commission, including the prohibition of individuals who: have worked for, within a minimum time frame prior to application, a locally elected politician or a local candidate's campaign; have contributed, within a minimum time frame prior to application, a certain dollar amount to a candidate for locally elected office; have been registered, within a minimum time frame prior to application, as a lobbyist with the City, the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, or the Federal government; have been a local candidate or elected within a minimum time frame prior to application; have served as a member of any board or commission of the City; have been an employee, or performed services under contract with the City, including performing services as an employee of a contractor or subcontractor; have been an employee of any redistricting contractor or consultant; and/or are the spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, sibling or in-law of any person who fits any of the criteria above.
- Potential prohibitions on commissioners, for a specific period of time after appointment, becoming candidates for, or be appointed to, any elected office in the City, being compensated for lobbying the City Council, or receiving a non-competitively bid contract from the City.
- Best practices for the size, structure, and makeup of the commission to ensure a representative commission that reflects the great diversity of the City in terms of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, renter vs. homeowner status, age, gender, and geography, among any other relevant considerations.
- Best practices for the criteria that should guide the commission's map drawing process, including the ranked criteria model and the commissioners' potential consideration of compactness, contiguity, the unity of neighborhoods (including Neighborhood Councils) and communities of interest, existing district boundaries, minimization of voter deferral adherence to applicable State and Federal legal requirements, and other relevant considerations, including those enumerated in the California Fair Maps Act of 2019.
- Best practices for a fair numbering process for newly-drawn districts, including the possible adoption of an objective standard for new districts to be numbered corresponding to the existing district from which they draw the greatest population.
- Best practices for the removal and replacement of commissioners, including the possible adoption of a for-cause standard for removal and the inclusion of additional non-voting commissioners to serve as alternates in the case of removal, resignation, or incapacitation of a commissioner.
- Best practices for the insulation of the redistricting commission from City elected officials and staff, including the banning of all commissioner communications with City elected officials and staff and the possibility of the redistricting commission having independent staff and an independent counsel.
- Best practices to ensure transparency and public participation, including the potential adoption of minimum requirements for access and participation, outreach, options to give verbal or written testimony, options to participate in-person or virtually, and access to mapping software with the ability to submit publicly drawn maps.
- An adequate and mandatory budget for the redistricting commission and potential safeguards to ensure City elected officials and staff cannot underfund the commission or forestall the release of commission funds.
- Best practices for commissioner compensation.
- Legal remedies for the challenging of adopted maps and options protocols to address maps deemed illegal by a court of law.
- Any other considerations to ensure that the commission fairly and adequately represents the residents of the City in the redistricting process.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
PICO Neighborhood Council
Palms Neighborhood Council
Encino Neighborhood Council
Studio City Neighborhood Council
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
For if amended:
Mid City Neighborhood Council
Reseda Neighborhood Council
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18-1200-S6 |
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PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Anna Menedjian to the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC).
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Recommendation for Council action:
RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Anna Menedjian to the SVAPC for the term ending June 30, 2023, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Menedjian currently resides in Council District 2. (Current composition: M = 1; F = 3; Vacant = 1)
Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
Background Check: Pending
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2022
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(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 14, 2022)
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22-1055 |
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CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALTIY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (SLAAPC), and APPEALS filed by: 1) Felipe Caceres, USC Forward (Representative: Jordan R. Sisson, Esq., Law Office of Gideon Kracov), and 2) Tanisha B. Thomas, West Adams Neighborhood Association, from the decision of the SLAAPC in determining that the Project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 (Infill Development) and City CEQA Guidelines Section 1, Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions), and sustaining the determination of the Deputy Advisory Agency's approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 83081-SL-HCA to subdivide an existing pair of 7,062-square-foot lots, totaling 14,142 square feet, into 10 new lots, for the construction, use, and maintenance of 10 small lot homes pursuant to Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance No. 176,354; all units will be four stories in height with a maximum height of 44 feet with two covered parking spaces per lot, the site is currently developed with one commercial storefront building, proposed to be demolished; for the property located at 1840 - 1848 West Adams Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Donghou Li, Tripalink
Case No.: VTT-83081-SL-HCA-2A
Environmental No.: ENV-2020-3308-CE
(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 www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
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Community Impact Statement: Yes
Against: Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council
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TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2022
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(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 14, 2022)
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