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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

 

 
    Friday, December 2, 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
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
  NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore PAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District VACANT, Sixth District
  MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
  MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
VACANT MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
  MITCH O’FARRELL, Thirteenth District
  KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
  JOE BUSCAINO, 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.org/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.
 
Please note that, pursuant to Municipal Code Section 200.123, proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or of a negative Covid-19 test within the prior 72 hours will be required to enter the City Hall building for any purpose. Proof of a negative test requires a printed document, email, or text message displayed on a phone from a test provider or laboratory showing the results of a PCR or antigen Covid-19 test. 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
 
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].
 
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.
 
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, December 2, 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

(1)
22-1312
CD 3
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to transferring $1,250,000 from the Unappropriated Balance to support the Tarzana Treatment Centers mobile unit to provide unarmed crisis response and healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness within the Third Council District.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – O’Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

  1. APPROPRIATE and TRANSFER $1,250,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/50, Community Initiatives Account No. 580335, to a newly created account, to support the Tarzana Treatment Centers mobile unit to provide unarmed crisis response and healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness within the Third Council District.
     
  2. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Attorney’s Office, to prepare, process, and execute any documents, including sole-source contract and contract amendments, with Tarzana Treatment Centers, and prepare the necessary Controller instruction to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(2)
22-0822-S1
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative conducting an economic analysis of the “Land Use” measure that will be on the March 2024 ballot and how the City could implement the various requirements of the measure; and related matters.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez - Blumenfield):

DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to conduct an economic analysis of the “Land Use” measure that will be on the March 2024 ballot and analyze how it could affect the hotel industry with an emphasis on impacts to the Transient Occupancy Tax, convention business employment levels, potential to increase illegal short term rental demand in the City, and direct costs to the City; and with the Assistance of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the Los Angeles Housing Department, and any other appropriate departments, such as the Housing Authority, to also report on how the City could implement the various requirements of the measure, the funding available to meet those requirements, the new staffing necessary to run the various programs, the impacts to the Police Review Board, and the effectiveness of a single-night voucher program that does not provide wrap around services, and how any negative impacts can be mitigated.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(3)
22-0600-S95
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the accumulation of officer’s overtime bank.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) as needed, to report back in 90 days on:

  1. The annual amounts and changes in the LAPD’s accumulated overtime liability over the last ten years.
     
  2. The average per officer cost of accumulated overtime at the time it is accrued, compared to the average cost of that overtime when it is paid out, upon separation from the Department.
     
  3. The feasibility and budget requirements associated with the elimination of the Department’s Old Bank of Accumulated Overtime over a potential five-year or 10-year period.
     
  4. The feasibility and with any cost implications associated with an expansion of Compensated Time Off use and availability and an annual buy down policy to ensure accrued overtime in the LAPD New Bank does not roll over to the LAPD Old Bank.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(4)
22-1180
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE relative to funding necessary to optimally run the Department of Animal Services (DAS) to include funding for all seven City-owned shelters and funding and staffing for a Citywide Cat Program and an enhanced Spay and Neuter Program.
   
 

  1. COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE

    Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield):
    ​​​​​​​
    1. INSTRUCT the DAS to report as to how much it would cost to optimally run the DAS to include:
       
      1. Funding all seven City-owned shelters.
         
      2. Funding and staffing a robust Citywide Cat Program.
         
      3. Funding for an enhanced, robust Spay and Neuter Program.
         
    2. REQUEST the current Mayor and next Mayor to work with the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and DAS to transfer $3 million in emergency funding from the City's Reserve Fund to the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Animal Services budget in order to cover the cost of enhancing the spay/neuter program, increasing funding for Citywide Cat Program, enhancing the budget for food and other shelter operational needs and animal enrichment programs.
      ​​​​​​​
  2. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

    Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, as initiated by Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield):
     
    1. TRANSFER $400,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580196, Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustments, to the Animal Services Department Fund No. 100/06, Account No. 004580, Animal Food/Feed and Grain.
       
    2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of DAS, to report on the amount of funding necessary to fully fund the Department including:
      ​​​​​​​
      1. Funding all seven City-owned shelters.
         
      2. Funding and staffing a robust Citywide Cat Program.
         
      3. Funding for an enhanced, robust Spay and Neuter Program.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(5)
22-1233
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Special Election to fill the vacancy in the Office of Member of the City Council, Sixth District.
   
 

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

AMEND Recommendation Nos. 3 and 4 of the City Clerk report dated October 20, 2022, attached to the Council file, by replacing the instructions as follows:
 

  1. Appropriate $150,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580196, Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustments, to the following accounts within the City Clerk Fund No. 100/14:
     
    Account No. Account Name Amount
    001070 Salaries, As Needed $100,000
    001090 Overtime General 10,000
    004170 Elections 40,000
      Total: $150,000

     
  2. Instruct the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to set aside $3.75 million within the 2022-23 Unappropriated Balance, Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustments Account for the anticipated County bill for the Council District 6 Special Election.
     
  3. Authorize the CAO to make technical corrections as necessary to the above transactions to implement Mayor and Council intentions.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the calling, ordering, and conducting the Special Election to fill the vacancy in the Office of the City Council, Sixth District, is estimated to cost the City of Los Angeles $7.65 million for both the Special Primary and Runoff elections, including the City’s candidate filing and nominating petition verification processes.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council

   
(6)
21-0065
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to fee studies for the supervision of ongoing oil operations, permitting fees, insurance requirements, and other related matters regarding ongoing oil and gas well operations.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance modifying Los Angeles  Administrative Code Section 13.25.1 to increase the franchise pipeline application fee from $6,000 to $10,000 and require that it be replenished by the franchisee after each use.
     
  2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Office of Finance, and Department of City Planning to work with the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration and Safety (OPNGAS), to conduct a fee study for all permitting fees related to oil extraction to determine full cost recovery, consistent with the City’s financial policies.
     
  3. INSTRUCT the LAFD to work with OPNGAS to:
     
    1. To conduct a fee study and develop compliance fees for oil well operators to ensure they are in compliance with rules related to keeping oil wells idle longer than a year and the closure or abandonment of an oil well without a specific action permit.
       
    2. Report within 90 days with recommendations to adjust bond requirement levels for Oil well operators, and create a process to periodically review and adjust the bond requirements for sufficiency.
       
  4. INSTRUCT the City Risk Manager and OPNGAS to report within 90 days with recommendations to determine appropriate types of insurance coverage for oil well operators of drilling sites.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that the recommendations do not have an impact on the General Fund at this time.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement:

The CAO further reports that the recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(7)
20-0841-S23
CD 14
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Tiny Home Village at the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) yard located at 850 North Mission Road (Mission) in Council District 14 (CD14); and use of a portion of the BOS yard located at 2212 Jesse Street (Jesse) in CD14 to relocate the bins and operations located at the Mission site; and related matters.
   
 

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

  1. APPROVE up to $188,363 from Additional Homeless Services - General City Purpose (AHS-GCP) Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000931 to Citywide Leasing Fund No. 100/63, Account No. to be determined, entitled, "Leasing - Mission and Jesse in CD 14” for leasing costs of approximately 34,882 square feet of BOS-owned yard located at 850 North Mission Road (Mission) and 2212 Jesse Street (Jesse) through June 30, 2023.
     
  2. APPROVE $493,924 to fund the capital improvements required to accommodate the BOS yard operations at the Mission and Jesse site.
     
  3. TRANSFER $300,000 from Fund No. 682/50 Account No. 50TVGZ, "Mission/Myers/Jesse Roundabout Project - AC Paving for LASAN Yard” to Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 003180, Construction Materials, for the capital improvements at Mission and Jesse.
     
  4. TRANSFER $193,924 from AHS-GCP Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000931 to Fund No. 100/40 to the following accounts for the capital improvements at Mission and Jesse:
     
    1. $46,211 to Account No. 001101, Hiring Hall Construction.
       
    2. $19,831 to Account No. 001121, Benefits Hiring Hall Construction.
       
    3. $127,882 to Account No. 003180, Construction Materials.
       
  5. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer to:
     
    1. Prepare Controller instructions or make necessary technical adjustments, including to the names of the Special Fund accounts recommended for Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated October 14, 2022, attached to Council file No. 20-0841-S23, to implement the intent of these transactions; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
       
    2. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse City Departments for their accrued labor, material or permit costs related to projects in MFC report dated October 14, 2022, to implement the intent of these transactions; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
       
    3. Make technical corrections, as necessary, to the transactions authorized through the MFC report dated October 14, 2022, as required to implement the intent of those transactions.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no additional General Fund impact in the current year, as funding budgeted for homeless services within the 2022-23 AHS-GCP budget will be used to fund current annual leasing costs for Mission and Jesse ($188,363). Funding to address $493,924 in capital improvements required for the Mission and Jesse site will be funded by Council District 14’s discretionary funds ($300,000) and AHS-GCP monies ($193,924).

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(8)
22-1278
ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the approval of Resolution No. 27612 authorizing the issuance and sale of Los Angeles International Airport revenue bonds, notes and other obligations not to exceed $6 billion in aggregate principal amount.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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.)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   

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

(9)
22-1118
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year that ended on June 30, 2022.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CAO report dated September 27, 2022, relative to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year that ended on June 30, 2022, attached to Council file No. 22-1118, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 143 of the Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(10)
22-1191
COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS (BPC) relative to revolving training fund semi-annual report from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the BPC report dated October 4, 2022, relative to revolving training fund semi-annual report from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Ordinance No. 171378.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(11)
22-1237
CD 9
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 9 Benefits Trust Fund No. 48X for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 9 Benefits Trust Fund No. 48X for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 143 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(12)
22-1242
CD 13
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 13 Public Assistance Trust Fund No. 904 for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 13 Public Assistance Trust Fund No. 904 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 43 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(13)
22-1245
CD 1
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 1 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 889 for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 1 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 889 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 83 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(14)
22-1246
CD 15
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 15 Los Angeles Police Department Harbor Division Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 888 for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 15 Los Angeles Police Department Harbor Division Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 888 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 81 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(15)
22-1247
CD 4
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 4 Public Safety Trust Fund No. 884 for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 4 Public Safety Trust Fund No. 884 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 72 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(16)
22-1248
CD 12
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 12 Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire and Foothill Divisions Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 883 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 12 Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire and Foothill Divisions Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 883 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 70 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(17)
22-1249
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Vandalism and Graffiti Trust Fund No. 870 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Vandalism and Graffiti Trust Fund No. 870 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 2 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(18)
22-1250
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund No. 59G Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated September 27, 2022, relative to the Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund No. 59G for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 2.3 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(19)
22-1251
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Illegal Dumping Reward Program Trust Fund No. 46G Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Illegal Dumping Reward Program Trust Fund No. 46G for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 2.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(20)
22-1253
CD 8
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK relative to the Council District 8 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 49F Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the CITY CLERK report dated October 14, 2022, relative to the Council District 8 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 49F for Fiscal Year 2021-22, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is submitted for information purposes only in accordance with Division 5, Chapter 145 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(21)
22-1318
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to proposed contract with Ventiv Technology, Inc. to continue providing an integrated workers’ compensation claims management system.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Personnel Department, to execute, the proposed Professional Services Agreement with Ventiv Technology, Inc. to continue providing an integrated workers’ compensation claims management system for a five-year term effective June 30, 2022 through June 29, 2027 and an expenditure authority not to exceed $4,101,885, subject to the City Attorney approval as to form.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that funding for 2022-23 expenditures is included in the 2022-23 Adopted Budget within the Human Resources Benefits Contractual Services Account. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that as budgeted funds are available to support the proposed expenditures in the current year, and future year expenditures are subject to the appropriation of funds in the annual budget, the recommendation contained in the November 1, 2022 CAO report, attached to the Council file, complies with the City's Financial Policies.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 2, 2023

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 7, 2022)

   
 

(Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

   
(22)
20-1084-S3
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and MAYOR relative to an amendment to Contract No. C-138260 with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) for the Eviction Defense Program (EDP), appropriation of funding from the Emergency Renters Assistance Program (ERAP2) and Senate Bill (SB) 2 – Year 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PHLA), and a sole-source contract with the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) for program data collection and evaluation services.
   
 

Recommendations for Council actions, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the LAFLA (Contract No. C-138260). This amendment will increase the contract amount by $16,823,675.20 [$5,000,000 ERAP2 funds, $1,872,717.20 Year 2 PLHA funds, and $9,950,958 General City Purposes (GCP) Funds] for a new total contract amount of up to $27,576,824.20, as shown in the table below; and, extend the contract term through June 30, 2025, in substantial conformance with the draft pro forma Agreement attached to the LAHD report dated November 10, 2022, attached to the Council file, subject to contractor’s performance, funding availability, and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
         
    LAFLA (Contractor)
    Agreement Number (C-138260)
    Contract Activity Contract Term Contract Amount
    Initial Contract April 26, 2021 – April 25, 2022 $  7,114,510.00
    First Amendment April 26, 2021 – April 25, 2022 500,000.00
    Second Amendment April 26, 2021 – June 30, 2024 153,000.00
    Third Amendment April 26, 2021 – June 30, 2024 2,885,639.00
    Fourth Amendment April 26, 2021 – June 30, 2024 100,000.00
    Fifth Amendment April 26, 2021 – June 30, 2025   16,823,675.20
      Total: $27,576,824.20
         
  2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to execute a sole-source contract with the HIP, commencing on or about December 1, 2022, for a term of 12 months, in an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 44G/43, Account No. 43WB91, with option to extend for an additional 12 months, for program data collection and evaluation services, subject to contractor’s performance, funding availability, and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
  3. RESOLVE that the City Council find that the services to be performed by HIP are for the performance of professional, scientific, expert, technical, or other special services of a temporary and occasional character for which competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous and that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees in accordance with Charter Section 1022.
     
  4. AUTHORIZE the appropriations listed below to increase LAHD’s capacity to continue to provide program oversight and monitor eviction defense services through the EDP.
     
  5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
     
    1. Allocate the available ERAP2 funding amount of $6,443,159.70 within Fund 64D as follows:
       
           
      Appropriation Account No. Appropriation Account Name Amount
      43WA51 Eviction Defense ERAP State $5,000,000.00
      43WA61 Admin Reserve ERAP State   1,443,159.70
        Total: $6,443,159.70
           
    2. Establish and allocate the Year 2 PLHA funding amount of $2,037,666.85, within Fund 64R as follows:
       
           
      Appropriation Account No. Appropriation Account Name Amount
      43WC03 Eviction Prevention Rental Assistance $1,872,717.20
      43W143 LAHD 123,140.85
      43W299 Reimbursement to the General Fund       41,808.80
        Total: $2,037,666.85
           
    3. Increase appropriation in the amount of $107,079.00 for Account No. 001010 Salaries and $16,061.85 for Account No. 006030 Leasing within Fund No. 100/43 LAHD Administration.
       
    4. Establish appropriation Account No. 43WB91, Homeless Prevention and Eviction Defense Program within Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 44G/43.
       
    5. Transfer $10,150,958.00 from the GCP Fund No.100/56, Account No. 000951, Homeless Prevention and Eviction Defense to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 44G/43 Appropriation Account No. 43WB91-Homeless Prevention and Eviction Defense Program; and, expend funds from the above accounts upon written demand of the LAHD General Manager, or designee.
       
  6. INSTRUCT LAHD to reallocate funds from the Administrative Reserve Account to fund staffing, translation, outreach, and other administrative costs up to the amount available from that account.
     
  7. APPROVE an increase in the EDP maximum rental assistance per eligible household from $5,000 to $20,000 to maximize the EDP legal services providers’ ability to negotiate settlements with landlords in order to prevent tenant displacement.
     
  8. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and the City Council actions related to this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAHD reports that the recommended actions will be supported with ERAP2 funds ($6,443,159.70), SB 2 PLHA funds ($2,037,666.85) and General City Purposes funds previously allocated for this purpose ($10,150,958).

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Housing Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(23)
10-0996-S3
CONISDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – KORETZ) relative to updating the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to reflect the removal of the taxicab franchise system and exempt businesses that provide taxicab services from Business License Tax Registration fees.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present corrections to LAMC Section 21.194 to exempt from Business License Tax Registration and related fees any business that provides taxicab services permitted under LAMC Section 71.02.
     
  2. REQUEST the City Attorney to update any and all sections of the LAMC and LAAC to replace any reference to a taxicab franchise system with reference to the current taxicab permit system, and to reflect the intention of the Council as described herein.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(24)
22-1473
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ – BUSCAINO) relative to the appropriation of funding by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for the purchase of cardiac monitors. 
   
 

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

  1. APPROPRIATE $850,000 from the “Cardiac Monitors” line item in the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 (Account No. 580379) to the Fire Fund No. 100/38, Account No. 6020 (Operating Supplies & Expense), for the purchase of cardiac monitors.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(25)
20-1178
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT relative to a First Amendment to Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Contract No. 139192, for the Therapeutic Transport Pilot Program.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the Agreement, attached to the LAFD report dated November 23, 2023 in the Council file, authorizing the LAFD to execute an extension of 6 months, from January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health for the purpose of extending the Therapeutic Van Pilot Program as presented in the attached MOA.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement:

None submitted by the LAFD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(26)
17-0447-S2
EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15074(B), MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, ERRATA, and MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP); COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 12.03, 12.20,12.23, 12.24, and 13.01 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones.
   
 

  1. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION

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

     
    1. FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record including the MND, ENV-2022-4865-MND (“MND”), the Errata to the Initial Study-MND dated October 13, 2022, the Second Errata to the Initial Study-MND dated November 23, 2022, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) shall recommend that the City Council adopt the MND pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 5074(b). Additionally, with the imposition of mitigation measures, the LACPC shall recommend that the City Council to FIND that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the MND and the MMP prepared for the MND.
       
    2. FIND that the letter prepared by Yorke Engineering, LLC dated October 17, 2022, attached to the Council file, and sent to the Department of City Planning (DCP) addressing the air quality and greenhouse gas analysis in the Initial Study supporting the MND for the Ordinance is not credible and does not constitute substantial evidence supporting a fair argument that the Ordinance may cause a significant air quality or greenhouse gas impact on the environment for the reasons set forth in the memorandum prepared by the City's retained environmental consultant, Impact Sciences, Inc. dated November 23, 2022, and uploaded to Council file 17-0447-S2.
       
    3. ADOPT the Findings of the LACPC, as set forth in the LACPC transmittal report to the City Council dated September 26, 2022, attached to the Council file, as the Findings of Council.
       
    4. PREPARE and PRESENT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 17, 2022, amending Sections 12.03, 12.20,12.23, 12.24, and 13.01 of the LAMC to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones.
       
  2. COMMUNICATION FROM THE DCP

    Recommendations for Council action:
     
    1. FIND, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND, No. ENV-2022-4865-MND ("MND”), and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the MND, and the Errata and MMP prepared for the MND.
       
    2. FIND that the the letter prepared by Yorke Engineering, LLC dated October 17, 2022, attached to the Council file, and sent to the DCP addressing the air quality and greenhouse gas analysis in the Initial Study supporting the MND for the Ordinance is not credible and does not constitute substantial evidence supporting a fair argument that the Ordinance may cause a significant air quality or greenhouse gas impact on the environment for the reasons set forth in the memorandum prepared by the City's retained environmental consultant, Impact Sciences, Inc. dated November 23, 2022, and uploaded to Council File 17-0447-S2.
       
    3. ADOPT the proposed Ordinance.
       
    4. INSTRUCT the DCP to incorporate the Ordinance into the LAMC, Chapter 1A (Proposed New Zoning Code), and thereby conform to its new format and style.
       
    5. ADOPT the Findings.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council

   
 

(Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee; Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee; and Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the matter)

   

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