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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

 

 
    Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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 EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
  NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore KATY YAROSLAVSKY, 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 TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
  HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District
  KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
  TIM MCOSKER, Fifteenth District
 
PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST
 
The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.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

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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)
21-1224
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to use automated cameras to enforce parking violations in bus lanes.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to:
     
    1. Add a new section and amend LAMC Sections 80.76.2 (Civil Penalties) and 89.60 (Authority) to establish a base fine and late payment penalties for a bus lane parking violation.
       
    2. Authorize towing for unlawful parking in a bus lane.
       
  2. DIRECT the LADOT to:
     
    1. Submit a budget request for two Traffic Officer II positions to support the future camera bus lane enforcement program.
       
    2. Report back after the LADOT and the Metro execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that there is no fiscal impact at this time as this report is informational. Funding for two additional Traffic Officer positions in 2023-24, if approved through the annual budget process, will come from the General Fund.  The cost will be offset by the expected increase in bus lane citations issued and improved operational efficiency of bus lane enforcement using automated cameras.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Mid City West Neighborhood Council
NoHo Neighborhood Council
South Robertson Neighborhood Council
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

   
(2)
21-1230
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the methodology that ensures equity is at the core of future land use considerations and implementation of the 2021-2029 Housing Element.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. APPROVE the recommendations in the Department of City Planning (DCP) report dated December 2, 2022, relative to the methodology that ensures equity is at the core of future land use considerations and implementation of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, as follows:
     
    1. Instruct the DCP to continue to work with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), to ensure that as the LA Equity Index and Equity Scorecard pilot program are further refined, they are aligned to integrate into rezoning and land use planning, including the Citywide Housing Needs Assessment and Update to Growth Strategy (Housing Element Program 50).
       
    2. Instruct the DCP to provide reports to the PLUM Committee every 120 days, providing updates on progress towards meeting Housing Element rezoning targets and describing how equity methodologies are being incorporated into rezoning efforts.
       
    3. Instruct the DCP to provide annual reports on Housing Element implementation, including meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and program implementation status.
       
    4. Affirm the direction of the Housing Element Rezoning Program to:
      ​​​
      1. Focus the majority of housing capacity in areas with Higher Opportunity, and encompass factors identified through higher scores on the LA Equity Index, including areas offering a dense concentration of place-based characteristics linked to critical life outcomes, such as educational attainment, employment, and health and life expectancy.
         
      2. Protect communities vulnerable to displacement by focusing new housing growth in a way that reduces impacts to existing rental housing stock, while strengthening tenant protections by expanding housing replacement requirements and ensuring a tenants’ right to return to new housing.
         
      3. Maximize affordability and community benefits by strategically ‘capturing’ the value of rezoning by delivering more affordable housing, with longer affordability terms, and enhanced community benefits.
         
      4. Promote housing near jobs and transit and away from environmentally hazardous areas to facilitate reduced greenhouse gas emissions, create resilient housing stock, and support the use of community amenities.
         
  2. INSTRUCT the DCP, Housing Department, BOE, CAO and relevant departments to report back to the PLUM Committee on January 17, 2023 with a comparison of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee/California Department of Housing and Community Development (TCAC/HCD) Map, Controller's Los Angeles Equity Index, equity indicators developed by the City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for State and Local Governance and consult with the BOE Infrastructure Equity Project Team to provide recommendations with new updates the city can make to the Controller's Equity Index Map and incorporate into future land use decisions and programs in the Housing Element that will provide an equity methodology.
     
  3. INSTRUCT the DCP, Housing Department, BOE, CAO and relevant departments with an outline on the city's strategies, programs and effort towards creating equity tools for the city in the past five years and progress the city has done throughout the last five years.
     
  4. INSTRUCT the DCP and Housing Department to provide joint mid-year reports to Council on progress made toward reaching Housing Element RHNA and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) goals.
     
  5. INSTRUCT the DCP and Housing Department to report back prior to beginning public outreach on:
     
    1. An equity-driven analysis, priority recommendations, geographic distribution, and general timeline for the Rezoning Program based on an AFFH analysis for every rezoning strategy.
       
    2. An assessment on how the Rezoning Program, per technical studies currently underway as part of the adopted Housing Element, will incorporate recommendations for stronger anti-displacement guardrails, remedy historic discriminatory land use patterns, and maximize value capture. 
       
    3. An approach for ongoing tracking of production capacity to ensure fair share distribution and achieving AFFH goals by Community Plan Area.
       
    4. A detailed plan by departments with associated timelines and metrics for a thorough and meaningful public outreach and engagement processes as part of the Rezoning Program, especially to marginalized, historically underserved, and disadvantaged communities.
       
    5. An assessment of impacts of the Rezoning Program on rent-stabilized properties and tenants with recommendations for proactive outreach to tenants to communicate their rights and available resources.
       
  6. ​​INSTRUCT the DCP and Housing Department to submit and present the Annual Progress Report to City Council with a focus on a status report for all programs identified in the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Program.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   

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

(3)
07-0005-S360
CD 1
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1431 South Malvern Avenue (Case No. 752607) Assessor I.D. No. 5135-008-017, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1431 South Malvern Avenue (Case No. 752607) Assessor I.D. No. 5135-008-017, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(4)
23-0005-S14
CD 10
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3817 West 21st Street (Case No. 764674) Assessor I.D. No. 5060-017-019, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3817 West 21st Street (Case No. 764674) Assessor I.D. No. 5060-017-019, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(5)
23-0005-S15
CD 5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 8521 West Saturn Street (Case No. 754174) Assessor I.D. No. 4303-034-012, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 8521 West Saturn Street (Case No. 754174) Assessor I.D. No. 4303-034-012, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(6)
23-0005-S16
CD 5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1450 South Sherbourne Drive (Case No. 752889) Assessor I.D. No. 4303-019-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1450 South Sherbourne Drive (Case No. 752889) Assessor I.D. No. 4303-019-018, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(7)
23-0005-S17
CD 5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 7667 West Rosewood Avenue (Case No. 782408) Assessor I.D. No. 5527-025-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). 
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 7667 West Rosewood Avenue (Case No. 782408) Assessor I.D. No. 5527-025-014, from the REAP. 

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(8)
23-0005-S18
CD 5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 6524 West Olympic Boulevard (Case No. 717673) Assessor I.D. No. 5087-007-004, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 6524 West Olympic Boulevard (Case No. 717673) Assessor I.D. No. 5087-007-004, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(9)
23-0005-S19
CD 10
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4968 West Ferndale Street (Case No. 712471) Assessor I.D. No. 5049-011-004, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4968 West Ferndale Street (Case No. 712471) Assessor I.D. No. 5049-011-004, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(10)
23-0037
CD 12
MOTION (LEE - MCOSKER) relative to funding for new speed feedback signs.
   
 

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

  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $27,928.32 in the Council District 12 portion of the Neighborhood Service Enhancements line item General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, to the Police Fund No. 100/70, Account No. 7300 (Furniture, Office and Technical Equipment), for new speed feedback signs.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Police Department to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

   
(11)
16-0530-S5
MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RODRIGUEZ) relative to the transfer of funds for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) participation in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
     
    1. Transfer $3,206,711 from Fund  No.100/38, Salaries Sworn Account No. 001012 to Fund No.100/38, Contractual Services Account 003040.
       
    2. Electronically transfer $3,206,711 therefrom to the State Department of Health Care Services by no later than February 17, 2023 for Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) participation in the FY 2020-21 Medi-Cal IGT program to access federal Medicaid funds for emergency medical and ambulance transport services.
       
  2. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to:

     
    1. Deposit CY 2021 IGT program receipts into Fund 59F Medi-Cal IGT Program Trust Fund, Account to be determined (TBD).
       
    2. Transfer $3,206,711 from Fund 59F, Account TBD, to Fund 1No. 00/38, Salaries Sworn Account No. 001012.
      ​​​​​​​
  3. AUTHORIZE the LAFD, subject to approval of the City Administrative Officer, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments to comply with the intent of Council actions, and authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.

   
(12)
23-0033
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – PRICE – RAMAN) relative to the transfer of funds for the establishment of a new Homelessness Emergency Account; request for status updates on homeless outreach and engagements, referrals and placements, expenditures, and other metrics and data; updates on the Inside Safe Initiative; and related matters.
   
 

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

  1. INSTRUCT the Controller to establish a new Homelessness Emergency Account within General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, Account No. TBD, to be administered by the Mayor for the purpose of implementing the initial pilot phase of Inside Safe, with funds to be expended by the City Administrative Offficer (CAO) as authorized and directed by the Mayor.
     
  2. INSTRUCT the Controller to transfer $23,462,698.25 from General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, COVID-19 Emergency Response Account, Fund No. 000955, to General City Purposes, Fund 100/56, Homelessness Emergency Account, No. TBD.
     
  3. INSTRUCT the Controller to transfer $26,537,301.75 from General City Purposes, Fund 100/56, Additional Homeless Services Account, No. 000931, to General City Purposes, Fund No. 100/56, Homelessness Emergency Account, No. TBD.
     
  4. INSTRUCT and/or REQUEST the following departments to provide weekly updates to the CAO with outcome data on homeless outreach and engagements, referrals, and placements, expenditures, and other metrics and data as requested by the CAO:
     
    1. Los Angeles Housing Department
       
    2. Los Angeles Department of Transportation
       
    3. Department of General Services
       
    4. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
       
    5. Department of Public Works and all relevant bureaus
       
    6. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
       
  5. INSTRUCT the CAO to report every two weeks to the Council on the current status of the Homelessness Emergency Account, the transactions that have been approved in the prior two weeks, and the outcomes that the use of funds have achieved related to housing individuals and that this reporting continues until the termination of the Declaration of Local Emergency.
     
  6. INSTRUCT the CAO, in collaboration with the Mayor's Office, to report in 45 days with an update on the Inside Safe Initiative, that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
    1. Total number of people housed in permanent and temporary shelters
       
    2. Cost
       
    3. The types of services rendered
       
    4. Program outcomes
       
    5. The involvement of non-profit organizations and government agencies
       
  7. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any technical changes and/or prepare any Controller instructions in order to effectuate the intent of these actions; and, authorize the Controller to implement those instructions.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(13)
22-1478
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to a request for amendments to Outside Counsel Contracts.
   
 

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

  1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. 140486 with Colantuono Highsmith Whatley LLP in the amount of $250,000, funded by Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN) Livability Services Division, for the purpose of continuing to assist the City Attorney’s Office in Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. 2:19-CV-06182.
     
  2. TRANSFER $250,000 from Fund No. 100/82, Appropriation Account No. 001010, Salaries General, from LASAN, to the City Attorney, Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 009301, for Contract No. 140486 with Colantuono Highsmith & Whatley.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. 137827 with Joshua P. Friedman to extend its term by two years to February 28, 2024.
     
  4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney or designee to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 13, 2023

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 10, 2023)

   
 

The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the need for additional funding for the law firm Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley to continue to assist the City Attorney’s Office in Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. 2:19-CV-06182.

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

   
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23-0046
Possible ratification and related actions relative to the Mayor's declaration of emergency of January 12, 2023 concerning damage due to significant impacts as a result of high winds and substantial precipitation brought on by a series of atmospheric river storm systems in the City, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.

(The Council shall approve or disapprove the resolution within seven days from the date of the original declaration by the Mayor and at least every 10 regular Council meeting days, but no longer than 30 calendar days, thereafter unless the state of local emergency is terminated sooner)
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 19, 2023

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 18, 2023)

   

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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